........There's a lot of cross- pollination between them.......
 
Shouldn't That Be There Is A Lot Of Cross-Criminalization Between Them?
 
 
Anti-war vandals hit SUVs

Maria Alicia Gaura, Chronicle Staff Writer
 
 Santa Cruz police are searching for vandals with an anti-war message who defaced an estimated 65 sport utility vehicles and trucks in a late-night spray-painting blitz.

Slogans including "No Blood for Oil," "SUVs Suck" and "No War" were spritzed onto 45 new vehicles at the North Bay Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealership on Soquel Avenue, as well as onto 18 or 20 vehicles parked in front of residents' homes, police said Thursday.

The graffiti also included references to ELF, or Earth Liberation Front, a radical environmental group that has previously taken credit for torching and vandalizing dozens of SUVs in Pennsylvania and Virginia -- presumably to protest the gas-guzzling vehicles' environmental costs.

Santa Cruz Police Lt. Joe Haebe said the Tuesday-night spree might have been the work of ELF, but no links have been established.

"It may have been ELF, but then, I sometimes get them confused with ALF, the Animal Liberation Front," Haebe said. "And then there's Earth First! and PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). There's a lot of cross- pollination between them, and some people here are probably members of two of those groups, or more."

The ELF press office said the group could not definitively take credit for the vandalism, but noted that the ELF tags found at the scene "can be construed as a claim of responsibility."

"We have no statement at this time, except to say that this action is consistent with actions that the ELF has taken in the past opposing the war and opposing SUV overconsumption," according to the group's unsigned response.

Plumbing contractor David Rosenthal said the vandals hit all three of his family cars -- a Ford Expedition, a Chevy Suburban and a GMC pickup -- and the vehicles of perhaps a dozen neighbors. He estimates the vandalism will cost him $1,200 to $1,500 to fix.

"I've already gotten my wife's car cleaned, and the Suburban, because I'm trying to sell it," Rosenthal said -- work that involved removing the spray paint with solvent, then having the areas buffed out and rewaxed. "But I haven't had time to get my pickup taken care of, and now I'm driving around with that crap all over my truck."

Police did not yet have an overall dollar figure for the damage, but estimated that it would cost about $600 to clean each vehicle, depending on the color.

A spokeswoman for North Bay Ford refused to comment on the vandalism, and hung up on a reporter.

"Well, they're frustrated, and I don't blame them," Haebe said, noting that police are busy tracking down leads in the case. "We've got some people out there in serious need of adult supervision."

E-mail the writer at mgaura@sfchronicle.com.

 
Source:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/11/BA36159.DTL#sections
 
 
A Concerned American's Comments Forwarded To Us About The AR, ER, Anti-War Group....
 
I wonder what would happen.
 
Ever wonder what would happen if every time that an ELF or ALF group attacked some poor SUV Dealership, mink farm, timber company or ski lodge, that someone would do the same to the property of the Talking Heads of the supporting groups. You know who they are, those who educate our children to commit crimes the school class rooms or collage campuses. Some of these groups are in Canada, some in Maryland, some in California and a few in-between.
 
We are always reading their neurotic rubbish about animal abuse, bruising trees or exploiting nature in some way, but, let the nation need them and watch the bug lovers head to the streets demonstrating against the Flag and our President. How can we be so patient for so long? Is there ever a time when the courts might find an American innocent because of a preponderance of common sense for taking like action against those who go on television, are feature speakers or quoted in the news for speaking against the plant or animal user? 
 
I do not think that I have a prayer more worthy than the one I say to save the unborn than the one I say to have the same done to those who spay or neuter their animals for no other purpose than making them more socially acceptable or politically correct. Shame on those who would have the sex organs of a poor animal emaciated for their own convince.
 
How can the animal welfare and animal rights groups justify the laws they pass to have animals fit into the human behavior norm? ; It is easy to understand if you are a little neurotic yourself.  Bless those poor animals who are protected by the neurotic and the insurance companies whose investors are robbed by their misdirected efforts.
 
JD
 
 
 
Did You Know That 80% Of The Claimed Animal Abuse Calls
To The Greater Birmingham Humane Society Were Bogus?
 
What Is The Percentage Of Probablity That Gov. Bob Riley Has Declared "Animal Cruelty and Human Violence Awareness Week" On Information That Is Also 80% Bogus?
 
 

Governor Declares Animal Cruelty And Human Violence Awareness Week

Cruelty Awareness Raised

POSTED: 5:34 p.m. CDT April 13, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Greater Birmingham Humane Society is getting some help from Gov. Bob Riley, NBC13's Melissa Hasberry reports.

The Humane Society gets 1,500 calls a year for cases of animal abuse. About 300 of those calls end up being legitimate, but studies show these cases of abuse are linked to a much bigger picture.

Now, Riley has signed off on a proclamation making April 13 through April 19 Animal Cruelty and Human Violence Awareness Week.

"The community recognizes the connection between human violence and animal violence," said Jacque Meyer of the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. "This week will be based on awareness, which I believe to mean education."

Research shows there is a strong link between human violence and animal cruelty and neglect.

"Studies have been done on serial killers, and these studies have one common ground: [The serial killers] all started practicing on animals," Meyer said.

Meyer said the state does have good laws to protect animals, but there is a drawback.

"I think there is a level of complacency and reinforcing those laws, and we could enforce what we have and maybe change the felony law to include all animals," he said.

Meyer said a child's aggression toward animals can be stopped before it goes to far.

"If they show propensity towards animal cruelty and at that point and time are put into a program that teaches empathy and sympathy and also helps work out their anger and whatever's going on in their household, then we can prevent it," he said.

Copyright 2003 by NBC13.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


Source: http://www.nbc13.com/news/2109721/detail.html
 
 
 
........poultry farmers who fed some 30,000 live chickens into wood chippers..........
..........had permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture........
 
With Liberty And Justice For All, Or Is That Just All The AR?
 
Poultry Farmers Had Permission To Chip Chickens And 
Gamefowl Breeders Can't Allow Them To Act Out Their Natural Tendencies?
 
 
 
Farmers Put Live Chickens in Wood Chippers

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two California poultry farmers who fed some 30,000 live chickens into wood chippers will not face criminal charges because they had permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, prosecutors said on Friday.

But a spokesman for the Humane Society of the United States called the farmers "callous and barbaric" and disagreed with the decision not to prosecute them.

The farmers needed to destroy the chickens because they were "spent" -- or no longer able to produce eggs -- and could not make chicken soup out of them because the farms were under quarantine for the poultry virus Exotic Newcastle Disease, District Attorney's spokeswoman Gayle Stewart said.

Stewart said the men, who run a poultry farm near San Diego, asked a senior veterinarian with the Agriculture Department if they could employ the wood chippers and were given permission.

"Once they had permission we decided that they did not have any criminal intent," Stewart said.

Brothers Arie and Will Wilgenburg, who run Escondido-based Ward Poultry Farm, could not be reached for comment on Friday. Earlier, they told the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper that they were doing "what we thought we had to do" based on expert advice and stopped as soon as they learned otherwise.

Wayne Pacelle, a spokesman for the Humane Society, said that explanation was unacceptable.

"The act of feeding live chickens into a wood chipper is an extraordinarily callous and barbaric act and I can't imagine any person with a whit of common sense would use a wood chipper as a killing tool," he said. "No person with any experience in killing animals would sanction the use of this technique."

Pacelle said the District Attorney's decision not to prosecute the brothers rested on the "faulty assumption" that using wood chippers to kill chickens was an accepted practice.

Source: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20030414/od_nm/odd_chickens_dc

 
........State veterinary officials are concerned that the disease will move into Colorado through illegal cockfighting networks......
 
Shouldn't The State Veterinary Officals Be Concerned
The Disease Will Move Through Illegal AR Terrorist Networks?
 
 
 
Polutry owners should beware of exotic disease

Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) was confirmed late Wednesday in backyard fighting chickens south of El Paso, Texas.

State veterinary officials are concerned that the disease will move into Colorado through illegal cockfighting networks. The affected flock is approximately 15 miles from New Mexico where cock fighting is legal.

The viral strain is similar to the California/Arizona/Nevada strain. As a result, five counties in Texas and New Mexico have been quarantined: El Paso County in Texas and Luna, Dona, Ana and Otero Counties in New Mexico.

Most wild and domestic birds are susceptible to END, as well as chickens, turkeys, pheasant, quail, ducks and geese. Humans are not susceptible to END.

With this disease striking closer to Colorado, State Veterinarian Wayne Cunnigham urged Coloradans to remain vigilant for unexpected illness and death loss in poultry. "We are working to prevent END from entering the state, but if it does, early detection is our best hope of containing it," Cunningham said.

Colorado has an END surveillance program in place where bird and poultry owners can submit dead birds to selected Colorado State University Cooperative Extension sites. Contact your local county CSU Extension Office for a list of sites.

After an incubation period of two to 15 days, clinical signs of END can include:

Loss of appetite, depression and decreased egg production.

Swelling of head and eyes with discoloration of lower lid in white chickens.

Greenish, watery diarrhea.

Respiratory distress with sneezing, gasping for air nasal discharge and coughing.

Muscle tremors, twisting of the neck or paralysis of the legs or wings.

Sudden death without previous clinical signs or visible lesions.

To prevent the introduction of END onto your property, follow some basic biosecurity measures:

Keep your birds and poultry isolated on your premises.

Isolate new additions away from the rest of the flock.

Clean your footwear prior to entering and when leaving poultry pens.

Use bleach and water or a commercial disinfectant on your footwear after cleaning.

Wear clean clothing when working with birds to prevent introducing the virus from other places.

Don't buy feed from the premises of other poultry owners.

Don't allow visitors to have access to your birds or poultry.

The disease has been previously found in California, Nevada and Arizona.

Quarantined counties are Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego & Ventura in California; Clark in Nevada and La Paz in Arizona.

Colorado will not accept birds or poultry from any of the above counties unless from an official quarantine facility.

Owners who observe any signs of potential disease in their poultry should contact their local Colorado State University Extension Office, the Colorado State Veterinarian's Office (303-239-4161), or the USDA Area Veterinary Services Office (303-231-5385).

Source: http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/Stories/0,1413,164%257E8312%257E1325702,00.html