South Africa: “TRADITION” of ABUSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RIGHTS OF A SENTIENT CREATURE

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Make your complaints about this terrible animal abuse – and pledge to BOYCOTT the Football World Cup as a result .

SA Embassy links worldwide:

http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/South_Africa/south_africa1.htm

Boycott the SA World Cup

South Africa  wants to promote to the world how good the World Cup will be in SA, but when it comes to animal abuses in SA, they keep very, very quiet.  Civilised ? – doubt it.

Previous SAV post on this issue:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/south-africa-petition-to-stop-animal-abuse-at-first-fruits-festival-zulu-ceremonies/

PLEASE CIRCULATE INTERNATIONALLY – “TRADITION” of ABUSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RIGHTS OF A SENTIENT CREATURE !!!! 

News on the court ruling just out.  The bull will die tomorrow….sadly, I think we all knew that torture in the name of tradition would be the victor.   

Please circulate far and wide. 

It has been a long hard battle which was twisted in to an irrelevant, unnecessary and ugly tale about imperialism and racism. In the end the bull ARA fought for so valiantly and passionately has received a death sentence and will be killed tomorrow when a bunch of young men converge on him with their bare hands. 

Please light a candle not in just in honour of the bull, but of the fight we fight each day and the victims of humanity. 

For Immediate Release: 4 December 2009 

THINK OF THE BULL TOMORROW

 Animal Rights Africa (ARA) is extremely disappointed that the Judge ruled against us. We are also  saddened and frustrated that the Respondents refused to allow ARA to monitor and document the ukweshwama ritual.  

ARA has not seen the Judgment as yet but we will be studying it with a view to what our next steps will be.  It is a sad fact that attempts at dialogue with the Zulu Royal Household, the Commission on  and the relevant government departments fell on deaf ears and that this issue landed up in the courts. ARA will also continue to seek dialogue on this issue and we therefore call on all these entities and the ANC to urgently facilitate such dialogue. 

That ARA lost this case is distressing to us, however  this pales into insignificance for us in comparison to the fact that the fate is sealed for the innocent bull that will be used in the ritual tomorrow. 

As part of a global movement that cuts across all continents, all cultures all ethnic and racial groups, ARA will continue to work for compassion, respect, dignity and inclusive justice.

 We ask that people across South Africa, Africa  and the world that have shown concern for the fate of this particular bull light a candle between 12pm and 3pm tomorrow (Saturday 5th December) and spend the day in reflection and introspection, in solidarity and compassion with this particular bull.

Ends.

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Contact persons for ARA:

Steve Smit +27 (0) 82 659 4711

Michele Pickover +27 (0) 82 253 2124

ARA email – info@animalrightsafrica.org

ARA website – www.animalrightsafrica.org

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”  Martin Luther King

Like all animals, cows and bulls value their lives and don’t want to die. Stories abound of cows who have gone to extraordinary lengths to fight for their lives. They are as diverse as cats, dogs, and people: Some are bright; others are slow learners. Some are bold and adventurous; others are shy and timid. Some are friendly and considerate; others are bossy and devious. They can be highly intelligent, moderately so, or slow to understand; friendly, considerate, aggressive, docile, inventive, dull, proud, or shy. According to recent research, in addition to having distinct personalities, they are generally very intelligent animals who can remember things for a long time. Animal behaviourists have found that cows interact in socially complex ways, developing friendships over time, sometimes holding grudges against cows who treat them badly, forming social hierarchies within their herds, and choosing leaders based upon intelligence. They are emotionally complex as well and have the capacity to worry about the future. They are intelligent and curious beings who enjoy solving problems and interacting with their environment. They have long memories and are capable of learning lessons from each other, just as humans do.

Animal Rights Africa has named the bull who will be killed tomorrow during the Ukweshwmama ritual, angasoze akakhohlwa ,which means “he who will not be forgotten”.

Please think about him – today, tomorrow and always.

 

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Europe (All): URGENT Action Required to Obtain MEP Support for Two Very Important Written Declarations

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

 

Time Limit for MEP Signatures – JANUARY 2010

Two Written Declarations currently exist which require urgent support from MEPs across europe regarding:

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WRITTEN DECLARATION

pursuant to Rule 123 of the Rules of Procedure

on the transportation of horses for slaughter in the European Union

Elizabeth Lynne, Sidonia Jędrzejewska, Carl Schlyter

Lapse date: 21.1.2010

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WRITTEN DECLARATION

pursuant to Rule 123 of the Rules of Procedure

on the promotion of alternatives to animal research and testing

Raül Romeva i Rueda, Caroline Lucas, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sirpa

Pietikäinen, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy

Lapse date: 21.1.2010

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Please go to the end of the following www link to obtain a direct link to MEP contact lists for every EU member state:

http://www.beestjes.org/joomla15/index.php

or select directly from the following:

België   Oostenrijk    Bulgarije    Nederland   Tsjechië    Cyprus   Estland
Finland    Frankrijk 1    Frankrijk 2  Malta   Litouwen   Luxenburg
Slovakije   Polen    Portugal   Denemarken  Griekenland   Hongatije
Ierland    Italië 1    Italië 2   Duitsland 1   Duitsland 2   Zweden  
U.K. 1    UK 2

Roemenië Cyprus-Denemark-Estland-Finland samen
Ierland-Slovenië-Tsjechië-Malta samen

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Links to Written Declarations:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+WDECL+P7-DCL-2009-0054+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+WDECL+P7-DCL-2009-0053+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

After years of taking action and being able to put the finger on grave infringements and acts of abuse by going undercover, we have finally persuaded e few European MP’s to present  a written question, in European Parliament, in a walk towards the introduction of a new text of law that will put an end to all these acts of cruelty.

As a result of the expansion of the EEC we will be needing more signatures to find a majority of MEP’s who favour the new text of law. Fortunately we find that there are animal friends  throughout all parties across all borders who are willing to help us to convince the members of their own parties to vote in favour of animal rights.

We can achieve this only by petitioning and sending letters to ALL these MEP’s.

To have an easy access to all these letters we’ve had Hubert set up a user friendly system:

only the e-mail adresses listed are valid since the whole file has been updated.

– you click onto the countries and a new mail, including all adresses, will be provided.

– you can send your own personalized letter or you can use, sign and send the model we provide.

We are counting on you to send these mails by massive numbers to show that we are behind this, as Europeans, and to put pressure on the European Parliament as a whole.

This mail will be spread all over Europe and a follow-up will be done through the web-site of www.Beestjes.org.

On the web-site you can see which MEP’s have signed already ( the list will be updated regularly ), so you can go on mailing those who haven’t done so, yet.

We cannot afford to pass up on this opportunity and let go to waste all the efforts of the past years as happened to us on the issue of the contested bull-fights.

Please make an effort to spread this mail as wide as possible to sites, contact groups, blogs, etc.

THERE’S NO TIME TO WASTE. WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU!

SAMPLE LETTER FOLLOWS

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Dear Madam,

Dear Sir,

As you are certainly well aware of, every year more than 54 million animals are sacrificed in  all kind of experiments.  These animals are made to suffer and end up being killed. This is inhuman and cruel and it is absolutely necessary that all possible efforts are made to use methods that do not involve animals.

As citizens of the EU we need your help to protect as much as possible of these animals and therefore we are urging you to sign the Written Declaration on the promotion  of alternatives to animal research and testing  53/2009 ,and help us convince your colleagues to do the same.

We specifically demand that more money will be made available by the EU for scientific research into alternative testing methods to replace the cruel and inhumane testing currently performed upon animals. To make this possible, we must find 50%  of all European MP’s prepared to sign this Written Declaration 53/2009. If we fail to do so the issue will, again, be abandoned and be pushed ahead of us by a length of time. Time, we feel, we don’t have.

Please, this is VERY IMPORTANT!

The Written Declaration must be signed BEFORE 20 JANUARY 2010!

These animals are depending upon you!

The names of those members of the  EU parliament who signed this declaration will be published on several websites.

Thank you for your time and for taking an interest in this issue.

Sincerely yours,

Name:

Country

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2é actie voor de dierproeven

Als u een mail hebt aangeklikt kunt u ook best  meteen deze verzenden naar dezelfde EU leden dat  

bespaard veel moeite en tijd

Mevrouw,

Mijnheer,

Zoals u waarschijnlijk wel weet is er een Schriftelijke Verklaring ingediend op de EU

om de vreselijke situatie met dierproeven terug op de agenda te zetten en weer

bespreekbaar te maken. Er wordt vooral gevraagd dat de EU meer geld zou vrijmaken voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar alternatieve methodes. Om dit mogelijk te maken moeten 50% van de Europarlementariërs deze Verklaring ondertekenen. Als dit niet gehaald wordt is het onderwerp weer voor jaren van de baan.

Daarom vragen wij u met aandrang een zo groot mogelijk aantal parlementariërs te schrijven om ze te vragen deze Verklaring te tekenen.

We hebben het zo gemakkelijk mogelijk voor u gemaakt. In de lijst met EU landen klikt u op de naam van een land en dan gaat er een e-mail open met al de e-mail adressen van de parlementsleden van dat land in Bcc. In bijlage is er ook een brief die u kan kopiëren en in de mail zetten.

A.U.B. dit is zeer belangrijk! De Schriftelijke Verklaring moet getekend zijn voor 20 januari 2010. De dieren rekenen op u.

Wij danken u alvast voor uw medewerking.

Met vriendelijke groeten.

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Serbia: ‘Minnie’ Finds a New Home for Christmas in Belgium

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

A very happy message sent to us from Jean Bird (Uk) –

Minnie at the Nis shelter

A HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!

Little old Minnie has been at the shelter in Nis for several years (and as we all know older dogs are hard to re-home),

A lovely kind lady in Belgium wanted to adopt an older dog and Minnie has been chosen. 

She is now on her way to a new life of warm fires, cosy beds, lovely walks and lots and lots of love! 

This heartwarming story is a testament to the wonderful people who work so hard for the dogs and cats and makes these miracles happen.

“For all the weary little paws that walk the earth today”.

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For Jelena’s shelter information and donations, please see the following:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/serbia-donations-required-please-to-help-the-bucket-pups/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/serbia-after-the-bucket-pups-now-come-the-magnificent-seven/

Visit Jeans (Uk) Tail Wags Shop to either donate goods to be sold, or to buy goods in support of Serbian dogs at the shelter:

 http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Tail-Wags-Shop__W0QQ_armrsZ1

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Gadhimai Animal Massacre – Visit ANIMALRIGHTSBOOK.NING.COM to Support animalNepal.org

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

animalNepal web site link:  http://www.animalnepal.org/

A message sent from Hilke van Hove:

Pls advertise my Gadimai support group ANIMALRIGHTSBOOK.NING.COM  on your page, my name on ARB is Vahana Hilke, also on facebook.

I’ve supported over the last month since I found out and doing my utmost to support Lucia de Vries, co director of Animals Nepal.org –  see her blogspot gadimai.blogspot.com.

This surely cannot happen again.

I’ve set up a support group for Lucia with her permission, to start acting now, so that it doens’t happen again, action will be taken, also anti chinese actions under way. My support group is on ANIMALRIGHTSBOOK.NING.COM under Gadima, my name is Vahana Hilke.

I started it yesterday, and it is already on care2, facebook, hyves and twitter. Just waiting for updates from Lucia to add more info.

Thanks

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Turkey: The ‘Man’ In the Video – a True Coward

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Jenny says it all – SAV.

Keep Turkey OUT OF THE EU.

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Turkish Embasst Links – Contact Them !

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/turkconsulate.htm

http://www.turkish-media.com/en/us_tr_embassies.htm

 

*** WARNING *** 

**Graphic video ** – pause the video if you feel it is too difficult to watch.  

Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 4:45 AM

Subject: Would you want to watch this video or view these pictures?

http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2009/11/27/sacrifice-holiday-the-yearly-shame/

Hello,

Are their any words that can describe the act of this “man”, this coward? How about any words to support this senseless, indescribable, and foolish to the core, custom??? Tradition???? Religious act?????!!!!!!!!

Do you see the way he was approaching the animal? So he was afraid of being hurt? So he was trying to keep a safe distance from a cow, who, was gentle in nature, had no mean of defense, had a robe tied around his neck, was stabbed in many areas by him, and was dying, slowly, as these cowardly sick bastards have intended?

Can you explain this barbaric and cowardly act?

The cow has died in vain, in agony, without a choice, and without committing an evil act that has brought on such horrific treatment.

But the man, the pitiful man, had a choice. He probably has celebrated afterward, and was probably regarded as a hero among those equally ignorant and heartless people. Sadly, he will continue to live his pitiful life, without ever realizing that there was anything wrong in his senseless act, without ever realizing how cowardly his action was, and he will probably pass on his “heroic” acts to his children, as if it was something to be proud of.

I pity this “man”. There is nothing more pitiful than being so purely ignorant!

He would continue to hurt, but only those that he can, those who are gentle, without a voice, and without any mean of defense.  A true coward.

A religious sacrifice? To sacrifice an animal for God?

Why would a all mighty God want that?

An important “religious sacrifice festival”? Sounds like an oxymoron?

Am I wrong with the belief that religions are intended to teach us and to guide us to be better individuals?

No, God of any religion could not have wanted this. This ritual, like many senseless religious rituals of different religions, were created by humans, at some point, for various reasons, many of which for the wrong reasons, but people followed, blindly, without ever questioning. May be they were afraid to question, that somehow they thought they would offend God?!

I believe that most of us have the intelligence, the wisdom, and most importantly, the heart, to make the right choice and to practice what are truly consistence with the intended teachings of a religion.

May you all have a safe and peaceful holiday season!

Jenny

“The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Albert Einstein

“Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him?”  ~Pierre Troubetzkoy“If a group of beings from another planet were to land on Earth – beings who considered themselves as superior to you as you feel yourself to be to other animals – would you concede them the rights over you that you assume over other animals?”  ~Attributed to George Bernard Shaw

“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.”
— Thomas Edison

http://blog.myletsadopt.com/2009/11/27/sacrifice-holiday-the-yearly-shame/

 

Turkish Embasst Links – Contact Them !

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/turkconsulate.htm

http://www.turkish-media.com/en/us_tr_embassies.htm 

 

 

 

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Uk (England): Live Animals Attempted to be Exported From the Uk as ‘Boxed Meat’

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Uk animal welfare campaigners have finally witnessed great results in their attempts to stop LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS from leaving Uk shores.

The year 2009 has seen very little in live exports taking place; after years of campaigners gradually closing down Eastern and Southern English ports by way of some excellent campaigns.  2009 has been the first year in over 20 when several months at a time have passed without any live animals being exported from the Uk to mainland Europe for either immediate slaughter or further fattening.

Whenever there has been news of pending new ferry services to carry live animals from English ports, campaigners across the entire country have rallied together and formed a united front of opposition.  In just the last couple of months, campaigns against the live animal trade has seen the ports of Felixstowe and Portsmouth targetted with demonstrations, supoported by meetings with officials and demonstartions often attended by supportive Members of Parliament (MP).

As a last and desperate attempt to continue getting live animals to Europe, hauliers and exporters have even attempted to take live animals out of English ports such as Dover http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover  and Ramsgate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsgate  by trying to declare the consignment as ‘boxed meat’.

Fortunately, alert ferry workers and port officials were able to detect these illegal shipments; primarilty by the smell the was coming from the vehicles !

When they have been detected, trucks have been prevented from continuing their journey and all animals handed over to the Uk Ministry Deafra and its sub department ‘Animal Health’.

It is thought that recent attempts have been made in order to try and smuggle live sheep to Europe in preparation for the Al Adha Eid festival taking place over the weekend of 28 / 29 November.

All attempts to export animals recently have failed, and now things have moved on with Trading Standards from the English county of Kent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent    now launching investigations into the consignments.  Trading Standards  have the power to prosecute those involved through the judicial system, and welfare campaigners are eagerly awaiting the investigation report being produced by TS officials.

As the haulier involved with this illegal shipping of live animals is Dutch and operates from the Netherlands, Uk anit-export groups such as Kent Against Live Exports (KALE) have been working with Dutch animal transport investigators at ‘Eyes on Animals’ to ensure that good information flow of news is maintained and that national pressure can be put on both Uk and Dutch government authorities associated with animal transport regulations.

KALE are now awaiting the investigation report by Kent Trading Standards prior to deciding what further action needs to be undertaken.

KALE EU Correspondent and ‘Serbian Animals Voice’ founder Mark Johnson who has worked on live animal export investigations for 20 years now, has stated that

“KALE and ‘Eyes on Animals’ will do whatever it possibly can to get those involved with these illegal shipments known to the public as well as cross-Channel ferry operators.  KALE has experience of taking over 18 fromal complaints to the EU Legal Affairs team based in Brussels during the last two years, and we have no hesitation to take this case to EU legal affairs also if the Uk and Dutch competent authorities do not act over this, what is effectively animal smuggling”. 

“Transporting live animals across european borders without having Uk pre-shipment health checks on the animals is a massive biosecurity issue for every european country that these animals could potentially (and secretly) be shipped through”.

“If animals were carrying any disease and were also being transported whilst being declared as ‘boxed meat’, then livestock throughout France, Belgium and the Netherlands could be infected as a result”.

This is an issue which goes way beyond the illegal shipment of live animals. 

The following are articles from Kent newspapers relating to the illegal shipments:

http://www.thisiskent.co.uk/southkent/Firm-faces-ram-ifications-sheep-cargo/article-1327587-detail/article.html

To visit the ‘Eyes on Animals’ web site, please click on  http://eyesonanimals.com/

To see a 30 minute video relating to the work of Lesley and Tatjana at ‘Eyes on Animals’ which was specially made for dutch television, please click on  http://player.omroep.nl/?aflID=10058689

Note – the video is in Dutch, but very easy to follow.  It shows the situation of and conditions for livestock being transported by road across Europe.

To visit the Kent Against Live Exports web site, please click on  http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~kale/   – for news of past actions and reports please visit  http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~kale/news/103.htm

Below are a selection of pictures from the demonstrations organised at Portsmouth harbour by organisations including KALE,  CIWF  http://www.ciwf.org.uk/   and SARC, the Southern (England) Animal Rights Coalition  http://www.sarconline.co.uk/  

Mark Johnson says – “Whilst we currently have no live animals being exported from Uk shores, these recent attempts to smuggle live sheep to mainland Europe have made us very aware that we must never take anything for granted, especially in the live animal export business.  20 years as an anti-export campaigner and investigator has shown me that those involved in this trade will do anything they can to make money, even if it involves a lot of animal suffering.  These recent attempts have now turned another corner in the history of live animal exports, and I, KALE, Eyes on Animals and CIWF will do whatever we can to ensure that Uk live exports remain where they belong; only in history books”.

Further links to PAST live animal export protests in the Uk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaj0C4yZRa4&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn5GMeODrG4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNWzFacaJyg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAGB5UOHSZs&feature=related

** WARNING – EXTREME ANIMAL SUFFERING **

Australian Live Export Links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNplhnjDP28

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYmAROM1Ek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWWrzKUqos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o7mp6V7Sn8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-uriV6zoiQ

 

Photo – Animals Angels

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nepal: **WARNING** – More Images of the Animal Killing Frenzy

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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