Hello friends

Today Mark drew my attention to the fact that we had reached the number of 200,000 visitors to our blog.
This is very nice news that we want to share with you.

We both feel happy, and your loyalty rewards our work.
We associate every visit with love for the animals
with a personal interest in news and developments in the fight for animal rights
with respect and appreciation for our work, which we try to do conscientiously, seriously, and politically correct.

We hope that we will continue to work as missionaries for animal rights for a long time and we firmly believe that this mission can best be accomplished when we work together and consistently.

We thank you

Mark and Venus

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Plant-Based Diet Slashes Risk Of Heart Disease, Stroke And Diabetes, Study Finds

Plant-Based Diet Slashes Risk Of Heart Disease, Stroke And Diabetes (plantbasednews.org)

‘The evidence that switching to plant-based foods can manage or reverse this condition is hugely valuable, particularly as we navigate the peak of this pandemic’

Plant-based diets can slash the risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, according to a huge UK study. 

Health check service Medichecks surveyed 10,000 Brits to explore the effects of a plant-based diet versus eating meat.

The study’s findings

It found that vegan had a lower blood sugar (HbA1c) count, meaning a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Vegans also showed reduced non-HDL (unhealthy) cholesterol and lower overall cholesterol than meat-eaters – meaning a decreased risk of heart disease and stroke.

Moreover, the study showed vegans had around a 30 percent higher blood level of folate compared to those following a non-vegan diet. Folate is one of the B-vitamins needed to make red and white blood cells and it converts carbohydrates into energy.

The marker for liver health (GGT) was 25-30 percent lower for vegans compared to omnivores.

Plant-based diet

Dr. Natasha Fernando is a GP and Head of Clinical Excellence at Medichecks. In a statement sent to PBN, she said: “An important finding from this 2020 study is the effect of a plant-based diet in supporting the body’s ability to control blood glucose levels, because this is a determinant for type 2 diabetes. 

“As published recently in The Lancet, diabetics are 40 percent more likely to have fatal or critical-care COVID. The evidence that switching to plant-based foods can manage or reverse this condition is hugely valuable, particularly as we navigate the peak of this pandemic.”

‘Balanced and nutritious’

Dr. Fernando added: “At this stage in our fight against COVID, everyone can continue to do their bit not just by following the government guidance, but also by taking personal responsibility to safeguard their health. 

“That means making a healthy, balanced and nutritious diet a priority – that goes both for vegans and meat-eaters. Almost all of the underlying conditions that increase risk factors for coronavirus are preventable and, in many cases, reversible.”

You can view the full study here

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UK – This weekend is the annual RSPB Garden Birdwatch – unfortunately only open to UK residents.

This post has been done in order to support the work of the RSPB – the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Our Mission: Big Plans for Nature – The RSPB

The brilliant thing about the Birdwatch is that you never know what you might see. Head here for everything you need to enjoy your Birdwatch.

Devote just 1 hour of your weekend time to record all the birds that visit your garden.

Log them all down and at the end, do a final count up of numbers and types.

Then submit your information to the RSPB in order that they can add your data to obtain a nationwide review of how bird species are increasing or declining; and where in the UK this is happening.

Taking Part in Big Garden Birdwatch – RSPB

How does Big Garden Birdwatch help?

Thanks to people like you taking part in the Big Garden Birdwatch, we now have over 40 years of data and this has helped increase our understanding of the challenges faced by wildlife.

It was one of the first surveys to identify the decline of song thrushes in gardens. This species was a firm fixture in the top 10 in 1979. But by 2019, those numbers had declined by 76% – coming in at number 20. And did you know that house sparrow sightings have dropped by 53% since the first Birdwatch in 1979? However, in the past 10 years their numbers have grown by 10% showing that we are beginning to see some signs of recovery.

Results like these help us spot problems. But, more importantly, they are the first step towards putting things right.

Taking Part in Big Garden Birdwatch – RSPB

How to take part:

1. Pick a time
   You can choose any hour between 29 and 31 January. So whether you’re an early bird or a night owl, you can still take part.
   
   
   
2. Tell us what you see 
   Count the birds you see in your garden or from your balcony*. Ignore any birds that are still in flight. To avoid double-counting, just record the highest number of each bird species you see at any one time – not a running total.
   
   *This year our advice is to take part in the safety of your own home. This could include a birdwatch from your window if you overlook a green space or courtyard.
3. Submit your results
   Online: You can submit your results online at rspb.org.uk/birdwatch from 29 January until 19 February.
   By post: If you’d rather send your results by post, you can download a submission form below. Please post your results to us before 15 February.

Every count is important so, if you don’t see anything, please still submit your result. Finding out which birds don’t visit your area is as important as understanding those which do!

See our resources below for printable bird ID sheets to help you, or posters you can display to show you’re taking part.

Tell us what you saw

By counting the birds in your patch, you’re helping to take a snapshot of how they are doing. And the more people that submit their results, the better picture we will have of how garden birds are faring across the UK.

You’re vital in helping us understand the challenges faced by wildlife. Whatever you saw – even if it was nothing – it still count

Identify a bird:

Bird Identifier | British Garden Birds and Many More – The RSPB

WAV Comment – make sure you take part; it is fun and great education on birds for the youngsters.   Plus, you are giving a little bit of time but helping to contribute towards a massive annual survey of all the birds in the UK.  Good luck !

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Hi Mark,  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=842587826583847 Last May, I led a team of investigators inside Iowa’s largest “pork” producer, Iowa Select Farms. We documented — and ended — the company’s gruesome mass killing of thousands of pigs through “ventilation shutdown.”  Yesterday, my trespass charges were dropped! Apparently Iowa Select Farms is too scared to face us in court. We just broke this news in a new video, which you can share on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and YouTube.  But the fight isn’t over. My friend Linda and I are still facing felony burglary charges for the rescue of a piglet named Gilly. Linda has a family at home and she doesn’t want to go to jail. We take risks like this because we know we have a community of people who support us. So will you help? Call the County Attorney, Eric Simonson, at 641-444-3240 and politely ask him to drop the burglary charges against us because helping animals is the right thing to do.  Or you can email Attorney Simonson at countyatty@co.wright.ia.us. Thank you for your support through this whole journey — and through everything that is still to come. Together we can expose animal cruelty around the world and achieve revolutionary change for animals.  Matt PS: My birthday also happens to be coming up, and if you’d like to gift me anything, all I’m asking for is donations to DxE. You can donate here. Thank you!

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Germany will become the latest country to ban the mass slaughter of male chicks in the egg industry, with the government announcing a new decree that it hopes will end this cruel practice in 2022.

THE DETAILS: Every year, billions of male chicks—including 45 million in Germany—are killed by industrial agricultural farmers as they are considered useless by both egg and poultry producers since they do not lay eggs and aren’t the breed used for meat production.

The practice of chick culling includes the brutal method of live-shredding, where chicks are ground up alive in a giant, high-speed grinder.

Last year, France announced a similar ban to go into effect in 2021.

ALTERNATIVES TO REDUCE SUFFERING: “In-Ovo sexing” technology has been developed which detects the sex of chicks in their embryonic state, which allows producers to prevent the development and subsequent death of male chicks.

“In-Ovo sexing” systems use intelligent trays or laser systems to recognize the sex of the egg’s embryo, allowing male or unfertilized eggs can be discarded. After many years of development, this technology is now available and ready to be implemented on a large scale.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: “This measure represents an important step forward for animal welfare. We have invested millions of euros in alternatives, combining the welfare of animals and economic efficiency on German soil,” says Julia Klöckner, Minister of Agriculture of Germany, noting that she wants the country to be a role model for others.

For more…at https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2021/01/28/germany-end-of-shredding-end-of-suffering/

 

And I mean…“The routine killing of newly hatched male chicks is to be banned in Germany from January 2022. The sex of the animals must then be determined in the egg so that the male chicks are no longer incubated and do not even hatch. “

Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner: “The killing of so-called day-old chicks is not ethically justifiable. Germany is a global pioneer with the law. This is a “milestone” for animal welfare. “

To be clear: The fact that the federal government has finally agreed on an exit plan from decades of chick killing is definitely to be seen as a positive trend – and we hope that this “milestone for animal welfare” will actually get rolling so that the millionfold killing of animals in the name of maximum profitability – at least in this sector – finally comes to an end.

But this has long been recognized as an ethical problem – even by the German poultry industry itself, and from a legal point of view, the practice was no longer legal because German animal protection has been part of the Basic Law since 2002.

The fact that Agriculture Minister Klöckner is now boasting that … “the draft is a” milestone “for animal welfare,” is therefore simply outrageous.

In fact, she’s been playing a dirty game in favor of the poultry and meat industries for years.
The ban on the castration of piglets without anesthesia was passed in 2013, and she postponed it for 7 years, finally going into effect on January 1, 2021.

She is considered the cold-blooded agricultural lobbyist in German politics.

45 million beings are only killed in Germany every year because they are of no use to humans.

They are more or less the collateral damage for the other tortured, battered, but still “useful” creatures – the chicken that you can get in the supermarket for only 2.50 € and the eggs almost free

Because we can’t get our already fat throats full.

What a great, civilized society we are … A shame.

My best regards to all, Venus

 

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A very common mistake is the opinion that the wolf was settled.
The wolf is not settled, but returns by itself.

For centuries, wolves have been in our forests and they have never been a threat to humans.
In the last hundred years, three people around the world are believed to have died from wolves, but this has not been proven.

In all three cases, they were adults.

With the intensification of factory farming (including grazing), its habitats and its prey are terribly minimized!

Wild animals make up just 3% of the total biomass of terrestrial vertebrates on earth!
The rest is “use” animals + people!

Today the wolf is a wanted criminal as soon as he tears a sheep or a lamb from an unprotected flock because he has to survive.

Hunters and farmers are the only “natural” enemies of the wolf.
They have a personal interest in the executions (if not extermination) of the wolves.

And they are exactly the criminals.
The first in nature and the animal world.
The second in animal husbandry!

My best regards to all, Venus

 

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