Posted on February 26, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
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Posted on February 26, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Posted on February 26, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The NSPCA and Gerrie Nel head to the High Court against Live Export by Sea
Dear Animal Warrior
The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) confirms that an urgent application to the High Court has been launched to interdict the impending export by sea of live sheep to Kuwait. The matter is set to be heard in the Grahamstown High Court on Friday, 28 February 2020. This, following the live export by sea horror that took place in October 2019 where sheep were transported to the Middle East in horrendous conditions.
Since the shipment in October 2019, the NSPCA has attempted to gain information from both the exporters and the government, of when the next shipment is scheduled, to no avail. The NSPCA was recently made aware that the sheep are mounting in the feedlot owned by the Page Farming Trust and leased by Al Mawashi in Berlin, Eastern Cape, and there were in excess of 30 000 sheep in the first week of February 2020. This number has increased by another 40 000 since 13 February 2020 – totalling 70 000 sheep. It is clear that an imminent shipment is planned.
Afriforum agreed to assist the NSPCA with this High Court case. Advocate Gerrie Nel leading the team, along with advocates Phyllis Vorster and Gustav Weich. The attorneys for the NSPCA case are Matthew Klein and Justin Powers. The NSPCA is indebted to Gerrie Nel and Afriforum for taking this important case on. The NSPCA has a bevy of esteemed experts, including Australian Veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson who has first-hand experience on these ships, Professor Gareth Bath, Dr Shaun Morris, as well as our own veterinarian, Dr Bryce Marock. The papers will be served to the following respondents:
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Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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The Director General, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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The Director, Veterinary – Public Health, Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Eastern Cape
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The Provincial Executive Officer, Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Eastern Cape
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The MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Eastern Cape
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The Chief Veterinary Officer Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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The Director for Veterinary Public Health and Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
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The Harbour Master, National Ports Authority
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The Director, National Ports Authority
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Al Mawashi Reg K2018520686
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Dave Muller T/A The Meat Men
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John Page
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Bruce Page
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Glen Page
It has come to light that other exporters wish to export live cattle by sea to the likes of Cambodia. The voyage is even longer than that of the Kuwait exports, it exceeds 21 days.
“This case is not only important for this shipment of sheep, but for all the animals that are destined for this harrowing journey to various countries around the globe – we simply cannot allow the perpetuation and growth of this cruel and brutal trade” explained Senior Inspector Grace De Lange, manager of the NSPCA’s Farm Animal Protection Unit.
Afriforum’s CEO Kallie Kriel emphasises that the action is not intended to stop the trade in animals, but rather the way it is done, bringing about cruelty to the animals involved.
In November 2019, the NSPCA laid criminal charges in terms of the Animals Protection Act No 71 of 1962 against the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), as well as Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform, Al Mawashi – the owners of the Al Shuwaikh vessel, who have a company in South Africa, the captain of the Al Shuwaikh, the Page Farming Trust, and individuals from the Page Farming Trust following the harrowing days spent at the East London harbour by Inspectors of the NSPCA in October 2019, when approximately 57 000 sheep were loaded for shipment to the Middle East. The matter is with the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the investigation is still ongoing.
Conditions on board the Al Shuwaikh in October 2019, included dangerously high ammonia levels on some of the enclosed decks, widespread diarrhoea, with much of it falling into the feed and water troughs, sheep in respiratory distress, together with other serious welfare concerns. On the dock and feedlot, animals were treated in an inhumane manner, and attempts were made to load sick, injured and lame animals onto the vessel. These sentient beings meant nothing to the handlers and exporters.
The costs incurred thus far have been exorbitant and the matter is far from over. The motion will be heard in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape, so travelling costs, as well as legal costs are placing huge pressure on the NSPCA’s resources. We appeal to caring citizens to assist the NSPCA with this landmark case. Let us stand together against this abhorrent suffering.
Account Name: SPCA National Council of SA
Bank: Standard Bank
Account No.: 220 639 744
Branch Code: 051 001
Reference: Sheep
Kind regards
The NSPCA Team
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Posted on February 25, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Alone it is difficult
Together we will survive better on the street
Best regards and good night from Venus
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Posted on February 25, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The latest information from ‘Turtle Island Restoration Network’
Check out their website for all the latest news and actions:
February Newsletter
As we swim through Cupid’s month of love, we want to extend a little extra appreciation and gratitude to our devoted volunteers and members that help us protect our planet. Thanks to you, TIRN is thoughtfully and deliberately addressing some of the biggest challenges in the environmental crisis. From our ongoing litigation to halt unsustainable fisheries and challenge senseless policy to our upcoming program to protect nesting sea turtles, we promise to continue doing everything in our power to protect and heal the planet so that you and future generations can continue to love and enjoy nature for years to come.
Update: Crews Monitoring Entangled Whale
On Feb. 14 a whale watching company spotted a humpback whale tangled in a net, struggling as it swam up the California coast from San Diego. The whale was severely entangled in drift gillnet: a barbaric method of commercial fishing that should not exist. Unfortunately, crews who initially spotted the whale were unable to help the whale which was active at a frantic pace—it was too dangerous to get close to the animal. Now, the Coast Guard and the West Coast Whale Entanglement Response Program are closely tracking the whale to attempt to safely remove the netting. It was last spotted outside of Dana Point. Although the netting still has the right fluke entangled, if appears that whale has been able to discard some of the net.
Please email your members of Congress, asking them to support the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act.
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Posted on February 25, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The way is clear for storks: The first white storks to move north have been sighted in Lebanon.
The day before yesterday, over 100 of the protected birds came to rest in a project area of our partner association Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL) on the edge of the Bekaa Valley.
This video shows the animals on the snowy afternoon in the highlands of the cedar state.
A team from the “committee against bird murder” specially trained in poaching and (SPNL), together with the police, drove around the sleeping community patrol and ensured the safety of the resting migratory birds.
The fact that the storks were able to continue their flight into the breeding areas the following morning is anything but self-evident – a few years ago the birds would have been attacked at the latest when they left.
Even if there is still a lot to do, our campaign for better migratory bird protection in Lebanon is now showing its first successes.
My comment: Every year the “committee against the bird murder” receives news about massive “stork massacres”, which come mainly from the mountains east of the city of Tripoli in the north of the country.
Much of this information is published by the psychopath poachers themselves, who regularly display “trophy photos” of themselves and their prey in social networks despite the prohibitions.
The videos of the discovered poachers show that automatic rifles – such as Kalashnikovs (!!!) – are also regularly used for stork hunting.
Our psychopaths here in Germany are not much better.
Germany’s hunters killed over 820,000 wild boars in the 2017/18 season.
It is the highest result ever.
There was even money for each animal shot, between 50 and 200 euros.
This is called “bounty” in the killer language.
Nevertheless! A crime is not “understood” because another similar or worse one happens somewhere else.
Hunting is and remains murder, regardless of the extent and the nationality.
And every prevent murder to animals makes us happy and brave to continue fighting against this barbaric hobby.
On behalf of the animals, we thank the courageous “bodygards” in Lebanon who saved the lives of the 100 travelers.
My best regards to all, Venus
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Posted on February 25, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Ditch Dairy – ‘Natural’, ‘Humane’ – Don’t think so !
Spain: You say ‘Assholes’; we say ‘Bumholes’ – whatever; Bull abuse with EU funding.
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