News from the Swiss Radio DRS, 7.11.97, 7am (Later during the day the news was not repeated and it could not be found in any newspaper!) - SDL

The paper is subdivided in four chapters, and will be published in Italy from Cosmopolis Edition of Tourin with the title ‘Animal Rights Towards a Civilisation without Blood’. The foreword (preface) was written by Gino Ditadi, one of the most known Italian philosophical thinkers about animal conditions in the History of Philosophy.
For contacts: Alessandro Arrigoni, via Provinciale 51, 53030 Pievescola (Siena) Italy, Tel/Fax: +39 577 960280, email: veggy@freenet.hut.fi

Dr. P.K.Jain, The Vegetarian Society of Botswana, P.O.Box 2178, Gabarone, Botswana, Fax +267356591, e-mail: jainpk@noka.ub.bw

The world is mourning the death of Princess Diana. Many of us will not only remember her as someone dedicated to helping those suffering from AIDS, children in need and the victims of war, but also as a representative of international animal protection societies. "Her silent activities for the well-being of animals go far beyong the initiative of her former father-in-law, Prince Phillip," says Silke Berenthal of PeTA. (Prince Phillip was the first member of British royalty in this century who spoke out against the killing of leopards for their fur).

When clothes were designed for the Princess, the designers were never left in any doubt that fur, even as a decoration, would not be acceptable. Princess Diana was a vegetarian and among other things was responsible for unforgettable banquets such as the 17-course meatless dinner served by the British Embassy during her first visit to the United States in her honor. She also annoyed the royal family by refusing to take part in hunting expeditions. She could not condone the hurting or killing of animals. The offices of the animal protection organisation PeTA (People for the ethical Treatment of Animals e.V.) in England, Germany, Holland and the United States are planning on planting English roses in memory of Princess Diana.

Animal protection activists world-wide share the view that Diana’s beauty was not merely physical, but that her true, internal beauty was revealed by her respect for all living creatures. - (Stab) Vegetarisch Fit, 10/97

Michael Teuber and Vincent Perreten, two researchers at the ETH Zurich, have discovered that the lactococcus bacteria in raw milk cheese has be-come resistant to antibiotics. They believe that this is due to the excessive use of antibiotics in cattle breeding and demand that this be stopped. In addition, they say pasteurised milk should be used for cheese production. In 1991 and 1995, they had already discovered enterococcus bacteria which was resistant to seven types of antibiotics in raw milk cheese. In 1995, the consumption of raw milk cheese was linked to cases of listeriosis.

Farmers have promised to reduce the use of antibiotics gradually, consumer organisations demand an immediate ban – and the authorities responsible don’t consider this to be sufficient reason to take action. - (Stab) Rheintaler, October 24th

New York. "Life" magazine considers the inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison [vegetarian], to be the most important person of the millenium. Thanks to Edison’s invention, says Life magazine, the second millenium will end in a sea of lights rather than in the glow of torches. On the magazines list of the 100 most important persons of this millenium, Columbus takes second place followed by Martin Luther and scientist Galileo Galilei. Napoleon Bonaparte ranks twelfth followed by Adolf Hitler and Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso and Walt Disney (in that order). (Stab)