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Soundtracks and More BUTTONS, T-SHIRTS, POSTERS, RECORDING TAPE; RECORD g§£|:: ;i CARE ACCESSORIESv /Face the musici W J RECORDS AND TAPES campus fjtfff, l Sffi JgSg, J&Z sean meyers Save the Veals As Ocean and Farm Animals Safety reporter for the Emerald, many sad incidents come to my attention each day — disoriented whales that swim inland, harmless ducks and geese drenched in diesel fuel. But of all the tragedies to cross my desk, nothing ap proaches the heart-wrenching story of Bobby the Veal Calf. I was opening what seemed to be a routine letter from the farm (Farm Animal Reform Movement), when this adver tisement reached out and grabbed me by my intellectual groin: "Bobby is a 14- weak-old ‘veal’ calf. After his birth, he was separated from his mother, chained in a 2 by 4 ft. wooden crate in total darkness, and fed a special liquid designed to make him anemic. This produces the pale, soft flesh so prized by ‘gourmets.’ "Bobby will be able to walk, to stretch, to associate with other calves, and to see the sky only once — on his way to the slaugh terhouse... ARE YOU REALLY THAT HUNGRY?” The fact of the matter was, 30 minutes before, I really had been that hungry. At the EMU Fountain Court Cafe, I had just polished off a breaded veal cutlet crested with a daub of brown gravy. To the extent that a $1.75, four-course meal can be palatable, it was quite good. But in the Emerald office moments later, with Bobby the Veal Calf’s warm and sensuous brown eyes gazing back up at me from this adver tisement, I felt a churning of discontent In my bowels. The thought that even as I read about Bobby's ordeal, my digestive enzymes could be finishing off this hapless s! I creature was almost too much of a burden to bear. Almost. It was then that I realized, damn It, Bobby may still be alive. It was my Job as Ocean and Farm Animals Safety reporter for the Emerald, nay my moral obligation as a human being, to do what I could to set his beleaguered young life on a less troubled path. The hat was passed around the Emerald office, and within a matter of hours nearly $100 had been collected for the Adopt Bobby the Veal Calf fund. My spirits soared — It might not be too late to save Bobby. My fingers trembled as I acknowledged that the adver tisement had been run repeatedly in the Washington Post, New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. But, said Hershaft, out of the millions of people that must have read about Bobby’s plight, not a single one had called to offer assistance. Well, Dr. Hershaft, I said, we at the Emeraid want to help Bobby. Just tell us where he is, and we’ll save him. "Actually, Bobby is a sym bolic animal. There was no specific animal that was nam ed Bobby,” admitted Hershaft. dialed the number of Dr. Alex Hershaft, president of FARM headquarters in Washington, D.C. If anyone knew of Bobby's whereabouts, he would. I imagined my phone call in tercepting an executioner in the nick of time, Just as his sword was drawn high over the quivering mass of fatted veal calf that was Bobby. Batting a nervous eyelash, Bobby would moo softly in gratitude as he was led from the slaughter towards a rich and rewarding life. Dr. Hersha** seemed sur prised to get my call. He __ Duuuy waa a lupiuaun* tation of the millions of farm animals that die each year. I guess we just assumed that peo ple would realize that Bobby was just a symbol." I was shattered, but even so my journalistic instincts remained in tact. Didn’t this solicita tion for contributions to FARM smack of false and deceptive advertis ing? And what about the drawing above the adver tisement — are we to I believe that Bobby’s strong jaw, sensitive eyes and rugged-yet handsome features were just a figment of an artist’s im agination? Come on, buster, where’s Bobby? "It’s pretty easy to know what happened to Bobby. He was slaughtered for veal like millions of other calves each year,” said Hershaft, who was beginning to get a bit testy. "I made him up. Young calves are called ‘bobs,’ that’s how he got his name. There is no Bobby." No Bobby the Veal Calf? Maybe not. By now, he’s pro bably Bobby the Breaded Veal Cutlet. Good luck Bobby, wherever your little hooves may trod. t!i< '■U for Men and Wowien 'Permanent Wave 8pecial/ regular price-*35 NOW*2f (Haircutextra) offer begins February 7. expires February 28. oTE* '<S>W »o<c»M©in^0 Oregon daily _ _ emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co at the University cri Oregon Eugene OR 97403 The Emerald operates independently ot the University with offices on the third Boor of me Erb Memorial Union and « a member of the Associated Press 9*9-9911 999-3712 999-4343 999-4311 9*9-9911 Editor Managing Editor News Editor Assistant News Editor Editorial Page Editor Photo Editor Sports Editor Associate Sports Editor Entertainment Editor Night Editor Associate Editors Higher Education Departments and Schools Student Government Features Politics Politics'Education Reporter General Staff Advertising Manager Classified Advertising Production Manager Controller Harry Esteve John Healy Marian Green Cort Fernald Joan Nyland Bob Baker Mike Riplinger Paul Danzer Jonathan Siegie Mike Riplinger Sandy Johnstone Frank Shaw Richard Burr Sean Meyers Michele Matassa Aleta Zak Darlene Gore Sally Oljar Victoria Koch Jean Ownbey
