Posted on May 10, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please copy and crosspost – show the world this disgusting abuse of animals.
We will support Jill and the work of ‘Animals Asia’ always, to expose and present to the world the disgusting abuse of beautiful bears used in the production of bear bile.
The following videos are good and bad – they show bears that have finally been freed from bile farming; and one also shows undercover work to expose several bile farms which openly operate. It is disgusting to see animals caged in this way – please copy and send these videos or this post to all your contacts – thank you – SAV.
Until all the bears are free from the horrors of bile farming. Love and mega respect to Jill and the team.
Moon bear who suffered 10 years in a tiny cage loves swimming in a big pool.
Moon bear Popeye, was one of nearly 40 bears Animals Asia rescued in 2015 from bear bile farms across Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province – home to tourism hotspot Halong Bay.
In Vietnam, there are almost 2,000 bears being held in captivity on bile farms. Journalist Adrian Baschuk goes undercover to see these farms first hand, and also visits a sanctuary rehabilitating these horribly mistreated animals.
In April 2010 Animals Asia travelled to Shandong province to rescue 10 bears from a bear bile farm. The rescue made Shandong the 20th province to become bear farm free.
Posted on May 10, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Above – Blood Junkies – Huntsman Bloodbath.
We have had a hunting ban in the form of government legislation here in the UK for approximately 11 years. Even today, around 84% of the British general public want to see a continuation of the hunting ban.
It took many years to bring about, and resulted in the deaths of several anti hunt campaigners. We are proud to have done our bit regarding the ban. But, as we pointed out in fairly recent posts regarding the old Prime Minister (PM) David Cameron, there has always been a wish by a certain sect of the Conservative Party to repeal the ban and return to hunting wild animals with dogs.
Just this week (May 2017) David Cameron’s replacement, Mrs May, has announced that she would like to see a return to foxhunting.
This disgusts us. Fortunately the UK has a General Election this June and so people can now inform potential candidates how they feel about any possible repeal of the hunting act. The ‘League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) is already well prepared for the fight and is working very hard on a campaign. See news here:
After 11 years we do not want to see a return to British wildlife being killed and destroyed by the blood junkies of the pro hunt lobby. We will do al we can to fight any change in legislation, but like many things the voice of the people is not really what counts – it will be left to the votes of a few hundred politicians in the Commons.
If it does ever return, Hunt Sabs will be back out protecting wildlife, as they always have done in the UK. Without doubt, as in the past, things will get nasty and sabs will end up being killed by the blood junkies. Is this what we want in 2017 ?
The Prime Minister, Theresa May, made a recent announcement:
“Personally, I’ve always been in favour of fox hunting.”
However, the British public have made it very clear in the years of Tory rule that they do not agree with her outdated opinions. It’s time to tell May that her ‘personal’ opinions are not representative of the country she is paid to serve. 84% of the population have shown support for keeping Labour’s 2004 hunting ban in place, don’t let May repeal this important piece of legislation.
The practice of fox hunting involves setting a pack of dogs on a fox and then chasing it on horseback, usually in traditional dress. The “sport” is to many people a vicious and outdated pastime, and the idea of repealing the ban put in place by the Labour government, so that people like May can hunt and kill helpless creatures, is a horrific one.
Please sign this petition to show the Prime Minister how archaic her view is on the topic of hunting for sport, and show your support for the animals that the ban currently protects.
Well the election has now been held and we confirm that Mr. Moon Jae-In has been elected as President. We consider that this is a very positive move for animal welfare in South Korea.
The word from Korean Dogs is as follows:
South Korea has a new president!
South Korea has a new president. Moon Jae-In, a person with empathy toward animals and the environment, has won the election. This is welcome news indeed, but don’t pop the champagne cork, yet.
This doesn’t mean that the dog meat trade is going to end soon in Korea. With Mr. Moon in office, we have a better chance of having our messages heard. However, it will require a lot more pressure from both within and outside Korea to make their government take steps to end the dog meat trade. So, we must continue our campaigns.
Click HERE to learn about Moon’s plans for Korean animals.
Or otherwise maybe a new species we have discovered !, we think this is old Caleb sticking his nose through a hole at Jeskyns Country Park – read more about the park at ‘About Us’.
Posted on May 8, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment
Hopefully the election on 9/5 will be a very positive move for national animal welfare.
What a pity that governments in nations such as Serbia still cannot accept that policy that sterilisation is the forward way to reduce stray animal numbers.
South Korea knows the way forward – does Serbia ? – uhm – NO
Moon Jae-in of the Democratic Party of Korea plays with a dog at an animal park in Seoul, April 15.
South Korea will elect a new president on 9/5/17.
Each candidate has acknowledged the plight of animals, and the desperate need for improvement.
The Korea Herald reported, “All major candidates have incorporated animal welfare issues — from tougher punishment for animal abuse to a cut in medical costs — into their official platform to woo the growing number of animal lovers in the country.”
Will they do anything about the horrors of the dog and cat meat trade? That remains to be seen. But what we do know is your voice is being heard. Your pressure, and your support of brave advocates within Korea is having an impact, even on presidential candidates.
Yes, complete eradication of the hellish Dog and Cat meat trade is a long road for us. Stay involved! Keep up the pressure! And we will see that day!
You are making a difference!
Click HERE to see the Article- Korea Herald, Who will be the president for animals?
Or read the full article below:
[Election 2017] Who will be president for animals?
Major candidates vow phasing out dog meat consumption
Published : 2017-05-05 14:04 Updated : 2017-05-08 11:27
In this year’s presidential election, there is good news for pet lovers.
Presidential hopefuls may differ on their political ideologies, but they have all promised a better life for animals. All major candidates have incorporated animal welfare issues — from tougher punishment for animal abuse to a cut in medical costs — into their official platform to woo the growing number of animal lovers in the country.
According to government data, 21.8 percent of the South Korean households — about 10 million people — lived with a companion animal as of 2015. The pet industry was worth 1.8 trillion won ($1.58 billion) in 2015, and is expected to grow threefold by 2020 at the current pace.
One of the most contentious issues is a ban on dog meat consumption. The majority of South Koreans now reject dog meat, but it is still consumed especially among older generations in summer, in accordance with the belief it can restore vitality. The country may be slowly moving away from dog eating. The Seongnam City government in December decided to close the country’s biggest dog market, Moran Market, just south of Seoul, which had been home to 22 dog meat suppliers.
Presidential candidates did not specifically include a prohibition on dog meat consumption in their official manifestos, but some promised to ban it in stages. Asked by six local animal rights groups, three candidates — Ahn Cheol-soo of the centrist People’s Party, Yoo Seong-min of the conservative splinter Bareun Party and Sim Sang-jeung of the minor Justice Party — promised to phase out dog meat trade.
Front-runner Moon Jae-in of the liberal Democratic Party Korea reserved his answer, though his camp earlier agreed to forbid it in stages when asked by local daily Hankook Ilbo.
Conservative firebrand Hong Joon-pyo of the far-right Liberty Korea Party did not answer. He only promised to better manage conditions at dog farms.
The presidential hopefuls also laid out other plans to improve animal welfare. Moon, a pet owner himself, raising one dog and two cats, promised to set up more playgrounds for pets, promote adoption of abandoned animals and standardize medical costs for animals. He also vowed to establish more feeding facilities for feral cats and expand free spaying and neutering to keep their numbers under control.
“I will set up bodies committed to protecting animals in central and regional governments and push for a comprehensive animal welfare plan as a key policy,” he said at a playground for pets at Seoul World Cup Stadium.
Moon had also included animal welfare pledges in his election manifesto in 2012 during his first bid for the presidency. Government statistics show an estimated 80,000 dogs are ditched by their owners each year, with animal rights activists expecting the actual figure to be higher considering dogs not reported.
Ahn, who has consistently polled in second, vowed to standardize medical costs for pets, impose toughened punishments for animal abusers and make the process of breeding, transporting and selling animals more transparent. He also said he will stipulate animals as “living creatures” by civil law and reduce abandoned animals by 30 percent by 2022. “I oppose dog meat consumption. It should be banned in phases. I will persuade stakeholders in the dog meat industry (to give it up) and lead them to find other ways,” he said in a meeting with animal advocacy groups.
Hong, who has closely trailed Ahn, said he will discard the value-added taxes in the medical costs for pets to reduce the financial burden on pet owners and add a clause protecting animals in the Constitution.
Yoo pledged to step up monitoring on abandonment of animals, offer subsidies for animal vaccination to low-income families and standardize the medical costs. He is the only candidate who has promised to root out the “illegal operation of dog farms” via his official election platform. He also opposes the country’s culture of eating dog.
Sim vowed to revise the Animal Protection Act, which regards animals as property, and include animal rights in the Constitution. She is the only contender to use the term “animal rights” in her election manifesto. She has also said she would make it mandatory to register pets, ban the use of restrictive cages in animal farms for the next 10 years, increase the number of quarantine experts to curtail animal diseases and set up crematoriums for animals.
South Korea has frequently seen outbreaks of animal diseases such as bird flu and foot and mouth, which has led to the massive slaughter of both non-infected and infected animals. Lee Won-bok, head of the Korea Association for Animal Protection, said the group is pleased candidates have promised better protection for animals as part of their election platform.
“But the pledges lack specific goals and plans for implementation,” he said. “They are also too focused on pets, failing to cover wild animals, farm animals or animals used for experimentation.”
Posted on May 7, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
On May 1, this year I did not go to the demonstration.
Every year I was there, along with many other politically progressive people, to commemorate the workers’ movement.
The reason is that today my evaluation of the victims of the system has radically changed.
The working class 100 years ago, was the victim of capitalism, at that time it was the proletarians who had nothing to lose but their chains.
Today, it is the pigs who have nothing to lose but their 0.75 square meters of single cells.
Meanwhile, today’s proletarians and then victims of capitalism have a bit more than just losing their chains through the new order of the world.
In contrast to the pigs and all the animals of this world who still live in slavery, exploitation and the destruction of a consumer society, and every day fall victim to the fascism of all classes.
And these sacrifices are silent because they cannot complain, because they cannot make a 1. May revolution.
“The ruling morality is the morality of the ruling class,” had said comrade Marx.
Related to our fellow-citizens, this is already true.
Because the means of production are still in the hands of the ruling class, the oligarchy.
This does not apply to animals.
For the animals: “The ruling morality is the morality of the ruling species”.
I think we need a Marx for the animals!
Venus
Venus has supplied the following – have a look and enjoy !
