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England: A Forest – Acoustic and Studio. Enjoy !
Posted on May 10, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Canada: Seal Murder Has Ended; Figures Down On Last Year.
Posted on May 9, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The harp seal slaughter in Canada has ended, with 59,076 seal pups “landed.”
This official number does not include the seals who were “struck and lost” – in other words, seals who were shot but only injured and slipped away, only to die later. The total number of seals killed by sealers this year could be about 65,000, if about 10% were “struck and lost.”
Looking on the bright side, the death toll is much less than last year, when almost 81,000 seal pups were “landed” and also higher than the year before, when the official number was 66,800.
Update on Our Truth About Sealing Campaign
Although surveys of Canadians have found that the majority oppose the seal “hunt” – when the questions are asked the “right” way, in reality, many Canadians hesitate to speak out against the commercial seal slaughter because they are under the false impression that sealing is necessary – for the financial welfare of the fishermen/sealers, to control the seal population, or for the survival or welfare of the Inuit.
Our ongoing Truth About Sealing campaign, which includes ads on Canadian TV and Facebook, has already reached hundreds of thousands of Canadians. On TV, we have aired our “Nothing to Be Proud of” commercial on both broadcast and cable (“specialty”) channels, with over half a million impressions.
On Facebook, our ad that addresses the propaganda conflating Inuit sealing (in which mostly adult ringed seals are killed for food and clothing used in the communities) and the east coast commercial seal “hunt” has been shown over 445,000 times, reaching over 345,000 Canadian Facebook users. Our “Nothing to Be Proud of” commercial has been shown on Facebook over 70,000 times, to over 50,000 Canadians.
All this advertising has generated awareness and debate. We have received hundreds of comments on Facebook, including comments by people who were misinformed and believed false propaganda of the government and sealing industry. This enabled us to educate these people, along with many others, and correct their misconceptions. This is what it will take to finally end the seal “hunt” in Canada.
Sealers are Desperate
As the demand for seal pelts declines, Canada’s sealers are getting desperate. Some are calling for a cull, against the advice of DFO’s own scientists. At this point, Canada’s DFO has not indicated any movement in this direction. We will monitor this situation vigilantly.
In addition to calling for a cull, the Canadian Sealers’ Association has asked the government to allow new sealing licenses to be issued. They are concerned that sealing may die out as sealers get old and retire. We are urging the government not to allow new licenses to be issued; and you can help by sending an email to Canadian officials.
Thank you for caring and taking action.
For the seals,
Diana Marmorstein, Ph.D.
CEO
Harpseals.org
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South Africe: Exposed – The Terrible Suffering of Goats.
Posted on May 5, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
As first reported by The Washington Post, a disturbing PETA Asia investigation—the first of its kind—reveals that workers dragged, roughly handled, threw around, mutilated, and even cut the throats of fully conscious goats, some of whom cried out, in South Africa, the world’s top mohair producer. This groundbreaking footage highlights just some of the abuse documented on all 12 of the angora goat farms the eyewitness visited.
After talks with PETA, Arcadia Group has stopped placing orders for mohair products across its eight brands, which include Topshop. Gap Inc. has also agreed to stop placing orders containing mohair, including for its Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta brands. And Inditex, one of the world’s largest clothing retailers and owner of Zara, will ban mohair from its seven apparel brands by 2020. The H&M group—including its eight brands—has decided that it will no longer source mohair, effective immediately. After hearing from thousands of compassionate shoppers like you, Anthropologie announced that as of March 2019, it “will not buy or produce products containing mohair.” And Express, Inc., announced that it has “[no current or] future plans to include mohair in our assortment.”
Shearing is extremely stressful to goats, who are prey animals and therefore terrified of being pinned down, vulnerable, and completely defenseless. Goat kids, who were being shorn for the first time, cried out in fear.
Some shearers lifted the goats up off the floor by the tail, likely breaking it at the spine. When one goat struggled, the shearer sat on her. After shearing, workers threw the animals across the wooden floor and hauled them around by their legs.
The coats of some of the goats were matted with feces. To clean off the mohair before shearing, one farmer dumped rams into tanks of cleaning solution and shoved their heads underwater, which he admitted would poison them if they swallowed it.
Shearers are paid by volume, not by the hour, which motivates them to work quickly and carelessly, leaving the goats cut up and bleeding from the face and ears. They cut off swaths of skin and, according to farmers, even teats. As workers crudely stitched them up right on the filthy shearing floor, they were given no pain relief whatsoever.
Many goats were subjected to mutilation of their ears with pliers that punched sharp needles through them, causing them intense pain and, as one farmer described it, to “scream terribly.” Another farmer said his goats “shout and roll around” when castrated without anesthetics because “it’s bloody painful.”
Still another farmer said, “We … just cut … off” a goat’s ear if it is believed to be cancerous. Yet another used a knife to cut into a goat’s torso—apparently without any pain relief—to try to drain what she called an “abscess.”
https://investigations.peta.org/goat-mohair-expose/?utm_source=PETA::E-Mail&utm_medium=E-News&utm_campaign=0518::skn::PETA::E-Mail::Baby%20Goats%20Cried%20Out%20in%20Fear::::peta%20e-news&ea.url.id=75658&forwarded=true
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India: Some More Great Ending Videos From Animal Aid Unlimited.
Posted on April 29, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The great thing about AAU videos is that they always start really badly, with suffering animals – but they always finish with those same saved animals looking so great and enjoying life. Enjoy these stories from AAU.
10 amazing animal rescues!
Oh, to see them in terror, confusion, exhausted from trying to climb out, pull away from the bars, escape the plastic, swim up the walls…these rescues from nearly-fatal situations will fill your heart with unforgettable relief. What would have happened if we HADN’T come to their rescue? The 10 animals you’re about to meet make it crystal clear. If we hadn’t come, these angels would have died where they were. But because of your love and generous help, we saved them.
The rescues start from your heart. Please donate.
Dog’s leg split open from accident
Adrenalin alone must have helped her make it to the field next to the highway where she had been hit by a car. Our ambulance rushed her back to Animal Aid where we brought her in to surgery to try to save her leg. Our surgeon discovered that even though four major muscle groups were torn apart, no major artery or vein had been cut. This was a miracle because otherwise she would surely have bled to death before our rescue team even reached her. Hold on to your heart with this one because Selene’s injury is hard to see. But even though you KNOW she’ll be happy in the end, you’ve just got to see this for yourself.
Behind her surgery and recovery is your loving support. Donate today.
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Tell Castle’s Bears to End Demeaning Tricks and Release Bears to Sanctuaries.
Posted on April 24, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Tell Castle’s Bears to End Demeaning Tricks and Release Bears to Sanctuaries
Bears don’t ride bicycles, do handstands, or balance on balls in nature.
Yet Castle’s Bears dresses them in ridiculous costumes, muzzles them, yanks them around on leashes, and forces them to perform demeaning and possibly painful tricks for many Shrine circuses.
or watch via this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=bNCCa7sZK3g
Instead of roaming, swimming, and foraging in the wild, the bears at Castle’s Bears are forced to perform demeaning tricks such as riding bicycles, doing handstands, and balancing on balls.
Last year, one was filmed urinating in apparent distress when forced to walk on his or her front legs.
Please join us in urging Castle’s Bears to release the bears to reputable sanctuaries.
http://peta.vg/27g2
Take Action
https://support.peta.org/page/5100/action/1?utm_source=PETA::Website%20Link&utm_medium=Link&utm_campaign=0418::ent::PETA::Website%20Link::Tell%20Castle’s%20Bears%20to%20End%20Demeaning%20Tricks::::PETA.org&en_txn7=Ty::tw%20share%20castle’s%20bears
Below – Bears in the wild, where they should be !
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Saudi Arabia: Vegan Prince To Open Cruelty Free Marine Experiences Where No Animals Suffer. Great News !
Posted on April 18, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Future of marine parks comes to Saudi Arabia!
Have you heard of National Geographic Encounter? A virtual marine park where you can marvel at realistic sea creatures.
Vegan investor Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed now wants to bring this animal friendly underwater experience to Saudi Arabia. And that at ten locations!
animal friendly.
Not only does National Geographic Encounter teach you a lot about the inhabitants of the seas, you can even interact with them. There is also the possibility to experience them in 3D. A woman described her visit with the words:
“It feels like you’re underwater.”
In contrast to SeaWorld or other marine parks, dolphinariums, or aquariums, National Geographic Encounter does not snatch any animal from the wild, lock it up, and force it into unnecessary tricks.
In Germany there are also two dolphinariums with real animals that animal lovers should not visit under any circumstances. Here data are hushed up, psychotropic drugs are distributed and in Nuremberg just under one dolphin dies every year.
So it is all the more important that people like Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed are committed to making these institutions a thing of the past as soon as possible.
The future is animal suffering free!
But who is Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed anyway? Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed grew up in a huge palace. No wonder, because his father is one of the richest people on this planet. A few years ago, the prince discovered the vegan lifestyle and fell in love with the idea of creating a world where animals no longer suffer and die for us. A world in which we humans protect the environment and pay attention to our health.
He invested in vegan-friendly companies for egg alternatives or meat from the lab, opened the first vegan restaurant in the Middle East, and made even his father Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud vegan!
By 2020, Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed plans to open ten vegan restaurants in Saudi Arabia alongside the ten virtual marine parks.
“There is always hope and, as cliché as that may sound, it is the truth. We can reverse what’s happening in the world ” says Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed
We thank you in the name of all animals for this royale engagement! 🙏
https://www.veganblog.de/unterhaltung/veganer-prinz-bringt-tierleidfreien-meerespark-nach-saudi-arabien/
I am also very happy with this news and just want to say one thing: it just shows that our fight, years long, brings results.
And if such prominent billionaires champion veganism, then it’s very likely that other social groups will follow suit. Maybe in the beginning this will only be curiosity and fashion, but then a new consciousness will develop in society.
So it was five years ago with the abolition of animal testing on 11.März 2013 in the cosmetics industry by EU decision. Before, every woman thought that only testing the cosmetics on animals gives her security.
Today, and according to statistics, every third woman wants to buy cosmetics that are certified as vegan and only tested on human skin.
The massive advertising of the vegan industry has developed a new awareness wine for consumers.
Best Regards
Venus
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Australia: Live Exports – Please Donate For Video To Be Aired On Australian Television.
Posted on April 18, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Following on from our recent post about the horrendous suffering of Australian animals in the live export trade:
https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2018/04/13/australia-the-real-horrors-of-live-exports-now-exposed-and-a-crap-aussie-government/
Animals Australia has now released a short video which is aired on Australian television.
You can see a copy of the video here:
https://secure.animalsaustralia.org/tv/live-export-2018/?r=5ad73fd533fce1524056021&ua_s=e-mail
Please donate to an emergency broadcast.
As you read this, live exporters are preparing to load thousands of gentle sheep onto ships. Conditions will soon go from bad to worse as ships enter the deadly northern summer.
We now know that on board these ‘floating ovens’ animals can be left to stew in their own filth while literally cooking to death.
Live exporters know that the truth can sink their trade — which is why getting this ad series on TV is the last thing they’ll want.
No-one who sees this footage can defend subjecting animals to such extreme abuse.
Please help us broadcast this message to every politician, farmer, and power broker before it’s too late.
Donating by phone? Call us on 1800 888 584
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