tS we we ant F Va eee AS a ct, ~ Page 26 Gacciane CouLier, Continued from page 11 western medical faculty’s Com- mittee on Research and Society, “is simply not true and will not be in the foreseeable future." Dr. Galsworthy says tissue cul— tures are of no use in developing surgical techniques for organ transplants or treatments for bone disease. Nor is there a computer that can do the work of an animal’s central nervous sys— tem. "Scientists have to work with living species," she says. "But the animal activists are all on the ‘alternatives’ bandwagon so that they won’t appear to be against medical research." Western’s Borwein says the animal-rightsS movement hopes by spreading misinformation to lull the public into supporting res— trictions that will make rie tougher and more expensive to obtain and us Be research animals. “Until scant tionists, 1983, she says, "I paid attention to antivivisec— whom I regarded as an anachronistic bunch of ineffec— tual cranks. Then I suddenly found myself written up in the Kingston Whigh-Standard under titles such as ‘’Slaughter Science.” The writer had gotten her material fr aim a booklet written by Anne Doncaster of Torante, wha isa sel f-proclaimed advocate of animal rights. The article was awash with errors, and libellous." Borwein asked for, and got, a full apology from the paper and space to write an article on the benefits of medical research for * a ee > tune 1990 for ee * - — re er aor both people and animals. Since then, she has been a tireless spokesman for the cause of medi-— cal research, including the rights of people and animals to benefit from such research. She warns people not to be misled by false and emotional propaganda about alleged sadism and cruelty in research laboratories where there are,°in fact, safeguards for the animals. “We love animals,” says Borwein, “but we place a special and unique value on human life, and there are many medical prob-— lems today awaiting cures: many cancers, AIDS, muscular dystro-— phy, multiple sclerosis, Parkin-—- son’s and Alzheimer’s diseases, and so on. Yet animal-rights extremist would sentence our children and grandchildren to suffer and die by stopping the research that holds the promise of curing the diseases that still afflict us. "Every time you seek medical attention for yourself and your family, or your pets,” she adds, "you are the beneficiary of bio-— medical research using animals.” Ma jor Contributions of . Animal Research Had scientific research been res— trained in the first decade of the 20th century, as antivivi- sectionist were then urging, many millions of people alive and healthy today “would never have been born or would have suffered a premature death," the American Medical Association states ina 1989 white paper. "Their parents er grandparents would have died 2 0.0.0. 0.0. 0.9.0. 0.0.6 oot bob & & & & a & & & & oof. &.6 2.0,.9.0,0,.0,.0,0,0.9.0,0,0.0 0 0 6.0.0 2 6 & oo o oo. 6 0.0.0. 0.0.8.5 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY JOIN THE CASSIAR LIONS CLUB FOR OUR TRADITIONAL FATHER’S DAY BRUNCH AT THE SPORTSMAN’S LUNCHEONETTE FEATURING STEAK AND EGGS 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM JUNE 17, 1990 BOEING IO IEII EIS IIT IE IA III IA IAS IO IA ISI III SI SII II IIS II DAI IIA ar So ae ae oe npn herrars scarlet fever, tuberculosis, diabetes, appendi- citis and countless other diseas— es and disorders.” Some major medical throughs have been made in this century using animals in re- search. They include: break— 1920s: Discovery of intra-— venous feeding; control of dia-— betes through the discovery of insulin (by Dr. Frederick Banting of London, Ont.) 1930s: Therapeutic use of sulfa drugs; prevention of tetanus; development of antica-— agulants; modern anesthesia. 1940s: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and whooping cough; therapeutic use of antibiotics such aS penicillin, chlortetra-— cycline and streptomycin; pre- vention of diphtheria. 1950s: “Prevention of polio; open-heart surgery and cardiac Pacemakers; development of cancer chemotherapy; drug treatment for leprosy and tuberculosis. 1960s: Prevention of fetus-— threatening German measles; cor— neal transplants and coronary by-— Pass surgery. 1970s: Prevention of red meas— les; modern treatment af caronary insufficiency; heart transplants; development of nonaddicting pain- killers. 1980s: Use of cyclosporin and other antirejection drugs; ident— ification of psychophysiological factors in depression, anxiety and phobias. 222 Kennedy Street Wednesday Thursday 10 - 3:20 coe 778-7476. Saturday 10 - 5:30 Cassiar Hair Design will be closed June 28 to July 30. Regular hours willresume July 31. =~ Everything 20% off pecs Sau products from June 15to.n ine Bio SOCCS CCC SCC CCDS SC CCC CSU TEST | { i } 4 j ‘ 1 al | tr al i RE a ey Bi sae peri —— » } J CASSIAR LIONS CLUB Submitted by Shelley Cosnetti, Secretary Mother’s Day Brunch The Cassiar Lions Club would like to thank everyone who came out for brunch. Also, thank you to Tim, Derek and staff for pre- Paring the food. It was delic— icus! Two Mother --of —- the — Year Awards were presented: Congr a— tulations to Nancy Gleason and Lee Coran! These ladies put a lot of work into various clubs invelving miner sports and child- ren’s activities. Nancy and Lee each received a dozen long- stemmed red roses and each also received a bottle of champagne. All money raised at the brunch goes to Lions children’s prajects'! Car Wash: The Cassiar Lians car wash, held May 12, 1990, was_a success, raising $506.00 for minor soft— ball and f—-ball. Thanks to everyone who brought their ve- hicles to the car wash! The Liens are planning ta held a second car wash sometime in June. Please watch for further infor— mation and posters! Thank You.... Ta Jim Doucet for taking time to cut down the Lions Christmas tree, your help was appreciated very much! Breathalizer Demonstration fen i On May 1, 1999, held a demonstration af the breathalizer in the Lions Den. It went well, although there were very few people in attendance. Perhaps we can try again sometime in the future? e Gas e Oil e Propane OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Hours Mon-Fri 8-8 p.m. Sat 9-5 yun 10-4 the :Roe Mor. Safety Course: At this time no date has been set but the bicycle safety course will be held one Saturday in June. The R.C.M.P. and the Lions urge everyone with eerste to course. There will be a radeo in addition ta bicycle ger ral saf— ety procedures. The R.L.M.P. are Planning to visit the schools with more information on this. Please watch for posters and in- formation! Scheduled for Sat-— urday, June Sth at the tennis courts. Time toa be announced. Lions Minor Seaftball and T-Ball: The games Come oan out and an! are underway ! cheer the kids are 32900 Minor Softball ganes Monday through Friday at p.m. and T-Ball is played. Tues— days, Wednesdays, and Thursdays! See you at the ball field! Cassiar Lions Campground: you ta A very big = thank Karen Auric and Megan, Frank Colak, Lisa Mankin, Ellen Knowles and Richard Knowles! These very gener ous people: put in a hard day’s wark cleaning up the garbage on the grounds! We hear Richard was an excellent supervisor! The Lions were toa slow in arganizing just a bit our annual clean-up of the campground —- you beat us to it! Thank you all very much! Your hard wark is ap— preciated! We hope you join us for the Family Picnic an June =nd at the Campground! Mechanic on duty -much lately E.A.7? Courier June dient Page. ee oF wt & for penalty What ’s the cheating on your diet, Mary R.? And in public, too! Hope that bite of apple pie was warth it! Who were those loud, rowdy "Sister’s" at the Sports Dance. It was good that some people en- joyed themselves! Here’s an update on the Good Friday Walk for World Development and Peace. We raised $1,222.96! Thank you all again for your sup- port! motorcycles Beep Beep! Been playing As I stopped at a traffic light in Los Angeles, I noticed a health-food store with a huge sign in the window that read: DIET AIDS. Next door, a fastfood luncheonette’s equally large win- dow sign read: CHEAT HERE. — Owen H. Hobbs Relatively Speaking My father took some business associates to lunch. While they were eating, a commotion arose in the kitchen, and an elderly woman wearing an apron came storming out. All eyes were on her as she strode up to the owner and waved a piece of paper in his face. "What is this?" she demanded. "Another cheque and again no raise? You expect me to live on this? I quit!" The owner yelled backs. "Quit? You can’t quit! Not in the middle of lunch rush!" But while he was speaking, the woman had taken off her apron and was heading for the door. He watched until she was nearly gone before he started after her. Then he called out, "Aw, come on, Mom!" -— Cathy Butcher e Parts .@ Repairs (604) 778-7383 P.O. Box 38, Cassiar, B.C. VOC 1E0