STUDENT GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS

AUSTIN- Student Government of the University of Texas is calling on UT administration to save the life of Stampy, a Beagle currently housed in the Animal Resources Center on campus.

The resolution, which passed overwhelmingly Tuesday, also encouraged the use of alternatives to animal research, and an end to the euthanasia of animals for profit.

Randy Ortega, Liberal Arts representative, worked with members of Students Against Cruelty to Animals to draft the resolution.

Student Government officials will now present the resolution to President Faulkner, who happens to own a Beagle.

Through an arrangement with an Austin corporation, CEDRA, the ARC has housed and killed two Beagles for profit this year. Only Stampy remains.

Students Against Cruelty to Animals has issued a proposal to the ARC, calling for an end to the housing and research on dogs at the University. The ARC board will vote on the proposal at their Dec. 12 meeting.

Because of these developments, an organizer for SACA received a harassing email from an anonymous UT researcher Wednesday, alleging that animal rights activists pose a threat to his/her life.

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