Posted on June 2, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Latest 22/6/15 – The Chinese have ignored the world and as usual doing only what they want. The Yulin festival is currently taking place – thousands of dogs are being slaughtered by these Barbarian back street Chinese dealers.
If our Cameron government does not have the balls to raise the issue, then we will – FREE TIBET !!
As we feel that this is a very important campaign, and there are time limits to take action, we are giving this some priority at the moment. Hence it will be taking prime slot on the site for a few days, after which it can still be found under ‘Recent Posts’ on the right hand side.
Please support this vital campaign; and pass to all your friends and supporters.
Thank you – SAV.
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Dear Mark,
This year on June 22, the southern Chinese city of Yulin will host its now infamous dog meat festival. But this is no festival. In just one day, up to 2,000 dogs will be slaughtered, all in the name of profit.
Dog meat traders started the annual Yulin dog meat festival in 2009 when they saw an opportunity to make money, but the event has attracted widespread criticism over cruelty and consumer health risks. This saw the authorities withdraw their support in 2013. Dogs are stolen from their homes or snatched from the street and crammed into cages so small and with such force their bones break.
They will be forced to endure multiple days of horrendous transport conditions and torturous heat, leaving most sick, dehydrated and in some instances, dead.
Dogs are often sedated by poison darts and even cyanide. Unhygienic transport, slaughter and food preparation mean that toxins and disease find their way into the meals of festival-goers.
Our journey is just beginning but together we can stop this so-called festival. Animals Asia has written an open letter calling on the dog meat traders to cancel the event.
Please add your name to our letter. 2,000 dogs are counting on you.
A public outcry saw last year’s event drastically reduced in scale, with the number of dogs killed dropping to 2,000 from the 10,000 of previous years.
A similar annual event, the Jinhua Hutou dog meat festival in eastern China, was cancelled in 2011 after widespread protests.
Together, we can help put a stop to the Yulin slaughter.
Posted on June 2, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
A very sad day in UK politics as we are informed of the death of Charles Kennedy.
A decent, honorable man – if the UK parliament had just a quarter of its MP’s with the same attitude and approach as him, then it would be a much better place.
Charles was 55.
Taken far too early – but then the good often are.
RIP and thank you for being a good, decent human being.
We have been informing Mark about the situation with Serbia and EU accession; and the possibility that Serbia could become more involved with fur farming once it becomes an EU member state; picking up from whwere other nations in the EU have eiter stopped or greatly reduced their fur farming establishments.
It is very early days, but we havetold Mark the situation and that Serbia needs to be a nation to watch for fur production in the future.
Mark and Respect have achieved a great forward movement in their work fighting the fur industry, and are the organisation that was pivotal in the UK banning fur production and fur farming.
We know that now Mark and Respect will be keeping watch on Serbia to see if there is any movement there with regard fur farming and fur production. Obviously as a Serbian focussed campaign group with very many campaigner friens within Serbia; we will also all be watching the situation and will be able to relay information to Respect should it ever become necessary.
As you can imagine, this has been a huge decision for us. We are fiercely proud of our history and what we achieved as the BUAV. But the reasons for changing are clear, and we’re absolutely confident that our new name will enable us to increase our impact for animals worldwide.
Many people struggled to understand what ‘BUAV’ stands for or what ‘British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection’ means. We were also frequently misquoted and incorrectly referenced by a range of key audiences, from the media to the public. Sadly this confusion proved a major barrier to securing support.
Cruelty Free International is clearer, simpler and more positive.
It also reflects the work we do all over the world. After all, animal research is not just a British problem – it’s global. And we have been working internationally for years.
With a name that demonstrates this, we can better engage with potential supporters, governments and other key audiences we need to build relationships with.
Our vision remains the same: to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals.
Our new name will help us realise that vision by bringing about a significant change in the number of people who support our movement – whether donors, campaigners, shoppers, companies, politicians or the media.
It will enable us to build on the successes of the past and meet the challenges of the future.
There is no need to make any changes to how you support us. Existing direct debits, gifts in Wills and Gift Aid declarations and are not affected, as we’re still the same organisation (please note Gift Aid only applies to Cruelty Free International Trust).
However, if you would like to discuss any of this, please don’t hesitate to get in touch on +44 (0) 20 7700 4888 or info@crueltyfreeinternational.org.
This is such an exciting moment for everyone involved with Cruelty Free International and our movement.
Together, we can achieve great things for animals.
Best wishes Michelle Thew
Chief Executive
PS We have refreshed our website to create a much more user-friendly site that will appeal to a wider audience –check it out and let us know what you think!
Posted on June 1, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We are an organisation founded primarily to help the animals of Serbia – and so we are devoting main post time and attention to this as at the moment things are rather critical re legislation changes.
You can catch up with all the events re Serbia campaigning by clicking on the ‘Home’ tab at the top of the page and the simply scrolling down.
We are also still publishing other (non Serbian) posts – but these are not taking the prime spot at the moment.
But you can view these – just scroll down a little until you see ‘Recent Posts’ on the very right hand side. Select any recent post listed to view it.
We have articles on China, South Korea, the USA, plus a Time Out which gives you some music links to enjoy – we all need some time out to get away from all the cruelty sometimes !
Posted on June 1, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
I am a BIG wolf supporter and have just made a donation to help DoW continue with their vital woek. Can you help with a donation to preserve this beautiful animal ? – please give anything you can.. The US should be proud of their wolves; specialist wildlife; it must not be destroyed !
Please give anything you can – Thanks – Mark (SAV Founder)
Is this not the most amazing sound – Protect Them !!
It’s with a heavy heart that we report that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has now confirmed that the animal killed by a hunter in Colorado on April 29th was indeed a gray wolf.
As with any killing of an endangered species, FWS is investigating the shooting – so far, it is believed that the shooter misidentified the wolf as a coyote. Defenders fully supports this investigation.
This is the third confirmed wolf to disperse to Colorado from the Northern Rockies since wolves were reintroduced there in the 1990s. Wolves have also dispersed on their own to California, Arizona and Utah from the Northern Rockies and the Pacific Northwest. It’s a lesson that left on their own, wolves can fill in the blank spots on the map where suitable wolf habitat remains empty.
This incident also reinforces the critical need for continued federal protections for gray wolves. Removing federal protections would make it less likely that wolves would be able to establish new packs in areas outside their current range, essentially halting wolf recovery into western Colorado in its tracks.
Our job, yours and ours, is to give these magnificent animals the protection they need and deserve – and then to let nature take its course.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 