DIRECTORS POULTRY
SHOW
March 17, 2005 (Thursday
evening)
at Expo Center 2 miles west of Sulphur
on Hwy. 7 north side of road
Doors open at 5
p.m.
Judging begins at 7
p.m.
During the judging an informal meeting with very important information
will be discussed and handed
out.
There will be 5 classes:
Red - Yellow/Pearl Leg
Red - Green Leg
Greys
All Other Birds/Mixed
Youth Open Class - stag or pullet or
both - 16 years or younger
$3 donation per member (no limit on birds entered) to cover
cost of facility, trophies, and
ribbons.
OGBA/UGBA membership required.
Pullorum papers required
(on site inspection available-
contribution)
All cockers are invited. If you receive this and know someone that
does not have a computer, call and alert them of the show.
Every cocker should have the knowledge and info we will discuss
and hand out.
For more information call
Val Holland 580-369-5259
Courtesy: OGBA News
NEW ORLEANS Cockfighters and animal rights advocates are anxiously awaiting a federal judge to rule on a lawsuit against a federal law that punishes people who ship fighting birds across state lines or out of the country.
The last brief in the case was filed in January last year and lawyers and activists say U-S District Judge Rebecca F- Doherty in Lafayette has taken an uncommonly long time to rule on the case. The United Gamefowl Breeders Association, a national cockfighting group, sued the government in May, 2003. The group is arguing that the laws trample on the rights of New Mexico and Louisiana -- the last two states where cockfighting is legal -- and discriminate against people from cultures that accept cockfighting. The plaintiffs contend that Louisiana stands to lose 206 (m) million dollars in business as out-of-state cockfighters will not be allowed to bring their birds to fight. The plaintiffs also allege that the new laws discriminate against people from cultures where cockfighting is an integral part of life -- such as Cajuns, Hispanics, Filipinos and Japanese. The government argues that lawmakers passed the laws "to close a loophole," not to discriminate against people. Government attorneys contend the new laws do not trample on states' rights because the shipment of birds is a commercial practice that can be regulated by Congress.The Minister's office was kind enough to forward us a copy of his speech, a portion of which reads:
According to United States-based non profit corporation The Center for Consumer Freedom, PETA's leadership has compared animal farmers to serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer, compared chickens to Holocaust victims, and pronounced a shark attack on a little boy was "revenge" against humans.But even more concerning, it has been alleged in a US Senate hearing by the same organisation that PETA has provide aid and comfort to people associated with two groups considered domestic terrorist threats by the FBI -- the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and the Animal Liberation Front (ALF).
According to the FBI, the two groups have been responsible for more than 600 crimes since 1996, causing more than $43 million in damage. The ALF even brags on its website that the two groups committed "100 illegal direct actions" -- like blowing up four-wheel-drives, destroying the brakes on seafood delivery trucks, and planting firebombs in restaurants -- in 2002 alone.
Truss also noted PETA's disturbing influence in schools, saying he frequently receives "letters from schoolchildren who have clearly been influenced by and disturbed by PETA-style propaganda. Sometimes they say they heard about these issues in the classroom."
Predictably, Australian wool producers and sheep farmers appreciated Truss's frank comments about PETA, a group whose "ultimate aim," he added, "is to end the use of animals and all farming of livestock -- no pets, no guide dogs and no mosquito sprays." But PETA was not amused. The group told an Australian AP reporter that it was considering legal action against Truss. "If ... anybody thinks that we're a wilting flower, they've got another thing coming," PETA attorney Jeff Kerr said.
While no one would accuse PETA of being a "wilting flower," we might at least hope the group would tell the truth. During a radio interview Wednesday, Kerr was asked if PETA "denies any activity of a violent or terrorist nature." His answer: "Of course."
A quick refresher is in order: In 2001 PETA wrote a check to the Earth Liberation Front, the arson-happy eco-terrorists who frequently torch SUVs and construction sites. During the 1990s, PETA donated over $70,000 to a convicted arsonist who burned down a research lab at Michigan State University -- a crime in which PETA president Ingrid Newkirk was also implicated by a federal prosecutor (see page 9, including the footnote, here). PETA even has a "fact sheet" praising the terrorist Animal Liberation Front as an "army of the kind."
During one recent animal rights convention, PETA vegetarian campaign director Bruce Friedrich proudly boasted that "blowing stuff up and smashing windows" is "a great way to bring about animal liberation ... Hallelujah to the people who are willing to do it." (Click here to listen.)
Keep up the good work, Minister Truss. The truth is a powerful weapon.
Members of the media who would like to read Minister Truss's complete speech are welcome to inquire at research@consumerfreedom.com.
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