Month: January 2024

Environmental, General News, Uncategorized

England: 18/1/2024 Goldfinches.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/goldfinch

18/1/24. Went out into the garden this lunchtime with my camera whilst waiting for someone to arrive.

Beautiful Winters day – very cold, but clear with fantastic blue skies. I decided to take some photos of the Goldfinches that come into the garden each day to feast on the Sunflower hearts I put out for them in the feeders, and which you can see packed into the clear feeder tubes in the pictures. Got some ok photos which you can see below. Goldfinches are one of my favorite birds; colours are just amazingly beautiful.

Regards Mark

China Cat Torture, General News

China: ‘Crush’ Information.

Hi all;

Regarding our most recent post about ‘Crush’ videos; China: Did You Hear the One About the Sick Pervert of a Doctor Who Lures Teenage Girls Into Pornography and Then Uses Them In An Animal ‘Crush’ Video Website ? – World Animals Voice

We stated that:

“Just in case you did not know; “Crush” videos refer to live, struggling and screaming animals being crushed, tortured and killed under women’s feet! – very often with them wearing stiletto heels to inflict the most damage on the innocent and defenseless creatures, to the point where bodies rupture, intestines are spread and even eye balls dislodge … with the animals still living.

Here is some proof:

Subject: I want to report Cao Shan from “Blue Studio” in Mudanjiang City

Letter: I want to report Cao Shan from “Blue Studio” in Mudanjiang City, who has been engaged in pornography for several years and sells bloody and violent videos. He registered as a women’s shoe store in Lanlingxue, but it was actually a studio selling pornographic and bloody violence videos! He made a huge profit. He renovated a large-scale offline SM erotic service venue and even prepared a wall full of shoes for male customers to choose from!

Not only is Cao Shan engaged in professional animal cruelty and profit-making work, but he also recruits two or three people to join him in customizing pornographic videos of trampling and torture for male customers to watch, and also customizes SM services offline. This has violated China’s criminal law, and the police comrades are requested to investigate thoroughly.

Diana has found a few issues and images today which support what we say.  The images are very disturbing but show what we are up against and trying to close down.  It must be remembered that all this abuse is given to ‘subscribers’ using the dark web; as in many places it would be considered illegal, and legislation (not in China) exists to tackle this.

Regards less of the legislation, through the dark web it still happens; usually linked in with pornography, sometimes child abuse and making lots of money by those who operate such sites.

We are trying to do our bit to highlight the abuse and those involved; but it is extremely difficult, especially when some nations where this continually happens do not want to step up to the plate and take action – by this we mean China !

We are going lots of places (on the computer) to research this and we face the continual threat of being hacked or shut down by computer specialists in these groups.  We are constantly aware of how vulnerable we are as a site and what could happen.  So far so good; but who knows what the near future may bring.

We ned to get this abuse and the perpetrators identified; also reported to authority to enable them to take further actions.  Also, we need your support and help to expose.

Finally, positive things do happen; and the arrests in Turkey, associated with Chinese cat torture are something we must close on as very positive news. 

For the animals;

Regards Diana and Mark

Further Information:

Links to our recent posts on Chinese cat abuse and torture:

EXPOSING AND COMBATING CAT TORTURE NETWORKS. 6/1/24. – World Animals Voice

China: Cat Torture Actions Follow Up – No. 1 – World Animals Voice

China – Cat Torture – Major Information and Actions – Follow Up No. 2 – World Animals Voice

China Cat Torture, General News

China: Did You Hear the One About the Sick Pervert of a Doctor Who Lures Teenage Girls Into Pornography and Then Uses Them In An Animal ‘Crush’ Video Website ?

It’s not a joke – very sadly it’s true.

A Surgeon in China Xi’an has been exposed for making crush videos, in which teenage girls were lured by him into complicity in torturing and killing small animals for the sick gratification of a global audience.

Animals used include rabbits, guinea pigs, small dogs/puppies and young cats. The underage girls were taken to the same hotel rooms Wang uses for these purposes himself to produce “Animal Crush and pornography videos”.

Just in case you did not know; “Crush” videos refer to live, struggling and screaming animals being crushed, tortured and killed under women’s feet! – very often with them wearing stiletto heels to inflict the most damage on the innocent and defenseless creatures, to the point where bodies rupture, intestines are spread and even eye balls dislodge … with the animals still living.

According to a reliable source, Wang Zhenhua is a surgeon currently working in Xi’an Baoshi Huachangqing Hospital.

He is a funder and customer of the ‘cat torture ring’ previously discussed on our page (please see links below).

To report this abuser, please send an email to xaswjwmsqzlyjb@163.com

1-click email to report the abuser is available for you at 👇:
https://sites.google.com/view/savecatsinchina/take-action

Criminal Profile:
Name: Wang Zhenhua
Profession: Doctor
Employer: Xi’an Baoshihua Changqing Hospital
Current residence: No. 4, Gate 2, 14th Floor, Railway East Village, Erma Road, Xincheng District, Xi’an
Abuser Mobile number: +86-18309227760

Complaint Hotline to report him:

Xi’an hotline: +86 29-12345

Xi’an Public Security Bureau Tel: +86 29-87442836

Changqing Oilfield Workers Hospital: +86 29-86022769

Xi’an Municipal Health Commission reporting hotline: +86 29-86787671

Additional:

Man lures underage girls to film animal cruelty and killing videos for profit

New link to report Wang:
https://bit.ly/3NZZyAS

A man in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province has long been luring underage girls to film bloody, violent animal cruelty and pornographic videos, and use this to spread and make profit

According to the source, the man is Wang Zhenhua, an employee of Baoshihua Changqing Hospital (Changqing Oilfield Workers Hospital) in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.

In October 2023, Wang was exposed in the act of trying to seduce an underage girl: Just watching (Crush) videos is no longer enough. Sources found a 16-year-old girl who shoots “bloody pornographic” videos in hotel rooms at least 8 times a month, paying the other party 300 yuan ($42 USD) each time.

The hotel room became a place of bloody and violent killings, and even became a “studio” for Wang’s “bloody pornographic” video recordings.

Wang also claimed that he and the 16-year-old girl had committed the above-mentioned act in the dormitory provided by the hospital. He claimed that he had invested 30,000 yuan ($4,222 USD) as the “finance owner” to order videos of young women torturing and killing animals.

Wang also spread bloody and violent videos of a 16-year-old girl and him torturing and killing animals through WeChat, QQ, and Baidu cloud!

It can be seen from the video that Wang spread through the Internet and that the animals they tortured and killed included cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, pigs, sheep, etc.  In order to make the video footage bloody and violent, they often used “dissection” of internal organs or “trampling” until the flesh and blood became bloody.

In addition, Wang also disseminated and sold videos through Internet channels, claiming that after making profits, he gave the money to the girls. Wang is one of the so-called “financiers” of the animal cruelty and killing gang.

Repost from Companion Animals Working Group (Weibo)

In one of the conversation screenshots, Wang said that he was not exposed to the public then, and that he only got a visit by the police for “spreading violence”. Will the police in China take it seriously this time?

ALSO

Video from Companion Animals Working Group (weibo)

Cao Shan, a shoe seller in disguise, is associated with the ‘Blue Studio‘ in Mudanjiang City. She is allegedly engaged in cruel activities, including animal abuse and online violence. Portrayed as a goddess of cruelty, she reportedly profits significantly from the ruthless killing of animals such as cats, dogs, pigs, and sheep. Furthermore, she has recently renovated an offline venue for sadomasochistic and violent services. Not only is she directly involved in these acts, but she is also accused of recruiting others, potentially leading to criminal offenses.


Drawing parallels with the infamous ‘Deep Blue Studio’ exposed in Heilongjiang in 2006, there are claims of a connection between Cao Shan and the current ‘Blue Studio’ in Heilongjiang, sharing a commonality in the brutal method of inserting objects into cats’ brains while those are still alive.

As we uncover and investigate the depths of the cat torture ring on Telegram, the grim reality behind the scenes is deeply distressing. The sheer magnitude and severity of these incidents demand immediate attention. The continuous spread of new content on the internet (due to a lack to Chinese animal welfare legislation) coupled with a potentially significant number of overseas/global customers, raises an alarm at an SOS level – this is a matter that requires immediate intervention.

Please report Cao Shan to the Mudanjiang authorities by emailing

mdjsxxzx@126.com, mdjrmjyzjb@126.com

1-click email to report is available on our website at: 

https://sites.google.com/view/savecatsinchina/abuser-list/cao-shan?authuser=0

Regards Mark and Diana.

Note – we are still working on this and hopefully will obtain more information. This post will be updated accordingly.

Further Information:

Links to our recent posts on Chinese cat abuse and torture:

EXPOSING AND COMBATING CAT TORTURE NETWORKS. 6/1/24. – World Animals Voice

China: Cat Torture Actions Follow Up – No. 1 – World Animals Voice

China – Cat Torture – Major Information and Actions – Follow Up No. 2 – World Animals Voice

General News

Mexico: Bullfighting Returns To Mexico City After Ruling (Ban) Overturned.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In the center of a desolate and cold Plaza Mexico stadium, a young matador raises a red cape and leaps to the right as he gets charged — not by a bull, but by a bull’s head on a cart.

A bellowing colleague is pushing the wheeled contraption to breathe a bit of realism into training in anticipation of bullfighting’s return to Mexico City.

The traditional spectacle took a critical blow when a judge banned it in the city in June 2022. Now that the country’s Supreme Court of Justice has overturned the ban, the capital that is home to what is billed as the world’s largest bullfighting ring plans to host “fiesta brava” events once more.

Continue reading at:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/return-bullfighting-mexicos-capital-excites-050826305.html

Regards Mark

General News, Uncategorized

South Korea: Clamps Down on Controversial Animal Cafes.

Caged behind glass, a plump raccoon runs for a few seconds on an exercise wheel before flopping back down on the floor. In the next enclosure, a pair of prairie dogs perch on logs under the glaring artificial light of an overhead lamp.

A woman takes a selfie with a sheep at a cafe in Seoul, South Korea on February 17, 2015. – Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images© Provided by CNN

On the other side of the partition, delighted customers sip lattes and snap selfies with the animals in a scene that is playing out across South Korea.

Animal cafes have exploded in popularity in the country over the past decade – first with cats and dogs, then to increasingly unusual wildlife species in the age of online virality.

In this cafe alone, in Seoul’s trendy university district Hongdae, there are more than 40 species – including porcupines, snakes, foxes and ferrets – according to a sign on the door advertising it as a unique date spot.

But the cafes have also stoked controversy, with animal welfare advocates long pushing for tighter restrictions or even an outright ban on such businesses.

The growing pushback prompted the South Korean government to clamp down with a set of new laws that went into effect in December, effectively prohibiting cafes from displaying live wild animals unless they are registered as zoos or aquariums.

Continue reading at:

Raccoons, foxes, meerkats: South Korea clamps down on controversial animal cafes (msn.com)

Regards Mark

Environmental, General News, Stray Animals

UK / England: UK RESIDENTS ONLY – Can You Help By Taking Part In The Big Garden Birdwatch ? One Weekend, 1 Hour No Record All Birds In Your Area. Join 300,000+ Others To Date.

Photo – Pauline

When – 1 Hour Between 26 and 28 January

What is Big Garden Birdwatch?

I (Mark WAV) have tried to attract Goldfinches – See Picture below; into my garden. It worked after a few months of trying; now I get up to 6 on the feeders at the same time. They are beautiful birds as you can see – a host of colour !

Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring.

It’s easy to be part of Big Garden Birdwatch. Simply choose an hour between 26 and 28 January and count the birds you see in your garden, from your balcony, or in your local park. Only count birds that land. Then tell us what you saw. Even if you saw nothing, it still counts.

Big Garden Birdwatch FAQs (rspb.org.uk)

Telling us what you saw

When do I need to send you my results?

Please tell us what you saw at www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch before 18 February. By giving us your results online, you’re helping us to spend more on saving nature as it reduces our costs. However, if you prefer to post us your results, you can print and complete the form found in the guide, and send it back to reach us by 13 February. Please take a look at the guide before printing, as it may be that you don’t need to print it all. Every piece of paper saved is better for nature!

Free Guide and ID chart

You can take part in the Birdwatch by simply counting the birds for one hour then going online to tell us what and how many you saw. However, we know some people prefer to use a guide. You can download this year’s free guide below.

big-garden-bird-watch-how-to-english.pdf

Birds of conservation concern

The UK Red list for Birds keeps track of population trends in 245 species, with birds listed as ‘Red’ deemed most at risk. In 2021,Greenfinches moved onto the Red List for the first time. 

Photos – Pauline

Back in 1979, when Big Garden Birdwatch began, Greenfinches first came in at number seven, but in 2023 they were down to 18. This demonstrates the devastating population declines seen in these charming little finches, caused by a disease called trichomonosis. We now know that Chaffinches are affected too. 

You can help stop the spread of this disease by removing old food and cleaning your bird tables, bird baths and feeders weekly. Check here for guidance on cleaning feeders to keep you and your garden birds safe.

Big Garden Birdwatch | Register (rspb.org.uk)

Regards Mark

Who knows what else you might see ?

England: My Breakfast Buddy – and More !.

Photo – Pauline

Environmental, Farm Animals, General News

EU: End the Cage Age: Ombudsman opens inquiry on European Commission’s failure to act.

8 January 2024

The European Ombudsman has opened an inquiry into the European Commission’s (EC) failure to publish a legislative proposal to phase-out and ultimately ban cages for farm animals, in line with its official answer to the End the Cage Age European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI).

Eurogroup for Animals and numerous other animal protection organisations wrote to the European Commission in October after it unexpectedly backtracked on the commitment to bring forward legislation banning cages in 2023, and did not provide any clarity on when it would be published.

In June 2021, the EC promised that by the end of 2023, it would put forward a legislative proposal to phase out and finally prohibit the use of cages, a commitment which it re-stated and reinforced on numerous occasions. The EC had generated considerable legitimate expectation among citizens that legislation would be forthcoming, creating a case of maladministration. 

After not receiving a response from the EC, in November 2023, Eurogroup for Animals and several of its members made an official maladministration complaint to the European Ombudsman against the EC for failure to uphold its commitment to an ECI in which 1.4 million citizens asked for a ban on cages and failure to appropriately communicate its u-turn on this promise.

The complaint raises the issue of the EC undermining the rules that govern ECIs and the very credibility of the democratic participatory process they represent. In the run up to the European elections in June of this year, this is a particularly poor signal to send to citizens.

The European Ombudsman has now asked the EC to send an official reply to Eurogroup for Animals and all the other complainants by the end of January. 

The opening of the inquiry of the European Ombudsman sends a clear signal that the democratic tool of the ECI should not be undermined. Citizens are using the tools at their disposal to make their voice heard on issues that matter. We expect the European Commission to follow through on its commitment, and we continue asking for a timeline indicating when the promised proposals will be published.

Reineke Hameleers, CEO, Eurogroup for Animals

Regards Mark

Farm Animals, General News, Live Transport

Belgium: Live animal transport proposal not a priority for Belgian presidency.

10 January 2024

The Belgian Presidency does not plan to address the proposal for animal transport in its term according to the programme of legislative files that will be worked on. The presidency of the Council is responsible for setting the agenda and facilitating dialogue between the Council and other EU institutions. It is now Belgium’s turn to take on the role until June of this year.

In December the European Commission published a proposal for the transport of live animals, but the proposed text failed to recommend actions that can make significant improvements for animal welfare, ignoring several EFSA opinions. Most strikingly, it still allows for animals to be transported live to non-EU countries, despite the ever growing concerns on the consequences of such journeys.

It was hoped that the Council could work on the topic and strengthen the proposal. However, with the Belgian Presidency deciding to kick the can down the road, the EU will not be in a position to adopt new welfare standards for the transport of live animals any time soon. The programme only mentions the drafting of a progress report on animal transport, and will only be worked on “if there is time”, which according to news reports, is highly unlikely.

At the beginning of its term in 2019, this Commission under President Ursula von der Leyen committed to improving the lives of farmed animals by coming forward with a number of proposals, of which transport is just one. 

It was expected that this whole package could come into force and start improving the lives of millions of animals across the EU as soon as 2027. So far the Commission has only brought forward the proposal on transport, which could now be further delayed, and a proposed regulation on cats and dogs which the Council is expected to adopt a general approach on.

Regards Mark

General News, Uncategorized

EU: Illegal pet trade: findings of the EU enforcement action plan.

12 January 2024

The breeding and trade of cats and dogs within the EU is a profitable economic sector; valued at over 1.3 billion € annually, it’s riddled with fraudulent activities that jeopardise the health and welfare of animals, compromise public health, undermine consumer protection and distort the internal market.

These risks have been given the attention they deserve at EU level through a coordinated Action Plan involving relevant stakeholders, among which are Directorate Generals of the European Commission, EU non-governmental organisations and Europol.

The sale of dogs and cats is increasingly growing through online platforms and social media, with an estimate of around 60% of dog and cat owners purchasing their pet through the Internet, representing 4,8 million dogs and 1,2 million cats. We expect the new Proposal for a Regulation on the welfare of dogs and cats and their traceability to address fraudulent operations via mandatory identification and registration of dogs and cats circulating on the internal market.

Lack of enforcement is a major issue due to lack of prioritisation of the illegal pet trade, in spite of it bearing all the hallmarks of organised crime. There is a compelling need for a deeper collective and structured cooperation at EU level between law enforcement, custom tax authorities, magistrates, European institutions and agencies and, where relevant, third countries, international organisations and the private sector.

The Action Plan has also discovered ineffective, disproportionate and non dissuasive penalties for fraudulent practices that underestimate the large amounts of money moving through the illegal pet trade.

Companion animals moved for commercial purposes from non-EU countries to the EU must be declared to customs authorities to prevent tax evasion. Commercial movement has been found to be largely disguised as private travel, hence undeclared for custom purposes, making the origin of the animals unverifiable.

Other disturbing findings pointed towards illegal trafficking of dogs through shelters, for example in Romania, without the necessary permits and incorrect data in health certificates of passports. This highlights the need to include animal shelters in the scope of the new Regulation.

The primary suppliers of illegally traded animals within the EU were Romania and Hungary, and from outside the EU were Turkey, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia and Belarus with 45% of the Action Plan cases originating from non-EU countries. 

The insights from this EU Action Plan should be used to implement more targeted and effective controls, stronger penalties, effective law enforcement and the need for unified regulations in Member States. Special attention should be granted to the online side of the illegal pet trade, which would benefit from an enhanced collaboration between all relevant national authorities (veterinary, customs, police and judicial), as well as a larger focus on public awareness campaigns to empower consumers to make informed choices.

Regards Mark

Farm Animals, General News, Live Transport

UK: Live Exports – Remaining Stages In House of Commons Mon. 15th January. Take Action and Ask Your MP To Attend (UK Residents Only).

Photo – Mark (WAV) – A Dutch Horse Transporter heads out of Dover UK.

The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill will have its Committee of the Whole House and Remaining Stages in the House of Commons on Monday 15th January.

This means if the Bill passes (WAV Comment – Sure it will as it has full Cross Party Support) it will be ready to enter the House of Lords to complete its passage.

This important Bill will ban the export of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses for slaughter and fattening from Great Britain, stopping unnecessary stress, exhaustion and injury caused by exporting live animals. In doing so, it will deliver a key Conservative Manifesto commitment and part of Defra’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare.

You can read more about the Bill here <https://conservativeanimalwelfarefoundation.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=39260baecf6044e1f26ef4f9d&id=a42797764a&e=57f5095601> .

During live export animals may end up in countries with far poorer welfare standards than our own, enduring practices which are illegal in the UK such as veal crates. Calves placed into the Dutch white veal pen systems, where they are unable to perform natural behaviour, are barely able to turn around.

UK ACTION – We are asking our supporters to contact their local MP and ask them to attend these important final stages of the Bill in the House of Commons. To make this easier for you, we have drafted a template below which you can copy and paste.

We hope you will join us in the mission to end live exports for fattening and slaughter.

With warmest wishes,

Email to: your MP

Dear (name of MP),

I am contacting you to ask you to support the Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill which will enter its final stages in the House of Commons on Monday 15th January. Ending live exports for fattening and slaughter was included in the Conservative Manifesto and Defra’s Action Plan for Animal Welfare.

With a General Election this year, I am keen to ensure this important Bill becomes law as soon as possible. I therefore ask you to attend and vote in favour of the Bill during its final stages on Monday, to prevent the cruelty of live exports from continuing in the future.

Historically the UK has exported thousands of sheep and calves abroad to France and as far afield as Spain. Overcrowding means that some cannot lie down at all, while those who do may be injured or trampled to death. They can be in transit for days, suffering extremes of temperature and often without sufficient food, water or rest. Please help to end live exports for fattening and slaughter for good.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes,

Your name

Your Address.

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Regards Mark