Diet & Health

May 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, May 1993:

The Burger King franchise at

Watkins Glen, New York, in February qui-

etly introduced the spicy bean burger sold

by British Burger King outlets. Priced at

$2.29, the vegetarian burger is made from

kidney beans, carrots, onions, potato

flakes, and peppers, breaded and deep

fried, served on a bun with catsup, cheese

(optional), and tomato. Associated Press

quoted the manager as saying six weeks

later, “The demand is unbelievable. People

are coming from all over. There’s not a seat

in the restaurant. They say there are 12 mil-

lion vegetarians in the U.S. If we can kick

into that market, it’s well worth our while.”

According to AP, the spicy bean burger

will be introduced nationally if it remains

popular in Watkins Glen through the end of

the summer.

Vivisection

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

A page one expose in The New York Times on March 23 reviewed the mounting evi-

dence that animal testing is not a valid means of measuring human risk from exposure to tox-

ins––especially carcinogens. The Clinton administration is believed likely to reduce governmen-

tal reliance on animal studies in assessing public health risks.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on March 24 lifted a 16-year-old ban on the

use of female volunteers in drug safety testing. Imposed to protect unborn children, the ban had

the effect of exposing women to greater risks from new drugs––and increased the number of

female animals used in developing some drugs.

Fundraising tactic

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

Animal shelters and advocacy groups might consider

emulating an Iowa State University College of Veterinary

Medicine fundraising tactic, Iowa Veterinary Teaching Hospital

chief of staff Dr. Ronald Grier recently told The Chronicle of

Philanthropy. The vet school encourages alumni to send small

memorial gifts after pets in their care die or are euthanized––and

to send along each pet keepers’ name and address. The pet keepers

then receive personalized sympathy cards from the school’s

Companion Animal Fund, notifying them of the veterinarians’

gifts, along with brochures describing how donations to the fund

buy equipment to help save animal lives. Although the cards and

brochures do not directly ask for money, many recipients respond

with gifts. The participating veterinarians build good will, and

the vet school collects about $35,000 a year in donations.

ANIMAL HEALTH

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

Ohio Veterinary Medical Board member George Wenning, DVM, resigned March 11 under pressure

for having called filing horses’ teeth “nigger work” during a board meeting. The governor’s office ordered another

member, Tom Liggett, DVM, to take a one-day course on cultural diversity at his own expense––and made the

annual course mandatory for all 400 members of state boards and commissions. Liggett reportedly routinely

inquired as to whether applicants for veterinary licenses were “Americans.” The situation came to light when for-

mer board president Linda Randall, DVM, an Afro-American, told media that her private complaints to Governor

George Voinovich had gone unanswered for six months.

HORSES

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of

Appeals is to rule soon on whether the

National Park Service can remove about 20

feral horses from the Ozark National Scenic

Riverways park, 150 miles southwest of St.

Louis, Missouri. The horses are feral

descendents of a herd released during the

Great Depression. A three-judge panel is to

decide whether they are protected by the

same laws as western mustangs––whose

own protection is currently in dispute.

More than 60,000 Americans

needed emergency treatment for head

injuries suffered while riding horses in

1991, reports the Johns Hopkins Injury

Prevention Center. Children under 15 were

the most frequent victims. The center rec-

ommends that riders wear helmets.

Diet & Health

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

Riley Detwiler, age 17 months,

on February 21 became the fourth toddler to

die from the outbreak of E. coli bacteria

poisoning that hit Jack-in-the-Box restau-

rants in Washington state and San Diego,

California, in December and January.

March 16, President Bill Clinton responded

to the deaths by proposing a complete over-

haul of the USDA meat and fish inspection

systems. Tainted meat killed more than 150

Americans and made more than 150,000

seriously ill during the past decade.

Tainted pork killed 63 people in

France last year, made 279 people serious-

ly ill, and caused seven abortions.

Women’s health vs. horses: ESTROGEN BOOM BRINGS BREEDING FOR SLAUGHTER

April 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, April 1993:

BRANDON, Manitoba––Rocketing demand for estrogen replacement drugs

is expected to double the number of farms producing pregnant mare’s urine (PMU) from

300 in 1991 to 600 by the end of 1993. Already, 485 farms are collecting urine from an

estimated 75,000 catheterized mares. Because the mares must be pregnant to produce a

commercially viable amount of estrogen, they will give birth to as many as 90,000 foals

this year––most of them in May. The equine gestation cycle normally runs from June to

Diet & Health

March 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

Responding to public panic over

tainted meat, President Bill Clinton on

February 11 ordered the USDA to hire 160

more meat inspectors, while Agriculture

Secretary Mike Espy promised a complete

overhaul of the meat inspection

system––which the Ronald Reagan and

George Bush presidential administrations

had streamlined by reducing the number of

inspectors. The panic began in December

when a six-year-old girl in San Diego

County, California, died after eating a

tainted Jack-in-the-Box hamburger, and

escalated January 22, when a two-year-old

boy died in Seattle, Washington, from the

same cause. More than 400 people who ate

Jack-in-the-Box hamburgers developed E.

Early neuter: cruel or kind?

March 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1993:

Cruel! by Leslie N. Johnston, DVM

There is a trend now to establish

what are called spay/neuter clinics at all of

the city and county animal pounds and at the

various so-called humane animal shelters all

across our country. The term spay/neuter is

incorrect use of the English language. The

simple term neuter is enough.

The people running these clinics

are also ignorant about neutering dogs and

cats. The trend now is to neuter the dog or

cat before he or she leaves the facility,

regardless of age (as early as six weeks of

age). To neuter a dog or cat this early is

cruel, inhumane, deceptive, and the most

sadistic vivisection that could be done to a

poor little animal.

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