Posted on May 11, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Hi everybody;
It is great to see that we have so many visitors to the site from all corners of the globe – on the main page left, below all the monthly totals, you will see our ‘clustrmap’; or world map showing where all our visitors are located. If you click on the map, you should be given a bigger view plus additional figures for visitors.
We have taken note of the Poll results to date and we will continue to cover global issues. Saying that, you may find that we are giving a bit more weight to Far Eastern campaigns as we feel this is an area which is really growing for animal welfare and which we can inform and give our support to. Bear Bile farming being one such example.
You can backtrack through our big library of past posts by going to the months under ‘Archives’ which is on the left side of the main page. These go right back to December 2005 when we had just 1 post that month. As you can see from the archives, posts numbers have grown over the years to a point where we are probably putting out 2 or 3 posts most days of the month; so things have grown a bit since December 2005 !!
Thank you for visiting us, and keep coming. If you are unhappy about anything or think there is an issue or issues that we have ignored, then please drop us a line using the ‘Contact’ tab at the top of the page.
We have a General Election here in the UK on 8th June; so issues such as the ban on hunting are sadly once again under threat due to comments made by some political parties. But we are ready and working on it, and will fight tooth and nail to keep the hunting ban.
The UK is getting a lot of threats from the EU as we voted to leave last year – the first nation ever to pack up and get out of the EU club. Although they are trying to play the nice card often, the EU is unhappy with the UK and will try to punish us for daring to leave. If Brussels did what EU regulations said and they also listened to the citizens of Europe, then maybe we would still be members.
Anyway, we have voted to leave and things are under way. We will take back control under UK law rather than EU law; and so for example, we should be able to get a UK ban on live animal exports; which we have not been able to do to date because of EU legislation overriding the UK government.
Great to see you all, and please let us know if you want us to do anything special or you have a gripe with the site.
When we feel it is necessary we try to be a pain in the bum to officials wherever they may be located.
We label it as ‘campaigning’. We cant just sit by and watch animals being abused.
As the animals say:
So we try to do something – it ain’t always quick but we fight.
Posted on May 11, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
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Councils are supposed to be run by intelligent people. Despite overwhelming evidence to have the facility remain closed; dim wits at the council decided against it – granting a new licence to people that have been involved with the deaths of over 500 animals before. All that has really changed is that a new company was formed by old staff to effectively continue trading. Everyone apart from the council could see though this; but unfortunately these were the thickheads who passed to allow the new zoo to continue operating. We have many words for them, but ‘councillor’ is not one. Sad situation when the ‘Captive Animal Protection Society (CAPS)’ – a national UK welfare organisation watching these type of facilities, is put on a lower scale that the thickheads who work at the council and who have no experience of animal welfare issues. One has to ask what favours are being given by whom, to who, to allow this kind of thing to happen.
This is our recent post relating to this facility.
In a hearing held yesterday, Barrow Borough Council made this disappointing but unsurprising decision. The licence, which will last 4 years, has been granted to Karen Brewer of Cumbria Zoo Company Ltd, a new company that was set up by staff at the zoo. The licence will come into force once the previous licence holder, David Gill, withdraws his licence and ends his appeal.
As an animal charity which has spent decades monitoring and investigating zoos, the history of animal suffering and death at this zoo is one of the worst cases we have ever seen. Hundreds of animals have died of preventable deaths and have undergone horrific suffering at the zoo for years and it should have been shut down a long time ago.
Key management who have been heavily involved at the zoo in the past have now been given the stamp of approval to run the zoo despite the long history of suffering.
Council grants licence for South Lakes Safari Zoo
I am sad to tell you that South Lakes Safari Zoo, where almost 500 animals died due to mismanagement and neglect, will remain open.
Campaigns Officer, Maddy Taylor, presented at the hearing outlining your concerns and being the voice for the animals. We made it clear that the awarding of this licence is a mistake, especially when the horrors at this zoo have been going on for years and the council should have closed it down a long time ago.
It is difficult to say to you that we didn’t get the outcome we wanted, as although we knew the chances were low and the odds stacked against us (and the animals), you can’t help but hope. We fought as hard as we could within a poor legal system which seems to be designed to keep zoos going.
This is why with your help, we carry out vital work exposing the poor regulation of zoos, the widespread issues of keeping animals in captivity and advocate for an end to captivity altogether – it is the only outcome that will guarantee animals are completely free from human exploitation.
As a result of this case, DEFRA have indicated they are looking into the Zoo Licensing Act and I am busy working on a report to send to them containing all the evidence we have gathered on where this law is failing animals. This is just one action out of many that you have supported so thank you again.
Closing down South Lakes zoo would have been a victory for animals but it still would have only been small chip out of a industry rife with poor regulation, animal suffering and exploitation. This is why the campaigning must and will continue to focus on the industry as a whole and the ethics of captivity as well as on individual zoos like this. So let us pick ourselves up and continue to fight, as the animals still need us.
Nicola O’Brien
Campaigns Director
P.S. I am sad to share this news with you but we must use this result to expose the wider, fundamental issues of the zoo industry as a whole – the poor regulations, the welfare compromises, the ethics.
Thank you for helping us to do this. If you have any questions about the South Lakes Safari Zoo campaign, feel free to reply to this email.
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please copy and crosspost – show the world this disgusting abuse of animals.
We will support Jill and the work of ‘Animals Asia’ always, to expose and present to the world the disgusting abuse of beautiful bears used in the production of bear bile.
The following videos are good and bad – they show bears that have finally been freed from bile farming; and one also shows undercover work to expose several bile farms which openly operate. It is disgusting to see animals caged in this way – please copy and send these videos or this post to all your contacts – thank you – SAV.
Until all the bears are free from the horrors of bile farming. Love and mega respect to Jill and the team.
Moon bear who suffered 10 years in a tiny cage loves swimming in a big pool.
Moon bear Popeye, was one of nearly 40 bears Animals Asia rescued in 2015 from bear bile farms across Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province – home to tourism hotspot Halong Bay.
In Vietnam, there are almost 2,000 bears being held in captivity on bile farms. Journalist Adrian Baschuk goes undercover to see these farms first hand, and also visits a sanctuary rehabilitating these horribly mistreated animals.
In April 2010 Animals Asia travelled to Shandong province to rescue 10 bears from a bear bile farm. The rescue made Shandong the 20th province to become bear farm free.
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Above – Blood Junkies – Huntsman Bloodbath.
We have had a hunting ban in the form of government legislation here in the UK for approximately 11 years. Even today, around 84% of the British general public want to see a continuation of the hunting ban.
It took many years to bring about, and resulted in the deaths of several anti hunt campaigners. We are proud to have done our bit regarding the ban. But, as we pointed out in fairly recent posts regarding the old Prime Minister (PM) David Cameron, there has always been a wish by a certain sect of the Conservative Party to repeal the ban and return to hunting wild animals with dogs.
Just this week (May 2017) David Cameron’s replacement, Mrs May, has announced that she would like to see a return to foxhunting.
This disgusts us. Fortunately the UK has a General Election this June and so people can now inform potential candidates how they feel about any possible repeal of the hunting act. The ‘League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) is already well prepared for the fight and is working very hard on a campaign. See news here:
After 11 years we do not want to see a return to British wildlife being killed and destroyed by the blood junkies of the pro hunt lobby. We will do al we can to fight any change in legislation, but like many things the voice of the people is not really what counts – it will be left to the votes of a few hundred politicians in the Commons.
If it does ever return, Hunt Sabs will be back out protecting wildlife, as they always have done in the UK. Without doubt, as in the past, things will get nasty and sabs will end up being killed by the blood junkies. Is this what we want in 2017 ?
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, made a recent announcement:
“Personally, I’ve always been in favour of fox hunting.”
However, the British public have made it very clear in the years of Tory rule that they do not agree with her outdated opinions. It’s time to tell May that her ‘personal’ opinions are not representative of the country she is paid to serve. 84% of the population have shown support for keeping Labour’s 2004 hunting ban in place, don’t let May repeal this important piece of legislation.
The practice of fox hunting involves setting a pack of dogs on a fox and then chasing it on horseback, usually in traditional dress. The “sport” is to many people a vicious and outdated pastime, and the idea of repealing the ban put in place by the Labour government, so that people like May can hunt and kill helpless creatures, is a horrific one.
Please sign this petition to show the Prime Minister how archaic her view is on the topic of hunting for sport, and show your support for the animals that the ban currently protects.
Well the election has now been held and we confirm that Mr. Moon Jae-In has been elected as President. We consider that this is a very positive move for animal welfare in South Korea.
The word from Korean Dogs is as follows:
South Korea has a new president!
South Korea has a new president. Moon Jae-In, a person with empathy toward animals and the environment, has won the election. This is welcome news indeed, but don’t pop the champagne cork, yet.
This doesn’t mean that the dog meat trade is going to end soon in Korea. With Mr. Moon in office, we have a better chance of having our messages heard. However, it will require a lot more pressure from both within and outside Korea to make their government take steps to end the dog meat trade. So, we must continue our campaigns.
Click HERE to learn about Moon’s plans for Korean animals.
Or otherwise maybe a new species we have discovered !, we think this is old Caleb sticking his nose through a hole at Jeskyns Country Park – read more about the park at ‘About Us’.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 