Asociatia Ador would like to thank ALL our dear friends as we share the grief of the Murder of the 220 dogs at the Botoşani Public Shelter Romania
This video is in Memory of the Dogs Killed at the Botoşani Public Shelter Romania 11th May 2011. ‘IN THE ARMS OF THE ANGELS’ – created at http://animoto.com
Best regards, Venus
We, as an NGO, have very serious concerns about the welfare of the animals involved with this incident.
Lets go back to 2011 and an incident in South Korea. I remembering covering it at the time with SAV, and it disgusted me then, as it still does today. Thousands of pigs BURIED ALIVE !
Lets face it and be truthful; I am not afraid to say; the Far East (China, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan etc) do not really give a damn when it comes to the welfare of animals. They claim to be modern and very ‘hip’ with their mobile phone technology; but with other issues such as the treatment of sentient beings; they still live in the dark ages.
I will be trying to get more info on exactly how these animals were culled and by what means. I will be publishing it as a separate post if and when I get answers. In the meantime have a look at what I covered way back in 2011. Have things changed ? – I have concerns that they have not. With the way that they intensively rear pigs, sadly I look at these nations as simple folk who will do the easiest and cheapest method of anything when it comes to keeping them and their welfare.
I don’t apologise for anything I say – to me, they are all heathens. I do see it as a kind of ‘Karma’ – the pig bites back; this is what happens when you cause them immense suffering in their pitiful; suffering ‘lives’; and treat them with the utmost disrespect.
Such is the Far east and animal ‘welfare’.
Regards Mark.
Old post links from SAV 2011:
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Incurable virus detected in a pig imported from Guangdong province in mainland China
Hong Kong will cull 6,000 pigs after its first ever case of African swine fever was found in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with mainland China.
Sophia Chan, Hong Kong’s secretary for food and health, said the incurable virus was found in a pig imported from a farm in Guangdong province on the mainland where an outbreak has devastated herds.
Pork is China’s staple meat and its price and availability is considered a matter of national concern. Shortfalls in supply have increased demand for pork from producers in the US, with whom China is locked in a tariff battle.
Chan said the culling was necessary so that thorough cleansing and disinfection could be conducted. Operations at the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse would be suspended until the disinfection work was completed, she said. “We will enhance the surveillance and also testing of pigs, and currently we collect samples from pigs with ASF symptoms for testing, and in the future we will step up the sampling of other pigs for testing.”
The territory’s fresh pork supply would be reduced in the near future but there would still be a limited supply of live pigs available from another slaughterhouse, she said.
Unlike swine flu, African swine fever cannot be transmitted to humans and Chan said well-cooked pork remained safe for consumption.
Concerns about the spread of African swine fever to the US recently led organisers to cancel the World Pork Expo scheduled for June in the state of Iowa. Denmark has begun erecting a 70km fence along the German border to keep out wild boars in an attempt to prevent the spread of the fever, which could jeopardise the country’s valuable pork industry. Russia has been hit hard and some have speculated the Chinese outbreak may have originated from there.
In the spring of 2017, PETA published images that showed how baby elephants in the Hannover Adventure Zoo have been beaten and tormented so that they can perform circus-like tricks for visitors. The zookeepers use the elephant hook – a stick with a pointed metal hook – to make the animals docile. PETA subsequently filed criminal charges.
During the ongoing investigation, an eyewitness told us about further maltreatment of elephants at the Hannover Zoo. She also watched the elephants being beaten arbitrarily and violently by the zookeepers. Here is an excerpt from her report:
“The orderlies entered the enclosure and immediately there was stress among the animals. What I saw then still makes me very angry and incredibly sad today. […] I saw a zoo keeper directly approach an elephant and forcefully (he hit his arm) rammed the hook into his skin. “
Peta has forwarded the eyewitness’s observations to the relevant prosecutor and filed a criminal complaint.
What happened after that?
August 2017: preliminary investigation is closed
The public prosecutor’s office had appointed three highly biased experts from zoo-close circles as experts.
First report: “In the situations shown on the video sequences, however, it should be recognized that the animals would have suffered considerable pain, suffering and damage, although here are no signs of rawness recognizable.
The infliction of considerable pain or suffering, however, was repeated as evidenced by the evidence provided. “
Second report: “Although it comes in some sequences to an exaggerated and inappropriate use of the elephant hook, the evidence for a very strict and hard training at the Zoo Hannover documented; the film scenes are too short overall to be able to make a comprehensive assessment. In addition, it was not conclusively shown to what extent it actually came to a significant physical impairment of an elephant”.
Conclusion
Even these statements and indicia were considered inadequate to bring charges against the elephant torments. In addition, the prosecution argues: “Neither images nor on video sequences concrete injuries were recognizable.”
October 2017: PETA submits new expert opinion.
We laid the long-standing elephant curator and zoo vet of the Cologne zoo, Dr. med. Olaf Behlert, video recordings for review.
Dr. Olaf Behlert spent more than 25 years curating elephants and 30 years as a zoo veterinarian in the Cologne Zoo before retiring in 2016 due to age.
Complaint to the Attorney General
In his 18-page evaluation of the footage, which lasts several hours, the expert leaves no doubt that the elephants were intentionally causing considerable suffering by the staff and that “clear and serious violations of the animal protection law” exist.
PETA has lodged a complaint with the Prosecutor General’s Office against the termination of the preliminary investigation and the opinion of Dr. Ing. Behlert is now submitted as additional evidence.
January 2018: termination of preliminary investigation confirmed
Attorney General in Celle has confirmed the termination of the preliminary investigation. The reason: It was not sufficiently proven that the elephants were treated by the violent handling in the zoo Hannover “significant pain and suffering”.
Summer 2018: Attitude without elephant hook begins
In the summer of 2018, the Zoo Hannover has begun with provisional measures to switch to “protected contact” in which the elephants are no longer beaten with the elephant hook.
However, the zoo also sent a family of five Asian elephants to the Belgian zoo, Pairi Daiza, to make way for the enclosure.
For show performances and daily riding, the zoo in Brussels trains the elephants with the elephant hook – so they are exposed to further maltreatment there.
How do we proceed now??
We will continue to work to stop the maltreatment of elephants in German zoos! No matter what kind of housing a zoo practices, elephants can never live in an appropriate way in captivity.
You can also help us fight zoos in the zoo: Please visit no zoos and tell friends and acquaintances about the suffering lives of elephants in zoos.
https://www.peta.de/zoo-hannover-elefanten-verfahren-2017
My comment: The Hannover “Adventure” Zoo received grants worth three million euros from the city in 2010. New data on state subsidies are not available.
One thing is certain: this prison is (also) supported by the state.
The director must go – and the perpetrators must be punished. Because these do not work as a passion, they torture with enthusiasm.
To the pain of the animals comes the fear. The elephants are helplessly at the mercy of the psychopaths who torture them. The adult elephants can only watch their children being beaten. It stresses the life in the zoo anyway extremely. While hiking in freedom up to 80 kilometers a day, they are locked in these prisons in the smallest of spaces.
There are a few stupid parents who think that they can teach their children the life of the wild animals, when they visit with them the inmates and look into what a miserable life we humans have condemned these animals.
The only animal that causes the captivity of other animals and still finds it great, is the human being!
My best regards to all, Venus
We (WAV) have been showing the rescue work of Animals Asia on this site whenever we get new and updated information.
Here is the link to one of our past posts:
Well now we can bring you the first video footage of rescued bear ‘Aurora’ who was rescued back in December 2018 enjoying her new life with other friends at the AA sanctuary.
Posted by Dobi Finley | May 6, 2019
This lovely video update is from animal welfare group Animals Asia, and shows one of their rescued sun bears making her first-ever friends!
The adorable bear is named Aurora, and she was rescued in December 2018. Aurora had spent the first 15 years of her life in a barren cage, held in cruel captivity as someone’s exotic “pet.” When this sun bear was first found, she was in awful shape, both physically and emotionally.
After her rescue, Aurora had to spend several months in quarantine and at the wildlife hospital recovering from her injuries after so many years of neglect. Once she made a full recovery, she was transferred to Animals Asia’s rescue center in Vietnam.
Since Aurora was most likely poached from the wild as a cub, she had not been around other bears in over 15 years — and her caretakers were unsure how she would react, or if she even knew how to socialize.
Much to everyone’s delight, this sweet bear instantly began making friends with five other sun bears at the sanctuary. Aurora is so playful and loving that she is even helping some of the shier bears come out of their shells.
Now, all of the rescued sun bears — Aurora, Goldie, Sassy, Annemarie, Murphy, and Layla — are just one big happy family! They all get to live in an outdoor enclosure filled with trees, a swimming pool, and lots of toys and climbing enrichment. They are able to express natural behaviors such as foraging, and finally live their lives the way sun bears are meant to live.
Aurora loves to wrestle with her new friends, play with them on the grass, and eat and forage next to them — and she even likes sharing sleeping baskets. These darling sun bears were able to overcome their traumatic pasts, and as you can see in the video they are now having the time of their lives.
Once there, please click on ‘HERE’ to take further actions and to see the videos.
Dismiss SNU’s Prof Lee Byeong-Chun for cruel experiments on retired cloned detection dogs
College of Veterinary Medicine professor Lee Byeong-Chun at the Seoul National University, who hides behind his researcher’s mask, must immediately be removed from his position, and the government agency who granted Lee Byeong-Chun with government funds and the authority to do research on companion animals needs to take responsibility! The business of cloning dogs must be stopped.
You can sign the petition directly at:
Click on the following for full articles and information:
https://mailchi.mp/viva.org.uk/vivahealth-may19-newsletter?e=26c03356b8
Includes:
Something better change!
New research shows that people eating red and processed meat increase their risk of bowel cancer even if the amount they eat falls within government dietary guidelines.
Vitamin C – are you getting enough?
Vitamin C is necessary for growth and repair. It helps make collagen, one of the basic components in skin, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. It is also needed for wound healing, for healthy bones and teeth and helps us absorb iron from our diet.
Fat lies and bad science
The pro-fat lobby are determined get butter, cheese and beef back on the menu. Bad science, poor journalism and commercial interests are at the heart of this issue which has left many people confused.
Feeding the planet
A new study investigates which foods are truly sustainable and can feed the growing population.
Beef up without meat
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t bulk up by eating muscle (meat). Muscles develop by being used and the best diet to fuel this is a wholegrain, vegan one. This 7-day menu plan will help you gain muscle mass in the healthiest way possible.
Dodge dementia through diet
Can diet protect our long-term mental health and prevent Alzheimer’s disease? There have been many claims but even though important, it’s not something that often comes up in the pub or over a family dinner. I had a look at the scientific research and it turns out, it’s not that complicated! The research all points in the same direction.
Bite-size fact
Probably the most nutritious, health-protective foods in the world, berries are true heroes. They contain a wide range of essential nutrients and a whole lot more – a wealth of health-defending antioxidants which have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties and are great for your digestive system.
Even though berries are sweet, they don’t contain much sugar because much of their volume is pumped up by water. What little sugar they provide is well-balanced by the amount of fibre in them so it’s a healthy equation. Berries won’t cause sudden blood sugar spikes and as such are a great food for diabetics.
Despite numerous meat scandals, the meat industry has more than doubled in recent years in Germany.
Germany is one of the largest meat exporters in the world.
Although there are over 26 million pigs in Germany, pigs are even imported and slaughtered at German slaughterhouses. And: because of overproduction, meat is also produced for the dumpster.
Did you know that the small piglets from different countries are being carted to Germany? Or that Germany exports meat to China and imports cheap meat from other countries? Everything has to be cheap!
More than 16 million pigs are imported from abroad each year to Germany. In Germany, it is already stinking “to the skies”, because Germany was transformed within a very short time to a country where animal suffering is the order of the day.
Northern Germany: piglets die in a truck accident
For example: In Germany, 2000 pigs died in a fire in April – burned alive! There was a fire in a mega-farm with 60,000 pigs! (we have reported about it: https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/04/28/2000-piglets-burned-alive/)
74,000 pigs are approved in this plant! Imagine that! 74,000 animals on a pig farm, and in addition, it came out that cruel conditions prevailed in this farm after the undercover documentaries by animal rights activists.
The conditions in factory farming are so cruel that many pigs do not even make it to the slaughterhouse.
In 2018, commercial slaughterhouses produced 8.0 million tonnes of meat.
56.6 million pigs, 3.4 million cattle and about 600 million broiler chickens, so many animals were slaughtered for consumption.
But millions of animals do not make it to the slaughter and already pass painful.
Instead of better animal husbandry, there are now seminars for fattening owners, how they can prevent animal torments are revealed.
The consumer should get a “good conscience” when he reaches for the “cheap meat” in the supermarkets and discounters, which was also produced cheaply. As already mentioned, “it stinks to the sky”, including rotten meat.
Problematic livestock farming, resource consumption and excessive antibiotic treatments – there are many reasons why you should refrain from meat. Despite the meat scandals, the average German still consumes 60 kilograms of meat per year.
But not everything that the German meat consumer uses to meat comes from Germany. While Germany is one of the world’s largest meat producers, meat is also imported from other countries, such as the USA, Latin America or Asia.
China is now ordering more pork from the EU!
In 2018, China imported 1.2 million tonnes of fresh / frozen pork from Europe. In addition, 947,000 tonnes of pig innards were introduced, the latest figures from February 2019. A report from the meat industry in May 2017 confirmed that demand for pork in Germany and the EU is shrinking. Then we ask ourselves: why slaughter more pigs? The meat industry also has an answer to that: exports to third countries increased by 35 percent in pork. That’s why!
The demand for poultry meat, in contrast to other meats, increased by 3.7% in 2018.
1.8 million tons of poultry meat (slaughter weight) consumed in Germany in 2018. In Germany, 30 million chickens die each year before slaughter due to catastrophic housing conditions.
Phil Hogan (right), EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development believes that the published WHO report that meat is linked to cancer was “misinterpreted” !!. File photo: Alan Betson /And as factory farming is increasing and more and more animal cruelty on farms is being exposed, offers he Interest Group of pig farmers in Germany e.V. (ISN) its first seminars on “Stable Collapse”. The offer is free and exclusively for members. ISN Managing Director Dr.Torsten Staack will lead the seminars and describe his experiences with stable breakages. According to the announcement, the workshops will take place in January 2019 at the end of February / beginning of March in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.
Animal rights activists regularly discover the cruelty of animals in mass animal husbandry in the middle of Germany, in a top-country of EU. Again and again, only the dedication of these animal rights activists reveals shocking housing conditions, agonizing practices and even flagrant violations of animal welfare guidelines.
And again and again, the horrifying extent to which official controls on livestock farms fail.
As a country deals with its animals, so it deals with its people, we have also explored it!
My comment:
“Once upon a time there was a land of POETS and THINKERS
Now we are leading on export of WEAPONS and ANIMAL CADAVERS”
My best regards to all, Venus
Dear Mark,
Pheasant chicks are being shipped through Eurotunnel, destined to be gunned down for entertainment on British shooting estates. These birds were born on factory farms in France, where their parents remain incarcerated in barren battery cages.
Every year, 35 million birds are released into the countryside for the sole purpose of being shot, of which half are imported from overseas. Many of these day-old birds will suffer and die in transport boxes from exhaustion and stress, only metres away from passengers on Eurotunnel’s trains.
Together, with help from our supporters, the League Against Cruel Sports has already successfully stopped ferry companies P&O, Brittany Ferries and DFDS importing chicks on their ships.
Without Eurotunnel this cruel trade would struggle to continue. We’re urging you to publicly tweet Eurotunnel today to demand the company bans transport of game birds for shooting.
Thank you for giving animals a voice,
NICK WESTON
Head of Campaigns
PS: Twitter is a great way to make a difference, as it highlights these issues in the public. However, if you do not use Twitter then you can still contact the Eurotunnel CEO Jacques Gounon via email at jacques.gounon@eurotunnel.com
the Underside Band group from Nepal
Nepal isn’t known for its metal scene, but Underside have emerged nonetheless and they aren’t just playing awesomely heavy music – they are also protesting the beliefs of the country and religious doctrine they grew up with.
Their latest track and subsequent video is specifically targeting religious festival, Gadhimai, where thousands of animals are killed in the name of a god.
“We play metal and it’s not native to where we come from. That’s why we decided to use our native instruments as well as tell story from Nepal. You could say this is us redefining our sound. Gadhimai is the beginning of new era for Underside,” the band explain.
“Gadhimai is a festival where hundreds of thousands of animals are sacrificed in the name of god. If you put that in perspective, it’s hard to imagine that it’s still happening you know.
“We see it as ignorance and a perfect example of how religious doctrines blinds you and that killing innocent animals are justified.
“We don’t want to offend anybody’s religious faith and have no intention to make comments on that but if it involves killing of innocent animals for whatever ‘holy’ reason that you might consider, you are sick and fucked in your head.
“We want to send our message that we don’t support killing of animals and this video is rather symbolic where Gadhimai (goddess) finally wakes up and kills all her ignorant followers. The whole concept started from challenging the existing practice and us imagining would ‘God’ really want blood of these innocent animals if all the creatures were created by god as they say?”
Underside will be playing Download festival this summer. Check out the full video below!
https://animalliberationpressoffice.org
My comment: In August 21, 2014, the Animal Equality organization published the following message: The Gadhimai Temple Committee in Nepal announced that there will be no more animal sacrifices at the festival in the future! During the festival, which takes place every five years in southern Nepal, tens of thousands of animals were brutally killed last year in the name of tradition.
We are incredibly pleased with the decision of the temple committees and sincerely hope that the committee will stick to its word and will not revoke the decision before the next festival. (Animal Equality)
I firmly reject such traditions that violate the rights of animals.
The butchers run as fast as they can to catch and behead an animal. They believe that if they kill many animals they prove their devotion to their religion. They do not realize that what they are doing today is a crime and a sin on the 21st century.
For my morale, all this is ridiculous and 100% superstition. In the course of time and with the progress that the world makes, we need to change ourselves and the way we think. The good sides of all religions, cultures, traditions and customs should be continued, the negative aspects, which are associated with massacre of animals, however, must be abolished.
We all hope and wish that this year the blood orgies in Gadhimai will be missed.
My best regards to all, Venus
Further pictures of the slaughter – and links to when we campaigned about this on SAV – Regards Mark
‘Is the microphone really on?’: watch Greta Thunberg address UK MPs
Greta Thunberg (born 3 January 2003) is a school girl in Sweden who, at age 15, began protesting about the need for immediate action to combat climate change outside the Swedish parliament and has since become an outspoken climate activist.[1][2][3][4] She is known for having initiated the school strike for climate movement that formed in November 2018 and surged globally after the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) in December the same year. Her personal activism began in August 2018, when her recurring and solitary Skolstrejk för klimatet (“School strike for the climate”) protesting outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm began attracting media coverage.
On 15 March 2019, an estimated 1.4 million students in 112 countries around the world joined her call in the striking and protesting. Another event is scheduled for 24 May 2019.
Thunberg has received various prizes and awards for her activism. In March 2019, three members of the Norwegian parliament nominated Thunberg for the Nobel Peace Prize.
She recently visited London and addressed Members of Parliament.
See her speech here:
World Animals Voice 