Posted on August 11, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
China – what a surprise I don’t think !!!
Petition Link:
Target: Chen Jining, Minister of Environmental Protection, People’s Republic of China
Goal: Prosecute those involved in the torturous live butchering of a whale shark.
A shocking video has surfaced depicting the live butchering of a whale shark. The video shows two men sawing the animal apart from the tail upward, opting to torture it alive rather than severing its spinal cord and killing it first. The animal is seen struggling to breathe as it slowly bleeds to death, opening and closing its mouth as if to scream.
The whale shark, the largest known species of fish, is classified as vulnerable and is protected by several treaties, including the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species and the Convention for Migratory Species. This makes it illegal to capture, kill, or sell a whale shark or its body parts. Those who breach the law can face criminal charges, jail time, and extensive fines.
Unfortunately, due to China’s lax enforcement of animal protection laws and its burgeoning black markets full of endangered and nearly extinct animals, this type of situation is not unusual. According to a study conducted by non-governmental organization WildLifeRisk, Chinese fishermen illegally slaughter 600 whale sharks each year, selling them for about $30,000 each.
Perhaps more disturbing than the cruel butchering of a live animal is the fact that those responsible felt secure enough in China’s lack of animal protection enforcement to do it in a public fish market. Not only must the perpetrators of this torturous and illegal slaughter be prosecuted, but China must put forth a true effort to stop the unsustainable slaughter of whale sharks. Sign the petition below to demand that China find and punish those involved in order to deter similar atrocities in the future.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Minister Chen Jining,
A video of two men butchering a live whale shark at a Chinese fish market has outraged the international community. The video shows the men using a large saw to cut the animal into slices from the tail upward, all while the shark is gasping for breath and bleeding out.
Though wale sharks are a protected species, these situations are not uncommon. Chinese fishermen kill an average of 600 whale sharks per year, most of them facing no legal action. It is imperative that China steps up to stop letting animal abuse and the illegal slaughter of animals go unpunished. We, the undersigned, demand that those responsible for this brutal butchering are found and punished to the full extent of the law.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Petition Link:
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Posted on August 11, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
PLEASE SHARE, HELP… VERY URGENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Last month, we had no food nor in two weeks … now we have no food, dogs are hungry , and that is why we have a big problem…
Lina’s Animal Rescue is a small shelter bursting with 23 dog now saved from the streets and public shelter in Coka, Serbia.
Some of them are ill and require urgent veterinary care. Some are seniors and cannot survive on their own. There are also puppies and disabled dog. Also , we have dogs who eat special food because they are ill. There is also 19 dogs in boarding kennel.
Please help us to buy medicine and food for them. Each month is a struggle. Please share our story and give what you can, no gift is too small.
We are in constant need of funds to maintain these animals.
Thank You – Please try to help the animals. Every little bit helps.
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Posted on August 10, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We had a nice surprise today – a message sent from our good friend Lesley – Founder of ‘Eyes on Animals’ which is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; and someone who we have worked with re animal transport investigations in the past.
Lesley informs that she and some of the team have been checking livestock transporters heading from the EU into Turkey (for slaughter). This has included trailing some.
Please support the excellent work of Lesley, Margreet and the crew at EoA if you can – check out all the links at http://www.eyesonanimals.com/contact/
Thank You.
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Posted on August 9, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
TURKEY!!
We demand INVESTIGATION for 300 dogs that have been destroyed by the Municipality of Uşak.
In Civril that is 59 km away from the Usak city, the police officers were suspicious about a parked truck trailer and requested to look inside the trailer to investigate.
There were about 300 dogs loaded in the trailer and around 50 dogs were already dead.
The driver testified that the transportion company he worked for, has had a contract with the Municipality of Usak to transport the dogs to Civril.
The Police informed Can Güllübas who is responsible of the shelter at Civril.
Can Güllübaş arrived, unloaded all the dogs and reloaded the live dogs back on the trailer to be sent back to Uşak. The police have released the driver and the truck trailer to take the dogs back to the shelter in Uşak under terrible conditions.
Since then, the driver and the trailer loaded with dogs can not be found.
Animal welfare society in Usak had previously reported that they were very surprised to see so few dogs in the shelter located at Usak and according to their statement, the dogs were originally loaded on this trailer by the people working at the shelter in Usak.
PLEASE PROTEST ….
Cc:
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Posted on August 8, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Posted on August 8, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
by Sarah Von Alt – August 3, 2015
Today, a federal judge struck down Idaho’s controversial ag-gag law as unconstitutional.
The ag-gag law was enacted in direct response to a 2012 undercover investigation by MFA documenting horrific animal cruelty and neglect at Bettencourt Dairies, Idaho’s largest dairy factory farm.
That investigation, which documented workers viciously beating and shocking cows, violently twisting their tails, and even sexually abusing cows, led to charges of criminal animal cruelty against multiple Bettencourt Dairies workers, including a manager, and spurred significant animal welfare policy reforms by major food suppliers.
In 2014, pro-factory farming legislators and Idaho governor “Butch” Otter enacted an ag-gag law to ban filming inside factory farms and criminalize the brave whistleblowers who speak out against animal cruelty and other criminal activity occurring inside of Idaho’s agricultural facilities.
In response to a legal challenge brought by a coalition of animal protection, food safety, and civil liberties groups, Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the U.S. District Court for the district of Idaho held that the law violates the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Constitution.
Based on today’s ruling, Idaho’s ag-gag law is no longer in effect.
You can watch MFA’s Idaho dairy investigation here:
Judge Winmill’s decision is the first step towards restoring transparency in U.S. food production, and we hope that dangerous ag-gag laws enacted in other states will be swiftly struck down as a result of today’s decision.
Idaho’s lawmakers should be ashamed of wasting precious time and valuable resources enacting unconstitutional laws that threaten animal welfare, food safety, workers’ rights, and the environment. We hope they will now focus their efforts on improving animal welfare and rewarding the brave whistleblowers who uncover criminal activity in Idaho’s agricultural operations.
This ruling should also be a wake-up call to the meat industry that attempts to keep consumers in the dark about where their food comes from will not be tolerated.
For more information, please visit NoAgGag.com.
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Posted on August 7, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Currently up to 129,000 signatures – lets make it many more !!
In the tourist area of Koh Lanta in Thailand, baby chicks are dyed various colours, put in plastic bags, and sold to tourists as children’s toys.
The chicks, which are dyed yellow, green, pink and other bright colours, cannot breathe in the plastic bags and are not given access to food or water despite it being swelteringly hot outside.
There is a Care2 petition urging the Thai government to step in and stop this cruelty. Will you sign too?
Here’s a link to the petition or click on the link given above.
Thank you.
SAV.
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