Category: Live Transport

EU-animal law: legalized murder

 

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The murders in the meat industry all have the same goal: to make money with the blood and suffering of the animals. This also applies to most politicians and lobbyists.

A few days ago, a ship with 70,000 (still) living beings has been send from the Romanian port Midia to the Midle East.
The hangmen of the Muslim and Jewish slaughterhouses are a bit different from the hangmen of European slaughterhouses.
To understand this, the following video will help:

“Shot in December 2018 in a slaughterhouse in Aveyron, these images show the legal abuse of slaughter without stunning allowed in France by derogation for the Jewish and Muslim cults.

According to the INRA Animal Pain expert report, an animal shot without stunning can remain conscious for up to 11 minutes”.

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The meat lobby is located in the individual countries, which are not interested in getting a handle on the transport problem.
Animal transports mean subsidies from Brussels and that is why corrupt politicians are involved in the business (as we see in the case of the 70,000 sheep from Romania to Midle East ).

In Europe we have something called Animal Welfare.
On the paper, we are right at the forefront.

First section-German animal welfare law, § 1

“Nobody is allowed to cause pain or harm to an animal without an acceptable reason”.

For this we -the Europeans- have entrusted to some brain-brillant commissioners the preservation of this law. With our voice and our money.

In recent years, however, we observe a provocative cooperation (man calls it tolerance) of the “competent” commissioners with the animal transport mafia, and especially with countries that, as poor and weak EU partners, the meat business under any circumstances operate because that’s their main financial source. With devastating consequences for the animals.

They try to enforce their own interests and power games, nobody controls them, ( because according to EU, animal welfare is “country thing” ) so their chances of maximizing their profit are very high.
Let’s put it this way: they have all the options to live from the animas und from their suffering.  And they do it.

And now to the case “Midia”, Romania.

“Nobody is allowed to transport 40-degree-a-day animals without water and food, unless one manages to make millions of them.” says the brain-brilliant Commissioner Andriukaitis a word of power, but finally the EU has learned to respect the law of the strongest, and thus ships the Kuwaiti Transport Mafia (with the permission of the Romanian Minister) the 70,000 animal victims in countries that do not need to give an “acceptable” reason for the muslim massacre, because they consider animal welfare as unacceptable!

With that, the topic animal welfare law is done!
At least for our continent, it’s not even worth the paper it was written on.

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What is it about finally here?

It`s about torment, it’s about deliberate, illegal animal cruelty.
For days in the ship, with pre-programmed and painful death for many animals and with an unimaginable hell for the survivors. That`s about it!
And further, it is about the outrageous hypocrisy of the EU Commissioner, who allows all this, because “who is brutally killed in other cultures, is none of our business”!
Animal welfare is murder thing!!

Best regards, Venus

 

 

Kuwait / Romania: Livestock Ship Watch – 70,000 Live Sheep Exported from Romania en route to Kuwait.

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Livestock ship watch.

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We can confirm that the AL SHUWAIKH which is carrying 70,000 live sheep to the Middle East (Kuwait) for Eid ritual slaughter is currently in the Med Sea to the West of Cyprus.

This is ritual slaughter ………….

 

It is currently expected to arrive at Kuwait on Saturday 20th July at around 0700 hrs.

 

It is travelling at a speed of about 15-16 knots.

It was built in 1986, has a gross tonnage of 18,341, and sails under the flag of Kuwait.

 

 

Watching us, watching them !

Regards WAV.

 

 

 

EU: MEPs to vote on first female EU Commission president.

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https://news.sky.com/story/meps-to-vote-on-first-female-eu-commission-president-11764222

 

MEPs to vote on first female EU Commission president

Ursula von der Leyen, currently the German defence minister, has been nominated to take over from Jean-Claude Juncker.

The European Parliament will decide later whether or not to block the appointment of Ursula von der Leyen as the new president of the European Commission.

Ms von der Leyen, currently the German defence minister, was nominated to take over from Jean-Claude Juncker (Below) by the leaders of EU countries at a marathon three-day summit in Brussels two weeks ago.

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The 751 MEPs of the European Parliament in Strasbourg will vote this evening in a secret ballot.

Ms von der Leyen needs 374 votes in order to secure the job but anything less than 400 would give her a weak mandate.

Ms von der Leyen will replace Jean-Claude Juncker if the move is approved by MEPs

She has spent the past two weeks trying to secure her position by promising policy pledges to the various different political groupings in the parliament whose votes she needs.

It has emerged that the current secretary-general of the commission Martin Selmayr, a controversial shadowy figure who has wielded significant power under Mr Juncker, will not continue if she gets the job.

Her pitch culminated with a speech earlier in the parliament chamber setting out her agenda for Europe.

It is expected that the vote could be tight.

The group representing green parties from across the union has already said it will not be supporting her nomination.

This could put her in the unusual, controversial and contradictory position of having to rely on votes from far-right parties in order to be voted in.

She is a member of Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Unionist (CDU) party and is a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Ms von der Leyen has already said that she will stand down as German defence minister.

She said in a tweet on Monday: “Tomorrow I will ask for the confidence of the European Parliament.

“Regardless of the outcome, I will step down as Minister of Defence on Wednesday in order to serve Europe with all my strength.”

Her challenge is to make several different political groups from across the spectrum happy enough to vote for her.

The fact that she would be the commission’s first ever female president will hold some weight for MEPs.

She is from a centrist political party with values that should appeal to the majority of MEPs.

But against that is the fact that the EU member state leaders ended up ditching the “lead candidate” system in which the parliament proposed the candidates for commission president.

That angered a significant number of MEPs from across the board.

She is overtly a federalist who has said she would like to see a United States of Europe, though she conceded that it would not be likely in her lifetime.

On Brexit, she has said that she is open to a further extension if the UK requests it and there is good reason for it.

However no real changes should be expected in the EU stance on Brexit under her leadership because it is the EU member state leaders who drive the Brexit policy.

The commission and its president simply enact the mandate given to them.

 

WAV Comment – like stopping 70,000 Romanian sheep being exported to the Middle East in temperatures way above the maximum set under EU Reg 1/2005 – or not ! – Yes, NOT.

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Romania: Re 70,000 Sheep Exported to the Middle East. How to Contact Romanian MEP’s to Express Your Disgust at Their Nation.

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The issue:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/07/15/romania-is-exporting-70000-live-sheep-to-the-gulf-they-are-still-in-port-in-midia-romania-more-news-to-come/

 

If any of you wish to make e mail contact with Romanian MEPs about their nation allowing 70,000 live sheep to be exported in conditions that do not meet EU transport standards – Regulation 1/2005; then here is the way to get the full list of all the MEPs which represent Romania in the European Parliament.

 

Click on: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/search/advanced?countryCode=RO 

 

Then in the drop down box for ‘Country’ – select ‘Romania’.

 

You should then be presented with a photographic list of all the MEPs which represent Romania in the Parliament.

It is very easy to make contact. Lets take the first name on the list as an example – Clotide Armand.

Simply click on her name below the picture. This then enlarges to a larger picture with graphics below – if you put the mouse pointer over the first 2 then you will get e mail access. Simply click on either one of these and you should then have the ability to write an e mail direct to Clotide Armand.

SAMPLE LETTER TO COPY AND SEND

Dear MEP`s

We have read these days with horror in the media that a ship of the company AL SHUWAIKH (which made very negative headlines in the past and in the transport of animals) transports 70,000 sheep from Romania to the Middle East.

According to Article 3 of EU Regulation (EC) 1/2005, animals may not be transported if the transport results in injuries and unnecessary suffering (in this case, temperatures above 40 degrees are clearly an unnecessary suffering).

Although Romania is an EU country and subsidized accordingly, it disregards the instructions of EU Commissioner Andriukaitis to the Romanian Agrarian Minister Petre Daea to stop transport in Midia and acts in his own right and interest against animals, morals and laws.

KLTT, a major exporter of Australian sheep, was the subject of a major scandal that attracted attention from Animals Australia over the past year. This company has a long list of violations and is responsible for the death of more than one million sheep on board in recent decades.

In 2018, animals were found to bake on their own skin on KLTT vessels, gasping for breath, suffocating in faecal matter and not lying down to rest or even reach for food or water.

During such travels, heat and moisture combinations reached levels that caused heat stroke, resulting in sheep literally cooking alive in ship holds.

Such visions of Australian sheep, suffering and dying of heat stress, have sparked outrage throughout the country and across the world over the past year and led to comprehensive reform of the regulations – including the ban on trade in live sheep from Australia during the summer months in the Middle East.

EU membership requires certain moral rules based on common culture and manifested by basic civilization standards. We urge you, as EU representative of Romania, to ask the relevant ministry of your country to respect laws and ban animal transport in the summer.

 

Best regards,

Your name here

 

Other options you can select also include Twitter and Facebook.

Write to the Romanian MEPs now to express your disgust at what their nation is doing for 70,000 sheep en route to the Middle East.

 

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Romania: Is Exporting 70,000 Live Sheep to the Gulf. They are Still In Port in Midia (Romania) – More News to Come.

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Final Update 15/7 – 22-15hrs GMT.

 

We can confirm that the 70,000 Romanian sheep ARE now en route to Kuwait for slaughter.

Below our comments is the confirmation from EU sources

This is typical of the farce that is the EU, and which shows that Commissioner Andriukaitis is simply being ignored by member states who only do what they want to do. His pleas with them to stop the exports mean nothing – he is a man regarded as a joke.

Oh, now he is talking about ‘infringement proceedings’ against Romania because they have disobeyed him !

There is one way to stop all of this and that is to impose a maximum 8 hour journey time for all animals in transport. Commissioner Andriukaitis will not do this because he does not have the guts; and the meat mafia lobby will grind him down to crawl round every obstacle to meet their demands as they always do. In the meantime; our elected so called ‘politicians’ in the EU parliament just sit there and let it all go on – so what, another 70,000 animals which would have been slaughtered anyway.

Any wonder that EU citizens have no faith in the ‘masters’ that sit in the ivory tower called ‘the Parliament’. MEPs and Commissioners are paid to take action – this is yet another example of how they are simply ignored by some member states who do not give a toss about animal welfare (Romania) – and only think about lining their pockets as a result.

We will watch to see what strict actions Commissioner Andriukaitis will take against Romania about all of this. Expect nothing as usual – he and the rest are all talk and no action.


 

EU Confirmation:

Today’s Agri-Fish Council meeting saw a debate on live animal transport by the ministers in attendance, with the majority supporting Commissioner Andriukaitis’ call for the suspension of journeys during summer.

In his opening speech on the topic, the Commissioner stated that Australia has banned live export during the summer season, stating that “the EU cannot lag behind.” He welcomed initiatives from certain Member States that have suspended temporarily long-distance live transport in line with last year’s request by the EU Commission.

On the subject of this weekend’s decision by Romania to go ahead with the transport of 70,000 sheep from Romania to the Persian Gulf, Commissioner Andriukaitis said that the Commission is investigating the issue and that “infringement proceedings against Romania cannot be excluded at this time”.

ENDS

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Latest is below:

 

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The Al Shuwaikh livestock carrier is:

AL SHUWAIKH current position is 40.92476 N / 28.87827 E on Jul 15, 2019 19:45 UTC. Vessel AL SHUWAIKH (IMO: 8506361, MMSI: 447070000) is a Livestock Carrier built in 1986 and currently sailing under the flag of Kuwait.

Current destination of AL SHUWAIKH is KUWAIT and the estimated time of arrival (ETA) is Jul 20, 06:00.

 

 

More news – 2019hrs 15/7/19

 

10/7/19 – Commissioner Andriukaitis asks the Romanian Minister to stop the shipment of 70.000 sheep

 

Commissioner Andriukaitis has called on Petre Daea, the Romanian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, to stop the cruel shipment of 70,000 sheep from Romania to the Persian Gulf. This is welcomed by Eurogroup for Animals and its member organisation Animals Australia, which carried out investigations of this terrible practice in previous summers and has been campaigning against it ever since.

The EU Commissioner for Health & Food Safety’s request follows outcry from civil society and is based on the impossibility of guaranteeing the welfare of the animals transported under extreme temperatures.

70,000 sheep are expected to be loaded into the vessel Al Shuwaikh, owned by the Kuwaiti company Livestock Transport & Trading (KLTT), also known as Al Mawashi, and sent to Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE for the “Festival of Sacrifice” which takes place in August.

KLTT, a major exporter of Australian sheep, was the subject of a major scandal brought to the attention of the media by Animals Australia last year. This company has a long record of violations and is responsible for the onboard deaths of more than a million sheep in the past decades. In 2018 animals on KLTT vessels were found baking in their own skins, gasping for air, smothered in faeces  and unable to lie down to rest or even reach food or water. During such voyages, heat and humidity combinations reached levels that caused heat stroke, resulting in sheep literally cooking alive in the holds of vessels. 

Such visions of Australian sheep suffering and dying of heat stress created outrage across the country last year and led to major regulatory reforms – including the banning of the trade of live sheep from Australia during the Middle East’s summer months. 

 

https://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/commissioner-andriukaitis-asks-the-romanian-minister-to-stop-the-shipment-of-70-000-sheep

“Taking into account the weather forecast in the Persian Gulf area during July” – said the Commissioner in his letter to Minister Daea – “I urge you as a gesture of responsibility to stop the imminent export of sheep to the Persian Gulf”. He stressed the impossibility of complying with EU animal welfare legal provisions under extreme temperatures.

“We are pleased with the intervention of Commissioner Andriukaitis, and we urge the Romanian Ministry to respond positively to his call. Indeed, this shipment is likely to breach Art 3 of the EU Regulation (EC) 1/2005 stating that animals shall not be transported in a way likely to cause injury or undue suffering,” says Reineke Hameleers, Director of Eurogroup for Animals. “At their destination, these animals will be slaughtered without stunning. To go through this after enduring terrible conditions throughout the voyage – if they survive at all – is barbaric. We cannot let this happen yet again.”

Sign the petition and ask Romania’s PM to stop this

 

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WAV Comment:

We have the ability nowdays to know exactly where the ship is at all times – where it is going to and its current position.

We do not have any proof, but strongly suspect (as we have done live export for about 30 years) that this consignment is going for the Eid al-Adha 2019 – the ‘festival of sacrifice’ – and will begin in the evening of 11 August and end in the evening of 15 August.  

We are expecting the Dutch (livestock exporters) to start exporting British sheep from the UK to mainland Europe for the same reason in the next few weeks.  We may give reports about this also in the near future.  One thing is for sure, the crap that is the EU don’t give a damn about enforcement of regulations when it comes to live animal transportation; and the Romanians (an EU member state) will not give a damn either – making money at whatever cost is all they are interested in.

 

Update:  70.000 sheep cruel export from Romania to the Gulf: despite the urgent call from

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yesterday, we hear from reliable sources the KLTT ship is still waiting to dock in the Port of Midia, (Midia is a small Romanian port)  please help the sheep & call on

@VDancila_PM

to stop the shipment

 

Pass Resolution for Worldwide Dog Meat Ban. – What About the Rest ?

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WAV Comment –

We are including this petition as it is well justified; we are fully aware of the horrendous suffering and slaughter at places such as Yulin; but we also say:

Are not millions of farm animals in the West not tortured and killed for food as well ? – pigs going alive into scalding tanks; ritual slaughter of sheep and chickens without stunning ?

Do we not submit live farm animals to horrendous live transport regimes in the West ? – are live pigs, sheep, chickens and calves not transported for many a long hour across Europe and the USA only to be slaughtered inhumanely at the end of their journey of hell – extreme heat, overcrowding etc ?

‘Hungry, thirsty, and suffering disease and broken bones’ – sounds like what goes on in many Western intensive farming practices to us !

Dog is sheep is cow is pig is chicken is calf. The suffering of all sentient beings need to be addressed – only when we in the West change animal production and slaughter methods should it really start tell others. Going Vegan and putting a stop to dead animals on your plate is the start – do it.

Animals are ALL sentient beings – no matter where they exists on this planet !

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Below – Stray Dog Cruelty – Romania EU

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Below – Watering Pigs during Transport – USA / Canada

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Below – Yulin Do Meat Slaughter

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Below – EU Slaughterhouse Meat

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Below – Croatian Slaughterhouse – EU

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Below – Slaughterhouse In Israel

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Below – Live Animal Transport EU

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Below – Yulin Live Animal Transport

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Below – Lychees and Dog Meat Plate – Yulin

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Below – Sirloin Steak on Plate – USA

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Petition link: https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-pass-resolution-for-worldwide-dog-meat-ban/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email

 

Pass Resolution for Worldwide Dog Meat Ban

 

PETITION TARGET: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti

A new resolution introduced in Los Angeles City Council aims to pressure governments throughout Southeast Asia to end the brutally cruel dog meat industry, in which tens of millions of dogs are tortured and killed for food in Vietnam, South Korea, Indonesia, Cambodia, China and other nations.

For a dog, this gruesome industry is Hell on Earth. The animals are bound, crammed into tiny, rusty cages with dozens of other dogs, and transported to meat markets or slaughterhouses.

Hungry, thirsty, and suffering disease and broken bones, these terrified animals must then watch their cage mates tortured and killed in front of them as they wait for their turn.

Because many people believe dog meat is more tender and provides more health benefits if the animal suffers during death, dogs are often hung, beaten, or electrocuted by the butchers.

While some countries have laws barring killing dogs and selling them for food, many of these regulations are unenforced.

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield’s resolution (CF 19-0002-S101) urges the governments listed above to ban the sale of dog meat and enforce animal cruelty laws.

While these atrocities may be happening far away from home, animals worldwide deserve our protection and respect; we have the power to influence decision-makers overseas and save the lives of millions of dogs every year.

Sign this petition asking LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to fully support — and work to pass — this important resolution.

 

 

 

Animal transports in summer: hell for animals

 

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While we humans can cool off in the summer heat, the animals suffer all the more on the long transports. There is no cool summer evening waiting for them, no cold shower and all too often not even fresh water. The EU, as always, only discusses about it extensively, and during this time the transport continues unhindered in this weather.
Some countries want to expose certain routes, but that’s not enough!

Again this summer millions of animals will have to suffer miserably under the heat on the transports.

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Is it even allowed to transport animals in the summer over long distances?

Yes, as long as the temperature in the vehicles does not exceed 30 ° C (with 5 ° C tolerance upwards). This is stipulated by EU Regulation EC 01/2005 for animal transports over 8 hours. The vehicles must also be equipped with fans that – regardless of whether the vehicle is driving or standing – can ensure these limits.

Is the provision implemented in practice?

Usually not. For more than 20 years, Animals’ Angels has documented that the competent veterinary offices also release animal transports in the summer months when temperatures above the limit values ​​are to be expected on the way. Especially in the south of Europe and on the long export routes to Asia and Africa, we regularly document transports at temperatures above 35 ° C.

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But even the prescribed limits are already problematic for the animals: Thus, pigs have significant problems at the allowed 30 ° C to regulate their body temperature. In addition, the animals produce heat in the vehicles. The temperature inside is therefore almost always higher than in the environment.
If an animal transport comes to a halt, for example due to traffic jams, a breakdown or waiting times at borders and harbors, the temperatures in the vehicle may increase by several degrees in the near future. This aspect is totally overlooked when planning and releasing the transports. As well as the fact that the installed fans in the truck at best only exchange the air, but can not effectively lower the temperature.

In short Video: animal transports at high temperatures (with English subtitles)

Do the animals get enough water on the way?

The EU regulation provides that animals on long transports – depending on the species – must be supplied with water at different intervals. However, Animals’ Angels regularly documents that the animals often do not get enough or too little water. The causes are numerous:

-The drinkers are defective or switched off.
-The water tanks are empty.
-The animals can not reach the potions, for example because other animals block their way.
-The potions are installed and therefore not accessible.
-The animals are not used to the potions and do not recognize them as a source of water.
-There are not enough drinkers in the vehicle.
-The potions are polluted with excrement.

Short explained in video: Water supply for animal transport:

What are the consequences for the animals?

Transports at high temperatures inevitably mean stress and suffering for the animals. Thirst and dehydration often come along. In the worst case, the animals suffer serious health damage or even die during transport.

What needs to change?

Animal transports – whether over long or short distances – must be prohibited in the EU in hot summer months. This includes exports to countries outside the EU.
Where transports over short distances are unavoidable, they should only be done at night when it is cooler.
The temperature limits of the EU regulation on the protection of animals during transport must be significantly reduced, depending on the animal species.

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Numerous countries have already announced various restrictions or requirements for the handling of animal transports in the summer months for 2019, including, for example: Czech Republic, Austria, Estonia, Ireland, Hungary and Luxembourg. However, these restrictions usually only affect certain species and routes, such as transports to Turkey. This is certainly an improvement over the last few years, but not enough!

https://www.animals-angels.de/neuigkeiten/titel/tiertransporte-im-sommer-millionen-tiere-leiden-auf-den-strassen-europas.html

 

My comment: The Gandhi quote is often mentioned: “The size and moral progress of a nation can be measured by how it treats the animals”.
How big can a nation be that declares living beings to be “commodities”? What is the size of a nation that identifies sentient beings as goods, such as grain, wood, chemicals, or machines just because they belong to another species?

The inscription “attention, live animals” on the containers replaces the words “attention, fragile” on boxes.
The welfare of the animal (Article 13 of the Lisbon Contact) is not taken into account in a transport where the animal functions as a “commodity”.

And the export of living beings from the EU is flourishing, with our tax money, do not forget. Each year, EU countries deliver millions of live animals (breeding and slaughter animals) to Turkey, the Middle East or North Africa, where they are brutally slaughtered according to religious rules.

All are sentient, intelligent and thinking beings with their own interests, physical, mental and social needs. All have the right to freedom and physical integrity.

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There was a black era imprisoned by the millions of slaves from Africa who were squeezed together as human cargo in the lower decks of the ships to carry them off to North America and other parts of the world. They, too, were beaten if they did not cooperate and were thrown overboard if they became ill or died. The survivors were exploited, “bred” and resold. Their traders earned a fortune with it.
Fortunately, this type of exploitation is abolished.

But a similar one, the exploitation of non-human animals, remained and is even intensified.

We will fight with all our might to stop animal suffering, to stop live animal transports and, in the long term, the abolition of mass animal husbandry.

My best regards to all, Venus

 

 

 

France: no animal transport during the heat!

 

France bans all animal transport until the end of the heat wave!

 

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Because of the ongoing heat, animal transport in France has been banned for the time being. “Yesterday (Wednesday) I ordered to ban the transport of animals because we can not leave the animals in trucks and trains,” said Minister of Agriculture Didier Guillaume the station BFM TV. He had therefore prohibited animal transports for a few days. One will see in the coming week, if the heat decreases.

This is a perfectly understandable and empathic decision of France!

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Viva la France! ❤🐄🐖🐓

Even France is groaning since the beginning of the week under a heatwave.

According to the Météo France meteorological service, the heat is exceptional – firstly because of its early beginning in the month of June, secondly because of the pronounced intensity during the day and at night. Regional meteorologists expect more than 40 degrees. It is hot especially in the southeast of the country.

And in the rest of Europe?
The madness with the animal transport under this extreme heat continues. In Germany, for example. The German government has neither the courage nor empathy to put the welfare and life of transport animals over the economic interests of the animal exploiters!

And the animals are transported in glowing coffins at 40 degrees. With the blessing of our Minister of Agriculture, Julia Klöckner!
Our Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner has no interest in animals at all. She is a friend of the slaughterhouses, a friend of the hunt and represents only the interests of the farmer and the meat mafia. And especially immune to hatred and rejection of millions citizens of her country.

My best regards to all, Venus

 

Update – Two very special Belugas have arrived at their new sanctuary home…

 

Following on from our recent post that Little Grey and Little White had set off on their journey to a new sea sanctuary; we can now give you an update that they have arrived safely at their destination – so that is brilliant news !

Our recent post:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/06/19/little-grey-and-little-white-have-now-begun-their-journey-to-their-new-sea-sanctuary/

News From the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society:

Two very special belugas have arrived at their new sanctuary home…

Yesterday, Little White and Little Grey arrived safely in Iceland! 

If you’ve been following this story, you’ll know that we have been working with the SEA LIFE Trust to create the world’s first ocean sanctuary for whales.

We realised a long time ago that it is no use calling for an end to captivity unless there is somewhere for captive whales and dolphins to go. After years of planning and mind-boggling logistical challenges, the first two whales have arrived at their new sanctuary home. They will be monitored by our experts in a quarantine area to make sure they are fully fit after their long journey before being released into the sea.

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How do you fly two Belugas to their new sanctuary home?

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Your support made all this possible. Now we need your help to continue looking after Little Grey, Little White, and many others still held in captivity. Please donate today so we can continue our vital work. 

Donate to help the new sanctuary by clicking on the following link:

https://uk.whales.org/support/support-the-worlds-first-beluga-sanctuary/?don=referrer_fixed&ref=EM-BELU-19-06-00-DON&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=June%20ENL&utm_content=June%20ENL+CID_823b6fba353adcf63345d797ccbb4adb&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor%20WDC&utm_term=DONATE%20NOW

Little Grey and Little White Have Now Begun Their Journey to Their New Sea Sanctuary.

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We covered the preparation work for the major shift a few months ago:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2019/04/05/beluga-whales-little-grey-and-little-white-moved-to-the-worlds-first-beluga-sanctuary-in-april-2019-confirmed/

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2018/11/08/new-retirement-home-off-iceland-for-beluga-whales-used-in-entertainment-park-in-china/

 

Update 19/6/19:

 

Their journey back to the sea begins..

Hello Mark,

This is just a short email, but I wanted to keep you updated: Little White and Little Grey have started their 6000 mile journey back to the sea. These two whales, who have been exploited for years by SEA LIFE at their centre in Shanghai, will now finally have a chance at peace at a new sea sanctuary.

With your help we have been campaigning for these whales to be retired to a sanctuary for years and finally, SEA LIFE gave into pressure and have built this long-awaited haven for the whales in a bay in Iceland.

Read more about the whales and their sanctuary here:
www.freedomforanimals.org.uk/news/beluga-whales-start-6000-mile-journey-to-sanctuary

The 6000 mile journey will take place by air, sea and road, and will not be an easy one for the whales. But hopefully, it will all be worth it in the end when they make it back to the sea.

We will be anxiously monitoring the situation and will update you with any news we have as soon as possible. The best way to keep updated is to follow us on social media, where we can post more regular updates.

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The whales are so close to a life far, far away from the horrible concrete tank that held them for so long. We wish them all the luck and cannot wait to celebrate their arrival.

Thank you!

For Little White and Little Grey,