Romania is still one of the beautiful, wild places in Europe. It has a lot of citizens who support the policy of keeping the wild for the wild and letting nature and the animals that live within exist as they should, without persecution from man.
But like all nations; Romania also has a dark side when it comes to animals; especially issues relating to stray dogs, and also live exports of sheep.
As some of you will be aware, we at WAV last year tracked and reported on a consignment of live sheep throughout the journey between Romania and Iran.
It was not only this shipment that has caused us concern. We were also informed at the time that Romania was planning on exporting around 200,000 live sheep to the middle east every month for the next 6 months or so.
“It is clear that sheep have suffered terribly throughout this entire journey, and that’s before we even mention the routine abuse and fully conscious slaughter they are subjected to when they arrive at their destinations,” said Gabriel Paun. “These sheep come from the green meadows and high mountains of the Romanian countryside, and the contrast in how they are treated in the live export trade is unimaginable.”
The Netherlands (Dutch) MEP Anja Hazekamp called on the European Commission to launch an infringement procedure against Romania, after the country authorised the mass transport of 70.000 sheep from the Port of Midia to the Persian Gulf while temperatures rose above 45 °C.
Midia, Romania – Nov 2019
A live export vessel loaded with live sheep for export overturned within hours of leaving the Romanian port of Midia The Romanian government called off the rescue efforts to save over 14,600 sheep trapped inside a capsized live export ship — despite claims that sounds can be heard indicating that animals are still alive.
In the end, despite many thousands of sheep drowning in the capsize; some (very few) of the survivors which were rescued were eventually provided with sanctuary.
Welcome tour Romanian visitors today – we have noticed a lot of attendance to the site from Romania over the last few days; and we very much welcome you coming to pay us a visit..
So here following we are giving most of our past Romanian links with the hope they will be of use to our visitors if they are working on campaign issues. We ask them to especially work on the issues of stray dogs and cats; and also on the live export business which involves so many tens of thousands of live sheep.
In memory of all the suffering animals in Romania – past and present.
Regards Mark and Venus (WAV).
Past links: Different Issues, but lots of information and videos / photographs
Spreadable vegan cheese from Nush is to debut in major U.K. retailers Sainsbury’s and Asda.
The company’s products, which are made from almond milk, are fortified with vegan probiotic cultures and come in two flavors: Natural and Chive.
Retailing at £2.75 per tub, Nush’s cheese is also free from preservatives, additives, gluten, and soy.
‘Growing demand’
In a statement sent to Vegan Food & Living, co-founder Bethany Eaton said: “We are delighted to be listed by Sainsbury’s and Asda stores nationwide with our range of dairy-free cheese spreads, reaching the growing market of people across the U.K. who are wanting a healthy alternative to dairy cheese.
“Nush is a category innovator and so we are really proud to be the U.K.’s only live vegan almond m*lk cheese. There is growing demand for dairy-free cheese and through our range, British consumers can enjoy a delicious vegan offering that contains 30 percent pure almonds.”
‘Delicious cheeses’
Earlier this year, Nush launched its vegan cream cheese in more than 200 Marks & Spencer stores across the U.K.
“We’ve been working so hard to make our delicious cheeses available across the country and are so excited that more people than ever before will be able to try them! We hope you find a store near you very soon!” the company wrote on its website.
WAV Comment:
So we can now move completely away from this – gentle cows turned into industry milking machines; who have their babies stolen from them a matter of hours after being born:
Posted on June 27, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates lamented the US is ‘not even close’ to doing enough to fight the pandemic, before warning that the vaccine he wants to inject into every human on the planet does require their consent first.
Gates seemed miffed that Washington wasn’t following his instructions more closely, complaining that “it’s possible to ramp up testing for a new pathogen very, very fast” if they’d just do as they were told.
He blamed the higher infection numbers in the US, which continues to lead the world with upwards of 2.5 million confirmed cases and over 125,000 deaths, on the nation’s failure to adopt the same measures as everyone else.
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Gates, who has repeatedly expressed a desire to inoculate the world’s population with whatever vaccine emerges from the research laboratories he is funding, admitted the shot might be rolled out before it’s working perfectly.
“It’s possible the vaccine will be better at protecting you individually and not stop you from transmitting…it’s not guaranteed that the vaccine will be a perfect transmission blocker.”
Some 70 to 80 percent of the world’s population will have to take the vaccine before anyone can hope to live a normal life again “with people taking vacations,” travel, and sporting events, Gates explained, implying they had no choice.
And I mean…Corona is a pandemic without real experts, without evidence-based studies, and all of this with open contradictions.
Mass tests should continue to take place today, although the test results have to be constantly corrected.
And worse: still only RKI, WHO, and John Hopkins University is considered to be “reliable” sources of information.
The economy is down and politicians seem to be only interested in vaccination and are using the panic mode of a second wave, otherwise, there will be further restrictions, wage cuts, and other taxes to deal with the crisis.
And now? What is this all about?
So you are waiting for the liberating injection, which should come in 3 years and usually has to be tested for 5 years.
But it was actually developed some time ago.
So it’s done. Great!
You find Bill Gates extremely trustworthy because a lot of money is thrown in all directions by someone who could not even bring virus-free or error-free software onto the market, and he made every effort to ensure that the swarm ironed out the errors.
Meanwhile, some more or less voluntary surveillance apps are playing on the smartphone – because you want to “feel safe” and “act responsibly”.
Posted on June 27, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We are thrilled to share the news that Representative Steve King of Iowa, known in the animal protection world as the “King” of cruelty, has finally been ousted after two decades of toxic leadership!
Since his time in office as Iowa state’s U.S. representative, King took anti-animal positions on virtually every issue.
King opposed a federal policy that came in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to help animals in disasters.
King opposed federal measures to crack down on horse slaughter.
King consistently voted against endangered species protections.
King opposed federal measures against dog fighting.
Perhaps King’s most egregious act of all was his proposal of the federal Protect Interstate Commerce Act, which sought to destroy practically every piece of legislation that protects animals on the state level.
In one fell swoop, this disastrous bill threatened hard-won legislation to protect animals suffering in puppy mills, on fur farms, in dog fighting rings, and on factory farms. King repeatedly introduced this bill during multiple congressional sessions and it was defeated only due to the efforts of countless animal protection, environmental, and worker safety groups.
To top it off, King also made statements in support of white supremacy which earned him condemnation from the leaders of his own Republican party. It is unsurprising that a depraved mind that supports animal abuse would be attracted to racist ideas.
Posted on June 27, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Dutch MPs have voted to close all mink farms by the end of the year and pay compensation to fur farmers
Politicians in the Netherlands have voted in favour of closing the country’s mink farms by the end of the year after several outbreaks of coronavirus led to thousands of the animals being culled.
At least two workers at mink farms in the Netherlands are believed to have been infected with coronavirus in what the World Health Organization said could be the first known cases of animal-to-human transmission of the virus.
Health authorities slaughtered more than 1,500 mink as a precaution this month after coronavirus surfaced in a handful of farms in the southern Netherlands.
The Labour Party and Party for Animals subsequently tabled a vote on banning mink farming, which passed this morning. The motion now has to be approved by the upper house of the Dutch government.
If it passes the new law will hasten the closure of the country’s estimated 128 mink farms, which were due to be phased out by the end of 2023.
The animal rights charity, PETA, described the proposed ban as “common sense” and called on other mink farming nations such as China and Denmark to ban the trade.
“PETA hopes the Netherlands will be the first of many countries to see the writing on the wall and shut down cruel fur farms or risk being the source of the next pandemic,” said the charity’s director, Elisa Allen.
In a statement, Humane Society International urged the Dutch government to pass the motion to ban the country’s mink fur trade: “HSI urges the government to listen to parliament, act now to end cruel and dangerous fur farming for good.”
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Posted on June 27, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
WAV Comment – Hunters killing pregnant wolves ? – no, it cant be true; hunters always preach to us that they are the conservationists.
And ‘the pregnant she wolf had killed sheep’. Sad but true; that’s what happens in the wild; especially when pregnant animals need to build up their supplies so that they can provide milk to youngsters when they are born.
The reality here is that a farmer has had a few of his sheep killed by a natural process which involves wild animals looking for food. Thus he cannot sell his sheep and get them loaded onto transporter trucks that go here, there and everywhere whilst evading all the regulations that have been set by the EU to ‘protect the welfare of animals in transport’.
It is great to read that the wolves are going to get more protection; but will it be enough to protect the from the bloodlust psychos who have to shoot everything in sight under the name of ‘conservation’ ?
Hopefully the wolves will live long lives; and the rest ? – I guess farmers want the perfect life of selling each and every one of their animals for terrible slaughter; but hey, who cares ?; as long as they get their cash; and the wolves should just not eat meat; simple as that. Possibly all wolves should now be trained on an orange juice and nut only diet.
Sad world.
Regards Mark
Wildlife conservation: First wild baby wolves for Belgium in 150 years
4 May 20204 May 2020
Wildlife experts in Belgium are getting excited to welcome the country’s first set of wild wolf cubs in more than 100 years.
Adult wolves were spotted in 2018 in the European country for the first time in over one hundred years, and experts have been keeping a close eye on them and hoping for babies.
Now a female wolf named Noella is expected to give birth to cubs very, very soon.
To protect the wolves hunting has been banned and wildlife rangers are out on patrol, making sure the animals are safe.
Wolves disappeared from most of Western Europe because of hunting, growing cities and more factories being built.
That’s why experts in Belgium are now excited and keen to protect the few that have returned.
Belgium welcomes first wild wolf cubs in more than a century
Hunters were suspected of killing the last she-wolf to be pregnant in Belgium but authorities changed the law to protect the new cubs
Belgians are celebrating the safe arrival of the country’s first wild wolf cubs in more than 150 years, after introducing some of the strictest protection laws in the world.
The first pictures of the four cubs to parents August and Noella in the Flemish countryside brought a happy ending to the story of the return of the wolf to Belgium, which was marred by tragedy.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 