Posted on April 13, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
China unveils new list of animals that can be farmed for meat
COVID-19 is thought to have originated at a Wuhan wet market
The Chinese government released a new list of animals that can be farmed for meat as the country begins to reopen to a new normal following the novel coronavirus outbreak that is thought to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan.
The draft list was released Thursday by the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and is available online for a public comment period.
The list of acceptable livestock and poultry includes 18 species of traditional staples such as pig, cow, chicken, sheep, goat and more.
The government document also designates 13 species of “special livestock” such as deer, reindeer, alpaca and others.
It also includes a special category of livestock that can be raised for fur but not for food including mink, foxes and raccoons.
China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs noted in a statement accompanying the list that dogs “have been ‘specialized’ from traditional domestic animals to companion animals” and should not be included as “livestock” for food.
Chinese officials had initially linked the COVID-19 outbreak to large, live animal markets in Wuhan where many of the cases originated.
Ebola, SARS, bird flu and now COVID-19 are all believed to have started as pathogens crossing from animals to humans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about three-quarters of new human diseases originate in animals.
In late February, Chinese lawmakers adopted a decision to prohibit the trading of wildlife and eliminate the trade and consumption of wild animals after the outbreak emerged, according to the nation’s state-run news organization Xinhua.
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
…is de facto an excellent vehicle to sell MORE meat, because ‘less meat’ is an ideal hanger for advertising elements for IMPROVING the meat image: ‘eat more consciously’, ‘eat better’, ‘show respect’, ‘ biological ‘,’ ecological ‘,’ sustainable ‘etc. ”
(Helmut F. Kaplan, Austrian philosopher and animal ethicist)
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The goats normally spend their time on the Great Orme but have been spotted on the streets of Llandudno, north Wales, where the residents are in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kashmiri goats that came down from the Great Orme into the town were originally a gift to Lord Mostyn from Queen Victoria.
A herd of goats has taken over a deserted town centre, eating hedges and flowers from gardens.
A city resident said: “I think most people living in the town appreciate them and take great pleasure seeing them in the town.
A few lost flowers in the spring is a fair price to pay to be able to see them closely.
“I know they can make a mess but the council are pretty good at cleaning the streets”.
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Department of Agriculture experts anticipate a significant increase in US pig production and higher pork exports to Mexico and China this year.
As of March 1, 2020, approximately 4% more pigs were kept in the United States than in the previous year.
In the United States, the signs on the pig market are still pointing to expansion. The farmers have once again increased their stocks to record levels.
According to recent data from the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), a total of 77.63 million pigs were held nationwide as of March 1, 2020; that was almost 4.0% more than twelve months earlier and more than ever since the spring census began in 1988.
The survey found growth in all animal categories.
The productivity of sows also goes up.
In the last recorded period from December 2019 to February 2020, with an average of 11.0 piglets per litter, more animals were born alive than ever before in this winter period. Compared to the same period in the previous year, the increase was 2.8%.
In view of the stock development, the USDA experts also anticipate a significant increase in US pork production in 2020; This should increase by around 830,000 t compared to the previous year to a record level of 13.15 million t (!!!)
With domestic consumption growing rather moderately, pork exports are forecast to increase by almost 650,000 tons or 23% to 3.52 million t (!)
Above all, higher sales are expected in Mexico and China.
As part of phase 1 of the trade agreement with the People’s Republic of China,Beijing facilitated access to the US pork market and reduced import duties.
The delivery volume there has already increased significantly in recent months, according to the American meat export organization(USMEF).
Is that all we have learned from this pandemic? Should we perhaps wait until 1 billion non-thinking, non-learning, non-understanding human animals die?
We continue to allow slaughterhouses and the animal industry to think for us, produce viruses and work at high speed for mass animal suffering.
We saw this virus bomb as an opportunity to introduce a new animal order that will abolish factory farming in the future.
Not only for the benefit of the animals.
However, learning ability has been shut down in most brainless and fearful people, or so-called good people, through daily propaganda and the lying system.
No virus, not even the corona is stronger than human stupidity and evil.
Tonight was our second visit to this location in Lincoln. With just two of us tonight, we had put careful planning into how we could take the maximum number of lives we could carry.
We encountered few obstacles upon entry and were able to save 29 lives.
When leaving the area, we sighted a human on their phone, close to the site. This was a strange sight at this time of night. Were they calling the cops? We didn’t hang about to find out!
All 29 chickens are now living life as they should.
They are now truly free-range (as opposed to the pathetic excuse for free-range they previously experienced), their eggs are eaten only by themselves, their bare raw skin will start to heal and, most importantly, they will not be exploited and killed.
Posted on April 11, 2020 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Operation Jairo is Sea Shepherd’s campaign to protect the world’s endangered sea turtles.
Of the seven species of sea turtles that exist, six are currently on the red list of endangered species. Sea Turtles are some of the oldest living creatures on earth and have called our oceans “home,” for over 500 million years.
Of the seven species of sea turtles that exist, six are currently on the red list of endangered species.
They are threatened by human interactions including pollution, coastal development, fishing gear, and poaching. Due to these threats, there has been an alarming decline in sea turtle populations around the world.
Since 2014, Sea Shepherd has conducted sea turtle protection campaigns at remote beaches around the world, helping defend mother sea turtles and their eggs from poaching.
These locations include Costa Rica, Honduras, Florida, Antigua, Barbuda, and Nicaragua. Our efforts have saved the lives of thousands of turtles from a variety of species including Hawksbill, Green, Olive Ridley, and Leatherback.
Operation Jairo honors the life and work of Jairo Mora Sandoval, a Costa Rican turtle defender. Jairo was brutally murdered on May 31, 2013 while attempting to protect leatherback turtle nests.
Our campaign continues his legacy, as we defend sea turtles in Nicaragua this Summer.
And…We express our heartfelt thanks to the tireless activists of Sea Shepherd for their harf fight to protect our oceans and their inhabitants from unscrupulous criminals.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 