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#56 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Sun Jun 1, 2008 3:57 pm
Subject: EIGHT BEST FOOD FOR YOUR BONES. 		fluffydasha
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The other two were crab and oysters which for obvious reasons, I deleted from this least.
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Artichokes

Lauded for centuries as an aphrodisiac, this fiber-rich plant contains more bone-building magnesium and potassium than any other vegetable. Its leaves are also rich in flavonoids and polyphenols — antioxidants that can cut the risk of stroke — and vitamin C, which helps maintain the immune system. "Eat them as often as you can," says Bowerman. Ripe ones feel heavy for their size and squeak when squeezed.

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Leeks

These scallion-like cousins of garlic and onions are packed with bone-bolstering thiamine, riboflavin, calcium, and potassium. Leeks are also rich in folic acid, a B vitamin that studies have shown to lower levels of the artery-damaging amino acid homocystein in the blood.

What's more, "Leeks can support sexual functioning and reduce the risk of prostate cancer," says Michael Dansinger, MD, an assistant professor of medicine and an obesity researcher at Tufts-New England Medical Center, in Boston. "Chop the green part of a medium leek into thin ribbons and add it to soups, sautés, and salads as often as possible."
 

Broccoli

Our president's dad may hate this cruciferous all-star, but one cup of broccoli contains a hearty dose of calcium, as well as manganese, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and iron. And that's in addition to its high concentration of vitamins — including A, C, and K — and the phytonutrient sulforaphane, which studies at Johns Hopkins University suggest has powerful anticancer properties.

"One cup a day will do the trick," says Bowerman. Try cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts, or cabbage for variation, as all possess many of the same nutritional qualities. "Broccoli may also help reduce excess estrogen levels in the body, thanks to its indole 3-carbinol content," says celebrity trainer Gunnar Petersen.

Spinach

A renowned muscle builder, spinach is also rich in vitamin K, which has been shown to bolster bone-mineral density (thus protecting against osteoporosis) and reduce fracture rates. Spinach is also high in calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and even selenium, which may help protect the liver and ward off Alzheimer's.

One more reason to add it to your diet: A study in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that the carotenoid neoxanthin in spinach can kill prostate cancer cells, while the beta-carotene fights colon cancer. "Popeye was on to something," says Bowerman. "Eat one cup of cooked spinach, or two cups raw, four times a week.

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Kiwis

Like bananas, this fuzzy fruit is high in bone-protecting potassium. "They're also rich in vitamin C and lutein, a carotenoid that can help reduce the risk of heart disease," says Bowerman. "I try to eat at least one or two a week after exercising." Freeze them for a refreshing energy kick, but don't peel the skin: It's edible and packed with nutrients.

Bananas

Athletes and performers are familiar with the calming effect of bananas — a result of the fruit's high concentration of tryptophan, a building block of serotonin. But their real benefit comes from potassium, an electrolyte that helps prevent the loss of calcium from the body.

"Bananas also bolster the nervous system, boost immune function, and help the body metabolize protein," says Bass. "One banana packs a day's worth of potassium, and its carbohydrate content speeds recovery after strenuous exercise."

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Bok Choy

This crunchy cruciferous vegetable is more than the filler that goes with shrimp in brown sauce. "Bok choy is rich in bone-building calcium, as well as vitamins A and C, folic acid, iron, beta-carotene, and potassium," says celebrity trainer Teddy Bass. Potassium keeps your muscles and nerves in check while lowering your blood pressure, and research suggests that beta-carotene can reduce the risk of both lung and bladder cancers, as well as macular degeneration. Shoot for a cup a day.

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Dried Plums

Also known as prunes, these dark shrivelers are rich in copper and boron, both of which can help prevent osteoporosis. "They also contain a fiber called inulin, which, when broken down by intestinal bacteria, makes for a more acidic environment in the digestive tract," says Bowerman. "That, in turn, facilitates calcium absorption." Enjoy four or five a day to strengthen your bones and boost your energy.

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 


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#57 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Jun 5, 2008 2:27 pm
Subject: Tell GM Hybrids are in Demand 		fluffydasha
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Hi Rosa,

Have you ever wished everyone drove a hybrid? Or just wished you drove a hybrid? With global warming and high gas prices looming, it's a shame so few hybrid options exist for car buyers.

Tell General Motors to offer more, and better, hybrid cars >>

As the 5th largest corporation in the world and owner of 13 car brands, General Motors could supply a variety of efficient hybrids -- but it doesn't. It has only come out with SUV hybrids that have bigger engines than its other non-hybrid models. In fact, its GMC Yukon hybrid only gets 22 mpg while the Toyota Prius gets 46 mpg. When will General Motors decide to up its hybrid gas mileage?

On March 20, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz admitted at the New York Auto Show that not making a vehicle like the Prius was "a mistake." We agree, and it's time GM develop its hybrid technology. Let GM know that we want hybrids that will make a difference in the world and in our wallets >>

Thanks for taking action!

Allison
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#58 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Jun 5, 2008 8:35 pm
Subject: COMING TO A WALMART NEAR YOU 		fluffydasha
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I thought this was a joke, but it isn't!
Subject: COMING TO A WALMART NEAR YOU

 

Speaking of shopping.......

 

This is unbelievable...what's next???

 

I bet the schools in the US are going to have a fit if the girls start wearing these to school!!!!
 

COMING SOON TO A WALMART NEAR YOU!!!?

What you see below are not see-thru skirts. They are actually prints on the skirts to make it look as if the panties are visible and these are the current rage in Japan. They'll be the rage here in the USA soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I forward this as a public service, so you won't have a heart attack when the rage reaches North America .

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS???????!!!!! 

 

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#59 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:56 pm
Subject: Doctor says he didn't mean to kill gosling; was attacked by mother goose 		fluffydasha
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Doctor says he didn't mean to kill gosling; was attacked by mother goose
BY MARGARET F. BONAFIDE TOMS RIVER BUREAU JUNE 10, 2008

MANTOLOKING An orthopedic hand surgeon who was charged with animal cruelty said he was defending himself from an aggressive mother goose when he killed its month-old gosling with a rigid metal rake, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Dr. Michael P. Coyle, 62, of Princeton, a summer resident in a bayside home on South Lagoon Lane here, was charged Saturday by local authorities and the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Coyle is charged with one count of "knowingly or recklessly tormenting, torturing or maiming or unnecessarily killing a living animal or creature," police said.

Coyle is an orthopedic hand surgeon for the University of Medicine and Dentistry's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and is on staff at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

Five witnesses gave statements to authorities about what happened at Coyle's home Saturday which led to the charge. Police said that witnesses told them that Coyle tried multiple times to kill all the fowl which had been on his property.

Three witnesses watched from a yard across the narrow lagoon from Coyle's home as he killed a gosling with a rake, and two residents in kayaks were also witness to the killing, said Lt. Michael Dreher.

Witnesses said that they saw Coyle first trying to run down two adult Canada geese and four or five goslings on the water using his boat about 3:45 p.m. Saturday, authorities said.

The neighbors across the lagoon from Coyle's home told police they saw Coyle in his boat going "full throttle" in a circle chasing and trying to run over the two adult geese and four or five baby goslings on the water, Dreher said.

The witnesses in the kayak told police they were ""yelling and screaming at him to stop,'' Dreher said. Coyle was agitated and focused on the family of fowl, witnesses told police, Dreher said.

Coyle went to police headquarters Saturday with Dreher and met with state SPCA Sgt. Thomas Yanisko.

Coyle told police the geese were a problem in the town and that they are a nuisance, Dreher said. Coyle told police he was attacked by the geese, and that he had killed the bird but it was an accident, Dreher said.

On Tuesday, Dreher reinterviewed the witnesses from the kayaks.

Coyle was "slamming the rake up and down when he was chasing them" on land, Dreher said after speaking to witnesses for a second time. "When Coyle flipped the (gosling) into the water it was still alive."

One of the kayakers scooped the bird out of the water and placed it on the sand beach where it floundered for a moment before dying, he said.

The witnesses said Coyle had been slamming the rake in an up and down motion and they thought "he was trying to kill them all," Dreher said.

However, Philip Mylod, a Lavallette lawyer, said on behalf of Coyle: "On Saturday afternoon, Dr. Coyle was confronted with an aggressive goose on his premises, and he did nothing but defend himself from the mother goose The mother goose was aggressive and attacked him repeatedly."

Mylod said that Coyle, who has not formally retained him but conferred with him for legal advice following the charge, is a decorated Vietnam War veteran and a nationally renowned orthopedic hand surgeon.

Coyle is "distraught over the maligning of his good name," Mylod said. Coyle has a "stellar reputation in the community at his summer residence in Mantoloking."

Dreher said the goslings were about a month old. After being pursued by the boat, the fowl climbed out of the water up onto a small rock jetty and were on land on South Lagoon Lane when Coyle docked his boat, police said. Coyle went into his garage and took out a heavy metal landscaping rake and began chasing the fowl, police said witnesses told them.

"He came out of the garage swinging at them with the rake," according to witnesses, Dreher said.

"I remember the day they were born," Dreher said of the family of goslings.

He had noticed the two geese nesting in the neighborhood near Coyle's home and the "next day there were little ones'' at the nest, he said.

Every spring the Canada geese give birth, and they grow up and leave, Dreher said.

Coyle was released in $2,500 bail. The case was referred to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

Jerry Carey, spokesman for UMDNJ, said the school has taken no action against Coyle as a result of the charge.

Carey said that the administration does not have a specific human resource policy on doctors who are accused of a crime and any decisions take action are made on a case-by-case basis.

UMDNJ officials would have to gather information about the incident before making any additional statements, Carey said.

Margaret F. Bonafide (732) 557-5740 or bonafide@...
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A man of kindness, to his beast is kind.
But, brutal actions, show a brutal mind:
Remember, He who made thee, made the brute,
Who gave thee speach and reason, formed him mute;
He can't complain, but God's omnicient eye
Beholds thy cruelty - He hears his cry!
He was designed thy servant; not thy drudge,
But know - That his Creator is thy judge.

Unknown author from The Ladies' Equestrian Guide, 1857.


"They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which
Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to promote their
well-being. "
--Mother Teresa.

"Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace. " - Albert Schweitzer 1875 - 1965

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#60 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:48 am
Subject: Queen Honours: Anna Wintour, Calzaghe and Nyman make list - Home News, UK - The Independent 		fluffydasha
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I am not surprised she would turn this fur hag into one of her "honorable" good for nothings.  Excuse-me while I puke...
 
 
 

Saturday, 14 June 2008


PA

Anna Wintour: said to have been the motivation behind the film The Devil Wears Prada

Arts & entertainment: Anna Wintour, British editor of US 'Vogue', wins royal recognition

Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of American Vogue and doyenne of fashion magazine bosses, is among those honoured in the world of arts and media.

She is appointed an OBE in the diplomatic list, for her services to British journalism and British fashion in the US. Given the middle name "Nuclear" by anti-fur critics, who once dumped a dead raccoon in her soup, Wintour has become an inspirational figure and was said to have been the motivation behind the film The Devil Wears Prada.

 
 

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#61 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Sun Jun 15, 2008 11:51 am
Subject: FUR, ETC. HOW FAR IS TOO FAR? 		fluffydasha
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This person seems to be looking for answers and welcoming your opinion...let's help her out so she can post unmistakably pro-animal notes in the future.Sick smiley emoticon
 

How far is too far?
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
I choose not to wear fur and have marched in my share of peaceful anti-fur rallies. I carefully read labels and avoid products (beauty and otherwise) that ...
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#62 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:37 pm
Subject: ] UK Indymedia - Repression against anti-fur activists in Austria 		fluffydasha
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Subject: [antifur] UK Indymedia - Repression against anti-fur activists in Austria

 
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/06/401323.html

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#63 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:55 am
Subject: Circus Lawsuit Moves Forward 		fluffydasha
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George Knapp, Chief Investigative Reporter
I-Team: Circus Lawsuit Moves Forward

Updated: June 17, 2008 07:08 PM EDT

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be coming to town this week. As with nearly every other stop the circus makes, it will be greeted by animal welfare protesters.

But this year, the animal activists have a new reason to complain about how the circus treats its elephants and other animals. A federal judge says the animal groups can now move forward with a blockbuster lawsuit.

Animal welfare groups filed the suit eight years ago and it took all this time to finally get it to court.

Read the court complaint

The trial is set for October. It will give the animal groups a chance to finally prove what they have alleged for many years -- that life in a traveling circus is no life at all for animals, especially endangered Asian Elephants.

"If there was a humane way to have an elephant in a circus, I would still be there. But I just realized there was no humane way to do it," said former circus employee Tom Rider.

Read the injunction

Rider spent more than two years with the Ringling Brothers Circus in managing the dozen or so Asian Elephants which spend their lives being whisked from city to city, performance to performance.

Today, he is one of five plaintiffs in the massive lawsuit filed against the circus for mistreating an endangered species.

Elephants have long been a symbol for Ringling Brothers, which is why circus executives say it is in their financial interest to take the best possible care or their pachyderm meal tickets.

Read the circus' response

But there is considerable evidence to the contrary, including undercover videos recorded of circus trainers using the infamous ankus, or bullhook, a combination club and metal hook which can inflict considerable pain and injury.

In PR statements, the circus has another word for bullhooks. They call them guides, and say they're comparable to a leash on a dog.

Rider says they are hardly benign, "We have video of them using bullhooks over the last 15 years. They've killed four baby elephants. We have documents of that. We have documents of the USDA covering up the death of Benjamin. He was killed with a bullhook."

It's taken eight long years just to get the case to court.

The plaintiffs allege the circus stalled at every step. It took a court order to obtain internal veterinary records and emails. Those records are damning.

Ringling's own vets talk of elephants with multiple abrasions and lacerations from the hooks -- wounds that were covered up with makeup known as wonder dust.

One baby elephant named Kenny was bleeding and sick but was forced to perform anyway. He died.

Tom Rider wrote to owner Ken Feld to warn him that trainers with bullhooks hurt the elephants so badly the animals were bleeding during performances.

Many have been exposed to tuberculosis, which hits elephants much as it does people. A circus vet complained in 2004 that the elephants weren't getting enough water, that the water they did get was polluted with soap and bleach, and that water was withheld on purpose.

"They don't want them to urinate during a performance," said Rider.

The essence of the lawsuit isn't about bullhooks or water, though. It's based on the fundamental belief that life on the road is simply the wrong way to treat an intelligent endangered species.

"Elephants are forced to endure a lifetime of misery for 12 minutes under the big top. That's appalling. It's criminal and it's shameful. The general public has no idea how these animals live. These are wild animals that have to perform on cue every day, day after day. They don't do it because they enjoy it. They do it because they are afraid and are forced to. And if they don't move fast enough for a performance, they get beat the minute they get behind the curtain away from the audience," said animal activist Linda Faso.

Faso says that even if Ringling Brothers treated the elephants with loving care, it is inherently cruel to make them live the life of a traveling circus performer.

"They travel up to 48 to 50 weeks a year in a railroad car -- chained from show to show. That's their home. They don't have a place to live. Ringling's own paper say that sometimes they are chained up to 60 hours on a train, back and front leg. They can't even turn around and move. These are animals that move 25 miles a day, bathe and groom themselves, and they're chained in place. It's criminal," she said.

Tuesday, a look at how the circus has fought back against animal groups, including how it hired the former Director of Covert Operations for the CIA to go after its critics.

Email your comments to Chief Investigative Reporter George Knapp


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#64 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:50 am
Subject: San Nicolas Islands Cats to be Cruelly Trapped and Killed! CROSSPOST - ESPECIALLY TO CALIF CONTACTS!!! 		fluffydasha
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San Nicolas Islands Cats to be Cruelly Trapped and Killed!  I am Writing a Letter...Even though the date to send comments has expired!  PLEASE DO THE SAME!!!  See Contact Info Below...

Urgent: San Nicolas Island's Cats to Be Cruelly Trapped and Killed!

According to this recent report (http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/southwest/montrose/pdf/San_Nic_EA.pdf ), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) plans to eradicate the feral cat population on San Nicolas Island either by hunting the cats with dogs or by catching the cats in cruel padded steel-jaw traps and then shooting them. These proposed measures are apparently attempts to reduce the feral cats' impact on native wildlife species.

This plan has too many problems to count. Killing cats by shooting them is not humane, especially considering that some cats will be mobile as the "hunter" is taking aim, and the cats may be wounded rather than immediately killed. Chasing down feral cats with dogs is extremely terrifying for the cats and unimaginably cruel. Using padded steel-jaw traps is also very cruel—the thin strip of rubber on padded steel-jaw traps does little to protect panicked cats from painful injuries. Numerous studies have shown that animals caught in padded steel-jaw traps experienced injuries including swelling, cuts, broken bones, severed tendons, and broken teeth caused by chewing on the trap. Worst of all, the aforementioned report admits that cats may be left in these painful traps for up to 15 hours! Furthermore, there is no guarantee that local wild animals such as foxes won't also fall victim to these traps.

The report states that that the combination of padded steel-jaw traps and hunting with dogs will be the most efficient manner to remove the feral cats from San Nicolas Island. Please call or e-mail Jane Hendron, the FWS' contact person for this cruel extermination plan, and let her know that the FWS must choose the most humane plan—not the most efficient one—for removing cats. This would mean that cats should be live-trapped, that traps would be checked every few hours, and that if the cats must be killed, that they be humanely euthanized by a licensed veterinarian. Remind Hendron that taking shortcuts at these cats' expense is irresponsible, cruel, and simply unacceptable.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is apparently only considering the public's comments on this project until June 17. Your input is needed immediately.

Please immediately send polite comments to:
Jane Hendron
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
6010 Hidden Valley Rd.
Carlsbad, CA 92011
760-431-9440
760-431-9170 (fax)


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#65 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Wed Jul 2, 2008 1:35 am
Subject: GOD'S PHARMACY 		fluffydasha
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GOD'S PHARMACY
A friend sent this to me. It's been said that God first separated the salt water from the fresh, made dry land, planted a garden, made animals and fish... All before making a human. He made and provided what we'd need before we were born. These are best & more powerful when eaten raw.  We're such slow learners...

God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body!

God's Pharmacy!
A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...
And YES, science now shows carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.
A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopine and are indeed pure heart and blood food.
Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.
A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums.   Even the wrinkles or folds on the nut are just like the neo-cortex. We now know walnuts help develop more than three (3) dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.
Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.
Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and many more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet, the body pulls it from the bones, thus making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.
Avocadoes, Eggplant and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this?  It takes exactly nine (9) months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm as well to overcome male sterility.
Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries
Oranges, Grapefruits, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.
Onions look like the body's cells. Today's research shows onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes. A working companion, Garlic, also helps eliminate waste materials and dangerous free radicals from the body.




 

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#66 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:30 am
Subject: Please, spread the word!!! 		fluffydasha
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This is a posting from a member of our group "Anti Fur Society" on Care2 website. Please, if you know a lot of dog breaders, send this email to them, a lot of people in the USA does not know that China is still murdering dogs and cats for their fur and meat!! Read below:
 
In 2000 Sirius began its campaign to stop the exportation of dogs to China due to the heartless trade in dog meat and fur. Regretably some dog breeders have ignored our pleas and continue to send dogs there, claiming that because they are valuable pedigrees, they have good and loving homes waiting for them.
 
Whether it is made cynically or in ignorance, this claim is false.
 
In June 2008 an advert for a Chinese-made bed appeared on TradeMe, a New Zealand version of eBay, with a sickening photo. Although not as gory as some that we in the campaign to end dog-eating have seen, it is chilling in its portrayal of "mans best friend" as a commodity that can be killed for the most superficial of reasons.
 
We have uploaded the photo to http://sirius. 2kat.net/ dogsforfur. html#55 and ask you to urge any dog breeders or kennel owners you may know to see it, or just forward this e-mail to them. It utterly gives the lie to Chinese importers claims that dogs sent to that country can expect anything other that a cruel and meaningless death.
 
We know that there are unscrupulous puppy millers who won't give a damn and certainly won't be stopped by this image. Whatever your views of breeders may be, we also know that there are others who genuinely care about the animals they are responsible for. Show them the photo and ask "Is this what you want for your dogs?"
 
Elly Maynard
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Angela Brock
 
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#67 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:35 am
Subject: PLEASE WRITE!!! DON'T SEND TIGERS INTO A WAR ZONE 		fluffydasha
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Tim VanNorman, Chief
Branch of Permits
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Division of Management Authority
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Rm. 212
Arlington, VA 22203
703-358-2281 (fax)
tim_vannorman@fws.gov

Dear Chief VanNorman,
 
We are shocked and appalled to learn that Conservators' Center, Inc. of Mebane, North Carolina has applied for a permit to send two tigers into the midst of a war zone. Under the guise of "goodwill," this facility seeks to export these tigers to Baghdad Zoo in an attempt to replace the hundreds of animals who have been killed, stolen, eaten, stuffed, sold, let loose by looters, or escaped when mortar blasts damaged their cages. 

As you know, Iraq is not a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES.), the established international trade agreement regarding wild animals and plants. More importantly, animals do not belong in cages, imprisoned for the sake of human entertainment. Jailing these animals in the heart of a war zone is unconscionable.
 
No matter the motive, there is no justification for sending these animals to war. Please, we urge you to deny PRT-181813. Thank you kindly for your consideration and attention to this urgent matter.
 
Sincerely,

Chantal Buslot
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#68 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:13 pm
Subject: How every family in Britain is paying to keep alive the barbarism that is bullfighting 		fluffydasha
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How every family in Britain is paying to keep alive the barbarism that is bullfighting

By Danny Penman (in "Daily Mail", http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1034484/How-family-Britain-paying-alive-barbarism-bullfighting.html) | Last updated at 12:13 AM on 12th July 2008

Santanero the fighting bull fell to his knees. Blood poured from his mouth, pooling in the dust. Vicious stab wounds scarred his chest and every breath only caused him more agony.

The bull was close to death but refused to die. He stared defiantly at his opponent, Javier Cortes. He slowly raised himself off the ground and prepared to charge the matador one final time.

Javier laughed and taunted the bull with his cape as the animal stumbled forward. This was the part Javier loved most of all, a time when a matador is allowed to practice his 'art' by plunging a sword deep into the heart of the bull before twisting it viciously in the shape of a cross. 

Bullfight

To the death: Javier Cortes taunts his prey in Madrid

The matador had already sunk his 2ft long sword three times into Santanero's body. The bull had also been stabbed eight times with barbed knives and his lungs had been punctured with spears by men on horseback - but still the animal refused to die.

The crowd waited with bated breath for the matador's coup de grace. But then, just as he was poised to stab Santanero, a tiny voice rang out from behind me in Madrid's Las Ventas bullring.

'Leave the bull alone!' screamed a five-year-old American girl who had been taken to the bullfight by her parents. 'Why are you hurting him? You're so cruel!' She stamped her feet and screamed even louder as the crowd looked at her in shock. As far as they were concerned, the girl had disturbed an artist at work.

Her pleas were worthless. The matador plunged his sword into the back of Santanero's neck and then repeated the thrust twice more. The animal bellowed in pain before falling onto his side gasping. He was finished.

All that remained now was the final indignity to be delivered by a man in a blue and pink suit covered in sequins. He sauntered over and sliced off Santanero's ears and tail before holding them aloft in tribute to the crowd.

Such shocking brutality is, of course, well known in Spain's bullrings. But what is not known is that our money is being used to finance this ritual slaughter. For I can reveal that the European Union is spending £30million a year to support Spanish bullfights, which this year will kill at least 40,000 bulls.

The EU has even renovated bullrings and is being pressured by the Spanish into recognising bullfighting as representing Europe's cultural heritage. Such a move would make it virtually impossible to outlaw and indeed would lend it a veneer of respectability in the eyes of the world.

'We have been trying to stop the EU from subsidising Spanish bullfights, but so far without success,' says Neil Parish, Conservative MEP and chairman of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee. 

Manuel Jesus 'El Cid' performs a pass to a bull during the fifth bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona yesterday

'British taxpayers' money should not be used to support bullfighting. It's an abhorrent spectacle. I would like to see it banned but if we can't do that then the least the EU should do is stop subsidising it.'

Subsidies are received through two main routes, both hidden in bureaucracy of Byzantine complexity. The main route is through the Common Agricultural Policy's 'single farm payment' scheme introduced in 2005. This replaced the previous system, tied to food production, which created the infamous butter mountains.

The new system works by paying landowners a fee - or single farm payment - for farming the land in any manner they choose. It's a way of boosting rural incomes without overproducing food.

In Britain, for example, it may encourage farmers to grow organic wheat and barley. In Spain, the subsidies have been funnelled into the breeding of fighting bulls.

On average, each fighting bull breeder receives about £185 per animal per year. In effect, the farmer receives EU subsidies for four to five years for each animal while they are being reared to fighting age.

Given the 40,000 bulls die in Spanish bullfights every year, the total EU support package for bullfighting has so far amounted to more than £100million.

But that is only part of the story. The EU also helps build and renovate Spanish bullrings. In the towns of Haro in the province of Rioja and Toro in Zamora, the EU is so proud of its support it has even erected huge signs outside the bullrings highlighting its contribution.

Campaigners believe this is just the tip of an iceberg. They are concerned that a significant proportion of the EU's agricultural support package allocated to Spain - currently £5.6billion per year - is siphoned off to support bullfighting and 'blood fiestas' - where a variety of animals, including chickens and cows, are also slaughtered in local rituals. 

Barbaric: Bullfighter David Fandila 'El Fandi' drives 'banderillas' into a bull at the San Fermin festival yesterday

Another source of funds is the EU's rural development programme. Almost £600million is given to Spain to spend as it sees fit. This filters down to towns and villages where mayors and dignitaries can boost their popularity by renovating bullrings and laying on the blood fiestas.

'The organisers of bullfights in Spain have told me that they love the EU because they now receive enough subsidies to kill 15 or 16 animals in a fiesta rather than the traditional one or two,' says Tony Moore, veteran campaigner for the welfare group Fight Against Animal Cruelty in Europe.

'The EU is supporting the torturing to death of bulls in the bullring and countless other animals in village 'blood fiestas'. I find it absolutely disgusting that a proportion of my tax goes to support animal abuse.

'It makes a mockery of the EU's own animal welfare laws and it has to stop.'

Perhaps the EU's financial support for bullfighting is not surprising. The Portuguese President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso is a keen supporter. He overturned Portugal's 76-year-old ban on 'death bullfighting' when he was the country's prime minister. And French President Nicolas Sarkozy is known to support the bloodsport.

For its part, the European Commission claims it is powerless to stop its money being used to support bullfighting. 'It's not our wish or intention for our money to go anywhere near bullfighting,' says the European Commission's spokesman for Agriculture and Rural Development.

'We do not condone the use of EU money to support bullfighting, but we cannot stop it. It is outside our legal competence to do so.'

The day after I watched Santanero die, I was taken by the European Anti-Bullfighting Committee to visit the farm where he was reared.

The Cortijo Wellington farm, which lies just outside Madrid, receives more than £120,000 per year in EU subsidies to breed fighting bulls for the ring. Still, for farmer Domingo Gonzales, the money 'is not enough'.

'Fighting bulls are expensive to rear,' he says. 'People do not understand how much it costs to produce the country's finest fighting bulls. I'm proud of them.'

A quick glance across his 1,700 acre farm with 700 bulls begs the question, why are they so expensive to rear? The bulls are largely left to fend for themselves in lush pastures.

The farm buildings are decrepit. The handful of Moroccan workers sleep in rough outbuildings attached to the farmer's delightful finca-style farmhouse. It seems the only expensive item is his luxury pick-up truck.

Mr Gonzales sees himself as a philanthropist as well as a businessman. He sells - or occasionally donates - 'baby bulls' to local fiestas.

'I rear two-year-old bulls for the children in the local villages,' he says. 'In a few weeks there will be a special festival for the children. They will play and fight with the bulls. They chase them through the streets and pull their tails and ears. They finish by stabbing them with little swords and knives. Children like doing that.'

Might that not be cruel, I asked? He glared at me. 'Animals do not feel pain,' he said. 'Fighting is what they are for. If we didn't breed and fight them, they would not exist.'

Sadly, such blood fiestas are common throughout Spain - far more frequent than bullfights - and involve the cruel deaths of hundreds of thousands of animals.

A favourite fiesta 'sport' involves hanging chickens upside down by their feet on washing lines. The townsfolk then ride underneath and pull their heads off to win prizes.

Another involves placing chickens in boxes with their heads poking out of the top. Local men and boys then try and chop as many heads off as possible while blindfolded.

Other fiestas involve 'games' in which cows are chased into the sea where they drown. Others are equally barbaric, such as the infamous 'fire-bull' festivals. In these, burning balls of wax and paraffin are attached to a bull's horns and the terrified animal is then chased through the streets. There are at least 10,000 fire-bull fiestas every year in Valencia province alone.

Needless to say, many of the animals burn to death. And virtually all of the animals will have been reared with the help of EU subsidies.

These horrific blood fiestas make bullfights like those I witnessed at Madrid's Las Ventas stadium appear relatively civilised. But even here appearances can be deceptive. Bulls are doctored to weaken them before they get anywhere near the ring.

A common tactic is to force-feed them 3lb of Epsom salts to induce diarrhoea and dehydration. The animals are then forced to eat salt to cause muscle spasms and cramps once they enter the bullring.

Another trick is to shave off the top three or four inches of the bull's horns. This ensures that he cannot inflict any significant injuries on a matador but, more importantly, it alters his sense of space and balance.

To make the fight even more uneven, the bulls are often drugged to slow down their reactions.

And if all that wasn't enough, men on horseback puncture the bull's lungs with spears as soon as he enters the ring. As well as causing immense pain, it ensures that the bull's lungs fill with blood and start suffocating him. Matadors are rarely, if ever, put at risk.

The barbarity of bullfighting is beyond question and the Spanish are gradually beginning to shun it. Recent opinion polls indicate that only about a quarter of Spaniards are interested in bullfighting, with only eight per cent actively attending fights.

Bullfighting also seems to be a generational issue, with older people supporting it and younger people opposing it. This is mirrored in the attendance at the fights.

At the Las Ventas bullfight I attended - the most famous in the country - the crowd was only about 5,000 (the stadium's capacity is about 22,500). Most of the crowd looked over 45. Virtually all the youngsters were tourists, entranced perhaps, by the 'romance' of bullfighting propagated by Ernest Hemingway's tales of pre-revolutionary Spain.

So perhaps the little girl who screamed at the matador to spare the bull represents the future. For the sake of the bulls of Spain - and the country's reputation and honour - let us hope so.

Meanwhile, you and I need to remember that, through the EU, we are subsidising this so-called 'sport'.


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#69 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
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Federal law banning photos and videos of animal cruelty found unconstitutional

A federal appeals court has found unconstitutional a federal law making it illegal to make and sell videos and photos

showing dog fighting and other animal cruelty.  The judges said there was no compelling government interest in preventing animal cruelty, that the free speech rights of filmmakers prevail over any interest in stopping animal cruelty.....

http://www.animallawcoalition.com/animal-cruelty/article/558

 

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#70 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:54 pm
Subject: URGENT!!!Animal sacrifice for UPA victory 		fluffydasha
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Dear all
 
Please see the two attachments.

 

I came across this horrible report earlier today that a SP MP is planning an animal sacrifice at the infamous Kamakhya temple near Guwahati. Can you please write to the PM urging him to stop this? Can the AWBI intervene? Not sure if it's already too late.  I have just sent a fax to the PM's office and urge all of you to do the same. My letter has the fax numbers of his office. Quite expectedly, the numbers are busy, but please persist and you eventually get through.

 

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Gopi Shankar

 

Sacrifice for victory

 

- PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR

Paying the price: Goats brought to the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati on Monday to be sacrificed. A total of 242 goats and four buffaloes are being offered by Samajwadi Party legislator Kishor Samrite for the victory of the UPA government in the trust vote. Animal rights activists have written to the Prime Minister urging him to take action against the persons involved.

 


 
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To                                                                                   29 July 2008

 

Shri. Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister of India

South Block, Raisina Hill,

New Delhi 110 011
Fax: +91 11 2301 9545 / +91 11 2301 6857

From

 

Gopi Shankar

438, 9th A Main Road

Kalyan Nagar I Block

Bangalore 560 043

Tel: 080 2542 7193

Email: gopishankar@...

 

Dear Sir

 

REQUEST INTERVENTION TO STOP ANIMAL SACRIFICE AT KAMAKHYA TEMPLE IN GUWAHATI, ASSAM

 

It was with shock and horror that I read in the newspapers this morning that 242 goats and four buffaloes have been lined to be sacrificed at the Kamakhya temple near Guwahati, to thank the Goddess for your Government winning the trust vote in Parliament recently. The sacrifice is being conducted by a misguided MP from the Samajwadi Party.

 

I am Congress supporter and was thrilled when your Government won the trust vote. In fact, I even distributed sweets to my colleagues at office as I considered it just not as a victory for the UPA, but for the future of our country. In fact, I so was thrilled that I said to my nine-month old daughter that she will live in a better India,  even though she could not understand me! An India that will know no power cuts and whose developmental surge will not be a hostage to energy shortages. But if this animal sacrifice were to go ahead, I think I was celebrating too soon. For even if the country had enough electricity, it would still wallow in the darkness of ignorance and superstition.

 

I hope you and your colleagues in the SP appreciate that these creatures know nothing of the nuclear deal or the trust vote or any of the political games that we humans play. I request you to intervene immediately and stop this slaughter. And if this appeal comes to you too late to stop this mindless slaughter, can you at least issue a strong statement condemning this barbarism so that nobody does this in the future? So that these poor animals wouldn't have died in vain.

 

And if the sacrifice has already happened, then please use your offices to stop future animal sacrifices at this temple. I remember this temple having been in the news some years back when the former King of Nepal, King Gyanendra sacrificed a buffalo at this temple. Such practices are a blot on the fair name of our country. The barbaric practice of animal sacrifices has to be banished from this temple forever.

 

Apart from the sheer inhumanity of this act, this act of animal sacrifice is also violative of the Fundamental Duties of all Indian citizens enshrined in the Indian Constitution under Section 51 A (h) which calls on all Indian citizens to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.

 

Can you please intervene in this matter immediately and stop this barbarity that is being perpetrated in your name before it's too late?

 

 

Thanking you sir,


Gopi Shankar

Bangalore

29 July 2008


 

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#71 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
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Subject: YOUTUBE: GOOD VIDEO CLIP ON Olympics & animal suffering by Dierenleed 		fluffydasha
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Dierenleed of the Netherlands just came up with this video clip on the Olympics and the animals in China.  It is very graphic but a very nicely put together. I am pleased to see that they are also interested in helping animals in China as I do. 
 
 
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#72 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
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Subject: AUSTRIAN ACTIVISTS: CYBER PROTEST....Send email to Justice Minister in Austria 		fluffydasha
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Please send the letter (or write your own) ASAP (the email action began yesterday) to:minister.justiz@...
and forward
Thank you
Joanna

Honourable Minister Dr. Berger,


As you are aware, during the early morning hours on 21th May 2008 twenty-three raids and searc hes were carried out by a coordinated police operation against animal rights advocates in Austria. In the progress of these police raids doors were crushed open without any warning and the sleeping people assaulted with drawn guns. During the searches all people in the residential premises - being targeted, visitors or bystanders - were subjected to massive verbal and physical assaults, threats and intimidations by the police-squads.

As reason for this excessive p olice operation the public prosecutor had invoked  §278a StGB (formation of a "criminal organization"), a piece of legislation, which Austria had introduced to combat Mafia-like organized crime or terror-groups, but no evidence, whatsoever, has been brought forward by the state of Austria that such allegations would have any foundation in the allegations against the ten animal advocates. None of the conditions, which §278a StGB requires to be applicable, are given and none of the other allegations brought forward could be proven by the prosecution either. Despite all this flawed process, the ten detainees are now kept far over the time allowed by the Austrian law in detention. The most basic laws of Austria and Europe, and legal principles like "Innocent until proven guilty!" as well as the internationally guaranteed freedom of speech and expression are therefore neglected and violated with impunity by the judiciary in Austria, for which yo u, as Minister of Justice, have the duty of oversight.

Though even the senior public prosecutor has consented meanwhile that excessive and inappropriate and thereby illegal force and methods were used by the special squad during these operations, the arrested people still 10 remain detained in remand prison, despite the fact that no evidence has been brought forward by the prosecution concerning any wrongdoing, which would warrant the police operations or the meanwhile now even extended detention o f the arrested Austrian citizens.

In addition the confiscated computers, data and other material of five legally operating non-governmental organizations have been retained by the investigation now also for over two months and thereby the legally guaranteed right of these organizations as well as the work of civil society to operate unhindered within the legal framework had been made nearly impossible. Such is also a clear violation of many European and internatio nal conventions to which Austria is a signatory.

It is thereby obvious  that in Austria the work of  animal rights defenders as well as civil society in general is criminalized outrageously and the good standing of legally and successful operating non-governmental organizations shall be tarnished. Though this has made the work, which also depends on private sponsors and contributors, of these NGOs nearly impossibly and has caused serious economic and operational damage, the excessiv e police operation as well as the unjust detention of the animal rights advocates has already backfired and has damaged the international image and reputation of the Republic of Austria severely, which is clearly the fault of a flawed system of the executive and the judiciary. During the first session under the French EU-Presidency of the council of  European justice and internal ministers on 24th/25th of this month in Brussels you realized yourself the grave conce rn other European states have concerning the present developments in Austria.

Based on all this, we hereby too protest to the utmost against the illegal state operations in Austria and the unjustly extended detention of the ten animal rights activists.

Our work also consists of and supports legal activism in order to improve animal welfare legislation and like the detainees we refuse any form of illegal aggression, but in these cases brought here again to your attention, illega l aggressions against citizens and civil society are carried forward by the Austrian State, which you as Minister for Justice have the duty to stop.

Dear Minister Dr. Berger, we therefore request from you again that you engage yourself, stop these atrocities and do everything possible to have the ten detainees set free immediately.

Please have the detainees set free, kindly respond to this letter and we hereby request officially to keep us informed concern ing what you have done and will do to rectify this unbearable and unjust situation in Austria.

You are the responsible Austrian Federal Minister - not just of justice, but for justice - and we therefore plead with you:
LET TRUE JUSTICE PREVAIL !

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#73 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
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Subject: A MUST SEE VIDEO: (not graphic) Bush, Oil & Wild Horses 		fluffydasha
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This is a must see. If you want to see the truth about what is going on with the BLM - we must stop this!

http://www.youtubecom/user/VoluntaryInstinct

 
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Okay guys,
It's come down to the wire and we had to take the gloves off
while trying to help preserve Americas wild horses.This Sept.
will determine if 1000's of the few remaining wild horses and mustangs
on public lands will gain a government seal of approval for slaughter.
Please check out our latest video entitled Bush, Oil and Wild Horses.
We're proud of it and thanks to all for your support and involvement.

PS. There's agreat quote from Bush at the very end. Well..... I thought it appropriate...
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#74 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
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Please circulate widely and contact the Daily Mail about their article on Monday, 4 August and register your disgust and horror about what the Chinese are eating.  There was no condemnation about this.  Write to Letters Editor, Daily Mail letters@... giving your full contact details.
 

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#75 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
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Subject: IGA: Horsemeat Burger with Feta Cheese :: IGA recipes 		fluffydasha
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#76 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Wed Aug 6, 2008 6:51 pm
Subject: ALERT! IGA & Horsemeat 		fluffydasha
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Did you know that IGA is advertising horsemeat and even offering a horsemeat burger recipe?  Although they are based in Canada, it is an international chain with stores everywhere in this country.  Enter your zip code for your nearest IGA.
 
Enter your zip code to find them here in US too.  I just found a few near Jacksonville, FL.
 
For those who do not know what is happening to our horses, Mexican and Canadian horses, just check these links.
 
 
Please send them a note expressing your disgust.  Is there a need to add one more victim to the killings' list?   The idea is to keep subtracting animals from the slaughterhouses list, not adding them.
 
 
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I've looked them up on line right now and yes.  They are based in Canada--where some of our horses go to be slaughtered!  SICKENING!!!


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Subject: EBAY SELLING BABY-HORSE SKIN PRODUCTS!! - The Petition Site 		fluffydasha
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#78 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:23 am
Subject: Animal Circus Campaign Update August 11, 2008 		fluffydasha
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Animal Circus Campaign Update August 11, 2008

Hi Rich

I just wanted to send everyone a quick update on ourAnimal Circus campaign at Tempe / Rockdale. Thank you VERY MUCH to all of you for signing our petition and sending letters to Frank Sartor and Greg Smith. Our message was sent loud and clear to Rockdale Council. We can confirm that they received hundreds of complaint emails over the weeks that the circus was performing there.

I visited the circus site on several occasions and as usual, was saddened by the state of the animals. The lions would sit in the middle of a tiny cage and roar, only to be met by a "lion tamer" banging on the cage. I could see the fear in the these poor animals' eyes as they moved to the opposite side of the cage when the circus worked yelled out at them and moved towards them.

Seeing a pony being forced to trot into the tent (with loud blaring music) with a monkey sitting on it's back reminds me of something out of the dark ages. Surely we have evolved to a place where we can treat intelligent sentient beings with a bit more respect and find more humane ways of entertaining ourselves.

We have made contact with councillors and discussions have been started about reviewing the circus's status at Rockdale.
We also did a letterbox drop and distributed over 2000 postcards around the Rockdale / Tempe and surrounding suburbs asking people to inform themselves and not support a circus with animals.

We need your help one last time to really keep the pressure on! If you would like to know what other small things you can do to help, please read below. (If all of us keep at them, they can't sweep it all under the carpet!)

Thank you again for all your help so far. Hopefully we can rid Rockdale Council of these horrible animal spectacles once and for all.

1.Write to Director of City Services, Greg Smith (either an email or a hardcopy letter) asking him what is being done about the Animal Circus that was allowed to perform in the Rockdale area. Let him know that you were one of the hundreds of people that complained to the council and expect an answer or at least an update.
Contact:gsmith@... OR Greg Smith, PO Box 21, Rockdale, NSW 2216

2.Write to the honorable Frank Sartor, member for Rockdale (either an email or a hardcopy letter) asking him what is being done about the Animal Circus that was allowed to perform in the Rockdale area. Let him know that you were one of the hundreds of people that complained to the council and expect an answer or at least an update.
Contact:rockdale@... OR Frank Sartor, Shop 3A, 452 Princes Highway, ROCKDALE NSW 2216

3.Donate financially to help us keep working on our various campaigns of educating people, exposing cruelty, and banning animal circuses for good. Every little bit counts!http://www.animalcircuses.com/donate.aspx

Thanks again!
the team at www.AnimalCircuses.com

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Boycott American Beef!
to Save the Mustangs. Make room on the range for our wild horses. They were here first.

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A man of kindness, to his beast is kind.
But, brutal actions, show a brutal mind:
Remember, He who made thee, made the brute,
Who gave thee speach and reason, formed him mute;
He can't complain, but God's omnicient eye
Beholds thy cruelty - He hears his cry!
He was designed thy servant; not thy drudge,
But know - That his Creator is thy judge.

Unknown author from The Ladies' Equestrian Guide, 1857.


"They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which
Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to promote their
well-being. "
--Mother Teresa.

"Hunting is not a sport, in a sport both sides know they are playing" (Chris Rock)





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#79 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:47 pm
Subject: Fw: [AntiFurSociety] Tell Your Provincial Government You Care 		fluffydasha
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Tell Your Provincial Government You Care! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDbs1dxUXWA)
Fur-Bearer Defenders' awareness ad to be aired on Global TV and CTV this coming fall.  Please tell your provincial government representatives (MLAs in Canada) to stop trapping and fur cruelty in your province.  For more information, please visit www.FurBearerDefenders.com.
 
 

Writing to Government about Trapping Cruelty:

Though the federal government is involved as well, in North America it is the provincial, territorial and state governments that have jurisdiction generally over wildlife and trapping.  We encourage you to ask one or two questions in your writing to avoid getting a form reply.

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·        In British Columbia, you can find your MLA at: http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/3-1-1.htm

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#80 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:12 am
Subject: SHOOTING OF ELEPHANTS AUTHORIZED IN ZIMBABUE 		fluffydasha
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so sad :(

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From: "Johnny Rodrigues" <galorand@...>
Date: August 13, 2008 5:45:59 PM EDT
To: "Undisclosed recipient" <galorand@...>
Subject: ZCTF Report - August 2008

ZIMBABWE CONSERVATION TASK FORCE
13th August 2008
NATIONAL PARKS AUTHORIZE SHOOTING OF ELEPHANTS
In the past week, we have received numerous very disturbing reports from tourists and locals alikeregarding the wholesale killing of wildlife, in particular, elephants.
According tosources, the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Management has embarked on an "Elephant Population Management Programme" and this year, around 1800 elephants have alreadybeen shot in Hwange National Park alone. Furthermore, they plan on shooting another 1000. National Parks have allegedly contracted South African hunters to shoot the elephants.
It is of great concern that not only are elephantbulls being shot, but cows as well, leaving orphaned calves behind. We have also been informed that they intend to capture the orphans to be domesticated for elephant rides. Elephants with big tusks are being especially targeted.
According to our sources, the tusks and skins have not been sent to Central Stores so many people are wondering what has happened to them. We have thenames ofsome of the unscrupulous hunters and Safari Companies who areassisting in the decimation of the wildlife we have left here.
National Parks have apparently been issuing permits to clients to shoot other animalsfor rations as well - not only in Hwange National Park, but alsoin other National Park areas around the country. In addition to elephants, the ration animals include buffalo, lion, kudu and impala.
A hunt was conducted in Chizariralast month where 2 buffalo were shot. Chizarira is not a designated hunting area. The hunt was conducted by war veterans and 2 South African hunters, with the approval of a National Parks official. On another occasion, an elephant with 90 pound tusks was shot by a South African hunter in the same park but first prize goes to a hunter known as "The London Hunter" who has shot 47 elephants in Chizarira alone.
Before the March elections, numerous animals were shot for meat to encourage thehungry people to attend the ZANU PF political rallies and before the June run-off elections, more animals were shot for the same reason. Since the June election, the ruling party has held countless victory celebrations country-wide and animals have been shot for thesecelebrations as well. We have now just had our Heroes Day commemorations and National Parks donated 7 elephants and 7 buffalo to Mashonaland Central Province for food at the celebrations.
Gun shots are heard regularly in Kariba and last Saturday, a fresh elephant carcass was found about 800 metres from the crocodile farm. The meat, tusks and skin had been removed.
ELEPHANT REMAINS FOUND IN KARIBA
Reports have been received of wire snares hanging neatly from hooks on the trees around the National Parks living quarters at Nyanyana Camp in Kariba and a seemingly constant supply of fresh meat hanging from wires. A couple of years ago, Kariba was teeming with impala, wart hog, waterbuck etc. but now, it is very rare to see any of the smaller plains game there. Impala, which has always been abundant all over Zimbabweis almost non-existent in Kariba today.
It is heartbreakingthat the wildlife is paying the biggest price of all in the economic collapse of this country. The wild animals are the best tourist attraction Zimbabwe has to offerand we sincerely hope the authorities will come to their senses and realize that before it is all gone.
Johnny Rodrigues
Chairman for Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force
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Landline/Fax: 263 4 339065
Mobile: 263 11 603 213
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Boycott American Beef!
to Save the Mustangs. Make room on the range for our wild horses. They were here first.

http://www.everyfiveminutes.org/
http://horses.generitek.com

A man of kindness, to his beast is kind.
But, brutal actions, show a brutal mind:
Remember, He who made thee, made the brute,
Who gave thee speach and reason, formed him mute;
He can't complain, but God's omnicient eye
Beholds thy cruelty - He hears his cry!
He was designed thy servant; not thy drudge,
But know - That his Creator is thy judge.

Unknown author from The Ladies' Equestrian Guide, 1857.


"They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which
Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to promote their
well-being. "
--Mother Teresa.

"Hunting is not a sport, in a sport both sides know they are playing" (Chris Rock)





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#81 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Thu Aug 14, 2008 12:27 pm
Subject: DO NOT ADOPT-- Kerri Veltre 		fluffydasha
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XPOST NJ Re: FW: DO NOT ADOPT-- Kerri Veltre


 
PLEASE PLEASE READ THIS HORRIBLE STORY. THIS POOR DOG. WHAT A HORROR..!!!!!
From: ggmcs@...
To: Toomanyshepherds@..., nwnj_petrescue@...
Sent: 8/13/2008 5:20:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: NJ Re: FW: DO NOT ADOPT-- Kerri Veltre
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-- "Animal Alliance (Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals)" <info@...> wrote:


Posted by: "allstarpetrescue" allstarpetrescue@... allstarpetrescue
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Kerri Veltre
4 Braemar Circle
Cranford, NJ 07016
Kerriveltre@...

These people adopted a dog from us and lost him within 3 months. �They
never told us he was missing (as was stipulated in our contract) and
they gave us false info & leads when we finally contacted them after
hearing about it. �They wouldn't look for him themselves because
according to her note - her kids needed help with their homework. �I
asked her to have signs posted and she told me she couldn't afford the
ink to make them up. �I hand delivered 500 flyers and they ended up in
the garbage. �I went around personally posting notices and making
phone calls. �After 2 months I had the unfortunate experience of
finding our poor guy dead on the RR tracks - RIGHT BEHIND THEIR HOME!
It has come to our attention that they may be in the market again for
another dog. �Adopt at your own risk!!!!




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�
Boycott American Beef!
to Save the Mustangs.� Make room on the range for our wild horses.� They were here first.

http://www.everyfiveminutes.org/
http://horses.generitek.com
� �� �

A man of kindness, to his beast is kind.
� � � � � � But, brutal actions, show a brutal mind:
� � � � � � Remember, He who made thee, made the brute,
� � � � � � Who gave thee speach and reason, formed him mute;
� � � � � � He can't complain, but God's omnicient eye
� � � � � � Beholds thy cruelty - He hears his cry!
� � � � � � He was designed thy servant; not thy drudge,
� � � � � � But know - That his Creator is thy judge.

� � � � � � Unknown author from The Ladies' Equestrian Guide, 1857.


"They too, are created by the same loving hand of God which
Created us...It is our duty to Protect Them and to promote their
well-being. "
--Mother Teresa.

"Hunting is not a sport, in a sport both sides know they are playing" (Chris Rock)





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#82 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:06 am
Subject: Demand Youtube to stop the snuff hunting videos!! 		fluffydasha
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----- Original Message -----
From: nasedo666
Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 9:16 PM
Subject: [LegalAction4AnimalRights] Demand Youtube to stop the snuff hunting videos!!

We need signatures under the petition:

We the people who so love our wildlife ask you to stop allowing
hunters to show their killing!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/demand-youtube-to-stop-the-snuff-and-hunting-videos
Hunting which is a killing of innocent life for "fun" should not be
publicly displayed on youtube. There are far too many snuff videos
uploaded by hunters because it is legal they feel that the world
should see how they can destroy life. The videos that is in youtube
has been brought to my attention many times and even my own child and
his friend talk about hunting videos and the way these animals die.
It makes my stomach sick to know that this is legal and kids think
because its legal its all right to shoot down innocent animal and
capture their death on videos.

We do not want to see it and nor do many people who so love our
wildlife. You allow hunting video guarantee there will be plenty of
snuff videos with it.

We would all appreciate if you would stop showing that killing can be
"fun" because its not. I find it all over under deer and my videos are
displayed under that tag. I don't want to see or hear about "pulling
the plug" on these creatures that I love and same goes for all
hunted animals


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#83 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:10 am
Subject: VERY Important to Attend ARAN's Rally on October 5th 		fluffydasha
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----- Original Message -----
From: ARAN
To: ARAN
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 5:13 PM
Subject: It's Important to Attend ARAN's Rally on October 5th



Dear ARAN Supporters,

As many of you will know, currently the Irish government is drafting new
legislation for the upcoming Irish animal welfare bill and this is going to
be a very critical and crucial time for animals in need in Ireland. We have
the opportunity to stop many heartbreaking acts of cruelty to animals, from
homeless abandoned and abused dogs and cats seeking shelter on the cold wet
streets to animals that are chained and confined in the circus, to
greyhounds suffering in the Irish racing industry, tortures bloodsports,
cruel fur farming, painful and unscientific animal experiments and much
more, the list is endless and much goes unnoticed, but we must not allow
this to happen.

Never before have we issued such an important call for your support. Right
now our volunteers are busy working day and night trying to coordinate a
peaceful rally that we are organizing during World Animal Week to generate
much needed support for the new animal welfare bill. We need you to join us
on the day and help hold signs and placards and show you care about animals.

Please join us.

When: Sunday, October 5th 2008, 1:30 p.m.
Where: Garden of Remembrance (Please meet outside here)
Contact: John Carmody, Christina Lynch, Mary Cashin, Stephan Wymore or Shane
Kiely 0876275579

Our peaceful and important rally will aim to do the following:

1.      Raise awareness in the media and to the public about cruelty to
animals
2.      Call for stronger laws to protect animals
3.      Bring people and groups who work with animals together

Year round Animal Rights Action Network supporters and volunteers are busy
helping animals. Many often work up to 11/12 hours a day trying desperately
to raise awareness of cruelty to animals and bring attention to the animals'
plight. We are also busy educating people and helping to stop animal abuse
directly.

Please consider coming along to support our important rally. Wherever it is
you live in Ireland, we simply ask that you please mark your diaries and set
aside just one day to be in Dublin and take part in our peaceful rally, as
we will not be organizing an event of this size for many more years. Please
take this unique opportunity to meet other kind, caring and compassionate
people, show you care about animals and raise your voice against cruelty to
animals. You don't want to miss this opportunity.

Please log onto our website at www.ARAN.ie to learn more.

We really do hope that we can count on you to be there with us for this
important event. It simply won't be the same without your support and
attendance. Thank you for everything that you do to help those with no
voice, from us all here at,


Animal Rights Action Network
www.ARAN.ie

Ps, please remember we are asking for you to be with us on October 5th for a
couple of hours, we won't be organizing an event like this for many more
years to come.


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#84 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:48 pm
Subject: Yorkie to be auctioned by March of Dimes !!!! 		fluffydasha
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The Situation:
The March of Dimes, Houston Texas Chapter accepted a male Yorkie puppy as a "donation" from a breeder to auction off at their upcoming Signature Chefs Gala being held on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the InterContinental Hotel in Houston to raise funds.  This Houston March of Dimes also has been contacting local companies for donations of grooming, boarding, doggie day care, etc. to “complement” the coveted live Yorkie prize.  (See attached letter from March of Dimes below).

To accept a live animal and auction him off to raise funds is no better than what is done at a puppymill auction.  This is wrong on so many levels!  These pups are delicate, living beings and although someone might have the funds to “win” this auction, that does not necessarily make them fit to own a pup.  When we explained to one of the Co-Chairs of the Signature Chefs Gala that it was wrong for the March of Dimes to auction this puppy and that we would contact the media if she proceeded, she said she may simply sell the puppy prior to the event in order to raise funds.  She did not feel they were doing any harm to the puppy.

Why is this so wrong?
This puppy is a living being that should not be given to the highest bidder.  There is no concern for the safety and wellbeing of this animal.  We all know how many well-off people surrender pups to rescues or Animal Control due to them: not having the time to care for the pup, not being able to housetrain the pup, they are expecting a baby and say they can no longer keep their pup, they are moving and just can’t take the pup with them…. and sadly the list goes on and on.  

There are many questions that should be addressed should this careless auction take place, such as:  Will this “winner” be required to have any references checked, vet records verified, home visits performed to ensure the "winner" is a responsible pet owner?  Will this pup be neutered so as not to fall into the hands of a backyard breeder?  Will there be follow-up with the “winner” in case this home does not work out to ensure the pup goes to a safe home and not end up neglected or discarded in a shelter?  Since Yorkies are known to be difficult to housetrain, are the bidders made aware of this character trait of the breed since it causes about 50% of Yorkies to be discarded by their owners?  Do the bidders understand that Yorkies need grooming every 4-6 weeks and are they prepared for this commitment?  Are they aware of their medical needs including:  the importance of heartworm preventative, and how to best prevent and watch for collapsing tracheas and luxating patellas, which are common in the breed?  This list goes on and on as well.

What You Can Do
Call and email the people listed below to let them know it is not acceptable to auction a live animal to raise funds, let alone a defenseless puppy.

Sample Email to Send to Below Contacts:

To whom it may concern:
I am writing to you regarding the “donated” male Yorkshire Terrier puppy that the March of Dimes, Houston chapter is planning to auction on October 9, 2008 at their Signature Chefs Gala.  

It is very disturbing that the March of Dimes condones the auctioning of a live animal to raise money.  There are some “donations” that are inappropriate for a nonprofit to accept, and this is most definitely one of them.  

Thousands of dogs are sent to the shelter every year by their owners due to the owners not properly researching the breed, being unaware of the time and dedication it takes to raise and care for a dog, and because they purchased the dog on a whim when it was a cute puppy and just don’t wish to care for it any longer.  This is the kind of behavior that the March of Dimes is condoning by allowing just anyone to bid on this small puppy. A Yorkie's life expectancy is 12-15 years.  It takes sincere commitment and educated owners to care for these dogs properly and is not something that should be looked upon lightly.

I strongly urge the March of Dimes to reconsider this inappropriate and uncaring auction and release this helpless puppy to a Yorkie rescue organization where he will have a home properly researched, evaluated and screened for him.  This puppy deserves a chance at a loving, educated home and not to be treated as an inanimate cash-producing item.

If this auction proceeds, or if the March of Dimes determines they will sell the puppy to anyone without the proper background checks, I will withdraw any future support of the March of Dimes and ensure the public is made aware of this deplorable situation.

Thank you for your attention to this important matter.  


Contacts - Please email, fax or call the below people to let them know that this is not acceptable:

March of Dimes – National Office
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
National Office Phone - (914) 997-4488

Tammy Biser-Sherborne
March of Dimes
3000 Weslayan, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77027
713-964-5423
tbisersherborne@...
FAX :  713·964-5417

Katie Nixon
March of Dimes
3000 Weslayan, Suite 100, Houston, TX 77027
713-964-5413
FAX :  713·964-5417

Shari Mattern
March of Dimes Co-Chair of the Signature Chefs Gala
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Carol Burke
March of Dimes Co-Chair of the Signature Chefs Gala
carol.burke@... 

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#85 From: "Planeta Animal" <planetanimal@...>
Date: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:48 pm
Subject: PLEASE HELP!!! IMPORTANT!!!Serbia dogs and cats being shot in the streets by policemen, cats clubbed to death with mallets 		fluffydasha
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Important-dogs and cats being shot in the streets of Serbia by policemen and cats being clubbed to death with mallets

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY NATIONALLY & INTERNATIONALLY
 
INTERNATIONAL APPEAL
Dogs and cats being shot in the streets by policemen and cats being clubbed to death with mallets.
 
Please read the important appeal below and take action now to help the apallingly abused animals in Serbia who desperately need your voice. Please take out the semi- colons between each email addy as you send them.
Many thanks
SWAP team UK
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 4:01 PM
Subject: Important

Please e mail the two Serbian contacts (in Red) at the very end of this message to express your disgust at dogs and cats being shot in the streets by policemen and cats being clubbed to death with mallets.
 
Copy to all MEPs also, as per 'cc' block below. 
 
Is this the way of animal 'welfare' when the EU politicians allow Serbia to become members?
 
MEPs need to know your views now, before the elections which will remove or put them back into the parliament during 2009.
 
 
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Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:52 PM
Subject: Important

Mr. Dragin and Mr. Micovic;

 

We have been informed today that hunters and policemen in Racha; a village in the municipality of Kragujevac, Serbia, are shooting both dogs and cats on the streets of Racha, and foxes in the surrounding areas of the village, in some alleged attempt to stop and eradicate rabies in the area.

 

We understand that some eight (8) cats have been killed by the use of a mallet.

 

This is not acceptable, and does not in any way conform with Serbian animal welfare legislation.  Therefore we consider that you are both responsible directly for what is happening in Racha.  Information on this situation will now be sent to the EU Intergroup for Animal Welfare, as well as to every MEP within the union, informing them that Serbia is not enforcing existing national animal welfare legislation, and that both of you are failing in your positions of responsibility (Minister of Agriculture and Director of Veterinary Department of Serbia) to stop these killings and taking proper actions to restrict the spread of rabies, if it even exists.  We consider your actions are yet another attempt to find excuses which allow the mass destruction of animals in Serbia, and yet whenever it takes place, always fails to reduce animal numbers in the long term.  You have been told that the only way to reduce stray and roaming animal numbers is to adopt and undertake a no kill sterilisation program throughout serbia; which would be cost effective and produce a reduction in animal numbers, something which you 'experts' have never been able to do with your current policies.

 

Legal action is being considered.

 

You should be aware, especially in the positions you hold, that the mass killing of animals as a means of rabies control usually leads to the redistribution of the surviving animals into the then newly vacant territories, thus actually increasing the rabies risk through increased movement.  Also, a sudden reduction in animals in one particular area through mass killing may allow greater access to resources for the remaining animals, resulting in them quickly being allowed to replace the culled animals.  As stated, you SHOULD be aware, but obviously you are not; killing being your one and only solution to all animal problems.

 

Your failure to take responsibility and to enforce existing Serbian animal welfare legislation is now being provided to global animal welfare organisations with the request that all their supporters contact you both and for EU citizens, their MEPs, to express their disgust at your stray animal management failures.  The EU will be asked to consider your failures as part of the system which will grant EU accession to Serbia; with the request that until this kind of action is halted, Serbia should remain a non-EU member.

 

You have both failed to take responsibility and act as you should.  Now we have to move on to consider legal actions.

 

Stop the killings in Racha.

 

Serbian Animals Voice

 

TO:

Mr.Sasha Dragin- Minister of Agriculture kabinet@...

Mr.Zoran Micovic -Director of Veterinary Department of Serbia micovicz@...

 


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