From ANIMAL PEOPLE, Jan/Feb 1997:

WASHINGTON D.C.––Humane Society of the
U.S. staffers Virginia Bollinger and Cristobel Block, suing
former HSUS vice president for investigations David Wills
since August 1995 for alleged injuries “sustained as a result
of Wills’ repeated battery,” on October 21 filed counterclaims
to Wills’ countersuit stating that, “Wills’ repeated battery
of Block and Bollinger was consistent with his pattern
and practice of sexually assaulting and sexually harassing
female employees with whom he worked, threatening them
with adverse action if they reported his unlawful conduct,
and terrorizing them through his verbal and physical threats
and attacks. Over a 10-year period,” the document continues,
“Wills has subjected at least 13 female employees with
whom he has worked, including Block and Bollinger, to
such sexual battery.” The filing goes on to describe alleged
repeated rapes of Bollinger and alleged rape attempts on both
women that Wills was purportedly unable to consumate.
Wills, also sued by HSUS for purportedly embezzling
$93,000, has denied all charges.

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1996:

The Orange County (California) Transportation Authority on November 19 paid former bus driver Bruce
Anderson $50,000 in settlement of the religious discrimination lawsuit he brought against the OCTA after he was fired in June
for refusing, as an ethical vegetarian, to pass out hamburger coupons as part of a promotion. In August the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that Anderson had been discriminated against on the basis of sincerely held
belief. The OCTA agreed, as part of the out-of-court settlement, to amend its employee handbook to clarify policies pertaining
to religious and personal freedom.

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1996:

The school board in Prairie City, Oregon, on
November 20 ordered the district middle school to halt a planned
three-week animal rights forum after just one week, because the
forum, intended as an exercise in developing critical thinking,
outraged local hunters, meat-eaters, ranchers, and timber workers,
who objected to anyone even raising the possibility that their
occupations and/or proclivities might be ethically questionable.
Vegetarian teacher Rick Bogle, whose policy on putting bugs
outside alive instead of killing them brought an earlier furor, had
invited guest speakers including Portland activist Nancy Perry, a
representative of the local humane society, an animal husbandry
expert from the Oregon State Extension Service, and a pro-hunting
representative of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
His discussion guide asked students to separate fact from opinion
in articles on animal-related topics, and to answer questions on a
scale ranging from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree” about
such statements as “I would rather shoot an elk than just watch it
in the wild,” “Whales are more important than mice,” and “A
well-balanced diet must include red meat.”

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