BOOKS: Earthforce! An Earth Warrior’s Guide To Strategy

March 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1994:

Earthforce! An Earth Warrior’s Guide To Strategy

by Captain Paul Watson

Chaco Press 1993 (distributed by the Sea

Shepherd Conservation Society, 1314 2nd

St., Santa Monica, CA 90401), 118

pages, paperback, $13.

“There is one person who is in a

class of his own in my pantheon of heroes,”

writes Wild Earth editor and Earth First!

cofounder Dave Foreman in his foreword to

Earthforce! “Paul Watson,” he continues,

“has perhaps thought more deeply about strat-

egy than has any other conservationist…One

thousand years from now, sagas will be sung

about Captain Paul Watson, defender of the

oceans, and people will praise his name

because there will still be whales, walruses,

dolphins, and sea birds. Paul Watson is the

hero of our time…the strategic genius of non-

violent ecological defense.”

Guest column: Reject, isolate, abandon undisciplined ALF

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1994:

by Paul Watson

Captain, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Much controversy has been gener-

ated over the last few years by the Animal

Liberation Front and most recently by the

attacks on the fur departments of major

department stores in Chicago. The ALF has

been condemned for terrorism and has made

itself a primary target for investigation by

the FBI. It is only a matter of time until

some serious arrests are made and perhaps it

is only a matter of time until the now

unblemished record of the animal and con-

servation movements is irreparably tar-

nished.

To date, there has not been a sin-

gle human being injured or slain by an ani-

mal rights, animal welfare, or conservation

movement person or organization. Perhaps

it is inevitable that such a thing will some

day happen, but I believe that we should do

everything in our power to keep that day far

into the future. Our strength lies in our

morality and in the ethical advantage of

remaining steadfast in our respect for life.

All life must always be of paramount con-

cern.

Guest Opinion: In defense of the Animal Liberation Front

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, March 1994:

by Gary Francione

Rutgers Animal Rights Law Clinic

The January/February ANIMAL PEOPLE edi-

torial condemned the Animal Liberation Front for planting

nine firebombs in four Chicago department stores.

Although I agree completely that the cause of animal

rights is or should be a movement of peace and nonvio-

lence, and that the use of firebombs or any other action

that threatens human or nonhuman life is morally unac-

ceptable and inimical to the philosophy of animal rights, I

am concerned that ANIMAL PEOPLE’s broad condem-

nation of the ALF focused attention on the wrong topic.

First, while the condemnation did except the

clandestine information-gathering in support of Animal

Welfare Act enforcement that characterized many early

actions, it otherwise lumped together all ALF activities.

For the first decade the ALF was active in the United

States, it generally rejected any action that jeopardized

human or animal life and safety, and confined its activi-

ties to removing animals from laboratories or farms, and

on occasion, to destroying equipment used to exploit ani-

mals. The first arson attributed to ALF in the U.S. did not

occur until 1986, and there were few others before 1991.

Guest column: Let’s cut a deal on feral cats

January 1, 1994 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, Jan/Feb 1994:

by Petra Murray

New Jersey Pet Overpopulation Solutions

To catch and kill or to neuter and release

are issues we have been battling over for quite

some time now. Many of us feel very strongly in

support of one approach or the other, and most

likely will not convert to the other viewpoint––so

where do we go from here?

I think it really has to sink in just how

enormous the feral cat problem is. We are talking

of somewhere between thirty and sixty million cats

nationwide––10 to 20 times as many cats as are

handled by all shelters and rescue groups combined

right now. If these numbers really hit us in the

face, we must acknowledge that even if we were

in 100% agreement over how to deal with this situ-

ation, we’d have our hands full for a very long

time. Without compromise and joint cooperative

effort, we can’t begin to make serious headway.

Editorial: Reclaim the cause from the terrorists

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, Jan/Feb 1994:

One cannot make peace by waging war––a truth that should seem self-evident.

The cause of animal protection is essentially the cause of peace, extended to all sentient

beings: of preventing suffering through preventing violence. As conscientious and consid-

erate people, we should all understand by now that one cannot prevent suffering by causing

suffering, nor can one prevent violence by causing violence. That much should be obvious

to anyone who has ever either held or beheld a cruelly wounded and frightened victim of

anyone’s violence, animal or human. Pain and fear know no bounds of age, sex, species,

or ideology.

BOOKS: Where The Money Is: A Fund Raiser’s Guide To The Rich

December 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1993:

Where The Money Is: A Fund Raiser’s Guide To The

Rich (2nd edition), by Helen Bergen. BioGuide Press (POB

16702, Alexandria, VA 22302), 1993, 257 pages, $29.95.

Two items in this issue of ANIMAL PEOPLE indicate the

value of attracting wealthy benefactors: a $4.1 million bequest received

by the Fund for Animals, more than the Fund’s total worth just a few

years ago, and the death of Doris Duke, who left more than $1.2 billion

to charity. Helen Bergen underscores the point repeatedly in Where The

Money Is by citing similar examples, noting that a third of the funds

raised in the typical campaign come from the 10 to 15 biggest gifts. Her

volume is dense with hints on donor research and development. Her

investigative methods are sound (familiar to reporters as well as fundrais-

ers), but they are time-consuming, her text is oriented toward education-

al charities, and there’s little here pertaining to the peculiarities of

fundraising for humane work, one of which is that most big bequests

apparently come not from the wealthy, but rather from people of ordinary

means who have no children and have long relied upon animals for com-

panionship. Humane groups will probably raise more money by develop-

ing means of providing longterm quality care for pets left behind than by

pursuing the rich, no matter how aggressively and astutely.

––M.C.

The Watchdog: Who gets the money?

December 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1993:

Except where otherwise indicated, the following

financial data comes from current Internal Revenue Service

Form 990 filings, covering either calendar year or fiscal

year 1992. (1993 filings won’t be available until next fall.)

To place these numbers in perspective, consider

that the National Charities Information Bureau requires

approved charities to spend at least 60% of their budgets on

program services, not including direct-mail fundraising.

This standard is stricter––and more indicative of an organi-

zation’s priorities––than the Internal Revenue Service rules,

which allow charities to write off some direct-mail fundrais-

ing costs as program service under the headings of “mem-

bership development” and “public education.” Thus the fig-

ures that organizations declare and the figures as amended

in accordance with NCIB guidelines are often very differ-

ent. You’ll find the differences explained in the footnotes.

Guest column: Attacks on Sea Shepherd are unfair

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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, December 1993:

by Captain Paul Watson

Much criticism of the Sea

Shepherd Conservation Society has come

recently from elements in the animal rights

movement who accuse us of selling out the

effort to free captive dolphins.

I would like to set the record

straight and clear up any misunderstanding

concerning the objectives of Sea Shepherd.

I founded Sea Shepherd in 1977 specifically

to pursue the investigation, documentation

and enforcement of laws against activities

that threaten the survival of wild marine

life. Sea Shepherd is an ecological organi-

zation. Our mandate is the conservation of

endangered marine species and ecosystems.

Guest column: We can learn from Detroit

November 1, 1993 Dylan Forest Leave a comment

From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November 1993:

by Margaret Anne Cleek

An open mind is damned near

impossible either to have or to find. The

response I’ve received to my September

ANIMAL PEOPLE guest column, “Don’t

call me a pimp” bears out the opening

premise of it: that we all have our own per-

ceptual set which colors our view of reality.

This leads to stereotyping and prejudice,

which in turn can produce polarization and

counterproductive strategy in pursuit of

mutually accepted goals.

To re-introduce myself, I am by

profession an industrial/organizational psy-

chologist. I am by avocation a dog enthusi-

ast––not just a purebred dog enthusiast.

While I have concerns about the adoption of

unsuitable dogs, the true mutt is just plain

fine in my book, and I would urge the

adoption of the right mutt over the wrong

purebred in a heartbeat.

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