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“Southern Lens”: The third season of ETV's independent film series begins with "No Name Game Farm," which explores the shadowy world of cockfighting. The setting is Louisiana — but the recent indictment of then-S.C. Agriculture Commissioner Charles Sharpe on charges related to cockfighting make the story relevant here as well. 10 p.m. WRLK-35, cable channel 11

Source: http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/living/9672526.htm

......The state veterinary department has confirmed that the spread of bird flu can be blamed on the infected poultry products illegally shipped into Kelantan. The authorities have recently seized imported birds and frozen meat smuggled into the country from neighbouring Thailand, showing that some irresponsible individuals have chosen to ignore the grave consequences of bird flu in view of lucrative profits...........

http://e.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=26&artid=200409160007

But It Is So Simple For The AR, No Matter What Country They Are In, To Simply Say..........

Cock-Fighters The Culprits

Updated:2004-09-16 14:05:09 MYT

KOTA BHARU (Thur): Surveys by Kelantan Veterinary Department show that irresponsible cock-fighting enthusiasts are the main "culprits" for bringing the avian influenza virus into the state.

The cocks reared by these people are brought to Thailand to take part in cock-fighting competitions, get infected and then carry the virus into Malaysia.

To these people, the only purpose for rearing the birds is to take part in cock-fighting competitions. To them, these cocks are a tool for gambling and making money.

The authorities point out that in order to win a few hundred or even thousand ringgit of reward, they often bring their birds to small towns across the border for competition.

"They are not aware that their irresponsible acts have exposed the country to the threat of bird flu."

Source: http://e.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=2&artid=200409160005

How Is Society Responding To Animal Rights?

.........."This is a prime example of backyard breeding...We want this abuse stopped ........

To the Editor:

It looks like The City Paper has yet again fallen for a PETA-generated form letter masquerading as a letter to the editor from a concerned local citizen. "Eat to live" (Sept. 13, p.2) appeared verbatim in over a dozen other newspapers across the country, all attributed to local residents. A quick Google search confirms this.

If your paper's editorial board supports the objectives of PETA, that fine. But printing what amounts to a surreptitious press release from PETA and representing it as a local letter to the editor is dishonest and tarnishes your paper's credibility.
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Todd Adams

Charges Filed In Animal Neglect Case

The Belmont County Animal Shelter tells me they've filed charges against Mary Kindle of Bellaire.

Bellaire police say the 79 year old woman was neglecting the animals in her house...And the original charges filed were for obnoxious odors coming from her home.

The charges filed this morning were filed by Humane Officer Lisa Williams. Shelter Supervisor Verna Painter tells me the charges are for animal cruelty and for the assault of Williams when she came to Kindle's house after a court order to remove the animals. Painter says the abuse has to stop.

"This is a prime example of backyard breeding...We want this abuse stopped in Belmont county...These animals have been neglected," says Painter.

"We don't want to gang up on a 79 year old woman...But her actions caused harm to these animals at her location," says Bellaire Police Chief Bob Wallace.

"This lady does believe she's going to get these animals back. Our hope is that no judge would ever return these animals...And she should not be allowed to own an animal for the maximum time of 2 years, " says Painter.

Painter tells me the animals were neglected as far as veterinary care... Most were infested with fleas...Several have skin infections... Matting of their fur and some even have feces matted in their fur.

Painter says hundred of dollars has been spent on the animals for bladder stones, a kidney tumor and pregnancy.

I tried to get in touch with Kindle today - but could not reach her for comment. Her court date is set for September 30th.

From the Belmont County Mobile Newsroom,

Julie Grant, NEWS 9.

Auction of dogs could be halted

By NATALIA MIELCZAREK
Staff Writer

Deal in works also may allow neutering

Prosecutors and defense lawyers in a Williamson County animal cruelty case are negotiating a deal that could stop a court-ordered auction of the seized animals.

Williamson County's lawyers and prosecutors made an offer Tuesday to the lawyer representing dog breeder Jennifer Siliski, county attorney Lisa Carson said. The two sides have been communicating over a proposal that would ask Criminal Court Judge R.E. Lee Davies to take back his order that Siliski's animals be auctioned off, Carson said.

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Source: http://tennessean.com/local/archives/04/09/57774890.shtml?Element_ID=57774890

Feds say UCSF hurt its lab animals

60 allegations of abuse; school says it has fixed problems.

By Paul Elias
AP Biotechnology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — Federal regulators have accused UC San Francisco researchers of mistreating animals used in experiments over a three-year period.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued 60 allegations of animal care regulations in a complaint dated Aug. 31 that was made public by an animal rights group Tuesday.

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Source: http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2404031,00.html

Circus attacked on animal care
Elephants parade into a controversy

By VANESSA HO
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

EVERETT -- As they lumbered past a muffler shop and the China Doll Restaurant yesterday, the closest the 10 Asian elephants came to their natural grassland habitat was a strip of manicured lawn near the train depot.

Not that this bothered many people, especially not the hordes of bundled parents and squealing preschoolers gathered for the traditional preamble to the traveling circus that arrived yesterday. But among them was Lisa Wathne, a captive exotic animals specialist for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

"It's just pathetic, that this is how we would be treating wild animals," she said, as she videotaped the elephants' march through town. "Everything that is natural to these animals is denied them in the circus."

As the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, the nation's largest, begins its four-day run in Everett tonight, it opens amid a U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into a lion's death this summer and questions about three other animal deaths since May.

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Source: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/191009_circus16.html?source=rss

Ann Widdecombe: We have witnessed a triumph of democracy

A practice is either cruel or it is not, and it if is, then we should outlaw it

17 September 2004

On Wednesday, the House of Commons brought Britain into the 21st century, decreeing that no tally ho will defile the countryside after July 2006. Predictably, those who want to preserve the practice of chasing an animal running in fear from a pack of baying hounds drawing ever closer to it, for sport and amusement, whinge about their "liberty" being trampled on. It is, they claim, the duty of Parliament to protect the interests of minorities.

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Source: http://argument.independent.co.uk/commentators/story.jsp?story=562613

Eating those words

Charges Filed In Animal Neglect Case

Ann Widdecombe: We have witnessed a triumph of democracy

A practice is either cruel or it is not, and it if is, then we should outlaw it