Monthly Archives: January 2014

SARO Meeting Minutes 1/28

Mice for adoption- contact Amber if interested at toneuteriscuter@msn.com

Pay-per-view event!
-What: offering $1 to anyone who will watch a four-minute documentary called Farm to Fridge in order to raise
awareness of the inhumanity of factory farms
-Where: Schine student center on SU campus
-When: Thursday February 6 from 10am to 4pm

Peter Young may come back to speak at SU this spring semester- more details to follow based on the outcome of the funding
request

Meeting documentaries
-SARO meetings will include documentary screenings (~20 minutes at the end of each meeting) from next week onward
-Possible choices: Speciesism, Lolita Slave to Entertainment

Lemongrass foie gras situation
-Keep up the conversations and phone calls
-contact information for the restaurant can be found here: http://www.lemongrasscny.com/

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PLEASE CALL NY SENATOR RE: “AG GAG” TYPE BILL BY

SARO folks- Call Today!

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the NYS Senate. Please ask that this latest bill be held so as not to=
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move out of committee! This bill would roll back the transparency and=
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Thank you!! Jan

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On Monday, January 27, 2=
014 12:17 AM, “info@nyshumane.org=
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Dear Members and Supporters of
NYSHA:
Please contact the office of Senator Patty Ritchie and ask her HOLD bill #S=
4904
(Maziarz) in the Senate Agriculture Committee. This bill is on the Senate
Agriculture Committee meeting agenda scheduled for Tuesday (1/28/14). So please act now!
This bill amends Agriculture and Markets Law to create a new section, 308-B=
. If
a Freedom of Information request is made to a state entity about a farm
operation, that entity is required to notify the farm operation of the requ=
est within
five business days of its being made, identify the requestor by name and
address, and describe the records requested. Thus providing farmers with an
opportunity to explain why information should not be provided, so th=
ey
could block requests from being fulfilled. This proposed bill substantially
weakens the current FOIL process and exposes the requestor to possible
harassment.

Not only is this against our
rights as citizens, but if this bill passes, any requests for information a=
bout
factory farms — where animals might be treated inhumanely — or from veget=
able
farms — where food might be produced using harmful pesticides or chemicals=
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be blocked and the farmer will be tipped off that they may be under scrutin=
y.
This could lead to a “slippery slope” allowing for other agencies to
adopt similar legislation which would prevent the rights of citizens to have
means to protect themselves, animals, and the environment.
Let Senator Ritchie know that you believe this is nothing more than another
version of the “Ag Gag” bill and this bill must NOT be voted out of
the Senate Agriculture Committee!
Please act before Tuesday.
Thank you, NYSHA’s Legislative Committee

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Senator Patty
Ritchie
Legislative Office
Building, Room 412
Albany, NY
12247
Phone: 518-455-3438

SARO Meeting Minutes 1/21

Spring 2014 semester meetings
-Tuesdays at 7 in 110 Moon Library

Vegan potluck!
-When: this Sunday 1/26 at 7pm
-Where: Amber’s house
-What to bring: anything vegan!
-Contact Amber at toneuteriscuter@msn.com to get her address if interested

Lemongrass now serves foie gras
-If you do not support the foie gras industry, give Lemongrass a call, write a letter,
or visit and speak with the chef about it
-Here is their website: http://lemongrasscny.com/ – foie gras does not show up on the
menus on the site, but it is a specialty item in the restaurant

Facebook page update
-Posting days were reassigned to ensure that we have an active facebook page
-Feel free to post any animal rights news/petitions/vegan recipes to the page
-https://www.facebook.com/groups/SyrAnimalRights/

Pay-per-view session
-Not official yet, but a tentative pay-per-view will be set up in Schine on Tuesday 2/6

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[saro_events] Co-Occurrence of Animal Abuse and Child Abuse Webinar

A note from
NDAA

January 21, 2014

Webinar To Discuss Co-Occurrence of Animal Abuse and Child Abuse

Please do not hit “reply”; instead respond =
to Allie Phillips aphillips@ndaa.org

On January 28, 2014, from=
2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with=
the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), will host a webinar on=
“When the Abuse of Animals Co-Occu=
rs With Child Abuse,” presented =
by Allie Phillips (Director of NDAA’s National Center for Prosecution of An=
imal Abuse and Deputy Director of National Center for Prosecution of Child =
Abuse).
Animal abuse is often a symptom of other violence in the home, and childre=
n who witness it may engage in aggressive behavior toward people and animal=
s. This Webinar will focus on the link between animal cruelty and child abu=
se and highlight intervention strategies, including team responses, talking=
with children about their experiences with animals, animal-assisted activi=
ties to help maltreated children who have witnessed animal abuse, and progr=
ams to assist family members with animals to flee abusive homes and find sa=
fety.

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Register for this free=
Webinar

For me=
mbership and program information, please visit NDAA’s Web site at: http://www.ndaa.org NDAA is located in Alexandria, Virginia, 703.549.9=
222.

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sent to Donnac@twcny.rr.com fro=
m:

NDAA | 99 Canal Center=
Plaza, Suite 330 | Alexandria, VA 22314

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[saro_events] Welcome Back!

Hello Everyone and welcome back!=

We are excited to have a productive and effective semester!
I did an=
interview with a Daily Orange reporter on the topic of transparency in the=
animal experimentation industry, so make sure to pick up a copy when the a=
rticle runs on Thursday.
Meetings are starting up again, so bring your e=
nthusiasm and ideas on what our club can do to advocate for animals this wi=
nter.

SARO General Interest Meetings
These meetings are for anyone who has&n=
bsp;an interest in being involved in the
club- sit in on a meeting or jump r=
ight in your first time to help organize=

events on campus that help animals!
When: Tuesdays from 7-8pm for the Spring 2014 sem=
ester(starting this Tuesday, the 21st)
*excludes February 25th, which wi=
ll be a film screening night, and spring break week, on March 11th*
Where: Room 110 Moon Library, ESF Campu=
s

SARO cat foster program
SARO is attempting to assist the low cos=
t spay and neuter clinic Spay and
Neuter Syracuse (SANS) with the recently aban=
doned cats who were just left
carriers in the parking lot. If you live&nbsp=
;off
campus(dorms do not allow animals) and would&=
nbsp;like to foster a cat or two for
the semester, email Amber at alcoon@syr.edu. Supp=
lies such as litter
boxes, food and litter can be provided i=
f needed.

Amber Canavan
SARO President
Environmen=
tal Studies
Environment, Communication and Society
SUNY College of En=
vironmental Science and Forestry

[saro_events] Protest Alligator Abuse and Boycott the New York Boat

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Friends of Animals is calling for a boycott of the New York Boat Show, held=
at the Jacob Javits Center from January 1-5, as it is including the grotes=
que =93Swampmaster Gator Show=94 and exhibit in its lineup this year and pa=
ssing it off as educational. We are urging you to please contact those in =
charge of the NY Boat Show and tell them that this kind of “entertainment” =
is entirely unacceptable and that these alligators should not be abused and=
exploited. We have confirmed that the producers of the New York Boat Show =
are taking feedback from protesters into consideration and are looking into=
possibly cancelling the show. It only takes a second to take action agains=
t this abuse of alligators and could help cancel the show this week or have=
it dropped for next year. You can read more on our website. 1.Don’t supp=
ort tourist attractions like the New York Boat Show that feature alligator =
wrestling. 2.Make a call to NY Boat Show Manager Jonathan Pritko at 718.707=
.0716 and email him at jpritko@nmma.org 3.Contact the show producer’s dire=
ctor of communications, Sarah Ryser, 847.636.9790 and sryser@nmma.org Donat=
eSupport Friends of Animals programs. News & Action AlertsSign up here for =
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or a boycott of the New York Boat Show, held at the Jacob Javits Center from=
January 1-5, as it is including the grotesque =93Swampmaster Gator Show=94 =
and exhibit in its lineup this year and passing it off as educational.&nbsp=
;

We are urging you to please contact=
those in charge of the NY Boat Show and tell them that this kind of “enter=
tainment” is entirely unacceptable and that these alligators should not be =
abused and exploited.

We have c=
onfirmed that the producers of the New York Boat Show are taking feedback f=
rom protesters into consideration and are looking into possibly cancelling =
the show.

It only takes a secon=
d to take action against this abuse of alligators and could help cancel the=
show this week or have it dropped for next year.

You can read more on our website.

1.Don’t su=
pport tourist attractions like the New York Boat Show that feature alligato=
r wrestling.

2.Make a call to NY Boat Show Manager Jonathan Pritko at 718.707.0716 and email him at jpritko@nmma.org

3.Contact the show produ=
cer’s director of communications, Sarah Ryser, 847.636.9790 and sryser@nmma.org

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