Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Madagascar’s Protected Rainforest Hardwoods Continue

to be Selectively Logged

By Rainforest Rescue – http://www.rainforestrescue.org/
with Rainforest Portal http://www.rainforestportal.org/

– a project of Ecological Internet
October 28, 2009

Post-coup illegal log and wildlife trade continue to threaten Madagacar’s biodiversity rich rainforest remnants, ecological sustainability and future potential for national advancement.

 This great nation’s precious hardwoods deserve CITES protections, to ensure selective logging of any sort in its primary old forests ends.

** TAKE ACTION HERE NOW **:
http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=madagascar_landgrab

Loggers and wildlife traders continue to violate Madagascar’s biodiversity rich rainforests including protected areas. In March of this year controversy surrounding leasing of agricultural land resulted in a military coup.

In the chaos that ensued, armed gangs funded by Chinese traders entered Madagascar’s Marojejy and Masoala National Parks, two world-renowned World Heritage Sites, and logged rosewood, ebonies, and other valuable hardwoods. NGOs operating in Madagascar report continued armed, open and organized plundering of precious wood from several natural forests, including these parks.

MORE INFORMATION AND TAKE ACTION NOW:
http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/send.aspx?id=madagascar_landgrab

DISCUSS THIS ALERT:
http://www.rainforestportal.org/issues/2009/10/madagascars_endangered_rainfor.asp

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Further to our post about Morocco,

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

to which we have had an overwhelming response, we now detail a report sent to us by a campaigner located in Morocco.  This is a copy of the testemony, directly as it was written and sent – un edited.

SAV have contacted SPANA (London) on both the 19^th and 20^th of October relating to this issue. 

In a telephone conversation on 20/10/09, SAV have informed SPANA in detail of the current situation in Morocco, and requested that they (SPANA) contact the Moroccan authorities / government in an attempt to get this massacre stopped immediately.

SAV were informed that details of this incident and a copy of the testimony below will be provided to the Chief Exec of SPANA on his return on 21/10/09.  SAV have asked for a written reply from SPANA about what actions have happened / are intended to happen.

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Testimony of xxxx, living Khénifra (Morocco) on the massacre of animals wandering the city.

If you could put it on the site, we’d be very grateful.

Sorry for the rough translation of English text.

They left at night armed with rifles and equipped of a van to collect the dogs after the killing.  Taking advantage of the fact that people were sleeping in their homes, they began their massacre.  Killing with guns, dogs, puppies, pregnant and nursing dogs.

These are municipal employees, messengers of death, terrorism and barbarism. Orders from the Municipal Authoritaties which to clean the city of all these events, go from street to street, from court to court, from market to market, to exterminate all life.

It makes them terrible crime that will be added to the list of violations and authoritarian leaders known creatures whose weaker, deprived of any force to defend their own lives, will be killed without mercy or regard.

People who heard the shots, have tried to intervene, but without success. We became familiar with the barbarism and the legacy of local authorities to solve the problem of stray dogs and other animals. of the most sadistic manner.

As usual, we learned that the authorities have decided to make the city the scene of another campaign cruel and barbaric slaughter. He is of another great experience, thirsting to shed the blood of innocent animals by local authoritarian.
The night of Wednesday, September 30, 2009 and as of the Tuesday, August 13, 2008, citizens have witnessed the barbarity of the most brutal agents of local authorities. Among the places mentioned, is the courtyard, near the central market and the weekly market.

The agents of the authorities begin their barbaric crimes against the poor and unfortunate dogs that most of them sleep under the trucks and vehicles parked in the yard. They shoot without Dicerni on everything they see. Dogs Puppies, dogs, cats. Only the groans of the poor animals, we do understand the horror of the scene because we were not allowed to approach to save them.

They use methods among the most frightening ways by attaching these two dogs to a single rope, which eventually choking them slowly.

Even young puppies and kittens and lactating mothers, were massacred.
they killed them one after the other and then have picked up their damned truck.
Some of them remained between the dying and wounded were buried alive in pits commununes.

But what can we expect local authorities who are just sick and sadistic.

Can only see destruction, devastation and horrific abuse against animals, humans, and even nature.

They even removed by force dog owners to kill them before their own eyes.

You better know the brutality of local authorities, its violations of citizens’ rights and disregard of all international covenants, both in terms of human rights or animal rights

Let us tell you, what happened with a poor woman
who fought to defend the life of his dog courage unparalleled, unexpected before the heavily armed officers who had the strength of his arm. She challenged them in their despotism saying kill me before you kill my dog.

What happened with this woman Exposes false slogans and golden promoted here and abroad, that we live under the rule of the rule of law.

If human beings are treated with such cruelty, how can one imagine the scale and brutality exercised on the Animal By these authorities

When these barbarians-THERE learn that there are human and civilized methods,
regarding stray animals and there are municipalities in other countries that adopt this method successfully. We refer here, of course, adopting a program of vaccinations and sterilization.

We also remind you that these cowardly and shameful crimes committed
and seen the addition of cotoyens disgusted and helpless challenged.

The few activists who fight for animals in Morocco, trying to improve conditions for animals and structures often struggle without money or power, against all violations of the right to a decent life as all living beings deserve respect and Reverence and creativity of God, who gave the gift of life to the man himself.

We ask you to sign this link: http://4622.lapetition.be/

I are a part of SPANA in the city of Khenifra, but unfortunately, it can be considered as nonexistent.

The leaders of this section do not exceed their role to provide some treatment services for animals kept by their owners within the spana.

The citizens are outraged by the failure of their business and their performances. Nous clearly see the pick of the Spana circulated in the streets but nobody has ever seen those responsible for this section, rescuing sick animals and suffering from the streets.

For them, a stray animal without an owner, deserves no attention and should be ignored. This is the case of municipal Aurorita. meiux and as if the massacre.

If this is the treatment of those who are supposed to help feed and maintain it, what can we expect from such campaigns heinous and barbaric slaughter of stray dogs taken by the authorities and supporters of the barbarity of this city.

Given all these atrocities and to address these violations, we urge you again to condemn these atrocities in the name of all human values that continue to be raped by supporters of barbarism and on behalf of hundreds of lives of these creatures, weak and unable to defend their own lives and esprits.  A support all efforts against violations and abuses to animals in Morocco and supporting them with your convictions against the barbarity of city officials who do not care about the protests and battles we menont.

Help us by signing across the world to denounce everything that happens and everything is done to animals in Morocco.

Condemned all forms of violations and abuse committed against them in this country, for their dignity and their right to live a decent life are recognized.

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UPDATE – 20/10/09

Dear xxx                        

I’m back!

Yesterday evening in the neighborhood were lives a friend of mine, they filed poison everywhere!

Stray dogs were howling, weeping in pain from midnight to 3 hours of the morning!

My friend could not get out at this hour because the district is hot!

She did not know what to do and seemed to become mad, she went to see me tonight, upset!

I fear they do this in all areas ….  

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