Posted on March 30, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Celebrate – Its ‘Moon Bear Monday’ Folks !!!
THEY MADE IT !!
… we can now report that today (30 March 15) they have finally all arrived safe and sound at the facility.
The best way to catch up with all the news and photos of the arrival after 4 days on the road is to visit the AA Ben Tre Rescue Timeline – here is the link to some great reading:
This has been a wonderful job and all credit must be given to everyone who has taken part in this rescue. Thanks also to Jill who as always has done such a superb and professional Animals Asia job to ensure that everyone has been able to closely follow this rescue and re homing right from the very start. Thank you Jill – magic job which is now complete.
Please give anything that you can to support the wonderful work of the AA crew who have been involved with this superb bear rescue. The bears are now free from their lives at bile farm; and they can look forward to many years of superb care, freedom and super food as provided by the staff and supporters of this excellent organisation which we are so proud to be members of here in the UK.
Welcome to your new and vastly different, SO MUCH BETTER future life bear friends – Now with people who will always care for you rather than abusing you as others have done in the past – YOU ARE FREE !
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Posted on March 30, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
As the lady in the second video says; we ALREADY regard the Australian government and exporters as the lowest kind of humankind on the planet – and yet despite the great work and demonstrations shown by many Australian citizens against this trade; the government is still continuing to only support the industry whilst completely ignoring all the animal cruelty atrocities which are presented time after time, after time, after time.
Now we are finding that the Australian government is on the verge of setting up a deal with China (yes China ! – The animal abusing Australian government does a deal with animal abusing China) – Australia is finalizing plans to ship an estimated one million cattle to China each year. If the $1 billion deal is signed, the number of cattle exported would double from its current levels.
The Australian government are interested in one thing and one thing only – and it is something they are world leaders in – causing untold animal abuse and suffering – and making money from live exports; from massive animal abuse and suffering. They are a dead bead, dragknuckle Australian government that are just hell bent on propping up an animal abusing industry which leads the world in animal abuse. In the UK we have been supporting our Australian anti-export friends for many years. And now we are getting news of some excellent activity in the USA……………………..
For the first time ever, U.S. animal rights activists are staging a protest against Australia’s live export trade. The organizer, Loretta Smalls, says it’s “a show of solidarity with thousands of our Australian brothers and sisters who are fighting to ban the horrific practice.” The protest will take place at the Australian consulate in Los Angeles on April 15th.
Please watch the videos and then write and tell us that the Australian live export industry and government are supportive of animal welfare !! – also tell us if you think the Australian government are some of the biggest animal abusers on the planet – does the videos below not show this ? – these are Australian animals exported by a disgusting industry.
Further Links:
We hope by watching some or all of the above, you will now have decided about the Australian governments decision to support the live export industry at the cost of enforcing good and strong animal welfare. They are in final discussions to export live animals to China for Gods sake !!
This is what the Chinese do to live animals:
Will their treatment of Australian animals be any different ? – NO !!
– Does the Aus Government Care ? – NO.
And now; thanks to a dragknuckle Australian government; we will probably be witnessing over 1 million live animals exported to this kind of suffering and fate by the Chinese if the Australian-China deal goes ahead.
And all this animal abuse and suffering; for what ? – in political terms they call it ‘a good, vibrant economy’. In the real world where normal people live; we call it ‘untold animal abuse and suffering for profit – nothing more; nothing less’.
Big shame on a dragknuckle Australian government led by the biggest dragknuckle of them all –
Australian Export Demo:
If you can do the protest in Australia; then here is the news for the next big one – from our friends at http://stopliveexports.org/
Dear Mark
Due to the Easter long weekend and many being away, we have decided to hold the Tydeman Rd outreach one week later on Saturday 11 April at 10.00 AM
Can you spare one hour to join us and our signs and banners at the corner of Tydeman Rd and Queen Victoria St, North Fremantle (we meet outside Post Office), as part of our monthly public awareness campaign – to create more exposure of this horrific trade and remind the public where these animals end up.
Feel free to bring your own sign, or we will have plenty to go around, and please wear your Stop Live Exports T shirt if you have one; if you do NOT have one, we’ll have some there to sell.
Telephone:
+61 (0) 457 309568
Facsimile:
+61 (08) 6270 4489
Postal Address:
PO Box 499, Fremantle,
Western Australia, 6959
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Posted on March 28, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
[Undercover Video] Horrors of the Moran Dog Meat Market in Seongnam, South Korea! See it to believe it!
People of the USA:
If you want to help fight the grisly South Korean dog and cat meat trade and make a difference in South Korea, here are a few quick actions you can take that could save millions of dogs and cats each year.
Click HERE for Press Release “Aurora Sister Cities International to host Korean Open House”!
Aurora Sister Cities International to host Korean Open House
Aurora is working to revitalize its sister city relationship with Seongnam, Republic of Korea. As part of that initiative, Aurora Sister Cities International will hold an open house, Aug. 14, 6 to 8 p.m., at the Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway. The entire community is invited to attend this outreach event and participate in the planning and development of the sister city programs. Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan will provide an overview of the many benefits to Aurora in partnering with this progressive and dynamic Asian city.
Yet Seongnam, South Korea is responsible for the horrendous torture and killing of dogs and cats. The largest market in South Korea that sells dogs both dead and alive for meat is the infamous “Moran Market” in Seongnam in Gyeonggi-do province.
It is estimated that one third of all dog meat consumed in South Korea(2.5 million dogs each year) are distributed through this market. If you have ever wondered what a hell would be like, just take a visit or watch the videos on the Moran Market. This place is a “Hell on Earth” with helpless dogs in cages after cages waiting for the uncaring customers to order them to be slaughtered on the spot by electrocution, hanging, beating, and then thrown into boiling water sometimes while they are still alive. Dogs are being killed in full view of other terrified dogs in cages, in public and in broad daylight.
Millions of dogs tortured all their lives in unimaginable misery and agony in dog farms around the country come to meet their tragic and frightening ends at this market. Also, many abandoned and stolen former pets end up in this market.
Please watch the undercover videos from Seongnam’s Moran Market: http://youtu.be/UKSGgsjnJlY
To make this easy we’ve included text for your call and emails below.
Email addresses:
Send letter (Use below suggested message or petition):
Mayor Steve Hogan
15151 E. Alameda Parkway
Aurora, CO 80012 USA
Call Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan. 303-739-7015
Sally Mounier 303-739-7502
Renie Peterson 303-739-7506
Marsha Berzins 303-739-7508
Molly Markert 303-739-7516
Bob Roth 303-739-7510
Bob Broom 303-739-7015
Barbara Cleland 303-739-7524
Brad Pierce 303-739-7514
Debi Hunter Holen 303-739-7518
Bob LeGare 303-366-0113
SAMPLE LETTER
Dear Mayor Steve Hogan and Members of the Aurora City Council:
Please watch undercover video from the Moran Market in Seongnam, South Korea: http://youtu.be/UKSGgsjnJlY
The city of Aurora should not be a sister city to any city that allows dogs and cats to be tortured and eaten. Please urge the Seongnam Mayor Jae-Myung Lee and Gyeonggi-do Governor Kyung-Pil Nam to close down Moran Dog Meat Market and all other illegal dog farms and slaughterhouses, markets, truckers and restaurants who serve their products. An online petition calling for your support in ending the horrendous South Korean dog and meat trade can be found at:https://www.change.org/p/steven-hogan-stop-the-brutal-dog-and-cat-meat-trade-in-south-korea
The favor of your reply is requested.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Your Name & Address
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Posted on March 28, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
March Winds Blow Kisses to the Dogs of Romania
Yet again, our spectacular monthly supporters have enabled us to provide aid to three dog rescue centers in Romania. You’re providing food for more than 2,000 dogs here!
We thought you might enjoy seeing how that aid impacts a single dog.
This is Sienna who was found in a grocery store parking lot. She was hungry and shivering and was spotted by our beloved rescue partner Norica Prigoana who runs a very special rescue center in Gherla.
Norica took Sienna home for a warm bath to raise her body temperature, and after several good meals and time under the blankets, Sienna began to come around.
Every month Harmony Fund sends aid to sponsor the rescue, veterinary care and sheltering of street dogs in Romania who are injured or simply hungry & alone. The caregivers of these animals are some of the most selfless and devoted rescuers on the planet.
New Bosnian Dog Sanctuary – Love Abounds!
It’s a bit hard to get a photo of the stray dogs of Travnik standing up. Every time Bosnian rescuer Anela Elkazevic approaches, they simply fall over as the excitement of receiving affection washes over them. It’s hard to believe that gentle souls (like this one being warmed in blankets) are among the dogs under threat from a new task force of dog catchers. But many of the dogs can stop running soon. The fence is going up around the new sanctuary at this very moment and dogs will start pouring in next week.
This gorgeous piece of land, pure wilderness, will become a haven for the dogs. We’ll start with fencing and then housing will be erected for a caretaker and for the dogs. Volunteers from Germany will be helping to organize spay/neuter for the incoming dogs and to also help host an adoption program.
“You are amazing!” Anela wrote a few days ago when we sent funds to commence work. “Thank you very much!! Now we can start. This is a dream come true!”
Anela says the homeless dogs chase after her car to follow her home after she feeds them. She thinks of how many have chased after the cars of the families who left them. Soon, very soon, they’ll all be home and the only running they’ll do is to chase each other through those gorgeous, great big fields.
Delivery of 7,000+ meals to Turkish Street Cats
We’d love to take you all on a balloon ride over the streets of Avsallar, Turkey. This is something you simply must lay eyes on to appreciate. Volunteers here walk the streets for six to eight hours each day, feeding the hungry street animals. The sacks of food are wheeled along in carts and so many of the cats and dogs come running when they see the “chuck wagon” approaching. In a community where animals are chased and poisoned and stoned, we bring them love and good food. The lucky ones are adopted internationally. All of this is made possible by our monthly supporters.
Want to Volunteer in Turkey?
We’re in the middle of another round of spay/neuter here and always on the hunt for volunteers to come and spend a week and lend a hand feeding animals in the street. If you are interested, please email Jenny@harmonyfund.org.
European Games Campaign Making Headway?
Those of you who follow us on Facebook may know that we’ve been hosting the international protest against the round-up of dogs in advance of the upcoming European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. After watching undercover video and hearing reports from local residents that dogs were being rounded up to cleanse the streets, we went to work to force the European Games leadership to be held accountable for the welfare of dogs in host cities like Baku.
Here’s what we now know:
More than 20,000 people have signed our petition.
2 million people have experienced the campaign through social media.
This week, the state veterinary staff was seen administering rabies prevention to street dogs – instead of grabbing them and driving away.
The Communications Director for the European Games has been fired.
And we’ve been sponsoring the rescue of dogs through Baku Animal Rescue
It’s very difficult to penetrate such multi-million dollar events, but it’s possible that this time, we are being heard.
Food Delivery for Shelter in Donetsk, Ukraine
“At this time, we are only surviving because of your support.” Those are the profound words uttered by Viktoria Vasilyeva who runs the PIF shelter in Eastern Ukraine.
“The situation with food for the dogs is desperate and we’re sending SOS signal wherever we can,” shelter worker Vita explains. “We’re collecting money to buy it in Russia because it’s possible to transport it to Donetsk as humanitarian aid in the end of March. We’re currently monitoring dog food prices on the Russian market because in Donetsk and other Ukrainian cities they are sky-high.”
In a thousand full moons, we couldn’t begin to express the depth of our gratitude for all of you who have donated to help. Please accept our apologies for asking for continued support for the animals here ,but the need is ongoing and substantial. We do need help.
Joyful Recovery as Paralyzed Street Dog Can Walk Once More
Frank was hit by a car a few weeks ago in Bosnia. Luckily a girl found him and started calling for help. She knocked on the door of her teacher, asking what to do.
“I got a call from my friend saying her student had found a dog in the middle of the road and he can’t move,” Suzana Demiraca told us. “I took him in. People helped locally to get the X-rays, food and diapers. He was very emaciated, dirty, scared, shocked and old (missing incisors). Radiographs showed a hip dysplasia on one leg and a broken femur on the other. So we took him to the surgery on a debt, because we couldn’t waste time, and risk leaving him paralyzed for the rest of his life. A week after the surgery I started massaging his legs, and after a few days of doing that we started doing some exercises. And then after two weeks, when the vet came to do a check-up Frank stood up!”
Suzana wrote us asking for help to pay for Frank’s veterinary debt and we were happy to help. After all, what greater joy than helping a dog to walk again. Frank is now walking fairly well and will be adopted by a woman in Italy who will bring him to physical therapy to continue his special care.
A TREMENDOUS THANK YOU to all of you who support the Harmony Fund and touch the lives of thousands of animals like Frank each and every month.
Please Consider Sharing & Donating
Though it’s always very uncomfortable to ask, we’d be so grateful for a donation from anyone who feels compelled to help us continue to save lives in the month ahead. And, if you perhaps might consider sharing this email with other animal lovers, we’d be more grateful than words can say.
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Posted on March 28, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The latest (end of March 2015) pictures of some of the cats at
Shelter Felix.
Danica must be so proud of them all – from their terrible beginnings of existing on the streets to a life now of a secure home, love; warmth and very regular food !
And we are sure you will agree; they are all in such magnificent condition – Congratulations Danica !!
All of the kitties in the shelter are safe and loved for life,
but they still do need help to aid with their keep.
Please give anything you can – thank you.
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Posted on March 26, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please give your support to the following important petition from Mirela for Bosnia and Herzegovina dogs.
Petition wording:
Why this is important
Terrible crimes are happening, do not be blind!
people are worried, scared and mostly evil,
Dogs still roam the city hungry, sick, terrified, thousands of them ..this petition trying to get all the cantonal authorities to take in account of opening the new asylum, who will not only work through the system of donations, budget such a way is strictly parasitic. Asylum must be run by people who love animals, and who are willing to volunteer to look for new, fresh ideas, and thus involve all the media, public and private companies. Asylum would depend on its own income .it is difficult, but not impossible, if the authorities allow, the ideas, plan already exist, with the help of professional advice we can make it happen, on the end we can protect stray dogs, and also increase the number of jobs! sign the petition, and help rescue dogs BiH
Petition Link:
Message: Terrible crimes are happening, do not be blind!
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Posted on March 26, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
UPDATE From AA on the road with the move – 27 March – Latest pictures from the rescue team on the road to freedom.
– en route to their new home.
They’ve never been outside – now two bears, rescued from bear bile trade, will travel 2,000 kms to freedom.
As we know from vet Joost’s earlier message – the team are reading your incredible messages of support on the road. It’s been such a long day for them. Let’s hope they’re in their next hotel before too long and manage to get a good night’s sleep.
These bears have been shown more love and compassion in the last 24hrs than they’ve received their entire lives.
Yogi will be set for extensive dental treatment when he arrives at our sanctuary. In the meantime these marshmallows with anti inflammatories will help him cope with the pain.
The legend that is Bear Team Supervisor Tuan spots a jackfruit tree as the truck crawls down the motorway with their delicate cargo. The team has spotted and one forage later – there’s leaves for the bears to enjoy (pictures above) – picture below shows the leaves being cut.
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ORIGINAL POST STARTS HERE
26/3/15 – Fantastic news to start today.
10 years in a cage – their rescue is today!
By visiting the Animals Asia site you will be able to track the progress of the bears move over the next week or so.
LIVE #BenTreRescue habit has Coco hoovering up the rice first – but just wait till she tries the fruit & veg.
Above – Coco tucks into rice – fruit and veg waiting !
Follow 2 caged bears on their way to freedom
Dear Mark,
We wrote to you last Friday with some good news about the release of two moon bears trapped on a bile farm in southern Vietnam.
Their journey to freedom starts today. And you can join them every step of the way.
Our rescue crew, including a vet, vet nurse and a bear team supervisor are already at Ben Tre where the bears have been caged for over 10 years preparing for their transportation home to our Tam Dao sanctuary.
We expect the 2,000km journey by truck up the entire coast of Vietnam will take around six days. The rescue comes as Animals Asia battles to secure the release of the remaining bears in Halong City.
Despite the signatures of over 110,000 people urging Vietnam’s Prime Minister to allow Animals Asia to rescue the surviving 19 bears, decisive action has yet to be taken.
“Each individual deserves sanctuary – and we’re delighted to have been given permission by the authorities to provide care to these two bears for the rest of their lives. It’s a long journey, but not in the context of a life. The bears and team will spend the best part of a week on the road, but we hope the bears will have many happy years ahead of them.” Animals Asia founder and CEO, Jill Robinson MBE
We can’t wait to get these bears home. Join them on their journey to freedom on our website, Facebook or Twitter.
And as you follow these lucky bears home, please consider giving a little to their rescue and recovery.
Thank you as always for your support.
Dr Tuan Bendixsen
Vietnam Director
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