Vol. I, No. I

The Anirnals'Voiee. . . dedicated to the welfare of animals through ed,ueation and, aetion

On The Vivisection FrontToday, this rnornent, while you are read-

ing this, an estirnated 400,000 anirnals arebeing tested and retested in brutal, un-necessary experirnents, rnany of which arenever published or used in any scientificre s earch. ,,r,rO"a t\an JO

Every year frnillion anirnals are blinded,scalded to death, starved, subjected to re-peated shocks, frozert, revived and refro-zerr, inoculated with deadly diseases, pois-oned and left to die of thirst. Many anirnalslike the rnonkey in the accorrr.panying photo,are left for rnonths, sornetirnes years, inrestraining devices, during which tirne theyare subjected to repeated shocks or drugand alcohol abuse. And the list goes on.

Alternatives are available (and beingused) but until legislative action is taken,expe r irnentation on live anirnals (vivi s ec -tion) will continue.

On Jan. 5, 1981, the Research Modern-ization Act was reintroduced by New JerseyCongressrnen Robert A. Roe and Harold C.Hollenbeck, and by New York CongressrrranFrederick W. Richrnond. Underthe ResearchModernization Act (HR 556), the followingobjectives would be rnandated:

A l0 - rnernber advisory cornrnitteewould be established to prornote the object-ives of the act

-- 30-50 percent of each agencyrs anirnalresearch funds would be directed to the de-veloprnent of alternative rnethods of re-search and testing which do not involve theuse of live anirnals

-- no federal funds would be used in dup -licate experirnents on live anirnals whichhave already been done

-- prograrns would be established totrainscientists in alternative rnethods of re-search and testing which do not involve theuse of live anirnals, and

-- inforrnation on rnodern alternative re-search and testing rnethods which do notinvolve the use of live anirnals would be dis-s erninated throughout the scientific corn-rnunity and to the public

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(Photo courtesty of HSUS)HR 556 has been referred to two cornrnit-

tees, and public action is necessary if HR556 is to receive any hearings.

If you are against the rnindless and brutalexploitation of anirnals, write to Rep. DougWalgren, chairrnan of the Subcornrnittee onScience, Research and Technology, andwrite to Rep. Henry A. Waxrnan, chairrnanof the Cornrnittee on Energy and Cornmerce,and urge thern to schedule hearings on HR556 as soon as possible. Their ad.d.ress isHouse Office Building, Washington, D. C.20515.

To date, HR 556 already has 60congress-ional co-sponsors, including l l New Jerseycongres srnen.

For rnore inforrnation on vivisection,write to The Anirnalsr Voice, or to theArnerican Anti-Vivisection Society at Suite204 Noble Plaza, B0f OId York Road, Jen-kintown, Pennsylvania 19046.

The Crated Calf

{Phoro courtesy of Ruth Harrison)

The veal ca1f, days after birth, sorne-tirnes only hours, is taken frorn its rnother,and transported to the veal farrn -- or, asit is sornetirnes referred to -- the factoryfarrrr, where anirnals are no longer anirnalsbut living rnachines. The calf is fortunateif it dies in transit.

Each calf is placed in a separate crate,or stall, arrlong several rows of staIls,where it is tethered around the neck to thefront of its crate. In their first few weeks,calves have atternpted to turn around intheir narrow stalls and have been caught inpositions that proved fatal. In their last fewweeks, however, the calves need not betethered; they are now too large to turnaround even if they tried.

Once the calf has been tethered, the dooron the crate, or stall, is closed. Here thecalf will rernain for its 16 weeks of exist-ence -- in darkness.

Their diet consists of a rnilk substitute,rninerals, antibiotics and other life -sup-porting stirnulants because under theseconfining conditions, the calf is under -nourished, anernic and ernotionally disturb-ed -- one out of every 10 dies.

Many calves resort to chewing theirwooden crates for roughage, or for sorne-thing to do, or eating at their own hair andf1esh. Today, for this reason, calves are

being reared in stainless steel crates tokeep thern frorn chewing. The calves nowlick the steel 10 out of every 24 hours.

Confining the calves in close quartersrestricts rnovernent and forces thern to gainweight. There are rnore pounds on the hoofat 16 weeks than on the newborn. And rnorepounds fireans rnore fironey.

At the sarne tirne, their flesh rnust bekept at the fashionable, tender, pale-whitethey are born with, so their diet and dark-ness ensure the white flesh so highlyprized by the veal fancier.

When the calves are rernq_ved frorn theircrates at the end of 16 .,#eks, they aresuffering frorn abscesses, swollen 1eg jointsand stornach ulcers, as well as rnental dis-turbances portrayed by such things as ex-cessive tail waggling, rocking, or headswinging.

In the April i9B0 issue of Srnithsonian,David Nevin writes about the existence ofthe veal ca1{: "... so he will live out hisallotted 16 weeks of life in darkness, aI-rnost rnotionless in a cage the size of a cof -fin, and he will never have turned orstretched or rul or touched another calf orhad a bit of roughage, and when he cornesout for slaughter on untried legs, he rnayfa1l down. And you rnay say, weIl, he hadfood and shelter and has known nothing elseand who knows what a calf wants anyway ?

But stand before the cages of this veal con-finernent house and present a knuckle -- andthe little calf will thrust out its head andsuck your knuckle with instinct so desper-ate that you will have your answer. "

Intensive, or factory, farrning is on theincrease in the United States, extending topigs and chickens, as well as beef cattle.In Great Britain, however, the trend inintensive farrning is on the decrease. Asstudies are beginning to show, farrners arelosing rnore rnoney in a systern which wasdesigned to rnake rnore money, becauseunder these confinernent conditions, theanirnals are rrrore vulnerable to disease.

In Britain, Profeosor John Webster, ofthe Departrnent of Veterinary Medicine atthe University of Bristol, has been study-ing veal cafves raised in confinernent con-ditions to veal calves raised in straw yardswhere they are housed with other calves.

Professor Webster concluded, after five

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years of study, that 55 percent of the calvesin confinernent centers needed rnore veter-inary care as opposed to ZZ percent in thecalves raised in a etraw -yard with othervealers.

The Anirnalsr Voice opposes intensivefarrning rnethods, and urges others, con-cerned about cruelty to farrn anirnals toprotest anirnal-confinernent farrns by boy-cotting veal and their by - products frorntheir dinner table.

Also write to John R. Block, Secretaryof Agriculture, and urge hirn to enact legis-Iation where it concerns the intensive rear-ing of todayrs farrn anirnals (Departrnent ofAgriculture, l4th and Independence Avenue,SW, Washington, D. C. 20250).

One robin caged -- and heavenrs rnad!But when to just that one you addYast flocks of battered battery birdsAnd half-starved calves in crated herdsAnd rnultitudes of tethered sowsIn narrow sta11s -- these horrors rouseAI1 heaven to a rage so wildIts forrner rage seems wondrous rnild.

Factory farrners used to state:t'Our anirnal rnachines are great!The rnore theyrre crowd.ed (studies prove)The less they are inclined to rrlove;The less they lrrove (as studies show)The rnore they and our profits grow. rl

But now increasingly they cry:trOur problerns rnount and rnultiply. "

But agribusiness wontt be funWhen earth and heaven rage as one.

Your Dog's Best FriendIf you're thinking about taking your dog

to the superrnarket with you, or rnaybe justto the bank for a few rninutes, give it asecond thought.

Itrs surnrnertirne, and very hot outside.Even with the windows rolled down, the in-side of your car becornes a death oven foryour cornpanion dog in a rnatter of rninutes.

On a day with ternperatures of B5 degreesor nt-ore, the inside of your car can reach102 degrees in just l0 rninutes. It can goas high as 120 degrees in a half hour, andon warrner days, the ternperature in yourcar, even with the windows open, can goeven higher.

A dog, whose norrnal ternperature is I0l-. 5 to lOZ. Z degrees F. can only withstanda body ternperature of I07-l0B degrees F.for only a short period of tirne before suf-fering irreparable brain darnage or death.

When a hurrran being becornes excessive-1y warrn or hot, perspiration cools the bodybut a dog's cooling process is done throughits lungs, by panting. A closed car offersonly hot air, and interferes with the dog'scooling systern.

If your dog should succurnb to heatstrokeit is vitally irnportant that you act quicklywithout panic, to reduce the dogrs ternper -ature. First, rernove the dog frorn the carirrrrnediately, and irnrnerse the dog in coldwater, or hose the dog with cold water, un-til its ternperature is reduced. Have thedog exarnined by a veterinarian as soonasits body ternperature returns to norrnal.

The best rnedicine, however, for heat-stroke is prevention. You rnay lTlean wellby taking your dog along with you for a tripto the store, but on a hot day, even for afew rninutes, you are not doing your dog afavor. Leave the anirnal at horne. Itrs saferthere. And thatts whatrs realIy irnportantfor your dog, isn't it?

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Baby Seal Update 1981

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Each spring pregnant harp seals arriveon the ice floes off the Magdelin Islands inCanadats Gulf of St. Lawrence to give birthto their pups, which are then beaten todeath for their snowy-white fur.

For the past 16 years, Canadian govern-rnent officials have been trying to convincethe world public that the slaughter eachyear of 180r 000 seal pups is neither cruel,nor is it endangering the harp seal species.

But the world public has not been easilyfooled. Already the rnarket for baby seal-skin is dirninshing. The countries of Italy,France, Holland, Great Britain, Swedenand the United States have either banned or.condemned the annual slaughter of babyxseals and are urging Canada to enact legis-lation to prohibit the colrrrnercial seal kiII.

And in 1981, Canada was forced to adrnitwhat it has been trying so hard to conceal:

Spring carne early in Canada, and the icefloes in the GuU began to rnelt. The preg-nant seals, unable to birth on the ice,arrived by the thousands on Canada I sPrince Edward Island, also a national park.This delighted the Canadian Fisheries De-partrnent, for not only were there thousandsof baby seals, they were also accessible tothe hunters.

Fisheries officials handed out seal -kiIlperrnits to anyone and everyone, and 'thequota for just the first day of firassacre wasI0,000 baby seals.

Protesters of the slaughter, previouslyunable to rnonitor the tragic event, were

finally able to do so -- and they brought thernedia with thern.

Right before the carneras, baby sealswere being beaten, kicked, and often skinnedwhile they were still alive sornethilggovernfirent officials had been denying for16 long years.

Canadian and European outrage was theensuing result. After Fisheries DistrictManag er W illiarn Murphy publicly announc ed.that seals were being "skinned before theylost consciousness, r' governrnent officialsordered ( at the cost of 2,900 seal pups )that the Prince Edward Island slaughterbe cancelled -- and that it would not be re-started.

The success this year for ending thebrutal rnassacre of newborn seals is onestep closer. Canada was forced to adrnitto the public that the slaughter is indeedcruel. Perhaps now, Canadians, in whosecountry harp seals begin their lives, willno longer accept governrnent excuses, andwill urge their legislators to stop the hunt.

For rnore inforrnation and petitions onhelping the baby seals, write to us at theaddress beIow.

THE ANIMALS' VOICEP.O. Box 217

McAfee, N.J. 07428