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Thailand: SOI Dogs – Please Support – The Battle To End The Dog Meat Trade Continues.

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

The Battle To End The Dog Meat Trade Continues…

Dear Mark,

Because of you great progress has been made in stopping the illegal trafficking of dogs from Thailand to Vietnam. You have saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of dogs!

For me, the story of Bob underscores the importance of what you are accomplishing…

Bob was rescued from dog thieves and taken to a shelter in NE Thailand funded by Soi Dog supporters. Bob suffered spinal injuries when the cage he was in was brutally loaded onto a truck.

After being freed from the cage he’d been crammed into alongside with ten other dogs, Bob’s back legs were no longer working.

Thanks to you, Bob is little by little, day by day slowly learning to walk again. Please take a moment and watch this inspiring video of Bob’s road to recovery…

watch Bob’s video

Many battles have been won but the war to end the dog meat trade is far from over. Following success in all but stopping the trade to Vietnam, smugglers have now changed tactics and are smuggling live dogs to China through Thailand’s Northern provinces. Just last month the dogs you see below were rescued from a truck destined to China.

Thailand’s current military administration who are doing much to stamp out corruption in Thailand are giving strong support in bringing the trade to an end.

Last month locals in the Vietnam village where most dogs stolen from Thailand were taken prior to moving to Hanoi and elsewhere, confirmed that they are no longer seeing dogs arriving from Thailand. In the past several trucks a day, each carrying hundreds of dogs from Thailand would stop and the dogs would be force fed and graded. The Thai Veterinary Association estimated that around 500,000 Thai dogs per year were going to Vietnam!

But, stopping the dog meat trade and caring for the rescued dogs is expensive.

In Thailand alone over $700,000 per year is being spent caring for rescued dogs, on undercover investigations and on public awareness/education.

Only because of your support is the war being won and only with your continued support will the dog meat trade be brought to an end.

My thanks to those of you who have become regular monthly members of the Magic 1000 Club. It is only because of your continued support that the work to end the dog meat trade continues and the rescued dogs are cared for.

The costs involved in ending the trade are huge. If you have not already done so please join the Magic 1000 Club today and join us in bringing an end to the dog meat trade.

From Bob and the thousands of other rescued dogs, thank you.

Best Wishes,

John Dalley

P.S. Please be sure to watch Bob’s video to better understand the urgent need for your regular support in helping end the dog meat trade and care for the dogs rescued.

US Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the USA and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by US law.

United Kingdom Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the UK and your donation qualifies for HMRC gift aid.

http://www.soidog.org/en/downloads/

Donate: https://www.soidog.org/en/donate-today/

Spay and Neuter: http://www.soidog.org/en/spay-neuter-program/

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Serbia: ‘Shadow’ Update – 24/8/14. No Longer The Tiny Little Kitten. Now A Strong And Healthy Little Lady.

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Above: Shadow as a young and very fragile little kitten.

Everyone must remember little ‘Shadow’

Videos of young Shadow –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQntTDH01GA

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

Update on ‘Shadow’ from Danica – 24 August 2014.

Above: Shadow now – 4 months old.

Shadow is approximately four months old and not solid black anymore; her coat is scattered with white hairs but her sweet face, although more mature, is almost the same.

She’s still living in the house even though she seems eager to go outside, but the wide world she expects to find will be limited to the yard.

Extremely friendly towards other cats, she is having a great time playing with her protector and teacher Tinker Bell and both of them are incessantly poking their black little noses into everything.

But Shadow is not just a silly, playful kitty girl, she is a true fighter with an incredible and intense desire to live, she’s a precious little creature who’s been to hell and back and proven to be tough as steel when it mattered the most.

Maybe she remembers what she’s been through, maybe she doesn’t, but none of us here who have had the privilege to be by her side while she was fighting her way up to the light will ever forget her amazing inner strength.

USA: SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE U.S. IVORY TRADE!

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Photo: NRDC

SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE U.S. IVORY TRADE!

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing to issue regulations to crack down on the skyrocketing trade in elephant ivory, which led to the deaths of more than 30,000 elephants in 2012. But special interest groups like the NRA are fighting to weaken or delay those rules. Urge President Obama and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stand strong and propose tough protections right now that will rein in the U.S. ivory market — the second largest in the world — and save elephants from extinction.

THIS PETITION CAN BE SIGNED BY NON US CITIZENS – PLEASE SIGN TODAY !

Source and petition link:

https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3563

Make Your Voice Heard!

President Barack Obama

Daniel M. Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Subject:

Propose strong protections now to combat elephant poaching

Dear President Obama and Director Ashe:

*(Consider adding your own thoughts — personalized messages are especially effective.)

Wording:

I applaud your commitment to end our country’s role in wildlife trafficking. And I am pleased to hear that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will soon issue regulations to help end the slaughter of elephants for their ivory. However, I am concerned that these rules might be weakened or delayed due to influence from opposition groups like the NRA. Please don’t let these special interest groups stop you from issuing strong protections soon that will crack down on the U.S. ivory trade and help save elephants from extinction.

More than 30,000 elephants were poached in 2012 for their ivory, leading scientists to estimate that African forest elephants could become extinct within a decade. The United States is contributing to this massacre as the second largest ivory market in the world, with epicenters in New York, Hawaii and California.

Recently, New York State — the country’s largest ivory market — adopted legislation cracking down on ivory sales in that state and strengthening penalties for wildlife traffickers. New Jersey has done the same. Now, it’s time for the Administration to strengthen our nation’s laws at the federal level.

With populations declining rapidly and demand for ivory rising, elephants can’t wait. Please stand strong and follow through with strong safeguards now that will protect elephants from extinction. Thank you.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your Address]

[City, State ZIP]

Source and petition link:

https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3563

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Australia: ‘Animals Australia’ Investigation Reveals Battery Hens ‘Living’ Amongst Towers of Rotting Faeces, Surviving On Scraps, Beetles and Eggs.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

What you are about to see has never before been revealed to the public…

If heaven for a bird is sunshine, fresh air, and freedom, then this must be hell.

Her job was to lay eggs for Australia’s biggest egg producer — a company that boasts that its hens are “treated with the greatest of care”. But these unbelievable images captured inside a cage egg farm in rural NSW tell a different story.

This mega factory farm is not only ‘home’ to thousands of hens trapped in cages. But hidden deep in the trenches below them, investigators discovered a prison of a very different kind… Here, dozens of abandoned hens were found ‘living’ among enormous towers of rotting faeces — surviving on scraps, beetles and eggs.

This isn’t the first time we’ve needed to report Australia’s biggest egg producer for neglect and cruelty.

Please take action today to help ensure it is the last.

These birds had been abandoned and forgotten — in a system so cruel — on a factory farm so massive — that the value of individual life is lost and thus the suffering of the individual, overlooked.

It’s shocking to contemplate that these hens stuck in the manure pits were in fact the ‘luckier’ ones. Their caged sisters cannot in any way move freely. They cannot forage. They cannot stretch their wings. They must eat, sleep, defecate and lay their eggs in the same small space — day, after day after day… You’ll no doubt share our dismay that the company profiting from this cruelty carries the ‘stamp of approval’ from the egg industry’s peak body.

According to their website, the ‘Egg Corp Assured’ logo is a sign that eggs are ‘produced under strict guidelines’. Yet just over a year ago the owners of this cage egg facility were fined for multiple violations including illegal overcrowding. Now they are under investigation again. Regardless of whether authorities can compel this cage egg producer to adhere to the law, the suffering of caged hens will continue.

That’s because in Australia battery cages are still legal — despite being banned in many other countries on cruelty grounds. Laws that allow this callous ‘farming’ method to continue were due for review four years ago. But we are still waiting… You and I can vote with our shopping trolley and refuse to buy products of cruelty.

But hens need more than that — they need our voice. Please lend them yours today by demanding a ban on the battery cage in Australia.

Thank you so much for caring, and for giving a few minutes of your time to send an instant message on behalf of hens today.

For the animals,

Lyn White AM Campaign Director

P.S. This hen’s incredible story should never have come to light. It should never have been filmed. It should never have happened. The cruel system that she was born into is now banned in so many countries.

Please send an instant message now to help ban the battery cage in Australia too!

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USA: Major Breaking News 21/8/14 – ‘Mercy For Animals’ – Because of your support, we have secured a major victory for animals! – Nestle Introduce Massive Welfare Changes.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

SAV Comment: If every day was as good a news bringer as this; there would be many more good days !! – Congratulations to our friends at MFA – job well done !

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Greetings!

Because of your support, we have secured a major victory for animals!

Nestle, the largest food company in the world, has just announced perhaps the single largest and most sweeping corporate animal welfare policy change in history!

The announcement follows a Mercy For Animals undercover investigation late last year that revealed shocking cruelty at a Wisconsin dairy factory farm supplier for DiGiorno Pizza, a Nestle company.

MFA’s undercover footage showed workers kicking, beating, and stabbing cows, and cows who were too sick or injured to stand being callously tortured and dragged by their fragile legs and necks with a chain attached to a tractor.

You helped us push for convictions of four workers charged with criminal animal cruelty at this factory farm and together we won.

Then, bolstered by your support and tens of thousands of petition signatures, we campaigned to convince Nestle to adopt meaningful animal welfare guidelines for its suppliers.

And today we celebrate a monumental success that will reduce the suffering of millions of animals.

Earlier today, Nestle announced landmark new global animal welfare policies to be implemented in each of its hundreds of thousands of supplier farms in 90 countries. Nestle has thousands of suppliers for dozens of brands like Lean Cuisine, Stouffer’s, and Hot Pockets.

Nestle’s global corporate policy change will eliminate particularly cruel practices for cattle, pigs, chickens, and turkeys. Practices like:

Dehorning and tail docking of dairy cattle and castration of piglets without painkillers

Extreme confinement of calves in veal crates, pigs in gestation crates, and egg-laying hens in battery cages so small they can’t even turn around or stretch their limbs

Use of growth promoters that often lead to crippling leg deformities, organ failure, heart attacks, and other obesity-related ailments in animals

We praise Nestle for stepping up to the plate and taking important steps to improve the lives of animals on a global level.

At Mercy For Animals, we are well-known for the impact of our undercover investigations of factory farm cruelty. Our investigations have led to sweeping changes in corporate animal welfare policies, like those adopted by Tyson Foods, Costco, Kmart, and others.

On the heels of Nestle’s announcement, it’s now time for Walmart, McDonald’s, and other global food retailers to stop dragging their feet and implement similar animal welfare standards, and with your help, we will continue to fight for meaningful animal welfare policy chan ge.

We absolutely could not do this work without you.

Thank you for supporting the world-changing work of Mercy For Animals. Please join us in celebrating this landmark success that will reduce the suffering of millions of animals every year. And remember that the most powerful action each of us can take to help protect animals is to adopt a compassionate vegan diet.

For farmed animals everywhere,

Nathan Runkle Executive Director

P.S. There is still much work to be done to eliminate the suffering of animals in factory farms. Please give today — you will help us achieve more victories for farmed animals!

Past SAV posts relating to Mercy For Animals investigation work:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/04/23/usa-mercy-for-animals-canada-reveals-heartbreaking-cruelty-to-baby-calves-at-one-of-the-largest-veal-producers-in-north-america/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/08/06/usa-mercy-for-animals-great-news-ag-gag-is-dead-in-north-carolina-livestock-auction-owner-convicted-of-animal-cruelty-following-mfa-investigation/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/06/04/canada-new-undercover-video-by-mercy-for-animals-shows-baby-turkeys-mutilated-ground-up-alive-at-butterball-hatchery/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/10/11/usa-mercy-for-animals-undercover-expose-major-animal-abuses-at-burger-king/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/06/27/usa-update-excellent-result-for-mercy-for-animals-and-proof-why-ag-gag-legislation-must-be-banned-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/04/18/usa-mercy-for-animals-hidden-camera-footage-leads-to-arrest-and-criminal-charges-in-california-this-is-what-ag-gag-in-other-states-is-attempting-to-prevent-who-is-the-real-criminal/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/04/20/usa-mercy-for-animals-expose-calves-being-killed-with-pickaxe-and-hammers-at-e6-cattle-ranch-in-hart-tx-at-the-same-time-states-introduce-legislation-to-imprison-those-who-obtain-this-kind-of/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/03/04/usa-ag-gag-laws-now-starting-to-be-passed-a-dangerous-thing-for-animals-and-for-the-american-public/

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UK: British Vets “appalled” by halal board letter declaring them as “racially and politically motivated”. In fact, they are concerned about the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter !

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Source: http://www.meatinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/17308/British_Vets__93appalled_94_by_halal_board_letter.html

British Vets “appalled” by halal board letter

15 August, 2014 By Oli Haenlein

The non-stun slaughter debate between the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Halal Authority Board (HAB) has intensified, with the BVA saying it was appalled by suggestions made in an HAB open letter.

The HAB letter, addressed to BVA president Robin Hargreaves, was in response to the vets’ campaign to stop non-stun slaughter. It said the group is “racially or politically motivated”, and criticised the BVA for focussing only on the last few second of an animals’ life, ignoring the many other welfare issues.

The HAB letter also read: “It appears that there needs to be more of a balance in their comments and avoid unfair criticism on the Muslim and Jewish methods of slaughter as, probably, they are seen as soft targets. Any such criticisms they make against religious slaughter methods show them to be ill-informed and insensitive to the halal and kosher consumers as well as ignorant of the huge halal market in the UK, Europe and throughout the world.”

Hargereaves yesterday (14 August) replied: “I am appalled by the suggestion that veterinary surgeons would have any motive other than improving the welfare of animals at slaughter.

Our government e-petition states that ‘We must differentiate between religious and non-stun slaughter.’ And that ‘Our concern does not relate to religious belief but to the animal welfare compromise of non-stun slaughter. ’“BVA is active across a whole range of health and welfare issues relating to food production animals and we are committed to improving the welfare of animals at all stages of their lives, from birth and rearing to transport and slaughter.

BVA, and individual veterinary surgeons in practice, are active in promoting best practice in relation to welfare, as well as lobbying for improvements across a number of areas. We have championed ‘whole life’ labelling to inform consumers of higher welfare standards throughout the process. It is false, therefore, to suggest that we have focused on one issue to the detriment of others. “We recognise fully that these are sensitive issues and that is why we have held meetings with some of the key stakeholders, including representatives of Shechita and Halal, to encourage a more open dialogue.

While our position remains that every animal should be stunned before slaughter, if this is not possible we have been calling for clearer labelling to differentiate between stunned and non-stunned products. This is an issue on which we will continue to engage all stakeholders, including meat producers, for the benefit of all consumers.” –

See more at: http://www.meatinfo.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/17308/British_Vets__93appalled_94_by_halal_board_letter.html#sthash.qMTUeWdC.QHODLp0w.dpuf

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Latest News From ‘Free Tibet’, London – 18/8/14. Chinese Forces Deploy Live Ammunition Into Protesters. Over 200 Arrested.

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

LATEST 18/4 – London Demo:

Join us tomorrow (20/8/14) at the Chinese Embassy

Last week China’s security forces opened fire on a Tibetan demonstration in Lochung, seriously injuring 10. Around 200 have been arrested and two died in detention on Sunday – Lo Phelsang in protest against denial of medical treatment and another from his injuries.

If you’re in London please join me for the weekly vigil tomorrow, opposite the Chinese Embassy from 6pm until 8pm. Let’s show China that the world is watching.
View the Chinese Embassy on Google Maps.
See the Facebook event.

Latest News From ‘Free Tibet’, London – 18/8/14.

China shoots protesters; two die in detention

10 Tibetans were seriously injured last week, after China’s security forces deployed tear gas and live ammunition onto a protest of around one hundred.

Yesterday Lo Phelsang killed himself in detention in protest against the denial of medical treatment, and another prisoner died from injuries.

The Tibetans were protesting the arrest of village leader Wangdak.

All male villagers over the age of 12 have now been arrested, with the exception of a few very old men.

Around 200 are thought to be in detention and many wounded are being denied medical treatment.

Urge your government to stand up for Tibet

Tibetans are risking everything to assert their fundamental human rights.

Let’s keep up the pressure on world leaders to stand up to China; contact your foreign minister.

http://freetibet.org/email_targets/1810?utm_source=Free+Tibet+email+updates&utm_campaign=295a7b1e86-News_update_China_spam&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8b3b75e260-295a7b1e86-49881965

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Thailand: SOI Dogs – Please Support – The Battle To End The Dog Meat Trade Continues.

The Battle To End The Dog Meat Trade Continues…

watch Bob’s video

US Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the USA and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by US law.

United Kingdom Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the UK and your donation qualifies for HMRC gift aid.

Serbia: ‘Shadow’ Update – 24/8/14. No Longer The Tiny Little Kitten. Now A Strong And Healthy Little Lady.

Everyone must remember little ‘Shadow’

Read more on my blog: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

We are still undertaking major new roof updates to the shelter – if you can help with a donation of any size, please visit the blog – link given above. Thank you.

USA: SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE U.S. IVORY TRADE!

SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE U.S. IVORY TRADE!

THIS PETITION CAN BE SIGNED BY NON US CITIZENS – PLEASE SIGN TODAY !

Source and petition link:

https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3563

Source and petition link:

https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=3563

Australia: ‘Animals Australia’ Investigation Reveals Battery Hens ‘Living’ Amongst Towers of Rotting Faeces, Surviving On Scraps, Beetles and Eggs.

USA: Major Breaking News 21/8/14 – ‘Mercy For Animals’ – Because of your support, we have secured a major victory for animals! – Nestle Introduce Massive Welfare Changes.

Past SAV posts relating to Mercy For Animals investigation work:

UK: British Vets “appalled” by halal board letter declaring them as “racially and politically motivated”. In fact, they are concerned about the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter !

British Vets “appalled” by halal board letter

Latest News From ‘Free Tibet’, London – 18/8/14. Chinese Forces Deploy Live Ammunition Into Protesters. Over 200 Arrested.

LATEST 18/4 – London Demo:

Join us tomorrow (20/8/14) at the Chinese Embassy

Last week China’s security forces opened fire on a Tibetan demonstration in Lochung, seriously injuring 10. Around 200 have been arrested and two died in detention on Sunday – Lo Phelsang in protest against denial of medical treatment and another from his injuries.

If you’re in London please join me for the weekly vigil tomorrow, opposite the Chinese Embassy from 6pm until 8pm. Let’s show China that the world is watching.
View the Chinese Embassy on Google Maps.
See the Facebook event.

Latest News From ‘Free Tibet’, London – 18/8/14.

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The Battle To End The Dog Meat Trade Continues…

US Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the USA and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by US law.

United Kingdom Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the UK and your donation qualifies for HMRC gift aid.

Everyone must remember little ‘Shadow’

Read more on my blog: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

We are still undertaking major new roof updates to the shelter – if you can help with a donation of any size, please visit the blog – link given above. Thank you.

SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE U.S. IVORY TRADE!

THIS PETITION CAN BE SIGNED BY NON US CITIZENS – PLEASE SIGN TODAY !

Source and petition link:

Source and petition link:

Past SAV posts relating to Mercy For Animals investigation work:

British Vets “appalled” by halal board letter

LATEST 18/4 – London Demo:

Last week China’s security forces opened fire on a Tibetan demonstration in Lochung, seriously injuring 10. Around 200 have been arrested and two died in detention on Sunday – Lo Phelsang in protest against denial of medical treatment and another from his injuries.

If you’re in London please join me for the weekly vigil tomorrow, opposite the Chinese Embassy from 6pm until 8pm. Let’s show China that the world is watching. View the Chinese Embassy on Google Maps. See the Facebook event.

Latest News From ‘Free Tibet’, London – 18/8/14.

Guest Book

SAV Group

Categories

Recent Comments

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Top Posts

If you’re in London please join me for the weekly vigil tomorrow, opposite the Chinese Embassy from 6pm until 8pm. Let’s show China that the world is watching.
View the Chinese Embassy on Google Maps.
See the Facebook event.