How primitive and anti-social can people be in the middle of Europe?

Bullfighting is a lucrative business. The arguments “tradition” and “culture” are only an invention of the bull mafia to get appropriate EU subsidies for this murderous spectacle.

The animal cruelty committed before the fight is kept secret from the public. Animals are tormented with devilish ingenuity.

Animal welfare organizations continue to fight with education campaigns against the martyrdom of the bulls. Unfortunately, Spain is overwhelmed with its social system and invests in this “tradition” of the primitive, millions instead of investing in the education system.

Furthermore, in the high season and with thunderous applause from the spectators, around 30,000 animals die each year in the arenas.

Almost none of the few brain-sick Europeans who regard this form of sadism as a “culture” and pay to see how a defenseless animal is massacred knows what really happens before the fight.

We will tell them that!

It starts with the days of transporting the bulls to the arena. In narrow containers they are brought on trucks in burning sunshine. Some lose up to 30 kilos and are so weakened that they collapse as soon as they are driven out of the stalls with iron forks.

Then the horns are counted. The animals are clamped in a headgear to saw off the horns, and then they are filed in a natural looking pointed shape.

This is for two reasons: first, to weaken the animal by the long-lasting, unbearable pain – inside the horns are as sensitive nerves, as in a tooth – and second, the bull loses the sense of the distance by the reduction and therefore always pushes into the void.

At the same time, the horns are also drilled in several places to the nerve and planted in the holes wood splinters, so that any defensive maneuvers for the bull to hell’s torment.

So that he can not shout of pain, the vocal cord is severed in some battle sites.

Drugs and tranquilizers are given to animals before drinking in water to alter and destabilize their natural behavior. Mostly, the back of a fighting bull is also dirty or bloody due to severe diarrhea. With Spanish pepper suppositories the intestines of the animals are made to bleed.

The night before the gruesome spectacle, the bulls are either placed on their backs in cramped boxes, or they push long nails through the genitals to prevent them from lying down and further weaken them through this incredible torture during the long night.

During the morning heavy bullets sacks the bull’s neck to unbalance them and make any head movement – which might surprise the bullfighter – extremely painful.

Despite the scorching heat, the animals will no longer be given water. Her eyes are smeared thick with Vaseline, so they can hardly recognize the torero, and the nostrils are stuffed with cotton wool so that it hangs down to the throat to make breathing difficult.

Then the legs are rubbed with turpentine. The pain, burning sensation, and itching make the bulls restless, and so the spectators believe they are aggressive and dangerous when they gallop around madly because of the burning pain as they bump out of the darkness of the cages into the blazing sun of the arena.

The bull’s gallop into the arena is not the expression of “rage” or “wildness”, it is a panic reaction of the animal desperately seeking the path to freedom!

How it goes on..

http://www.tierlobby.de/stierkampf/ebenauer_07.htm

Unfortunately, Spain is a country that has and spends very little money on education. This is also noticeable at every point and also when dealing with animals. The bullfighting is televised and promoted in schools as a cultural heritage to the children.

Education and the future of Spanish children is not worth a penny in and for Spain.

 Spain is at the top of animal cruelty as an EU country.
With bullfighting, Spain holds a “tradition” that has been proven to originate from Gitanos and was invented during the darkest period of our earth, the same in the time of the Inquisition.

As the Pisa study shows, Spain is at the very back end of education in Europe, as evidenced by the fact that traditions from the Middle Ages are perceived with enthusiasm that only scare and disgust every educated person.

Bull fight and bull festivals violate every ethic of modern civilized countries and societies. The ridiculous pseudo-arguments of the Taurinos about the “culture” and “tradition” of the bloody spectacle are so stupid, in fact false and hypocritical that they can not convince a single person with intellect and education.

The Spanish Animal Protection Party PACMA is making every effort to abolish this shameful barbarity. So far without much success.

It is still these mentally weak proletarians, these dwarves of morality, the Taurinos, those who pull the land into the dirt all over Europe and lead us to a paraphrase of the well-known saying  of “Isaac Bashevis Singer:

“When it comes to bullfighting, everyone becomes a Franco.”

My best regards to all, Venus

Justice for Horse Shot with Semiautomatic Rifle

Posted by Carly Day

PETITION TARGET: Lisa Smittcamp, Fresno County DA

A horse in Fresno County, California was shot multiple times by a man using a semiautomatic rifle in a heated dispute over property lines.

Photos of the injured horse show blood pouring from at least three wounds on the side of the body, with more blood visible pouring down one hind leg.

It’s likely the injured horse suffered in agony for hours before authorities discovered the animal; the incident was reported at 11 am on the 2^nd of July, and the situation wasn’t resolved until after 3 pm that afternoon.

Detectives took the horse to a local veterinarian for treatment. While the animal is still alive, prognosis for recovery remains unclear.

Police arrested 57-year-old Michael James Congdon at the property after he shot and injured Fresno Sheriff’s Deputy John Erickson, the officer called to the scene after the initial gunfire was reported.

The Fresno County District Attorney charged Congdon with attempted murder and other offenses — including animal cruelty — and set bail at just over 1.9 million dollars.

Congdon is clearly unstable and highly dangerous to people and animals. While he will likely be strongly prosecuted for injuring an officer — and rightly so — we must speak out to remind prosecutors that the suffering of this innocent horse is a serious matter, as well.

Sign this petition urging Fresno County DA Lisa Smittcamp to prosecute this man to the fullest extent of the law, ensuring he can never harm a living being again.

Sign the petition and leave comments at:

https://ladyfreethinker.org/petition-justice-for-horse-shot-with-semiautomatic-rifle/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email

States across U.S. are taking bold steps toward protecting animals

In state firsts, fur may be banned in California, and New York has moved to ban cat declawing.

In a wave of groundbreaking animal welfare legislation, U.S. states have approved or are considering moves to ban the sale of fur, discourage cosmetics testing on animals, and end cat declawing, among other animal-friendly efforts.

In California yesterday, state senators considered a bill that would make it the first state in the country to ban the import and sale of fur products such as mink shawls, coyote fur-trimmed parkas, and pom-pom keychains made of rabbit fur.

“We’ve seen California voters more than once saying that any product involving animals should be humanely sourced,” says assembly member Laura Friedman, who introduced the statewide bill in her chamber, where it passed in May. Yesterday, it unanimously passed its sixth hearing, during which dozens of California residents spoke up in support of the bill. It faces two more votes in the California senate, as well as the governor’s approval, in order to pass.

It’s just the latest animal protection that’s been put in motion at the state and local level over the past year in the United States. This series of state-level firsts reflects Americans’ growing concern for the wellbeing of animals, says Kim Kelly, director of legislative affairs at the Animal Legal Defense Fund, which spearheads legal fights for animal protection.

“There has been a trend where municipalities are taking on issues,” Kelly says. “Everyday advocates are making change happen within communities.” In turn, she says, it’s “creating more momentum for statewide legislation.”

Banning the sale of fur

Ending the use of fur, especially in high fashion, is one of the animal welfare movement’s longest running efforts. And yet, fur seems to be making a comeback, at least among some customers.

But Americans’ attitudes are shifting. Gallup polling on the issue found that in May 2018, 37 percent of Americans said that they consider buying and wearing fur to be morally wrong. In May 2019, that number had risen to 45 percent, a new historical high. (Learn more about animal welfare concerns in the fur industry.)

Los Angeles and San Francisco both banned the sale of fur in the last year. “Our two largest population centers had made this move,” says Friedman, who says she watched the tremendous amount of support around the L.A. bill and felt that the temperature was right to take the ban statewide. “You really need to look at the values of your community and state.”

Opponents of the ban include fur industry groups in California and the International Fur Association, an industry trade group, which argue that a ban would harm commerce and censors the ability of consumers to make their own choices. Plus, they argue, real fur is more environmentally friendly than faux fur, which cannot break down.

California boasts the world’s fifth-largest economy, larger than that of the U.K. Supporters hope that a fur ban in the state would strike a blow to the demand for fur, set a precedent for future states to follow suit, and, ultimately, lead to fewer animals being raised, trapped, and killed for their fur. The bulk of fur products sold in California, Friedman says, come from overseas.

A series of firsts

On its face, the wave of new animal protections might seem like a California thing. Last November, the state enacted perhaps the most comprehensive farmed animal protection legislation in the country. In January, California became the first state to ban the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores, unless they come from a shelter.

And last September, California became the first state to ban the sale of cosmetics that have been tested on animals. Similar to the potential fur ban, the law stipulates that any cosmetic product that’s been tested on animals after January 1, 2020, can’t be sold in the state (although products tested on animals that are sold in countries like China, which legally require animal testing, can still be sold). The law coincides with a growing global cruelty-free cosmetics movement: Market research estimates that the global vegan cosmetics industry, which includes cult-favorite makeup brands like Kat Von D and Milk Makeup, will be worth more than $20 billion by 2025. Even in China, where animal testing is required for any foreign-made cosmetics, there is momentum to explore animal-free testing methods.

After California passed the law, Nevada followed suit. Then Illinois, where the bill awaits Governor J.B. Pritzner’s signature.

These state-level measures could usher in more sweeping action to come, says Sara Amundson, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, which works to pass animal protection laws. The cosmetics testing laws in California and Nevada are “giving us the momentum at the federal level to revisit the issue,” she says. (A federal bill that would ban cosmetic testing on animals in the U.S. was last introduced to congress in 2017. Although it gained 186 bipartisan cosponsors, it did not advance to a hearing.)

It’s a trend seen around the world: Australia earlier this year passed a ban on animal-tested cosmetics, following similar laws in the European Union, India, Switzerland, Turkey, Guatemala, and more.

Declawing

It’s not just California spearheading action. A bill that would make New York the first state to ban cat declawing is awaiting Governor Andrew Cuomo’s signature after passing the legislature last month. It follows declawing bans in the cities of Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and a handful of other cities and countries.

Cat declawing is a highly controversial practice. It’s not like a fingernail trim: in order to remove a cat’s claws, the last bone of each toe is amputated, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. The veterinary community is divided on declawing. Some vehemently oppose declawing, arguing that it is rarely medically necessary and is a highly painful procedure that inhibits a cat’s natural scratching behavior and cause other long-term problems. Others, including the New York State Veterinary Medical Society, which opposed the bill, argue that it is sometimes necessary to preserve the human-animal bond, if a cat might otherwise be abandoned or euthanized, or if the owner has a skin condition that makes scratching dangerous.

The New York state bill, if signed into law, could ostensibly set a precedent for other states to follow suit.

Gaining momentum

“I think you’re going to witness remarkable progress this decade, driven in part by activation at the state level,” says U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Oregon, who champions animal welfare as co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Animal Protection Caucus.

Circuses are one area where local and state efforts may lead to nationwide action. Dozens of cities and towns in 39 states have already imposed restrictions on traveling acts that feature exotic animals, and according to a 2015 Gallup poll, 69 percent of Americans are concerned about how animals are treated in circuses.

In December, New Jersey became the first state to ban traveling acts featuring exotic animals like elephants, with “Nosey’s Law,” named for a 36-year-old African elephant who spent 30 years in traveling shows before she was seized by authorities in Alabama in 2017 and sent to a sanctuary. A federal bill, the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Act, has been introduced in several past congresses, but it has not yet gained traction. (Read more about efforts to end wild animal performances at circuses.)

“This is one of the most animal-friendly congresses in history, if not the most,” says Blumenauer. And what the states are doing is “extraordinarily helpful,” he says. “It sends a clear and unequivocal signal as to where the public is.”

From https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/07/first-time-animal-welfare-laws-in-us-states/