Animal Media Stories and Alerts for 2004

DAWN WATCH
ANIMAL MEDIA STORIES AND ALERTS --2004

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HERE ARE THE HEADLINES (linked to full alerts):

DAWNWATCH year end round up and sign-off for 2004 -- Thursday, December 23, 2004

Cat cloning coverage universally includes ethical points -- Thursday, December 23, 2004

NPR coverage of China Bear Rescue campaign --Wednesday December 22, 2004

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO coverage of PETA's kosher slaughterhouse footage -- Monday, December 20

LOS ANGELES TIMES lead story on shocking aquarium attacks -- Friday, December 17

WASHINGTON POST front page story on relocation of bison -- Thursday, December 16

Front page story on "Pet Shop Horror" -- BOSTON HERALD -- Monday, December 13

Front page story on vegan shopping -- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Sunday, December 12

NEW YORKER article on foie gras bans -- December 13 edition

Pro fur luxury article in CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR -- Thursday, December 9

NEW YORK TIMES on cockfighting -- good opportunity for veg-friendly letters --Thursday, December 9

TIME MAGAZINE on animal law -- December 13 edition, 2004

Detroit Zoo elephants will go to sanctuary -- coverage on Sunday December 5, 2004

New Jersey bear hunt cancelled -- much national coverage including New York Times -- December 3, 2004

Superb greyhound segment airing on HBO's REAL SPORTS till December 9, 2004

"Grisly" kosher slaughterhouse footage covered in NY Times and International Herald Tribune -- Dec 1, '04

LOS ANGELES TIMES editorial in favor of keeping elephants in zoos -- Tuesday November 30 '04

NEWARK STAR LEDGER huge front page story on SHAC campaign -- Sunday November 28 '04

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE front page -- Zoo elephant reaches sanctuary -- Monday, November 29 '04

NEW YORK TIMES covers law school endowments from Bob Barker -- Saturday, November 27

Vegan Thanksgiving sanctuary article makes front page on Thanksgiving -- Thurs, November 25, 04

Front page LOS ANGELES TIMES story of tourist invitations to Norwegian seal hunt -- Fri, November 26, 04

A noteworthy Thanksgiving editorial -- plus my personal tale of a turkey, Olivia -- Thurs, November 25, 04

HBO's REAL SPORTS looks at Greyhound Racing -- Tuesday, November 23, 2004

PETA's Fish Empathy Project makes much major media -- Wednesday November 17, 2004

WASHINGTON POST article on trapping -- Tuesday, November 16, 2004

LOS ANGELES TIMES article on non-human/human emotion -- Tuesday November 16 2004

USA TODAY front page story on domestic terrorism includes SHAC -- Monday, Nov 15 2004

Ruby the elephant back in Los Angeles zoo -- Los Angeles Times Sunday Nov 14 2004

Superb debate about Christianity and vegetarianism on FAITH UNDER FIRE -- Nov 6 '04

Great news from Australia -- "Mulesing Faces Cut" -- November 9 '04

Front page story on canned hunting -- St Petersburg Times, Sunday November 7, 2004

Terrific op-ed by James Cromwell on AVMA and sow gestation crates in Chicago Sun Times -- Saturday, November 6, 2004

New York Times article on growth of vegan fashion -- Tuesday November 2, 2004

California foie gras ban inspires articles in Philadelphia Inquirer and Orlando Sentinel -- November 1 '04

Big STAR LEDGER story on egg farm notes animal cruelty as well as environmental and human health hazards -- Sunday October 31, 2004

Undercover footage from Perdue chicken slaughter plant makes lots of news -- Friday, October 29, 2004

Two great articles on compassionate food choices in Christian Science Monitor, Wednesday October 27, 2004

Maryland's bear hunt is begins and ends on Monday October 25, 2004

Candidates' hunting trips give us great letters opportunities. Plus great Maureen Dowd column Sunday, October 24, 2004

Doctor Phil tells millions to adopt their next companion animal -- Friday, October 22

Front page story on attempt to bring slot machines to greyhound racetracks in Florida -- Miami Herald -- Wednesday October 10

LA Times on return to Disneyland of play hunting of endangered hippos -- Monday, October 18

Boycott of Australian wool -- news as of 10/18/04

NPR lightweight show on marine mammal captivity -- 'Living on Earth,' Saturday October 16

Desecration of grave makes UK front pages and new around the world 10/8 -- 10/15/04

New York Times article on fur resurgence - Friday, October 15

Newsweek magazine article --""Real Fur Is Fun Again" -- October 11 edition

Maryland bear hunt covered on CNN and in Baltimore Sun -- Friday, October 8

Boston Herald article on proposed state-wide circus ban -- Thursday, October 7

New York Times story on foie gras and 'humane' food production -- Wednesday, October 6

Beautiful anti cruel farming op-ed by Scully in Dallas Morning News Monday, October 4

California foie gras bill becomes law -- coverage Thursday September 30

Foie gras bill on California Governor's desk -- Monday, September 27

Newsday series on animal research begins with huge Sunday article on Columbia --Sept 26

The question of elephants in zoos on front page of Washington Post -- Tuesday, September 21

Bear hunt controversy on front page of Washington Post -- Monday, September 20

Superb piece by Scully on candidates courting the hunting lobby -- Arizona Republic, Sun, Sep 19

Front page story on lab abuse of animals, San Francisco Chronicle - Wednesday, September 15

Time Magazine notes California bill to ban foie gras -- September 20 edition

San Francisco Chronicle front page story on lab abuse of animals -- Wednesday, September 15

Zoo association against elephants again -- this time in San Francisco -- Monday, September 13

Article on dairy farm pollution in Los Angeles Times - Friday, September 10

Guardian op-ed by Karen Dawn on militant tactics -- Monday, September 6

Laws allowing students to opt out of dissection in New York Times -- Monday, September 6

Los Angeles Times front page fluff piece on Mexican rodeo -- Saturday, September 4

Groundbreaking television coverage of Ringling elephant cruelty -- Friday, September 3

Detroit Free Press - "Zoo told it can't send elephants to sanctuary." Friday, September 3

Bizarro statement against trophy hunting in over 200 papers -- Thursday, September 2

Decision against "Animal Care Certified" egg label in USA Today -- Monday, August 30

"Sportfishing blamed in Depletion" in Los Angeles Times, New York Times and many other papers -- Friday, August 27

Siegfried and Roy back in the news and on Prime Time TV on starting August 31

Los Angeles Times front page article on vegan car marketing -- Monday, August 23

Los Angeles Times editorial on primate experiment -- Sunday, August 22

Los Angeles Times fashion article on fur resurgence -- Sunday, August 15

Astounding Gourmet Magazine Article, by David Foster Wallace, "Consider the Lobster" -- August 2004

Olympic dog slaughter update -- Friday, August 13

Huge article about HSUS CEO, Wayne Pacelle, on front of Washington Post Style section -- Monday, August 9

New York Times covers UK militant animal rights successes against lab -- Sunday, August 8

Washington Post lead story on Ringling lion death -- Sunday, August 8

New York Times front page on using humans for drug testing -- Wednesday, August 4

Animal Rights extremism makes fills UK papers -- op-eds July 30, August 1 and August 2

Pre Olympic mass poisoning of strays in Greece in New York Post -- Sunday August 1

American Candidate" on Showtime, includes PETA activist -- starts Sunday, August 1

Los Angeles Times editorial and article on companion animals, plus terrific pro-veg letter -- Thursday, July 29

Chicago Tribune op-ed on chicken slaughter horror -- Wednesday, July 28

Terrific article on nutrition gurus in Los Angeles Times -- Monday, July 26

Companion animal stories in USA Today and LA Times front page -- Monday, July 26

CNN covers the myth of free range chicken -- Sunday, July 25

New York Times on KFC supplier slaughterhouse scandal - Sunday, July 25

Singer/Dawn op-ed in Los Angeles Times compares KFC slaughterhouse to Abu Ghraib - Sunday, July 25

KFC Cruelty on evening news of all three major American networks, plus the fate of performing Chimps on ABC -- Tuesday July 20

Animal Rights Lab victory make UK front pages -- Tuesday July 20

LOS ANGELES TIMES on Ruby's return to Los Angeles zoo -- Tuesday, July 20

NEW YORK TIMES covers KFC cruelty -- Tuesday, July 20

NEW YORK TIMES on kids raising animals for slaughter -- Friday July 16

WJLA investigates 'Animal Care Certified' egg farm -- Thursday July 15

NPR's 'Day to Day' covers foie gras bill -- Tuesday, July 13

LOS ANGELES TIMES article on zoo training mentions beatings -- Monday, July 12

ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT rodeo fluff piece -- Wednesday July 7

Pig farming in NEWSWEEK (July 12 issue) and NEW YORK TIMES, Wednesday July 7

Los Angeles Times lead story on foie gras bill -- Wednesday, July 7

Column on Schwarzenegger and SHAC tactics in Los Angeles Times - Wednesday, June 30

Arnold Schwarzenegger backs off the 'shelter' scheme -- front pages Saturday, June 26

LOS ANGELES TIMES front page story on Schwarzenegger's planned repeal of Hayden Act - Friday, June 25

PARENTING MAGAZINE -- Ages 8-12, "Deciding to go veggie" -- July 2004

NEW YORK TIMES op-ed on terrorism questions animal rights terrorist label - Tuesday, June 22

Full page NEW YORK TIMES ad slams AVMA anti animal policies, Monday, June 21

Zoo issues make front page in Dallas and San Francisco, Sunday and Monday, June 20 and 21

'The Ethicist' in New York Times slams 'swim with dolphins' programs -- Sunday June 20

Plight of the Moon Bears, farmed for bile, on Living on Earth on NPR -- Friday June 18 (and 19,20)

ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT on elephants in zoos -- Friday, June 18

CBS Evening News on horse slaughter --Wednesday, June 16

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR front page on changes at zoos and in attitudes to animals -- Tuesday, June 15

Dog's language ability makes front pages everywhere Friday, June 11

NEW YORK TIMES lead story on pigeons being caught for hunt -- Thursday, June 10

Top Broadcaster, Paul Harvey, shares pig rescue story and promotes Peaceable Kingdom -- Wednesday, June 9

Orlando Sentinel -- Student raising pig for slaughter has change of heart -- Tuesday, June 8

KSAT covers release of 41 Coultston monkeys to sanctuary -- Thursday, June 3

Foie gras bill in San Jose Mercury News -- Thursday, June 3

Wonderful editorial about animal rights in the Los Angeles Times Friday, May 28

Seven SHAC associated activists arrested -- NEW YORK TIMES Thursday, May 27

Man sues Atkins Empire for damage to health -- NEW YORK TIMES Thursday, May 27

Austria enacts ground breaking animal protection laws -- Thursday May 27

Washington Post on Bush speechwriter and animal advocate Matthew Scully - Monday, May 24 04

New York Times discusses legal protection for animals -- Sunday May 23

Horse slaughter letters in USA Today -- Friday, May 21

Detroit Free Press front page story saying zoo decision to release elephants -- Thursday May 20

New York Times Dining section front page - "Meatless, Not Joyless." Wednesday, May 19

ABC's '8 SIMPLE RULES' presents dissection alternative message -- Tuesday May 18

Sun Sentinel front page opening of week long series on marine mammal abuse -- Sunday May 16

Montel Williams show covers animal cruelty - Friday May 14

USA Today op-ed against horse slaughter -- Thursday May 13

Egg industry must quit "Animal Care Certified" label under current standards -- May 11-12, MSNC, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald.

Los Angeles Times front page on ban on successful China campaign against bullfighting Tuesday May 11

International Herald Tribune on bullfighting -- Tuesday May 4

Los Angeles Times article against foie gras bill SB 1520 -- Wednesday, May 5

NPR's WEEKEND EDITION covers Horse Slaughter Prevention Act -- Saturday, May 1

Positive article in WASHINGTON TIMES headed "Avowedly Vegan" -- Tuesday April 27

LOS ANGELES TIMES on anti foie gras bill -- Tuesday, April 27

READERS DIGEST letter points to fish personality -- May edition

FINANCIAL TIMES front page story on research alternatives -- Friday April 23

Terrific anti circus column in Philadelphia Daily News -- Tuesday April 20

Column by Debra Saunders against cat cloning -- discusses overpopulation -- Tuesday April 20

San Francisco Chronicle on demo for World Week for Laboratory Animals -- Tuesday, April 20

Boston Globe Magazine cover story on Tufts terminal dog experiments -- Sunday, April 18

Chicago Tribune editorial on Barcelona vote against bullfighting -- Saturday April 17

Cover of Virginia's "Style Weekly" on egg production -- Thursday April 15

Seal hunt cartoon by Raeside and much newspaper coverage -- Tuesday April 13

Foie gras specialty restaurant gets positive review in San Francisco Chronicle Magazine -- Sunday, April 11

Bison slaughter and seal hunt in Christian Science Monitor -- Wednesday April 7

Canada seal hunt on front page of NEW YORK TIMES -- Monday, April 5

Tom Regan and animal rights on front page of Chicago Tribune, Sunday April 4 and on opinion piece of Minnesota Daily Monday, April 5

Jabari, the gorilla shot dead in Dallas, on front page of Dallas Morning News -- Wednesday, March 31

New York Times gives gruesome details of animal tests for depression drugs -- Sunday, March 28

WALL STREET JOURNAL front page article on care of homeless dogs in Bangkok -- Wednesday, March 24

CHICAGO TRIBUNE front page on hog farm horror -- Wednesday, March 24

The Ethicist in NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE takes anti fur stance -- Sunday March 21

USDA seizes circus elephants -- Washington Post -- Thursday, March 18

NEWSWEEK on "Vegan Chic" -- March 22 edition

An Australian state government campaigns against the Atkins diet -- Mon and Tues March 15 &16

Terrific anti Iditarod column in USA TODAY -- Monday, March 15

Pro animal editorials in two major papers -- Bergen Record on Bears, March 11 and New York Times on Wolves, Sunday March 14

NEW YORK TIMES front page on Cheeseburger Bill -- Thursday, March 11

NEW YORK MAGAZINE cover story -- The Last Days of Dr Atkins -- March 15 edition

America's obesity on many front pages -- and The Cheeseburger Bill on Crossfire - Wednesday, March 10

California Bill to ban foie gras -- Sacramento Bee article, Monday, March 1

Animal issue series on KPFK -- WATCHDOG -- hosted by Karen Dawn. Listen live on line. Through May ' 04

BIZARRO's "most blatant attack yet" on fur -- Thursday, Febrary 26

60 MINUTES II on danger to gorillas -- Wednesday, February 25

NPR's MARKETPLACE piece on foie gras -- Tuesday February 24

Unprecedented $39,000 verdict for loss of companion animal -- LOS ANGELES TIMES -- Feb 23

Atkins Press update -- NY Times, Feb 22, Newsweek Feb 23 and Fumento Feb 19

CBS Early Show -- "When Pets Die" -- Wednesday February 18

CBS Evening News "Man vs. Nature" Update -- Wednesday, February 18

CBS EVENING NEWS series on animal issues, week of February 16

WPBF-TV coverage of misuse of "Animal Care Certified" label -- February 16, 2004

Dr Atkins heart disease finally makes big news - February 2004

NEW YORK NEWSDAY op-ed by Dawn/Singer on animal slaughter -- Sunday, February 8

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE profiles three vegan activists -- Sunday, February 8

Decision to abandon Cambridge primate lab in all the UK papers -- Wednesday January 28

LOS ANGELES TIMES lead article on factory farming -- Wednesday, January 21

DATELINE -- terrific segment on Premarin cruelty -- Sunday, January 18

CHICAGO TRIBUNE lead article -- "Fur's hot again." -- Sunday, January 18

Two editorials opposing proposed circus ban in Denver -- Wednesday, January 14

Danger of salmon consumption makes front page news -- LA TIMES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, GUARDIAN, on Friday, January 9 and more news through Tuesday January 13

Another great anti-fur BIZARRO cartoon -- Sunday, January 11 2004

Mass slaughter of civets for SARS control on front page of IHT and in many other papers, - Thursday, January 8

New Year Begins with ban on downed animals for human food -- Monday, January 5

GO VEGAN WITH BOB LINDEN - radio show - Sundays in California and on the web

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GO VEGAN TEXAS from Houston and on the web every Monday.

DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets. You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts at www.DawnWatch.com. If you forward or reprint DawnWatch alerts, please do so unedited -- leave DawnWatch in the title and include this tag line.