Source Tracy Murphy via IDA

Thanks to Stacey as always – Mark

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Please Oppose Prosecution of Activist (vs prosecution of neglectful farmer) Who Rescued Cows

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Asha’s Farm Sanctuary owner Tracy Murphy has a big heart for animals. When two cows wandered into her sanctuary, she provided them with a safe haven. Now she’s being charged for caring for the escaped cattle she named Ismael and Little Willow. Tell the district attorney to drop the charges against Tracy for having compassion for all animals, including those who usually are eaten by humans!

As founder and president of Asha’s Farm Sanctuary in upstate New York, Tracy was merely doing her job by rescuing two cows who wandered onto the sanctuary, which is a refuge for abused cattle, pigs, and chickens. She cared for the cows and immediately reported them to the Society for the Prevention and Cruelty to Animals in July 2022.

Tracy, acting on the advice of her attorney at the time, refused to hand over Ismael and Little Willow without proof of ownership. After another week, the police executed a search warrant and arrested Tracy. Sadly, authorities seized Ismael and Little Willow, and returned them to the purported “owner,” probably for slaughter.

Since her arrest, Tracy has faced significant financial and emotional hardships, along with facing one count of grand larceny and up to seven years in prison. Tracy was publicly humiliated when she was forced to wear shackles in court and suffered ostracization, harassment, and threats throughout this case.

Fortunately, the Animal Activist Legal Defense Project at the Sturm College of Law is defending Tracy. With its assistance, a superior court lifted the gag order placed on Tracy and two town justices have recused themselves from this case.

This summer, Tracy will go to trial for her compassionate actions. Her next court hearing is scheduled in the Town of Wheatfield for March 5. Help us urge Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman to dismiss the charges against Tracy to free her from the shackles of injustice and ensure the lives of Ismael and Little Willow were not taken in vain.

Other actions:

1. Make a polite call. Please call and leave a courteous message for Niagara County District Attorney Brian Seaman who has the power to end this legal nightmare and permit Tracy Murphy to continue her noble work for animals.

Dial (716) 439-7085 and leave a message for Brian Seaman.

You can say, “Asha’s Farm Sanctuary Founder and President Tracy Murphy was simply doing her job when she rescued two cows who wandered onto her sanctuary. She should be rewarded for her kindness and compassion, not punished. Please dismiss the charges against Tracy.”

2. Go Vegan. If you love animals and want to save cows like Ismael and Little Willow, try vegan meals today! Download our veg guide for fast and easy recipes.

www.idausa.org/vegguide

3. Post on Social Media. Show your support for Tracy Murphy on the Niagara County Facebook page and Instagram.

You can say, “Don’t convict Tracy Murphy for compassion for cows. She’s just doing her job. Sanctuary owners rescue animals. Please drop the charges against Tracy Murphy!”

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I wonder why, when nonvegans and antivegans proclaim they “care” about animals, do they then malign, harass, and prosecute vegans who SAVE ANIMALS?

Why was the NEGLECTFUL FARMER whose harmful actions leading to Ismael and Little Willow just wandering away, NOT prosecuted?

Why do I have to write prosecutors almost EACH DAY to prosecute violent crimes against ANIMALS?

I’ll tell you why: because as long as vegans can be characterized as criminals/stupid/cultish/malnourished/blahblahblah/etcetcetc, non/antivegans can, somehow, comfortably ignore us and continue violently abusing and killing animals (yes, even if you personally don’t slaughter the animals you consume, you are still responsible for the violence and harm perpetrated against them). And prosecuting violent crimes against animals is an uncomfortable slippery slope for many nonvegans: if harming a cat is considered animal cruelty, why doesn’t the law consider harming a chicken animal cruelty? Like human animals, they both experience pain, fear, and suffering.

And seriously? Shackles? Was it so terrifying being in the same room with a NONVIOLENT VEGAN who SAVES and RESCUES? Or was it to humiliate her? The mocking of injustice, and the representation of the judicial system with juvenile and bullying theatrics, is embarrassing and cruel. But people would rather immaturely deflect from the violent suffering of the most defenseless and vulnerable beings by ridiculing the humans who reject such injustice because otherwise the nonvegans would have to acknowledge their participation in the unrelenting, incalculable suffering of animals.

You indifferently dismiss the victims because you personally enjoy stealing from their bodies, and then you mock the humans who oppose animal suffering.

The most dangerous humans include those whose indifference towards animal suffering fuels their indifference towards human suffering.

This injustice is disturbing and disgusting and, quite frankly, criminal. You just enjoy a status quo of normalized violence towards animals and normalized, acceptable hatred and intolerance towards vegans.

And do remember: regardless of how humans define the suffering of animals in terms that provides humans comfort causing the suffering of animals (humane, welfare …) animals are required to suffer, their violent, cruel, unwilling deaths are inherent as are their brief existences of required pain, control, and separation of family.

FYI, again:

I’m going to link a couple previous articles here that establish the suffering animals are required to endure in each “phase” of “animal agriculture” as documented via recent exposes and, predominately, industry data from the USDA; I’m sharing them again here due to the fact that “anag” is responsible for the incalculable suffering of TRILLIONS of animals violently killed each year for “food”, either directly consumed, or during the “process”, such as those killed for AI or those who are killed as infants outside a slaughterhouse.

You don’t kill and consume animals because you honestly believe that NOT killing and NOT consuming animals is INhumane or UNethical, correct?

Why cause animal suffering that you can easily NOT?

One of These Things Is Not Like the Other

If your god demands unrelenting suffering and death, maybe you should invent another god NOT offended by nonviolence and least harm…

SL

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23 February 2024

AWF

Calls are growing for supermarkets to remove Parma ham from their shelves after its production was linked to the mistreatment of mares on Iceland’s blood farms. At the heart of this controversy lies the extraction of equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG), also called Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG), a hormone extracted from the blood of pregnant mares.

Italian pig farmers who supply Parma ham producers use pharmaceuticals containing eCG; a hormone that improves sow fertility and stimulates and synchronises oestrus. The sows have no time to recover in between pregnancies, which leads to early slaughter. The use of eCG leads to bigger litter sizes; if the sows have more piglets than teats, surplus piglets often starve or are killed.

Until 2017, eCG used in Italy came mainly from Argentina and Uruguay. Since then, most European pharmaceutical companies have opted for Icelandic eCG following controversy about conditions on South American blood farms. 

Yet the situation in Iceland is no better: pregnant mares are crammed into pens so that up to five litres of blood can be extracted via their jugular veins every week. Previous investigations by our member Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) have revealed poor conditions on hundreds of blood farms across Iceland, where blood is drawn from an estimated 5,000 mares from the late summer to autumn every year. 

The eCG extracted from pregnant mares’ blood is exported around the world, including to EU countries (the largest importer of Icelandic eCG being Germany), to produce pharmaceuticals used on pigs in particular, as well as on sheep, cattle and goats.

The Icelandic government admitted in September 2023 that its current legal framework breached Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes, and committed to correcting its failures as of November 2023.

Supermarkets should prohibit the use of eCG in their meat supply chains. If their suppliers refuse to stop using eCG, then the consequence should be to stop the import.

Sabrina Gurtner, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF)

eCG production and use is cruel and unnecessary. There are numerous alternatives available with similar efficacy, such as simple exercise routines, optimal nutrition, lighting, contact between sows in oestrus, and contact with boars.

The EU is the main destination for Icelandic eCG and the hormone, in addition to being produced in cruel conditions, only further supports an intensive and unsustainable model of livestock farming. Eurogroup for Animals calls for an EU-wide ban on the production, import and use of eCG.

To learn more: 

Watch Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) – PMSG – the hormone of misery | Good reasons for a ban

Regards Mark

Check out our past posts on Blood Mares:

https://worldanimalsvoice.com/?s=blood+mares

Iceland: Iceland admits to breaching EU law on horse blood farms – hopefully another step towards closing this disgusting animal abuse.

22 February 2024

The Donkey Sanctuary

The little-known demand for donkey skins, used in the production of ejiao (a traditional Chinese remedy), is driving a global trade that is opportunistic, brutal and unsustainable.

The Donkey Sanctuary’s new report reveals how donkeys are suffering in their millions, and animal dependent communities are severely impacted.

The Donkey Sanctuary (England) has released the Donkeys in Global Trade briefing report, which delves into the profound impact that the donkey skin trade has on donkeys across the globe and the communities that depend on them. 

The report sheds light on the often overlooked but devastating consequences of the donkey skin trade, including exploitation, cruelty, and population decline.

The donkey skins are used for the production of ejiao, a traditional Chinese remedy. Production has seen an estimated 160% increase over the past 5 years, meaning that around 6 million donkeys, and potentially many more, are being killed each year to fuel the trade.

This trade places pressure on donkey populations globally. This is particularly true in Africa where many people rely on donkeys for their livelihoods, transport, agricultural operations and to access essential resources such as food and water.

Donkeys in Global Trade briefing report, The Donkey Sanctuary

The trade has become so profitable that donkey populations have dramatically declined in many animal dependent areas; for example in Kenya, it is estimated that around half the country’s donkey population was slaughtered between 2016 and 2019 in order to sell skins.

To meet the relentless demand for skins, donkeys are bought, captured or stolen, including from donkey-dependent communities. In many cases donkeys are walked for days, often across national borders; they are transported and held with scant regard for their suffering; and they are slaughtered, often in the most horrific ways.

Donkeys in Global Trade briefing report, The Donkey Sanctuary

The impacts of the trade are severe and varied, with the top concerns being:

Donkey welfare;

Wildlife crime convergence;

Biosecurity risks;

The impact on women and communities;

Implications for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Following the report’s publication, African state leaders approved a continent-wide ban on the donkey skin trade at the conclusion of the African Union summit in Ethiopia on 18 February.

Regards Mark