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General News

legality doesn’t dictate morality

“American slavery was legal. Human genocide was legal. Eating dog meat is legal.
Abusing and murdering non-human animals such as cows, pigs, chickens, and fish is currently legal.

But as we know legality doesn’t dictate morality.
What side of history do you want to stand on when it comes to stamping out this injustice?”

Anonymous for the Voiceless

And I mean…if resistance is to become a reality, then people have to know what injustice is.
And that injustice has the same weight for all living beings, does not depend on color, race, or species.

But we know that people are purposely brought up in a racist manner in their morals, in their selections, in their thinking.
The system leads people to factory behavior – standardized, dependent, systematically managed, and monitored until they are disempowered
Almost everyone sells their soul to the meat industry and is given the freedom to eat meat in return.

That answers the question – that’s all!

Regards and good night, Venus

General News, Stray Animals

England: Unite !

Back in the 2005 / 06 period, when I (Mark) was deep into fighting for the rights of Serbian stray dogs and cats with a few Serbian activists – you can see most of the work at WAV’s other site which is ‘Serbian Animals Voce’ – https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/  – go to the archive on the left side; I got a lot of support from Maria Daines; an English singer.

Above – ‘Shinters’ Catch a stray dog (Serbia).

Above – Maria.

One day I asked Maria (and husband musician) Paul if they could do something about the suffering animals in Serbia.  As a result they penned the song ‘Unite’ – which as you can see starts immediately with the flag of Serbia.

In traditional Maria style, it is a song for the animals; something for which she is very well known.  This is a song for all animal activists the world over; declaring that we must unite in order to achieve victory.

Enjoy the song;

Regards Mark

About Serbian Animals.

SAV is not run directly as a site for Serbian strays any more; instead we still get many visitors each day rather than visit us at WAV,  so we also put all the WAV posts onto the SAV site each day – extra work but we have the advantage of getting the word out about issues via 2 different sites each day; and that’s a winner !

About Us.

Regards Mark and Venus.

Serbia – More stray dog catching by Shinters.

Environmental, General News

Indonesia: Please Support BOS Foundation On This Day of Giving for Apes.

WAV Comment – as a reminder for the giving day for apes; we have just donated to one of our favourite rescue centres; the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation.  Please support them with a donation today if you are able.

Thanks

Mark (WAV).

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2018/08/12/indonesia-orangutan-jungle-school/

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/08/04/the-bravest-ape-orangutan-who-lost-both-his-arms-on-an-electric-fence-while-trying-to-escape-from-captivity-learns-how-to-climb-and-find-food-using-only-his-legs-as-he-prepares-to-return-to-the-jungl/

Dear Mark


Today is one of the biggest days of the year to show how much you care about the orangutans in our centres.

In honour of #GivingDayforApes, I want to share some important numbers with you:

Our orangutans require a lot of care, while our 38 surrogate mothers work tirelessly in the tropical heat to teach our forest school students how to survive in the wild.

The orphans drink a total of about 15,000 litres of milk and use 10,000 diapers per year. And eat more food than you can imagine Mark, such as yams, melons, eggplants, rambutans, watermelons, and a mountain’s worth of bananas.

All in all, that’s 1,000 tonnes of food per year.

If just 1 in 10 of those reading this email – people like YOU, Mark – gave $25 we could reach our goal to raise $20,000 by midnight tonight to provide milk and nutritious food for all of our orangutans.

So will you help us reach our goal?

Click the donation button below to donate $25 or more right now and help us meet our goal before the midnight deadline.

https://givingdayforapes.mightycause.com/organization/Bosfoundation

DONATE NOW  →

You have my word, Mark, that 100% of the donations will support our orangutan care and conservation activities in East and Central Kalimantan.

For the orangutans we all love,



Dr. Ir. Jamartin Sihite
CEO of BOS Foundation

Farm Animals, Fur and Fur Farming, General News

Estonia: Survey: Support for Banning Fur Farming in Estonia is Greater Than Ever Before.

Survey: Support for banning fur farming in Estonia is greater than ever before

Loomus

According to a survey commissioned by animal advocacy organisation Loomus, 83% of women and 66% of men are not in favour of fur farming.

73% of Estonians and 77% of people from other nationalities are against fur farming.

73% of Keskerakond (Estonian Centre Party) voters are against fur farming. Same goes to 72% of Reformierakond (Estonian Reform Party) voters, 51% of Eesti Konservatiivne Rahvaerakond (Conservative People’s Party of Estonia) voters, 85% of Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond (Social Democratic Party) voters, 74% of Eesti 200 (Estonia 200) voters and 93% of the voters of other parties. 79% of the people without a party preference are against fur farming.

The percentage of supporters of closing fur farms is not only high in urban areas, but also in rural areas. 74% of the people living in Tallinn do not support fur farming, same goes to 78% of the people living in other towns and 72% of people living in rural areas.
Compared to a study conducted at the end of December of 2016, the number of people who are against fur farming has grown from 69% to 75%.

Martin Garbuz, the board member of Loomus, says that it is a wonderful result. “The support for banning fur farming is great and it’s constantly growing. The majority of society don’t support an industry where animals are tortured and killed for luxury items. It’s also important information for politicians who are considering the ban of fur farming again,” he added.

In summer, 23 members of Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament) initiated the draft Act for the amendment of Animal Protection and Nature Conservation Act which seeks to ban fur farming in Estonia. The draft was compiled in co-operation of politicians and Loomus. The first reading of it is taking place on the 15th of October in Riigikogu.

718 residents of Estonia, aged 18–60, took part in the Kantar Emor national survey and they were asked whether they are in favour of raising and killing animals such as foxes and minks for their fur. The survey was conducted in the middle of September.

Environmental, General News

‘Real and Imminent’ Extinction Risk to Whales.

‘Real and imminent’ extinction risk to whales | Eurogroup for Animals

Steve Halama

‘Real and imminent’ extinction risk to whales

12 October 2020

More than 350 scientists and conservationists from 40 countries have signed a letter calling for global action to protect whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction.

They say more than half of all species are of conservation concern, with two on the “knife-edge” of extinction.

Lack of action over polluted and over-exploited seas means that many will be declared extinct within our lifetimes, the letter says.

Even large iconic whales are not safe.

“Let this be a historic moment when realising that whales are in danger sparks a powerful wave of action from everyone: regulators, scientists, politicians and the public to save our oceans,” said Mark Simmonds.

The visiting research fellow at the University of Bristol, UK, and senior marine scientist with Humane Society International, has coordinated the letter, which has been signed by experts across the world.

Read more at source

BBC News

Farm Animals, General News

Canada: Inside the Industrial Turkey Machine – Canadians Waste an Astounding 40% of Our Food.

Inside the industrial turkey machine

Additional WAV article:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2020/10/11/canada-thanksgiving-with-turkey-corpses-is-primitive/

We also know that Canadians waste an astounding 40% of our food.

A few weeks ago I visited one of Canada’s 523 regulated turkey farms. Despite the current global pandemic, I’m staying carefully mobile in my own country with investigative work.

In 2019, Canadians ate 6.3 million whole turkeys. In 2019, U.S. consumption of turkey was 5.3 billion pounds. And this number floors me: 656,309,000 turkeys were slaughtered worldwide in 2018.

I’ve met rescued turkeys and I absolutely revel in their curious and funny natures. They come running to you for company. They like to talk at you – a lot. If only we knew precisely what they were saying! We do know they have easily distinctive and understood calls: the gobble, the spit and drum, the cackle, the warning yelp, the purr.

My favourite interactions with turkeys are when they let me stroke the feathers on their abdomen and under their wings. They love it, and start to preen themselves with pleasure.

Read more at source

WeAnimals Media

General News

“The Julian Assange case is not a trial. It’s a fuck-up.”

 

An angry speech: Peoples of the world, finally listen: Julian Assange is a political prisoner.
The Julian Assange case is not a trial. It’s a fuck-up.
If Assange is shipped to the US, investigative journalism will be dead.

(Berlin, October 1, 2020.
The picture shows a protester in orange overalls and a Julian Assange mask in front of the British embassy in Berlin)

Julian Assange, he’s already become a symbol of freedom of the press. And the truth in general.

When rulers commit crimes and take refuge under the protection of state secrecy, the bond between the ruled and rulers is severed.
In a democracy, there can be no legitimate secrecy protection for crimes committed by individuals. A justice system that goes along with this becomes an accomplice. And a public that is silent about it did not understand democracy and ultimately did not deserve it.

In a world full of lies, someone who operates a truth machine is dangerous for the system – because this system lives on the secret, only acts secretly!

“Punish one, raise a hundred,” said Mao Tse-Tung.
This is the educational spectacle and signal to all who want to reveal and publish the truth about crimes against human and non-human animals.
It affects us animal rights activists too, because we are putting this system at risk.
In 1997, animal liberators in the US were sentenced to 82 years in prison. The FBI is dealing with the animal liberators today.

Everyone who drives this system to bankruptcy will feel its power. We remember the death of animal rights activist Reagan Russel- whose death was never cleared as murder.

Therefore this process has to burst. Assange has to be released. If this does not happen, there is a direct risk to everyone’s freedom of thought and expression
Your turn is next.

http://archive.is/gu2dB#selection-1199.348-1199.398

My best regards to all, Venus

Farm Animals, General News

Spain: Humiliated by the Biggest Wankers.

This poor bull has endured so much pain & torture, until finally he is done. They have also humiliated him, now they kill him & will cut off his ear’s as trophies. All to the roar of a crowd!

As @rickygervais says “fuck anyone who tortures an animal for fun”

#BanBullfighting

Farm Animals, General News

England: Congratulations to Peter for Becoming an OBE for ‘Animal Welfare’.

WAV Comment – Massive congrats to Peter for his award of an OBE (OBE is an Order of the British Empire) awardfor ‘animal welfare’. Nice to see something awarded for hard work and usefulness – unlike many others nowdays. Really glad to have worked with you in the past and have gained from your knowledge.

From CIWF –

We’re so proud of Peter Stevenson, our Chief Policy Adviser, who has been recognised with an OBE!

Peter was involved in banning veal crates & battery cages & most recently our court case which resulted in Scotland halting live calf exports. #QueensBirthdayHonours

Regards Mark

General News, Vivisection

Scotland University Develops Alternative to Animal Testing.

Scotland University develops alternative to animal testing

8 October 2020

Researchers at the University of Dundee have proposed an alternative to animal testing by developing a “skin culture” which mimics living skin.

Founders Dr Robyn Hickerson and Dr Michael Conneely have secured funding for their ‘TenSkin™’ product, where human skin is stretched to an optimal tension to mimic the mechanobiology that exists in intact, living skin on the body.

This provides a state-of-the-art tool for skin biology research by allowing scientists to generate reliable and safe data without the need for animals.

Dr Conneely said: “The skin that covers our body is under tension, this has been known for a long time. “Other models don’t incorporate this tension, and this is why our product is more effective. When skin is removed from the body it contracts as the tension relaxes.

Animal testing is often a subject of ethical controversy, with many raising concerns about the reliability of the method. Ten Bio’s new approach aims to significantly reduce animal usage for skin related research.

Dr Hickerson added: “There is a disconnect between animals and humans when you’re trying to develop therapeutics. 

“While animals can serve as good analogues to study general principles, they often fail when it comes to specific details due to animal/human species differences. These details matter when it comes to developing safe and effective drugs for humans.

“Upwards of 90% of drugs that are proven safe and effective in animals fail during clinical trials. Our model will help reduce this costly failure rate.”

Read more at source

Deadline News

Regards Mark