Animal Outlook Demands Investigation of Bravo Packing

 DECEMBER 11, 2020 ANIMALS,  INVESTIGATIONS,  NEWS LEAVE A COMMENT

Pet food maker Bravo Packing has long, sordid past of filthy conditions, contaminated products

Animal Outlook’s legal team filed a complaint with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDH) regarding Bravo Packing. Bravo Packing (not affiliated with Bravo Pet Foods) produces and distributes food for dogs and exotic animals. The company has a long history of troubling animal abuse allegations and food safety concerns. Yet it has failed to resolve dangerous contamination issues despite complaints, FDA warnings and at least one recall. 

Past violations include exotic animal food made from horses that was contaminated with the euthanasia drug Pentobarbital as well as repeated instances of Salmonella contamination in the plant’s Performance Dog Diet food. Government inspection reports cite egregious violations of food safety protocol, threatening the health and welfare of thousands of people and animals exposed to Bravo’s tainted products. 

Evidence of Salmonella

In October 2020, Animal Outlook obtained a sample of Performance Dog Diet food from one of Bravo’s distributors in California. A laboratory test revealed evidence of Salmonella. This makes four times in as many years that Bravo products intended for animal food were found to contain dangerous contamination.

In addition to food safety issues like those discovered at Bravo Packing, many consumers are unaware that farmed animals suffer immeasurably within the loosely regulated pet food industry. One study found the DNA of eight different species of animals present in a selection of commercial pet foods, including cows, pigs, chickens, goats, sheep, geese and turkeys. Many of these animals—often sick, injured, or unable to walk—were deemed unfit for human consumption and their bodies, including “blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, and stomach and rumen contents” make their way into pet food. 

For years, Bravo has used the bodies of horses and cows to produce food in filthy, squalid conditions with utter disregard for the safety of humans and animals alike. Animal Outlook’s complaint urges the FDA and the NJDH to penalize Bravo to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal charges, fines and a permanent suspension of operations. The agencies must act swiftly to protect consumers and their cherished animal family members from Bravo’s reckless disregard for health and safety. 

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That’s how we always want to see animals !!

Happy in freedom, as subjects of the most beautiful feelings.
Animals are our equal partners on this planet.
Nothing more and nothing less

regards and good night, Venus

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NEW WALMART DISCOVERED IN MEXICO?

A previously unknown species of the whale may have been discovered in the waters north of Islas San Benito during Sea Shepherd’s research.

Ensenada, Mexico – December 8, 2020: On the morning of November 17, scientists aboard the Sea Shepherd ship MARTIN SHEEN observed three beaked whales in nearby waters.

The expedition, led by the renowned beaked whale researcher Dr. Gustavo Cárdenas Hinojosa (National Commission for Nature Reserves, Marine Mammal Research), Dr. Jay Barlow and Dr. Elizabeth Henderson, director of the NIWC PAC’s Whale Acoustic Reconnaissance Program in collaboration with Sea Shepherd’s research division, set out to investigate a species of a beaked whale that could be the cause of a previously unidentified acoustic signal previously recorded in the area.

Scientists and the Sea Shepherd crew took photos and video recordings of the animals and used a special underwater microphone to record the acoustic signals from the whales.

The beaked whale experts, who are leaders in their field, are “extremely confident” that the photographic and acoustic evidence shows the presence of an entirely new species of whale.

“We saw something new. Something we didn’t expect in this area. Something that doesn’t match anything in appearance or acoustics that is known to exist, ”said Dr. Jay Barlow.

“I get a chill when I think about the fact that we might have done something that most people would consider absolutely impossible – to find a large mammal that exists on earth that is completely unknown to science. Like finding a unicorn”!

Further information on our website: https://sea-shepherd.de/news/neue-walart-in-mexiko-entdeckt/

Comment and Information: Beaked whales live in deep waters and therefore mostly far from the coast. They dive long and deep, and rarely spend time on the surface, usually, they are usually very shy and avoid ships and people, so the sighting of beaked whales (Ziphiidae) is extremely rare.

It is extremely rare for them to be so close to a boat.

That is why Jay Barlow raves about this phenomenal encounter to the press: “It was just the phenomenal encounter. It’s very rare to even see a beaked whale and to find a friendly group of beaked whales, it’s even rarer ”.

These three toothed whales came across a boat full of sharp-eyed marine biologists on a survey who were already using their binoculars and cameras – the video shows that the survey is in progress.

This enabled them to observe the rare marine mammals immediately, take photos, film them above and below the water and record their sounds with the hydrophone.

In addition, the scientists were able to take water samples from the vicinity of the whales that appeared. They are now being searched for traces of DNA.

Due to the technological development of the last few years, it is now possible to recognize the DNA of the animals that have swum through it from a water sample and to prove it.
Even in the complete absence of the DNA donor.

I mean…It is better not to trumpet such news through the media so loudly.
There are certainly many zoo owners who are already thinking about the money that would bring such a “sensation” into their coffers.

My best regards to all, Venus

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ALF Destroys 13 Hunting Stands in Germany
Via local media:

According to local media, four hunting towers were set alight in Gödenstorf (a small community in the district of Harburg) during the evening of the 22nd November, causing total damage of 5000 EUR.

On the 19th, in Viernheim (a middle industrial city north of Mannheim) nine more towers were destroyed, legs sawed off, ladders were broken or overturned.

Some of them had been tagged with ALF.

ALF Destroys 13 Hunting Stands in Germany

And I mean…Eliminating 13 Murder Stands in 4 days … is an above-average achievement.
Animals will no longer be shot from these execution towers, that is safe.

And so we send a big “THANK YOU” to the activists

…and my best regards to all, Venus

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In Thuringia, business with the blood of pregnant mares has been kept secret for years. According to MDR research, the responsible ministry had also known about the blood samples for years.

The topic is now a political issue.

So far, blood samples for the production of the hormone PMSG are known mainly from South America. Pregnant mares were repeatedly tortured there in order to be able to produce a drug for factory farming.

In December 2019, the FAKT magazine discovered that blood samples were also taken from horses in Germany.

That happens in Meura in Thuringia.

Anke Sendig runs a stud there. “The blood is taken four times a week, four liters each time,” she explains in December 2019 when the deal was uncovered.

“If everything is chic and normal, then 16 liters of whole blood are drawn a week.”

The hormone is then sold and later used in factory farming. This means that sows become pregnant and piglet at the same time. For the horses at the stud in Thuringia, this means that around 100 mares are drawn with large cannulas within 50 days.
The operator claims that it would do this in accordance with the requirements.

More blood is drawn than allowed

Karsten Feige from the Clinic for Horses at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover has worked on the guidelines for taking blood from horses. This sets the guideline for the maximum amount of blood that can be drawn from an animal.

Over 100 liters of blood were drawn from the mares in Meura in seven weeks.

“That clearly does not match the guidelines,” says veterinarian Karsten Feige.
“If we use the guidelines to the maximum, you can lose a maximum of 24 liters from a 500-kilogram horse, but not 112.”

Experts also say that no blood should be drawn from pregnant mares.
The operators of the stud counter that red blood cells are returned to the animals and that the guidelines are only recommendations.

“They are not laws, they are guidelines. But of course, they do imply that you should absolutely adhere to them,” replies Professor Karsten Feige.
If this is not done, there must be a good reason.

Otherwise, there could be legal consequences, as court rulings have shown.

For more…at https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/12/11/germany-dirty-blood-business-with-pmsg/

And I mean…“With over 350 horses, we are the largest Haflinger stud in Europe. We have been breeding these likable, blond horses here in the small town of Meura for over 30 years (…).

We keep our horses as species-appropriate as possible. “, this is how the Meura stud advertises on the Thuringia Tourism GmbH homepage “Discover Thuringia”.

When the suffering of horses during PMSG extraction became known in South America a few years ago, it was far away, and we thought it only happened where there was no legally binding animal welfare law.

But Meura is in Germany, with an animal protection law that is supposed to be one of the best in Europe.

In “Guidelines for the collection, storage, transport and administration of blood and blood products in the veterinary field, paragraph 2.1.2” it is stated quite clearly: Blood may not be drawn from pregnant or lactating mares.

The fact that it was possible to trade the blood of pregnant mares for years without a permit shows how meaningless and weak the animal welfare law becomes when corrupt politicians do business with animals

And it is typical of corrupt business: after years of inactivity, and only after the PMSG production in Meura has been published, the authorities and ministries are examining the jurisdiction and responsibility of a business that has for years been in the gray area of ​​animal cruelty and therefore illegal.

There can be an explanation: there are conflicts of interest within a profitable business at the mares’ expense.

My best regards to all, Venus

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The effects of Corona do not stop at sled dogs

Risk areas, quarantine regulations, closed borders: The Corona crisis hits the tourism industry very hard.

In addition to the obvious fellow sufferers such as restaurants, hotels, or transport companies, there are also some victims (!!!) of the crisis that no one has on their radar.

These include, for example, the providers of sled dog rides in Lapland (!!!)- and their animals. The situation on-site is so bad that some dogs even have to be euthanized or shot – because they can no longer be cared for.

The boom in dog sledding tours through Lapland

The boom in dog sledding has been great in recent years.
You can hardly imagine anything more beautiful: Just escape everyday life around the Christmas holidays and enjoy the snow-covered valleys and forests of Lapland.

And all on a sled, pulled by cute huskies and best of all with Santa Claus as a “musher” – the one who steers the sled.

Not all sled dogs are fine

Because this type of tour is becoming more and more popular, a real industry has sprung up around sledding.
According to “YLE”, the public broadcaster in Finland, around 5,000 to 7,000 dogs are used each season.

But according to a report by “CNN”, the boom became a problem even before Corona – not only in Finland but in all of Scandinavia.

The local providers were no longer able to meet the demand – more and more providers, including from abroad, pushed onto the market.

And with the price war, the exploitation of animals began more and more. Often flown in from southern Europe, many dogs struggle with health problems and poor holding conditions.

While the local dog farmers would have to adhere to strict requirements and the dogs could lead a good life there, seasonal suppliers could be less monitored by the authorities, according to the report.

“Sometimes the dogs are even put to sleep out of desperation and shot” (!!!)

For more…at https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/12/10/lapland-the-husky-business-is-about-to-end/

And I mean...In Finnish Lapland, there are an estimated 65 to 70 dog sledding companies with 5,000 to 7,000 dogs who are mainly used for sled safaris.
The turnover of dog sled companies is around ten million per year.
The dog begins to work around the age of one year and its services often last up to ten years.

For years the husky owners have exploited their animals to entertain “nature lovers” with Santa Claus on husky paws.

Now they moan, the money stays away!
Every small company puts something aside for the bad times.
But in bad times, exploiters have no mercy on their slaves.

Now they are killing their most loyal servants, they were just a means of transport.

And the owners play the victims of the Corona, of course!

What an outrageous, exploitative gang are these dog sledding businessmen!

Please clarify all of your friends, acquaintances, relatives about this business.

No tours with huskies, nowhere in the world.

My best regards to all, Venus

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Today, December 10th is International Animal Rights Day.

In 1998, animal rights group Uncaged launched International Animal Rights Day to call for the recognition of a Universal Declaration of Animal Rights, specifically choosing December 10th to coincide with Human Rights Day and draw attention to speciesism.

Giving the basic respect due to all sentient beings takes nothing away from the struggle for human rights.

Everyone, human and non-human alike, deserves fundamental rights to life, freedom, and bodily integrity.

Oppression of animals is no more justifiable than the oppression of humans, and the ‘humans first’ ideology is human supremacism.
Humans are responsible for needlessly enslaving, torturing, and murdering these non-human animals by the trillion every year in the meat, dairy, and egg industries.

The United Nations claims to lead global efforts to achieve peace, dignity, and equality, yet they ignore these industries.
Seventy-two years after the United Nations ratified the Declaration of Human Rights, it’s long overdue that non-human animals get the least they deserve.

End human supremacism.
Non-human animals will have their own day.

Anonymous for the Voiceless

And my Comment: Every year over 60 billion animals are killed for human consumption – without counting fish – mostly after a horrific life and mostly in a cruel way!
Anyone who has a glimmer of compassion must feel sick to see what is happening every second.

Even today, 22 years after the introduction of Animal Rights Day, catastrophic conditions in animal holdings, slaughterhouses, animal transports, and much more are documented and revealed again and again.

Even if small successes can be celebrated, there are always setbacks and the daily confrontation with the bitter fact that animals are nowhere in the world considered living beings.

But like humans, animals have rights that cannot be put into perspective or negotiated!

Why should one be allowed to torture someone because they belong to a different species?
The same pain is equally bad, regardless of whether it is experienced by whites, blacks, men, women, children, the disabled, or animals.

Species exploitation and discrimination are just as wrong as racism and sexism.

Remembrance days such as Animal Rights Day on December 10th remind us that work and struggle are more necessary and important today than ever.

Animals cannot go to court themselves and stand up for their rights, so they need us.

We will not betray them and will continue to fight for the abolition of their slavery

My best regards to all, Venus

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