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Portugal Outrage After Spanish Hunters Massacre 500 Wild Animals.

Portugal outrage after Spanish hunters massacre 500 wild animals

Portugal outrage after Spanish hunters massacre 500 wild animals – BBC News

Portuguese officials have expressed outrage at the massacre of more than 500 deer and wild boar in a hunting zone in the centre of the country.

Environment Minister João Fernandes said the killing by 16 Spanish hunters was “vile” and an “environmental crime” that should be prosecuted.

Pictures of the slaughter were shared on social media.

Hunting individual animals is allowed but in this incident most of the zone’s deer population are said to have died.

The killing is thought to have taken place on a farm in the Torrebela tourist hunting zone, near Azambuja, about 40km (24 miles) from the Portuguese capital Lisbon on 17 and 18 December.

The 1,100ha (2,700-acre) farm is described as being walled in, meaning that the 540 animals had no means of escape from their killers.

The Environment Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that “the reports and news about the indiscriminate slaughter of animals… have nothing to do with hunting, understood as a practice that can contribute to the maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystems”.

(5) Alberto Mancebo on Twitter: “👮🏻‍♂️Portugal investigará a morte de 540 veados e xabarís 🦌🐗 a mans de 16 cazadores españois en Azambuja, Lisboa. Segundo as primeiras investigacións os animais foron acurralados nunha finca e masacrados. Logo, pendurárono todo nas redes sociais para indignación dos portugueses https://t.co/RfRY6oj2jN” / Twitter

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England: Finally some good news? Covid-19 claims another victim as Boxing Day hunts cancelled.

WAV Comment – Excellent news – foxes, deer, hare etc; all free from being hunted down illegally on Boxing Day (26/12).  This is the one day in the UK when all hunts ‘parade themselves’ through their local areas; and it is always a big event as many ‘antis’ (those who hate hunting) go out to match up against the hunts as they ride through local towns and villages.  The result – normally a bit of fist to cuff (fighting).  All the sabs and antis can have a safe day at home this year, as British wildlife will not be hunted down and illegally killed by the other side for blood lust pleasure.

We agree with the London Economic – finally, some good news !

Finally some good news? Covid-19 claims another victim as Boxing Day hunts cancelled

It is the first time that hunting has been suspended en masse since February 2001 – during the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

Finally some good news? Covid-19 claims another victim as Boxing Day hunts cancelled

The Boxing Day hunt – one of the most controversial traditions in the country – has been cancelled.

An estimated 250,000 people tend to gather on Boxing Day to watch their local pack of hounds meet on village greens, at pubs and in town centres across the UK – making it the biggest event in the hunting calendar. 

Earlier this year, the executive body for trail-hunting – The Hunting Office – sent a bulletin to roughly 250 packs across England and Wales telling them to cancel.  “The hunting community needs to take the lead during these extraordinary times and act respectfully and responsibly to help the fight against coronavirus … and to ensure the wellbeing of the local community who are so supportive each and every year,” a statement said.

It is the first time that hunting has been suspended en masse since February 2001 – during the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Some hunts – including one in Kent – had hoped to proceed this year, but were forced to scrap plans in the wake of increased, tier 4 coronavirus restrictions.

A spokesman for the East Kent hunt said they had “no choice” but cancel, adding it was “disappointing for all our supporters but inevitable”.

“The masters could obviously not allow an event which encourages large gatherings of people and would clearly be irresponsible,” he said. “In fact, the decision was taken a few weeks ago because even in Tier 3, we were limited to six people. But the hounds are still being taken out for regular exercise.”

A past victim murdered by Kent hunts – Photo Mark (WAV). Why ???

Hunting

Taiji: 85 Dolphins are hunted in this bay for our zoos.

Disturbing footage from Japan: fishermen crowd dolphins into a bay, corner them and capture dozens of animals. At least 85 dolphins were caught
It’s a kind of casting, a terrible selection – according to the Life Investigation Agency (LIA), the whole thing happens to select dolphins for animal parks and aquariums.

At least 85 animals have been torn from their conspecifics in the past few days, reports the “”ladbible” portal.

In Taiji / Japan a dolphin is demarcated. This animal is not slaughtered but sold (Photo: Zhukovandr / Stock.Adobe.com).

According to observers, numerous young animals have also been separated from their mothers.
At least one dolphin was killed.

LIA director Ren Yabuki told Australian broadcaster 9news that many of the animals were desperately trying to fight back.

“They were very stressed and many of them hit the surface of the water with their tail fins.”

They also communicated with each other with clicks and whistles. “It was very sad to hear them screaming together,”  Yakubi said, according to the report.
He has years of experience with dolphins, “but I’ve never heard them scream like that.”

The incidents took place in the infamous bay of Taiji, a small coastal town in Wakayama Prefecture.
It achieved notoriety through the Oscar-winning documentary “The Bay”.

There are regular massacres of dolphins there.

https://www.rtl.de/cms/grausame-bilder-aus-japan-hier-werden-baby-delfine-fuer-unsere-tierparks-gejagt-4672947.html

And I mean...Capturing or killing a single dolphin can have catastrophic effects on the entire population.
Dolphins are very social animals.

They have a culture and pass on knowledge within the group. The removal of a single animal can be a heavy blow for smaller herds.

But the big money comes from the dolphins caught alive.
The most beautiful and, from a trainer’s point of view, the most “promising” specimens are then given the dubious honor of spending a life in captivity at unit prices of up to the US $ 200,000 after they have been sold to dolphinariums around the world.

Almost all the dolphins found in dolphinariums or therapy centers come from Taiji.

Japan leads the world with 50 dolphinariums.
But Turkey, Egypt, Dubai, Tunisia, Russia, North and South America, Spain, and of course Germany is also involved in the cruel business.
The demand from tourists, including Germans, fuels greed for money.

The stress that animals are under in aquariums is enormous.
Triggered primarily by noise. Dolphins and orcas can perceive sounds from 150 to 200,000 vibrations.
In humans, this hearing range is between 20 and 20,000 vibrations.

In addition to the noise emissions of a dolphinarium such as applause, cheers, and loudspeaker announcements, the animals are also exposed to the noise of the constantly running water pump.
This noise stresses the animals to the limit.
Therefore, the fish that are fed to them are filled with sedatives.

Animal rights activists and researchers demand personal rights for dolphins and orcas – they should, like us humans, have a fundamental right to undisturbed freedom.

Unfortunately, we are still a long way from that.
Tourism is booming and dolphinariums are billions of dollars.

Canada set a good example just a few weeks ago: captivity and breeding of whales and dolphins is now prohibited by law there.

Hopefully, other countries will follow suit.

My best regards to all, Venus

Environmental, General News, Hunting, Uncategorized

USA: President Elect Biden Selects Super Environmental Team For the Future.

WAV Comment:  Big Wow ! – congratulations to President elect Joe Biden, Deb Haarland, and Michael Regan on the award of their new positions which will overturn all the environmental destruction caused by loser Trump over recent years.  It is especially wonderful to see Deb Haarland; a Native American, to serve with such an important position in the cabinet; with her department’s jurisdiction covering tribal lands and vast tracts of protected American wilderness, including jewels such as Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks.

Mr. Regan will be a leading member of the new, expanded Biden team focusing on reversing Trump’s environmental rollbacks and address the climate crisis with a plan for bringing the US economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Super choices for an America and its wildlife that very much needs protection from the bad muppets that we have seen from Trump and ‘his mates’ over the past years.

We at WAV very much welcome these appointments; as do the vast eco warrior tribes of the world.  Haarland, a lady who originated from peoples who loved and protected the environment.  We hope she will right all the Trump wrongs in the coming years.

Superb news !

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Deb Haaland would be the first Native American cabinet secretary.

Biden picks Deb Haaland as first Native American interior secretary | Biden administration | The Guardian Deb Haaland would be the first Native American cabinet secretary. Photograph: Juan Labreche/AP

Biden picks Deb Haaland as first Native American interior secretary

President-elect will also nominate regulator Michael Regan to head Environmental Protection Agency

Joe Biden has chosen the US lawmaker Deb Haaland as interior secretary and will nominate the North Carolina official Michael Regan to head the Environmental Protection Agency, in two diverse and influential picks to handle crucial issues such as public lands, pollution and the climate crisis.

Haaland, a progressive Democratic congresswoman from New Mexico since 2019, would be the first Native American cabinet secretary and one of the first Native Americans ever to serve in a US cabinet. The department’s jurisdiction covers tribal lands and vast tracts of protected American wilderness, including jewels such as Yellowstone and Yosemite national parks.

In a tweet on Thursday evening, Haaland said she was “honored and ready to serve” as interior secretary.

“A voice like mine has never been a cabinet secretary or at the head of the Department of Interior,” she added.

Haaland is a member of Pueblo of Laguna and would become the first descendant of the original people to populate North America to run the interior department, which has often had a difficult relationship with the 574 federally recognized tribes in the US, the Washington Post reported.

And she has told the Reuters news agency she would seek to usher in an expansion of renewable energy production on federal land to contribute to the fight against climate change, and undo Donald Trump’s regressive focus on bolstering fossil fuels output.

Progressives hailed the selection of Haaland as “perfect choice” and a “fierce ally” of the environmental movement.

“Rep Deb Haaland’s appointment as secretary of the interior is a historic moment for every Native American and the Green New Deal movement,” said Varshini Prakash, the executive director of the youth-led Sunrise Movement.

She added: “With a progressive leader at the helm, we can make real progress on stopping climate change and ensure sovereignty and dignity for all Native people and justice for all.”

Climate activists, joined by progressive members of Congress, tribal leaders and Hollywood celebrities, had mounted a public campaign in support of Haaland. The interior secretary will be critical to enacting Biden’s ambitious climate plan as well as playing an important role leading discussions between the federal government and tribal nations.

The House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, had issued a statement on Wednesday saying: “Congresswoman Haaland knows the territory, and if she is the president-elect’s choice for interior secretary, then he will have made an excellent choice.”

The retiring New Mexico senator Tom Udall, a Democrat who was also reportedly under consideration for the role, was among the first politicians to congratulate Haaland, calling her appointment a “watershed moment for Native communities, and for our nation”.

In a statement, Udall praised her as someone who would use the position to “undo the damage of the Trump administration, restore the department’s workforce and expertise, uphold our obligations to Native communities, and take the bold action needed to tackle the accelerating climate and nature crises.”

“I am confident that she will be both a historic interior secretary and an excellent one,” he added.

Theresa Pierno, the president and CEO for the National Parks Conservation Association, said Haaland would be ready for the job “on day one” and was a congressional “champion” who had helped hold the line on conservation.

“Amid a global pandemic and climate crisis, we need a department of interior secretary who is ready to address 21st-century challenges with bold solutions … to protect our national parks and public lands for the benefit of all Americans,” she said.

Meanwhile, Biden plans to nominate Regan, North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, to head the EPA, according to Reuters.

If confirmed by the US Senate, Regan would become the second Black person to run the EPA, after Lisa Jackson, who served during Barack Obama’s presidency. He would be a leading member of the new, expanded Biden team focusing on reversing Trump’s environmental rollbacks and address the climate crisis with a plan for bringing the US economy to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Regan brings years of experience dealing with fossil fuel industries in his home state, including overseeing a roughly $9bn settlement agreement with utility Duke Energy for the nation’s largest clean-up of coal ash. Regan has also previously worked at the EPA and worked on climate change and pollution initiatives for the Environmental Defense Fund, a green advocacy group.

“Regan understands that tough environmental goals tempered with economic and technological reality produce the best approach on everything from climate change to more local problems,” said Scott Segal, an attorney for the law firm Bracewell, which has petroleum companies as clients.

Jim Marston, the former head of the Environmental Defense Fund state initiatives program, said: “He could talk with, work with industry. And his own personal history allows him to really relate … to working-class folks who are the workers in plants that need to be regulated,” Marston said.

Democrats have a very narrow majority in the House, so losing Haaland to the cabinet is a risk, making three Democratic members of the House that will be leaving the chamber to join the new administration.

Marcia Fudgewill be nominated to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Cedric Richmondwill serve as the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/17/deb-haaland-joe-biden-interior-secretary

Keep the Environment tops in the USA – a few pictures I took on one of my trips in the USA many moons ago.

Once it has gone, you can never bring it back – so dont let it go in the first place ! – Mark

Hunting

The fifth commandment: “Thou shalt not kill”

Animal Liberation Press Office- Filed under Communiqués in the News

According to local media reports, Father Jordan Neek, living in St. Norbert Abbey, 1016 N Broadway, De Pere, WI 54115, United States, has been repeatedly harassed since starting hunting in the grounds of the Abbey.

The police report of the incident explains that his hunting seat was vandalized, trees were spray-painted, and trail cams stolen in an attempt to dissuade the priest from hunting deer in Abbey’s land.

“It does hurt, I’m not going to lie, every morning I wake up sick to my stomach thinking about the hatred towards me,” says Father Neeck.

Hunter-Priest Harrassed in Wisconsin, Tree Stands Vandalized (USA)

And I mean…Hatred makes you sick, Father Neeck?
But shooting makes animals into corpses and that’s worse.
Why do murder innocent animals in the forest?
Have you no respect for the fifth commandment, that says …, “Thou shalt not kill”?
This also applies to non-human animals, Father Neeck!

If you stop killing animals, no one will harass you anymore, and instead of hatred you will reap love

Regards and good night, Venus

Hunting

Cyprus: poachers have an easy job now !!

Committee against Bird Murder e.V.

Current petition against bird murder in Cyprus: The government of the EU member state Cyprus has drastically reduced the penalties for illegal bird trapping.

Instead of a maximum of € 2,000, as was previously the case, you now only have to pay € 200 for catching or shooting up to 50 songbirds – that’s just € 4 for a protected bird!

The specialty of the island:“ambelopoulia”

14 species are affected, precisely those that are popular as classic “delicacies”, such as warblers.

A penalty of this amount is little more than a “bird catching fee” and is incompatible with the regulations at the EU level. Our partner BirdLife Cyprus started a petition against this scandal today – please join us!

PETITION: https://www.change.org/ampelopouliaSOS

https://www.facebook.com/Komitee.CABS/

And I mean…Trappers place their lures at night.

Early the next morning, they return for their grisly harvest, ripping the terrified birds from the fine-mesh ‘mist’ nets or glue-covered branches, often leaving the entangled feet behind, then killing them with a cocktail stick or a penknife to the throat.

Here a Blackcap (warbler) on a lime stick –

Many of the victims will be used in the perverse menü “Ambelopoulia”, in which the boiled or fried birds are eaten whole, save for the beak.

A platter of a dozen birds sells for € 40–80 (the US $ 44–87), and the trade-in songbirds are responsible for an estimated annual market of € 15 million.

The “delicacy” is so prized and lucrative that it is suspected to be linked to organized crime, and those trying to stop it have been subject to intimidation and violence.

“We’ve had people who put bombs in the private cars of game wardens, and cases where the houses of game wardens have been burnt down,” says Panayides, an officer in the police force.

About 30 trappers are believed to dominate the trade.
Mafia figures with links to prostitution, drugs, and gambling are suspected to be among their number.

Stopping that poaching is extremely difficult. The illegal practice in some cases is overtly or very often tacitly supported by people in very high political and administrative positions.

What’re more, officers trying to tackle trapping can find themselves threatened or worse.

In December 2015, Evgenios Hamboullas, Famagusta member of parliament for the incumbent Democratic Rally party, posted a photo of himself on Facebook seated in front of a plate of songbirds with the caption: “Soon in our restaurants! Happy holidays!”

The post received nearly 600 likes in 5 days!

Even if trappers are caught, the mild sentences passed by the courts are not effective deterrents, says Panayides, an officer in the police force. In reality, most poachers get out with a fine of a few hundred euros.
The officer tells of a poacher, who his team has caught and prosecuted eight times in the past ten years.
“What else can we do as a department?”

We got it! The island of Aphrodite, where once even gods were guests in antiquity, is now a big poachers center, run by “serious organized criminals”.

My best regards to all, Venus

General News, Hunting

Italy: the Hunter Website takes a break

Received anonymously from Frente de Liberación Animal:

The official website of the Italian Hunting Federation <www.federcaccia.org> has been hacked by the Animal Liberation Front.

ALF Hacks Italian Hunting Federation Website (Italy)

We wish the hunters a lot of fun repairing the hacked page.
Especially now in Corona times, you have to employ hunters, otherwise, they will come up with stupid ideas

Regards and good night, Venus

Hunting

Germany: 13 Hunting stands eliminated!

ALF Destroys 13 Hunting Stands in Germany
Via local media:

According to local media, four hunting towers were set alight in Gödenstorf (a small community in the district of Harburg) during the evening of the 22nd November, causing total damage of 5000 EUR.

On the 19th, in Viernheim (a middle industrial city north of Mannheim) nine more towers were destroyed, legs sawed off, ladders were broken or overturned.

Some of them had been tagged with ALF.

ALF Destroys 13 Hunting Stands in Germany

And I mean…Eliminating 13 Murder Stands in 4 days … is an above-average achievement.
Animals will no longer be shot from these execution towers, that is safe.

And so we send a big “THANK YOU” to the activists

…and my best regards to all, Venus

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USA: Trump’s misguided attack on wildlife, our ecosystems, and our planet – maybe that is why he will not be Mr President anymore !

Stand up for Wildlife: Help Save Gray Wolves from Trump’s Reckless Assault

President Trump’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) just finalized its Rule to roll back vital Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves in the lower-48 states. Their disastrous plan will reverse years of recovery for this iconic species.

We are facing a biodiversity crisis of global proportions. The fate of humanity is intertwined with the fate of species and healthy ecosystems. Now is the time to restore species to the landscape — not dial back efforts for an iconic animal that was once nearly exterminated in the U.S.

Furthermore, the Fish and Wildlife Service must develop a national wolf management plan — a plan that incorporates Indigenous knowledge and perspective. The gray wolf holds immense cultural significance for Indigenous groups around the country and is considered sacred by some.

NRDC is doing everything in our power to stop Trump’s latest assault on wildlife — and we’ll take the fight to court if that’s what it takes to stop it — but in the meantime, we need NRDC activists to help create a massive public outcry by submitting letters of protest to Trump’s Fish and Wildlife Service.

Sign the petition protesting Trump’s misguided attack on wildlife, our ecosystems, and our planet — and help save gray wolves!

Stand up for Wildlife: Help Save Gray Wolves from Trump’s Reckless Assault

Above – ‘The President’

Click on this link to take action:

Help Save Gray Wolves | NRDC

The Loser
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France: British Expat Shot Dead By Hunter Who ‘Mistook’ Him For A Wild Boar !

 

British expat, 25, shot dead outside his home by French hunter, 33, who mistook him for a boar – as ‘mortified’ gunman is arrested for manslaughter

  • Morgan Keane is thought to have died instantly when he was shot in La Garrigue 
  • 33-year-old huntsman, who has not been named, was later taken into custody 
  • Both of Mr Keane’s parents died, leaving him and younger brother in the house 
  • Their father believed to have died recently and sons were looking after affairs 

Read the full story, with photos, at:

ttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9015185/British-expat-shot-dead-French-hunter-mistook-boar.html?ito=push-notification&ci=57183&si=17774922