Despite What Trump Says, The Climate IS Affecting Turtle Nesting Sites. Adopt A Tree To Help.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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

 

Mark,

For the next several years, politicians will be battling each other about how to address climate change globally.

But the science tells us we need to act now. Sea levels are rising at sea turtle nesting beaches. Hatching success is diminishing due to hotter, drier sand. If we don’t act, we could lose sea turtles to extinction.

Join Turtle Island in fighting climate change through the simple act of planting a tree.

 

Adopt a Redwood today, and be part of the climate solution.

 

Redwood forests sequester more carbon than any other forest on the planet. They are that important.

·       We’ve planted 184 redwoods to date.

·       We have another 1,400 redwood seedlings growing in our native plant nursery.

·       And California classrooms are helping us grow another 1,000 seedlings.

While we work for a global climate policy solution, we can also be leading the way in helping reverse climate change. By planting redwood trees.

 

Join us by adopting a redwood today.

Thanks,

Peter Fugazzotto, Strategic Programs Director
Turtle Island Restoration Network

PS – We give ourselves power by taking personal action at the local level. Change starts with you and me. Thanks.

 

 

 

 

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South Korea: Please Give Your Support To The New President Who Is Taking PositiveAction For Animals.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

 

As we suggested in one of our recent posts,

we hoped that the new President of South Korea

would be very supportive of animal welfare

issues.  See one of our old posts at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/05/10/south-korea-election-over-and-we-hope-a-new-positive-move-for-animals/

Well now an excellent approach, non Korean citizens

are being allowed to contact the President to

express their animal welfare concerns.

 

 

 

President Moon accepts foreigners’ complaints.

Send yours TODAY!

The Korea Times reported on May 26, 2017 that “Foreigners now have an official window to deliver their complaints directly to the central government, but they must be in a written format without a personal consultation. President Moon Jae-in opened on Thursday Gwanghwamun 1st Street, an outdoor pavilion comprising blue modular spaces, next to the Government Complex in Gwanghwamun, where visitors can leave their comments about the new administration.

Comments can also be submitted online to a website launched on Friday….

Foreigners can submit their comments in their own languages to staff at the pavilion or via the email indicated on the website gwanghwamoon1st.go.kr”

Click HERE to read the entire article.

This is the chance to send our message to the President of South Korea, that we are against Korea’s cruel dog and cat meat trade.

President Moon is more interested in improving the welfare of Korean animals than his predecessor. So let’s take full advantage of this opportunity to make it very clear that people from all over the world are asking Korea to stop the killing and eating of animals, which are universally considered as companion animals.

Deadline for submitting your complaint is July 12, 2017. President Moon will report back at the end of August.

 

Please copy the following, SIGN at the end, include your nationality, and then forward your response to:

gwanghwamoon1st@korea.kr

 

문재인 대통령각하, 대한민국정부 관계자 분들께,

다음의 동영상을 봐주시기 바랍니다. 대한민국 개식용산업의 충격적인 잔인함 http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q, 다큐멘터리: 대한의 육견인들 http://koreandogs.org/dmp/

저는 대한민국에서는 반려동물을 고문하고 잡아먹는다는 사실을 접하고 엄청난 충격을 받았습니다. 산재해 있는 소셜 미디어를 통해서 한국에 있는 아무런 죄 없는 개들이 고문 당하고 죽임 당하는 끔찍하고 가슴 아픈 장면이 담긴 사진과 동영상을 매순간 접하고 있습니다.

비록 한국이 반려동물에 대한 동물보호법을 제정했지만 개들은 여전히 개농장 주인과 도살업자에게 구타당하고, 목 매달리고, 감전되고, 잔인하게 취급 당하고 있습니다. 또 보약이라는 미명하에 아직도 개와 고양이를 산채로 끓는 물에 집어넣고 있습니다. 아무런 의학적 효과가 증명된 바 없음에도 불구하고 무지하고 잘 속아넘어가는 사람들은 여전히 효험이 있다고 믿고 있습니다.

이러한 관행은 오늘날 어디에서도 찾아볼 수 없는 일입니다. 대만이나 필리핀 같은 다른 아시아 국가들은 이미 개고기와 개고기 관련 산업을 금지시켰습니다. 한국이 왜 이러한 나라들이나 다른 문명 사회보다 뒤쳐진 채로 남아있는지 이해할 수가 없습니다.

한국에서 이 잔인하기 짝이 없는 개고기 산업과 고양이로 만든 보약 산업을 영원히 근절시키는 것은 대한민국 정부의 책임입니다. 이와 관련된 산업과 혐오식품을 둘러싼 어리석은 괴담과 주장을 떨쳐버릴 때입니다. 낙후되고 불필요한 전통은 과감히 버릴 때입니다.

그리고 동물복지 문제를 심각하게 받아들여서 한국 사회가 자비롭고 윤리적인 사회라는 것을 보여줄 때입니다. 즉, 한국 정부가 대중들에게 반려동물의 중성화의 중요성, 유기금지, 동물에 대한 적절한 취급에 대해 더 나은 교육을 시작할 때라는 뜻입니다.

그렇지 않으면 한국은 국제사회에서 계속해서 나쁜 평판을 이어가게 될 것입니다. 한국 국민들 역시 수치와 곤란함을 겪게 될 겁니다. 한국이 근대화되었고 국제화된 사고를 도입하려 함에도 불구하고 여전히 “제3세계 후진국가”로 인식될 것입니다.

평창에서 개최되는 2018년 동계 올림픽 게임이 다가오고 있습니다. 이 행사 전과 과정 중에 전 세계의 관심이 한국에 집중될 터인데 아무쪼록 이 야만적이고 잔인한 관습에 종지부를 찍을 수 있도록 온 힘을 다해주시기를 요청드립니다.

저는 개와 고양이에 대한 학대가 한국에서 완전히 사라지기 전까지 한국 제품을 구매하지 않을 것이고 한국 회사를 이용하거나 한국을 방문하지 않을 것입니다.

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Other actions:

NEW PETITION – Please sign and share!!

We Support Dr. Woo Hee-Jong for the Minister of Agriculture,

Livestock & Food in South Korea.

We support Dr. Woo Hee-Jong, Professor at the Seoul National University,

to be the Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food

in South Korea.

Dr. Woo is a veterinarian and against dog meat consumption.

If he becomes the Minister, he can de-list dogs from the

livestock list, which are animals approved for

human consumption.

 

We Support Dr.Woo Hee-Jong for the Minister of Agriculture,

Livestock &Food in South Korea:

Give your support to Dr Woo Hee-Jong and the new South Koren President by

clicking on the following petition link:

https://www.change.org/p/president-moon-jae-in-we-support-dr-woo-hee-jong-for-the-minister-of-agriculture-livestock-and-food-in-korea?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=President_Moon_accepts_foreigners_complaints_Send_yours_TODAY!&utm_medium=email

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Humpback Whale Shows AMAZING Appreciation After Being Freed From Nets.

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Some Views On Mr. Trump’s Strategy From People Who Know, Unlike Some.

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

What organisations think about the Trump policy to pull the plug on Paris:

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40128431

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4x0D890WU

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/climate/trump-paris-climate-agreement.html?_r=0

https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/international/cooperation/china_en

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/first-time-china-and-eu-join-forces-climate

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-eu-climatechange-idUSKBN15G5B3

 

NRDC (USA)

Trump’s Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement Is a Grave Mistake

June 01, 2017 NRDC

The president’s reckless move threatens more than just the environment—it hurts the economy and puts national security at risk.

On the heels of a contentious summit with G7 partners, President Trump announced today that he will pull the United States out from the landmark Paris climate accord, the global agreement to battle climate change that 195 countries signed on to in December 2015. The United States will join only two other countries—Syria and Nicaragua—as non-participants.

“This is a grave mistake that hurts our country—starting now,” NRDC president Rhea Suh said. “Trump’s extremism has isolated us from the global coalition we helped to create—with China, Germany, India, Japan, and 190 other countries—to fight the central environmental challenge of our time. He’s sidelined American workers in the economic play of our lifetime: the clean energy boom that is remaking the world economy. And he’s abandoned our children to climate catastrophe.”

Indeed, withdrawing the United States from the climate agreement will turn us into a global pariah and destroy our international credibility, threatening not just our environment but also our national security. At home, our economy also stands to take a hit: Trump’s decision puts more than a million clean energy jobs at risk. In signing the Paris climate agreement, the United States, the second-largest polluter on the planet, committed to reducing its carbon emissions by 26 percent to 28 percent in a decade. Our withdrawal from the agreement will undo years of progress made toward achieving that goal.

“It’s on us now—state and local officials, business leaders, educators, consumers, and moms and dads—to help keep the promise of Paris alive,” Suh said.

 

Greenpeace (UK)

 

Hi Mark,

These are words I hoped I wouldn’t have to write — last night, Donald Trump announced he’ll abandon the Paris climate agreement. In a move that’s been called “one of the most reckless and reprehensible decisions ever made by a US president”, Trump is trying to take a sledgehammer to plans to tackle the global climate crisis. But if Trump thinks we’re going to stand by while he puts our planet on course to catastrophe, then now is the moment we’ll prove him wrong. As you read this, Greenpeace’s team around the world is already mobilising. Our office in the US has launched a huge response, urgently calling for members of Congress to oppose the president. And here in Europe, we’re ramping up pressure on EU leaders to condemn Trump’s move in the strongest possible terms. In the coming weeks and months, we’ll need to work together to prevent Trump’s actions from rippling out and causing more damage. This could be one of the biggest challenges our movement has ever faced.

Though the Paris agreement is by no means perfect, it’s still a monumental achievement — a deal that hundreds of thousands of us across the globe tirelessly campaigned for. When it was agreed in 2015, it was the first time in history the world’s governments came together to set out comprehensive plans to tackle the climate crisis. But Trump’s actions don’t just risk undoing hard work. While here in the UK climate change might seem like a distant threat, for many people around the world it is a life or death issue. In sub-Saharan Africa, climate change is triggering more extreme drought and pushing pastoralist farmers into an uncertain future. In Bangladesh, rising sea levels – brought on by melting ice and warming seas – are forcing people to abandon their homes. With his announcement yesterday at the White House, Trump turned his back on one of the greatest threats humanity faces — and he chose to put more lives at risk. While all countries must play their part in slashing greenhouse gases, the US has a crucial role to play in tackling the climate crisis. Each year, the US pumps out a huge share of global emissions [4]. And as one of the world’s richest and most powerful nations, other governments look to the US for leadership on solving global problems.

Already, Trump is looking isolated. In the hours after the president’s announcement, China vowed to push forward with the Paris agreement despite Trump’s decision to withdraw. France’s new President Emmanuel Macron even went on TV to issue a statement condemning Trump. Without the US onboard, we must act fast to pressure other countries ramp up their plans to reduce climate-warming emissions.

Today’s news isn’t what we hoped for. And right now, many of us will be feeling uncertain about the future of our planet. But today let’s remember there’s reason to have hope too. While Trump is turning his back on the world, there are millions of us across the globe who are determined to work together to create a greener, more peaceful world — and leave a planet that’s fit for generations to come. Greenpeace is a huge, worldwide movement of people who care deeply about the future of the world we live in. We’re a movement of people whose resolve only becomes stronger when faced with huge challenges. And most of all, we’re a movement that’s never giving up.

With all my thanks, Richard

Greenpeace UK

 

 

Defenders of Wildlife (USA)

 

Dear Mark,

The news out of Washington yesterday stopped us in our tracks. President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement is simply unfathomable.

Not only has President Trump turned his back on wildlife, he has abandoned any pretense of moral leadership in the world.

This decision is a slap in the face – in the face of our children, our grandchildren and the wildlife we all love.

Climate change is real, and it is the greatest challenge facing our planet. Wildlife and their habitat, as well as human communities and economies worldwide, are at risk due to rising seas, severe weather and a rapidly changing environment.

When I think of climate change, the first image to jump to mind is that of a lone, starving polar bear paddling desperately in open water in search of food. But the bears and their Arctic home are far from the only victims of this terrifying global threat.

  • Severe drought impacts plants and fresh water sources that desert animals like the critically endangered Sonoran pronghorn need to survive.

  • Shorter, warmer winters increase the presence of pests like mosquitoes and ticks that spread disease to our children when they play outdoors.

  • And the problems aren’t only on land. The carbon dioxide that humans emit dissolves naturally in the ocean, where it creates an acid so strong that it will dissolve the shells of some sea creatures. Acidification threatens any creature with a shell, including tiny plankton – the base of marine food chains – and will harm diverse marine life ranging from clams and mussels to coral reefs.

The results of doing nothing in the face of such dramatic changes are mind-boggling. Climate change is a crisis of massive proportions, and Defenders is doing our part to help wildlife survive these shifts by protecting the habitats that species need today and will need in the future, and ensuring those habitats are healthy and resilient enough to better withstand higher temperatures, severe weather and drought.

But we need global action to limit climate warming. That is what the Paris Climate Agreement represents. I am infuriated that this administration feels comfortable tossing aside an accord that so many worked so long and so hard to create. Vague promises to renegotiate the agreement give us no assurance that the United States will make the commitments needed to stop climate change.

President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement is short-sighted and narrow-minded. How can America be great when our leaders ignore and deny the siege we are under by a rapidly changing climate?

We owe a debt to our children and grandchildren to protect our world and secure a prosperous future. The Paris Agreement was an enormous step towards this goal.

We will not give up on our children or on our wildlife. The future is too important to do anything else.

Sincerely,

Jamie Rappaport Clark President, Defenders of Wildlife

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Climate Pariah Trump – There Is One Born Every Minute !

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

China has the largest floating solar power farm on earth:

https://www.indy100.com/article/china-powered-largest-solar-power-farm-earth-renewable-fossil-fuel-floating-7759346?utm_source=indy&utm_medium=top5&utm_campaign=i100

 

 

 

 

 

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India: More Truly Inspiring Animal Rescue Videos From the Superb Team At AAU – Watch Then Donate Please !

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

Dear Mark,

Rejoice and be proud of the wonderful rescues you helped us achieve during the past two months.

This is a team effort–and as a supporter, you’re behind every smiling face and wagging tail.

Each video you see here has a beautifully HAPPY ending, so don’t be afraid to open them–we know you’re going to find these extraordinary stories of healing and hope absolutely uplifting!

SAV Comment – very sad starts; but every video ends up showing what can be done to help animals in so much need if people are prepared to accept that they are sentient beings just like us – they hurt, they suffer; but with the brilliant work of the team at AAU each and every one of these stories has a very happy ending.  So don’t be afraid to watch – see what can be done for animals when the right, caring people come along.

 

IMPORTANT – Please go to the end of this post and make sure you give a donation to help AAU saving very sick animals – thank you.

 

Miraculous recovery of a wounded street dog collapsed in a ditch

 

http://animalaidunlimited.org/blog/miraculous-recovery-of-a-wounded-street-dog-collapsed-in-a-ditch/

When we got a call on our helpline to rescue an injured street dog we found an emaciated and almost life-less old dog in a sewage drain. She had a massive wound on the side of her neck infested with maggots and she was too sick to get out of the sewage water she had fallen in. She was utterly hopeless and had we not been able to rescue her just then, she would have certainly died right there in that drain, possibly within just another hour or two.

We rushed her back to Animal Aid Unlimited’s shelter and began her intensive treatment which would continue over the next 6 weeks.

Shanti wouldn’t be alive today if not for your generous help. She would have died alone, confused, in terrible pain and so scared in that awful sewage drain. The suffering she was enduring when we found her was unimaginable and something most of us will never come close to experiencing in our whole lives. Thanks to your help we were able to stop that suffering and replace it with comfort, healing and love.

 

We won’t let you die! 5 animals rescued from unbelievably close calls

 

Several of the animals you’re about to see in this video were going to die within hours and maybe within minutes–and in truly ghastly ways. But we got there in time, all hands on deck. And you–donors and supporters–you gave what it took to add people power, machines, vehicles and know-how.We’re pretty sure your heart will overflow for these incredibly brave animals.

The choice to make the world a beautiful place is ours.

Please donate today.

These animals were truly inches and moments from death. It’s hard to imagine their fear and suffering, as

they came so close to tragedy. And their relief when they were saved is unforgettable.

Your heart is sure to overflow seeing these 5 beautiful animals saved.

http://animalaidunlimited.org/blog/we-wont-let-you-die-5-incredible-rescues/

 

Love wins after a beautiful dog was attacked with acid

Unimaginable pain seared through her when this sweet girl was viciously attacked with acid. All the layers of her skin down to the muscle dissolved. When we rescued her, we promised her she’d have our love forever.

We worried that such cruelty might have permanently hurt her soul. But watch how Honey responded to love.

http://animalaidunlimited.org/blog/acid-attack-victims-awe-inspiring-recovery/

 

Udaipur’s police are becoming animal protectors

Most Indian police are not familiar with animal protection laws because the public rarely reports cruelty to animals. But Animal Aid helped make sure that Udaipur’s police ARE familiar with the laws. In April, we organised a workshop on animal protection laws for police officers in Udaipur, covering how to stop illegal cattle smuggling and slaughter, cruelty to street dogs, wild life poaching, and other critical issues. Outstanding presentations by People for Animals and Humane Society International, India, provided them with information and inspiration. The officers care about animals and Udaipur’s future of region-wide compassion has grown in a profoundly important direction.

 

Her beauty was locked inside a painful shell

Locked inside what was almost literally her shell, this street dog had such severe mange that barnacle-like crusting was taking over her body. Starving, her pain excruciating and weary from the itchiness caused by mange mites under her skin, this girl was close to giving up.

But that was then.

Healed, spayed, vaccinated, and loved, meet Cherry today.

 

http://animalaidunlimited.org/blog/transformation-of-dog-rescued-with-skin-like-barnacles/

 

From “Why won’t my legs work?” to “I’m walking!”

Hit by a car probably just a few hours before we got the call on our rescue helpline, this little sweetheart couldn’t understand why his back legs just would not work. You can see it in his eyes from the first moment, his profound innocence and confusion. It doesn’t happen very often but sometimes, when nerve damage is caught early and intensive treatment and physical therapy is started right away, there can be reason to hope, and that’s what Georgie did. He hoped.

 

http://animalaidunlimited.org/blog/dog-paralysed-from-car-accident-walks-again/

 

Now get your cash out !

Now you have seen all the excellent work by the team at AAU, is it not worth giving them a donation to help continue with their amazing rescues ?

 

Click on the following link to donate thank you – from SAV and the entire team at AAU.

http://animalaidunlimited.org/how-to-help/donate/

 

 

 

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Suffering For Tourism ‘Fun’ – Suffering The Big Pity In The Big City.

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/05/29/horse-sense-or-lack-of-news-from-the-coalition-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages/

 

What a pity;

Lucky, that the accident did not work properly; really a pity!
I dream about the day that a pitiful slave like you, who has to suffer for years under all kinds of beatings, abuses and humiliation, finally raises his head and does not storm on a car, but on his torturer.

He kicked him with his trembling feet, on which he cannot even stand, because he is tired and weak, he pushes him with his head, which can only point forward because of a multitude of cutting chains and bridles punishing his body, and sends the sadist with life-threatening injuries there, where he belongs.

It would also be best to eliminate the un-educated carriage riding idiots alike, making the fat tourists walk for once, turning them instead into beings who don`t want to burden natures wonderful creatures by supporting an animal abusive industry making a living being a mode of transport for their overweight ‘fun’.
For the first time it was not bad – Lucky.
But the second time, possibly it works better.

Venus

 

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