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Anthocyanins are responsible for the bright red, blue and purple colour of many fruits, vegetables and flowers. They have strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, and have been linked to lower risk of heart disease and even cancer. They tend to be concentrated in the skin of fruits but berries that have brightly coloured flesh such as strawberries, blackberries or raspberries, contain more.

An orangutan female must be moved from the former Buenos Aires Zoo to an apes rescue center in the United States. The court awarded the animal the rights of a “non-human person”, the release is mandatory.

At the request of the Argentine judiciary, orangutan lady Sandra moves to the United States.
A court in Buenos Aires awarded the animal the rights of a “non-human person”, so their release is mandatory. The animal was already taken to Dallas by direct flight – but not as a passenger, but in the cargo hold.

Born in Rostock, Germany

Sandra had made it famous. She was born in 1986 in the Rostock Zoo and brought to Argentina in 1994. Animal rights activists fought for their release in 2014 because the monkey lady suffered an “unjustified imprisonment” at the zoo in Buenos Aires.

Although it is not biologically identical with humans, it would be psychologically just like people under captivity. Orangutan Lady Sandra was the first “animal” to be awarded the “habeas corpus right”. In freedom, she would be happier, argued the animal rights activists – and got right. The judgment allowed the monkey with the rights of a “nonhuman person” to become known worldwide from one day to the next.

After Sandra was awarded human rights in 2014, she was a headline worth all the media, but what became of her, unfortunately, only very few interested. It had been promised to take her to a protected area in Brazil, where the 33-year-old orangutan lady born in a German zoo was to spend her old age.

But although the “case” Sandra became known worldwide, no one was interested in her fate, let alone her release.
Many came to the zoo to see her, but she lived in a small enclosure, chewed on a blade of grass given to her, and waited for her end.

She did not move much afterwards, she did not feel well at the Buenos Aires Zoo. This was eventually converted by the authorities into an eco-park.
Fortunate for Sandra: Experts from the University of Buenos Aires then explained that the changed living conditions posed a threat to the orangutan lady and that she needed to be housed in a more spacious enclosure.
Again, the judges have agreed in this case, too.

Since the 53-pound monkey lady is unable to adapt to life in the wild, she should live in the future in the outdoor enclosure of the Center for Great Apes in Florida. There are already 21 other orangutans and 31 chimpanzees.

Before entering Florida, however, Sandra still has to endure a 40-day quarantine at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas.

https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/orang-utan-111.html

My comment: The fact that they want to finally release the lady after a total of 33 years of imprisonment into freedom is the only right step and hopefully others will follow this example.

On the other hand, after such a long time “Guantanamo” will not be easy for Sandra to get along with freedom and a totally foreign environment.
Animals indeed have abilities that we humans do not have, or have never had, and they always find a way to live with one another, but 33 years in prison have certainly ruined her adaptability and natural behavior.

After all, it’s worth a try, and we wish Sandra all the best.

My best regards to all, Venus

Now, it has been revealed that the total number of Aussies committed to a plant-based diet has reached an impressive 2.1 million people- roughly 8.7% of the population. Stores selling vegan meats and dairy-free cheese have reported “massive” increases in demand in Australia, as much as 50%.

The number of Australian families opting for vegan Christmas meals has reached an “all-time high” this year, as a “record number” of consumers have chosen cruelty-free feasts, according to the Daily Mail.

It has previously been reported that Australia has the third-fastest growing vegan population worldwide. Now, it has been revealed that the total number of Aussies committed to a plant-based diet has reached an impressive 2.1 million people- roughly 8.7% of the population.

Stores selling vegan meats and dairy-free cheese have reported “massive” increases in demand in Australia, as much as 50%. Vegetarian Butcher Suzy Spoon spoke of the “seemingly endless stream of orders” coming through this holiday period.

Jessica Bailey, founder of Cruelty Free Shop explained: “People are increasingly becoming aware of the terrible suffering involved in the production of meat and changing their habits accordingly”. Consumers are also ditching meat and dairy for health and environmental concerns.

Suzy Spoon added: “Going vegan is a repercussion of having information we’re interested in at our fingertips, it’s difficult to ignore when you have access to that information.”

Those on a plant-based diet told the Daily Mail it is “an absolute breeze” to fill the “dining table with delicious cruelty free treats”. They added, “Vegans don’t miss out on anything anymore because there are just so many options”.

Interestingly, the cruelty-free lifestyle may have its economic benefits as well. In terms of festive meals, it was pointed out that many plant-based alternatives had cost buyers just $2 a serving.

Growths in the vegan market have continued to increase around the globe. Arguably, the ever-growing popularity of the lifestyle has shown no signs of slowing down.

https://www.livekindly.co/record-vegan-australians/

More Australians taking up vegan and vegetarian diets

The number of new food products launched in Australia with vegan labelling has almost tripled in the past five years as veganism continues to rise in Australia.

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/diet/more-australians-taking-up-vegan-and-vegetarian-diet/news-story/0676836c8695a0e53c24aac4d47d9106

Eating veggie and vegan whilst travelling in Australia.

https://www.statravel.co.uk/travel-blog/2019/01/eating-vegetarian-vegan-while-travelling-australia/

Martin Balluch* writes for international dog day:

“When I came out of the prison cell in early September 2008, in which I had to innocently sit for 105 days, I decided to free another innocent being from a cell. I wanted to (again) for the third time a dog from a shelter with me.

My wish soon became known in all animal shelters in Austria and a call from the animal paradise Schabenreith reported a dog, which would absolutely fit in with me. Actually, it was love at first sight! After a short time we were inseparable!

We are already together for over 11 years. And what we did not experience anything! Never have I been so close to another being because we spend the day and night together. Even for my many lectures and presentations gets Kuksi – that’s his name! – a special permit for entry, whether in the Ministry, in the Natural History Museum or in the Casino Linz, just to name a few examples.

We grew old together. He unfortunately much faster than me. One eye he has lost, but – in good times as well as bad – we will of course continue to help each other. In loud demos, he remains at home now, but we still go great hikes together, over 10 hours and more a day!
He has not lost his great love for nature and the wilderness, is happy as a puppy about the first snow and every new day, whether rain or shine, the main thing somewhere outside.
I want to take this as an example, to be able to enjoy nature, even if the signs of old age become more and more.

I’m looking forward to more wonderful years with you, old friend, my dear Kuksi!”

https://www.facebook.com/tierrechtedemokratie/

Dear Martin,
We wish that to you and Kuksi with all our heart.
We think that only someone who has loved an animal knows all the facets of love!

*Dr. Dr. Martin Balluch is a well-known (and not only in his country) Austrian animal rights activist. He studied mathematics, physics and astronomy at the University of Vienna. He holds a doctorate in physics and philosophy, and from 1990 to 1997 he worked as a university assistant alongside Stephen Hawking in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP) at the University of Cambridge. Since 2002 he is the chairman of the VGT (Association against animal factories).

In the federal elections in Austria in September 2019 he had stood as an independent candidate for election, but unfortunately the required quota of 4% was not reached (https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/09/24/austria-give-your-vote-for-martin-balluch-for-the-animals/).

My best regards to all, Venus

Every year in November, Medinaceli is in a festive mood, celebrating the “Cuerpos Santos” church festival, when a bull must be cruelly tortured. “Toro de Jubilo” in Medicaneli, Spaniards call it tradition, which is nothing but a brutal murder in the name of the church.

The “Toro Júbilo” is the most famous festival of Medinaceli. Five campfires are lit in the square of the play, five symbolic campfires, components of the “Sacred Body”: Paulilo, Arcadio, Pascasio, Probo and Eutiquiano. The origin is attributed to the Celtic Iberians.

They put burning bad-luck torches to the horns of the bulls and let them run in panic in the arena: Participants of the traditional festival ‘Toro Jubilo’ roar with criminal energy and let themselves be magnificently entertained by the cruel action, like every mentally weak and primitive proletarian.

For centuries, bulls have been tormented in Medinaceli, Spain, with no chance of ending.

This medieval torture is to attach to the bull a kind of metal frame on the horns, to which in turn balls are fixed, consisting of tar and sulfur. These are lit, after rubbing the bull’s back with clay to “protect” it against the falling sparks !!
The bull is let go and is thus driven through the streets. These balls burn for hours and the strong heat melts the soft and sensitive part of the inside of the horn, causing the bull unimaginable pain.

How strong the pain must be, one can only guess at the terrible and desperate cries of the bull. The tar melts slowly and begins to drip, causing deep burning in the animal. The burning liquid penetrates his eyes and scorches them.

Not infrequently the bulls throw themselves blind against pain and despair violently against walls, whereby they hurt themselves so much that they often kill themselves. When the party is over, the bull is executed, with the famous dagger blow, known from the bullfights. Days later, his body is served at a feast in the village.

PETA has launched a petition, PACMA party has been trying for years to end this massacre, which is Spain’s shame.

Please sign and share: https://www.peta.de/feuerstier

https://www.rtl.de/cms/festival-toro-jubilo-in-spanien-tierquaeler-zuenden-lebende-stiere-an-zur-unterhaltung-4132979.html

My comment: In less than a month, this bunch of mentally ill idiots will again massacre innocent, defenseless animals to death, in the name of a barbaric tradition for which not even the stupidest of God’s believers have understanding.

If one can enjoy with enthusiasm and sadistic fanaticism how innocent and totally defenseless animals suffer and are tortured to death like this, he is nothing more than a miserable monster and  does not deserve anything like own human rights.

For me, it is a mystery how one came up with the idea of calling the human species the “coronation of creation”.

My best regards to all, Venus

Surprise! Some moviegoers in Los Angeles got a special treat Saturday when Joaquin Phoenix made surprise appearances during the end credits to his new blockbuster ” Joker”

Joaquin Phoenix was the “voice” in the well-known film by Shaun Monson “Earthlings”.
We have already reported about the new movie “Dominion” by Chris Delforce, which is considered as a preseason for “Earthlings”.
One of the voices in “Dominion” is that of Joaquin Phoenix.

In short, he is a dedicated and committed vegan who uses his fame above all for animal rights.

Now another film is filmed with Joaquin Phoenix, who has nothing to do with animal documentation and his name is “Joker”.
With Joaquin Phoenix as the lead actor, the film has won the “Golden Lion” in Venice.

In this interview about “Joker” , Joaquin renounced his character’s vivid red suit for a reserved black hoodie for the Animal Liberation Front, a leader-less animal rights organization.

We thank him for that!

Nice, if we have powerful friends to support the animal rights idea!

The Report: https://animalliberationpressoffice.org/NAALPO/

My best regards to all, Venus

Enforce some of your own rules and things may have been different !

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/09/15/15-9-wav-letter-to-meps-re-romanian-sheep-and-box-trailers-nothing-from-anyone-so-we-write-again/

Still Nothing – 9/10/19.