Posted on February 4, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Target: Dr. Yudhbir Sharma, District Manager of Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in California.
Goal: Launch full investigation into allegations of animal cruelty and violations of food labeling standards against lamb meat producer.
Animal rights group Compassion Over Killing has released horrific undercover footage showing what appears to be cruel treatment of animals at a meat plant owned by Superior Farms, the United States’ leading producer of lamb meat.
Footage shows lambs having their throats brutally sawed at with a knife in repeated strokes, in apparent violation of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
Many of these innocent animals were seen still moving and trying to breathe, even after their throats had been cut. Almost as worrisome was the revelation of potential health code violations.
According to investigators, workers were documented removing “best by” and “packed on” date labels from finished products and replacing them with labels with later dates more than a dozen times, essentially lying to consumers about the freshness of their products. The slaughterhouse has denied these claims and asserts the labels were simply wrong.
The FSIS department of the USDA must do its job to ensure that Superior Farms is abiding by animal welfare and labeling standards. Demand that they launch a full investigation of Superior Farms and penalize them as necessary if found guilty of these alleged violations.
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Lets see what Emperor Trump does about this – the USDA has closed down a lot of its website (see earlier post) so that animal abusers cannot be tracked
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Dr. Sharma,
A video from an undercover investigation shows workers at a California meat plant owned by Superior Farms brutally slaughtering lambs in methods that apparently violate the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. The video also shows workers changing dates of “best by” labels on finished products, apparently deceiving their consumers about the freshness and quality of their meat.
I ask that the FSIS launch a full investigation of Superior Farms and punish them harshly if these allegations are found to be true.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
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Posted on February 4, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
9 hours ago – The Agriculture Department has removed animal welfare inspection reports, enforcement records and other information about the treatment of animals from its website, … In place of the online database is a new message from the … actions to remove documents” related to the Animal Welfare Act and the …
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7 hours ago – Records have in the past led to the shutdown of subpar research facilities. … The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today removed public access to tens of … animals are being treated humanely under the Animal Welfare Act. Henceforth, those wanting access … Mexican scientists feel the Trump effect.
Missing: adm records
3 hours ago – This includes animal welfare inspections and records about the … However, the reports already remove the locations of facilities and other sensitive information … And while the animal welfare act specifically excludes farmed …
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Importance: High
SEE THIS URGENT TRUMP ADM. REMOVING RECORDS ON ANIMAL WELFARE ACT RELATED INFORMATION ON LINE, RESEARCHES, CRUELTY ETC
SEE ENTIRE EMAIL – STORY FROM INTERNET PASS ON
That orange, cheeto-dusted nightmare in the White House is not only going to get us into a war, but he is going to be bad for animals as well. Friday, February 3rd, 2017
Today, without warning, the Trump administration ordered that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service immediately take offline thousands and thousands of records related to Animal Welfare Act-related entities, including research facilities that experiment on dogs and cats.
This database contained inspection reports that allowed the public to see a host of law enforcement records related to the Animal Welfare Act. These records included inspection reports from facilities who were violating the law, annual reports that allowed the public to know what laboratories are experimenting on animals, how many animals are used for research, and other related information. Now the public will have not even any basic statistical information going forward regarding animal use in the United States. The rule also affects other regulated entities, including puppy mills, circuses, and zoos. This new rule from the Trump administration allows those who break the law to evade public scrutiny.
This move makes it IMPOSSIBLE to find out where animals are located, their treatment and any violations, essentially giving carte blanche to anyone to hide animal violations, and violate animal welfare laws, among other things.
Because this information will now be hidden, it also makes it impossible for us to take action against facilities abusing animals, or even reach out to facilities using animals to offer assistance in placing beagles in loving homes.
BFP is looking at legal options to force the Trump administration to reverse course on this decision that destroys transparency.
Please help by contacting your members of Congress here and urging them to change this rule. We need more transparency surrounding animal research, not less.
This move will not go un-noticed.
Animals in laboratories will NOT BE HIDDEN.
Just as has been our mission for the Past 6 years,
Animals in labs will be SEEN,
Animals in labs will be HEARD, and
Animals in labs will be FREED!
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Posted on February 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
From ‘Free Tibet’ – London:
Tibet remains the second least free place in the world in Freedom House’s annual survey.
Freedom House, the influential American human rights and democracy organisation, published its annual Freedom in the World report (PDF) today. The report assesses political freedom in countries and territories across the world and gives a damning assessment of political rights and civil liberties in occupied Tibet.
Tibet was classified overall as being ‘Not free’. Using a scale from 1 to 7 (with 1 being most free and 7 being least free) Tibet was rated a 7 for both political rights and civil liberties.
Only 13 countries and territories received this lowest possible grade, including North Korea, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.
Tibetan musician freed after four years in jail
Free Tibet had previously pushed for the release of Amchok Phuljung as part of its Jailed Musicians campaign
Amchok Phuljung, a Tibetan musician who sang about the Dalai Lama, has been freed after serving four years in prison.
Despite official warnings, the Tibetan musician’s family staged a grand welcome for his return home and several videos and pictures circulating on social media show him being adorned with ceremonial scarves. Fellow musicians are seen in the clips celebrating Phuljung’s return while renowned Tibetan poet Nyen is also seen welcoming him home.
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Posted on February 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Animal Cruelty Will Continue Under Proposed Transport Regulations.
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SAV Comment – so it is not only the EU that is useless at enforcing its own ‘Regulations’ !
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Posted on February 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Photos – Reuters.
Heartbreaking photos reveal suffering of Mosul zoo animals including a lion and a bear left to starve to death by ISIS
These shocking photos reveal the suffering of Mosul zoo animals after they were left to starve to death by cruel ISIS thugs.
An emaciated lioness was found cowering in a squalid cage and lying on exposed cables at Al-Murur public park after the area was liberated from the terror group.
Another heartbreaking image shows a bear looking mournfully through the rusting bars of its enclosure.
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Posted on February 2, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SaveKoreanDogs need your partnership to save the Korean dogs.
SaveKoreanDogs need your generosity to continue their important work of closing down dog farms and caring for the dogs rescued from South Korea’s dog meat industry. Donations have been very low and they are having difficulty paying for the running costs of their 3 shelters – home to 400 dogs rescued from the dog farms they managed to close down. They have just had a successful press conference which was the culmination of a campaign they have been working on over the past few months, which urged the Korean Government to pass the proposed amendment by the National Assemblyman Changwon Pyo for stronger Animal Protection Law. They are planning to launch another press campaign, in around October this year, to put pressure on the new Government, following the election of South Korea’s new President.
SaveKoreanDogs has many plans for 2017, which include:
An education program for senior citizens, to teach them about companion animals;
Hiring of additional staff to manage the shelters and provide better care for the dogs in their sanctuaries;
Hiring undercover agents to crack down dog farms and slaughterhouses;
Working on the Government level to bring about legislation that protects companion animals and to end the dog meat trade.
All of these plans cannot be realized and the good works accomplished without your generous support. So please donate whatever you can afford today – however small. Every penny makes a difference and saves the lives of these animals. Thank you for caring!
SaveKoreanDogs is a registered nonprofit charity in South Korea.
Speak out against the Notorious Gimpo’s “Dog Valley”!
“We found dog valley in Gimpo yesterday. Has an awful feeling being in the saddle of a mountain with about 10 dog farms all in the same small area, most with tall steel fences so you cannot see in, and everyone watching you as you drive in and out. Very odd feeling.” – A source in Korea.
Gimpo, Korea is one of the worst violators of animal protection laws in South Korea with countless dog farms terrorizing and brutalizing the helpless dogs while their government has turned a blind eye. We currently have two Sister City Campaigns targeting Gimpo. Please click below to take action on these campaigns TODAY! Updated Sister City Campaign – Gimpo, South Korea Sister City Campaign – Gimpo, South Korea – Liberty County, Georgia
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Posted on February 2, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Hi Mark,
Wow – the boss of HSBC was just grilled about forest destruction in front of CEOs and Prime Ministers.[1] He knows that thousands of people like you have seen the footage and spoken up – yet he had the cheek to tell an audience that HSBC is properly protecting forests. It’s time to tell him that we know the truth – with thousands and thousands of emails in his inbox.
He’ll be hoping that this campaign – and his embarrassing public grilling at the biggest economic meeting in the calendar – has gone unnoticed. So let’s prove the exact opposite.
Can you send the boss of HSBC an email right now to prove the world is watching – and demanding he protects forests?
The fact that the head of HSBC was quizzed in front of world leaders shows just how much pressure we’re piling on the bank together – a mere week after we started campaigning.
To make matters worse for HSBC, our campaign has unleashed a storm of media articles in Europe, Australia and Asia shaming one of the world’s biggest banks with just the kind of publicity it didn’t want. The pressure is building – so there’s no way we can give HSBC a break now.
The boss of HSBC told the audience last week that the bank is “a potential force for good.” But we know there’s nothing good about pumping hundreds of millions into palm oil companies destroying forests.[2] Don’t let the boss of a billion dollar bank get away with weasel words – please send HSBC an email calling on it to stop funding forest destruction.
Thanks for taking a stand,
Max, Jonathan, Bev, James and the whole team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific
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