Gaza Conflict: Animal Information via Kinship Circle

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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KINSHIP CIRCLE ANIMAL DISASTER AID NETWORK
1/12/09: Animals In The Crossfire – Hamas/Israel War
http://www.kinshipcircle.org/disasters

IN THIS ALERT:

  1. Donations Needed For Animals Left In Gaza Streets
  2. Israel To Fund Medical Care For War-Injured Animals
  3. Donkeys, Mules, Horses In The Holy Land
  4. Middle East Animal Welfare Groups

Whatever your opinion about the present war between Hamas and Israel, one fact remains: Animals are innocents in the crossfire.

PLEASE NOTE: There is not much animal rescue news related to the Hamas/Israeli war at this time.

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1. Donations Needed For Animals Left In Gaza Streets

SOURCE: 1/09, Let The Animals Live Israel
FULL STORY / VIDEO:

LET THE ANIMALS LIVE NEEDS HELP FOR ABANDONED GAZA ANIMALS
2009 —

In these bad time in the world and in Israel we must not forget our
pets. Let The Animals Live, due to the situation in GAZA, is dealing with a
growing phenomena of abandoned dogs left behind by their families. We
collect them the put them in private shelters as well as our own. Also many
dogs are being abandoned in the streets by owners who can not take care of
them any more due to the rough financial situation.

To help Let The Animals Live raise awareness and donations… Geler-Nasis
advertising agency produced voluntarily a short video telling the need of
our organization:  http://www.letlive.org.il/english/article.php?id=193

Please help in any way you can by donating now.

Eti Altman, spokesperson and
cofounder Let The Animals Live Israel, 972-50-5358421, 972-3-6241776

DONATE TO LET THE ANIMALS LIVE:
http://www.letlive.org.il/english/donate.php

ABOUT LET THE ANIMALS LIVE / MISSION & SHELTER:
http://www.letlive.org.il/english/about.php  

2005 —

LT: Many settlers left their homes without taking pets… Israeli
animal activists scoured empty settlements in the Gaza Strip to find
abandoned…dogs, cats, chickens, goats, geese, parakeets, ducks, turtles,
an iguana… http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4181284.stm

2005 — RT: Yafit, Hakol Chai’s mobile clinic assistant, rescues a chicken.
http://chai-online.org/e-news/26Aug05/chaialert_29august05.htm

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2. Israel To Fund Medical Care For War-Injured Animals

SOURCE: 1/6/09, Ynetnews
FULL STORY: State to help fund treatment of pets hurt by rockets
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3651173,00.html

Last week a Qassam rocket hit a house in Sderot and killed the family’s dog,
which was at the building’s yard during the attack. The dog was rushed to
the veterinarian for treatment, but died due to severe shrapnel injuries and
massive loss of blood.

Following this incident and in light of the fact that like their human
owners, pets in Israel’s south are also under the constant rocket threat,
the Agriculture Ministry has decided it would help pay for the medical care
of dogs and cats injured by rocket fire from Gaza.

“One of the main problems arising from the treatment of wounded animals is
that the tax authorities do not consider pets as property, and therefore
owners are not compensated for medical treatment of the animal,” said Dganit
Ben-Dov, DVM, the Veterinary Services official in charge of enforcing the
Animal Protection Law.

“This is the aspect we wish to rectify, since treatment to a wounded animal
could cost thousands of shekels,” she added. According to Ben-Dov, the
ministry will also consider funding treatment of street cats and dogs…

2005 — Humane society volunteers search for hundreds of pets and farm
animals left behind in the past week as Israel rushed to complete its
disengagement plan with the eviction of thousands of settlers from the Gaza
Strip. (Photo, David Silverman/Getty Images) http://www.jamd.com/image/g/53448324

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3. Donkeys, Mules, Horses In The Holy Land

SOURCE: 1/09, The present conflict in Gaza
FULL STORY:

Lucy Fensom, founder of Safe Haven For Donkeys In The Holy Land (SHADH) —
based at Moshav Gan Yoshiyya, near the towns of Netanya and Hadera in Israel.
http://www.safehaven4donkeys.org/index.php


Many have asked whether Lucy, her workers and the donkeys are safe during
the present troubles in Gaza. We would like to reassure you all that the
sanctuary is a considerable distance from Gaza and so everyone is at present
unaffected. Of course, our hearts go out to all the people and animals
affected and we pray that a peaceful solution will soon be reached.

In the meantime, Lucy and the team continue to reach out to donkeys, mules
and horses in Israel and the West Bank and your help is still very much
needed. To make a donation, visit our home page. Thank you for your support.

DONATE TO SAFE HAVEN FOR DONKEYS IN THE HOLY LAND:
http://www.safehaven4donkeys.org/index.php

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4. Middle East Animal Welfare Groups

Israel Cat Lovers’ Society, http://www.isracat.org.il/english-about.html

Rehovot Society for the Protection of Animals / Rehovot SPA

POB 1067, Rehovot 76110, Israel * ph: 972-8-9445497
DONATE: http://www.israelpets.org/eng/index.htm

Israel Cat Lovers’ Society / We Need Your Help
DONATE: https://send.bignet.co.il/isracat/donation.php

Concern for Helping Animals in Israel and Hakol Chai
DONATE: http://chai-online.org/en/home/e_index.htm

2005 — Hakol Chai volunteer & Tali, Hakol Chai staff, with a fortunate dog!
Hakol Chai Enters Gaza to Rescue Abandoned Animals:
http://www.chai-online.org/en/campaigns/settlements/campaigns_settlements_gaza.htm

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) — A unique organization that
brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists.
    http://www.foeme.org/about_us.php

Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
   http://www.betalebanon.org/news.asp?news_id=105

NOAH – The Israeli Federation of Animal Protection Societies
   http://www.noah.org.il

DIRECTORY OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS IN ISRAEL
   http://info.jpost.com/C005/Supplements/CafeOleh/animals.html

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Denmark: Response Given to Faroes Pilot Whale Annual Slaughter

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Denmark has now provided campaigners with a rather pathetic attempt to justify the annual slaughter of Faroe Island Pilot whales, photographs of which can be seen here with additional images via the following SAV link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/denmark-disgraces-the-world-with-faroe-islands-whale-slaughter/

The Danish response is as follows: – ‘Asli’ is the campaigner who had the response in this case.

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Dear Asli

Thank you for your recent letter regarding whaling in the Faroes.

Your concern and interest is greatly appreciated. We are well aware that media and campaign reports about whaling in the Faroes can be very disturbing when presented out of context, without a reliable and factual explanation of the circumstances, regulations and management measures in place. We are therefore grateful for this opportunity to provide you with some basic facts about the Faroes and our utilisation of whales. More detailed information is available on the websites listed below.

The Faroes are a self-governing nation under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Faroese Parliament legislates independently of Denmark on all areas of self-government, including the conservation and management of fish and whale stocks within the 200-mile fisheries zone. Unlike Denmark, the Faroes are not a member of the EU, but maintain bilateral trade agreements and bilateral fisheries agreements with the EU and a number of other countries, including our nearest neighbours, Norway and Iceland.

The economy of the Faroe Islands is overwhelmingly dependent on the sustainable use of marine resources, with commercial fisheries being the main industry.

Pilot whales and other small whales are utilised for food in the Faroes and represent one of very few local sources of meat. Both the meat and blubber of pilot whales have for centuries been a staple part of the national diet. Whale drives are fully regulated by law and regulations and catches are shared on a community basis among the participants in a whale drive and residents of the local district where the whales are landed. The annual average catch of around 900 whales is roughly equivalent to 500 tonnes of meat and blubber, some 30% of all meat produced locally in the Faroes.

Scientists estimate the stock in the North Atlantic to be over 700,000, which means that the average catch is fully sustainable. Only schools of whales that are sighted close to shore are utilised. Continuous annual catch statistics dating back to around 1600 make Faroese whaling one of the best documented uses of a natural resource anywhere in the world.

Faroese animal welfare legislation, which also applies to whaling, requires that animals suffer as little as possible when killed. Entire schools of whales are killed on the shore and in the shallows of bays especially authorised for the purpose. Knives are used to sever the major blood supply to the brain. This is the most efficient and humane means of killing a school of beached pilot whales quickly and safely, but naturally results in a lot of blood in the water. Killing methods in Faroese whaling are subject to regular veterinary monitoring programmes, which examine the times-to-death of individual animals in the hunt and the efficiency of the organisation of the drive and the equipment used.

The Faroes cooperate internationally through NAMMCO – the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission on the conservation of whales and the management of whaling, which includes valuable technical cooperation with other countries in the region on hunting methods, as well as an international observation scheme to ensure international transparency and oversight in national regulations.

Internationally adopted principles for the conservation and sustainable use of living marine resources apply to all components of the marine ecosystem, including both fish and whales. Ensuring that utilisation of these resources is sustainable requires a sound scientific basis and international cooperation on the conservation and management of shared and highly migratory stocks. As a small nation highly dependent on the resources of the sea, commitment to upholding these principles is a priority for the Faroes.

Yours sincerely,

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