Various News and Petitions.

We have a selection of things here; and have included under one post rather than split into individuals.  Some are just news snippets; others petitions etc.

Rescued dog saves others by donating blood –

http://www.care2.com/causes/rescued-dog-saves-dozens-of-lives-by-donating-blood.html

 

 

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Do the world a huge favour – eat Ant and Dec! – for non UK supporters; they (Ant and Dec) are the alleged hosts of the series !

Stop Killing and Eating Live Animals on TV

Animals are being killed, abused and even eaten alive on a popular TV show.

Urge the show’s creators to stop harming and killing sentient creatures for the sake of entertainment.

 

Dear Mark

Last month you took action and called on the Scottish Government to close the loopholes and ban fox hunting for good. Over 2000 people did the same.

Meanwhile the OneKind team lobbied officials and whipped up the public debate online and in the press. Did you see any of the press coverage?

If not check out this fantastic article that appeared in the Herald at the start of the hunting season.

Together, we dialled up the pressure, and the Government had to respond.  We’ve been told to expect an announcement by the end of the year of an official review of the Act that was meant to have banned fox hunting. This review will then report its recommendations back to Government after the election in May and we hope it will then lead to new legislation going through Parliament. That means the next Parliament could finally end hunting with dogs for good – not just of foxes, but hares and other mammals too.

This is worth a little celebration. If we hadn’t made our voice heard, we could well have ended up with a superficial review and there would be little hope for a real ban. But it’s also the beginning of a long battle. The hunters will do everything they can to oppose change, but we believe that with the help of people like you, we will win.

Follow our campaign on Facebook and Twitter.

Thanks again for helping us to end cruelty to Scotland’s animals.

Harry, Libby & the OneKind Team – Scotland.

 

 

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Petition – Pulse trawling kills indiscriminately

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/228/074/990/demand-a-ban-on-pulse-trawling-now/?z00m=27150773&redirectID=1882273101

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Nicaragua: NO to the mega-canal through the rainforest!

https://www.rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/989/globalization-gone-mad-stop-the-nicaragua-canal?mtu=122390898&t=728

Dear Friends,

I just signed the petition “Review the lenient sentences handed down for the torture of Chunky the chihuahua” and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.

This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here:

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https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/review-the-sentences-handed-down-for-the-torture-of-chunky-the-chihuahua

Thank you! – Trudi.

 

 

Stop Torturing Pigs to Death

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http://forcechange.com/149508/boycott-inhumane-slaughterhouse/?utm_source=ForceChange+Newsletter&utm_campaign=599f7485bb-583FC11_25_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_600a6911b9-599f7485bb-278817597

 

 

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Today, Respect for Animals director Mark Glover presented our new scientific report, entitled ‘The Case Against Fur Factory Farming: A Scientific Review of Animal Welfare Standards and WelFur’, at the European Parliament in Strasburg. 

This report strikes right at the heart of the fur trade’s claims of ‘high animal welfare’ and explicitly exposes the extent of animal suffering that will occur under the ‘WelFur’ programme.

The document is an example of how Respect for Animals take on the fur trade in the most effective ways possible: by campaigning with policy makers and using robust science.

We will be sending copies of it to all officials and politicians in the EU as well as to legislatures of all the member states. Hopefully the report will provide the ever increasing numbers of opponents to fur farming with more ammunition with which to fight and end this callous cruelty in their own countries.

The backlash from the fur trade is likely to be strong, but you can help end this cruel industry by contacting your MEPs (click here to find out how) or by donating to support Respect for Animals’ work.

Please visit our website: www.respectforanimals.co.uk to read the report and find out more.

Rescue Eagle Abused By Violent Soccer Fans

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http://animalpetitions.org/124905/stop-forcing-bald-eagle-to-entertain-audiences/?utm_source=Animal+Petitions&utm_campaign=09cf09fb83-278AP11_24_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5c8ef52732-09cf09fb83-79739337

 

 

Urge Z Gallerie to Ditch Down Bedding and Pillows!

Z Gallerie stuffs many of its decorative accent pillows and bedding offerings with down feathers, which often come from birds who either are force-fed for the cruel production of foie gras or are live-plucked.

Force-feeding is a painful process in which birds have tubes rammed down their throats and their stomachs pumped so full of corn mush that their livers swell to as much as 10 times their normal size. Foie gras producers boost their profits by selling the feathers from these force-fed birds.

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http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/z-gallerie-down-bedding-pillows/

A Look Inside the Angora Fur Industry

Graphic video footage shown – but a must be seen to see the cruelty involved.

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As shoppers and retailers gear up for the busiest shopping time of the year, PETA Asia is unveiling a never-before-seen look into the cruel angora fur industry. The undercover footage reveals routine cruelty to angora rabbits, whose long, soft fur is in high demand for sweaters and accessories.

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The following includes video and petition

http://action.petaasia.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=110&ea.campaign.id=19159

 

England: Over 176,000 EU Citizens Sign To Stop Live Exports.

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Update from Pru at Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) regarding the Euro tour of the stop live animal exports tour – remember our post from October:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/10/14/england-ciwf-stop-live-exports-model-cow-starts-7-stop-european-tour-collecting-signatures-to-present-at-brussels-eu-hq/

Over 176,000 Euro citizens signed to stop the trade. The EU has got to listen !

We worked with Pru re the recent live sheep exported from Serbia to Israel – see our post and all the links / photos at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/10/20/serbia-it-now-appears-the-sheep-exported-live-to-israel-were-from-serbia-despite-the-threats/

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Dear Mark,

I recently returned from Brussels, where I presented the European Commission with our #CowOnTour petition, signed by 176,062 European citizens. Our simple, united message: Stop live farm animal exports.

 Today, I want to share with you the story of #CowOnTour – and urgently call on you to use your voice once again to speak up for Europe’s exported farm animals.

Following the recent tragic events in Paris, to avoid extra pressure on the security services we cancelled our final #CowOnTour event in Brussels. However, thanks to your support, we were still able to secure a face-to-face meeting with the European Commission. They have promised us an official response to the petition, and we will share this with you when we receive it.

We also had an urgent second request for the Commission: Until a live export ban is in place, they must push EU countries not to approve road shipments to Turkey. This trade route is of particular concern because animals can be held at the border for days on end, crammed on trucks in hot, filthy conditions, without adequate rest or water. This is not only cruel, but clearly breaches EU law.

At least 12 member states have been approving exports to Turkey despite knowing that the delays make the journeys illegal.

Yet the Commission appears reluctant to intervene. If they won’t act, we will. Our cow may no longer be on tour – but let’s show those member states that Europe’s citizens are still on the case!

THANK YOU to everyone who backed the #CowOnTour, and for your ongoing support for the campaign to stop live exports from the EU. Together, we can end this cruelty.

 Pru Elliott

Campaign Officer

PS Check out the full story of Compassion’s #CowOnTour here – an epic journey for one animal, supported by more than 176,000 European citizens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Urgent action: ask the EU to challenge China on torture.

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Urgent action: ask the EU to challenge China on torture

The pressure on China is growing with more than 1,000 signatures in a few days and the UN’s Committee Against Torture due to issue its report on China very soon.

The European Union now has an opportunity to build the pressure even further by challenging China over torture at a crucial meeting on Monday.

Can you help us urge EU officials to highlight torture at the meeting? Time is short because the EU has only just confirmed that its next “EU-China Human Rights Dialogue” will take place on 30 November.

Last week China claimed to the UN that it doesn’t allow torture in Tibet – our research proves that this is far from the truth.

Unfortunately, torture hasn’t been discussed at the dialogue meetings for more than three years: the EU must confront China over torture now.

URGENT ACTION

Please send an email to the head of the European External Action Service (the EU’s “foreign ministry”) to ask her to ensure that torture is high on the agenda for the meeting on 30 November.

D Lama Tibet

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USA: A Hormel Exclusive Supplier In Pig Meat Products Is Exposed – “If the USDA is around, they would shut us down” – Lets Hope So !

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SAV Comment – people of the USA; please think about what some of your politicians have tried / are doing.  Introducing ‘Ag Gag’ legislation would stop all evidence such as that in the following video from being obtained.  Do you want that ? – should processors that abuse animals be allowed to continue their abuses un monitored by evidence gatherers ? – NO.  Then fight to stop ag gag being introduced by some states in the future.  The guys who film this are NOT the animals abusers; it is the workers at the facility who are.  Fight ag gag in every way that you can – be an animals voice.

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This is What Pigs Endure to Become Bacon and Processed Meat

by Alicia Graef

November 14, 2015

“If the USDA is around, they could shut us down”

A disturbing video released this week by Compassion Over Killing (COK) has brought to light the horrifying treatment pigs are subjected to at a slaughterhouse that exclusively supplies Hormel Foods.

An investigator for the organization recorded footage at Quality Pork Processors (QPP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspected slaughterhouse in Austin, Minn., and uncovered heartbreaking treatment of pigs, in addition to serious issues impacting food safety.

Some of the problems shown in the video include pigs being beaten, shocked and improperly stunned and slaughtered while they’re still conscious, in violation of federal law, pigs who were too weak or sick to walk on their own being beaten and dragged to slaughter and others covered in feces and pus-filled abscesses being slaughtered and processed for food – complete with the USDA’s approval.

Warning: the video below is very graphic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPGIMCmpfxU

 

Problems with the treatment of pigs and other farm animals who are raised and killed for meat have continued to surface through these undercover investigations, but this one in particular is raising serious concerns about a questionable program intended to speed up production and essentially allow facilities to police themselves.

QPP is one of five pork processors in the U.S. that are currently participating in a pilot program that was implemented in the 1990s called the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-Based Inspection Models Project (HIMP). The program allows for a disastrous combination of faster line speeds at slaughter and lower government oversight.

According to COK, at this particular facility approximately 1,300 pigs are killed each hour to make Hormel pork products, including Spam.

 

“The abuses we uncovered at Hormel reveal a high-speed slaughter hell for pigs,” said COK’s Executive Director Erica Meier. “Workers are taking inhumane shortcuts to keep the kill lines moving, and with fewer government inspectors on site, this flawed self-inspection system is also jeopardizing food safety.”

COK added in a statement that an audit done by the Office of Inspector General in 2013 had already identified multiple concerns about the HIMP program related to food safety and humane animal handling and that last year several USDA whistleblowers also spoke out about it, yet the USDA has allowed the program to continue unchecked.

Not only has it been allowed to continue, but last year the the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service launched a review to see if the program could be expanded.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/this-is-what-pigs-endure-to-become-bacon-and-processed-meat.html#ixzz3raH9K01H

Unedited footage been given to local authorities and the USDA, which is now investigating.

“The actions depicted in the video under review are completely unacceptable, and if we can verify the video’s authenticity, we will aggressively investigate the case and take appropriate action,” USDA spokesman Adam Tarr told the Washington Post.

Meanwhile, COK is encouraging the USDA to end this dangerous program over concerns about the inhumane treatment of pigs and the risks it poses to food safety. Hopefully the attention this investigation is garnering will not only get this program shut down HIMP, but will help encourage people to stop supporting products that inherently perpetuate this type of abuse.

For more info, visit Compassion Over Killing.

Take Action!

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If you could not watch the video using the above link; watch it here on the petition.

Sign and share this petition

urging Hormel to stop buying pork from this pig-torturing supplier.

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/this-is-what-pigs-endure-to-become-bacon-and-processed-meat.html#ixzz3raHGRgfn

 

 

 

 

Romania: Carmen’s Report Of Her Meetings At The EU Regarding Romanian Dogs.

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English and Deutsch message

Sorry to be so late with this update, but we had technical problems with editing for YouTube my presentation in Strasbourg. I wanted it to play precisely and had to wait for an IT collaborator who could finalize the work according to our requirements.

Entschuldigt bitte, dass diese Zusammenfassung so spät kommt, aber wir hatten technische Probleme mit der Bearbeitung fur YouTube meines Vortrags in Strasbourg. Ich wollte eine genaue Übertragung, und wir mussten auf einen IT-Mitarbeiter warten, der das Projekt unseren Anforderungen gemäß fertig machen konnte.

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ENGLISH VERSION

Dear all,

As I had told you in my previous email, on October 8th a session dedicated to the stray dogs of Romania was held at the European Parliament, in the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, in Strasbourg. It was the first time that they accepted that the topic of Romanian stray dogs could officially be approached in the European Parliament.

October 7th – Roundtable Meeting

On October 7th, the day before the event, a meeting in the European Parliament was organized, with the purpose of presenting a preliminary report, attended by the President of the Intergroup, MEPs and the renowned EU journalist Peter von Kohl.

I presented the situation found in the streets and in the public dog shelters and I outlined why the authorities would be interested in maintaining the current situation. I revealed a new problem: the negative effects of the new legislative provisions on public health, legislation which stipulates the administration of the rabies vaccine may be done only after microchipping. According to the answer from the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) at the request of the National Federation for Animal Protection (FNPA), in rural areas the rabies vaccination was administered only to 1,03 million dogs, which means to about 23% of dogs with owners.

According to the new law, only michrochipped dogs can be vaccinated against rabies, but most of the owners don’t have the financial resources to support michrochipping which generated a major problem: millions of dogs with owners in Romania are currently not vaccinated against rabies! The motivation of those who insisted on such an aberrant provision (without simultaneously planning to subsidize this action) is not only hugely dangerous for the society, in terms of the potential for rabies outbreak, but also causes massive abandonment of dogs by their owners, in order to avoid the fine requested for the failure to identify (and sterilize) the dogs. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to require immediately that the microchipping of dogs with owners will be subsidized!

October 8th – Stray Dogs Situation in Romania

On October 8th, I presented the report “Current Dog Management Practices in Romania. Towards a Sustainable and Human Solution?” to the Animal Welfare Intergroup of the European Parliament, which included:

The cruel reality of public shelters – compared to the exorbitant budgets “spent” by the city halls for managing stray dogs;

The negative effects of a deficient law for stray dog management, which actually caters to many financial interests by permanently maintaining a high number of dogs in the street, resulting in:

–          the massive abandonment of dogs which happens because people can’t pay the fine (up to 2500 euros) for violation of the provisions concerning the obligatory identification and sterilization;

–          a serious disturbance of public health, physical health (risk of rabies incidences), and psychological health (the abuse of animals led and is still leading to serious mental disorders)

Showing the inefficiency / ignorance / complicity / corruption of the authorities assigned to monitor the compliance with the rules concerning the animal protection and medical veterinarian deontology who in fact, with their actions, contribute to the continued abuse of animals.

Presenting the European Commission’s legal powers to intervene in the issue of stray animals;

Requests to the European Parliament and the European Commission, concerning:

–          Enforcing respect of the European Convention for the protection of pets, ratified by Romania in 2004, which requests that stray dogs can only be killed according to the national program of disease control;

–          Financial Control of some city halls in Romania conducted by the European Parliament, to see to what extent European funds are fraudulently misappropriated in the area of dog management when they are being killed;

–          Pressure on the Romanian authorities to implement a proper, compassionate and effective management;

–          Financing or co-financing sterilization and micro-chipping, at least of dogs with owners in rural areas and of disadvantaged people;

–          European legislation for the management of stray animals, which considers social ​​interest and ethical values;

You can see the PRESENTATION “Current Dog Management Practices in Romania. Towards a Sustainable and Human Solution?(website version, duration: 8 minutes) at this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmUfTI5J4tw

To approach the situation of stray dogs from another angle seems to be the right way in order to encourage the European officials to intervene, because, in accordance with article 168 TFEU, the EU has an obligation towards the public health of its citizens.

The President of the Intergroup for Animal Welfare, the MEP Janusz Wojciechowski, said at the end of the event: “There is a chance to open a different kind of discussion, because I found that there is not only a matter of animal protection, but a problem of public health, and we will intervene, from this point of view, because the public health is a matter of the European Union. “

Broadcast of EU Reporter Peter von Kohl After the event the EU reporter Peter von Kohl invited me to participate in the broadcast: “Romania: Animal Welfare Round Table”, a broadcast attended also by the other two speakers of the event, Marlene Wartenberg and Ruud Tombrock.

The BROADCAST, totaling 20 minutes, may be viewed at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCi60m33qzg

(the translation into German of the broadcast can be found at:

http://mapofhope.de/2015/10/14/kriminelle-dringen-in-ihr-zuhause-ein-und-toten-ihr-haustier-vor-ihren-augen/

Upcoming Actions

Together with the President of the Intergroup for Animal Welfare, MEP Janusz Wojciechowski, who visited Romania twice in connection with his efforts to change the harsh reality of this country, we have developed an action plan for the upcoming period with this goal: the intervention of the EU institutions concerning the Romanian authorities and the implementation of European legislation in the matter of dog management.

This event helped to make the MEPs present be aware of the cruel reality in Romania, of the necessity of intervention of both the Romanian authorities and the European Commission authorities, and represents an important step on our way to an effective and humane approach to the management of stray animals.

Best regards,

Carmen ARSENE

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Broadcast of EU-Reporter Peter von Kohl

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Stray Dogs Situation in Romania MEETING – 8 October 2015

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With MEP Janusz Wojciechowski,

Carmen (left); President of Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals (middle) and Dr. Karolina Tomaszewska (on right)

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GERMAN VERSION

Ihr Lieben,

Wie ich euch schon in einer früheren Email mitgeteilt hatte, fand am 8. Oktober  eine  Sitzung  im Europäischen Parlament in Strasbourg statt, in der Intergroup of Animal Welfare, die den Streunerhunden Rumäniens gewidmet war. Es war das erste Mal, dass das Thema der rumänischen Streunerhunde  offiziell im europäischen Parlament behandelt werden konnte.

  1. Oktober – Runder Tisch

Am 7. Oktober, dem Tag vor der Veranstaltung, wurde ein Treffen im  Europäischen Parlament einberufen mit dem Zweck, einen vorbereitenden Report zu präsentieren. Anwesend waren der Präsident der  Intergroup, Mitglieder des europäischen Parlaments, und der renommierte Journalist Peter von Kohl.

Ich legte die Lage dar, die in den Straßen und in den öffentlichen Tierheimen zu finden ist, und ich gab einen Überblick, warum die Behörden daran interessiert sind, den gegenwärtigen Zustand zu bewahren. Ich deckte ein neues Problem auf: die negative Auswirkung, die neue gesetzliche  Regelungen auf die öffentliche Gesundheit haben, eine Gesetzgebung, die verlangt, dass Tollwutimpfung nur nach Einsetzung des Microchips verabreicht werden darf.  Die National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority (ANSVSA) beantwortete eine Anfrage von der National Federation for Animal Protection (FNPA) mit der Aussage, dass in ländlichen Gegenden nur  1,03 Millionen Hunde Tollwutimpfung erhielten, das heißt, nur 23% von Hunden mit Eigentümern.

Dem neuen Gesetz zu folge dürfen nur Hunde mit Microchips gegen Tollwut geimpft werden, aber die meißten Eigentümer habern die finanziellen Mittel für Microchipping  nicht, was ein Riesenproblem hervorrief: Millionen von Hunden mit Eigentümern in Rumänien sind zur Zeit nicht gegen Tollwut geimpft!  Diejenigen, die auf so einer  abnormalen Provision bestanden (ohne gleichzeitig diese Aktion zu subventionieren), verursachen nicht nur eine große Gefahr für die Gesellschaft, nämlich die Möglichkeit eines Tollwut-Ausbruchs, sondern auch die massive Aufgabe von Hunden, denn die Eigentümer wollen die hohen Strafen vermeiden, die verhängt werden, wenn Hunde keinen Microchip haben (und nicht sterilisiert) wurden. Es ist deswegen unbedingt notwendig, zu verlangen, dass Microchipping subventioniert wird!

  1. Oktober – die Situation der Streunerhunde in Rumänien

Am 8. Oktober gab ich meine Präsentation ”Der derzeitige Zustand der Hunde-Verwaltung in Rumänien. Führt er zu  einer nachhaltigen und mehr humanen Lösung?” in der Intergroup of Animal Welfare, mit den folgenden Stichpunkten:

Die grausame Realitat in den öffentlichen Tierheimen – im Vergleich zu  den gigantischen “Ausgaben”, die die Rathäuser für das Management der Straßenhunde angeben;

Die negativen Auswirkungen einer mangelhaften Gesetzgebung für die Verwaltung der Streunerhunde. Diese Gesetzgebung spielt in die Hände von Interessengruppen, die sich finanziell bereichern, indem sie andauernd eine große Anzahl von Streunerhunden fördern, was Folgendes nach sich zieht:

–          die massive Aufgabe von Hunden, weil Leute die Strafe (bis zu 2500 Euro) nicht zahlen können, die verhängt wird,  wenn die obligatorische Identifizierung und Sterilisierung nicht ausgeführt werden;

–          die ernstliche Gefährdung der öffentlichen Gesundheit, der leiblichen Gesundheit (Risiko von Tollwut-Ausbruch) und der psychologischen Gesundheit (Tierquälerei führt ständig zu schwerwiegenden seelischen Krankheiten).

Aufdeckung der Inkompetenz / Ignoranz / Mitschuld / Korruption der Behörden, die beauftragt sind, die Einhaltung der Tierschutzgesetze und der veterinär-medizinischen  Pflichtethik zu überwachen, die in Wirklichkeit mit ihren Handlungen zu der ständigen Tierquälerei beitragen.

Präsentation der legalen Kraft der Europäischen Kommission, in Sachen der Streunerhunde eingreifen zu können;

Ersuche an das Europäische Parlament und die Europäische Kommision wegen Folgendem:

–          Respektierung der Europäischen Konvention für Tierschutz, die in 2004  von Rumänien unterschrieben wurde, und die verlangt, dass Hunde nur im Einvernehmen mit dem nationalen Programm für Krankheits-Kontrolle getötet werden dürfen;

–          Finanzielle Kontrolle einiger Rathäuser in Rumänien, unternommen vom Europäischen Parlament, um festzustellen, in wie weit europäische Geldmittel im Bereich der Hunde-Verwaltung  auf betrügerische Weise veruntreut werden, wenn die Hunde getötet werden;

–          Druck auf die rumänischen Behörden, um eine angemessene,  mitfühlende, und effektive Verwaltung auszuüben;

–          Finanzierung oder Mit-Finanzierung von Sterilisation und Microchipping, zum Mindesten bei Hunden mit Eigentümern, die auf dem Land wohnen oder die benachteiligt sind;

–          Europäische Gesetzgebung für die Verwaltung von Streunerhunden, die soziales Interesse und ethische Werte in Betracht ziehen.

Ihr könnt die PRÄSENTATION Der derzeitige Zustand der Hunde-Verwaltung in Rumänien. Führt er zu  einer nachhaltigen und mehr humanen Lösung?”(version website, 8 minuten) hier sehen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmUfTI5J4tw

Es sieht so aus, als ob es der richtige Weg sei, die Situation der Streunerhunde von einem anderen Gesichtspunkt aus anzugehen, um die europäischen Behörden einzuschliessen, denn, im Einvernehmen mit Artikel 168 TFEU, ist die EU für die Gesundheit ihrer Staatsbürger verantwortlich.

Der Präsident der Intergroup for Animal Welfare, der MEP Janusz Wojciechowski, sagte am Ende der Veranstaltung: “Wir sehen die Möglichkeit, eine andere Art von Diskussion zu eröffnen, denn ich stellte fest, dass es nicht nur um Tierschutz geht, sondern auch um öffentliche Gesundheit, und von diesem Standpunkt aus können wir eingreifen, denn öffentliche Gesundheit ist ein Anliegen der Europäischen Union”.

Übertragung des EU Reporters Peter von Kohl

Nach der Veranstaltung lud mich der EU Reporter Peter von Kohl ein, bei einer Übertragung teilzunehmen: “Rumänien: Tierschutz Runder Tisch”, eine Übertragung, bei der auch die beiden anderen Sprecher der Veranstaltung mitmachten, Marlene Wartenberg und Ruud Tombrock.

Die ÜBERTRAGUNG, die 20 Minuten dauert, kann hier gesehen werden: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCi60m33qzg

Die deutsche Übersetzung der Übertragung findet ihr hier:

http://mapofhope.de/2015/10/14/kriminelle-dringen-in-ihr-zuhause-ein-und-toten-ihr-haustier-vor-ihren-augen/

Aktionsplan für die Zukunft

Zusammen mit dem Präsidenten der Intergroup for Animal Welfare, MEP Janusz Wojciechowski, der Rumänien im Zusammenhang mit seinen Bemühungen, die harte Realität dieses Landes zu ändern, zweimal besucht hatte, haben wir einen Aktionsplan für die nahe Zukunft entworfen, der folgendes Ziel hat: die Intervention von EU-Institutionen, was rumänische Behörden anbelangt, und die Realisierung von europäischer Gesetzgebung im Bereich der Hundeverwaltung.

Diese Veranstaltung half mit, um die anwesenden MEPs auf die grausame Realität in Rumänien und auf die Notwendikeit einer Intervention der rumänischen Behörden und der Behörden der Europäischen Kommission aufmerksam zu machen,  und sie bedeutet einen wichtigen Schritt auf unserem Weg zu einem effektiven und humanen Zugang zur Verwaltung der Streunerhunde.

Alles gute,

Carmen ARSENE

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Netherlands: Big Victory in Dutch Court: fur farming will now definitely end!

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A famous and superb ‘Respect for Animals’ advert shown on UK television fighting the cruelty of the fur trade:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bQHM_a10w

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In a judgment that has been anxiously anticipated by anti-fur organisations across Europe, the Dutch court of appeal has today made a ruling which will effectively bring an end to fur factory farming in the Netherlands.

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The fur trade had heralded 2014’s cancellation of the ban as a great victory but- to its great credit- the Dutch government, supported by anti-fur group Bont voor Dieren, launched a further appeal.

Today’s final verdict means the fur factory farming industry in the Netherlands is definitely coming to an end in 2024.

 

Check out more on this and all the fur industry news from Mark and the crew at ‘Respect for Animals’ (England) –

http://www.respectforanimals.co.uk/home/

http://www.respectforanimals.co.uk/media/big-victory-in-dutch-court-fur-farming-will-now-definitely-end/643/

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USA: Oregon – Bad News For Wolves.

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SAV Comment – It seems as outsiders that those in power right across the country have basically got it in for wolves – and are intent on wiping them out whilst a band of better people are doing all to save them.  Learn from us in the UK; it is only when there are none remaining in your country and you cannot enjoy seeing and filming them that you then realise what a vital part they played in the national Ecosystem.  Efforts are being made here to re-introduce wolf into the UK.  People of the USA, Enjoy and respect what you have with your wolves – give them the protection they deserve.  And politicians; normally just a drop in the ocean trying to make a name for themselves; nothing more !

Save the wolf !!

Wolves CBD

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Dear Mark,

Terrible news out of Oregon:

Just hours ago the state Fish and Wildlife Commission tossed aside the best advice of more than two dozen expert scientists and stripped endangered species protection from Oregon’s wolves. This betrayal is a declaration by the state’s powerfully connected livestock and hunting interests that wolves like OR-7 and his new family have no place in Oregon’s future.

There are roughly 83 wolves in the entire state, and they’ve returned to only a tiny fraction of their historic range. Without this critical legal protection, the state is tearing up the road map for their recovery. If Oregon follows the pattern we’ve seen in other states where protections have been taken away, this move paves the way for more killing of wolves in the future — maybe even a wolf hunt — and a reversal of fortune for the western wolf population at large. We must stop this.

You can help the Center for Biological Diversity put Oregon’s wolves back in their rightful place — on the state’s endangered species list — with a donation to the Center’s Predator Defense Fund.

Within days the Center will be in court challenging this disastrous decision. We’ll sue the wildlife commission for violating the requirements of Oregon’s Endangered Species Act. Meanwhile our activists will bring political pressure on Oregon’s elected officials, working all-out to re-establish the legal protection that these wolves need. The people of Oregon have spoken ― and they’re on our side. More than 90 percent of the 22,000 public comments the commission received on this vote were in favor of maintaining endangered species protection for wolves. We’re going to rally our wildlife-loving supporters to help overturn this decision.

Fighting a state government in court is expensive so we’ll need your help. Donate today to the Predator Defense Fund so we can take on Oregon’s bureaucracy and restore wolf protections.

It’s not just Oregon’s wolves — like OR-7 and his new family — in jeopardy with this decision. The safest way for wolves to return to California is through the Oregon wilderness. Without Oregon, the return of wolves all along the West Coast is endangered. Help us preserve these wolves by contributing to our Predator Defense Fund. Your donation will work both in court and out to preserve and protect this critical species and help them regain their lost range.

It’s not too late for Oregon’s wolves. We’ll get them their day in court, and we need you there with them.

For the wolves,

Kierán Suckling
Executive Director
Center for Biological Diversity
@KieranSuckling

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