UK (England): Recent Hunting News Snippets.

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Hunt Saboteurs praised by judge

On 25th March 4 hunt saboteurs were found not-guilty of committing aggravated trespass after a 2 day trial at Reading magistrates.

The trial took place following their arrest at a meet of the Surrey Union Hunt near Ewhurst in Oct last year. The saboteurs were trying to come to the aid of a deer that had been chased and injured by the hunt.

Instead of allowing the sabs, who had years of animal sanctuary experience, to help the animal; Surrey Police arrested them for failing to leave private land. They left the deer with the hunt terrier men who shot it.

During the trial a leading vet, Professor Andrew Knight, criticised the way the terrier men had treated the animal as they dragged it around by a broken leg and said it was almost certain its injuries had been caused by a pack of hounds.

It became clear from video footage that the police had lied about the events of the day and the district judge in his summing up said that the hunt and police had caused unnecessary suffering to the deer due to their handling of the situation and that if the sabs had been allowed to help the animal they would have been able to reduce it’s suffering.

He also praised the saboteurs saying: “All of you contribute immensely to society not only in your working lives but in your free time. You deserve high praise for managing yourselves and your behaviour.”

Lee Moon, press spokesperson for the Hunt Saboteurs Association, stated: “Surrey police have a history of acting as private security for the Surrey Union Hunt. In this case they allowed their bias to lead to the unnecessary suffering of an animal. Despite the saboteurs informing the police that a crime had occurred they allowed the hunt to take the deer’s body and dispose of it and arrested the saboteurs who were trying to minimise the animals suffering.

We hope that the Surrey Union hunt will now be investigated for illegal hunting and that there will be an independent investigation into the actions of Surrey Police. Whilst we are pleased at the not-guilty verdict it is disgusting that this case ever came to trial.”

Paramedic sab helps huntsman

At a meet on Sat 7th March of the Old Surrey, Burstow and W. Kent Fox Hunt near Cowden, Kent, hunt master Ian Hamson lost consciousness after his horse fell and rolled on top of him.

A member of Croydon Hunt saboteurs who is also a trained paramedic provided critical medical treatment to the injured man until other paramedics arrived.

Despite initially stating that “he’d rather die” than receive help from a saboteur, Hamson, a crew manager at Dartford Fire Station, reluctantly accepted treatment when he realised there was a trained paramedic present. The saboteur assessed his injuries then stabilised him until the on-duty paramedics arrived having been called by other members of the sab group.

The saboteurs tried to move their vehicle to the top of a farm track to identify the access point for the arriving ambulance but were repeatedly blocked from doing so by hunt supporters, even after explaining their intentions. Other members of the hunt later apologised for this behaviour and thanked the saboteurs for their actions.

Lee Moon, spokesperson for the Hunt Saboteurs Association, stated: “Well done to the sab who put his differences aside to act so compassionately, even in the face of hostility from the injured huntsman. His actions prove once again that saboteurs are compassionate not only towards animals but humans as well. This is another nail in the coffin of the Countryside Alliance’s campaign to portray us in a negative light and it would be interesting to see what would have happened if the roles had been reversed.”

Woman trampled – case re-examined

A decision not to prosecute a rider whose horse trampled a hunt saboteur, leaving her with 7 broken ribs and a collapsed lung, is to be re-examined.

The woman was hurt during the Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt on the border of Somerset and Dorset in August.  The huntsman was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to proceed with bringing charges.

The CPS is now reviewing the case under the Victims’ Right to Review Scheme.  The CPS said it originally decided not to bring the case to court as there was “insufficient evidence that the incident could have been foreseen”.  The victim, a medical professional who asked not to be identified, said: “As I lay in hospital the only thing on my mind was ‘have they got this on video?’ Because I wanted to ensure it was looked at properly.

“If you ride at speed through a narrow gap where there are clearly people standing, there must be a risk of hitting them.  “I’m a victim of crime and feel absolutely abandoned by a system that’s supposed to protect me.”

The master of the Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Hunt, Rupert Nuttall, said he was “clearly sorry that the accident happened in the first place”.  “It’s up to them [the CPS], whether to bring charges – it’s nothing to do with us.”

A petition calling on the CPS to reverse its decision not to prosecute has gathered almost 12,000 signatures since Feb.  Campaigners from the International Fund for Animal Welfare believe the decision not to proceed with the case was “legally flawed”.  They argued because the incident and the injuries “were so serious” that “a court of law with a jury should have made the decision and not someone in a CPS office”.

Hounds rampage at RSPCA centre

Police are investigating reports from the RSPCA rescue centre at Godshill, IoW being overrun with up to 20 out of control hounds from the IoW Hunt.

Staff were forced to put the centre into lockdown and they were especially concerned for the welfare of terrified rescue badgers.

RSPCA Inspector Buggie said it took him 20 minutes to drive to the centre after being called by staff and the hounds were still running wild.  They were out of control.  He said it was the 2nd year it had happened and the arrogance of the hunt took his breath away.

Hounds in nearby roads were witnessed by Joan & Julian Tisdale from the League Against Cruel Sports who said it was one of a number of such incidents. A bus was amongst vehicles forced to stop for safety reasons.

Joint Master Anthony Blest said they were welcomed by landowners all around the RSPCA centre and for them not to use land within miles of the RSPCA would sterilise a large area.  He said he was reasonably satisfied the hounds were under control as the huntsman is experienced.

Fox killed on Sam Cameron’s dad’s estate

Police are investigating claims that a fox was killed in a hunt hosted by David Cameron’s father-in-law.

Hunt protesters clashed with the York & Ainsty South Hunt amid claims that 8 hounds chased and killed the fox after setting off from the 18th Century country estate of Sutton Park, in N. Yorkshire, owned by Samantha Cameron’s father Sir Reginald Sheffield.

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Samantha Cameron – or ‘SamCam’ as she is known.

The hunt saboteurs allege that a member of the hunt – the ‘whipper-in’ whose job it is to keep the pack of hounds together – tried to take the animal’s lifeless body away but fled when a protester came across the scene. Afterwards, the Hunt Saboteurs Association, who had been monitoring the hunt on Feb 21, posted gruesome photos of a dead fox dripping with blood on social media.

The hunt had met at the home in the village of Sutton-on-the-Forest, before setting off on a legal ‘trail hunt’.  A spokesman for the hunt claimed the fox had not been killed by its hounds.  But hunt saboteur Jay Gillette  said: ‘We were following the huntsmen through a woodland, and then the hounds started to cry, which means they were on the scent of a fox.  ‘We did our best to put them off – we used horn calls to try and stop them chasing the fox. We use the same horn that a huntsman would use.  ‘I then saw a fox bolt along the edge of the woodland so I raced over that way.

The best way to stop the hounds is to get in between them and the fox. Once I got to the fence where I saw the fox run past, I saw about 8 to 10 of the hounds in a semi-circle and a whipper-in.  ‘She was in the semi-circle with the hounds. I couldn’t see what she was doing but I believe she was trying to pick up the fox and take it away so we couldn’t see it.  ‘The whipper-in then took the hounds away as soon as I got there, leaving the fox.  ‘After that, none of the huntsman would talk to us.

They went quiet and just carried on – moved off with the hounds to the next woodlands.  ‘I could see the fox’s intestines. The hounds had opened up its stomach. I believe it was still alive when the hounds left and I came to it. When I carried it back to our van I could still hear short breaths from its mouth. We then gave it to the police for evidence. I was pretty distraught.’

A spokesman for the hunt said: ‘The York & Ainsty South Hunt were involved in legal trail hunting and were afterwards asked by police whether a fox had been killed by hounds. The answer to that was no.

It’s not unusual for hunt saboteurs, who’ve been harassing the legal activity on regular occasions, to make up such stories. From looking at the photos of the animal there was no indication of how it was killed.’  A spokesman for N. Yorkshire Police said: ‘We are aware of reports a fox was hunted illegally in the Sutton-on-the-Forest area. We take any allegation of wildlife crime seriously, and our enquiries into this incident are ongoing.’  Sir Reginald Sheffield was not available for comment.

England: They Call It ‘Sport’ !

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Serbia: Shelter Azil Alex – Injured cat Ostoje in need of your help.

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Injured cat Ostoje in need of your help

Just when we thought we have all vet bills settled and can focus on Princess’ hernia operation, we received a phone call……

April 9th – Around midnight, on a tip that an injured cat is lying on the entrance of a village Zednik, Subotica, volunteers of shelter “Alex” went to see what is happening. What they discovered was more than shocking.

Young cat was lying helplessly, almost like he already surrendered. We immediately took him. He has wounds on his mouth, hind legs, was in complete state of shock and he didn’t meowed at all. We carefully put him in transporter and tucked him in, ‘cause he was already getting cold.

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We called the vet ambulance T&T from Palic because we couldn’t wait until the morning. This way we are expressing our gratefulness to them as they told us to come right away, even though it was around 1a.m.

Cat was fully examined. He has no fractures, but the wounds are horrible. He was named Ostoje and was already in the state of hypothermia.

We warmed him up, his wounds were cleaned, he received an IV, antibiotics, vitamins. From earlier he has diarrhea and the beginning of mange.

Currently he is at our volunteer’s home, tucked in next to the furnace and surrounded with love.

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April 10th – Ostoje’s condition is still critical because his temperature varies and he won’t eat by himself. He received therapy which again included IV and antibiotics. He mostly sleeps so his chances are 50/50.

April 11th – Ostoje’s condition is improving. His temperature is now 38.3, he eats on his own, yet he doesn’t want water (probably because he receives enough fluids through IV). He again received therapy and is alert enough to bite and scratch.

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You can see his full album here:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.861948530543811.1073741883.643285729076760&type=1

We post photos every day and will post more updates along them.

Please help us. Even by sharing.

Shelter “Alex” takes care of 500 dogs while trying to respond to each call and help as many animals as possible.

Unfortunately, we are running out of the funds collected for the care of our dogs in shelter and we fear what we will do then.

Can you please share this appeal and donate whatever amount you can?

No amount is too small and we appreciate it hugely.
Like us on fb: http://on.fb.me/1BRBYqb
Donate to our dogs: http://bit.ly/1Da3qXq
Thank you!

Donate to help shelter Alex at:

https://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/23812-help-shelter-alex-subotica-take-care-of-500-dogs?utm_campaign=nl-pr&utm_medium=body-cta-project-link&utm_source=project-nl-23812  

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UK: UPDATE – Recent (Gadhimai) Nepal ‘Festival’ Slaughter Shows Animals Involved Were Reduced By 75%.

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Many of you will remember very clearly the recent undercover investigation undertaken by London based campaigner friends at CIWF – http://www.ciwf.org.uk/  who attended Nepal and the Gadhimai festival:

Remember the statement issued by the undercover CIWF investigator who was in Nepal at the time (click on the 4th link below for more):

“Our Investigators are today on the ground in Nepal, documenting what we believe to be the world’s biggest single-location animal slaughter festival. The Gadhimai festival takes place in such a remote area that our team are cut off from most forms of communication – but I have just received this short message:

“I’ve never ever seen anything quite like this and hope I’ll never ever witness it again.

The scale of the suffering is vast – before me lie the bodies of thousands of buffalo, staining the earth, and the soles of the slaughtermen’s feet, red. What I’ve seen can only be described as a massacre. These animals have suffered great pain at the hands of an army of unskilled men and this is just the start….thousands of chickens, goats and other animals are next up in this 48 hour frenzy of killing”.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/03/12/nepal-write-to-the-government-sample-letter-enclosed-take-action-for-the-animals-slaughtered-at-gadhimai/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/12/01/nepal-gadhimai-latest-the-issue-here-is-not-just-one-festival-but-also-the-direction-people-of-nepal-and-the-human-race-is-going/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/11/30/uk-nepal-brits-lobby-against-visiting-nepal-due-to-gadhimai-animal-slaughter-nepalese-minister-left-speechless-during-visit-to-london/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/11/28/nepal-281114-first-info-on-the-2014-frenzy-of-killings-nepal-shames-the-world-with-its-barbaric-animal-slaughter-list-of-nepal-embassy-contacts-given-in-post-links/

Well here is the latest news from CIWF regarding the festival – reproduced directly from their supporter magazine ‘Farm Animal Voice’.  Over 172,000 supporters spoke out about the slaughter and the result was that the number of animals involved was reduced by a staggering 75%.

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Mark (SAV) and Philip, CEO at CIWF, have both been friends and active campaigners on many farm animal welfare issues for many years.  Read more at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/03/24/england-farmageddon-and-more-an-expose-into-the-real-world-of-intensive-global-animal-farming/

Your voice and actions DO make a huge difference for the animals – Thank You.

Its time to decide –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYnnuXlqdGQ

Speak our about the abuses.

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Serbia: Campaigners Know The Law – It Seems The Serbian Government, Regional Authorities (and possibly EU Enlargement Commission) Dont – Why ??

 

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UPDATE – April 2015.

We have been joining our Serbian animal campaigner colleagues for several years now in what seems a never ending battle with the authorities to improve the treatment of Serbian stray animals; and most importantly; control and reduce stray (street) animal numbers by using a properly orchestrated ‘no kill’ strategy.

Please click on the following link below to read and see the situation for Serbian stray animals; and what we have undertaken in recent years to try and improve their lives.  The EU also has big responsibilities on this issue which it is NOT addressing.  Now more than ever (early 2015); we need EU wide legislation on a ‘NO Kill’ stray dog management and control programme.  With something in place such as this; nations already in the EU, such as Romania; and nations seeking EU membership, such as Serbia, would then be obliged by EU law to enforce the EU wide regulations, rather than making up or simply ignoring their own national legislation / rules as they are doing at present.

Link – ‘About Serbian Strays’ –  https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/about-serbian-animals/  

 

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Here are the real, current legal facts; not those that the Serbian government works to and wants citizens and the EU Enlargement Commission to believe.  Are the Serbian government now trying to change the (animal) law again in order to be admitted quicker into the EU ?

As an example – After three days at the ‘shelter’, dogs are taken to Novi Sad city where they are killed by ‘euthanasia’, using Pravilnik 29/94 legislation.

Prior to the new Serbian Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005, there was an old law dating from 1991 for the health protection of animals. In agreement with the old law of 1991, the authorities produced their own other ‘underlaw’ (extra law) regulationnamed ‘Pravilnik 29/94’, which was intorduced to allow the killing of animals after they were held in pounds for 3 to 7 days.

** From 02/10/2005 **, the new Veterinary Law Article 168 effectively destroyed everything that was written in Pravilnik 29/94, ** because the 2005 law demanded the care of animals.

Pravilnik 29/94 was overwritten by Article 168, the result being that all killing of animals was forbidden apart only from cases for Rabies infected areas, which were covered by application of Articles 64 and 65 of the Veterinary Law.

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By continuing to undertake the killing of animals after 3 to 7 days in accordance with regulation Pravilnik 29/94, the authorities were then in a situation where they were working in opposition to the actual existing law

But it is very much the case, even up to the present day, where authorities are still using Pravilnik 29/94 as a reason for the killing of animals.  But in reality, Pravilnik 29/94 became nonexistent on 02/10/2005 with the introduction of the new Veterinary Law (Article 168).

Hence the reality is by law; there should be no killing, but animal care instead.

Pravilnik 29/94 is only an ‘underlaw’ (extra law) regulation, has very less power than the actual law, and most importantly, must be in agreement with the existing law.  Pravilnik 29/94 was valid originally (1991 on) to protect animal health but is now in opposition to the new and current animal law – the new Veterinary Law Article 168 of 02/10/2005.

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Serbian campaigners have written to the Constitutional Court saying that it is unlawful for Shinters (Dogcatchers) and also veterinarians to kill stray dogs and cats only after they have been held for three (3) days, as this is now old and outdated legislation. 

Killing is forbidden under the new Veterinary law.

Campaigners have heard back from the Serbian Constitutional Court in writing, and they say that no analysis of the case is necessary for Pravilnik 29/94 as it has been replaced by the new Veterinary Law Article 168 (02/10/2005).

This is exactly what the campaigners had said, ie. that the old ‘underlaw’ (extra law) of Pravilnik 29/94 was still being used when it fact it has been overwritten by the new Veterinary Law Article 168 of 02/10/2005.

In addition, Article 46 of the new Veterinary Law (02/10/2005) states that the killing of stray cats and dogs is forbidden and that instead they should be provided with care.  

The word from the Serbian Constitutional (law) Court is that from 2005, animals should be provided with care and not be killed.

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It would appear that all of the public firms responsible for garbage collection in Serbian cities are still working to old illegal legislation, effectively using the outdated and illegal Pravilnik 29/94 rather than the No Kill Article 46 (168) of the new Veterinary Law.

In effect, by still working to this now non existent law, these public firms who collect and kill strays are UNDERTAKING ILLEGAL WORK– they should be working in accordance with the new Veterinary Law Article 46 (168) of 02/10/2005 which demands care for the animals.

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As the EU Enlargement Commission are not contacting us about anything; or to inform us of what they are doing; we can only assume that they are incorrectly being misled by the Serbian government as to the existing law(s) for animals. 

We can only assume; unless we are contacted to clarify the situation; that the EU Enlargement Commission have one aim and one aim only – to ignore actual existing Serbian ‘No Kill animals’ legislation and just get Serbia into the EU as yet another EU member state.

Every day we wait for the EU Enlargement Commission to answer our letter and that of UK MEP’s who we work with – and every day we get nothing.

Who really does know the law on Serbian

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Why are the EU Enlargement Commission not ensuring that the Serbian government enforce the EU declaration of enforcing the ‘Rule of Law’ regarding animal welfare legislation ? – the Rule of Law enforcement being an ‘EU flagstone’ which must (allegedly – according to the EU) be shown to being rigorously enforced by an accession nation before that same nation becomes an EU member state ?

A detailed explanation of the legislation is given in our past SAV Link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/serbia-constitutional-court-of-serbia-says-that-the-killing-of-stray-dogs-and-cats-in-serbia-is-forbidden-from-02102005/

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Serbia: New Draft Proposals By The Government Will Allow Animals To Be Killed Within 15 Days; Including All Dogs and Cats in PRIVATE Shelters, and Even Those Who Have Been Offered Homes. Angry ? – Then Sign and Pass On The petition Thank You.

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UPDATE – April 2015.

We have been joining our Serbian animal campaigner colleagues for several years now in what seems a never ending battle with the authorities to improve the treatment of Serbian stray animals; and most importantly; control and reduce stray (street) animal numbers by using a properly orchestrated ‘no kill’ strategy.

Please click on the following link below to read and see the situation for Serbian stray animals; and what we have undertaken in recent years to try and improve their lives.  The EU also has big responsibilities on this issue which it is NOT addressing.  Now more than ever (early 2015); we need EU wide legislation on a ‘NO Kill’ stray dog management and control programme.  With something in place such as this; nations already in the EU, such as Romania; and nations seeking EU membership, such as Serbia, would then be obliged by EU law to enforce the EU wide regulations, rather than making up or simply ignoring their own national legislation / rules as they are doing at present.

Link – ‘About Serbian Strays’ –  https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/about-serbian-animals/  

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Update 1/4/15Very soon we aim to provide a sample letter on this site (written in both Serbian and English); which you will be able to copy and send to the Serbian ministers and government regarding this issue.  We will provide the sample letter and also all the e mail addresses.  

You only need to copy and send to help us with the campaign !

We are currently working on this and will provide the information on this site (and SAV Facebook) in the near future.  

This is being given priority over other issues at present. – SAV.

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Petition links (English and Serbian):

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https://www.change.org/p/the-president-government-of-serbia-stop-the-brutal-massacre-of-80-000-street-dogs?just_created=true

https://www.change.org/p/ministarstvo-poljoprivrede-i-za%C5%A1tite-%C5%BEivotine-sredine-republike-srbije-protiv-izmena-zakona-o-dobrobiti-%C5%BEivotinja-u-delu-o-napu%C5%A1tenim-%C5%BEivotinjama?recruiter=30333149&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=des-lg-share_petition-no_msg

 

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Dear friends,

Last week, a draft version of Ministry of Agriculture working group’s proposals for the amendments to the existing Animal Welfare Act in Serbia has leaked on the social media.

It introduced the concept of “quarantine for a lost and abandoned animals,” which lasts 15 days, after which the animals can be “killed humanely.”

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We believe that the amendments to the Law which was never fully implemented are counter-productive and unacceptable and that in no way it will solve the problem of abandoned animals with killing thousands of healthy animals.

This process should include representatives of civil society from the beginning, as enforced by the “Guidelines for the involvement of civil society in the process of adopting regulations” adopted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia on 26 August 2014.

If these amendments get accepted it would allow dog catchers to kill all dogs that have no individual owner, within 15 days of catching them.

This is to include all dogs and cats in PRIVATE shelters, even those who have been offered homes.

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We believe the Government of Serbia is using this amendment to try and quickly ‘clean-up’ the streets of Serbia to make them look more favourable as candidates for EU membership.

They keep forgetting that they have other methods of actually successful stray animal population management that is not detrimental to animals.

What could be the reasons you might ask yourselves – well the obvious reason for this new kill policy is because dogcatchers, local government officials, veterinarians and many politicians, all take money from the public purse by being involved with an animal killing strategy.

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So the public money is continuously being used for killing with no real long term programme to reduce animal numbers by other methods.

We join other animal welfare associations and organisations in support for Serbia to lead the way in animal welfare.

They can do this by setting up country-wide Catch, Neuter, Release (CNR) programmes. Using the government facilities of dog catchers and pound vet facilities, this approach could help Serbia get its stray population under control humanely.

We are all aware that the unpunished culture of owners letting unneutered pets roam free has created this problem.

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Killing 80,000 innocent animals WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

However, sadly the new amendment don’t just stop at the stray animal population but also deal with experimental, food chain, hunting/wild animals and the amendments are far from favourable for all those sentient beings.

This is why we have to act and be their voice NOW!

We call Serbian government to LEAD THE WAY TO A COMPASSIONATE, SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION!

Please sign this petition and share it widely to raise the awareness of this urgent situation in Balkans so that Europe and the world doesn’t get another Romania.

Also let us support the College of Agriculture students who have organised a peaceful protest against the proposed killings on 4th April 12noon in Belgrade.

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Petition links (English and Serbian):

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https://www.change.org/p/the-president-government-of-serbia-stop-the-brutal-massacre-of-80-000-street-dogs?just_created=true

https://www.change.org/p/ministarstvo-poljoprivrede-i-za%C5%A1tite-%C5%BEivotine-sredine-republike-srbije-protiv-izmena-zakona-o-dobrobiti-%C5%BEivotinja-u-delu-o-napu%C5%A1tenim-%C5%BEivotinjama?recruiter=30333149&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=des-lg-share_petition-no_msg

 

Australia: Is The Animal Abusing Australian Government Now On The Verge of A Huge Live Animal Exports Deal With Animal Abusing China ? – Read On and Watch the Videos – And Decide Who Is Right / Wrong !

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As the lady in the second video says; we ALREADY regard the Australian government and exporters as the lowest kind of humankind on the planet – and yet despite the great work and demonstrations shown by many Australian citizens against this trade; the government is still continuing to only support the industry whilst completely ignoring all the animal cruelty atrocities which are presented time after time, after time, after time.

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Now we are finding that the Australian government is on the verge of setting up a deal with China (yes China ! – The animal abusing Australian government does a deal with animal abusing China) – Australia is finalizing plans to ship an estimated one million cattle to China each year. If the $1 billion deal is signed, the number of cattle exported would double from its current levels.

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The Australian government are interested in one thing and one thing only – and it is something they are world leaders in – causing untold animal abuse and suffering –       and making money from live exports; from massive animal abuse and suffering.  They are a dead bead, dragknuckle Australian government that are just hell bent on propping up an animal abusing industry which leads the world in animal abuse.  In the UK we have been supporting our Australian anti-export friends for many years.  And now we are getting news of some excellent activity in the USA……………………..

For the first time ever, U.S. animal rights activists are staging a protest against Australia’s live export trade. The organizer, Loretta Smalls, says it’s “a show of solidarity with thousands of our Australian brothers and sisters who are fighting to ban the horrific practice.” The protest will take place at the Australian consulate in Los Angeles on April 15th.

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Please watch the videos and then write and tell us that the Australian live export industry and government are supportive of animal welfare !!  – also tell us if you think the Australian government are some of the biggest animal abusers on the planet – does the videos below not show this ? – these are Australian animals exported by a disgusting industry.

http://theirturn.net/2015/03/28/americans-to-protest-australias-horrific-live-export-trade/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=68&v=y0JgVMdhbVI

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Further Links:

Australia & China Inching Closer to Horrific Live Export Deal

http://theirturn.net/live-export-china/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K96eQXgVSk

Activists Dispute Government Report Claiming Australian Animals Are Treated Humanely in Live Export Trade

http://theirturn.net/2015/01/27/live-exports-australia/

Australia To Double Number of Live Cattle Exported

http://theirturn.net/live-exports-china/

Australian News Airs Damning Undercover Footage of Live Exports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQ8ddLHB9Y

TV Host Jane Velez-Mitchell Launches Her Own Animal Rights Show

http://theirturn.net/jane-velez-mitchell/

We hope by watching some or all of the above, you will now have decided about the Australian governments decision to support the live export industry at the cost of enforcing good and strong animal welfare.  They are in final discussions to export live animals to China for Gods sake !!

This is what the Chinese do to live animals:

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Will their treatment of Australian animals be any different ? – NO !!

Does the Aus Government Care ? – NO.

And now; thanks to a dragknuckle Australian government; we will probably be witnessing over 1 million live animals exported to this kind of suffering and fate by the Chinese if the Australian-China deal goes ahead.

And all this animal abuse and suffering; for what ? –  in political terms they call it ‘a good, vibrant economy’.   In the real world where normal people live; we call it ‘untold animal abuse and suffering for profit – nothing more; nothing less’.

Big shame on a dragknuckle Australian government led by the biggest dragknuckle of them all –

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Australian Export Demo:

If you can do the protest in Australia; then here is the news for the next big one – from our friends at  http://stopliveexports.org/

Dear Mark

Due to the Easter long weekend and many being away, we have decided to hold the Tydeman Rd outreach one week later on Saturday 11 April at 10.00 AM

Can you spare one hour to join us and our signs and banners at the corner of Tydeman Rd and Queen Victoria St, North Fremantle (we meet outside Post Office), as part of our monthly public awareness campaign – to create more exposure of this horrific trade and remind the public where these animals end up.

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Feel free to bring your own sign, or we will have plenty to go around, and please wear your Stop Live Exports T shirt if you have one; if you do NOT have one, we’ll have some there to sell.

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Telephone:
+61 (0) 457 309568
Facsimile:
+61 (08) 6270 4489

Postal Address:
PO Box 499, Fremantle,
Western Australia, 6959

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