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Titolo: ANIMALS THROUGH THE WORLD - MAGAZINE - Arpil 2002

ANIMALS THROUGH THE  WORLD - MAGAZINE
April 2002
Hello Friends,
I wish to thank all of you that month after month support the animals and
send letters on their behalf.
For the Animals
Maria Lopes
Portugal
***************
AUSTRALIA
 Source: 
http://www.savethekangaroo.com/
Australia exports over 3 million kangaroo skins, worth more than £12
million, to Europe and the USA every year. The vast majority of these skins
are used to make football boots, including Adidas Predator and Umbro XA1,
which are sold around the world. Kangaroo leather is also used for golf
gloves and baseball mitts. Products are often labelled as "K leather" or
"RKT" (rubberised kangaroo technology) to cloud the fact that they are made
from the skins of butchered kangaroos.
The Australian government has increased the number of kangaroos which can be
legally killed this year to 7 MILLION! This does not include joeys (baby
kangaroos) who are also killed when their mothers are shot, so-called 'pest'
control by farmers and the unknown number of illegal kills. The real death
toll will be 11 MILLION or greater. A massacre of this magnitude could wipe
out these beautiful animals in a matter of years.
Most kangaroos are shot at night in the vast outback, away from public
scrutiny. Adult kangaroos are often hit in the throat or neck and dragged to
the trucks struggling and still conscious. Some are still alive when their
leg is sliced open and they are hauled up onto the truck by a large hook
through the gash. Their throat is slit and they bleed to death. Young joeys
who are still inside their mother's pouch suffer a more grisly death. They
are pulled from the pouch and stamped on or clubbed to death. Older joeys
are left to die of starvation or cold - worthless by-products of a callous
but lucrative industry
The kangaroo industry contradicts itself in its claims over why kangaroos
need to be killed. On the one hand they state that the animals need to be
killed to keep their numbers in check. On the other hand they claim that
killing kangaroos conserves the species and increases numbers. In fact
neither of these claims are true.
Kangaroos have never been a plague and have actually been wiped out in many
regions. In others, their numbers build up in order to withstand the regular
droughts which can wipe out half the population. An annual slaughter of 11
million animals may not leave a large enough population to survive such a
natural disaster. Six species of kangaroo are already extinct, with four
more species extinct on the Australian mainland and 17 species listed as
endangered or vulnerable. The kangaroo massacre destroys the process of
natural selection as the largest and the fittest animals are always
targeted. According to Dr Ian Gunn of the Animal Gene Storage Resource
Centre of Australia, ". . . the continued slaughter of kangaroos has the
potential to cause the extinction of a number of remaining species".
While many Australian wildlife experts and animal protection organisations
have spoken out against this brutal massacre, they are virtually powerless
to stop the decimation of their national emblem. As most of the meat and
skin is exported, only an end to the lucrative export market will stop the
destruction of the kangaroo. It is up to importing countries such as Britain
to reject kangaroo products and condemn the government which allows their
slaughter.
Viva!'s expose of the kangaroo slaughter has virtually ended the sale of
kangaroo meat in Britain with over 1500 supermarkets pulling it from their
shelves. But kangaroo leather is more valuable than meat and it is still
widely available in British shops.
Please send your protest letters to:
Cathy Wright, Footwear Director
Adidas UK Ltd
The Adidas Centre
PO Box 39
Peppers Rd
Stockport
SK7 5SD
Telephone Adidas customer services on 0161 419 2500 or email them at
qu...@adidas.co.uk
Richard Wright, Director of International Footwear
Umbro International Ltd
Umbro House, Lakeside
Teedle Royal Business Park
SK8 3GQ
Telephone Umbro customer services on 0161 492 2000 or email them at
customer...@umbro.com
Ewan Scott, UK Representative
Kappa GB Ltd
Yard Rd
Blairgowrie
PH10 6NW
Email: 
ser...@kappastore.com
Mauro Zamprogno, Product Department
Lotto Sport Italia Spa
Via San Gaetano, 200
31044 Montebelluna (TV)
Italy
Email: 
em...@lotto.it
Consumer Advice
Reebok UK
Moor Lane Mill
Lancaster
LA1 1GF
Freephone: 0800 30 50 50
Email them at 
www.reebok.co.uk/contact
Consumer Affairs
Nike USA Inc
One Bowerman Dr
Beaverton, OR
97005-6453
USA
Email them at 
http://nike-store.custhelp.com
Write to the Australian Prime Minister and urge him to outlaw this senseless
massacre.
Prime Minister John Howard
Australian Parliament House
Canberra 2600, ACT
Australia
Email him at 
www.pm.gov.au
Sample letter (by Beatrice):
Dear :
I am writing to request that you make the compassionate decision to set a
corporate policy against the manufacturing of kangaroo leather football
boots.
Most kangaroos are shot by hunters at night in the vast outback, away from
public scrutiny. When the mothers are killed, the baby in the pouch has to
die as well. Some kangaroos are still alive when their legs are sliced and
they are hauled up onto the truck by a large hook through the gash. A
massacre of this magnitude could wipe out these beautiful animals in a
matter of years.
Please implement a permanent policy against the manufacturing of kangaroo
leather football boots and instead use state of the art synthetic materials.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Name/Country/Email
BULGARIA
Information provided by Charlotte Kinnewig
As you may know, many countries try to control their stray animal's
population by using poison in order to exterminate the animals. So does
Bulgaria.
A papal visit, scheduled for the end of May in its capital Sofia, obviously
fuels the efforts of the authorities to clean up the streets, so
eyewitnesses report. Scenes of dogs writhing in pain, the carcasses of the
dead and dying being cleared up every day.
In Bulgaria homeless dogs and cats are often cared for by concerned citizens
and living as "street animals". These are highly sociable and friendly, most
of them in a good health state.
For further information have a look at
http://members.tripod.com/iwns/index_en.html
(the animalawbg project of the "intimate with nature society", Sofia)
in...@iwns.org
Some addresses:
1. The Mayor of Sofia
Mr. Stefan Sofianski
- Mayor -
City Hall of Sofia
33, Moskovska
1000 Sofia / Bulgarien
Fax: 00359 - 2 - 98 71 388
 e-mail via
http://www.sofia.bg/en/contact.asp
2. The primeminister of the Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
- Primeminister -
2, Blvd. Dondukov
1000 S O F I A / Bulgarien
Fax: 00359 - 2 - 981 67 66
 e-mail: 
primem...@government.bg
or
to the Bulgarian ambassador of your country.
US) Embassy address:
1621 22nd Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20008
Tel: 
(202) 387 0174
, 
(202) 387 0365
, 
(202) 483 1386
 Fax: 
(202) 234 7973
office@bulgaria- 
embassy.org
Sample letter:
Dear Sirs,
I took knowledge that you control the population of stray dogs in Sofia, by
poisoning them.
This is outrageous.To avoid the excess of population of dogs the correct
methods are spay/neuter, not murder. Yes, to kill animals it's a murder.
Animals are sentient beings, that feel joy, happiness, fear, pain, suffer.
They are not different from human beings.
We cannot do to non human animals what we refuse to do to human animals.
I also was informed that the Pope will visit Sofia in the end of May and due
to that fact, the authorites of Sofia, are killing more and more animals to
keep the streets clean. I do not believe that the Pope would be very happy
to know that his visit is contributing to murder animals. They also are
creatures of God , just like us.
I urge to stop immediately this slaughter.
Sincerely,
Name/Country/Email
BRAZIL
Information provided by Frank Jones
Another city in the North of Brazil, FORTALEZA - CE, where the circuses are
very popular, has a pending bill to ban animals from performing. The bill
will be voted on within a week!
Please send a short note to the politicians or use the sample letter
provided below.
Please write to:
linh...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
vta...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
abr...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
go...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
in...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
jbo...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
mfi...@al.ce.gov.br
  (
al.ce.gov.br
)
BLOCK
To make it easy  just copy the lines below (same addresses above):
linh...@al.ce.gov.br
,
vta...@al.ce.gov.br
,
abr...@al.ce.gov.br
,go...@al.ce.g
ov.br
,
in...@al.ce.gov.br
,
jbo...@al.ce.gov.br
,
mfi...@al.ce.gov.br
Sample Letters in English and Portuguese:
Dear Sirs,
I ask you to pass the bill banning animals in circus in the city Fortaleza,
following the example of the State of Rio de Janeiro and other cities in
Brazil.
The circus deprives animals of their basic needs to exercise, roam,
socialize, forage, and play. Stereotypic behaviors such as swaying back and
forth, head-bobbing, pacing, bar-biting, and self-mutilation are common
signs of mental distress.
In the wild, bears don't ride bicycles, tigers don't jump through fiery
hoops, and elephants don't stand upright on their hind legs. Circuses
portray a distorted view of wildlife. Animals used in circuses live a dismal
life of domination, confinement, and violent training. It is standard
practice to beat, shock, and whip them to make them perform ridiculous
tricks that they cannot comprehend.
Children, who are naturally fond of animals, would have to be dragged
kicking and screaming to the circus if they knew of the suffering these
animals endure for a fleeting moment of so- called amusement.
Using dangerous animals in performances jeopardizes public safety and often
puts children at greatest risk. Since 1990, 47 people have been killed and
more than 100 seriously injured by captive elephants. We still remember the
boy who was eaten by lions in the city of Recife and this tragedy itself
would be a good reason to encourage animal-free entertaiment.
We just learned about the sad end of the lioness Chitara in your city, that
was killed after several days running loose after escape from a local
circus. This tragedy also could be avoided by banning circus with animals.
Please, support the Bill for animal-free circuses.
Name
City/State
Country
*******************
Exmos.Senhores,
Vimos pela presente requerer a V.Exas que aprovem a proposta de lei de de
proibição de animais em circos, na cidade de Fortaleza, seguindo assim o
exemplo do Rio de Janeiro e outras cidades do Brasil.
Os circos privam os animais das suas necessidades básicas de exercício,
socialização, tudo a que estão habituados no seu habitat. Por estes motivos
desenvolvem comportamentos tipo, tais como andar para a frente e para trás
constantemente, abanar a a cabeça, roer grades, auto-mutilarem-se etc, que
são tudo sinais de stress mental.
No seu habitat natural, os ursos não andam de bicicleta, os tigres não
passam por arcos de fogo, os elefantes não se põem de pé. Os animais usados
no circo vivem uma vida de dominação, prisão e treinos violentos. É tipíco
os treinadores, baterem, darem choques e chicotearem os mesmos para os
obrigar a fazer exibições que eles não compreendem.
As crianças que são grandes amantes dos animais, jamais iriam ao circo se
soubessem o sofrimento porque estes animais passam.
O uso de animais selvagens em exibições circenses põe também em perigo a
seguraça pública bem como as crianças. Desde 1990, 47 pessoas foram mortas e
mais de 100 gravemente feridas por elefantes cativos. Ainda nos lembramos da
criança que foi comida por um  leão na cidade de Recife.
Entretanto, soubemos do triste fim da leoa Chitara , de Fortaleza, que
depois de ter escapado do circo e andar vários dias fugida, foi abatida.
Esta tragédia poderia ter sido evitada se não existissem circos com animais.
Pelo exposto, pedimos a V.Exas., que proíbam os circos com animais, apoiando
a proposta de lei.
Atentamente,
CANADA
Information provided by Y. Van den Bogaert
PROTECT THE WOLVES IN QUÉBEC
Send a letter of protest to:
Monsieur Richard Legendre
Ministre responsable de Faune et Parcs
[Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks]
900, boulevard René-Lévesque Est,
Bureau 400,
Québec, QC, Canada ,G1R 2B5
Tel.: 418-528-8063Fax: 
418-528-8066
,
mini...@tourisme.gouv.qc.ca
Re: Trapping of wolves and other fur bearing animals on Quebec's wildlife
reserves.
Mr. Minister,
In 1984, the government of Quebec gave in to the powerful lobby then
representing 21,000 trappers by lifting the ban on trapping in wildlife
reserves. Since then, the number of trappers has declined by 62%, and
trappers now account for a mere 0.11% of the total population of the
province.
In Quebec, the trapping of 19 animal species including wolves is allowed on
1,491,701 km2, or over 98% of the province's territory, for 16 consecutive
weeks. Last year, trappers killed 236,932 wild animals, not including
protected species that were killed after being caught.
Moreover, civil servants employed by the Société de la faune et des parcs du
Québec (biologists, wildlife technicians, and wildlife officers) hold
"lifelong, exclusive" rights to trapping territories on wildlife reserves.
Trappers, whether government employees or not, derive considerable income
from their activity, which clearly sets them apart from hunters.
Consequently, a government employee could be in a situation where he could
choose to act according to personal interest rather than public interest.
And finally, trapping on the province's wildlife reserves is a privilege
that was granted within a social, cultural, and
economic context very different from that of today.
Consequently, I recommend that the government of Quebec ban all trapping on
the province's wildlife reserves, as was the case before 1984. Such a
decision would fit the current views and values concerning wildlife held by
Quebec's people and the numerous international visitors to the province.
Please notify me of your position and your approach concerning this issue of
international importance.
Sincerely,
Name, Country,Email
Also send a copy of your letter to 
clan...@iquebec.com
 who are already for
a long time fighting the battle against trapping in hope that traps would
finally be banned.
COSTA RICA
Information provided by Adela Pisaresvky
Good News, thanks to all your letters:
Costa Rica government puts a ban on animal circuses!!!
Please send thanking letters to:
The Honorable Dr. Elizabeth Odio,
Minister of Environment & Justice, Costa Rica
email: 
pre...@ns.minae.go.cr
cc: 
presi...@casapres.go.cr
Dear Honorable Dr. Elizabeth Odio,
I commend the Costa Rica Legislature for proposing guidelines to ban the use
of animals in circuses.
Circuses around the world have a long history of animal abuse. Most people
who attend circuses have no idea that standard training practices include
chains, beatings and food/water deprivation to prevent a "mess" in the ring.
Animals are shackled and transported in poorly ventilated box cars or
trucks.
The animals perform because they are afraid of violent repercussions.
Trainers use bullhooks, electric shock prods, axe handles, metal pipes,
whips, or sticks. Unlike dogs or cats, wild animals don¹t respond to
positive reinforcement. A trainer¹s job is to break the animal¹s will with
terror tactics.
Animals in circuses endure disease, pain and premature death to perform
silly tricks to amuse humans. I fully support Costa Rica¹s precedent-setting
legislation and encourage you to enact it as swiftly as possible.
Sincerely,
GERMANY
Information provided by Herma Caelen
Save the dolphins Iris and Ivo
In March 1999 two bottlenose dolphins named Iris and Ivo (that had been
captured in the wild in 1981 then kept confined 18 years in the lethal
kidney-shaped pool of Antwerp's delphinarium), were sent to your facility,
the Duisburg Zoo, after all the other 29 dolphins and Antwerp had died.
At that time, the Antwerp's zoo management as well as the Belgian political
authorities had agreed to this transfer because they were convinced that the
"Belgian" dolphins - "onze Flippers", as they said - would be kept in a
better way in your installations, known to be the best ones in Germany.
Mr Fred Daman, the zoo director, took great care not to separate Iris and
her son Ivo, while M. Philippe Jouk, the responsible person of the "dolphin
staff", declared openly that he felt very concerned by the future welfare of
"his" dolphins and that he was sure they would be much happier in their new
Duisburg home and in the company of their "new little family".
So one night Iris and Ivo were discreetly sent to Germany with all their
personal toys and their "Antwerp fish diet". One of their favourite
trainers, Annelise, escorted them during the journey to Duisburg.
Unfortunately, four years after their arrival, it must be feared that their
conditions of life seem to be not as good as had been expected at the time
of transfer.
Ivo seems to be okay right now : of course, on your website and during the
show you keep telling people that Ivo is a kind of joyful "latin lover".
That's surely right but you always forget to add that Play Boy died because
of the presence of Ivo.
Every dolphin keeper knows that it is very unsuitable to put two adult males
in the same basin...
For Iris, the situation is even more unpleasant. Since the day of her
arrival, she was kept almost exclusively in a separate minute basin, doing
nothing but to sleep. She hardly swam in the main large basin, just for some
months before the death of her last, now dead, calf. Afterwards she went
back to her little "retirement basin" where she has been all alone ever
since!
http://www.dauphinlibre.be/iris2.htm#April
Please send your protest letters to:
Duisburg Zoo Director
Dr Frese
Iris and Ivo's Veterinarian
Dr Manuel Hartmann
Zoo's Adress
Mülheimerstrasse 273
47058 Duisburg
Tel 0049 203/305590
Fax 0049 
203/3055922
Website
http://www.zoo-duisburg.de/
E-mail
in...@zoo-duisburg.de
Parlement Européen
President Nicole Fontaine
Mme.Fontaine has the courage to declare that she was against the captivity
of sea mamals.
E-mail : 
amo...@europarl.eu/774
 19 11
German Minister for Agriculture
Animal Welfare
http://www.verbraucherministerium.de/englisch/englisch.htm
E-mail :
posts...@bmvel.bund.de
The Federal Environment Ministry
Protection, préservation et exploitation durable de la biodiversité
http://www.bmu.de/fset800.php
http://www.bmu.de/francais/fset800.php
Bonn Office:
Heinrich-von-Stephan-Str. 1
Godesberger Allee 90
Bernkasteler Str. 8
D - 53175 Bonn
Telefon: +49 1888 305-0
Fax : +49 1888305-3225
e-mail: 
oea-...@bmu.de
Berlin Office:
Alexanderplatz 6
D - 10178 Berlin
Telefon: +49 1888 305-0
Fax : +49 1888 305 4375
e-mail: 
oea-...@bmu.de
Sample letter:
RE: IRIS THE DOLPHIN
It is with some horror that I learn that Iris is confined into a tiny pen
where she has become virtually immobile, spending most of the day with her
head underwater sleeping.
I understand that your staff are telling the public that she is " an old
granny, sleeping ".
To keep a dolphin in such confinement is torture.  You could not  possibly
be the director of Duisburg Zoo and not know that confining a highly
intelligent dolphin in this way is akin to shutting a human in a broom
cupboard for the term of his/her natural life.
Iris needs to be in a large pool, she need stimulation, exercise, and other
dolphins.
Duisburg Zoo should be charged with cruelty and pay the consequences.
I have no idea how you sleep at night whilst an animal who has suffered so
much already, lies in a water prison, unable to fulfil any of her natural
behavioural needs, dying by inches.
What a disgraceful zoo.  And what a disgrace you are to allow such cruelty
in a place which is supposed to be for education.
I will inform my family and my friends, who travel to your  country to
boycott Duisberg Zoo and to make formal complaints to your government about
the appalling cruelty.
Yours faithfully,
Name/Country/Email
NORWAY
Information provided by Herma Caelen
Norwegian researchers have been given the go-ahead to shoot up to 60
dolphins.
They hope to find out more about the diet of the Atlantic white-sided and
white-beaked species.
Conservationists prevented a similar experiment last year and say they will
try to stop it again.
Full story: 
http://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_575120.html
Please send protest letters to:
Ministry of the Environment (MD)
Miljøverndepartementet,
Pb 8013 Dep, 0030 Oslo
Tlf: 22 24 90 90,
faks: 22 24 95 60
E-post: 
postm...@md.dep.no
 With CC to Newspapers:
Adresseavisen
http://www.adresseavisen.no/
web...@adresseavisen.no
Agderposten
http://www.agderposten.no/
nettred...@agderposten.no
Nordlandsposten
http://www.nordlandsposten.no/
redak...@an.no
Dear Minister,
I was informed that was given permission to Norwegian researchers to shoot
up 60 dolphins.
The justification for such crime is to find more about the diet of the
Atlantic white-sided and white-beaked species.
There is nothing more to study, besides to kill animals for studies is
outrageous.
The reality of this so called study is obvious , it's a mere pretext to kill
more dolphins, using the argument that they eat the fish resources.
The fish resources are disappering because men predate them, not the
dolphins.
Men will only stop predating this planet when all the resources are gone,
this is the true.
Dear Sir, please do not allow the shooting of these dolphins.
Waiting for your news, I am,
Sincerely,
Name/Country/Email
PORTUGAL
Information provided by Luís Rijo
PROTEST AGAINST BULLFIGHT IN PORTUGAL
Please send letters to all the portuguese Cty Halls that promote bullfights
in portugal, newspapers and companies that also sponsors the same:
gi...@cm-alcochete.pt
; 
cmbar...@mail.telepac.pt
;
munici...@mail.telepac.pt
; 
pij.bo...@mail.telepac.pt
;
apoio.m...@cm-cascais.pt
; 
cmffg...@mail.telepac.pt
;
pij.i...@mail.telepac.pt
; 
cml...@mail.telepac.pt
;
cmlo...@mail.telepac.pt
;
presi...@cm-moita.pt
; 
cmmon...@mail.telepac.pt
;
c.m.m...@mail.telepac.pt
; 
camara...@mail.telepac.pt
;
port...@netcabo.pt
; 
cmou...@mail.telepac.pt
;
c.m.salva...@mail.telepac.pt
; 
cmsantc...@mail.telepac.pt
;
cms...@mail.telepac.pt
; 
sig....@mail.telepac.pt
;
direc...@mail.telepac.pt
; 
admini...@record.pt
;
mundialc...@mc.pt
;
opin...@rtp.pt
;
e-m...@tvi.pt
;
in...@rr.pt
,
dmcd...@cm-lisboa.pt
,
tur...@mail.cm-lisboa.pt
,
a...@cm-lisboa.pt
,
Sample letters in English and Portuguese:
Subject. STOP BULLFIGHTS IN PORTUGAL
Bullfights are shows of suffering and death, an aberration that has no
longer any justification.
There are acceptable traditions, but this is not the case. Some of the
fundamental acquisitions to the dignity of humans were taken from outrageous
traditions. If in a certain community was tradition the cremation of the
widows after the death of their husbands this of course would not be a
respectable tradition.
There are thousands of examples all over the world where people abandoned
cruel traditions, to adopt new ways of recreation.
I was always against the unneeded violence made to animals. This is a
question of humanity. I fight traditions that imply the sacrifice of
animals, as well as those who conduct to the violence held upon women, child
work and other forms of humiliation of the weaker.
The Universal Declaration of Animal's Rights, approved in UNESCO 30 years
ago as well as the Masstricht Treaty, stimulate the government to do
whatever is needed to reduce the suffering of the animals. The bullfighting
lobby still persists in arguments of tradition and uses this pretext to
violate the laws, the court orders, etc. If tradition was the rule that
superimpose to everything else, then we could risk the return of horrific
traditions that are not compatible with the fundamental values of our
civilization.
It's time, that City Halls, medias and companies that support bullfights,
stop those support and recognize that they are wrong, that the Portuguese
people don't want bullfights.
Name/Country/Email
***************************
RE: PELO FIM DAS TOURADAS EM PORTUGAL
A tourada é o espectáculo do sofrimento e da morte, uma aberração que não
tem qualquer justificação no mundo actual.
Há tradições aceitáveis e outras não .Muitas das chamadas aquisições
fundamentais para a dignidade dos seres humanos foram arrancadas às
tradições mais ignóbeis. Se for tradição numa comunidade a excisão
clitoridiana ou a cremação das inconsoláveis viúvas junto dos seus nunca
assaz chorados esposos, isso não significa que se considere que se trata de
tradições respeitáveis.
Há centenas de exemplos por este mundo fora em que as populações abandonaram
as tradições cruéis, desumanas ou contrárias dos bons costumes, para
adoptarem novas formas de lazer, distracção e gáudio colectivo.
Desde sempre que me revolto contra a violência desnecessária infligida aos
animais. Para mim trata-se de uma questão de humanismo e civilidade. Combato
as tradições que implicam o sacrifício de animais, bem como aquelas que
conduzem `a violência exercida sobre as mulheres, o trabalho infantil, a
prostituição e tantas outras formas de humilhação dos mais fracos.
A Declaração Universal dos Direitos dos Animais, aprovada na UNESCO há 30
anos, o Tratado de Maastricht que estimula os governos a fazerem tudo o que
está ao seu alcance para minorar o sofrimento dos animais e certamente a
interiorização dos valores civilizacionais actuais estão a fazer o seu
caminho e hão-de derrotar as teses desesperadas do lobby dos touros,
incluindo o falso argumento da tradição, hoje tão invocado para justificar a
violação de uma lei da República, o desrespeito de uma ordem do tribunal e o
desprezo por uma recomendação do provedor da justiça. Se a tradição fosse o
dispositivo que se sobrepõe a tudo o resto e se o mundo fosse dirigido pelo
respeito cego pela norma tradicional, então poderiam estar de volta costumes
horrendos, incompatíveis com os valores fundamentais da nossa civilização.
Por isso chegou a altura, das camaras municipais, dos media e das empresas
que apoiaram as touradas o ano passado, acabarem com esses apoios, e
reconhecerem que fizeram mal em apoiar tal barbaridade.
Name/Country/Email
SOUTH AFRICA
Information provided by Wildlife Action Group
Since the recent exposé on Carte Blanche, we have received countless
messages from South Africans who want to take action against the barbaric
"canned hunting" industry. As such, we have put together a list of 10 action
items, but we absolutely need each and every one of you to ACT NOW to make a
difference! Add your voice to ending South African canned lion hunts and
support the call for legislation to be created so that no big cats
previously captured, captive-bred or captive-raised can be hunted in the
provinces of South Africa. If this were achieved, the overwhelming majority
of lion hunting would end in South Africa. We truly believe that we will win
this fight if we act as a unified group. In the words of Margaret Mead,
"Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1) Immediately, send an e-mail to the South African Government asking them
to support legislation to ban canned trophy hunting in South Africa. Also
call upon Government to ban the exhibition of all wild animals in public
arenas with immediate effect and to put a moratorium in place on the
captive-breeding of all big cats. Take a minute and speak out for the lions.
See Sample Letter to Government below.
Write to:
Mohammed Valli Moosa - Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism -
vmo...@ozone.pwv.gov.za
CC:
Thabo Mbeki - President of South Africa - 
pres...@po.gov.za
Bheki Khumalo - President's Media Liaison - 
bh...@po.gov.za
Patrick Matlou - Acting Director-General, Department of Environmental
Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) - 
pma...@ozone.pwv.gov.za
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane - Communications, DEAT - 
tab...@iafrica.com
Francois Rogers - Ministerial Services, DEAT - 
fro...@iafrica.com
Phindile Makwakwa - Media Liaison, DEAT - 
pmak...@ozone.pwv.gov.za
Bantu Holomisa - UDM Leader - 
lea...@udm.org.za
Errol Moorcroft - DP - 
j.s...@iafrica.com
Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary - 
enko...@yahoo.com
Wildlife Action Group - 
wag...@mweb.co.za
2) Send an e-mail to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and the
Mpumalanga Parks Board (MPB) asking them to issue permits to the Enkosini
Wildlife Sanctuary to provide sanctuary and protection to lions rescued from
the canned hunting industry. See Sample Letter to Mpumalanga below.
Write to:
Ndaweni Mahlungu - Mpumalanga Premier - 
nmah...@prrem.mpu.gov.za
CC:
Abe Sibiya - CEO, MPB - 
mpumi.m...@pboard1.agric.za
Jan Miller - Director, MPB - 
narrma...@pboard1.agric.za
Blackie Swart - Permits, MPB - 
mppe...@iafrica.com
Adv. MS Soko - Mpumalanga Assistant Director - 
no...@nel.mpu.gov.za
Mohammed Valli Moosa - Minister, DEAT - 
vmo...@ozone.pwv.gov.za
Patrick Matlou - Acting Director-General, DEAT - 
pma...@ozone.pwv.gov.za
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane - Communications, DEAT - 
tab...@iafrica.com
Francois Rogers - Ministerial Services, DEAT - 
fro...@iafrica.com
Phindile Makwakwa - Media Liaison, DEAT - 
pmak...@ozone.pwv.gov.za
Bantu Holomisa - UDM Leader - 
lea...@udm.org.za
Errol Moorcroft - DP - 
j.s...@iafrica.com
Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary - 
enko...@yahoo.com
Wildlife Action Group - 
wag...@mweb.co.za
3) Send a letter, e-mail or fax to your local shopping centre to ask that
the exhibition of wild animals be stopped in public arenas. We would like to
appeal to everyone to voice their objections to mall management and other
bodies of authority if they come across these exhibitions in the future and
to also let us know about the exhibitions. See Sample Letter to Shopping
Centres below.
4) Send a letter, e-mail or fax to the editor of your local newspaper
educating readers about cruel and unsporting canned hunting industry. Speak
out against canned hunts. If canned hunts are to be eradicated, they must be
exposed and publicized.
5) Contact your local zoo and ask how they dispose of surplus zoo animals.
Pursue an answer. Beware, you may not get an honest one. Most zoos sell
their "surplus" animals either directly to canned hunting preserves or to
middlemen and dealers who later sell to the hunts. Because baby animals are
popular, zoos continue to breed their animals. But space is limited, and for
every baby born an adult animal must leave. Zoos generally claim they do not
know what happens to the animals they sell. Insist that the zoo never sell
another animal to a canned hunting preserve or dealer. Ask zoo officials to
make a commitment to provide any animal born in their facility with
responsible, lifelong care. Jo'Burg Zoo: 
in...@jhbzoo.org.za
 or 011.646.2000,
Pretoria Zoo: 
zool...@cis.co.za
 or 012.328.3265, Tygerberg Zoo:
t...@tygerbergzoo.co.za
 or 021.884.4494
6) Only support truly animal friendly eco-tourism establishments. Make sure
that the game reserves or National Parks that you intend to visit are not
involved in any form of canned trophy hunting.
7) Tourists: Send an e-mail to The South African Tourist Board (SATOUR)
stating that you will consider boycotting South Africa as a holiday
destination for as long as canned big cat hunts continue to take place in
the country. Write to: Mr. Moss Mashishi - Executive Director, SATOUR -
mo...@iafrica.com
 or 
sat...@icon.za
8) Sign our online petition to stop the unethical hunting of lion in South
Africa: 
http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=3190
9) Report any unethical activities with regard to the hunting, breeding,
capturing, exhibiting, etc. of wildlife to us (
enko...@yahoo.com
) or the
Wildlife Action Group (
wag...@mweb.co.za
).
10) Spread the word. You can start by forwarding this e-mail to as many
people as possible.
All the best,
Kelcey and Mitc
_____________________
Kelcey Grimm and Greg Mitchell
Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary
P.O. Box 1197, Lydenburg 1120, South Africa
Tel: 
+27.82.265.5955
, Fax: 
+27.11.760.3061
E-mail: 
enko...@yahoo.com
, Web: 
www.enkosini.com
SAMPLE LETTER TO GOVERNMENT
ATTENTION:
Mohammed Valli Moosa - Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
CC:  Thabo Mbeki - President of South Africa
Bheki Khumalo - President's Media Liaison
Dr. Patrick Matlou - Acting Director-General, DEAT
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane - Communications, DEAT
Francois Rogers - Ministerial Services, DEAT
Phindile Makwakwa - Media Liaison, DEAT
Bantu Holomisa - UDM Leader
Errol Moorcroft - DP
Dear Honorable Minister Mohammed Valli Moosa:
I am writing to urge you to support legislation to ban "canned" trophy
hunting in South Africa. I also urge you to ban the exhibition of all wild
animals in public arenas with immediate effect and to put a moratorium in
place on the captive-breeding of all big cats.
"Canned hunting" is the cowardly practice of killing captive animals in
enclosed areas. The animals used in a canned hunt are generally hand fed and
familiar with people; therefore, they do not show the natural tendency to
flee from humans. These animals are tame targets. In addition, baiting and
confining the animals in fenced areas guarantees the hunters a kill.
Typically, these hunts are for the wealthy because of the high price tag
placed on each "guaranteed" kill/trophy. This type of hunting shows an
extreme lack of respect for life and compassion for the dignity of these
animals.
Even pro-hunting organizations, such as the Safari Club International and
the Professional Hunters Association of South Africa, condemn canned hunts.
As the element of "fair chase" in hunting does not apply to canned hunts
since the animals have no chance of escape, the vast majority of hunters
view these hunts as unsporting slaughter, not "sport."
In addition, these exotic and native animals (lion, tiger, cheetah, jaguar,
etc.) are listed as Endangered and/or Vulnerable by the World Conservation
Union and fall under Appendix I or II on the CITES list. Furthermore, they
are generally purchased from animal dealers, zoos or circuses, who have bred
these animals in captivity. This indiscriminate captive breeding must be
controlled to solve the surplus problem as soon as possible. A moratorium on
the captive-breeding of all big cats will effectively end the practice of
canned hunting.
Please take a stand against this cruel and unethical industry by supporting
the call for legislation to be created so that no wildlife previously
captured, captive-bred or captive-raised can be hunted in the provinces of
South Africa. The public is disgusted by these activities and wants them
outlawed.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Yours truly,
SAMPLE LETTER TO MPUMALANGA
ATTENTION:
Ndaweni Mahlungu, Mpumalanga Premier
CC:  Abe Sibiya - CEO, Mpumalanga Parks Board
Jan Miller - Director, Mpumalanga Parks Board
Blackie Swart - Permits, Mpumalanga Parks Board
Adv. MS Soko - Mpumalanga Assistant Director
Mohammed Valli Moosa - Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism
Dr. Patrick Matlou - Acting Director-General, DEAT
Onkgopotse JJ Tabane - Communications, DEAT
Francois Rogers - Ministerial Services, DEAT
Phindile Makwakwa - Media Liaison, DEAT
Bantu Holomisa - UDM Leader
Errol Moorcroft - DP
Dear Honorable Premier Ndaweni Mahlungu:
I am writing to urge you to support the Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary, a
wildlife rescue facility near Lydenburg, in their attempt to obtain lion
holding permits from the Mpumalanga Parks Board.
I was appalled to learn in the recent "canned hunting" exposé on Carte
Blanche that the Mpumalanga Parks Board has continuously rejected the
Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary's application for permits to import 10 lions
rescued from the canned hunting industry into the Province and provide these
lions with sanctuary, protection and quality of life. Upon further research,
I learned that Enkosini's application was denied on grounds that under MPB
policy: 1) no captive-bred cats may be imported into the Mpumalanga
Province; and 2) no new lion holding and breeding facilities may be
established. I find the MPB's denial of Enkosini's application unacceptable
and unconstitutional. The MPB policies with regard to captive-bred lions
were meant to stop the cruel and unethical "canned" hunting industry, not to
stop legitimate organizations from providing sanctuary, protection and
quality of life to animals in need.
The MPB policy statement is also qualified such that lions may not be kept
in captive conditions unless "the applicant satisfies the Parks Board that
the capture, keeping and/or breeding of the cat/s has a rehabilitation,
conservation, or education objective and forms part of a bona fide research
programme or project attached to a recognized institution of research or
higher learning." Given Enkosini's rehabilitation, conservation, and
education objectives as well as their recognized institution affiliations,
Enkosini should definitely satisfy the MPB policy statement conditions for
the holding of lions.
Furthermore, as a matter of principle, Enkosini prohibits use of its
wildlife in commercial activities. Animals will not be hunted. Animals will
not be hired out for entertainment purposes. Animals will not be bred for
any purpose including sale or trade. Animals that can not be rehabilitated
and released into their natural habitat will be sterilized in order to stop
the cycle of captivity. Enkosini is looking to contain, not perpetuate, the
problem.
There is absolutely no reason why the Enkosini Wildlife Sanctuary should be
denied the right to provide these lions with sanctuary, protection and
quality of life. Please support them in their efforts to protect these
lions.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Yours truly,
SAMPLE LETTER TO SHOPPING CENTRES
Attention: Management of ___________________
I would hereby like to lodge an objection to your venue, the
___________________, hosting the exhibition of wild animals, such as lion
cubs. I am personally disgusted by these activities and want them halted
immediately.
Even if all the permits and licenses are in place for this kind of
exhibition, it does not mean that the welfare and needs of the animals are
taken into consideration. In fact, the welfare of the animals is clearly not
taken into consideration at all. I have several concerns regarding the
exhibition of wild animals in a public arena, including:
1. The Welfare of the Animals:
The animals are unduly stressed by an unfamiliar environment, the noise
levels as people surround their enclosure, and the constant manhandling as
the animals are forced to sit with people for photos. Furthermore, the
animals are often displayed for unacceptable amounts of time (9am to 5pm for
multiple days) and have to endure the constant traveling back and forth
every day from their home to the malls.
2.  The Message Relayed to the Public:
There is absolutely no educational value in this kind of exhibition. This
type of exhibition does not educate people regarding the animals' natural
habitat or behavior, but rather relays the message that animals can be
exploited for money and entertainment with no regard for their welfare. In
fact, unnatural conditions when viewed by the public, especially children,
provide a negative educational experience and seemingly condone indifference
or cruelty toward animals.
3.  The Fate of the Animals:
The question has to be raised regarding the breeding of lions, and other
wildlife, and the subsequent hand rearing of these animals. Are these
animals being bred specifically for exhibition purposes? What is the
ultimate fate of the animals once they reach an age when they can no longer
be exhibited? Do they end up as "canned hunts"? A recent Carte Blanche
programme uncovered that the fate of most captive bred and hand reared lions
is, in fact, the hunters' gun.
4.  The Risk of Injury:
I feel that this is an area that is overlooked by mall management as well as
the general public. Any time that people are allowed to come into very close
contact with wild animals, there is a very real risk of serious injury. Even
young cubs can do serious harm to a person.
Please follow the example of other major shopping centres by disallowing the
exhibition of wildlife. Wildlife should not be use a "draw card" to get
shoppers!
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Yours truly,
SPAIN
THE "FIRE BULLS" OR "CORRE-BOUS" OF CATALONIA
Many of you received the following letter from the Minister of Environment
of Catalonia:
"DearSir/Madam,
Referring to your e-mail, I am very pleased to inform you that in 1988
Catalonia was pioneer in the subject of animals protection. However, as we
are aware that since then many changes have occurred, we have prepared a
proposal to modify the Law 3/1988, of 4th March, of animals protection,
which is waiting for the last steps before we present it to the Parliament.
With this process we are looking at the way to regulate correbous (oxen
running) and practices carried out with them, in order to find a solution of
respect both for traditions and animals' rights.
You have to be sure that in the Government of Catalonia we are working very
hard to be a leader Country in animals protection and we are very grateful
to contributions and suggestions of citizens like you to achieve this goal.
Yours faithfully,
Ramon Espadaler
Minister of the Department of the Environment of Catalonia
Barcelona, 19th April 2002"
Well, it's impossible to find solutions of respect both for traditions and
animal's rights. Therefore, please send the following protest letter to the
Minister. Sample letters in English and Spanish.
ws...@correu.gencat.es
 Dear Minister,
I read with attention your email about the change of the Law 3/1988,
Animal's protection Law of Catalonia.
Nevertheless I was surprised with the following paragraph:"to find a
solution of respect both for traditions and animals' rights". Well the
traditions that you refer are obviously the "corre bous" and the "fire
bulls".
Dear Sir, it's not possible to reconcile cruel traditions with animal's
protection. All animals must be protected; there are no first class animals
and second class, in this case the bulls. All are animals without exception.
We cannot benefit a dog or a cat, more than a bull or a pig; every animal
must be defended and protected because they must not suffer. We cannot do to
animals the things we refuse to do to humans.
The "corre bous" and the "fire bulls" are cruel traditions that can no
longer exist in a civilized country, the same apply to bullfights.
According with a poll realized by ADDA and WSPA, when asked about correbous
and bullfights, the Catalonian citizens said:
58,6% considers that the Parliament of Catalonia should approve a law that
bans bullfights and corre bous.
96,2% says that the torture of animals as entertainment should be forbidden.
87,4% considers that the respect towards animals is connected with the
progress of Catalonia.
Therefore are the citizens of Catalonia that say they are against and the
citizens of the entire world are with them.
I request, therefore that you forbid all kinds of torture made on animals in
the modification of the Law 3/1988.
Catalonia can and must show to the world that it's different and pioneer in
the way of treating all the animals.
Sincerely
Name/Country/Email
************************************
Excmo.Señor Ministro,
Hay leído con atención su mail sobre la propuesta de alteración de la Ley de
Protección Animal 3/1988, en Cataluña. Mientras me sorprende un pequeño
parágrafo que dice " una solución de respeto, tanto de las tradiciones como
de los derechos de los animales". Estas tradiciones obviamente que se
refieren a los corre bous y toros de fuego.
No es posible armonizar tradiciones con derechos de los animales, o bien que
se protegen todos los animales o bien que no. No hay animales de 1ª
categoría y de 2ª categoría (los toros). Todos son animales sin excepción.
No podemos privilegiar un perro o un gato más que un toro o un cerdo, los
animales tienen que ser defendidos porque no deben sufrir. No podemos hacer
a los animales lo que nos recusamos a hacer a los humanos.
Los corre bous y toros de fuego son tradiciones crueles que no pueden
continuar a existir, bien así como las corridas de toros.
De acuerdo con una encuesta hecha por ADDA y WSPA, los resultados del sondeo
de opinión en la población catalana para conocer sus sentimientos acerca las
corridas de toros y los corre bous (fiestas con animales) dicen:
El 58,6 % considera que el Parlamento de Cataluña debe hacer una ley que
prohíba corridas de toros y correbous.
El 96,2 % opina que debe suprimirse la tortura de animales como diversión.
El 87,4 % considera que respetar a los animales esta ligado con el progreso
de Cataluña.
Por lo expuesto le pido que prohíban estas pláticas en la propuesta de
modificación de la Ley 3/1988.
Cataluña puede y debe mostrar a todo el mundo que es diferente y pionera en
la forma como trata todos los animales.
Atentamente,
Name/Country/email
SOUTH KOREA
Information provided by Herma Caelen
SAMPLES OF DOG MEAT IN THE WORLD CUP
Korea Times
By Soh Ji-young,Staff Reporter
26/04/02
Samples of Dog Meat
The controversy over dog meat consumption is expected to heat up again as
local dog meat restaurant owners plan to provide foreign visitors with the
chance to sample the food during the World Cup finals this summer.
The National Dog Meat Restaurants Association, a group of about 150 owners
of restaurants selling dog meat, said yesterday that they will initiate a
dog meat tasting campaign for the World Cup finals, which
will be co-hosted by South Korea and Japan from May 31-June 30.
Visitors will be able to taste free samples of various dog meat dishes,which
will be handed out near the World Cup stadiums in Seoul and other host
cities.
The move is expected to be met with protests from animal lovers at home and
abroad who view the traditional custom as offensive.
 ``We decided to hold the event to help legitimize the consumption  of dog
meat and change foreigners' prejudice against our culinary culture,'' said
Park Song-soo, head of the association.
Samples of dog meat stew and soup will be given out in paper cups to the
foreigners, along with leaflets highlighting the nutritious aspects of dog
meat, he said.
Prior to announcing the World Cup food-tasting event, the association had
made plans to invite hundreds of foreign residents to taste dog meat dishes
at local restaurants.
The association will ask those who show a favorable response to serve as
volunteers for the food-sampling campaign during the World Cup games.
 ``By receiving help from foreign volunteers, World Cup visitors  will be
able to consider dog meat in a more positive manner, while communicating
more easily,'' said Choi Han-kwon, a member of the association.
The first tasting event will take place on May 8, with several more planned
in the weeks to follow, he said, adding that they will provide about 1,000
free dog meat entrees during the period.
Following the formation of their association last January, dog meat
restaurant owners have vigorously engaged in campaigns to promote canine
cuisine to the international community.
Earlier this month, a group of French high school students living in Seoul
were invited to taste dog meat at a restaurant in the capital.
The association said it will also open a homepage next month in
English,Japanese and Chinese explaining the custom of eating dogs as well as
providing detailed information on local restaurants where
dog meat is served.
This is so disguting that would be preferable that everyone wrote its own
letter.
I insert two cruel photos (my appologies) that can be send with the letter.
Nevertheless bellow a sample letter, please modify the same.
Send your protests to: (authorities)
mailto:
le...@assembly.go.kr
;
jon...@assembly.go.kr
;
ss...@assembly.go.kr
;jooch
e...@assembly.go.kr
;duc...@Netian.com;
pmh...@assembly.go.kr
;
yt-...@hanmail.net
;
law...@chollian.net
;qt...@assembly.go.krkho@
fic.or.kr
;m
iru...@assembly.go.kr
;
p...@kwangtae.or.kr
;
ju...@assembly.go.kr
;
y...@eyyt.com
;c
jk...@assembly.go.kr
;yuns...@netsgo.comr
with CC to:
The Korea Herald newspaper 
j...@koreaherald.co.kr
 (Letters
to the Editor).
The Korea Times does not appear to have a direct address to the editor, but
rather a forum style page at
http://club.hankooki.com/hki_board/public_opinion/opinion_kt_index.htm
FIFA :
me...@fifa.org
Sample Letter (from Kinship Circle)
Dear Sirs,
I write to you with heartfelt concern regarding the dog and cat meat trade
in South Korea. Your enterprising nation has taken great strides to diminish
poverty and certainly does not require dog meat or cat-juice tonics when
food supplies and modern medicines are readily accessible.
Please institute new laws to safeguard dogs and cats from torture and
consumption. In 1984 the Ministry of Health and Welfare dubbed dog meat a
"disgusting food" and outlawed it for human ingestion. The Korean Animal
Protection Act of 1991 grants dogs and cats immunity from select livestock
such as cows, pigs and chickens. But the vague language in these laws
doesn¹t prohibit Illicit dog breeding farms. It doesn¹t ban violent
slaughter methods that yield the agonizing death believed to enrich meat
flavor and stimulate virility in those who eat it.
Poshintang (dog soup) is marketed as age-old therapy for impotency, summer
heat, and even female skin rejuvenation. A few South Korean politicians and
the Korean media argue that outsiders have no right to malign their culinary
customs. But the majority of Koreans are far too sophisticated to accept a
myth invented by dog butchers. Before the 1980s, dog consumption was the
underground equivalent of Viagra for middle-aged men. Boiling live cats to
liquefy them into elixirs didn¹t even exist until the 1980s, when dog
dealers initiated it as a profitable venture.
Dog cuisine and cat tonics do not appear to be sacred traditions for the
majority of Koreans. Even if it they were, tradition is no excuse to torture
animals bred for centuries to trust and love people. Many other cultural
customs--human slavery, lynching, cannibalism, foot-binding--are deemed too
barbaric for modern civilization. If Korea is to continue to evolve in the
contemporary world, it needs to abolish an industry that is inhumane and
barbaric.
Dogs raised for slaughter suffer no differently than those considered
"pets". Brutal beating, skull crushing, electrocution, hanging and
blowtorching all hurt, regardless of the animal¹s origin. Please do not
merely regulate current farming and slaughtering processes or include dogs
and cats in the Livestock and Sanitation laws. Instead, I urge you to
install and enforce new laws to ban the dog and cat meat industry. I kindly
thank you for your attention to this sensitive issue.
Sincerely,
Name/Country/Email
******************************
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send letters on their behalf.
 A parte l'esagerata lunghezza del post (anzi... proprio per quello): hai
idea di che significato abbia l"it" che precede "discussioni.animali"?
	pgg

 idea di che significato abbia l"it" che precede "discussioni.animali"?
mi sembri un tantino contraddittorio. Ti ha dato fastidio la lunghezza del
testo oppure il fatto che, a tuo parere, questi sono problemi che non
riguarderebbero le persone che scrivono su una gerarchia di news group
italiana?
Si fanno degli appelli a persone di tutto il mondo affinchè protestino per i
fatti descritti. O non è chiaro?
Saluti. Massimo Peca

fatti descritti. O non è chiaro?
 No, non e' chiaro. Evidentemente non e' chiaro *a te* che sui gruppi della
gerarchia "it" si *deve* scrivere in italiano: mai sentito parlare di
"manifesto"?  Il tuo post era *esageratamente* lungo, indipendentemente dal
contenuto, ma questo e' solo un'aggravante: hai costretto centinaia di
persone a scaricare tutta quella roba che ragionevolmente ben pochi avranno
letto, perche' pochi conoscono l'inglese (ma se ben ricordo c'erano anche
delle parti in spagnolo ed in portoghese) cosi' bene da aver voglia di
leggere oltre 1300 righe (sarebbe gia' un'impresa in italiano!) e di quei
pochi mi piacerebbe sapere quanti hanno risposto all'appello.
 Immagino non ti interessi il mio consiglio, ma te lo do lo stesso: la
prossima volta fai per la causa un po' piu' di fatica di un copia-incolla:
fai riassunto in italiano magari con un rimando ad un sito su Internet.
 Avrai piu' possibilita' di raggiungere il tuo scopo.
 saluti
	pgg