Day: November 3, 2023

General News, Uncategorized

England – London 1605: The Last Man To Enter Parliament With Honest Intentions – 5/11/1605.

England 1605 -The last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions

England: 1605 – The Last Man To Enter Parliament With Honest Intentions. As the English say – “Remember, Remember, the 5th of November – a Gunpowder Treason and Plot; There is no Reason why Gunpowder Treason Should Ever Be Forgot”. – World Animals Voice

The best of plots always start in a pub !

This weekend, many areas up and down the UK; but especially in England; will celebrate Guy Fawkes night by having big firework and bonfire displays.  It is a special event celebrated by the English only for centuries – 1605 onward really.

Enjoy the videos explaining why November 5th is a very special night for us.

London, November 5th 1605 – the gunpowder plot.

How very true – judging by the ‘lot’ we have supposedly representing us in Parliament today, Guy Fawkes is often toasted as:

England: 1604 – The Last Man To Enter Parliament With Honest Intentions.

Many would say that sadly it all went wrong; and that English history changed as a result.

As the English say – “remember, remember, the 5th of November – a gunpowder treason and plot; there is no reason why gunpowder treason should ever be forgot”.

Why ? – to celebrate the ‘Gunpowder plot’ –  or ‘Guy Fawkes night’.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby.

The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of England’s Parliament on 5 November 1605, as the prelude to a popular revolt in the Midlands during which James’s nine-year-old daughter, Princess Elizabeth, was to be installed as the Catholic head of state.

Guy Fawkes, who had 10 years of military experience fighting in the Spanish Netherlands in suppression of the Dutch Revolt, was given charge of the explosives.

Regards Mark

General News, Stray Animals

Ukraine: Humane management of cat and dog populations.

3 November 2023

Four Paws

In the early days of the war in 2022, Eurogroup for Animals and its members reached out to other organisations working in Ukraine to set up a Task Force for companion animals in this country.

The initial objective of the Task Force was to identify what was needed in order to ensure welfare of companion animals overthere, and to increase information sharing between the international NGOs working in Ukraine. 

The Task Force members have a long history of helping animals in Ukraine: FOUR PAWS has been present on the ground since 2012, Deutscher Tierschutzbund e.V. has been working in Odesa since 2000, Naturewatch Foundation since 1994. Others, such as GGI and Save the Dogs and other animals, have been present since the very first days of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine.

We strive for systemic changes for animals in Ukraine and we are here to help in the long run. That also holds true during the war and the difficulties, which come with it”

Luca Secker, Scientific Officer for Companion Animals, Deutscher Tierschutzbund

The Task Force members have put in place many programmes to help alleviate the suffering of cats and dogs as a result of prolonged warfare. However, they agree that some of the solutions should focus on systemic change in Ukraine, rather than ad hoc responses to current problems. Cat and dog humane population management is one of the major tasks requiring systemic change because “as long as people own dogs and cats, there will always be a need to manage their populations”. 

The members identified three areas, on which population management in Ukraine should focus: 

Supporting the identification and registration of cats and dogs in Ukraine.

Supporting evidence-based cat and dog sterilisation programmes for owned and unowned animals.

Advising on minimum standards for shelters.

To find out more about our vision, read our opinion on cat and dog population management in Ukraine (also available in Ukrainian). The Task Force details in this document what could be done now by all the stakeholders to achieve better welfare for cats and dogs in Ukraine.

The approach requires the close involvement of the competent authorities, veterinary professionals and paraprofessionals to ensure the highest level of animal health, and welfare and to minimise risks to public health. 

If you would like to find out more about the Task Force or to join our work, reach out at uataskforce@eurogroupforanimals.org. 

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Joint opinion on cat and dog population management in Ukraine (English version)1.51 MB

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Joint opinion on cat and dog population management in Ukraine (Ukrainian version)1.55 MB

Regards Mark

TIME OUT – Coldplay – Fix You (Live In São Paulo)

ABOUT COLDPLAY Since forming at university in London, Coldplay have gone on to become one of the planet’s most popular acts, selling more than 100 million copies of their nine Number One albums, which have spawned a string of hits including Yellow, Clocks, Fix You, Paradise, Viva La Vida, A Sky Full Of Stars, Hymn For The Weekend, Adventure Of A Lifetime, Orphans and, most recently, Higher Power and My Univers