SAV (International): Dont Forget to ‘Daily Click’ – Please Read On (and enjoy the music)

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Please don’t forget to do your daily clicks to save animals and the environment; it literally takes seconds but makes such a difference:

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/primates/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/rainforest/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/wolves/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/big-cats/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/pets/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/seals/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/oceans/

http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/global-warming/ 

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Other daily click links:

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and enjoy some music from a great English band while you click !

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Morocco: New Petition Launched Asking His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco to Intervene and Help Moroccan Animals

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As you will be aware, we have been covering the terrible issue of Moroccan animal killings over the past few weeks.  We provided details early on of a petition which was running for Moroccan animals:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/morocco-urgent-request-for-mass-petition-signatures-please-sign-and-crosspost-widely/

Well now, and in consultation with our Moroccan campaigner friends, it was decided that another petition should be started by us here at SAV, also for Moroccan animals.

We have decided that the best way to do this is to go directly to the top; and as a result, the petition is politely but directly aimed at His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

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The petition can be viewed and signed by directly accessing the following link:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Royal-Intervention-to-Save-Moroccan-Animals

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The Petition Overview is as follows:

To request direct intervention by His Majesty King Mohammed VI to prevent the terrible suffering of animals throughout Morocco.

With intervention by His Majesty to greatly improve animal welfare in Morocco, we feel that this would greatly attract many more tourists to the country – tourists who have recently been shocked by the terrible treatment of animals and who will never return because of what they have seen.

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The petition can be viewed and signed by directly accessing the following link:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Royal-Intervention-to-Save-Moroccan-Animals

The wording of the petition, to His Royal Highness, is as follows:

When in the petition, click on ‘Letter’ on the left, under the photograph to see the full wording, a copy which is given below.

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Your Majesty King Mohammed VI,

Many of the signators of the petition which is presented here are citizens from around the World who have visited Morocco for their holiday(s).

Whilst very much enjoying their stay in Morocco, many of them have been deeply shocked by witnessing the terrible suffering inflicted on many animals – donkeys and horses are left standing and hobbled in the midday sun while their owners rest in the shade; and the terrible condition of harnesses which these animals are fitted with, very often comprising terrible wooden homemade yokes which are not adequate or suitable for the work which the animals are expected to undertake.

Animals are also regularly seen to have ulcerated eyes and open and festering wounds to their bodies, which are still beaten by the owners with wooden sticks the thickness of a young childs arm.

Cows are tethered on the back of trucks with ropes less than 6 inches (15cm) long; they are left standing in the blazing sun for hours at a time, crying out for water and shade.

Throughout most towns and cities in Morocco, street animals (cats and dogs) suffer most terribly.  Local authorities are poisoning stray dogs and cats on a nightly basis using strychnine poison put onto scraps of food to lure (bait) the animals.  They die long and terrible deaths as a result.  Please see petition photo which shows a dog in the City of Khenifra that has been poisoned using strychnine.

Dogs and cats very close to Marrakech (within a 30km radius) are now being killed with strychnine poison.  In several cities, dogs are killed by being shot.  Unfortunately, some of them are still alive when they are buried.

We call on you sir to please act immediately and stop the daily abuses of many animals throughout Morocco.  You are a kind and compassionate person; we ask that your compassion be given to other living beings.

We have faith that your actions and orders will result in the animals of Morocco being treated with more care and respect.

Thank You Your Majesty.

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The petition can be viewed and signed by directly accessing the following link:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Royal-Intervention-to-Save-Moroccan-Animals

Please can we ask everyone to support this petition to help the animals of Morocco, who at this moment, for street dogs and cats, means being poisoned with Strychnine or otherwise being shot with guns; and then often being buried alive.

Please feel free to Crosspost this link to global campaigners.

Thanks – SAV.

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Past SAV Moroccan links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/25/morocco-231009-news-and-photos-from-khenifra/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/morocco-update-and-eyewitness-report-from-khenifra-about-the-massacre-of-dogs-and-cats-in-the-city/

EU / Balkans: SAV Launch New Petition Asking EU (Enlargement Commissioner Mr. Olli Rehn) To Act In Advance of Balkans States EU Membership (Accession) – Please Read and Sign – Petition Link In Text below

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Video Link – Dogcatchers (Shinters) in Nis City, Serbia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rV5hu-uVJI&feature=player_embedded

24/10/09 – Update.

Further to our correspondence with Commissioner Rehn of 19/10/09,

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/eu-sav-writes-to-eu-enlargement-commissioner-olli-rehn-regarding-concerns-about-balkans-animal-welfare-legislation-enforcement-or-lack-of/

we have now decided to support this with a petition, the full wording of which follows at the end of this post.

The petition finsihes by declaring:

Signators of this petion request that Commissioner Rehn now fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership.  Or is animal welfare legislation implementation simply being ignored.

We request the implementation of ‘democracy’ and the ‘rule of law’ for all animal welfare issues within Balkans states at all times prior to their EU Accession.  Where this is not happening, we rquest the EU demands it prior to accession”.

**  To sign the petition, simply click on the following link   **  :

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/EU-Investigate-Balkans-Animal-Welfare 

The petition is global, international and open to everyone – please support it.

We would especially though love to see lots of support from existing EU citizens; Commissioner Rehn is supposed to be a representative of the EU citizen, so let him know how EU citizens feel about this issue.

Please finish and comment you leave on the petition with wording like:

“I am an existing EU citizen, and I request that the EU Enlargement Commissioner acts on behalf of EU citizens and Balkans Animals”.

Add Your Voice for Serbian Animals Voice !!! – Sign today.

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Please feel free to crosspost.

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PETITION WORDING:

Target:  European Union Enlargement Commissioner: Olli Rehn

Sponsored by:  Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)  https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/

Petition overview:

Several Balkans states are now seeking either full membership (Accession) to the European Union (EU), or are attempting stronger links with the EU.

These include:  Republic of Macedonia,  Montenegro,  Serbia,  Bosnia
and Herzegovina,  Croatia and Kosovo.

Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) has been campaigning for the improved welfare of Balkans animals for several years.  We have extensive experience and data relating to the terrible daily suffering inflicted on animals, despite existing Balkan states national legislation which should legally prevent much of this.  There is very little evidence to show political and municipal authority enforcement of animal welfare legislation. – details of this on a ‘nation by nation’ basis can be seen via our site at https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/

In October 2009, SAV wrote to Commissioner Olli Rehn; EU Commissioner for Enlargement, expressing our deep concerns regarding an apparent lack of existing national animal welfare legislation implementation and enforcement by governments throughout the Balkan states.

Over 25 ‘prime’ evidence links from the SAV site were provided to Commissioner Rehn, each of these containing many ‘sub’ links, showing extreme Balkans animal suffering video footage which relate to our concerns.  A few examples are shown in the following links –

**WARNING – Graphic Animal Suffering**:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSXlSH4pEA&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sewZvVbQro0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEfxbysd_Y&feature=channel

We have expressed our concerns to the Commissioner, that even when provided with such evidence, clearly showing extreme animal abuses, nothing with regard investigation and prosecution is being followed up by the Balkans authorities to press charges; to enforce (the) often existing national animal welfare legislation.  In Serbia for example, the Public Attorney appears to be dismissing all evidence provided by animal welfare campaigners; instead, they themselves are themselves being accused of “obstructing them (the Public Attorney) from getting on with their legal work”.

In our letter, we have reminded Commissioner Rehn that (on his website) his very own words declare:

“The European Union currently has 27 Member States. The Western Balkan countries, Turkey and Iceland may also join once they meet the conditions for membership. The aim of enlargement is simple: to extend the area of peace, stability, democracy and the rule of law, and prosperity and well-being throughout Europe”. 

We draw particular attention to the statement by Commissioner Rehn of – “democracy and the rule of law”, as it is felt that despite Serbian animal welfare campaigners providing large amounts of evidence to Serbian legislators, no action appears to ever be taken by Serbian authorities to apply ‘the rule of law’ – a fundamental condition necessary for EU membership.

If no action (in the form of prosecutions against animal cruelty) is being shown to be taken by Serbian legislators following the production of evidence and documented requests by animal welfare campaigners, then we declare that Serbia is not meeting some of the necessary and fundamental aims of EU enlargement – with regard showing the implementation of both ‘democracy’ (ie. requests by animal welfare campaigners) and the ‘rule of law’ (ie. by not prosecuting perpetrators of causing animal suffering), even when evidence is provided. 

As a consequence, Signators of this petion request that Commissioner Rehn now fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership.  Or is animal welfare legislation implementation simply being ignored.

We request the implementation of ‘democracy’ and the ‘rule of law’ for all animal welfare issues within Balkans states at all times prior to their EU Accession.  Where this is not happening, we rquest the EU demands it prior to accession.

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**  To sign the petition, simply click on the following link   **  :

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/EU-Investigate-Balkans-Animal-Welfare

The petition is global, international and open to everyone – please support it.

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Uk (Scotland): Watch Short Seal Film and Please Sign Pledge

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TV star Richard Briers gives voice to our seal animation

Watch ‘Bonnie’s Tale’

Dear friend

I thought you might be interested to see our fantastic animated short tale, based upon a true story of a Scottish seal.

We are delighted to have the distinctive voice of Richard Briers for the narration; a voice which we have grown to love over the past few decades.

The star of such TV hits as The Good Life said “Everyone has a soft spot for seals.  I think the shooting of seals is absolutely awful especially during their breeding seasons.”

The more people watch the film and sign our online pledge, the greater the chance that the Scottish Government will better protect these beautiful and defenceless creatures.

You would be helping fantastically if you do one or more of the following:

Watch the film and sign our online pledge

Let your friends and other contacts know about it

Post it to your Facebook profile

Link to it from your Twitter account
Watch ‘Bonnie’s Tale’

Yours sincerely

The Advocates for Animals team

Macedonia: Eyewitness Report of Skopje. Macedonia Wants EU Membership, but the EU Does Not Want Them Whilst Animal Abuse and Suffering Continues. Now We Ask the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup, and MEPs to ACT !

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“They have received threats to stop their activities.

At this point they believe on intervention from the EU can help”. 

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Dear Friends of Animals,

I am a British American citizen working with the European Union in Kosovo but spending the weekends in Skopje.

As an animal lover I have become involved in the efforts by local Macedonian animal rights campaigners to stop the dog massacres at Vardariste which I have visited three times bringing with me 100 Euros worth of dog and puppy food to feed the starving dogs and 60 Euros the second time. The third time I went with the President of the Macedonian Animal Welfare Society Nena Ivanovska.

I am appalled at conditions there. The dogs are not fed and killed. Heart of the animals activists told me that dogs disappear weekly ( or even more often) ie. they are starved and killed. For example,  when I visited on Saturday 12 September I carefully noted all the dogs in the cages as I fed all of them on plastic plates.

A staff member of Vardariste, as Heart of the Animals volunteers had warned me they would, followed me around and warned me “no photos”.
 
The next Saturday , 19 September ALL the 100 or so dogs except 3 small dogs were replaced with new dogs. One of the 3 survivors, a small white one-eyed dog whose lost eye was infected was still there walking around freely with her puppies. I told the Heart volunteer with whom I came to tell the facility vet Dima over the phone to give her some medication for the eye when he came to Vardariste that afternoon.

When I returned the next day Sunday with the President of the Macedonian Animal Welfare Society just to see what conditions were like there on a Sunday the facility was “closed” and the two cages that had been full of dogs the previous day  (only these 2 cages were visible from the entrance) were empty. Also the one eyed white dog who had been freely walking around was nowhere to be seen. I asked a volunteer who would be visiting in the next day or two to ask about the white dog. But noone knew anything and she was unable to find her.

The point is that the dogs are killed and there is noone to defend them. The facility was only opened to visitors from 9-12 on Fridays (when everyone works) and until a few weeks ago from 9-12 on Saturday. So now no one can go in Vardariste from about 2 weeks ago allowed two volunteers to go in Vardariste from 9-5 but they are not allowed to give food or water to the starving dogs. They are reporting that dogs disappear daily.

As a foreigner I am outraged at what is going on. Macedonia is about to join the EU but they are clearly in violation of animal welfare laws.

I would like to add that one of the staff in an effort to “show” how humaneVardariste is on my first visit showed me 40 kg plus bags of Eukanabia in their offices to feed the dogs but it is never given to the dogs. (The food I understand is sold off at half price on the side.) There was not a single grain of food in any of the cages when I went there. And this state of affairs has been going on a while as it was reported to me by animal activists (together with photos) before I visited Vardariste.

The point is that Vardariste this is supposed to be a centre for acapture, spade and release programme but even spaded dogs with yellow tags are being captured and killed. Tiny litters of puppies are also being killed. The 20 plus I saw on my first visit appeared sick and diseased which is confirmed by an activist that is trying to get puppies adopted from Vardariste for Puppy Adoption Day in early October: she told me all the puppies are sickly.

The volunteers are helpless.

They have received threats to stop their activities. At this point they believe on intervention from the EU can help. 

Please do what you can to stop the dog massacres at Vardariste in Skope.

Alex

Concerned British citizen with EU MIssion in Kosovo

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SAV Comment:

This post is being forwarded directly to the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup, requesting, no demanding, that serious action is now taken with the Macedonian authorities.

Even to the point that until changes are made, attempts will be made to prevent Macedonian EU membership. 

We ask all EU citizens especially to contact their MEP, sending this report above as a request to keep Macedonia OUT of the EU.

Previous SAV posts on this issue:

 https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-dog-killer-contact-him-and-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-please-read-on/

 https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/take-action-now-for-dogs-in-skopje-macedonia-video-footage-and-oipa-action-links/

India: Mysore Municipal Corporation is Killing Dogs by Poisoning – FOR TOURISM !! – Your Action Required

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Dear friends,

Mysore Municipal corporation is killing dogs by poisoning.

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Here are some pictures attached, taken by Ms Savitha Nagabhushan who was also instrumental in exposing the Bangalore killings a few years back.   The reaosn they are doing this is for TOURISM.   We had send them a legal notice a few days back but they impleade by saying that the SUPREME Court of India doesnt understand their practical problem with dogs before putting a stay on killing of dogs.

May I request all of you to write to the email ids given below and express your disgust and shock to their level of understandiung of the the law and valuse of life.

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ALL FOREIGN NATIONALS may also include their disgust over killing dogs for tourism. You may also tell them that you shall boycott visiting Mysore when you come to India, because the municipal corporation of Mysore are a big black spot on this country of love, compassion and ahimsa.

Please do write and call. numbers are also given.

FOR MORE IMPACT PLEASE WRITE YOUR OWN EMAILS & DO NOT FORWARD EMAILS WRITTEN BY OTHERS OR THIS ONE.

LET THEM KNOW THIS IS SERIOUS MATTER AND NOT A KNEE JERK MASS EMAIL ONLY.

Thanks

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CONTACTS:

Herewith sending the contacts of Mysore District Comissioner and municipal comissioner Details
 
Mysore DC Mr.Manivannan (O) 0821 2424079 , Mobile 096633 69333 and mail id  dc_mani@rediffmail.com.


Mysore Municipal Comissioner Mr.Raikar Mobile 098456 55553 and mail id kishraykar@rediffmail.com.

 
Mysore Health Officer Mr.Nagaraj (M) 094498 41070 and mail id mccofficer@gmail.com
 
 

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Morocco: Urgent Request for MASS Petition Signatures – Please Sign and Crosspost Widely ! – UPDATE ** – Video Link Also Now Included – Please Watch

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Thanks to all who have left comments regarding Morocco on this site; they are all read.   Please, we have to say, and STRESS that there are some wonderful people and groups in Morocco who are doing everything they possibly can to help improve the daily lives of all animals.  This is where we have to help them and give our support.

The quickest and easiest way to start is by signing the petition detailed in the text of this post.  At least 15,000 SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED in order for this message to really be hammered home to the authorities.  This is where we ask you please to spread the petition to all, to the Moon and back.  Then with masses of (International) signatures to be presented to the authorities, we can begin to hope for a new dawn for animals in Morocco.

IF YOU HAVE ANYONE QUESTION WHETHER IT IS NECESSARY TO SIGN THE PETITION GIVEN IN THE INFORMATION / LINKS BELOW, PLEASE ASK THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO ON THIS FOLLOWING LINK:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8qUfdBb4ck

THEN WE THINK THEY WILL BE ONLY TOO PLEASED TO GIVE THE CAMPAIGN THEIR  SUPPORT. 

Please do so, and pledge to recruit dozens more to the campaign !

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Petition Link:   http://lapetition.be/en-ligne/petition-4622.html

*** VERY IMPORTANT ***:

Once you have completed the requirements (and submitted your information to the petition, you must MUST VALIDATE YOUR SIGNATURE by clicking on the link received IN YOUR MAIL ‘INBOX’.  Only when you have completed this will your name be added to the petition.

Below is the message that we have had from a contact  who has started a petition for improving conditions for animals in Morocco.  At least 15,000 signatures need to be collected to have any impact, so please sign and then crosspost to all of your families and animal contacts.  Please note the important message below – that you need to confirm the link sent to your Inbox in order for your name to be added to the petition.

Thanks and please spread the word !!

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Photo – Typical Scene – Dogs Scavenging on the Streets

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Horses Scavenging on the Streets ! …….

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….  With Terrible, Untreated Injuries

Can you imagine that now, the Chinese community in Morocco, is eating our cats and dogs, without an reaction from the autorities.

Dear friends,

We need more signatures to help chances things in my country.

The situation is very bad here, and this petition may be a start to help thoses changes here. This petition couldn’t be effective if the number of signatures is low. So if you can use your contacts to push this petition to more than 15.000 signatures, then we could get a result and be taken serously.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8qUfdBb4ck

LET’S SOLIDARITY OF ANIMAL PROTECTION OF MOROCCO!

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Photos –  Cats are Often Burned or Attacked by Children !

 

Petition Link:   http://lapetition.be/en-ligne/petition-4622.html

*** VERY IMPORTANT ***:

Once you have completed the requirements (and submitted your information to the petition, you must MUST VALIDATE YOUR SIGNATURE by clicking on the link received IN YOUR MAIL ‘INBOX’.  Only when you have completed this will your name be added to the petition.

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Photo – A Poisoned Cat on the Streets

Below is the translation of the French petition, than can be followed.

Petition wording:

Animals in Morocco“If you visit Morocco, you’ll certainly be charmed by the hospitality of the Moroccans, their kindness and goodness. However, a question remains: Have Moroccans forgotten that animals are living beings and that they deserve Respect?

Indeed, animal abuse in this country is a reality, and it is more visible as dogs, cats, horses, mules and others, are part of the landscape. They are everywhere in the country, in cities the streets of cities … But there are also those that are not seen and who suffer out of sight. They are often horses and mules. Why are they so abused? Of course, the life of many Moroccans is difficult and many have to work long hours to earn some money. Is this a reason to punish those without whom they would have even less?

The city of Casablanca:

One can spend a day in Casablanca without ignoring the presence of animals around. Thousands of dogs and cats suffer the daily plight of the street. They are neglected, abandoned, victims of cruelty, not vaccinated and not sterilized. Horses, donkeys are the means of transport for the poorest. They are treated as mere objects, soulless, emotionless. The pickups of the impounded dogs are made in inhumane conditions.

Yes, the plight of animals in Morocco is clearly visible. It is time to make it better.. do something!

Help us help them! ”

Here is the message I received.

Add more? I think we should help the handful of animal guards who tirelessly give themselves body and soul to the defence of these unfortunates.

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A Young Dog Which Has Been Hit by a Car

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 A Typical Street Cat – With Typical Injuries

 

LET’S SOLIDARITY OF ANIMAL PROTECTION OF MOROCCO!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8qUfdBb4ck

Petition Link:   http://lapetition.be/en-ligne/petition-4622.html

*** VERY IMPORTANT *** :

Once you have completed the requirements (and submitted your information to the petition, you must MUST VALIDATE YOUR SIGNATURE by clicking on the link received IN YOUR MAIL ‘INBOX’.  Only when you have completed this will your name be added to the petition.

 

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A Cat Dying After Being Poisoned By the Authorities

– Several Agonising Hours to Die

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A Typical Method of Poisoning Animals

 

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Links to some associated excellent websites:

A.R.F.A.
http://animalrespectforall.fr.gd/

SPLENDEUR SAUVAGE
http://spendeursauvage.over-blog.com/

ANIMAL ACTIONS
http://animal-actions.over-blog.com/