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England: Nottingham March for World Day for Animals in Labs – 26/4/14.
Posted on April 25, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
England: Thank You For Positive Comment and Endless Support.
Posted on April 25, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Hi all;
And thank you to everyone who has left comments on the site. Unfortunately, we cannot respond personally to every comment, especially those relating to the structure of the site. I did put something out recently which was a general post which may help many starters with a few ideas – this is the link:
https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/19/from-the-founder/
We are spinning plates at the moment as we are massively involved with live animal transport work here in the EU – and this is keeping us very busy without putting anything into SAV. But we are trying to keep this site going also although not as much as we normally would.
You can see the latest post on memories of the live animal export trade from here in the UK at: https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/04/23/england-memories-of-the-live-animal-export-trade-then-and-now/
There are lots of good video clips showing lots of dedicated animal people fighting the trade here at the English ports. It is this work which we are now involved with as always and are currently up to our necks in – but we love it !
Our thoughts are always with our Australian friends who are fighting an endless battle out there against the trade in animal abuse which the government calls ‘live exports’. You will win, no doubt about it; just as we are witnessing the final nails going into the UK export coffin here at the moment. There is no need for animal suffering in such volume as with the live export trade.
So thank you for all your comments and suggestions; each are read and noted – and in the norm, many are very supportive of the site and what we are doing.
Keep on keeping on !!
Regards Mark
SAV Founder
Kent, England UK.
See pictures of lovely historic Kent, our home county – the ‘Garden of England’, at
I dont know who this picture is by, but I love it !!
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England: Memories of The Live Animal Export Trade – Then and Now.
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Above – Dutch Haulier Carrying Live UK Sheep for Export – 2nd May 2013.
As you probably know; (see ‘About Us’) the export, transport and trade in live animals has always been a massive ‘gripe’ of mine for the last 25 years or so. It is still as strong as ever and we are currently working with EU national authorities in some member states to hopefully bring about some prosecutions in the near future.
For this reason, only a certain amount of time can be given to SAV at the moment. We will attempt to keep on top of the ‘SAV’ situation, but for us, the live export work is also very important.
Below you will find a copy of something which was written by great friend and fellow anti-export campaigner Jane; who is here in Kent, England, the same location as us. I have known Jane for almost all the past 25 years of anti export campaigning and I can say that this girl has my un-devoted respect and admiration for everything she has undertaken to oppose the trade in live animal exports for so many years. Thank you Jane. The poster produced by Jane below sums up everything that needs to be said – for me personally it was witnessing small baby animals suffering in the back of livestock transporters heading for Europe many, many years ago.
Here are Jane’s words below. Many good people and fellow campaigners have now passed on, but they are still remembered by us all in our own ways for the devotion they gave to the fight against the export trade.
Mark – SAV Founder – Kent, England April 2014.
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Love J xx
Today, the 20th April marks the 19th anniversary of the resumption of live exports in Dover. Strong and passionate feelings against this vile trade were shown with many people giving up their freedom, maybe only for a day for most but several were remanded and then others spent months banned from Dover. It didn’t work as that just made three demo sites. A solid core of good people at all 3 places still worked together to fight the barbarity that passed by us daily and then we all felt the brunt of the excessive policing.. Excessive is putting it mildly !
Where is everyone now ? So many have passed away, They are not forgotten and are all missed and remembered . , It doesn’t matter the capacity in which they stepped forward or campaigned in, everyone was important and each did what they felt they could to add to the campaign. Some campaigned in a very forward way but for some, standing on the front line and even standing next to people they didn’t know took all their strength. – and that was before the convoy of masses of police and the many, many livestock transporters of calves and sheep came by. All brave people and always remembered…
Where is everyone now ? Unless you are involved with actively caring for rescued animals (you will be too busy) please think back and try to attend at some point. First Saturday in the month at Dover and next shipment most likely Ramsgate. The Dover date is a permanent date so nearly everyone should be able to make it once a year .
Some of us had previous experience with the ferry company campaigns but we didn’t expect the support in those days. 1995 showed that support could be gained and people were willing to come along and stand up (or sit down) for change. It was so heartwarming and very emotional to meet so many like-minded people
Some of us are still there . That day changed something in our lives and we knew that was it – no turning back ……
The price of sheep in English markets took a slight drop in price this week (April 2014). Be warned now, if this lowers more then the ‘Joline’ could be on the move quicker than the seasonal expectation.
Thank you to a supporter in France for the picture. U know who u are ! xx
A big big thank you to everyone who physically attends. It is so important.
Watch old footage from the early Dover protest days, and more recent protest videos (and actions !) at both Dover and Ramsgate ports, Kent, England, here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_5aNFW8lQQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAGB5UOHSZs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNWzFacaJyg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6khDfqzgWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aNeJGSFNvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwhnO1P-yfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8cJDk7lflk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0jVW6zjT8Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFSRCQDACkY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9plIDOFNoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULwFUSzDHXY
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Serbia: More Petition Support and Letters to Authorities Required – Please Act – See Below for Details.
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment: Please ensure you sign the petition below and cross post to all your friends and contacts – Thanks.
Dear supporters,
I, again, have to send a short reminder to everybody who signed this petition to please FORWARD it to your friends, family, colleagues and anybody who loves and cares about the animals.
The fact is that the city, kill shelter WILL BE OPENED again while the 550 dogs from a no-kill, private shelter WILL BE MOVED to kill pounds across Serbia.
I am sure people who LOVE animals will SIGN this petition to give these animals a voice BEFORE the horror pictures of inhumane treatment of animals in Subotica’s city shelter start circulating and then it WILL BE too late.
We are AGAINST the opening of a city, kill shelter and AGAINST the closure of a no-kill, private shelter “Alex”.
Please, also send direct email to the authorities who btw still haven’t responded to this petition.
Sample letter and email addresses are provided here: http://love-is-an-animal.blogspot.nl/2014/04/authorities-attempt-to-close-alex.html
Thank you very much!
Andrea
This message was sent by Andrea Sreiber using the Change.org system.
View the petition
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USA: Mercy For Animals Canada reveals heartbreaking cruelty to baby calves at one of the largest veal producers in North America.
Posted on April 23, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment:
Why there should NEVER be such a thing as Ag Gag – this would be what the producers wish to hide under such ‘protection’ yukspeak.
See the video by clicking on this link immediately below.
A breaking undercover investigation
by Mercy For Animals Canada reveals heartbreaking cruelty to baby calves at one of the largest veal producers in North America.
While working undercover, the investigator documented:
- Workers violently kicking, punching, and throwing baby animals
- Calves crammed into feces-covered wooden boxes barely larger than their own bodies, often chained by the neck, unable to even turn around or lie down comfortably for their entire lives
- Animals painfully stuck in the wooden slats of their crates
- Sick and injured animals left to suffer and slowly die in their own filth without proper veterinary care
Calves are highly intelligent and social animals who deserve better than a life of intensive confinement on a factory farm. In nature, these calves would be nursing from their mothers, frolicking in the sun, and playing with other calves. On veal factory farms like this, baby calves are deprived of everything that makes life even remotely worth living.
Veal crates are recognized as inherently so cruel they have been banned in eight U.S. states, Australia, New Zealand, and the entire European Union. Ohio banned the use of veal crates following another investigation by Mercy For Animals in 2010 at Buckeye Veal Farm. That MFA investigation also led Costco Wholesale, the third-largest grocery chain in America, to adopt a policy against purchasing veal from calves confined in crates.
Mercy For Animals is now calling on the Retail Council of Canada, which represents all of the major grocery chains in the country, to implement a new policy that prohibits the cruel confinement of calves in restrictive veal crates for all of its member grocery supply chains — a policy already supported by Costco, Metro, and Sobeys.
Please click here to sign the petition. Then, share the undercover investigation with friends, family, and colleagues and encourage them to take action as well.
And after you have asked the Retail Council to take a stand against this blatant animal abuse, please consider further helping calves and other farmed animals by exploring a diet free of eggs, dairy, and meat.
Sincerely,
Nathan Runkle
Executive Director
P.S. Want to support our vital work? Click here to make a donation.
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Free Tibet From Chinese Persecution. An Introduction To The London Based ‘Free Tibet’ Campaign.
Posted on April 17, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Normally we only deal specifically with global animal rights and animal welfare issues; but the ‘Free Tibet’ campaign is a human rights issue very close to my heart. Please support it – thank you;
Mark – SAV Founder.
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All the following is duplicated from the ‘Free Tibet’ website.
‘Free Tibet’ is a great organization which is based in London, England.
For a small monthly fee you can become a member of the organization – please click on the following link to join.
Read the latest news – Information link:
China secretly drills deepest shaft in Tibet
Monday, 7 April 2014
7km borehole in the Tibetan Plateau to assess the region’s fossil fuels
The deepest hole ever drilled into the earth at such extreme altitudes has been sunk in an undisclosed region of Tibet, according to mainland Chinese scientists who are following the project.
Mindful of Tibetan opposition, the Chinese government is discreetly funding various projects to drill exploratory shafts in Tibet to study samples and discover the commercial viability of its reserves.
The harsh Tibetan climate has so far stalled the exploitation of the plateau but the Chinese government is eager to extract Tibet’s abundant oil and natural gas.
Reports state that the two largest state-owned oil and gas companies are believed have been in the Tibetan region for nearly 20 years.
They aim to map the surrounding areas with detailed surveys and experimental drilling.
Further exploitation
Last August, China’s Ministry of Land signed a 20 million Yuan exploration agreement after Tibet showed “enormous oil and natural gas potential”.
Tibet is one of the last unexplored terrains for natural resources in the world and is gaining global attention from mining companies.
Chinese scientists warn against the rush to exploit Tibet’s rich minerals and hydrocarbons as mining projects have the potential to permanently damage Tibet’s fragile ecosystems.
Source: South China Morning Post
Tibetans protests
Many of the protests in Tibet have been Tibetans asking for land not to be desecrated and they have been met with violence by the authorities.
China’s mining, damming, logging and agricultural policies over the decades has devastated the plateau.
Tibet’s natural resources have been ruthlessly exploited by China, while Tibetans are denied the right to determine how their land is used.
This is the latest act of destruction of the Tibetan environment by China
Read more on Tibet’s environment.
Reaad the information below and lots more about the human rights issues in Tibet at – http://freetibet.org/about/human-rights-tibet
Human rights in Tibet
Tibetans’ civil and political rights are under constant attack by the Chinese authorities who will stop at nothing to suppress dissent.
Every aspect of Tibetan life is under siege from a Chinese leadership determined to gradually eradicate a whole culture.
The Tibetan flag and national anthem are banned.
Possession of a picture of the Dalai Lama can result in torture and imprisonment.
Even children face abuses of their freedom and human rights in Tibet.
Here are just a few human rights case studies of people who have suffered abuses under China’s regime.
Please do what you can to support the freedom of the people of Tibet from Chinese invasion.
Please consider donating to, or becoming a member of this group.
For a small monthly fee you can become a member of the organization – please click on the following link to join.
FREE TIBET !!
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England: UK Conservative Government To Rob Royal Botanical Gardens Of Funds – Disgrace !!!
Posted on April 16, 2014 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Above – Kew, London
Globally important conservation and science under threat at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew due to government cuts – £5M deficit will lead to loss of over 120 posts
Please sign the petition at:
The UK Government need to urgently reverse the existing cuts to Kew’s annual operating grant in aid funding, and to cancel the proposed and any further future cuts.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with sites at Kew Gardens, London and Wakehurst Place, Sussex is a world-leader in conservation and botanical science, with over 250 years of historical excellence in these fields.
Never before has Kew faced such a significant threat to its future. It now needs your help to ensure its globally-important plant and fungal collections can continue to be used to support plant and fungal science and conservation around the world.
In 1983, 90 per cent of Kew’s funding came from the UK Government as grant in aid. The current amount has dropped to below 40 per cent as of this year. Funding was reduced by £0.9M in 2009-10, £1M in 2010-11, and by an extra £0.5M year-on-year thereafter (see here).
Kew has now been told to expect further cuts of at least another £1.5M before the end of 2016.
Under the 1983 National Heritage Act, the UK Government committed to ensure that Kew is adequately resourced to fulfil its statutory obligations, which include: research; providing advice and education; plant-related services including quarantine; caring for world-renowned scientific collections, as national reference collections available for study; and as a resource for the public to gain knowledge and enjoy. The UK Government is no longer fulfilling its role to allow Kew to meet these obligations.
Kew has been dramatically increasing income from non-government funding streams through the work of their partner charity Kew Foundation, and via commercially-generated income, consultancy work, and research funding. Although there are plans to extend these efforts, they are no longer able to keep up with the rate of cuts in government funding and many areas of Kew’s work are not easily resourced externally.
Due to the cuts, Kew has announced that with a £5M deficit for this year, over 120 posts will be axed. The majority of posts will be lost in the areas of science and public engagement (report here.) In specialist careers measured in decades of experience, Kewwill lose dedicated, expert staff, and whole areas of work are likely to be halted.
As Sir David Attenborough was recently quoted as saying:
“Kew has an absolutely crucial role in looking after our botanical heritage and our botanical future. The important thing to remember is that it is the premiere botanical gardens in the world scientifically. People who think it is just a place to go to look at pretty flowers and flower beds are mistaking the importance of Kew Gardens. The Seed Bank is of world importance and it should be supported by the Government like a proper institution or university and the continuing idea that Kew Gardens is merely a playground and that you just put up the prices to look after it is a misguided assessment of the value of Kew. The Government and the scientific departments should recognise that and support it properly.”
Please show your support for Kew, and their continuing work for future generations, by signing this petition, and please encourage others to do the same.
Please sign the petition at:
SAV Comment:
As an Englishman and a plant and tree person; I have had the pleasure of visiting Kew and Wakehurst several times. I was privileged to have helped donate to the formation of the seed bank at Wakehurst.
To see what the UK government are now trying to do just for the sake of saving a few pounds is something which I would simply call a global, ecological and environmental disaster. Cameron and his lap dog cronies care not a toss for animal, environmental and other issues that many of us put at the top of our list. Cameron and his cronies are driven by just one thing – money – all the rest of the worlds issues can go to hell as far as he is concerned. The man is a prime fool.
Visit the Kew website at http://www.kew.org/
Watch a year at Kew – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUooTA9T8Vo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHQPnkm0VJM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXsekz0eJeg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6DDwXHW9qY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrkiqBcOHI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EbzcPRhShU
and more sub issues by clicking on the links on the right side of the video footage.
The money crazy Conservatives are the fools who are behind this campaign to destroy a world class centre which houses one of the greatest botanical research centres on the planet.
Owen Paterson and David Cameron –
Destroyers of the wonderful services provided by Kew and Wakehurst
For non-UK visitors,
Kew Gadens comprises two fabulous centres – the main botanical gardens in central London and also its sister offshoot – named Wakehurst Place, which is located out of London in the South East of England. Wakehurst is home to the world famous seed bank where thousands upon thousands of plant seeds are stored in perfect conditions for the future, should those plants ever become extinct in their natural environment. The seed bank at Wakehurst; part of Kew gardens, is one of the greatest treasures that this planet can hold.
Above: Wakehurst – the ‘other’ part of Kew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj2_ESj9b7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a8NaQK3gXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNEOVlqils
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NQ-BJ6z66I
The seed bank at Wakehurst
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Seed_Bank_Project
http://www.kew.org/visit-wakehurst/explore/attractions
Save Kew – please sign this petition.
Thanks
Mark
SAV Founder.
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