Effects of amalgamitis

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/15/05 

Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 07:24:33 -0500

I got confused. I thought this has to do with amalgam, but I am wrong.
Jan do you have anything to do with this group?

Joel

They unabashedly are patrons of the industry that tortures and
slaughters animals, namely companies that employ the use of factory
farms like Perdue, Tyson, and, basically, every meat industry out
there from pork, beef, poultry, and seafood. They literally buy
hundreds of pounds of meat every month, possibly week, to feed to
their pets or to consume themselves.

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MOVE and Animals
(Editors Note: Although Lori wrote this article some time ago I think
it is important for people to understand just how deep MOVE members
callousness towards "life" goes. MOVE, an organization that purportes
to be the "example" for people to follow has shown not only a
disregard for the safety of their neighbors, themselves, their
children, and as Lori explains, even for the animals in their care.)

MOVE and Animals
by Lori Allen

The MOVE Organization has led a very successful public campaign in
projecting themselves as the bastions of good animal welfare. They
have a reputation as advocates for animal protection amongst the
political left. Even their adversaries shy away from accusations of
animal abuse and endangerment on the part of MOVE.
The organization’s version of history shows them as a revolutionary
group that protested against puppy mills, the zoo, and other forms of
industry using animals. They have also boasted the breaking up of dog
fighting rings. They claim to have been some of the first to do so,
even before the fad of vegetarianism and animal rights groups,
although they have rarely been seen doing such demonstrations in
recent years.
Their true history of how they actually maintain the animals in their
care and their record of consumerism does not support this
declaration, however. A behind the scenes look at the condition of the
dogs and cats they care for reveals a side to MOVE that has not been
made available for public scrutiny.
The consumerism that is practiced by MOVE is to shop without real
conscience of the companies that they support with the might of their
dollars. They unabashedly are patrons of the industry that tortures
and slaughters animals, namely companies that employ the use of
factory farms like Perdue, Tyson, and, basically, every meat industry
out there from pork, beef, poultry, and seafood. They literally buy
hundreds of pounds of meat every month, possibly week, to feed to
their pets or to consume themselves.
This subject is important to clarify because it shows a callous idea
that, although they do not take part in the wholesale slaughter of
these animals in tormenting conditions, they readily sustain these
corporations with their sponsorship. One of their youth members, in
explaining why they shop at certain stores and buy products from
specific companies that have been cited as being either destructive in
their behaviors towards the environment, child labor exploitations,
sweatshops, and/or animal cruelty, stated that all industry is bad; so
there is no difference in whom you buy things from.
The most problematic matter in regards to the health and well being of
the dogs and cats is the diet that these animals are fed. MOVE gives
animals in their care and stray animals in their neighborhood a "raw
food" diet that consists of raw beef, pork, lamb, poultry, horsemeat,
and bones. They do have a tendency to temporarily ban certain meats
from time to time, but not because of the properties of the meats
themselves, rather because of mad cow disease threats and such. Their
concerns do not seem to stem from the quandaries posed by use of
growth hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides in the production of
these meats. They do not ban the use of these products for those
grounds.
Obesity is typical around MOVE houses for animals. These weight
problems have lead to horrendous leg, hip, and joint pain to the point
that these dogs could no longer walk without problems, eventually
leading to their inability to even get up without being literally
carried. The result of being burdened with excessive pounds is that
all of the dogs that have these weight issues wind up suffering from
arthritis.
The weight problems are directly linked to the poor diet that is fed
to these animals. After a lengthy discussion with a veterinarian about
the raw food diet fed to the animals, it was explained that the myth
that dogs do not need vegetables and grains is factually wrong. When a
dog eats an animal such as a rabbit, it also eats the intestines,
which contain the diet that the prey had eaten. It is said that this
portion of the diet is essential to keep the balance of vitamins and
minerals that are required to keep all the bones, muscles, and joints
working properly. To feed a dog or a cat just raw meat would be as
detrimental as a person eating tons of nuts and nothing else.
MOVE, as a religious sect, does not believe in the use of modern
medicines as a rule. They do, however, abandon this statute as
commonly as they abandon most of their practices when they prove to be
impossible to follow this day and age. It is more so something they
espouse rather then observe. Yet, their general habit is to wait until
a problem has stretched its limits beyond anything they can control
before they will use medical interventions.
This is especially the case when it comes to their animals. There is
no preventative care for their pets. They do not vaccinate their cats
and dogs. They do not adhere to spay and neutering of animals (stating
that it is cruel to take away their ability to procreate). They do not
have regular health check ups or give preventative medications for
common and sometimes deadly illnesses such as heartworm.
Generally, their attitude towards care for animals is to wait until
there is a problem, wait until it becomes severe, and then seek
treatment from professionals to aid them. They do use ointments,
creams, oils, and other virtually ineffectual products to attempt to
treat these various conditions (to be fair as to their record), but it
falls short of a solution.
MOVE’s mind-set in how to deal with cats differs from that of dogs.
They see dogs as being hopelessly domesticated at this point, not
being able to utilize their instinctual sense of survival. They
believe cats, however, to still have these skills and so have adopted
a system of dealing with them.
There has been a cat colony beside MOVE’s headquarters for years.
Whenever the population of that colony gets out of hand, or when a
litter of cats from one of their domesticated felines grows to the age
of ‘teenagers,’ they capture them and "take them to the wild." What
this translates into is that they take these cats to rural areas and
let them go with only their instincts and a stash of food that they
put out as they are abandoned.
The cats that reside with MOVE are riddled with medical problems. Many
of them suffer from a condition called Feline Hip Displacia. This
condition literally cripples the cats to the point that they cannot
walk, jump, or engage in any active life. Eventually, it becomes so
debilitating that there is nothing to do, but put them to sleep. This
illness does not have to cripple the cat, however, as research shows
that a simple surgery can literally allow these cats to live long,
healthy, active lives.
The cats that develop this condition do so because they inherit it
from both parents. The reason MOVE still has this dilemma is because
their domestic cats that carry this trait (many, of whom, came from
this colony) keep mating with the stray cats in the neighborhood. The
largest reason, again, comes from the fact that they do not give their
animals preventative medical care.
The guardianship of their dogs is not opposite to the treatment of the
cats, but it does differ substantially. MOVE does go to great lengths
to provide comfort, clean water, and fresh food to their dogs (and
cats). They regularly exercise their dogs with up to six walks a day,
decent sized, fenced in yards to roam around at leisure, and lots of
attention. They do also provide heating pads for the arthritic dogs.
The problem mainly comes from their diet and obesity, but it goes even
further then that. The dogs are not afforded the same dignity as the
cats once they have reached a state where they are incapacitated.
Instead, they have dogs that suffer terribly day in and day out
without any real relief or medications.
One dog named Benjamin or ‘Benny’ endures sometimes multiple seizures
a day. He is not provided with any medications. If there are
fireworks, thunderstorms, a dog goes into heat (and remember, they do
not spay their females), or any other excitement or loud noise stirs
him, he goes into a seizure. Some of his seizures are so severe it
takes hours for his leg muscles to relax.
Another dog named Butchie literally resembled a bear. He was enormous
and could often not be able to bare the weight on his legs. As was
described previously, he became arthritic. He eventually suffered a
stroke that left him unable to get up without being carried, and he
would bite people who touched his hips or legs.
One of the common grounds between tending for the dogs and the cats is
MOVE’s lack of precautions when it comes to the animals’ safety in the
streets of a very bustling city. Unless warned by police to face fines
and confiscation of the dogs, MOVE does not put the dogs on leashes to
take them to the park. One of their puppies was killed when a car
outside of their headquarters struck him.
MOVE even permits the cats to roam the streets. This is foolish
considering that these cats are not spayed or neutered and end up
mating with very sick and disease ridden strays, which are not
vaccinated from the contagious disorders they carry. They are also
subject to grave fights with wild cats that leave them with wounds
where their ears are bitten, their fur is ripped out, and they have
gashes in every body part that can be cut. One cat even came home with
a dart in its side. MOVE’s solution to this was to "take it to the
wild."
Many of these cats are never to be seen or heard from again once they
are let out. The threat of the cars, trucks, trolleys, and buses that
race up and down the streets near their West Philadelphia home should
be enough to not allow anything in their care to wander about
aimlessly.
There is also the issue that they see no problem with over crowding
people, dogs, and cats into buildings. During the siege on their
headquarters in 1978, over 50 dogs were removed from the city duplex.
Their current headquarters is also a duplex and the left half of the
house once housed at least 40 cats, by MOVE’s account. Animals living
in overcrowded conditions are more prone to diseases and fighting.
This issue has been cited numerous times in complaints against MOVE in
the two neighborhoods where MOVE has had violent confrontations with
the police.
Animal advocacy is all encompassing. It takes more then demonstrations
and tough words. It is more then affording comfort for pets. It is a
community wide responsibility to not help the epidemic of homeless
animals to grow. It means aiding in the struggle to stop the spread of
disease. It is the conscientiousness of purchasing products from
responsible companies that do not exploit animals or resort to cruel
practices for testing product safety. People need to use caution when
branding organizations or cults as animal advocates.
posted by Tony Allen at 10:58 PM 6 comments

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