Fur and Fur Farming

EU and the moral view of its servants!

 

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The organization FOUR PAWS warns of “unprecedented scandal“:

Vytenis Andriukaitis acts completely alone!

Vienna: FOUR PAWS sounds the alarm: At present, a single-handed approach by EU Commissioner for Animal Welfare Vytenis Andriukaitis is causing a stir in Europe’s animal welfare scene.

Andriukaitis wants to consolidate fur farming practically.

With a so-called “animal welfare reference center”, the standards for the attitude of mink, raccoon dog, fox, etc. should be laid down. Therefore FOUR PAWS, together with the umbrella organization of European animal welfare organizations Eurogroup for Animals, is launching a petition to prevent this plan.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/EU_Commissioner_Vytenis_Andriukaitis_Fur_is_cruelty_EU_keep_out_1/

According to the Commissioner, an animal welfare reference center should officially provide technical assistance to EU countries in their animal welfare inspections (!!).
The EU’s intention is also to establish standards and good practice examples in animal welfare. However, this would mean the same regulation of keeping conditions in wildlife as in other species – an absolute no-go for animal rights activists.
“Wildlife is, as the name implies, nature and never captive,” says Heli Dungler, founder and president of FOUR PAWS. “In addition, animal welfare and fur farming are mutually exclusive.

“There is no ethically or animal friendly produced fur. “

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The life of fur animals is hellish, but the European Commission wants its second EU Reference Centre for Animal Welfare, which covers poultry and rabbits, to also focus on fur animals – an absurdity!! No amount of welfare can improve the lives of wild animals forced into conditions that are the antithesis of their natural needs and environment, and 8 out of 28 Member States have already gone fur free.

The role of EU Commissioner Andriukaitis is extremely dubious in this case. “The Commissioner responsible for animal welfare is vehemently, almost rabbid, against any criticism from animal welfare organizations. He simply denies the animal welfare organizations the dialogue. It’s unclear what drives him here, “says Dungler.
“It seems he wants to pull this project absolutely, which is against any animal welfare idea”!
While more and more EU member states recognize the spirit of the time and prohibit fur farming, the EU Commissioner goes exactly in the other direction.

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The irony: Almost a year ago, EU Commissioner Andriukaitis was guest and speaker at the 1st International Animal Welfare Summit organized by FOUR PAWS in Vienna. At that time he said verbatim:

“Animal welfare is a very important part of my responsibility and indeed one of my personal priorities as Commissioner for Health and Food Safety. We should not take our foot off the pedal, not slow down our animal welfare activities. There are still many issues that need to be resolved and we need to continue to proactively make EU animal welfare policies a reality. “

A number of Member States, such as Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Croatia and the United Kingdom have banned the keeping of fur animals by law.
There are no longer any fur farms there, or this practice will expire after a transitional period.
Similar arrangements have been announced for Poland, Ireland, Lithuania and Estonia, or are under consideration.
In Denmark the keeping of foxes on fur farms is prohibited. In Austria, the last fur farm closed its doors in 1998.

Other EU Member States, notably Germany, Italy and Sweden, have adopted stricter animal husbandry requirements which are likely to lead to a short-term outbreak of this practice. A closure of the last German mink farm is expected by mid-2022 at the latest.

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/EU_Commissioner_Vytenis_Andriukaitis_Fur_is_cruelty_EU_keep_out_1/

My comment: The Dachau’s fur farms in all countries are worse than anyone can imagine from the outside.

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Buyers have to see what happens in fur farms. If we are honest, without consumers there are no such crematoriums anymore.

Consumers, however, are kept away from the shocking reality of fur farms by the media and advertising, so that their buying decisions are not compromised.

On the other hand, on such corrupt politicians, says Andriukaitis, the fur mafia sets now new hope that the bloody business will be resumed. And this new form of fur farming restoration is called in the “Moral vocabulary” of Andriukaitis with the code name “Reference Center for Animal Welfare”!

“Moral” they do not know … the MEP`s… “Empathy” is missing by them completely … Corruption is the norm in circles of the EU!

Please, sign the petition: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/community_petitions/EU_Commissioner_Vytenis_Andriukaitis_Fur_is_cruelty_EU_keep_out_1/

Best regards, Venus

 

Farm Animals

Mexico says: “Yes for Jalisco without cruelty”!

 

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Animal Equality has launched Jalisco Without Cruelty, a new campaign to change animal protection laws in Jalisco, Mexico, and asks lawmakers to pass legislation that would make cruelty against farmed animals in the state a crime.

THE DETAILS: In February of 2019, an initiative was proposed to the Jalisco congress on behalf of Animal Equality by Deputy Salvador Caro Cabrera that would protect more than 200 million farmed animals each year. Deputy Caro also presented a video showing cruelty on farms in Jalisco and asked the legislative body to approve the initiative.

HOW WE GOT HERE: From 2016 to 2017, Animal Equality entered 31 slaughterhouses in 7 states of Mexico, including the state of Jalisco, where most animals are raised and killed for food in the country. Our investigators found that animals are killed while they are still conscious and die in agony, and discovered that there is no way to prosecute those who acted against the regulations that prohibit it.

WHAT WE’RE SAYING: “More than 200 million animals would be protected by this proposed law,” explained Animal Equality’s Executive Director of Mexico, Dulce Ramírez. “I am urging lawmakers to vote Yes for Jalisco Without Cruelty and make this initiative a reality.”

WHAT COMES NEXT: We want to make sure that the mistreatment of farmed animals is exposed and that for the first time in Mexico, cruelty against farmed animals would be considered a crime. We are urging Jalisco’s congressmen to vote “yes” to Jalisco Without Cruelty and are actively lobbying those in government to make this a reality.

We need your help as well – please share this campaign with your friends and family in Mexico and urge them to contact their congressmen.

SIGN THE PETITION ASKING FOR JALISCO WITHOUT CRUELTY!

Note: the petition is in Spanish, because it is addressed to the Congress of Jalisco. By the video, it’s clear what it’s about, so I did not translate.

https://animalequality.org/news/animal-equality-launches-jalisco-without-cruelty-campaign-in-mexico/

My comment: Taking into account that in Mexico (almost) only meat is eaten, this initiative is all the more courageous and commendable and we absolutely must support it.
One thing only amazes me: that this petition has been launched for three weeks, and not even has 10,000 signatures.
We must finally understand that without solidarity and agreement, our fight for the rights of animals will become ever weaker, and those that cause or support suffering and misery in the farms will become ever stronger.

Active and in solidarity with the animals, that must be our leitmotif!

 

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My best regards, Venus

 

Farm Animals, General News, Live Transport

Turkey: Comparing Slaughterhouses – ‘Eyes on Animals’ Investigation.

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From good friend Lesley at ‘Eyes on Animals’ – The Netherlands.

Working in Turkish slaughterhouses is always frustrating. It is crucial that we are there, because the animals suffer horrendously and need help. It is also not hopeless; numerous improvements are now in place and a shift in thinking has begun. However, after hundreds of years of bad habits, religious traditions and a lack of information on new, more humane slaughter techniques in the Turkish language, change is slow and unpredictable… Never before was that so evident as last week.

Read the full article from Lesley at:

https://mailchi.mp/f198ac8f9130/updateturkey?e=9e201ab50f

 

General News, Stray Animals

Bulgaria: Battle to get to Snowbound Shelter for the Dogs. 6 Travellers Arrive In the UK.

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Battle to get to Snowbound Shelter for the Dogs… Plus more puppies than ever and our 6 travellers arrive!

 

http://www.k9-rescue.org.uk/ 

 

Read the complete information at:

https://mailchi.mp/25b96079624e/battle-for-snowbound-shelter?e=d60195a154

We are thrilled to update you all that thanks to all your donations, our 6 travellers from Mimi’s sanctuary have now arrived with us in the UK!

They will now begin the long process of slowly being adjusted from the isolated life in a mountain top shelter with only Mimi for human company to the hustle and bustle of western life, adjusting to traffic and walks on a lead on a pavement as well as the gradual introduction to social gatherings of groups of people, and many other social activities that are common place for dogs with their families in the west.

 

Environmental, General News

UPDATE: 100 Animals to Be Released from Russia’s ‘Whale Prison’.

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UPDATE: 100 Animals to Be Released from Russia’s ‘Whale Prison’

Posted by Katie Valentine | March 5, 2019

 

UPDATE: 100 Animals to Be Released from Russia’s ‘Whale Prison’

Russian authorities have ordered the release of nearly 100 captive beluga and orca whales, following months of public outrage and activism.

The public first gained access to photographs of the cruel, cramped conditions at the ‘whale prison’ last November when drone footage of the facility made headlines. At the time, 90 beluga whales and 12 orca whales were confined to the jail’s tiny cages — and most are still there.

In an interview with the Associated Press, activist Nina Zyryanova described the cramped confines the whales have been forced to endure, adding: “Although these animals are native to the Arctic, they must move, [a] hundred kilometers a day, to stay warm.”

Animal rights advocates worked tirelessly to convince Russian authorities to free the whales. Lady Freethinker was a voice in the protest. Our petition to Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak garnered over 20,000 signatures:

Celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio and Pamela Anderson used their influence to support the cause. On February 24, Anderson posted an open letter to President Vladimir Putin on her website, urging him to release the whales.

The widespread efforts caught the attention of the president, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov reported that Putin personally intervened.

Four companies were charged by Russian officials for violating a worldwide ban on commercial whale hunting that has been in effect since 1982, which only allows the capture of whales for certain scientific and educational purposes. The companies are suspected to have caught the whales for sale to China’s growing amusement park industry, where one whale sells for up to $6 million.

Authorities are currently determining the safest way to release the whales. Representatives from Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources recently met to discuss the matter and agreed the whales should be returned to their natural environment.

 

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General News, Hunting

Germany: Solidarity to the hunt saboteure!

 

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This is what the collaborative media say on 8th of March:

Hannover (capital of Lower Saxony):  Animal rights activists apparently want to obstruct the hunt for the Rodewalder Wolf. According to the Department of the Environment, they also try to publicize the identities of alleged wolf hunters.

“People walk around and take pictures of everything,” a ministry spokeswoman said.
It would be pictures of people who are supposed to shoot the animal after the speculation of the wolf guards.
These recordings ended up in social networks.
The actions were mainly to bring a lot of movement in the forest, so as to drive out the wolf and stop the shooting.

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Environment Minister Olaf Lies sharply criticized the riots: “There are people who walk with cameras through the forest, photograph and mercilessly put on the Internet,” said the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany) politician in the “North West newspaper”.

It is a nuisance if local institutions and executives are approached in the exercise of their rule of law (!!!) “said Lies.

Wolf’s protectors had tried in vain to stop the license to launch the Rodewalder Leit Wolf. It has recently been extended until March 31st.

“I’m confident we’ll have him until the deadline” (!!!), Lies said.

The released wolf is said to have torn more than 40 farm animals, including cattle and ponies. However, most pastures were not secured with wolf-proof fences.

http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Der-Norden/Rodewalder-Rudel-Tierschuetzer-stoeren-Wolfsjagd

My comment: The wolf was there first.
We need him to regulate the wildlife.
He is on this earth for that.
In contrast to the agricultural lobbyist Minister Lies, the sausage esser, who is devoid of any value for politics, nature and animals, and only occupies the place on this earth.

The biggest pests for nature and animals are the lackeys of Lies, the livestock owners and the hunters.

They hold sheep to cut their necks a few months later, or (best of all) to execute them with a bolt shot!
Only hunters, farmers, butchers and their disgusting supporters in politics, (say Model Lies), find joy and benefit in the blood rush.

This is not about protecting the animals.
This is about the wolf as a competitor to the murderers, the hunters, and about money, a lot of money for a few corrupt.

Solidarity, respect and thanks to the animal rights activists in Hannover!

Best regards to all, Venus

General News, Live Transport

The vocabulary of the slaughterhouse society🐷

 

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On the 4th of March in Wettringen, North Germany, a pig transporter caught fire. Half of the animals died or had to be killed, according to the police.

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According to the police of the district of Steinfurt, the livestock transporter with 112 pigs caught fire on this Monday at 11.50 am on the B70. When the driver noticed the smoke on the tractor, he stopped the van.

However, the animals could only be partially released from the trailer of the truck:

64 of them died at the scene of the accident.

Four of them had to be shot by local policemen as their injuries were so severe.

Other animals were euthanized by employees of the district veterinary office.

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The surviving pigs were taken to the slaughterhouse – the original destination of the trip (!!!)

https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/nordrhein-westfalen/artikel/1669775/viehtransporter-geraet-bei-wettringen-in-brand-viele-schweine-verenden

My comment: If we had a fair press, the message should be written as follows:

In Münsterland Wettringen burned a pig transporter. Half of the animals are burned painfully or had to be shot because of their heavy burns.
The creatures that survived the accident were taken to a nearby slaughterhouse to die just as painfully as their conspecifics recently died painfully at the time of the fire!

Anyone who reads this message should be aware that the torture of animals in transports, farms and slaughterhouses is the result of the boundless indifference of a slaughterhouse society that cares about the suffering of other beings for a shit.

My best regards, Venus