Category: General News

Environmental, Farm Animals, General News, Live Transport, Uncategorized

EU: Learn More About The EU Farm Animal ‘Systems’. Be A Cage Fighter.

 

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https://www.ciwf.org.uk/

Caging animals is cruel: animals are sentient beings, capable of feeling pain and joy. Caged animals endure immense suffering because they have no control over their lives, experience extreme frustration, are severely restricted in their movement, and are prevented from performing almost all natural behaviours.

Hundreds of millions of farm animals across the EU are forced to live their entire lives imprisoned in tiny, barren cages. This extreme confinement is routinely inflicted on many different species. Sows are forced to nurse their piglets in crates, rabbits and quail endure their whole lives in barren cages, and ducks and geese are caged for force feeding to produce foie gras.

 

Click on the following link to see the state of caged animal cruelty across all EU member states – https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2018/11/22/eu-member-state-percentages-of-farm-animals-caged-in-europe-the-shame-of-the-eu/

Cage Facts EU 2018y to finally End the Cage Age.

Together, united, we have the opportunity to rid Europe of these cages. Start today – join up and sign our ECI (European Citizens’ Initiative) demanding that the European Commission bans the use of cages in animal farming. If one million of us raise our voices together, we have the opportunity to finally End the Cage Age.

 

Sign up today to be a cage fighter – https://ciwf-int.endthecageage.eu/?ea.tracking.id=05bb9ddb&supporter.appealCode=CAECIWE_IF0918

 

Here is more information about caged farm animals that relate to the EU caged animal link provided above::

Chickens – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/chickens/#start

 

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Pigs – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/pigs/

 

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Rabbits – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/rabbits/

 

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Here is additional information about other farm animal ‘systems’:

 

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Cows – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/cows/

Sheep – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/sheep/

Turkeys – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/turkeys/

Fish – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/fish/

Quail – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/farm-animals/quail/

 

Learn more about the impact CIWF have made on EU farm animal welfare by visiting – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/our-impact/

 

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Above 2 pictures – Val Cameron.

 

End long distance live animal transport – https://www.ciwf.org.uk/our-campaigns/live-animal-transport/

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General News, Stray Animals

New Zealand: Petition -Stop the Heartless Extermination of Cats in Auckland, NZ.

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SIGN: Stop the Heartless Extermination of Cats in Auckland, NZ

SIGN: Stop the Heartless Extermination of Cats in Auckland, NZ

New Zealand has the same opinion of itself to the government of Mauritius – see  https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2018/11/21/flying-foxes-we-can-prevent-a-genocide/

But this time it is not flying foxes, but cats; yes cats !

Please read the information below and then add your name to the petition, thank you.

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Petition Link – https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-stop-cruel-government-plan-kill-non-microchipped-cats-auckland-nz/

 

PETITION TARGET: NZ Minister of the Environment, Hon David Parker

Is your loving, intelligent cat a “pest” — to be exterminated and tossed like trash? The city of Auckland, NZ thinks so.

If their council’s devastating proposal passes, any cat — including beloved family pets — will be trapped and destroyed if unlucky enough to be caught without a functioning, registered microchip.

Too bad if your cherished feline happens to be one of 15,000 pets in New Zealand known to have a faulty, undetectable microchip. If that kitty wanders into an arbitrarily designated “ecologically significant” zone, they face the death sentence.

This ill-conceived plan comes from the Regional Council of Auckland, which is moving to reclassify Domestic Companion Stray cats as “pests” in a calculated plan to cull them mercilessly. The campaign justifies the slaughter by citing the misleading goal of conserving wildlife and New Zealand’s endangered bird species, using faulty science to promote its cause.

Let’s be clear: this amounts to nothing short of a genocide of the cat population.

Instead of villainizing cats and inciting hatred and violence (family cats are already gunned down by angry NZ citizens on a monthly basis), animal lovers and conservationists must encourage the humane treatment of cats and wildlife.

Sign this petition to voice your outrage at the proposed cat cull and to take an active stand against the barbaric killing of thousands of cats. Sign now to urge officials to stop this planned massacre at once.

Farm Animals, General News

England: At Christmas, You Give Bits Of Me To Your Cat – Is He Christian ?

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With love and thanks to friend Emma who sent this over:

 

With Christmas in mind, a piece from a Spike Milligan book (who was vegetarian)

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Above – Spike – Vegetarian and animal campaigner.

 

 

TURKEY: ‘Aren’t you ashamed?’
ME: ‘Yes, I’m sorry I’m going to eat you.’
TURKEY: YOU’RE sorry.’
ME: ‘Be reasonable. All my children will be here. If I don’t join the festivities they think of me as a Scrooge father’
TURKEY: ‘ I’M a father. I left behind a wife and six kids!.’
ME: ‘Look, I promise this will be the last Christmas I’ll eat you.’
TURKEY: ‘Look ,mate, this IS my last Christmas-‘
ME: ‘You see turkey, it’s a dinner for a Christian occasion.’
TURKEY: ‘Christian? I’ve seen you give bits to your bloody cat, is HE Christian?’
ME: ‘Well, I didn’t want any to go to waste…’
TURKEY: ‘ALL of me goes to waste, you know. On Boxing Day when you’re slobbed out in the lounge, I’m floating down a London sewer.’

 
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Just a thought, give animals a freedom break this Christmas.

 

 

See more of Spike:

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General News, Uncategorized

Thailand: Boon Dee Regains Her Freedom After Many Years Suffering In The Tourist Ride Industry.

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Half Blind Elephant Arrives At Sanctuary After Many Years of Mistreatment In The Tourism Industry.

A very heartwarming video from Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand as they welcome the newest arrival to their elephant sanctuary! The sanctuary, called Thai Elephant Refuge, recently took in a precious rescued elephant to their herd. This darling new elephant is named Boon Dee, and she is half blind from years of mistreatment and abuse in the tourism industry. Boon Dee has spent most of her life giving rides to hoards of tourists at a trekking camp in Pattaya, Thailand.

This recent rescue was made possible by the generous donation from a longtime sanctuary supporter who was visiting Thai Elephant Refuge from Australia. The compassionate supporter, Joan Pearson, was celebrating her birthday, and wanted to spend it in her favorite place in the world surrounded by the animals she loves. Her only wish for a present was to be able to rescue another elephant. When Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand learned that there was an elephant in need of rescue in Pattaya, the team — including Joan — headed out to investigate.

What they found at the trekking camp was a heartbreaking situation. Having arrived at the camp four years ago, Boon Dee was in a terrible state. She was emaciated and covered in abscesses, obvious marks of the abuse and neglect she had suffered. WFFT knew it would take the healing power of a sanctuary to return the elephant to full health. After completing all of the necessary paperwork, Boon Dee was finally legally allowed to make the long journey to the WFFT rescue center.

Now that sweet Boon Dee is finally safe and sound she can look forward to a life free from pain; never again will this gentle giant be chained or beaten. Also most importantly: never again will she have to carry a saddle on her back, or be forced to give rides to the endless busloads of tourists who visit the camp where she was forced to work.

After arriving at the sanctuary Boon Dee was able to stretch her legs after the long journey. She took a stroll around the rescue center and took a look at the wonderland that will be her new home.

Everyone watched in amazement as Boon Dee made a beeline for the first elephant enclosure and greeted its inhabitant, Gan Da. The WFFT staff knew that these two elephants had previously been friends when they worked together in a camp in Thailand many years ago, and everyone wondered if they would recognize each other. These two darling elephants recognized each other immediately and had a very sweet reunion!  Thanks to the determination of Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, Boon Dee can make many other life-long friends at the Thai Elephant Refuge!

Farm Animals, General News

UK: Petition for UK RESIDENTS ONLY -Ban the use of farrowing crates in the UK.

 

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Very Important note – This petition to the UK Government can only be signed by UK / British living citizens.  It IS NOT a global petition.  If you are non UK resident, please DO NOT try to sign it as your details will not be accepted.– thank you – Mark – WAV.

 

This is how the government will respond to the petition:

At 10,000 signatures…

At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition

At 100,000 signatures…

At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament

 

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Ban the use of farrowing crates in the UK

Farrowing crates, profoundly similar to sow crates which were banned in the UK in 1999, are long, narrow crates in which sows are contained during gestation. It’s still legal to use farrowing crates in spite of them having the same implications to animal welfare as the sow/gestation crates.

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Pigs are intelligent, sentient beings and these crates deny their natural behaviours. This frustration can be displaced to damaging abnormal behaviours such as self-mutilation due to the intensive conditions. Farrowing crates severely restrict the sow’s movement and deny them the instinctual urge to build a nest, worsening their frustrations. Having been made illegal in Sweden, Norway and Switzerland, we should follow this route of progression to maintain our reputation for good animal welfare.

 

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Petition Link –

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/220220

 

THIS BELOW IS FARROW FREE – so much better for animal welfare.

We need this – please sign the petition (UK residents only).

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Environmental, General News

England: The ‘Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)’- London. Efforts To Save The Planet.

 

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From the ‘Environmental Investigation Agency’ (EIA) – London UK

 

Website:  https://eia-international.org/

News and Reports – https://eia-international.org/news-reports/

Press Releases – https://eia-international.org/category/press-releases/

 

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Palm oil is a vegetable oil found in literally thousands of products ranging from soaps and cosmetics to countless foodstuffs including chocolates, cereals, dairy products and crisps. Its popularity is due to its comparatively low cost to produce and ready availability – but this comes at a terrible cost and palm oil production is widely linked to deforestation, illegal logging, human rights abuses and biodiversity loss.

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The problem

Illegal, environmentally destructive and socially exploitative palm oil production is driving deforestation and biodiversity loss, violating human rights and undermining the rule of law in producer countries.

National laws are often inadequate to protect forests, people and biodiversity, while the private and public sectors often ignore existing legal protections. Industry ‘sustainability’ certification schemes such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) also offer weak protections, are variably implemented and enforced, and often result in proclaimed standards not being met. Booming global trade in palm oil – used in everything from biscuits and biofuels to cosmetics and cleaning products – incentivises increased production.

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The most progressive ‘No deforestation, no peatland, and no exploitation’ (NDPE) policies from major palm oil companies are beginning to emerge, but their policies are voluntary and their reliability is still largely untested.

Continue reading – https://eia-international.org/our-work/forests/palm-oil/

 

 

Marine plastic pollution is one of the most serious emerging threats to the health of oceans and a major hazard to marine biodiversity. We have worked on the issue at the UK level and internationally, campaigning both alone and in partnerships against single-use plastics such as supermarket carrier bags, microbeads in rinse-off products and other forms of damaging plastic packaging.

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Unprecedented growth in the production and use of plastics is triggering a global environmental crisis. Each year, at least eight million tonnes of plastics leak into the ocean, an amount set to quadruple by 2050 unless major reform is put in place.

Over 800 species are known to have ingested or been entangled in marine plastic pollution, killing hundreds of thousands of animals every year. Urgent action is needed to significantly reduce plastic consumption and waste to end the devastating pollution of our oceans. We are campaigning to phase out all unnecessary plastic use and significantly improve reuse and recycling

Continue reading – https://eia-international.org/our-work/ocean/plastic-pollution/

 

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EIA US Website – https://eia-global.org/

 

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