Posted on October 5, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Every year, the same day, the day of the animals.
On this day be mistreated or killed more millions of animals in slaughterhouses, in animal laboratories, in circuses, in fur farms, in the Dachau-Shelters of this world.
We call this “the day of the animals”!
All around us there is a fascist system of destruction, cruelty and murder for animals, which is only comparable to that in the Third Reich.
And we celebrate the day of the animals !!
Lifelong torture, yields and murdering of animals we have legalized.
As meat, fur, leather, test objects, Entertainment ..
Bear cubs were chained to a brick wall and forced to stand upright, putting them at risk of choking or hanging.
The Schick Hall of animals is probably the worst and most terrible thing which ever done by man.
Therefore, I consider this day for the day of the “sham morality”.
Proper empathy about animals does not begin and does not end in one day.
Is a life-long struggle and we know it.
We also know that the empathy for animals is growing with each passing day, we are many who fight.
And only if we stick together, if we put all our efforts together, we can achieve something.
For me the best present for this day came up with the following episode:
In the local newspaper of my city came a read letter from me against animal testing.
The University Hospital will build a new animal testing laboratory and we protest by all means.
I’m at the grocery store, two old ladies stay in front of me and want to pay.
“Have you read the letter against animal testing?” says one of them. “ Came today, it is a super good letter”.
She shakes the newspaper with her hand: “someone must tell the truth”!
I leave the supermarket with the small hope that our struggle can probably change this society.
After years of hard work, Turtle Island and our international allies have won increased protections for silky sharks at CITES. They are now listed under Appendix II of this international treaty agreement.
I personally want to thank every single one of you who has taken action on behalf of silky sharks – whether by signing one of our petitions or making a gift to provide us with the resources to advocate on behalf of these amazing animals.
I was proud to be able to speak on your behalf in front of the entire CITES meeting.
We still have a lot of work ahead of us, but I want to take this moment to celebrate this hard won victory.
Thanks again.
Randall Arauz,
International Policy Director Turtle Island Restoration Network
PS – The battle is far from over.
We still need to win changes at the regional fisheries and national level.
Posted on September 27, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
He’s gone but this rescued bear will still be seen by thousands every day.
27 September 2016
Former bile farm bear Xie Sheung, whose silhouette became Animals Asia’s logo, has passed away, but his image and memory continues to inspire thousands.
Xie Sheung was rescued from a bile farm nearly 23 years ago. Freed from an abhorrent crush cage little larger than his body (see the picture below), he went on to enjoy over two decades of freedom and peace in Animals Asia’s care.
Nic Field, Animals Asia Bear and Vet Team Director, China said:
“Saying goodbye never gets any easier. Each one takes a piece of us, but I also believe that each one leaves us with something, their magnificent spirits imprinted on our hearts forever. Never has that been more true than with poor old Xie Sheung. We consider him a founding member of the organisation and he will be fondly remembered every time we look at the Animals Asia logo.”
Xie Sheung’s final days were spent in a specially constructed part of the sanctuary for old and infirm bears known as the Special Care Area.
Animals Asia vet Sheridan Lathe said:
“We are grateful that Xie Sheung spent the final years of his life enjoying the extra attention the Special Care Area is known for. The decision to euthanise him was heart-wrenching but we know it was the right decision to end his suffering. We will miss him dearly, but part of him will always be with us.”
Team Leader Li Ping, who cared for Xie Sheung in his old age, said:
“Xie Sheung was a very charming bear. He would walk about a little bit after foraging, then find a place to sleep and snore loudly afterwards. He wouldn’t notice if you were approaching his den or perimeter fence. He remained a happy-go-lucky bear until the end.”
Animals Asia Founder and CEO, Jill Robinson said:
“A gentle, joyful bear — Xie Sheung and his friends opened the eyes of the world to the horrors of bear bile farming, and demonstrated the most incredible forgiveness of a species so maligned by mankind. That he lived such a long and happy life after being rescued, reaching well over 30 years of age, is testament to the two decades of professionalism and kindness he received.
“More than anything I simply want to thank you, Xie Sheung, for teaching us so much about what a moon bear really is; for your kind and gentle spirit in those early days when we were hopelessly naive about your species; and for your patient forgiveness when we made so many mistakes along the way. You and your brother and sister bears began the dream of the China Bear Rescue — and the dream of ending this barbaric practice. That day is closer because of you, because of the bears we still have, and because of the sleeping giants you join.”
To date, Animals Asia has rescued almost 600 bears from bile farms in China and Vietnam. In China there are still over 10,000 bears caged in bile farms with around 1,200 more in Vietnam.
Posted on September 22, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Dear Mark,
For the last 2 years, our expert legal team has been working behind the scenes to save Europe’s cosmetics animal testing ban. And you’ll be delighted to hear their hard work has today paid off.
A powerful cosmetics industry body* had been trying to jeopardise your ban in the UK and European courts. They wanted to swerve the ban by using animal tests allowed under other European or overseas legislation for the cosmetics they sell in the UK and EU.
Clearly this makes a mockery of the EU ban which together we campaigned so hard to achieve for animals.
Thanks to our unique expertise, our legal team was able to leap into action and we were the only NGO given permission to intervene to stop them in their tracks.
And today the European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of common sense, making it harder for companies to sell cosmetics in the UK and EU if they have been animal tested elsewhere in the world.
Mark, isn’t it staggering that some parts of the cosmetics industry are still arguing they should be allowed to use animals in cruel and painful tests?
We don’t always shout about the life-saving work we’re doing behind the scenes for animals. And we don’t always ask for your help to fund it. But our small team of experts is here, working around the clock on your behalf to help the animals languishing in laboratories.
Posted on September 15, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Video footage added 19/9/16. This is footage of the same trail / investigation:
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Please note all of our international friends that the following information and report (from our friend Lesley at EoA in the Netherlands) has been sent to some Kent Members of Parliament, and also to Ministers at UK government Defra. We expect no action to be taken as always, but wish to show you the continuing support that the British Conservative government gives to convicted criminals under the guise of livestock hauliers such as the Dutchman J. Onderwater who makes up a large part of the following report.
There are government ministers in Defra, and we could name them now; who are conveniently turning a blind eye to all that is going on wrongly in the live animal export trade from the UK (Kent county) into Europe. Government ignorance in the abuses are reaching crisis level; and so it would appear that in the very near future, further action will be taken.
As you can see in the following link, Mark used to be the KAALE EU rep; and so Onderwater and his illegal activities are very well known to both him and the animal welfare movement of Kent, even if Kent politicians and Defra turn the other way and ignore all the evidence presented to them. No doubt, Defra will also ignore the report attached from Lesley – Defra have not acted in the past; did not act in the extreme heat of last week, and will no doubt not act in the future. That is a Conservative government for you.
Here is why Onderwater is a convicted criminal in the UK:
This was proven by KAALE in a UK court of law, when, working in conjunction with Kent Trading Standards (KTS); on 5th July 2010 at Folkestone Magistrates Court, Kent, Onderwater Agneaux BV (Onderwaters company) pleaded guilty to no less than six (6) offences under the Animal Health Act 1981 of causing the transport of sheep in contravention of the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 and EU.
It would appear from Lesley’s investigation and report of the (Ramsgate originating) trail in recent weeks, that a leopard never changes its spots. Many instances and examples of EU transport regulations being broken; and a UK government and EU (named Bernard Van Goethem) who continually and completely ignore everything that is sent to them regarding animals abuses.
Can we really expect Mr Van Goethem to act when we have all witnessed his utter lack of guts and actions regarding all the evidence presented to him over the last 6 years of EU animals destined for slaughter in Turkey.
Watch the following videos and decide if you consider there is enough evidence.
Just like UK Defra, the EU continues to turn a blind eye to everything that the animal welfare lobby present to them regarding live animal exports. Call it a Conservative UK government, or call it the EU animal transport team headed by ‘Vet’ (yes allegedly a vet) Mr Van Goethem; both are as useless as each other. Onderwater is the winner, protected in his every move by the police of Kent, whilst the Kent citizen and taxpayer cannot get a policeman to visit when their house when required, as 50 or 60 of them are on duty every night at Ramsgate docks protecting this convicted criminal and animal livestock haulier going about his lawful (?) business. Kent police should bow their heads in shame, as should the UK government and the self appointed elite who consider they are most important for animals; but who are utterly ineffective at the EU.
The animal welfare movement of Kent now have a right to gripe and to expose the useless UK government and the EU for what they really are. The video links above, existing EU regulations for animals in transport, and still we witness video evidence like this for animals destined for Turkey!! EU regulations which ban transporting livestock in extreme heat; utterly ignored by Defra and the UK government. So much for rules !
Here is the link from Lesley’s very recent (Ramsgate) report which involved trailing Onderwater and other Dutch transporters from the port of Ramsgate, here in Kent UK.
Dear EU ad MS officials, highway police, animal-transport organizations and fellow NGOs,
Please find attached a report about a sheep truck coming from the UK and heading via France, Belgium and the Netherlands to a Halal slaughterhouse in Germany, that we inspected in late August during a heat-wave.
We are not asking you to do anything, we have asked the English and Dutch authorities to look into this matter as you can see from the email below. This is just for your information and to keep you informed of our observations.
With best wishes, Lesley Moffat
Lesley says she does not expect anything to be done – her investigations into Turkey exports in the above videos prove that the EU are useless. UK animal welfare campaigners certainly do not expect the current government to act – they and the EU are two blind peas from the same pod.
Please watch the videos above and decide for yourselves who is right and who is wrong.
Whatever, regardless of the incompetents who are in government, the campaigning will continue and the gathering of utterly clear evidence will continue to be obtained and presented to non- efficient governments and EU officials such as Mr Van Goethem; who has failed to act on the recent Ramsgate report also.
Politicians; well they can turn a blind eye continually; but in the end they can and will be replaced.
That cannot be said for the compassion of the animal welfare campaigner.
Above – an Onderwater transporter enters Dover harbour. Hardly the best, but Defra think all is good and ok. Who said about blind eyes ?
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Mark,
The McDonald’s hamburger is an icon of the modern world, and billions have been served worldwide since it was first introduced 76 years ago.
But one detail has been missing from this contemporary legend: the gross amount of antibiotics that have been pumped into the famous McDonald’s beef patty.
Scientists are warning that we’re rapidly approaching the “post-antibiotic era”. As antibiotics are overused, bacteria are becoming increasingly immune. It’s downright dangerous. And fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s are feeding the crisis.
McDonald’s has been under public pressure to change its supply chain before.
After losing unhappy customers due to antibiotics in its chicken supply, McDonald’s cleaned up its menu in its U.S. restaurants and banned chicken raised on antibiotics that are important to human medicine. This shows that change is possible — but it won’t happen without public pressure.
Now we need to see that change for beef and pork too, and beyond just U.S. restaurants. We need a commitment to reduce antibiotics for all of the animals involved in the behemoth McDonald’s supply chain, and for franchises worldwide.
We can’t even explain how important this is — antibiotic resistance is a growing threat with consequences for our ability to survive even the most common illnesses. McDonald’s is worth a staggering $39 billion and operates 36,000 stores all over the world — but its cultural impact as the corporate face of hamburgers and fast food is much more significant. Getting an international, public-facing corporation like McDonald’s to stop the overuse of antibiotics would send shockwaves through the industry.
We know McDonald’s responds to public pressure because we’ve fought it before — and won. Over 200,000 SumOfUs members demanded that McDonald’s stop participating in global deforestation by rewriting its palm oil policy. And that’s exactly what it did. Now we need to do it again — our health depends on it.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 