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THE
ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE
QUARTERLY
P.O. BOX 3650 WASHINGTON, DC 20007 SPRING/SUMMER 1988 VOL. 37, NOS. 1&2
Interior ordered to enforce humane rules
U nder pressure from pet industry organization joined by the Humane
lobbyists, the US Interior Depart- Society of the United States Socety for House passes elephant
ment tried to withdraw final regulations Anmnal Protective Legislation Ameri conservation bill.......page 4
on Humane and Healthful Transport (an Humane Asociatior Ameicin
of Wild Mammals and Birds mandated Cetacean Society, Anima] Protection US bans Burundi ivory page 5
under the 1981 amendments to the Institute of America, International Fund
Lacey Act. After six years of foot-drag- for Animal Welfare, The Fund for Ani Tina industry
ging, the Fish and Wildlife Service mals, international Primate Protection decimates dolphins. page 10
(FWS) published the final regulations League, and Friends of Animals. PtJAC
10 November 1987 to take effect 8 Feb- joined the Department of the interior 1988 IWC meeting. page 12
ruarv 1988. But two days later after two attempting to defend its manipulation News of registered
of the biggest commercial traders in of the Administrative Procedure Act. research facilities. page 16
wild birds, in company with the Pet The lawsuit stated:
Industry Joint Advisory Council's As recognized by Congress in passing Undercover operations
(PIJAC) chief lobbyist, insisted that they these 1981 Amendments, iccent investiga surface triumphantly.page 18
reconsider, IWS published a retraction tions 'uncovered a nassive illegal trade in
in the lederal Register. Outraged protec- fish and wildlife Evidene indicates that Very special agents
tors of animals went to court to right much of this- illegal, and highly profitable,
this wrong. trade is handled b well organized large vol join war on drugs. page 18
Ray Bolze and Margaret Fitzsim-professional crini
mons of the law firm of Howre and nals This 'illegal wildlife trade has grim enS
mosofte a fr o owe ad vironmental consequences. It threatens the theft bill............... page 20
Simon argued the case pro bono. The survival of many species of wildlife
Animal 'Welfare Institute was the lead continued on page 15
Labelling of furs caught in steel jaw leghold traps
The first proposal for providing
consumers with information of the
source of the fur made into coats
being offered for sale was made by
British Minister of Trade and Indus-
try Alan Clark. He stated, This is a
question of public' enlightenment,
not a statutory thing. It is saying that
the public is able to make its own
decisions, provided that it knows
what is at stake.
The proposed order attracted much
interest in Parliament and many
Members supported the following
resolution:
That this House, noting the inten-
tion of the Department of Trade
and Industry to introduce a
labelling Order to cover the furs of
animals caught in Icghold traps, a
device made illegal in the United
Kingdom following the report of
the 1951 Scott Henderson Com-
Opponents of the steelaw leghold trap, US Congress-
man James Scheuer and European Parliament Mem-
ber Barbara Castle at the Parliament's Animal 14elfare
Exhibit in Strasbourg.
mittee, which describes it as a dia-
bolical instrument which causes
an incalculable amount of suffer-
ing, congratulates the Minister for
Trade on taking this valuable step,
which will allow the consumer to
exercise freedom of choice as to
whether or not to purchase gar-
meits the production of which
will have involved extreme cruelty
to animals; and calls upon Her
Majesty's Government to include
in the Order the furs of badger,
beaver, bobcat, coyote, cross fox,
ermine, fisher, gray fox, lynx,
marten, opossum, otter, raccoon,
red fox, and wolf, all of which are
frequently caught in leghold traps.
The Government of Canada strongly
opposed the proposal, allegedly threat-
ening to give a five billion dollar order
for submarines to France instead of
the United Kingdom if the Order was
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