And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: And so it begins... again and again. Gigi ---------- | From: Buffalo Nationsby way of Buffalo Folks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: For Immediate Rease...(This story just continues to gather morenational attention every day!) | Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 11:15 AM | | Buffalo Nations | P.O. Box 957 West Yellowstone, Mt. 59758 | Phone (406)646-0070 Fax (406)646-0071 | E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Buffalo Nations Activist blocks access to capture facility by sitting in a | 30 ft. tripod, delaying the possible death of ten bull buffalo for six | hours. Tripod sitter and supporter arrested ! | | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 1999 | Media Contacts: Mike Mease, Sarah K. Chalmers (406) 646-0070 | | WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT- This morning, before first light, Buffalo Nations | activist Sue Nackoney set herself in a 30 foot tripod on Duck Creek Road to | prevent the shipment of buffalo to the slaughterhouse. Ten bulls were | captured yesterday by the Department of Livestock. | | Just before 7 am local resident Dale Koelzer, who allows the state of | Montana to operate the Duck Creek capture facility on his property, | attempted to ram the tripod and run over protesters who were standing in | front of it with his pick-up truck. There were no charges against Mr. | Koelzer. All traffic to and from the capture facility had been halted by | the tripod for six hours. Officers with the Galltin County Sherrifs | Department, the Yellowstone Police Department, Park Service Law | Enforcement, and Forest Service Law Enforcement arrived on the scence | around 7am. | | Sue Nackoney was arrested and taken into custody. Molly Karp was also | arrested for tresspassing when the police decided she was too close, after | being told she could stand near the tripod. | | Yesterday the Department of Livestock captured 10 bulls at the Duck Creek | capture facility by using a combination of hay bait and hazing. Ms.Nackoney | took her action to bring attention to this senseless slaughter and the | state's zero tolerance policy toward migrating buffalo. This policy is a | extreme step and not in line with Animal Plant Health Inspection Service | (APHIS). APHIS has stated its willingness to accept the presence of bison | who pose a low risk for brucellosis transmission for up to 60 days prior to | the return of cattle to the area. These low risk animals are defined as | untested bulls, yearlings, calves and non-pregnant females. There are no | cattle in the conflict zone west of the park until June. The presence of | brucellosis exposed buffalo in the state is not cause for revocation of | Montana's brucellosis free status under APHIS guidelines. | | In stating her reasons for taking this action Sue Nackoney stated "The DOL | is deceiving everyone by saying they are managing a disease. The six | bulls they slaughtered last week and the ten they have in their facility | now, prove that. The winter habitat of the Yellowstone buffalo should be | protected. They have a legitimate right to leave the park in search of | food. I hold Governor Racicot personally responsible for the death of any | of these ten buffalo and any that are killed in the future by the DOL. | Governor Racicot could go a long way toward stopping this insanity and | unjustified killing simply by ordering the Department of Livestock to adopt | the APHIS guidelines. This insane slaughter must stop and we will continue | to protest it to prevent a repeat of the massacre of 2 years ago. " | | "Why is the state of Montana so stubbornly insistent that they have a right | to kill these buffalo? | Every indication shows that the Montana livestock industry will not be hurt | by allowing buffalo to enter the state, yet they continue their illogical | practices of killing. The Department of Livestock should not be allowed to | manage the Greater Yellowstone bison herd," said Buffalo Nations | spokesperson Sue Nackoney. | | On Friday, January 8, the Department of Livestock killed 8 buffalo that it | captured at its Duck Creek Capture facility. Three Buffalo Nations | volunteers were arrested for non-violently attempting to stop the transport | of the bison to the slaughterhouse. | | "Buffalo Nations will be here to stand with these buffalo until they are | free to live on their winter habitat without being chased, captured, or | killed. Until this happens, many of us feel in our hearts that non-violent | direct action is the only way to stop this senseless tragedy," said Michael | Bowersox, Buffalo Nations spokesperson. | | Buffalo Nations and the local community will be holding a continuing vigil | for the captive buffalo at the base of Duck Creek Road on highway 191 (near | intersection of rte 287) . Updates on the ongoing situation at Duck Creek | are available by calling Mike Mease or Sarah Chalmers at (406)646-0070 | | Video and photographs are available upon request. | | -30- | | | | | | Buffalo Nations | PO Box 957 | West Yellowstone, MT 59758 | 406-646-0070 phone | 406-646-0071 fax | [EMAIL PROTECTED] <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
