Posted on December 11, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Mark,
In a month where we could really use some good news, we found it: Canada is this close to a full-on ban of imidacloprid, one of the most widely used bee-killing pesticides in the world.
A risk assessment report by Health Canada found considerable risks associated with continued use of imidacloprid, and proposed phasing out the neonicotinoid in 3-5 years.
We know that this pesticide is deadly to bees and the industry’s own studies show that it’s at least partly responsible for the epidemic of colony collapse across North America and the world.
The Canadian government is going to make its final decision on a complete ban soon — and already, Bayer, the agro-chemical giant who invented the bee-killing poison, has promised to fight back.
Banning this dangerous pesticide now is a major step in saving the bees globally — and we need to make sure voices of reason drown out voices of the corporate lobby.
Our global campaign to save the bees is working. The EU ban on bee-killing neonics is entering its fourth year. And the French government recently announced it’s going to completely ban neonics.
Meanwhile, in Canada, two major Canadian cities have already voted to ban neonicotinoids, the largest Canadian province, Ontario, has banned 3 neonics, and the province of Quebec is considering stricter regulations.
A Canada-wide ban has never been on the table before. We need to seize this opportunity while we can.
If you sign the petition now, we’ll deliver your signatures directly to Health Minister Jane Philpott, who has promised to make a “science-based decision.” We intend to hold her to that promise — particularly given the pesticide industry’s plans to fight back.
Thanks for all that you do,
Liz, Emma, Angus, and the rest of the SumOfUs team
P.S. As a result of its findings, Health Canada has also started special reviews of two other neonics—clothiandin and thiamethoxam — and the reviews are expected to be released soon. Our pressure could help set the path for those reviews too. If enough of us get behind this, we could literally save the bees in Canada for good.
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Posted on December 10, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Posted on December 9, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Posted on December 8, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
“The Hidden Death” by Tommaso Ausili.
Poor animals are forced to helplessly watch the slaughters of their friends
and relatives while knowing they suffer the same fate.
Let’s do all we can to end this!
Don’t support factory farms by giving up animal products, such as meat, dairy,
sheepskins, leather, wool, down, etc.
Have compassion for innocent beings.
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Posted on December 8, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Viet Nam Bile Bear(s) Rescue.
Check out all the latest news and videos of everyone arriving at their new shelter home:
See all of our past and present Viet Nam bile bear posts, in conjunction with Animals Asia:
Latest news:
All the bears have now had a long haul from the bile farm to their new, forever home.
From now on life will be good, unlike the misery and suffering of the bile farm.
Check out all the latest news and videos of everyone arriving at their new shelter home:
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Posted on December 8, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Hi all,
I just signed the petition “Investigator Speaks Out: Tell the Mexican Government to Stop Abusing Animals” and wanted to see if you could help by adding your name.
Our goal is to reach 35,000 signatures and we need more support.
You can read more and sign the petition here:
Petition wording:
I visited government-owned-and-operated slaughterhouses across Mexico and was horrified by what I saw.
Pigs were hooked in their mouths, stabbed in their necks, and then left to thrash around and slowly die in their own blood.
Cows were tied up by their horns and limbs. Rendered defenseless, they were stabbed in the back of the neck, over and over again. Workers twisted the knives, digging deeper into the animals’ flesh, causing excruciating pain.
At one facility, a child was encouraged to watch and then to participate in the bloodbath. With a large blade, he stabbed a pig, but completely missed the animal’s heart. The pig thrashed and struggled in agony before a worker viciously bludgeoned him to death with a metal pipe.
All of this was done by government employees and often in front of government inspectors.
It’s time for stronger laws in Mexico to help prevent this egregious animal abuse.
Please join me and Mercy For Animals in calling on the Federal Government of Mexico to pass legislation making it a crime to slaughter animals while they are still conscious.
This is a common-sense measure that would greatly alleviate the suffering of millions of animals a year in Mexico.
Thank you,
“María del Carmen”
Undercover Investigator
Until this legislation is passed, we encourage people to BOYCOTT MEXICO if they have holiday plans for 2017.
Thanks!
Mark
And to close this post with much better things, we present the following for you to enjoy –
Who says an animal will not thank you for helping it ?
Just really sad to see all the others left behind in such terrible conditions.
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Posted on December 7, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 