Enjoying the peanuts from one of the feeders. Have not seen it for a few weeks – welcome back !
Regards Mark
Day: June 27, 2022
Stand collapses during bullfight | Watch (msn.com)
At least four people have reportedly been killed and hundreds injured after a stand collapsed during a bullfight in Colombia.
It happened in the municipality of El Espinal in the central region of the country at about 1pm local time on Sunday during a local festival.
Among the dead were two women, a man and an 18-month-old baby.
Footage has emerged of a wooden stand crowded with spectators collapsing at the stadium.
Mayor Juan Carlos Tamayo said 800 spectators were seated in the sections that collapsed.
The stand was seen toppling forward into the ring, where people were participating in a bull-running event, which is tied to the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul.
According to Major Luis Fernando Velez, director of civil defence in the province, no one remained trapped in the wreckage.
He told local media that several people were missing but have since been found.
“The emergency has been overcome at the site of the incident. More or less 70 people were injured,” Mr Velez said.
Injured people were taken to the nearby cities of Ibague and Maelgar in ambulances.
Mr Velez said El Espinal’s hospital was overwhelmed, adding he didn’t know what the stand was made from but it appeared to be wooden boards.
Current President Iván Duque wrote on Twitter: “We lament the terrible tragedy registered in El Espinal, Tolima, during the festivals of San Pedro and San Juan, with the collapse of the stands during a Corralejo.
“We will call for an investigation.”
President-elect Gustavo Petro urged officials to ban such events.
The cultural festival is observed every year on 29 June and the event is the feast day that honours Saints Peter and Paul, who were apostles of Jesus Christ and Christian martyrs.
Regards Mark
?? Karma for tormenting animals ??
We have had the following sent through from Ana; she asks ‘what can we do ?’.
Sadly Ana, probably very little now, as this all appears to already be done and dusted according to the article. The new deal has already been done. We agree with the statement in the article:
“Animals Now said the measure would provide an economic incentive to “an industry that abuses animals.”
“To continue to give a customs exemption for the import of live calves is to give benefits to a handful of businessmen, and to transfer hundreds of millions of shekels from the public purse to the meat industry, while humanity is dealing with the climate crisis, is simply absurd,” it said.
Article:
Government deal to boost beef industry pilloried as bad for climate, public health
Agriculture minister says NIS 420 million accord will help cut prices, while rights activists say permanent customs tax exemption on import of live calves is a license for abuse
A range of activist groups on Thursday denounced a new deal between the Agriculture and Finance ministries and the Israeli Cattle Breeders’ Association to boost the beef industry.
The agreement, reached Wednesday, commits the government to investing more than NIS 420 million ($122 million) into the local beef industry over the next seven years; removing customs duties on imported beef products; turning a temporary exemption on customs duties for livestock imports — which is renewed annually — into a permanent exemption; and increasing the number of foreign workers that can enter Israel to work in the sector.
Agriculture Minister Oded Forer described the agreement as, “more good news for dealing with the high cost of living,” that would help cut the price of beef, “a product that is in increasing and constant demand from year to year,” while also supporting the cattle breeders and giving the sector certainty.
The Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians and the Israel Forum for Sustainable Nutrition, however, warned in a statement that encouraging beef consumption was bad for public health, the environment and for fighting climate change.
According to UN estimates, livestock is responsible for around 14 percent of human-generated greenhouse gases, especially methane.
“To continue to give a customs exemption for the import of live calves is to give benefits to a handful of businessmen, and to transfer hundreds of millions of shekels from the public purse to the meat industry, while humanity is dealing with the climate crisis, is simply absurd,” it said.
According to Agriculture Ministry figures, a record 856,630 calves and lambs were shipped to Israel in 2021 for fattening and slaughter, an increase of 42% over a year earlier.
Per capita, Israelis are among the highest consumers of beef in the world.
Regards Mark
https://www.timesofisrael.com/numbers-of-animals-imported-for-fattening-slaughter-up-42-last-year/
World Animals Voice 