다음은 1999년도 동물운동의 대표적 성과를 적어 놓은 것이다.
생명체포럼 웹마스터
FORWARDED MESSAGE FROM: Animal Life
Victories for Animals
Saturday, August 12, 2000
Keep this list for inspiration!
Victories for Animals in 1999 (compiled by The Fund for Animals)
o North Carolina grand jury handed down first ever
felony animal abuse indictment against pig farmers.
o The Smithsonian canceled plans for a foie gras
celebration due to pressure from many animal groups and
celebrities.
o European government Farm Ministers signed an
agreement banning battery cages for hens (taking effect
in 2012).
o President Clinton signed HR1887, barring the Internet
sale of "crush videos".
o New York passed a bill elevating intentional and
extreme animal cruelty to a felony offense.
o New Mexico, Maryland, Maine, Virginia and Nevada
enacted laws to allow courts to order psychological
counseling for animal abusers.
o Tennessee, Louisiana and North Carolina enacted
animal-friendly vehicle license plate programs to benefit
spay/neuter efforts.
o National Institues of Health banned the use of mice
in monoclonal antibody production, saving the lives of up
to one million mice each year, and admitted that animals
feel "pain, distress or discomfort".
o Twenty-one chimps, formerly owned by the Air Force
and then awarded to the Coulston Foundation for research,
will instead be retired to a Florida sanctuary.
o Nationwide protests dramatically altered the
Environmental Protection Agency's HPV industrial chemical
testing program, reducing the number of animals used from
1.3 million to 500,000, saving the lives and torture of
800,000 animals.
o Colgate-Palmolive declared an "immediate and
voluntary moratorium on all animal testing of its
personal care products designed for adults and the
ingredients used in those products".
o Mary Kay Cosmetics signed an agreement pledging not
to use animals to test its products or to buy ingredients
from companies that do, becoming the largest company to
so pledge.
o The New Zealand Parliament banned the use of all
great apes in research, testing or teaching "unless such
use is in the best interests of the non-human hominid" or
his/her species.
o The nation of Slovakia banned all cosmetic tests on
animals after a three-year campaign by Slovakian animal
protection groups.
o Pepsi withdrew its sponsorship of Mexican
bullfighting events and ordered all its signs removed
from bullfighting arenas.
o Oregon passed the strongest law in the country
banning "canned hunts" of exotic mammals in any enclosed
area, irrespective of the size of the enclosure.
o The Hegins (Pennsylvania) pigeon shoot was
permanently canceled after a 15-year campaign by animal
protection groups and a ruling by the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court.
o Sears ended sponsorship of Ringling Bros. circus
after a disastrous year of animal-related incidents,
including the death of Kenny, a baby elephant.
o Redmond, Washington's City Council unanimously banned
exotic animal acts.
o Alexandra, Virginia's City Council voted to deny
permission for Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus to perform
there (they will now consider a complete ban on all
circuses and animal acts).
o A Sacramento jury convicted two cockfighters of
felony animal cruelty, marking the first time the
California cruelty to animal statute was used to
prosecute cockfighting promoters.
o Another Sacramento jury sentenced a pit bull
trainer/dogfighting promoter to seven years in prison,
the longest dogfighting sentence ever in the nation.
o Bunny the elephant, after 45 years of living in
solitary confinement in Indiana, and Sissy, the elephant,
after public airing of a videotape involving her beating
at the El Paso Zoo, were both transferred to an elephant
sanctuary.
o The Arizona Fish and Game Commission voted 3-2 on the
side of animal protection advocates to ban the contest
killing of coyotes, prairie dogs and other wildlife. The
ban was overturned by the Governor's Regulatory Review
Council but the Fish and Game Commission voted 4-1 to
resubmit the rule for consideration.
o Southwest Airlines removed Outdoor Life magazine from
its airplanes due to complaints from passengers about
hunting articles. o Hasbro and USAOPOLY agreed to stop
manufacturing "Iditarod Monopoly".
o France became the final member of the European Union
to ratify the Treaty of Amsterdam, recognizing animals as
sentient beings capable of feeling fear and pain, and of
enjoying themselves when well treated. (The EU must now
"pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals"
when formulating policies on agriculture, transport,
research and internal trade.)
o San Francisco adopted new language referring to
animal "guardians" rather than "owners," thus
recognizing companion animals as more than objects.
o Montgomery, New Jersey Township passed an ordinance
prohibiting electric prods at its annual benefit rodeo.
Johnson & Johnson, the top supporter of the rodeo,
dropped its sponsorship.
o Estes Park, Colorado voters passed a ballot
initiative banning the caging of animals for exhibition,
thus defeating the proposed "plexiglass zoo" and also
prohibiting zoos and most circus acts.
o Outspoken vegetarian advocate Albert Einstein was
named Man of the Century by Time magazine.
o Israel banned animal experiments in junior high and
high schools, including dissection, after animal rights
advocates worked for years and provided information tothe
Israeli Minister of Education.
o Harvard and Georgetown law schools began teaching
classes on animal law. The first Animal Law casebook was
published.
o Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine became
the first veterinary school to eliminate dog labs.
o Congress substantially increased funding for
enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act.
o San Diego and Houston banned "pound seizure" (stopped
selling shelter animals to research laboratories).
o Major British supermarkets withdrew "exotic meat"
from their shelves.
o Meat alternatives became increasingly more popular
and more available at supermarkets and restaurants in the
U.S. and worldwide.
o Congress directed the National Institutes of Health
in its appropriations bill to stop using animals from
random-source "B dealers."
o Congress took the first ever vote on trapping with
the House of Representatives voting overwhelmingly to ban
leghold traps in National Wildlife Refuges; the Senate
defeated the measure.
o The Queen's Speech in the British Parliament vowed to
abolish fur farms.
o The Food and Drug Administration approved Cenestin, a
plant-based estrogen replacement that can be used instead
of Premarin(the drug made from the urine of pregnant
mares).
Thank you for each and every single thing you did towards
these victories for animals.
http://board2.free.cgiserver.net/CrazyWWWBoard.cgi?db=parkc
생명체포럼 웹마스터
FORWARDED MESSAGE FROM: Animal Life
Victories for Animals
Saturday, August 12, 2000
Keep this list for inspiration!
Victories for Animals in 1999 (compiled by The Fund for Animals)
o North Carolina grand jury handed down first ever
felony animal abuse indictment against pig farmers.
o The Smithsonian canceled plans for a foie gras
celebration due to pressure from many animal groups and
celebrities.
o European government Farm Ministers signed an
agreement banning battery cages for hens (taking effect
in 2012).
o President Clinton signed HR1887, barring the Internet
sale of "crush videos".
o New York passed a bill elevating intentional and
extreme animal cruelty to a felony offense.
o New Mexico, Maryland, Maine, Virginia and Nevada
enacted laws to allow courts to order psychological
counseling for animal abusers.
o Tennessee, Louisiana and North Carolina enacted
animal-friendly vehicle license plate programs to benefit
spay/neuter efforts.
o National Institues of Health banned the use of mice
in monoclonal antibody production, saving the lives of up
to one million mice each year, and admitted that animals
feel "pain, distress or discomfort".
o Twenty-one chimps, formerly owned by the Air Force
and then awarded to the Coulston Foundation for research,
will instead be retired to a Florida sanctuary.
o Nationwide protests dramatically altered the
Environmental Protection Agency's HPV industrial chemical
testing program, reducing the number of animals used from
1.3 million to 500,000, saving the lives and torture of
800,000 animals.
o Colgate-Palmolive declared an "immediate and
voluntary moratorium on all animal testing of its
personal care products designed for adults and the
ingredients used in those products".
o Mary Kay Cosmetics signed an agreement pledging not
to use animals to test its products or to buy ingredients
from companies that do, becoming the largest company to
so pledge.
o The New Zealand Parliament banned the use of all
great apes in research, testing or teaching "unless such
use is in the best interests of the non-human hominid" or
his/her species.
o The nation of Slovakia banned all cosmetic tests on
animals after a three-year campaign by Slovakian animal
protection groups.
o Pepsi withdrew its sponsorship of Mexican
bullfighting events and ordered all its signs removed
from bullfighting arenas.
o Oregon passed the strongest law in the country
banning "canned hunts" of exotic mammals in any enclosed
area, irrespective of the size of the enclosure.
o The Hegins (Pennsylvania) pigeon shoot was
permanently canceled after a 15-year campaign by animal
protection groups and a ruling by the Pennsylvania
Supreme Court.
o Sears ended sponsorship of Ringling Bros. circus
after a disastrous year of animal-related incidents,
including the death of Kenny, a baby elephant.
o Redmond, Washington's City Council unanimously banned
exotic animal acts.
o Alexandra, Virginia's City Council voted to deny
permission for Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus to perform
there (they will now consider a complete ban on all
circuses and animal acts).
o A Sacramento jury convicted two cockfighters of
felony animal cruelty, marking the first time the
California cruelty to animal statute was used to
prosecute cockfighting promoters.
o Another Sacramento jury sentenced a pit bull
trainer/dogfighting promoter to seven years in prison,
the longest dogfighting sentence ever in the nation.
o Bunny the elephant, after 45 years of living in
solitary confinement in Indiana, and Sissy, the elephant,
after public airing of a videotape involving her beating
at the El Paso Zoo, were both transferred to an elephant
sanctuary.
o The Arizona Fish and Game Commission voted 3-2 on the
side of animal protection advocates to ban the contest
killing of coyotes, prairie dogs and other wildlife. The
ban was overturned by the Governor's Regulatory Review
Council but the Fish and Game Commission voted 4-1 to
resubmit the rule for consideration.
o Southwest Airlines removed Outdoor Life magazine from
its airplanes due to complaints from passengers about
hunting articles. o Hasbro and USAOPOLY agreed to stop
manufacturing "Iditarod Monopoly".
o France became the final member of the European Union
to ratify the Treaty of Amsterdam, recognizing animals as
sentient beings capable of feeling fear and pain, and of
enjoying themselves when well treated. (The EU must now
"pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals"
when formulating policies on agriculture, transport,
research and internal trade.)
o San Francisco adopted new language referring to
animal "guardians" rather than "owners," thus
recognizing companion animals as more than objects.
o Montgomery, New Jersey Township passed an ordinance
prohibiting electric prods at its annual benefit rodeo.
Johnson & Johnson, the top supporter of the rodeo,
dropped its sponsorship.
o Estes Park, Colorado voters passed a ballot
initiative banning the caging of animals for exhibition,
thus defeating the proposed "plexiglass zoo" and also
prohibiting zoos and most circus acts.
o Outspoken vegetarian advocate Albert Einstein was
named Man of the Century by Time magazine.
o Israel banned animal experiments in junior high and
high schools, including dissection, after animal rights
advocates worked for years and provided information tothe
Israeli Minister of Education.
o Harvard and Georgetown law schools began teaching
classes on animal law. The first Animal Law casebook was
published.
o Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine became
the first veterinary school to eliminate dog labs.
o Congress substantially increased funding for
enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act.
o San Diego and Houston banned "pound seizure" (stopped
selling shelter animals to research laboratories).
o Major British supermarkets withdrew "exotic meat"
from their shelves.
o Meat alternatives became increasingly more popular
and more available at supermarkets and restaurants in the
U.S. and worldwide.
o Congress directed the National Institutes of Health
in its appropriations bill to stop using animals from
random-source "B dealers."
o Congress took the first ever vote on trapping with
the House of Representatives voting overwhelmingly to ban
leghold traps in National Wildlife Refuges; the Senate
defeated the measure.
o The Queen's Speech in the British Parliament vowed to
abolish fur farms.
o The Food and Drug Administration approved Cenestin, a
plant-based estrogen replacement that can be used instead
of Premarin(the drug made from the urine of pregnant
mares).
Thank you for each and every single thing you did towards
these victories for animals.
http://board2.free.cgiserver.net/CrazyWWWBoard.cgi?db=parkc