Charity News from Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003ASPCA Applauds NYS Senator Liz Krueger For Sponsorship of "Downed Animal" Protection LegislationAmerican Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | On Saturday, Oct. 11th, 2003, State Senator Liz Krueger and Farm Sanctuary, an animal welfare advocacy group, will co-sponsor a press conference to announce Senator Krueger's sponsorship of legislation to promote the humane treatment of farm animals. CRS Statement on the Launch of the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Catholic Relief Services | Last week, the first oil tanker left the waters off Kribi, Cameroon, with 950,000 barrels of crude and the hopes of millions of Chadians to whom the oil belongs. But fragile are the hopes that the revenues will lift people out of poverty. Alzheimer's Association Cautious About New Alzheimer Treatment Research With Antibiotics Alzheimer's Association | The Alzheimer's Association expressed caution about new research on two antibiotics as possible treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD) based on a study presented today at the Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Siegfried & Roy Attack Illustrates the Dangers of Exotic Pets American Humane Association | The recent attack of Roy Horn, 59, by a trained tiger is just one of many such attacks that occur each year and is a startling reminder that exotic animals like tigers should not be kept as pets, says American Humane.
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