Posted on April 7, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Report from the blog of DirectActionEverywhere
In 2017, I entered a Land O’ Lakes dairy farm in California with a team of DxE investigators and the horrors I saw sent me on an unexpected journey.
Was this farm just an anomaly, or was this routine treatment of dairy cows and their babies?
I couldn’t understand how the dairy industry gets away with such cruelty – especially a company like Land O’ Lakes that boasts about following strict animal welfare guidelines.
I have now gone into 14 Land O’ Lakes farms in California and Wisconsin, the nation’s top dairy-producing states.
With the help of more than 20 grassroots investigators, we now have footage proving that this company routinely violates its own welfare standards, as well as animal cruelty laws.
(It was only today that I realized that the video couldn’t be seen. The meat producers didn’t like it.
Through this link, you can go to the group’s Facebook page and watch the video).
We have a 2-minute video proving that Land O’Lakes is going out of its way to mislead customers. Please watch and share on Facebook or Instagram.
We’re reporting this cruelty, reaching out to company representatives, and sharing our findings with journalists.
The Fresno Bee just published a story about our investigation findings which you can read and share here.
Don’t be fooled by false advertising about “happy cows” and “pure milk.” There is nothing happy nor pure about the dairy industry, and when we take direct action, we can expose that.
Many thanks to everyone who helped with this investigation on the ground, and to all of you supporting online.
Together, we are shattering the “humane” myth and making real progress for animal rights. If you can support this work financially, please chip in here.
Alexandra Paul (DxE)
And I mean…In order to understand that we are dealing with animal cruelty inherent in the system and that the NOT documented suffering is much, much worse, one would actually only have to add one and one together.
There is no animal welfare in the system of animal exploitation because the sentient being is degraded to a commodity.
But there can still be thousands of such videos, the meat-eater simply rationalizes this further as “blatant exception” and “individual misconduct” rightly.
And even if you point out crystal clear misunderstandings and errors to consumers, they’ll come back with their “free choice” the next time.
So, even after videos like this, doesn’t a meat-eater need to give reasons why not to be vegan?
So there is no need to provide an explanation of why animals are being forced to impregnate, imprisoned, deprived of their children, exploited, and killed when they are not productive?
Then we are dealing with a moral declaration of bankruptcy.
My best regards to all, Venus
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Posted on April 7, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Sea Shepherd Germany
“We probably weren’t their preferred rescuer, but sometimes you don’t get to decide who rescues you.” – Capt. Peter Hammarstedt, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
A 110-day Sea Shepherd chase of the world’s most notorious poaching vessel has ended in dramatic and deliberate scuttling in a remote area near the equator.
On April 6, the infamous Patagonian toothfish poaching vessel, the Thunder, sank in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Sao Tome, under what can best be described as “incredibly strange” and suspicious circumstances.
The alleged stateless pirate ship had been tailed by Sea Shepherd ship the Bob Barker for nearly 4 months, while the organization’s sister ship, the Sam Simon, collected incriminating evidence as part of Sea Shepherd’s non-violent intervention mission, Operation Icefish.
The Sea Shepherd 2014-2015 Southern Ocean defense campaign Operation Icefish was launched to expose and shut down six illegal fishing vessels (the Bandit 6) exploiting vulnerable species and ecosystems in remote areas of the Antarctic.
Interpol estimates the Thunder made over $76 million in illegal catches since being blacklisted in 2006. The poaching vessel is also expected to play a significant hand in human trafficking and modern-day slavery.
Continue reading →
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Posted on April 6, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
the best nights are those with the Wolf concert.
regards and have a good night, Venus
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Posted on April 6, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
In Flanders, eleven of the 16 fur manufacturers want to close earlier, and the only producer of foie gras in Flanders is also going out of business.
From the end of 2023, such establishments will be banned in Flanders.
Those who close earlier receive a bonus. A special commission will determine the value of the company and the premium will be calculated on this basis.
In order for the businesses to close as early as possible, the premium will decrease over time.
“Fur-farming is still profitable, but animal welfare comes first,” says the Flemish Minister for Animal Welfare, Ben Weyts (N-VA).
Fur farming has been banned in Wallonia since 2015, but at that time there were no longer any farms.
Foie gras can still be produced in Wallonia.
And I mean… From a legal point of view, fur animals are either not protected at all or completely inadequately, and this applies worldwide.
In 1999 the Council of Europe adopted a “Recommendation” on fur animals on farms.
However, this was completely inadequate, as cage management remains permissible in a confined space.
Wire mesh floors live, the animals spend their entire lives in narrow mesh cages living on wire mesh floors, without a sheltered place to sleep, without opportunities to retreat from their own species, without opportunities to move around, and without variety.
In many EU countries, there are no further regulations for fur farms, and in order to continue to earn money with animal cruelty, the mink breeders even ignore the minimal requirements of the legal situation.
While the fur farms in Europe are gradually becoming fewer, the Chinese fur farmers benefit from the non-falling demand and therefore the low supply of European farms is lucrative for them.
Since their biggest competitor Denmark is currently “paralyzed”, prices and products on the Chinese market are rising.
The Chinese government banned the trade in wild animals at the beginning of the corona pandemic, but by reclassifying mink, fox, and raccoon from wild animals to “special farm animals” in April, these animals can still be traded and killed for the fur industry.
The list of countries that pave the way for a fur-free future continues to grow: Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Japan, Croatia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Austria, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic …
In September 2020, France announced a mink farm ban with a five-year transition period.
Strictly speaking, the commercial breeding and killing of fur animals are not prohibited in Germany.
However, from 2022 onwards, the minimum requirements for keeping animals have been tightened to such an extent that keeping fur animals is no longer economically viable.
One can only hope that the economic losses in the fur industry caused by Corona will turn things around.
My best regards to all, Venus
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Posted on April 6, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SOKO animal welfare comment:
EU plan for the massive feeding of animals to animals!
The EU intends to radically soften the rules on feeding animal protein to livestock.
The main goal is to create a new kind of animal exploitation.
Insects are intended to replace soybeans and to be produced industrially for factory farming of pigs and chickens.
Here, of course, it is pointed out again that insects would feel less or different pain.
This derogatory argument is also known from fish and marine invertebrates.
The goal is maximum exploitation with minimal consideration for living beings that we barely understand and whose sensory perceptions we have absolutely no idea.
The factory farming groups are already looking forward to it.
Can they sell themselves as sustainable at the expense of countless living beings?
The motto remains the same: They are different, they are alien to us, so they may be killed en masse just to slaughter more animals for a senseless and cruel industry.
Values EU: One does not break this fatal and deadly cycle if one exploits and kills a further trillion animals.
Here you can write your opinion to the EU.
Make it factual, otherwise, they won’t take it seriously.
About this initiative- Summary
Since the enforcement of a total feed ban, in 2001, the epidemiological situation regarding BSE has considerably improved in the EU with no classical BSE case since 2016 and 24 Member States having a negligible BSE-risk status.
In addition, the Farm-to-Fork strategy aims at making better use of the protein and other feed material produced in Europe. With a view to addressing this dual context, the proposal mainly allows the use of insect protein and non-ruminant protein in poultry and pig feed.
The Commission would like to hear your views.
This draft act is open for feedback for 4 weeks. Feedback will be taken into account for finalizing this initiative.
Feedback received will be published on this site and therefore must adhere to the feedback rules.
And I mean…If we have understood correctly, should another factory farming be created for factory farming?
What will “insect breeding” ultimately feed on?
And all of this to keep meat production running.
Obviously, it was not enough for the EU that almost a third of the Amazon was destroyed for animal feed, it was not enough that insects are destroyed with poisons approved by the EU … now the meat producers want to feed animals with animals
Instead of really tackling the global problem of CO2 emissions at the root, abolishing factory farming, and creating a different awareness of life, the EU Commission continues to abuse and use animals for consumption and even add another species.
Ergo: even more CO2 emissions … because such mass production systems will certainly not be environmentally friendly and CO2 neutral …
Once more we can see how much power meat producers wield over the EU.
My best regards to all, Venus
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Posted on April 5, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Animal rights activists ”are committed to the latest arson attack (Translation of the old article from the “Naturally Hunting” blog.
To avoid misunderstandings: All translated wording comes from the author of this article, which is in the link, below)
Photo: Thomas Hohendahl
After a cowardly arson attack on a shooting range in Lower Saxony (we reported) there is a letter of confession.
Again the sender is the “Animal Liberation Front” (ALF).
The spelling and style match the letters confessing responsibility after arson attacks on sleeping facilities in Hildesheim (we reported) and Göttingen.
The subject of the letter is hard to beat in audacity and arrogance.
The self-proclaimed “animal rights activists” headlines: A.L.F renovated shooting range “.
Again, the criminals do not shy away from personal threats and advise the association “to continue operating the shooting range if there is interest in renovations in the private sector”.
Photo: Thomas Hohendahl
To the background:
During the night from Friday to Saturday (in May 2016), several perpetrators left a trail of devastation on the shooting range in Banteln (Lower Saxony)
The 100-meter run was completely destroyed by incendiary devices, and the technology on the “running wedge” shooting range also has to be completely renewed.
In addition, the perpetrators glued locks destroyed a lawnmower, and clogged the chimney with construction foam.
The damage is estimated at a good 150,000 euros.
The club intends to resume regular operations in mid-June. Not only hunters from the area train at the shooting range, special police units (SEK and MEK) also practice there regularly.
Photo: Thomas Hohendahl
You can read the letter of confession from A.L.F, which can hardly be surpassed in audacity and complacency, below:
“alf renovated shooting range
after visiting two training facilities in Hildesheim and göttingen in the past few months, we renovated the shooting range on the oberg in banteln (Lower Saxony) free of charge during the night from friday to saturday.
after all, the hunters should be able to really feel at home with practice shooting on the following saturday.
We advise the operating club to continue operating the shooting range if there is interest in renovations in the private sector.
After observing the property in need of renovation for several weeks, we could finally get started.
We hope that glued locks, a lawn tractor that has been converted to a foot drive, and the use of the shooting lanes as a campfire were able to give the hunters a warm welcome so that they can spend an eventful day on this beautiful shooting range with friends and acquaintances (the club’s website). were able to practice real driven hunt situations and prepare perfectly for the hunting season ”(the club’s website).
Excursus: driven hunt
driven hunt is a great activity for anyone who finds it entertaining to drive hundreds of individuals into a corner with the help of so-called hunting dogs and then to murder them.
in addition to the hundreds of deaths, it is also an exciting event for the survivors.
Finally, the own reference group is clearer again and the orphaned children are also happy that they are finally on their own.
At this point, a big thank you, from us to you, for all your efforts! and please be careful not to blow each other over.
we would be really very sad if we couldn’t continue to support you with this great fun.
we will continue to look after the members of the club closely if the shooting range should continue to operate.
because we, too, would like to continue to practice hunting individuals so that the next real murder goes as planned, regardless of the senseless and unacceptable motivation
weidmanns heil (common greeting among German hunters)
your alf-“
Photo: Thomas Hohendahl
And I mean…It is interesting that the shooting range is used not only by several hunters in the region but also by various police units.
According to the chairman of the association, Thomas Hohendahl, “all members and users of the shooting range are particularly shocked because the association “Schießstand Oberg” is very socially committed and repeatedly supports variously charitable (!!!) projects in the region”.
So far, however, there has been no suspicion of who might have committed the act, and the activists remain, luckily, unknown to this day.
Although the association offered a reward of 5000 euros for “useful information”.
Obviously, the association is not so popular as its chairman Hohendahl thought, otherwise the many denouncers in the village would have done a “charitable act”- because of such a reward- and would have whistled the activists.
A big Thank you, alf!
My best regards to all, Venus
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Posted on April 5, 2021 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
by Joseph Buddenberg from the Blog of Animal Liberation Press Office
In July 2013, a bobcat living in a filthy rusted cage was liberated from the clutches of an aspiring fur farmer. The animal was never recaptured — a victory in the war against wildlife.
For this and other actions on behalf of fur-bearing animals, I would later be arrested by a team of FBI agents and sent to federal prison.
This is what the U.S. Government calls terrorism.
The communique read:
“In the early morning hours of July 27, the Animal Liberation Front visited the
property of Shelli Frazier in the town of Plains, Montana, completely surrounded by the beautiful Lolo National Forest.
Frazier applied in 2006 for a permit to imprison bobcats on her property in a fur farm that she hoped would eventually grow to sixty cats.
Despite already making living breeding horses, she perhaps felt that this could be a lucrative side business. We arrived at her unpublished address determined to correct her mistake, and watch her investments run free into the wilderness.
Exploration of the site revealed that the force of economics had already precluded any need for the force of boltcutters – strewn about this disgusting and decrepit property were large empty cages, the rusted remains of Shelli Frazier’s dreams.
It was not until we checked every single run in an empty cat hutch tucked at the back of the northern lot that we found the tragic consequences of her business ineptitude. In one of the runs, huddling against the back wall, surrounded by rotting food, mildewed wood, and his own feces, was alone bobcat.
The sight of a creature so majestic in a state so pathetic cannot be done justice with words.
We have yet been unable to determine why Frazier kept him and alone, but if it was a sense of sentimentality, it certainly was not evident from his treatment. Emaciated and filthy, his beauty was evident even through the matted fur and traumatized stare, with his bushy jowls and black ear tufts.
To be in such proximity to this creature, staring into his haunting yellow eyes, changed every member of our cell.
We could only speculate as to how he had suffered and what he had seen, but we could know with certainty that he deserved a shot at freedom.
We opened his cage and left.
Shelli Frazier is not the only cruel human ever to keep such noble cats in tiny cages in Lolo National Forest.
More than two decades ago, Rodney Coronado visited Cole MacPherson’s bobcat prison in the town of Lolo just an hour’s drive south of Plains. MacPherson’s farm was Frazier’s fantasy – a shed of sixty pacings, neurotic, traumatized large cats.
Though he was forced to close shop around 2005, the ALF still keeps tabs on MacPherson – today, he continues his dental practice in Missoula.
This should be a lesson to Frazier.
If you ever again hold wild creatures captive on your land, we will breach it to free them”
And I mean…It is a glorious thing that we live in a world where individuals regularly demonstrate the ultimate act of compassion – risking their freedom for the freedom of others.
Eventually, we will owe a historic achievement to the people who freed the prisoner at Frazier Fur Farm: because with that they achieved, possibly, doubling the wild lynx population in Montana.
And of course the end of an excruciating imprisonment
Thank you A.L.F
My best regards to all, Venus
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