Posted on July 21, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Dear Mark Johnson,
The UK Parliament in London is going to debate the issue of “Urge the South Korean Government to end the brutal dog meat trade” following a petition that we had in the UK – .
The debate is scheduled for 12 September 2016.
Once the debate has happened, we’ll email you a video and transcript.
Thanks,
The Petitions team
UK Government and Parliament
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Posted on July 20, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
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Posted on July 19, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Surprise, surprise – it’s China yet again folks !! – human and animal abusers.
Help stop China forcing its puppet Dalai Lama on the Tibetan people.
“The Chinese understand that Tibetan religion is the root of Tibetan identity and therefore they want to destroy it.” Anonymous monk, Gyakya monastery.
Free Tibet’s new Beyond Belief campaign seeks the support of religious leaders, political parties and human rights organisations to stand against China’s plans to appoint its own candidate for Dalai Lama.
We need your help to stop the Chinese government’s control over Tibetan Buddhism. Please donate today.
China’s Panchen Lama to conduct Buddhist ceremony in Tibet.
Gyaltsen Norbu, China’s Panchen Lama
14th July 2016
The planned ceremony indicates increased responsibility and profile for China’s handpicked Panchen Lama
China’s role in Tibet’s religious affairs is in the spotlight again with the planned visit of Gyaltsen Norbu, China’s Panchen Lama, next week to Tibet. While there he will conduct the important Buddhist ritual called Kalachakra. As Panchen Lama, Gyaltsen Norbu in theory occupies the second highest position in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama. However, he is widely rejected by Tibetans, who still demand to know the location of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, recognised by Tibetans as the real Panchen Lama. He has been missing since his abduction in 1995.
Gyaltsen Norbu will conduct the four-day Kalachakra ceremony between 21 and 24 July in Shigatse, southwest Tibet. This is the biggest religious platform that Beijing has given him so far after years of grooming him for a greater political and religious role. Not only is Kalachakra one of the key rituals in Tibetan Buddhism, but the ceremony will take place at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, which throughout Tibet’s history has been the official seat of the Panchen Lama.
Infrastructure is being built for the ceremony, which is expected to draw a large crowd. The set-up will include a 200-square-metre altar, which will be surrounded by large LED screens. WeChat, a Chinese messaging service, is being used to provide updates about the ceremony.
Kalachakra, meaning “wheel of time”, is a series of teachings, initiations and empowerments given by a senior lama in order to assist Tibetan Buddhists through the cycle of life. This will be the first Kalachakra ceremony to take place in 50 years in the heavily-policed Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). Such ceremonies have taken place outside the TAR, including in the historic Tibetan province of Amdo in 2015.
The “fake” Panchen Lama
Gyaltsen Norbu is known throughout Tibet as the “fake” Panchem Lama because he was selected by Beijing in 1995. Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the boy chosen by the Dalai Lama and who Tibetans recognise as Panchen Lama, was abducted in 1995 and has not been seen since.
Free Tibet’s ongoing ‘Beyond Belief’ campaign has drawn attention to the attempts by the Chinese government to co-opt Tibetan Buddhism for its own political ends by trying to control it at its highest level. China’s officially atheist government claims the right to determine which of Tibet’s reincarnated “lamas” are genuine by storing their details on a database that it has compiled itself.
Members of the Chinese government have also clearly expressed their intention to choose the next Dalai Lama when the time comes to select his successor. They have also condemned statements by the present Dalai Lama in which he has suggested that he might not reincarnate at all. Having refused to accept the Panchen Lama handpicked by Beijing, Tibetans would also reject any Dalai Lama chosen by them.
Take action
Free Tibet’s ‘Beyond Belief’ campaign supports Tibetans in pushing back against China’s relentless interference in their religious affairs. Sign the petition to call on political and religious leaders to tell China that they will do the same and will never recognise any Dalai Lama it appoints.
Above – The ‘Real’ Dalai Lama
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Posted on July 19, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Target: Ollanta Humala, President of Peru
Goal: Outlaw festival that allows dogs and bulls to be viciously attacked and killed by other bulls.
A dog is tied to the back of a bull and attacked by other bulls every year in a religious festival. We need to take action in order to ensure that animals do not have to endure this sick and torturous treatment. After being tied up, the animals are callously tossed into a bullfighting ring before being chased and stampeded by the bulls. …………………………………………
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Posted on July 18, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Further updated 19/7. New text and pictures added.
Recently, a PETA Asia eyewitness visited 10 different circus and animal-training facilities in China and documented heartbreaking conditions for animals kept as slaves in the entertainment industry. These are their faces:
Bear cubs were also tied to a hook in the ground by a short rope, making it impossible to move more than a few inches in any direction.
When not being forced to perform, big cats were confined to small cages with little space to move around in. Many were forced to wear chains around their necks.
Monkeys were kept in and chained to small, barren cages, in which they thrashed around and paced back and forth, showing signs of intense distress. They had no choice but to eat, drink, sleep, defecate, and urinate all in one small area.
This senior dog, named Laifu by the eyewitness and too old to perform, was forced to live in this cage 24 hours a day and never let out.
You’ve heard their stories. Now what will you do to stop this?
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Throughout China, circuses, traveling shows, and roadside zoos force animals—including bears, monkeys, tigers, lions, dogs, and others—to perform for the public.
A PETA Asia investigator visited 10 different circuses and animal training facilities in the city of Suzhou, which alone encompasses more than 300 circuses, and documented animal abuse and suffering on a massive scale. PETA Asia’s investigator documented that bear cubs are chained or tethered to a wall and forced to stand on their hind legs, sometimes for hours. If they can’t hold themselves up, they risk choking and hanging themselves.
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Bear cubs were chained to a brick wall and forced
to stand upright, putting them at risk of choking or hanging.
This bear’s snout was pierced with a metal ring, which was used to lead her around.
This caged bear’s snout was pierced by a metal ring, which was used to lead her around. This procedure is frequently performed without pain medication.
One monkey, named Xiaohau by the investigator, was dragged around by a rope around her neck, causing her to struggle frantically and try to escape.
Xiaohua struggled against her trainer as he tossed her around and pulled on the rope around her neck.
Any circus that uses animals inevitably subjects them to terrifying and cruel training methods as well as barren, cramped living conditions. U.S.-based circuses like Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, UniverSoul Circus, Jordan World Circus, and others continue to exploit animals. Training sessions take place behind closed doors and are not regulated by a protective entity. Jordan World Circus—one of the largest producers of Shrine Circuses in the country—even uses bears, just like the Chinese circuses that PETA Asia investigated.
Please click here to learn more about the investigation and pledge never to buy a ticket to any circus that uses animals.
Jenny Haggerty
Animals in Entertainment Campaigner PETA
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Posted on July 17, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
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LINA’S ANIMAL RESCUE URGENT NEED HELP FOR FOOD !!!!!
For months we do not have enough food for dogs… dogs again are starved…
PLEASE SHARE…HELP …
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Posted on July 15, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Dear EU and MS authorities, official highway inspectors and police, transporters and NGO colleagues,
During one of our practical training courses for road inspectors in Poland, a livestock truck was stopped. There were several violations to the EC 1/2005. It concerned a poultry truck from the Polish company Lech Drob (they own trucks and a slaughterhouse in northern Poland). The birds on board had been loaded on a farm in the Netherlands. Many of the birds that we could see in the outer rows were dead. The birds were seriously overcrowded (17 per crate instead of the 14 max) and the so-called ” water-system” was leaking.
Please find here a short vidoe of some footage taken of the birds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-cxGwY7S_o
And attached is our report.
The Polish authorities that participated in this training are inquiring further and applying sanctions where necessary to the Polish transporter and we have asked the Dutch authorities to look into the Dutch keeper of the birds (farmer) and catching crew in the Netherlands responsible for the horrible overcrowding.
We do not expect you to do anything, it is just for your information.
With best wishes, on behalf of Eyes on Animals and TSB|AWF
Lesley Moffat
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