Posted on March 2, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Our very recent post of child animal killers:
Lets play ‘spot the link’ –
Violent acts towards animals have long been recognised as indicators of a dangerous psychopathology that does not confine itself to animals. “Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives”, wrote humanitarian Dr Albert Schweitzer.
Robert K Ressler, who developed profiles of serial killers for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), states, “Murderers … very often start out by killing and torturing animals as kids”. Studies have now convinced sociologists, lawmakers and the courts that acts of cruelty to animals deserve our attention.
They can be the first sign of a dangerous pathology that threatens humans as well.
Animal abuse is not just the result of a minor personality flaw in the abuser but rather a symptom of a deep mental disturbance. Research in psychology and criminology shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals don’t stop there; many of them move on to their fellow humans.
The FBI has found that a history of cruelty to animals regularly appears in the backgrounds of serial rapists and murderers, and the standard diagnostic and treatment manual for psychiatric and emotional disorders lists cruelty to animals as a diagnostic criterion for conduct disorders.
A study conducted in the US by Northeastern University and the Massachusetts SPCA found that people who abuse animals are five times more likely to commit violent crimes against humans. The majority of inmates on death row in California’s San Quentin State Prison “practiced” their crimes on animals, according to the prison’s warden.
More Links:
Notorious Killers
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As a child, serial killer and rapist Ted Bundy – who was convicted of two murders but was suspected of actually killing more than 40 women – witnessed his father’s violence towards animals, and he himself later tortured animals.
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Earl Kenneth Shriner, who raped and stabbed a 7-year-old boy, was known in his neighbourhood for hanging cats and torturing dogs.
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David Berkowitz (aka the Son of Sam), who pleaded guilty to 13 murder and attempted murder charges, once shot a neighbour’s Labrador retriever.
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Brenda Spencer, who opened fire at a California school, killing two children and injuring nine others, had repeatedly abused cats and dogs, often setting their tails on fire.
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Serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer impaled the heads of dogs and cats on sticks.
Suspected US High School Shooter Has Reported History of Animal Abuse
Stephanie Bell, senior director of cruelty casework at PETA US, has commented in response to reports that the suspected gunman in the tragic Florida high school shooting previously used animals for target practice:
It is no surprise to PETA that before he allegedly massacred 17 people at a school in Parkland, Florida, Nikolas Cruz is said to have talked about shooting small animals, including lizards, squirrels, frogs, and a neighbor’s chickens, and reportedly sent his dog to a neighbor’s house to attack the pigs there.
The FBI has identified cruelty to animals as a warning sign of more violence to come, and many school shooters and serial killers have a history of abusing animals. While the issues of gun control and mental health rage on, one simple way to prevent future acts of violence are for local law-enforcement officials to pursue the strongest penalties possible in cruelty-to-animals cases – for everyone’s sake – and for those who hear about or witness animal abuse to report it.
The FBI is the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is roughly equivalent to India’s Central Bureau of Investigation.
Predictably, the man who killed 59 people and injured more than 500 others at a country-music festival in Las Vegas last year had a history of violence against animals, too. In India, the notorious Veerappan was both a poacher and a serial killer, and the Noida serial murders of children occurred at the home of Moninder Singh Pandher, who was fond of hunting. And they weren’t the only ones who hurt animals before moving on to hurting humans – so, too, did all the serial killers listed here and many others.
Regards Mark
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Posted on March 2, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
India’s Growing Meat, Egg, and Dairy Industries Tackled in New Book
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In India, cows are sacred to many, yet dairy consumption is on the rise.
Our country is also a top beef-exporting nation, second only to Brazil . Coincidence? Absolutely not.
In episode 107 of PETA US’ The PETA Podcast, author Poorva Joshipura reveals a connection between the beef and dairy industries that may surprise you, provides a first-hand account of the slaughter system, and explains why a quick meal is never worth a lifetime of suffering for cows, chickens, or other animals.
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Posted on March 1, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
See all the really sick pictures of kids with their kills at:
Trophy hunter safaris let children slaughter wild animals in sick ‘kids go free’ deals
Watch the video of young killers here:
EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATION: Safari bosses have pulled their sickest stunt yet – by encouraging children as young as four to shoot and kill exotic African wildlife with military-grade sniper rifles
Bloodthirsty parents are paying for kids as young as four to slaughter exotic animals in Africa – as safari bosses sink to new depths with depraved “U10s go free” trophy hunting packages.
One shocking picture shows a bloodstained schoolboy grinning as he stands over the antelope he slaughtered just moments before with a military-grade sniper rifle.
A Daily Star Online investigation revealed that he was among dozens of kids taken on “family friendly” hunting trips to the African subcontinent – with trophy hunting firms offering bespoke deals for youngsters in a desperate bid to “inspire the next generation of hunters”.
Some let children under 10 hunt for free, while others throw in free taxidermy so they can mount their conquests on their bedroom walls.
Others offer to hire professional videographers to film first kills in HD, or offer huge first-time discounts.
Several of the firms rake in hundreds of thousands by giving punters the chance to kill elephants, lions, leopards and rhinos.
The endangered beasts are slaughtered with rifles and crossbows before their corpses are harvested for trophy mounts.
He raged: “I don’t see sport here. I see abuse.
“There are studies that show the link between the effects of violence on animals and the legacy it imposes on children.
“Serial killers start with animals. Why would any parent take these pointless risks with the psychological wellbeing of their children?
“Kids will do anything to gain approval and respect from their role models – even killing a beautiful wild animal for fun.”
South Africa’s Cheetah Safaris helped the four-year-old to shoot a Kudu from point-blank range.
Sickening pictures posted on Instagram reveal that his eyebrow was split open by the scope’s recoil.
The caption read: “Gerhard became a real hunter and shot his first kudu today at four years old!
“Had to deal with hunter consequences and got a scope eye. Now nothing is safe!”
Founder Pieter Bothma also runs a firm with a “big five” combination deal where millionaires can slaughter an elephant, a lion, a white rhino, and a cape buffalo on the same trip.
The sick offer is so exclusive that the full price is only available on request.
South African hunter Carl van Zyl – who offers millionaires the chance to shoot elephants, lions and white rhinos – offers to cover the fee of any U18 who wants to kill.
His John X Safaris firm lets kids hunt dozens of at-risk species in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique, Cameroon, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Congo and Ethiopia.
Van Zyl vows to match the “investment” of any parent who wants to hunt with their children.
He wrote: “We’re passionate about the next generation of hunters.
“In fact, we’re so passionate we’ve taken it upon ourselves to match your investment in their hunt, ultimately our hunting future, by matching the cost of getting them to Africa.
“We figured if you were willing to buy the flight we’d be happy to sponsor the day fee.
“As hunters we need more kids out in the field each day. Bring them along on safari to Africa and help us as we inspire the next generation of hunters.”
Texan surgeon Toby Risko booked a ‘spring break’ hunting trip through the company for his family of four last year.
He paid extra for a “state of the art” production company to film his nine-year-old twins slaughtering gazelle and zebra.
Got The Shot productions claim their “broadcast quality” package will ensure each hunt is “immortalised for generations.”
Shocking footage from the resulting 45-minute film shows his daughter gunning down a zebra with a tripod-mounted sniper rifle.
She stands triumphantly on its corpse as a guide gushes: “She’s small but feisty and tough. She’s going to be a great huntress.”
In a testimonial for John X Safaris’ glossy annual magazine, she says: “My favourite part was shooting my zebra stallion because he is so pretty and big.”
Her twin brother added: “I liked that I was able to shoot so many animals and I’m only nine.”
Rival company Rosedale Safaris charges £20,000 to shoot a leopard, £2,100 for a giraffe, and offer “unlimited” monkeys as part of a £2,600 package deal.
Its owners Charl and Julia La Roux helped a five-year-old boy shoot a “huge” Blesbuck for £310.
In a testimonial on the firm’s website, his father gushed: “The highlight of the hunt was when Charl guided my five-year-old son to his first animal ever.”
In 2015 American dentist Walter Palmer sparked international outrage when he paid £35,0000 to kill Cecil the lion .
Two local hunters illegally lured Cecil from a protected area to hand Palmer the kill.
And Golden Safaris put on a 10-day bonding package for dads and their sons.
The “exceptional value” deal includes a stay at the luxury Free State lodge – where hunters can tackle some of Africa’s most endangered wildlife.
The site boasts: “If hunting plains game does not get your heart racing, four of the Big Five (buffalo, elephant, lion and white rhino) are also available.
“The father and son hunting package strives to offer dads wishing to enjoy an African hunting experience with their sons a cost-effective and enjoyable safari experience.
“The trophies in the package are to be shared by fathers and sons.”
Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting, told Daily Star Online: “These pictures are heartbreaking.
“More and more trophy hunting operators are getting children to shoot and pose with animals they’ve killed.
“This is a sick and immoral industry in every way. Somehow, though, they have managed to hit a new low.
“We should not be indoctrinating children that it’s ok to take the life of something for “This is a sick and immoral industry in every way. Somehow, though, they have managed to hit a new low.
“We should not be indoctrinating children that it’s ok to take the life of something for entertainment.
“Some of the world’s worst criminals started out as animal abusers, including Jon Venables – one of the murderers of Jamie Bulger – and Ian Huntley, the Soham killer.
“Trophy hunting has been linked to a host of other violent crimes including domestic violence.
“If we want to breed a new generation of murderers and wife-beaters, then this is the way to go about it.
“Daily Star Online readers will be horrified at these images, and rightly so. These kids are barely old enough to walk and already they’re being brainwashed by bloodthirsty animal killers.”
Downton Abbey actor Peter Egan added: “Trophy hunters are killing huge numbers of animals, many of them threatened with extinction.
“We should be stamping out all forms of abuse and so-called ‘sport’ hunting.”
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Posted on March 1, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Arosa village prohibits advertising for fur products.
The sophisticated holiday resort in Graubünden, Switzerland, known for guaranteed snow and wonderful ski slopes is now making headlines because the municipality has decided to ban all advertising in the village for fur products in the future.
FOUR PAWS congratulates the Arosa municipal board on this decision and congratulates on this courageous, innovative and far-sighted action.
Arosa is a holiday resort in the Alpental Schanfigg in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The place is known for its lakes, ski slopes and hiking trails such as the “Squirrels Way”.
This means that Arosa has a lot of tourism all year round.
The holiday destination is therefore very trendy. Because even large luxury brands such as Chanel, Burberry and Gucci have been doing without furs for some time.
FOUR PAWS sees the ban on advertising fur products as an important signal for other tourist locations to do the same to Arosa.
Pascal Jenny, Arosa’s tourism director, explains the decision for fur-free advertising in the village as follows: «Arosa is a pioneer and already shows with the Arosa Bear Country how animal welfare and tourism work together in an exemplary manner. This advertising ban is a logical next step on this path. »
In the opinion of FOUR PAWS, the decision shows that ethical fashion and animal welfare have also become enormously important in tourism.
Instead of real fur cruelty to animals, modern consumers today also want sustainability and innovation in this area.
«It is really a forward-looking message that Arosa is no longer advertising fur products. Hopefully many Swiss tourism destinations and municipalities will follow this example. Arosa advertises with sustainable tourism and shows impressively that it can be put into action ».
Alexandra Mandoki, Country Head of FOUR PAWS Switzerland.
The fur industry kills more than 100 million animals each year. Mink, fox and raccoon dogs suffer on fur farms in tiny wire cages, other species die a cruel death by falling. High amounts of dangerous chemicals are used to process fur for fur fashion.
FOUR PAWS has been working internationally on the subject of fur for many years and is committed to an import ban on fur products in Switzerland.
And I mean…Thanks to responsible for tourism in the village Arosa.
Switzerland has banned the hobby of hunting in the canton of Geneva since 1974, with a popular vote.
Since then they have only received positive results on the regulation of wild animal populations in the canton.
In Zurich, animals have lawyers! that is the Swiss Antoine F. Goetschel, who officially has the job of the animal advocate for the Canton of Zurich.
The Swiss have banned transito animal transports through their country, I quote from the Swiss Transport Regulations:
“A transit ban applies for the transit of cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses and poultry by truck through Switzerland”.
I live just an hour from Switzerland and visit the country at least three times a year.
And I like to do it!
Thanks Switzerland!
My best regards to all, Venus
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Hanau: Hobby hunter murders 11 people!
Tobis Rathjen.
In the Hessian city of Hanau, nine people were killed and six injured. The police find the alleged gunman and another person lifeless in an apartment.
The killer had previously killed his mother (72).
A letter of confession and a video are currently being evaluated.
According to police circles and tagesschau.de, the man has a hunting license and a corresponding gun possession card.
Ammunition and magazines were said to have been in his vehicle. In addition, he is said to have been active as a sports shooter.
According to initial information, it should be the 43-year-old German Tobis Rathjen.
All victims, except the perpetrator’s mother, have a migration background. Five of them were Turkish citizens. The rest of the people came from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania and Bosnia. Some also had the German passport.
According to information from security circles, a letter of confession has been found.
The man was convinced that he would be monitored in all possible phases and areas of life – by “an organization that operates on the basis of a secret service but does not appear officially by name”.
The wild animals have a terror problem from the right for decades.
In his “essay” there are also various right-wing extremist and xenophobic statements – in his opinion it is not enough to identify certain ethnic groups because their existence is “in itself a fundamental mistake” (typical hunter’s ideas – see for example foxes or neo-zoos– Editor’s note).
A number of peoples must be “completely destroyed”, including half of Asia, various ethnic groups from North Africa and Israel.
Whoever gets the hunting license always receives two things: a license for killing and a license for stupid.
Many hobby hunters are gunmen and active in shooting clubs. In addition, amateur hunters also commit a striking number of violent offenses in Germany, but only the tip of the iceberg appears in the media.
A look at the hunting statistics also shows the full extent of the culture of violence in the milieu.
And I mean…As long as his victims were from other species, he was allowed to continue murdering and nobody was interested.
Now he kills 11 human animals and everyone is horrified.
My best regards to all, Venus
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Posted on February 29, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Supposedly – The ruling of the European Court of Justice in April 2015 clearly defines the legal situation: “EU Animal Welfare Ordinance No. 1/2005 must be complied with until the animals’ final destination, even if it is outside the EU.”
The Reality is: The violation of the animal transport law is the rule in the EU and not the exception.
WAV Comment – The crap legislators at the EU have the audacity to say that there will be no access for the UK if ‘animal welfare standards are not protected’ !!
Watch the videos in the above links and see how the EU ‘protects it animals during transport; farming; foie gras production etc’. The EU is filth; and don’t ever take them as being any other way. Filth.
From day 1 when the UK voted to leave the EU, the EU has tried everything in its power to make things extra difficult. Now we read here from the Eurogroup that the European Parliament declares that there should be no access for GB if animal welfare standards are not protected.
The UK is a world leader in animal welfare. She has used her position in the EU to influence animal protection policy in the largest trading bloc in the world. For instance, the UK was the driving force behind Article 13 of the Treaty of Lisbon, which recognises animals as sentient beings. Based on the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU and member states must pay full regard to the welfare of animals when formulating and implementing policy. By ‘must pay’ simply read ‘ignore’; because that is the reality.
‘Brexit: getting the best deal for animals’ is a wide-ranging report published by the Wildlife and Countryside Link (Link) and the UK Centre for Animal Law (A-Law). The report is a product of a large coalition of leading UK animal protection NGOs including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), World Animal Protection (WAP) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The report describes how Brexit presents a major juncture in the history of UK animal protection:
‘As the UK prepares to leave the EU, the welfare of animals is at a critical crossroads and selecting the route ahead will determine the welfare of billions of animals. We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to either define or undermine our country’s identity and reputation as a global leader in animal welfare science and standards’.
Lets look at this again – ‘no access for GB if animal welfare standards are not protected’. So the EU is saying that the UK does not meet its ‘standards’ ?- lets see; That is the EU standards which include.
Exporting live animals
The EU allegedly puts a number of restrictions (Regulation 1/2005) on exporting live animals for slaughter or further fattening, such as ensuring adequate space, and providing food, water and rest, which all EU countries are supposed to abide by; but simply don’t (see video footage in above links). As we have shown so many times on WAV; the ‘protection’ of live animals transported across the EU – Reg 1/2005 is a complete and utter joke.. The regulations were implemented in the UK in 2007.
Member countries are allegedly entitled to take stricter measures, if they wish – the EU welfare standards are supposedly a minimum all countries have to follow, but do not. Again, watch the videos above to see non compliances.
If the UK wanted to put further restrictions on live animal exports Reg 1/2005, it could do so while it was still in the EU.
But if it (UK) wanted to fully ban live animal exports whilst a member state of the EU, it would not be allowed to do so under the current EU single market rules. But now (2020) free from the shackles of the EU; the UK is free to; and will, ban the export of live animals.
After the UK leaves the EU, which it has now done; a ban on the export of live animals could still be challenged under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
Export bans are prohibited by the WTO, but bans that protect endangered species and animal welfare, including ensuring that animals are not killed inhumanely, are allowed. So, there is a basis for challenging a ban under WTO, but there would also be a basis for defending it.
There is a private member’s bill being put forward by (UK) Conservative MP Theresa Villiers that would ban live exports “for slaughter or fattening, and for connected purposes”, but it stands little chance of becoming law without government support. But now (in 2020) the government has 80+ MP’s majority; to support votes in Parliament; there is little doubt that this ban would be voted through.
Animal welfare standards
The EU has a wide range of animal welfare laws the UK has had to abide by. These include consumer-information law, such as the labelling of eggs from battery hens.
It also regulates the use of animals in research, and it bans cosmetics tested on animals.
On top of these laws, individual countries can set their own animal welfare standards as long as they do not affect the operation of the EU’s single market (in the UK, the issue is devolved).
For example, the UK, as well as most other EU countries, has domestic legislation that prohibits production of foie gras on animal welfare grounds.
Belgium, France, Hungary, Spain and Bulgaria do not prohibit the production and under the EU principle of free movement of goods, the UK was in the position that as an EU member state; it was unable to ban the import of foie gras
As a (now) non EU member, it can now ban the import of foie gras into the UK.
Exploitative trade in pets
The UK government says EU rules on the pet travel scheme restrict the UK’s ability to crack down on puppy smuggling.
The EU pet travel scheme enables the owners of dogs, cats and ferrets to move freely between EU countries with their pets, providing their pet is micro-chipped, has a pet passport, has been vaccinated against rabies and, in the case of dogs, treated for tapeworm.
Pets have to be at least 15 weeks of age before they can travel, and one person can travel with up to five pets.
Pet passports are issued by EU countries and a short list of other countries such as Norway, Iceland and Switzerland.
However, the UK charity Dogs Trust, in its report on puppy smuggling, says the EU pet travel scheme is abused by gangs in Hungary, Poland, Lithuania and elsewhere, who take puppies as young as four weeks from their mothers and transport them hundreds of miles in poor conditions to British ports, often with little food and water, to be sold in the UK.
The UK has been a particularly attractive target for EU puppy smugglers because of the relatively high prices that some breeds command. Outside the EU membership, though, it (UK) could also introduce stricter rules for importing puppies from other EU member states
Now the UK has left the EU; it can make parliamentary changes to resolve the smuggling.
So much then for the EU telling the UK that it needs to step up to the EU plate with regard animal welfare. As an organisation partly based in the UK (England); we take this EU statement as a complete and utter insult. Whe the EU enforces all the un enforced activities which are shown in the above video links, then they can talk. Until then, we kindly suggest the EU shuts its mouth and continues to do what it does best – which is nothing apart from writing pathetic regulations on bits of paper; which in reality, it never enforces !
Don’t tell the UK to get better; it is already a lot better than most other member states of the EU when it comes to animal welfare legislation enforcement. It is not perfect; nobody is, but at least we in the UK do not have the situation of the arsonist as the head of the fire brigade !
Only in meat mafia world; the EU, does this happen continually.
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Posted on February 29, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
the family is the most important thing…
Regards and good night from Venus
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