England: The Animals Have Lost A Great Friend In Tony.

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Subject: Tony Moore ­ co-founder of Fight Against Animal Cruelty in Europe (FAACE) ­ died last Friday from lung cancer, aged 79

We are terribly saddened to learn that Tony Moore – co-founder of Fight Against Animal Cruelty in Europe (FAACE) – died last Friday from lung cancer, aged 79.

For over 25 years, Tony – together with his wife Vicki, who tragically died from injuries sustained whilst filming undercover in 2000 – campaigned against bullfights and fiestas and in 1996 ADI awarded Tony and Vicki the Lord Houghton Award for outstanding service to animal welfare to acknowledge their pioneering work in this area (see http://bit.ly/1gqrR44).

Our thoughts are with Tony’s family.

The animals have lost a dear friend.


SAV Comment – we always remember the terrible death of Vicki from injuries sustained whilst filming undercover to help bulls suffering in Spanish fiestas.  The world and the animals have also lost a great campaigner in Tony.  Thank you for all your hard work and dedication Tony – you will be very much missed, but now reunited with your beloved Vicki.  Two massive animal champions.

Read about FAACE here – http://www.faace.co.uk/   

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In June 1995, whilst videoing ‘undercover’, in the village of Coria, Spain, Vicki was gored by a bull. She was tossed into the air 10 times, gored 11 times in the chest, back, groin and legs. She also suffered a punctured lung, 8 badly smashed ribs and the loss of a kidney.

Vicki’s life was saved in a seven-hour operation. She was in a coma for three weeks and spent five and a half weeks in intensive care. She struggled for years with the legacy of her injuries, but preferred not to talk about her daily plight, for fear it would detract from that of the animals she championed.

Vicki underwent numerous operations but eventually died of complications on February 6th 2000.

And about Vicki here – http://www.faace.co.uk/vicki.html#bio

The Vicki Moore Foundation – http://www.vickimoorefoundation.org/

 

India: Please Sign Petition Asking Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police: Indepth investigation of abduction & disposal of dogs in Mogappair.

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Dear all;

I just signed the petition “Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police: Indepth investigation of abduction & disposal of dogs in Mogappair” on Change.org.

It’s important. Will you sign it too?

Here’s the link:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/tamil-nadu-s-director-general-of-police-indepth-investigation-of-abduction-disposal-of-dogs-in-mogappair?share_id=HLyQPHceZR&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Thanks!

Mark (SAV).

Petition wording:

Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police: Indepth investigation of abduction & disposal of dogs in Mogappair

We want an in-depth investigation on the heinous capture and loading of the community pets of Mogappair West Garden Area. We want to know where the dogs have been held or released and demand that they be returned to their original community at Mogappair West Garden.

On 28th July 2013, in Nolumbur, a Chennai Corporation employee abducted more than 20 community dogs in a tricycle used to collect trash. One passerby managed to click some photographs, as the employee was not in uniform and had no id on him. When asked he claimed that he had the necessary permission for transporting these dogs.

Due to the inaction of the officers at V7 Nolambur police station, we continued undaunted in attempting to discover the fate of these 22 dogs.

Prabudass, the only corporation employee we could clearly link to the crime informed us that the dogs had only been captured and moved to another area, which in itself is illegal. However, we were reluctant to believe this information as he was refusing to tell us into which area he had the dogs released.
In the meantime, the residential association had barracked the police station, threatening the police officers and the animal welfare activits and volunteers with dire consequences if they should continue to investigate this case. Unmoved by these threats, we continued in the quest to discover the fate of the poor innocents. We discovered a shocking sequence of events whereby the homeowner’s association had sanctioned to “arrange” the abduction and round up these dogs and remove them from the area.

The next day, 15 of the association people came to the V-7 Nolambur police station at 22:30 hours and told the Inspector they supported the association with the decision to abduct the dogs.

In our investigations we found only one dog remaining in the vicinity of Mogappair West Garden area. The dog was found with a wound on his head that could only have been inflicted by a rock flung at him with some force.

Most distressing is that fact that the police of V7 Nolambur police station are still unwilling to take up the case or even file an FIR as a senior former judge is a resident member of the association.

We implore every person who sees this post to please take up the ghastly atrocity as a cause worth fighting for and bring pressure upon the police to prosecute the guilty parties.

Again, we emphasize:

Please, sign this petition to force the Tamil Nadu’s Director General of Police to carry out an indepth investigation on the heinous capture and loading of the community pets of Mogappair West Garden Area. We want to know where the dogs have been held and demand that they be returned to their original community at Mogappair West Garden.

Also, please call up the Nolambur Police Station on 9176528259 or 9940596447 and add your outraged voices to ours.

Please, share to as MANY PEOPLE as possible.