AR vs Welfare

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=80 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Papyrus" >                                                                    </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Harrington" > </FONT><I>        </I><I>Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare. </I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>  </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="memorials.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Memorials"><I><B>Family Memorials</B></I></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="mirkennel_ii.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Friends"><I><B> Friends</B></I></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><I><B>AR vs Welfare</B></I><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="rescue.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue"><I><B>Rescue</B></I></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2nd Hand Dogs"><I><B>2nd Hand Dogs</B></I></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="volentears.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voluntears"><I><B>Volun~tears</B></I></A><I><B>   |   </B></I><A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flame ON"><I><B>Flame ON~</B></I></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Lucida Sans Unicode" ><B><IMG SRC="17f75a780.jpg" border=0 width="90" height="120" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home"><I>Home</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="frenchies_rotts.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mirabeau Rotts n Frenchies"><I>Mirabeau Rotts n Frenchies</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="memorials.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Memorials"><I>Family Memorials</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="mirkennel_ii.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Friends"><I> Friends</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="ar_vs_welfare.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AR vs Welfare"><I>AR vs Welfare</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="rescue.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rescue"><I>Rescue</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id101.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2nd Hand Dogs"><I>2nd Hand Dogs</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="volentears.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Voluntears"><I>Volun~tears</I></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flame ON"><I>Flame ON~</I></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#330000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Californian FB" >ANIMAL RIGHTS vs ANIMAL WELFARE          what you must learn</FONT></div> <div> Most pet owners are not aware that “Animal Rights” (AR) and “Animal Welfare” organizations endorse opposing agendas.</div> <div> Katie GammillNot only are the “Rights” and “Welfare” philosophies separated by irreconcilable differences, miss-information</div> <div>  supplied by Animal Rights Organizations retards the advancement of animal welfare.  Animal Rights organizations change city</div> <div>  codes to make us “animal guardians” instead of owners, thus removing property rights afforded under the Constitution.</div> <div> E. Katie Gammill © TheDogPlace March 2010 - In order to better understand which organizations support your beliefs,</div> <div>  please read and share this with your local and state representatives.</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> ANIMAL WELFARE:</div> <bR> <div> ü     Supports humane use, treatment, and a responsibility to care for animals;</div> <bR> <div> ü     Supports humane treatment and responsible care of animals used for service, research, food, and education;</div> <bR> <div> ü     Supports zoos, sanctuaries, animal shelters, and animals kept by pet owners.</div> <bR> <div>  ANIMAL RIGHTS (AR):</div> <bR> <div> ü     Organizations are based on “moral” and “ethical” philosophies;</div> <bR> <div> ü     Espouse humane care but ONLY until animals can be removed from human use;</div> <bR> <div> ü     Believe “A BOY is a CAT is a RAT is a DOG.”  Quote by PETA, People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals. </div> <div>  PETA cares no more about people than it does for rats.</div> <bR> <div> ü     Organizations say humans have NO RIGHT to use, breed, or eat any species.</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <div> PETA is just one “Animal Rights” organization that reacted with unfettered glee at the Fox Hunting Ban in England.</div> <div>  They view it as an important achievement in the history of the animal rights movement.</div> <bR> <div> Did you know arson, property destruction, burglary, and theft are “acceptable crimes” to animal rights advocates?</div> <bR> <div> “Animal Rights” leaders and grassroots organizations are adept at blurring the lines between “Rights” and “Welfare”.</div> <div>  They force legislation for mandatory spay/neutering, and laws that change the legal status of animals as no longer your property.</div> <bR> <div> They demand premature spaying and neutering, which is linked to compromised immune systems and other health issues.</div> <div> Spaying and neutering should be done appropriately and hobby and show breeders should automatically be exempt from</div> <div> such forced laws. Our problem is not over-population. It is a pet distribution problem. Mandatory sterilization violates the</div> <div>  responsible owner’s right to produce a litter while at the same time, many shelters import “street dogs” from foreign countries</div> <div>  introducing new diseases and social problems.</div> <bR> <div> Many legislators and public officials pass restrictive laws because they don’t understand the difference between “Animal Rights”</div> <div>  and “Animal Welfare”. When breeds, rather than individual dogs, are labeled as dangerous, families risk seizure of their pets du</div> <div>  to unrealistic regulations or loss of homeowner’s insurance coverage.</div> <bR> <div> Funding should go toward promoting responsible ownership, not elimination of animal ownership. Ethics and responsible</div> <div>  ownership is achieved only through education.</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> ~ E Katie Gammill</div> <bR> <div> #2</div> <bR> <div>   The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals may have a widely recognized acronym but there are things</div> <div>  about this non-profit that may rattle your cage!</div> <bR> <div>  Nel Liquorman, Health Editor / © TheDogPress 01|13|10 - The ASPCA is not your local SPCA. Although the names appea</div> <div>  very similar, they are completely separate entities.  Let's unscramble the acronyms.</div> <bR> <div> NEL ON RECALLED, RECYCLED, COUNTERFEIT DOG FOODThe ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC)</div> <div>  is not the AAPCC (1) although the acronym appears the same at first glance, nor is it the animal equivalent of the CDC (2)</div> <div>  for the human population. The first is an association of centers and provides very little help or poison information. </div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> Nel Liquorman, Health Editor / © TheDogPress 01|13|10 - The ASPCA is not your local SPCA. Although the names appea</div> <div> r very similar, they are completely separate entities.  Let's unscramble the acronyms.</div> <bR> <div> NEL ON RECALLED, RECYCLED, COUNTERFEIT DOG FOODThe ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC)</div> <div>  is not the AAPCC (1) although the acronym appears the same at first glance, nor is it the animal equivalent of the CDC (2)</div> <div>  for the human population. The first is an association of centers and provides very little help or poison information.</div> <bR> <div> The CDC has doctors, scientists, researchers and laboratory personnel. It is a government agency with facilities around the</div> <div> country. Experts can prove their findings, locate the poisons, and help to prevent the problem or disease from spreading.</div> <bR> <div> The best national number to call in an emergency is 1-800-222-1222 which is the National Capitol Poison Control Center (3)</div> <div>  It is a free service and the website has free information.</div> <bR> <div> The ASPCA APCC keeps records of reported and diagnosed poisonings that occurred in animals. The records are created by</div> <div>  way of the FOR A FEE phones calls to the APCC or, we assume, by affiliated vets furnishing info to APCC.</div> <bR> <div> The ASPCA APCC appears to be little more than a phone line with a veterinarian on call and a database. Could the lack o</div> <div>  diagnostics and research facilities amount to taking an educated guess? We must wonder if a high school kid, a computer</div> <div>  and the same database, could come up with the same answers.</div> <bR> <div> You might be surprised to learn that the ASPCA sells products, appears to endorse some commercial products, sells pet insurance</div> <div> , and offers credit cards. Yet they do not seem to be spending money on research for animal poisonings or disease.</div> <bR> <div> According to one of their websites, the ASPCA operates Bergh Animal Hospital and a shelter in New York City. </div> <div> Their hospital is highly rated and the work of the ASPCA has gotten a lot of good press on Animal Planet Animal Cops.</div> <bR> <div> The ASPCA has a database of animal shelters which leads many people to believe that they support shelters around the</div> <div>  country. However, if you read the small print, you will see a little disclaimer that states that the shelters listed are not accredited</div> <div> , inspected, endorsed by or affiliated with the ASPCA</div> <bR> <div> Looking an awful lot like a marketing group, the ASPCA may be misleading consumers while skirting laws meant</div> <div> to protect the public from misleading endorsement of products by a non-profit organization. Why would they be so</div> <div>  willing to endorse products and so unwilling to endorse animal shelters? We must believe that money is the motivating factor.</div> <bR> <div> How can this organization operate in both the profit and the non-profit arena at the same time? Has this ever been addressed</div> <div>  by the Attorney General of the State of New York? The ASPCA boasts that their lobbyists are stationed around the country</div> <div> helping to get animal laws passed. If they are using a war chest of donated dollars to pass laws on people in other states, how do</div> <div>  we define them? As a political machine perhaps?</div> <bR> <div> Unless you are a vegan and want all animals set free, should you worry? Regarding meat, the ASPCA carefully states that it is a</div> <div>  “personal and private determination” but the animal rights position reads loud and clear … “however, the ASPCA firmly believes</div> <div>  that animals who are bred, raised and killed or harvested for human consumption, like all animals, are entitled to protection from</div> <div>  distress and suffering during their lives and at the time of their deaths.”</div> <bR> <div> Regarding breeders, the ASPCA states “Because there are homeless pets awaiting adoption in every community in the nation,</div> <div>  the ASPCA strongly advocates that persons wishing to acquire a dog consider adopting one from a shelter or other source o</div> <div> f homeless animals. Those who are committed to acquiring a specific breed of dog should contact their local chapter of the</div> <div>  breed’s rescue group or locate a responsible breeder.”</div> <bR> <div> If these few facts lead you to believe that ASPCA is a powerful anti-pet/anti-meat lobbying group, then you should worry.</div> <bR> <div> Reasonable citizens need to call for changes in how non-profits are allowed to operate, and they need to do it now!</div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> (1)  <A HREF="http://www.aapcc.org/DNN/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.aapcc.org/DNN/">American Association  of Poison Control cneters</A></div> <bR> <div> (2)  <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cdc.gov/">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</A></div> <bR> <div> (3)  <A HREF="http://www.poison.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.poison.org/">National Captial Poison Control Center</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE L LINK YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT THE PET FOOD  ISSUES </div> <bR> <div>  AT THE FREE SUBSCRITION EMAIL PAGE </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thedogpress.com/Columns/ASPCA-APCC-10012_Nel.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thedogpress.com/Columns/ASPCA">http://www.thedogpress.com/Columns/ASPCA-APCC-10012_Nel.asp  </A> THE DOG PRESS</div> <bR> <div> Investigative Reports on Deadly Dog Food are in sequential order</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=25 BGCOLOR="#660000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>