Posted on September 28, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
There is a lot of information and petitions here; so size and quality has not been standardised. Please select and sign / support whatever you wish – Thanks – SAV.
Atomkraftwerke bremsen die Energiewende aus. Wenn in Deutschland Windräder stillstehen, liegt das immer häufiger nicht an der Wetterlage, sondern weil der Atomstrom das Netz verstopft. In Norddeutschland wurde deshalb der Ausbau der Windkraft an Land sogar weitgehend gestoppt. Stattdessen sollen alte Atomreaktoren noch bis 2022 weiterlaufen – trotz des Sicherheitsrisikos. Gegen den Willen der Bevölkerung.
Deshalb fordere ich: AKW jetzt vom Netz, damit der Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien vorangehen kann! Online-Petition:
URGENT: Tell Iran to quash Mohammad Ali Taheri’s death sentence A court in Iran has sentenced Mohammad Ali Taheri to death for the second time. He was convicted of “spreading corruption on earth” for establishing a spiritual group, Erfan-e Halgheh. Mohammad has already been held in solitary confinement for over six years.
Die IngDiBa hat auch dieses Jahr wieder ein Voting für Vereine mit 1000€ Prämie. Der kommende Winter steht bevor und wir würden uns so sehr über Eure Stimme freuen. Heizmaterial muss gekauft werden, die Futterreserven sind aufgebraucht.
Hier ist der Link für das Voting, Daten werden nicht gespeichert oder abgegriffen.
Mal als Info, wie das so mit der Beurteilung der Schäden durch Nutrias gehandhabt wird.
Zitate aus dem Buch von Daniel Scheide über die Nutrias
Zitat”…Genaue Daten und Zahlen über Schäden an der Landwirtschaft und an Deichen, Ufern und Dämmen liegen jedoch nur sehr spärlich und vereinzelt vor. Dennoch geben die meisten Autoren zumindest pauschal an, dass die Nutria Schäden verursacht, nennen dafür auch Bespiele, können diese jedoch meist nicht mit konkreten Zahlen belegen (DVWK 1997; NIEWOLD & LAMMERTSMA 2000; KINZELBACH 2001; SCHMIDT 2001; DEUTZ 2001; BROWN 2002; BAROCH & HAFNER 2002; ATKINSON 2005; JOJOLA ET AL. 2005; BAKER 2006; XU ET AL. 2006; PANZACCHI ET AL. 2007; SHEFFELS & SYTSMA 2007; STUBBE ET AL. 2009; WATERKEYN ET AL. 2010; JOHANSHON 2011; MARINI ET AL. 2011; WALTHER ET AL. 2011; STADT PFORZHEIM AMT FÜR UMWELTSCHUTZ 2011; BERTOLINO ET AL. 2012) …
Zitat >>….Denn häufig werden mögliche Nutriaschäden pauschalisiert.
Die Schäden sollten genauestens untersucht und belegt werden, sodass abgewogen werden kann, ob sich effektive Kontrollmaßnahmen überhaupt lohnen. … ” Zitat Ende <<
Aus Daniel Scheide Ökologie,Verbreitung, Schäden und Management von “Myocastor coypus” in Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich (2012) Universität Trier�Fachbereich Geographie/Geowissenschaften Angewandte Biogeographie
Aus eigner mehrjähriger Erfahrung kann ich diese Aussagen leider nur unterstreichen, Nutrias werden in der Regel immer pauschal für Schäden verantwortlich gemacht und es passiert auch, das Schädigungen ” erfunden ” werden. Ebenso, daß sie auch bereits in der Vergangenheit ” rein prophylaktisch” getötet wurden .
Frage der Woche
Wenn es zu einer Jamaika-Koalition kommt, wer soll dann den Landwirtschaftsminister stellen?
From: <tklaic@gmx.de> Date: 2017-09-21 17:01 GMT+02:00 Subject: Fw: Fwd: psi u romskim naseljima Međimurja (unten Originalmail oben deutscher Text) Es folgen dann die Protestmails, aber das muss ich erst zusammenfassen.
Auf den Bilder sind einige der Hunde die Anfang September aufgenommen sind, einige können gar nicht aufstehen.
Unten die Originalmail der Vorsitzenden des TSCHV in Cakovec Frau Hampamer, die ich in Kurzem im Deutsch zusammenfasse:
Es sind zwei Jahre vergangen seit das Bild auf welchem Kinder einen Welpen zum Tode verprügelten durch die Welt reiste.
Alle wurden dann wach; die Medien, Ministerium der Agrarwirtschaft, lokale Behörden. Wir sind die die Roma Siedlungen gegangen und haben schreckliche Bilder gesehen, insgesamt 2000 kranke, verletzte, von Räude verseuchte Hunde; wir haben 350 rausgeholt mit Hilfe der anderen TSCHVerein und privaten Personen.
Und dann ist alles wieder auf dem Alten geblieben, Politik, Behörden, Ministerium. Viele Sitzungen wurden abgehalten mit dem Schluss dass lokale Gemeinschaften die Kosten der Kastrationen, Impfungen etc. nicht tragen konnten.
Das Ministerium hat angeboten die Mittel für die Tollwutimpfung und Chip bereitzustellen unter Bedingung dass die lokale Gemeinschaften die Kastrationen der Hunde in Zigeunersiedlungen finanzieren was sie nicht tun konnten.
Das Tierheim Prijatelji (gehört dem Verein) hat meisten Hunde versorgt und tut es immer noch, weil kranke Hunde, Hunde mit Räude, Hündinnen mit Babies oder trächtige Hündinnen am Rande der Stadt zurückgelassen werden, voll Parasiten, Demodex, Räude. Der Zahl dieser Hunde ist in drei Jahren um 300% gestiegen, da die versprochenen Kastrationen ausgeblieben sind, es sind momentan 600 Hunde pro Jahr die in unser Tierheim kommen.
Nach dem wir seitens des Vertreters der Romasiedlung PARAG Herrn Matjas Orsus gerufen waren in die Siedlung zu kommen, haben wir 20 Hunde die am dringendsten zu versorgen waren dort rausgeholt; sie waren im letzten Stadium der Räude erkrankt, voller Wunden mit gebrochenen Füßen. In der Siedlung sind noch ca. 70 Hunde geblieben die dringend tierärztliche Versorgung brauchen.
Wir brauchen finanzielle Mittel für den Kauf von Tabletten gegen inneren und äußeren Parasiten die wir dann selbst den Hunden in der Siedlung verabreichen werden (nextgard, simparica, bravecto, advocate spot on) in Abstand von 3 wochen zweimal, abe das ist nur fuer die Hunde in dieser einen Siedlung da wir nicht in der Lage sind Tabletten fuer alle Hunde zu kaufen.
User Tierheim das nur 30% der Mitteln von lokale Gemeinde bekommt sollte ein Problem lösen (Problem der Zigeunerhunde) welches eigentlich auf der Staatsebene zu bewältigen ist; DESHALB BITTEN WIR DIE OEFFENTLICHKEIT UEBER DIESES PROBLEM LAUT ZU REDEN DENN ES GEHT UM DIE TIERE DIE DORT EINEM LANGSAMEN SCHRECKLICKEN STERBEN UND GRAUSAMEN QUALLEN UEBERLASSEN WERDEN.
Wieder sprechen wir von etwa 200 Hunde in 12 Zigeunersiedlungen die auf das schrecklichste misshandelt werden (haben auch Kinder berichtet), Hundekämpfe werden organisiert, Hunde werden gefoltert, so werden auch den dortigen Kindern diese Praktiken beigebracht.
Wer helfen möchte:
IBAN: HR3323400091116025375, ZEU Prijatelji životinja i prirode, Čakovec
swift: PBZGHR2X, Privredna banka d.d. Čakovec
die Abkürzung ZEU bedeutet dass es sich um Schutz- und Eko Verein handelt.
ZEU “Prijatelji životinja i prirode”, Čakovec Privredna banka d.d. Zagreb HR3323400091116025375 model 02, poziv na broj 888, svrha uplate: donacija. (za uplate iz inozemstva – SWIFT: PBZGHR2X)
Od sada donaciju našem azilu možete uplatiti i putem Paypala: info@prijatelji-zivotinja.org
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Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. September 2017 um 19:54 Uhr Von: “Aleksandra Hampamer” <aleksandra.hampamer@gmail.com> An: tklaic@gmx.de Betreff: Fwd: psi u romskim naseljima Međimurja
Prošlo je gotovo dvije godine od video snimke koja je obišla svijet – u kojoj djeca muče i na smrt prebijaju malo štene u romskom naselju Pribislavec.
Digli su se tad na noge svi mediji, sve udruge, cijela lokalna zajednica i Ministarstvo poljoprivrede.
Išli smo u naselja i suočili se sa stravičnim prizorima – ranjenim, šugavim, gladnim i bolesnim psima, njih nekoliko stotina u jednom naselju, a ukupno njih 2000.
Uz pomoć građana i velikog broja udruga za zaštitu životinja iz cijele Hrvatske u naredna dva mjeseca izvukli smo iz naselja njih 350 najkritičnijih. I tada je sve stalo – zakazali su oni koji su po Zakonu o zaštiti životinja jedini nadležni za ničije pse na ulicama pa i u romskim naseljima, zakazala je politika i ovlaštene službe.
Održano je mnogo sastanaka i svaki od sastanaka završio je s jedinim zaključkom koji je glasio da lokalna zajednica ne može podnijeti trošak zbrinjavanja, liječenja, mikročipiranja, cijepljenja protiv bjesnoće i kastracije tih pasa.
Ministarstvo poljoprivrede ponudilo je osigurati dio sredstava za mikročipiranje i cijepljenje protiv bjesnoće, ali uz uvjet da gradovi i općine na čijem području jesu romska naselja osiguraju sredstva za kastraciju. Mnogim općinama ta potrebna sredstva čine velik dio njihovog proračuna i nisu ih u mogućnosti osigurati.
Sklonište za životinje Prijatelji zbrinulo je najveći broj tih pasa i zbrinjava ih čitavo vrijeme jer štenci i skotne kujice sve češće završe na rubnim dijelovima grada – svi odreda teško bolesni, puni parazita, šuge, demodexa. Oporavak traje dugo, a troškovi su veliki.
Osim toga, ne riješava se glavni izvor napuštenih pasa te je sklonište u protekle 3 godine zabilježilo porast primljenih pasa za čitavih 300%, umjesto nekadašnjih 200 psa na godišnjoj razini, sada bilježe 600 pasa na godišnjoj razini.
Nedavni poziv predstavnika romskog naselja Parag g. Matjaža Oršuša rezultirao je posjetom romskom naselju te ponovnim izvlačenjem najkritičnijih dvadesetak pasa koji su bili u zadnjem stadiju oboljenja od šuge, puni rana, s polomljenim nogama ili vidljivim ozljedama. U samom je naselju ostalo još najmanje sedamdesetak takvih pasa kojima je najhitnije potrebna veterinarska skrb kako bi se spriječila njihova daljnja patnja. Mi trenutno skupljamo novčana sredstava za kupnju tableta protiv unutarnjih i vanjskih nametnika koje ćemo sami otići aplicirati psima u naselje (nextgard, simparica, bravecto, advocate spot on) u razmaku od 3 tjedna dva puta, ali to je samo za pse u jednom naselju jer nismo u mogućnosti prikupiti tablete za sve njih.
Sklonište koje se financira samo 30% iz sredstava lokalne samouprave nije u mogućnosti samo riješiti problem koji bi se trebao riješiti na državnoj razini, ali ovim putem ponovo moli javnost da se o hororu u romskim naseljima govori jer te životinje su tamo prepuštene polaganoj i bolnoj smrti te velikoj patnji iz dana u dan.
I opet govorimo o njih gotovo 2000 u 12 romskih naselja Međimurske Županije.
Mnogi od pasa u nekim naseljima su i zlostavljani, a prema riječima i opisima djece u osnovnim školama u blizini nekih od naselja, psi se teško zlostavljaju, organiziraju se borbe pasa te novi naraštaji tamo rastu u ljude bez imalo empatije prema drugom živom biću.
U privitku šaljemo nove fotografije snimljene početkom rujna.
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 28. September 2017 um 09:57 Uhr Von: “Förderverein Lucky Farm e.V.” <foerderverein@lucky-farm.de> Betreff: Schaffensplätze zu vergeben
“Ich will Tierschutz machen ♥“
Greifen Sie jetzt zu – eine seltene bis einmalige Chance, endlich frei mit Tieren zusammensein zu können, rund um die Uhr. Seien Sie für die Tiere da und werden Sie Freunde!
Sie steigen ein in ein fertiges Umfeld mit vielen Tieren, bestehendem Verein, eigene Anlage, Gefüge aus Interaktionen, Netzwerk und vielem mehr – Sie müssen nur noch machen 🙂 … !
Subject: Termin: 30.09.2017 veganes Oktoberfest in München
Veranstaltungshinweis
Samstag, 30. September 2017: veganes Oktoberfest in München
Wir feiern Oktoberfest – ohne Tierleid! Denn wir vegane Bayern lieben unsere Heimat, das Brauchtum, die Berge, und die bayerische Küche – und gerade deswegen verzichten wir auf tierische Produkte! Das Alpenvorland und das Gebirge sind mit riesigen Weideflächen überzogen und verdrängen die ursprüngliche Natur. Grossangelegte Ställe und Misthaufen verseuchen das Grundwasser, verpesten die Luft und beuten die sogenannten “Nutztiere” aus. Fleisch- und Fischgerichte in rauhen Mengen werden als “traditionelle bayerische Küche” propagiert und erzeugen Zivilisationskrankheiten und unermessliche Tierquälerei. Die vegane Lebensweise schützt die Natur, wirkt sich positiv auf die Gesundheit aus und rettet Millionen von Tierleben – nicht nur in Bayern! Auf der veganen Wiesn findet Ihr ausführliche Informationen zu allen Tierrechtsthemen, gute Unterhaltung auf der grossen Aktionsbühne und vegane Schmankerl zum probieren. Die Vereinigung Ärzte gegen Tierversuche ist mit einem Infostand vertreten.
Zeit: 30.09.2017, 10 Uhr bis 18 Uhr
Ort: Marienplatz München
Veranstalter: Communitiy Activism to Save Nature, C.A.T.S.Nature e.V., www.catsn.org
AG München der Vereinigung Ärzte gegen Tierversuche
(de/en) Es ist wieder soweit! Am Freitag, 6. Oktober 2017 kommen wir vor dem Schlachthof Zürich zusammen, um uns von den Tieren zu verabschieden und gemeinsam aktive Anteilnahme leisten. Wir treffen uns um 04:00 Uhr morgens beim Parkplatz Bienen, an der Kreuzung Bienen-/Herdernstrasse 8004 in Zürich. Bevor es losgeht, stellen wir uns kurz vor, besprechen den Ablauf und beantworten Fragen bei Bedarf. Wir entscheiden gemeinsam, wann die Aktion startet und wann sie beendet ist (normalerwese um ca. 06:30 Uhr) und halten in jedem Fall eine kurze Nachbesprechung ab. Viele der Teilnehmenden müssen nach der Nachtwache direkt zur Arbeit gehen. Für diejenigen, die danach noch Zeit haben, gehen wir zur Verarbeitung des Geschehenen noch zusammen Kaffee-Trinken / Frühstücken. Bei Fragen und Anregungen könnt ihr uns gerne jederzeit ein Mail schreiben: sn-zh@immerda.ch
Wir freuen uns auf euch! ♥
You’re invited to the 25th annual Animal Law Conference, October 13-15 in Portland, Oregon.
Kastration und Adoption statt Tötungsstation!Stoppt das rumänische Hundemassaker! Das Problem packt man nicht am Schwanz, sondern man löst es an der Wurzel!
„Earthlings changed my life. Had hubby, son and gf watch it that same night. We’ve been full blown vegans for 6 beautiful months. I’m now an activist. Anybody can change. I’m 58 and only wished I would have seen the light much earlier. earthlings.com“
This little girl says NO to meat! That’s a great message by a little girl. Wisdom must not come with age, it comes from the heart… Sadly most adults have so many excuses to eat animals.
Pelz? 60 Sekunden, die jeder gesehen haben sollte http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z_UlHf50nA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUO4Wc93amyc9VDvzTa1bekg Viele Menschen glauben, dass Pelztiere nur in Pelztierfarmen in China leiden. DAS ISTNICHT SO! Sie leiden kläglich in Pelzfarmen weltweit. Dies ist ein Screenshot des Videos eines analen Stromschlags in einer Pelzfarm in Illinois. Sie sterben nicht sofort, sie gehen in einen Schockzustand, während ihre Innereien grundsätzlich vom Strom “gekocht” werden. SEHEN Sie sich das VIDEO an:
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The photos below are from our own archive and are not directly associated with the petition – SAV.
Why this is important
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA IS ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO THEIR ANIMAL PROTECTION AND WELFARE ACT THAT MEAN SLAUGHTER OF HEALTHY STRAYS AND ONGOING MISUSE OF FUNDS INTENDED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THESE ANIMALS. TO STOP THIS LAW COMING INTO EFFECT IT IS CRITICAL WE LOBBY THE BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AUTHORITIES NOW.
PETITION LETTER, TO BE SUBMITTED TO EU AND BIH PARLIAMENT AND EMBASSIES WORLDWIDE:
For some time in Bosnia and Herzegovina mass hysteria about stray animals has been systematically created by continuous political and media propaganda that aims to get public attention and direct citizens away from more pressing problems: unemployment, the failing economy, organised crime, corruption, failure of institutions to implement laws, the crime rate, which is continuously increasing.
Instead public attention is directed to those who cannot defend themselves, who are not guilty because they are abandoned and who are themselves victims of a dysfunctional and corrupt system in Bosnia and Herzegovina: the stray animal populations.
The burgeoning stray animal population, that has been caused by people is being publicised as an “animal problem”.
For months certain political parties and media spread hatred against stray dogs in particular, and intentionally are causing fear and hatred. Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have almost no interest in a humane reduction of stray animals.
The large number of stray animals on the streets of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a direct consequence of a failure to implement the existing Animal Protection and Welfare Act. It is a fact that an increasing number of stray dogs on the streets is always a direct consequence of the failure to implement preventative measures which are provided by this Animal Protection and Welfare Act.
And instead of making provisions to implement the law, a proposal for changes and amendments to the Animal Protection and Welfare Law has been made by Nermina Zaimović – Uzunović, a member of the House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly and a member of the Social Democratic Party, amendments which contain primitive and inhumane provisions for the euthanasia of healthy stray animals that are fostered in shelters if they are not adopted in 14 days.
This provision is not enforceable or advisable in practice because of the following reasons:
1) Euthanasia deals only with symptoms but not the causes of stray animal population problems. It will not lead to population management and must not be relied upon as a sole response to such problems. The focus of euthanasia of healthy stray dogs is on the consequence, not the cause of the problem. If causes that lead to the abandonment of animals are not resolved, the problem will continue. if those who are responsible for the implementation of the Animal Protection Act of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the media and political parties are only focused on consequences and not on the causes, the problem of stray animals will not be solved by any method.
2) Euthanasia as a way to manage the population of abandoned animals is five times more expensive than the implementation of TNR / CNR methods (catch – spay/neuter – release) and the construction of shelters for stray animals–which should function as centres for the adoption of stray animals.
Does this mean there is money for killing stray animals, but there is no money to implement the existing Animal Protection and Welfare Law? The proposed amendments do not lay out a financing plan nor do they offer money-saving solutions. The costs of euthanasia are 30% higher than those of neutering/spaying.
3) Nowhere in the world has euthanasia solved the problem of stray dogs for any period of time.
4) In Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in other parts of the world, there is no system that would efficiently and without consequences to the environment solve the problem of vast amounts of biological waste resulting from mass euthanasia. The proposed amendments to the BiH Animal Welfare Act do not include any mechanism that would allow the country to remove corpses of dead animals in large numbers, no provision for financing such a project.
In practice what does the implementation of these the proposed amendments to the BiH Animal Welfare Law mean?
This proposal aims to provide a carte blanche for the mass killing of stray animals, and to conveniently put aside four years of inaction regarding the implementation of the existing Animal Protection and Welfare Law. The existing law includes provisions for identification and registration of ownership of dogs. Irresponsible owners abandoning dogs and owners refusing to sterilise their free-roaming dogs are some of the main causes of the stray dog population problem. The proposer of the new amendments does not mention these issues, nor offers a plan for improvement of implementation of the existing provisions. This means the problem will keep occurring: the cause is being ignored and only the result is being addressed.
Also, this proposal removes responsibility for the above mentioned inaction from the lower levels of government, the veterinary profession, inspections and police, a responsibility and its implementation which is clearly and precisely provided by the existing Animal Protection and Welfare Law.
It was clear even to the minister who proposed the disputed new provisions and her political party that implementation of the provisions of the euthanasia of healthy stray animals is technically and financially impossible. Humane euthanasia practises are costly — this requires trained professionals and expensive drugs. Dogs in shelters are known to be ‘euthanised’ inhumanely in a number of ways including clubbing. Images from other state shelters show starving dogs and dog corpses left amongst living dogs.
The new amendments are intended to mask the massacres of stray animals that will occur. The proposed amendments clearly reveal considerable inconsistencies. For example, keeping the obligation to invest in mass neutering, but also dictating obligatory allocation of funds to euthanise these very same dogs.
The existing Animal Protection and Welfare Law is an absolutely enforceable and functional law and it is not enforced because of political interests. After four years from adoption and entry into force of the Animal Protection and Welfare Law, there are continued obstructions to its implementation. Also, enormous funds have been laundered through the so-called shelters for stray animals, whose owners, directors, managers, are people close to the local municipal authorities.
The building of shelters for stray animals is, in fact, supposed to be completed in all cities by May, 2010. They are not completed. The proposed new amendments for euthanasia of healthy stray animals will provide income to complete work that should have been done over 3 years ago: dogs will be inhumanely killed in order to allow for this redirection of the use of the money to build shelters. Moreover new shelters will certainly continue to be completely inadequate for the health and well-being of dogs kept there, as has been documented regarding existing shelters all over the country, both new and old.
Furthermore, the European Union provides the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina with many millions of euros worth of financial aid each year. The allocation for 2012 was around €107.8m. Our understanding of the provisos attached to these aid packages is that there is a requirement for the recipient country to abide by EU laws which would include the laws related to animal welfare.
If EU funding is being abused, why should tax payers money be promoting a regime which has no intention of upholding our standards of animal welfare and who seek to become members of the EU in the near future? What is going on here, with millions of Euros going to waste and animal suffering combined?
In the 2nd reading and voting on the proposed amendments to the of Animal Protection and Welfare Law which was held on 20th November, 19 representatives in House of representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina were against the new amendments, 22 of them were for, but there was not an entity majority from Republic of Srpska so the law was not changed. Since there was not entity majority, new voting will be on 5th December, 2013.
If the BiH Parliament votes for proposed amendments, there will be significantly negative consequences for the strays of the country, providing easy routes to continued inhumane ‘euthanasia’ of healthy strays (even those who have already been through spay-neuter programs!) and continued misuse of funds intended for the benefit of the strays.
Can you raise these issues to your counterparts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and in EU Parliament, and comment as to how this situation appears to be on going and unaddressed?
Immediate international pressure on representatives of the BiH Parliament who are for “the kill law“ is extremely important in order to influence them to change their attitude towards the proposed amendments, and to seek, rather, to implement all provisos of what is a very good Animal Welfare Act.
Step by step, the City of Bucheon has been taking necessary actions towards their goal of becoming the first “Dog Meat Free” city in South Korea. We are more than grateful to the Mayor of Bucheon, Man-Soo Kim, and his teams for working so hard to make this goal a reality and for their willingness in being the leader in this critical step forward in ending the dog meat trade in Korea. Nami continues to lend her support to Mayor Kim’s team by coordinating efforts and assisting the city in this historic endeavor.
Our campaign is working. Let’s keep it going! New Sister/Friendship City Campaigns
Every day, dear friends, millions of helpless animals – those we consider man’s best friend and who are part of our families – are being subjected to horrific cruelty while the Korean government and the majority of Korean citizens turn a blind eye. We can no longer stand silently by while these dogs suffer immeasurably in tortuous conditions and are brutally slaughtered. Please be their voice today. Please take action!
Urgent Call to Action – Stop the Korean Dog Slaughters’ Demonstration in Seoul!
Sharing campaign by Susan Song. There’s a planned protest by the Korean Dog Meat Association at the Blue House on September 22, 2017. They plan to bring live dogs in trucks to the protest in defiance of defending the dog meat trade in S. Korea. Please take the action to file protest asking Korean government to not allow this protest to taking place. Click below to take action.
Update on Busan Gupo Dog Meat Market’s Cruelty Case e-people Official Korean Government Response: baffling – blame shifting – unprofessional.
We received a response from a petition submission regarding the Busan Gupo Market Cruelty Case to the Korean Government’s e-people web site; it answered none of our concerns, made little sense and shifted responsibility to other Government offices. The reply was not what we should expect from any official main government-operated site that invites comment from the public, and especially not from the Government of such a wealthy, highly educated country. The least what we should expect is a reasonable, coherent and informed response to our legitimate concerns. Click HERE to learn more.
Gunpo hears us: Mayor Kim sends response
We received a response from the Mayor of Gunpo, resulting from one of our campaigns urging their Sister City, Belleville, Ontario, Canada to speak out against the illegal dog and cat meat industries in Gunpo. We currently have two other active Sister City campaigns against Gunpo– Clarksville, Tennessee, Grant County, Washington.
We very much appreciate Mayor Yoon-Joo Kim responding to us and what he says in his letter sounds very genuine. However, it does not contain any promise of affirmative action to end the illegal dog and cat meat industries operating in his city. But we still feel our campaign to be a success as the Mayor and his Government are now well aware that people from all over the world are monitoring them and they realize that we are not going away until the dog and cat meat trades are brought to an end. We are cautiously optimistic that the Mayor will put his words into action in any future policies and decisions he makes for the animals in his city. Click HERE to learn more.
We had already closed this campaign but nevertheless, it had made a positive impact by raising awareness about this issue with the City of Nottingham, as well as making Seoul Gangseo-gu aware that we are campaigning against their dog meat industry. The mayor of Gangseo-gu had stated that they will “enhance PR efforts and administrative guidance to prevent animal abuse and unsanitary distribution practices in order to do everything we can within our power.” However, he doesn’t say that he will take steps to ban the illegal dog and cat meat trade. We must keep our pressure on their government to motivate them to take action to end the horrific dog meat trade. Click HERE to learn more.
President Moon Jae-In heard our voice, literally!
Big thank you goes out to Susan Song and everyone who participated in the peaceful protest in New York City on September 18th.
Dedicated preparation, hard work and persistence paid off really big yesterday. Susan Song, the organizer, and the volunteer activists were face to face with the President of South Korea, Moon Jae-In as he sat in his limousine in traffic on the streets of New York City.
Click HERE to watch the videos and photos from this momentous encounter. Our big thank you goes out to Susan Song and everyone who helped out!!
Posted on September 15, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
‘Tiger’ Joanna Krupa Visits Westminster to Call for Ban on Wild-Animal Circuses
Supermodel and activist Joanna Krupa posed as a tiger outside Westminster today to speak out for animals exploited in circuses and to urge the government to outlaw this cruel practice in England and Wales
“I’ve always loved and respected the importance the UK places on protecting animals – which is why I was so surprised to learn that wild-animal circuses are still allowed to tour in England and Wales,” said Joanna. “No animal should be forced to perform tricks for entertainment, and it’s time the British government put an end to this cruelty.”
Wild animals in circuses spend their lives confined to cramped cages and barren trailers as they’re carted up and down the country. Trainers bully them into performing confusing tricks, often beating them into submission if they don’t obey. Denied the opportunity to do anything that is natural and important to them, they frequently suffer from chronic health problems and psychological disorders – and many die prematurely.
Fortunately, wild-animal circuses are part of a dying industry, and more and more countries around the world are outlawing them. David Cameron promised to introduce a ban in England and Wales when he was Prime Minister but failed to do so, even though 94 per cent of respondents to a government consultation supported one. Scotland introduced legislation banning wild-animal circuses earlier this year, so there’s no excuse for England and Wales not to do the same.
Posted on September 15, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
In just one week of the 2017 race—when temperatures hit 30 degrees below or colder for days at a time—five dogs died.
One got away from his handler and was hit by a car, another died of hyperthermia on a plane, and three others died on the trail, one likely from choking on his own vomit.
More than 150 dogs have been killed in the race’s history—not counting those who died during the year while kept on chains or who were killed because they lacked the rare speed and stamina necessary to make the cut.
Please join PETA in urging Alaska Airlines to end its sponsorship of this abusive race in which dogs are run to their deaths.
Posted on September 14, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Dear Mark,
I received this mail petition from Animals Angels today and would like to send it to you.
It goes to the Federal Minister of Christianity and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in Germany.
Now it is the elections and maybe we can achieve something.
In any case it is important that many nationalities sign, so that Agrarminister Schmidt finally notes that the whole world is informed of his hostile animal policy.
And because EU is Germany, it is important to put pressure on him.
In the name of the animals, thank to all who participate
Venus
The situation:
Germany has already exported more than 13,676 cattle and calves to Turkey, as well as 331 cattle to Iraq.
Support our work for the animals with the invitation to the German authorities to stop exports of live animals to Turkey and Iraq.
We had a few problems yesterday, but now we can provide the email address for the letter to the minister, here is it:
So first dial up a blank e mail using the above link.
Then either copy the German or English (or both) versions of the short letter given below.
Paste the letter(s) into the e(blank) mail you have created via the above link.
Then hit the ‘send’ button on your e mail to send it to the Minister.
Job done – Thank you.
This is the letter to copy and send in German
“An Bundesminister Christian Schmidt und das Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft:
Wir fordern Sie dazu auf, den Export lebender Tiere in die Türkei sowie in den Irak zu stoppen.
Auf Ihrer Internetseite lesen wir folgendes: „Aus Gründen des Tierschutzes sollen Transporte über lange Strecken soweit wie möglich vermieden werden.“
Doch im Jahr 2016 hat Deutschland 29.368 Rinder und Kälber zur Zucht, Mästung oder Schlachtung in die Türkei exportiert.
Die deutschen Tierschutzgesetze werden jedoch nicht mitexportiert, vielmehr werden die Tiere ihrem Schicksal überlassen.
Dies lässt sich in keinem Sinne mit dem im Grundgesetz verankerten Staatsziel Tierschutz vereinen.“
Name, Nationality
This is the English version of the same letter.
“To Federal Minister Christian Schmidt and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture:
We ask you to stop exporting live animals to Turkey and Iraq.
On your website, we read the following: “For reasons of animal welfare, transports over long distances are to be avoided as much as possible.”
But in 2016, Germany exported 29,368 cattle and calves to Turkey for breeding, fattening or slaughtering.
But the law is not exported with the animals, they are left to their fate instead. This can not be reconciled in any sense with the goal of animal protection laid down in the Basic Law of Germany.”
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 
