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| Please help to stop this unbeleivable anim 2,000,000 cats and dogs are sadistically skinned alive every year in China for their fur and left to die slowly in shock and excruciating pain. Why? read more http://animalsaviors.org/index.html WARNING: Does contain upsetting graphic video footage Post Date: 02/03/09, Replies: 4 | ||
| The Case For Vegetarianism www.meat.org The next time you are about to put that piece of meat in your mouth,remember this video........ Post Date: 08/06/08, Replies: 4 | ||
| Year-to-date cattle slaughter - down 19.8% A smidgen of good news in the "Year of the Ox'. Year-to-date cattle slaughter is down 19.8%. Year-to-date pig slaughter is down 17.1%. .........but we still have a long, long way to go - this article is not for the faint-hearted - http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=283743 - 1/16/2009 HappyCow is busy, busy - http://www.quantcast.com/happycow.net/traffic/sites#traffic Post Date: 02/03/09, Replies: 4 | ||
| Do saved sheep still get sheared? When I became vegan I really only focused on food. I didn't buy clothes that much and when I did I only bought cotton anyway, just as a personal preference aside from animal rights. I was confronted recently about some type of conscious wool, claim being that the sheep are not used for food and are on kind farms but still get sheared. I didn't know if that was a gimmick so it made me wonder: Do sheep that go to farms after being saved, like places like Farm Sanctuary still shear their sheep? I know hardly anything about the creatures, so people who have actual experience with them in person please feel free to reply as to your thoughts. Post Date: 03/15/09, Replies: 4 | ||
| Vegetarian Artist Inking Oinkers Despite the fact that I occasionally eat a little meat, I believe that all creatures great and small deserve respect and a good quality of life. Perhaps I was born with the heart of a vegetarian, though, because everything about Artist Wim Delvoye's "Art Farm" rubs me the wrong way. The native Belgian, who himself happens to eschew all meat in his diet, creates his livelihood out tattooing live pigs and then selling their inked skins (or completely stuffed bodies) to the highest bidder. www.greenwala.com/community/blogs/all/1792-Art-Farm-Redefining-Vegetarian-Sensibility-By-Inking-Oinkers After reading the text of the article and looking at all of the photos, please share your thoughts on whether you believe this is art, animal cruelty, or somewhere in between. Post Date: 12/08/09, Replies: 4 | ||
| ANTI-McDONALDS MUSIC VIDEO The following music video is an assault on the fast food/factory farming industry, [Note by staff: Video contains graphic images] If you like it please help get it going viral by rating it and sharing it thru facebook, twitter etc. Much love, Gaiaisi Post Date: 07/17/10, Replies: 4 | ||
| Catalonia votes to ban bullfighting Bloodthirsty 'sport' is dying a slow death across Spain, as younger audiences turn away By Alasdair Fotheringham in Madrid Sunday, 3 January 2010 Already faced with a rapidly ageing fanbase at home and widespread incomprehension and rejection abroad, Spanish bullfighting has suffered another major setback after the Catalan parliament voted to outlaw it completely across the region. The decision was so controversial that some deputies hunched over their desks to hide their fingers from photographers as they punched in their votes. After a narrow initial victory for the abolitionists – 67 in favour and 59 against – the law could become effective as soon as May. Spain's right-wing press was quick to attribute the result to Catalan separatists' desire to dissociate themselves from an activity often considered as typically Spanish as tapas, siestas and flamenco. Unofficially, though, even before Friday's decision, it seems bullfighting circles in the rest of Spain had given Catalonia up as a lost cause. Over the past three decades, bullring after bullring has closed in major Catalan towns such as Gerona, Lloret de Mar and Tarragona, and in Barcelona only one of the original three rings remains. As far back as 1909, Barcelona hosted Spain's first anti-bullfighting protest, and by 2004 more than 80 per cent of Catalans were opposed to the practice. "Banning the bulls in Catalonia would be like drawing up a death certificate for a long-dead corpse," said Juan Ilian, a leading Spanish bullfighting correspondent for nearly five decades. "And even if they don't, it'll remain on its deathbed." Animal rights groups amassed 180,000 signatures for a petition so that the vote could go ahead in Catalonia – more than three times the required minimum – but even the lobby's top activists are not sure how quickly the ban could extend to the rest of Spain. Antonio Moreno, president of Cacma, an animal rights association in the bullfighting heartland of Andalusia, said: "An overwhelming majority of Spaniards, 76 per cent according to Gallup surveys in 2009, are not in favour of bullfighting. However, only half that total want outright prohibition. The government promised six years ago to improve animal welfare laws, but it's been dragging its heels. It's only through legislation like in Catalonia that things are changing." A lack of enthusiasm for bullfighting among younger generations is most likely to deliver the estocada – the killer blow, in bullfighting terminology. A recent survey showed bullfighting to be most popular among Spaniards in the 45-plus age group. And Spanish state television, TVE, has dropped it permanently from its schedule because, an inside source at TVE said, "it was considered too bloodthirsty for children to watch". "It's not necessarily that younger Spaniards are more in favour of animal rights, they just don't care so much about bullfighting," Johanna Mayrhofer, an Austrian long-term Spanish resident and animal rights activist, said. "Bullfighting isn't part of their day-to-day culture, as it was for nearly all Spaniards a few decades back." Long-term observers such as Mr Ilian recognise that while support for bullfighting remains healthy in strongholds such as Andalusia and Madrid, its mid-term prospects are grimmer. "There's a dedicated minority who follow it closely, and some bullfighters have a huge media presence, like rock or film stars, but the vast majority of spectators who go to a bullfight these days have no idea which fighter they're going to see," he said. "Instead, it's just become a show, and interest among the general public is dropping." "It was banned in the Canary Islands in the mid-1990s, but there was already very little support there," Mr Moreno added. "This is the first big step on mainland Spain." http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/catalonia-votes-to-ban-bullfighting-1855945.html Post Date: 07/27/10, Replies: 4 | ||
| Free Tilly ??? http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=18390590 Hey Guys, the above link is to a topic that i find myself swaying back and forth on and thought it would be great to get others involved as well. Whales in captivity...how do you feel about setting them free into a world in which they have never known and expect them to live.please whatch an tell me what you think.i would hate to see another one of these beautiful creatures vanish Post Date: 09/27/10, Replies: 4 | ||
| Protest Livestock Sale?! Need some advice! Dutchess County Fair is a fair I've been going to since I was little. Over the past few years however, I have come to notice that a Livestock Sale/Auction is a big part of this fair. Many animals are sent to dairy farms, slaughterhouses, etc, etc. I want to know if there is ANYTHING I can do to protest this disturbing auction! This is not okay, I want to make my voice heard. Opinions are much needed! Thank you all very much! Post Date: 02/17/14, Replies: 4 | ||
| Dog catching: Are they still using poles? Here in Delhi the Worldly Wags team sees lots of dog catching; for rescues, vaccinations, or sterilizations. Most often, organizations are using poles with a noose to catch the dog, and frequently injuring the dog (further) in the process, whether by choking, spinal damage, or cutting. In India there is starting to be a movement towards catching dogs with nets, such as with Animal Aid Unlimited and Help in Suffering. I was wondering, do dog catchers still use the pole and noose to catch dogs where you live? Let me know where you are and what you have seen! www.worldlywags.com Post Date: 06/18/14, Replies: 4 | ||
| Favorite authors Among my favorite authors addressing veganism, animal rights, and related issues are: Peter Singer Jim Mason Jeffrey Masson Charles Patterson Linda Hogan Theodore Roszak Susan Griffin Ursula LeGuin John Robbins Carol J. Adams Morris Berman Yi Fu-Tuan Ray Greek Steven Best Alice Walker Riane Eisler David Pimentel Jeremy Rifkin Arundhati Roy Jerry Mander Neal Barnard David Eller Richard Leakey Victoria Moran Colin Spencer Keith Thomas Post Date: 06/24/14, Replies: 4 | ||
| interview at artificial insemination co. I have a degree in science and have a job interview next week at a company that creates artificial insemination products for cows. The product is described in this article: www.cattletoday.com/archive/2008/February/CT1428.shtml I looked up some articles online about the Dairy industry and I have come to the conclusion that it is a form of cruelty. However, at the store they sell organic milk from cows that are allowed to graze freely in fields in the healthy foods section so I think maybe not all dairy products are made in a cruel manner. Because some dairy claims to be humanely produced I am not sure if it is morally wrong to accept the job at the company, since the treatment of the cows is on the conscience of the farmers and I am not sure I am working directly with the animals myself. I already work at a grocery store at present where I have to handle dairy products so I am supporting the dairy industry even if I stay in my present job and turn down the scientific job. I am kind of getting the feeling like I want to reject the job at the artificial insemination company but I feel like I am going to the interview since I want to get practice with the interviewing. I get a tour of the facility and maybe at the end of the interview I can ask how much of their product is used by the more humane dairy producers who let their cows graze freely in open fields. Post Date: 06/22/14, Replies: 4 | ||
| Trafficking great ape body parts New trade in lucrative ape skulls and bones stokes fears of annihilation of wild gorilla and chimpanzee populations. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2015/01/trafficking-great-ape-body-parts-cameroon-2015148945815121.html Post Date: 07/21/15, Replies: 4 | ||
| Coping with the cruelty Looking for advice on how to cope with feeling disgusted with your own species because so many are devoted to causing harm! It breaks my heart and makes me feel so low! Would like this forum to become a place where we can help and remind each other why we do this, and help keep each other positive! Post Date: 03/29/15, Replies: 4 | ||
| Think before you eat Tsunami, as all of you know, devastated many lives, young and old. Imagine that a huge and ugly wave is coming at you. Panic strikes. You start to run for your life. Separated from your loved ones, there is absolutely no time to look for them. The giant wave is trying to drag you into the sea. Only thought that comes to mind is to get away to safety. Finally with all the effort, you reach high ground where the waves cannot get you. Breathing a sigh of relief, thoughts start coming back very fast. Where are the others? Everybody is gone! Why me? What have I done to deserve this? You bump into a friend who also has a similar story to tell. Now flip the coin, my dear friends, the Human Tsunami is devastating many lives in the sea every day. Imagine you are at sea and the huge and ugly fishing net is coming at you. Trying to escape from the evil net, the only option is to swim away as fast as you can. Panic strikes. The giant net is trying to drag you out of the sea and without water no way to live. Swimming for your life, there is absolutely no time to look for your loved ones. However, life is kind this time and decides to spare you. What about the others. They are all gone! What crime have you done to deserve this? What right do the humans have to take these lives? This is not only the story of sushi, but also your everyday meal. For your delicious lunch tomorrow, you are craving for a nice, juicy meal of pork. Softer the meat, the better it tastes and feels. How do you make the meat soft? While the pig is still alive, the butcher beats its body with a pole. The more he beats the body, the softer the skin and the meat becomes. Mind you, the pig is still alive while all this beating goes on. How soft do you want your next meal to be? An unborn baby is the treasure of a potential mother. She tries to protect the baby at any cost and the slightest threat makes her panic and worry. What would happen if somebody tries to steal the unborn baby away from her? Everyday all of you crave for lovely deserts, cakes and doughnuts. Millions of eggs are being taken away forcefully from the potential mothers. They are used to produce such lovely food for humans to enjoy. One might argue that the farm eggs are not fertile. But aren’t the humans forcing the eggs not to be fertile? When you are eating a lovely piece of cake, do you inquire the type of egg? Are you going to check if the egg was fertile or not? Do you care? A man is about to be hung? His eyes are full of fear and the face has a look of lost hope. He knows that the death is near and his whole body shows it. Have you gone to a slaughter house and seen the animals who are about to be killed? Their eyes are full of fear and they refuse to move from where they are. They know that the death is imminent and fear grips their whole body. Would you like to be in their shoes? Many people say that the animals are not being killed specially for them. Do you agree that animal slaughter happens as part of a chain of actions? If you do not eat meat, you will not buy from the meat shop. If the meat shop has no sales, would they buy from the butchery? If the butchery cannot sell the meat they produce, would they kill these animals? All of you who eat meat are part of this chain. If the first trigger of eating meat is stopped, the whole chain breaks down. Do you want to spare these innocent animals? Some argue that if we do not kill animals for food, their numbers will grow and the world will be taken over by them. I just ask them to go and visit China or India. The population is overflowing with more than a billion people in each country (no disrespect to the countries mentioned here please). Would they take over the world? If so, should these excess people be killed for food? Of course not. However, isn’t that the same logic used against animals? Hence, my friends (who are at the other side of the table), the next time when you are about to consume a sumptuous meal, I urge all of you to think before you eat. Post Date: 06/05/15, Replies: 4 | ||
| Peta lawsuit: Whole Foods dupe customers Peta lawsuit claims Whole Foods is duping shoppers with 'humane meat' http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/22/peta-lawsuit-whole-foods-humane-meat-duping-shoppers Post Date: 09/24/15, Replies: 4 | ||
| Wolf Killings It is bothersome to me that to this day and age humankind, our government kills wolves. The aerial killings are just senseless and for what?! From what I have understood it to be population control. But nature takes care of that itself. Why do we need to be the ones to cleanse nature, or kill the animals because we only want a certain number of wolves, or certain number coyotes in a certain area. How is this legal, and is there something that can be done? How can we continue to look at wolves as evil beings or predators that are out to get any animal that walks the land. For centuries we have wiped out the population of wolves, but all this nonsense needs to stop. If there is something that we can do, especially the government from killing them, I will be the first one in line. Post Date: 03/08/16, Replies: 4 | ||
| Peta against leather industry I think we can't stop animal cruelty by becoming vegetarian alone, if we could stop using leather made items like shoes, bags, wallets, belts could help to stop rising the demand and thus can work against it better. Please raise your opinions here Post Date: 01/24/17, Replies: 4 | ||
| Euthanized pets re-entering the US as food "Pentobarbital flavored seafood"! . "Lassie flavored enhanced seafood snacks"! . Another strong, strong reason for Americans to go vegan! . Share this with your fish addicted friends! . .................................................. . From - www.allaboutfeed.net Pet meal backfires in shrimp 19 NOV 2007 With food security becoming a major issue, the problem of global protein scarcity is leading to innovations that may not always fully embrace ingredient integrity. The use of rendered pets disposed of by animal shelters in the US and used in shrimp feed in parts of Asia is one such case. According to the National Animal Control Association (USA) over 5.2 million dogs and cats from animal shelters and pounds are put down each year. Most of those have been humanly killed with pentobarbital. The remains are sent to rendering facilities Ann Martin, author of Food Pets Die For, has been investigating the multi-billion-dollar, commercial pet food industry since 1990. She said one large rendering plant in California, West Coast Rendering, renders most of the animals from shelters in California. Baker Commodities, Washington State, also renders dogs and cats in their state. A few years ago these rendered dogs and cats were being sent to pet food companies and used in pet foods (meat meal). Because of the huge outcry the rendering companies have chosen another route for the disposal of these animals. Martin pointed out that the drug used to euthanize these pets withstands the rendering process without degrading. Most of this rendered material is now going to China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan according to Martin, where it is used as a protein source for fish and shrimp food. These fish are than sent back to the US and sold to brokers all over the country. According to one report the FDA finally blocked the sale of five species of farm-raised seafood from China because of repeated instances of contamination from unapproved animal drugs and food additives. She feels that it's extremely doubtful if the FDA tested these fish for levels of pentobarbital. In fact Martin said that the FDA inspected only 0.59% of the seafood imported to the US in 2006, this, given the fact that the demand for seafood has grown tremendously in the last five or six years. . . . West Coast Rendering Co. 4105 Bandini Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90023 Phone: (323) 261-4176 Post Date: 12/04/07, Replies: 3 | ||
| Party for the Animals (Netherlands) Animal rights in the Netherlands have a voice in parliament: the "Partij voor de Dieren" (Party for the Animals) first entered the "Tweede Kamer" (House of Representatives) with two seats (of 150) after the November 2006 national elections. As a result of the provincial elections in March 2007 they also succeeded in getting one senator elected in the "Eerste Kamer" (the Senate, with 75 seats). If yo go to the party website www.partijvoordedieren.nl/content/view/129 you can read some information in English, the other pages are in Dutch. Post Date: 05/01/08, Replies: 3 | ||
| Exposing Factory Farming - See the Video! We played PETA's "Meet your Meat" on a projector in public and handed out Vegan Outreach's literature. Awesome response! The Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryzToLZEavM Post Date: 08/07/14, Replies: 3 | ||
| Ice Bucket Challenge & animal testing https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ice-bucket-challenge-pamela-anderson-refuses-dare-citing-133930638.html The latest craze to hit the internet are the videos of the dozens of celebrities and sports stars pouring freezing cold water themselves for charity. But Pamela Anderson isn't one of them. Former US president George W. Bush, Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, actor Robert Downey Jr, and sports star Cristiano Ronaldo all took the challenge and splashed freezing water on themselves in the name of charity, but the former Baywatch star refused. Anderson refused to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, which is raising money and awareness for the ALS Association, which helps research and sufferers of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. She admitted that she "enjoys a good dare", and even acknowledged the creativity of the charity campaign, but the animal rights advocate said that she can't support an organisation that uses animal testing, reported People.com. She took to Facebook to share her views. "Mice had holes drilled into their skulls, were inflicted with crippling illnesses, and were forced to run on an inclined treadmill until they collapsed from exhaustion. Monkeys had chemicals injected into their brains and backs and were later killed and dissected," the 47 year-old wrote, citing recent tests reportedly funded by the group. Such experiments, she claims, have led to just one ALS treatment that works in humans – and only marginally well. "Trying to cure human diseases by relying on outdated and ineffective animal experiments isn't only cruel – it's a grave disservice to people who desperately need cures," Anderson posted. And so, she issues a different kind of challenge to friends and fans. "Please help scientists make real progress toward treating and curing human diseases by visiting HumaneSeal.org to find and support charities that never harm animals and which pour their time and resources into advanced, promising, human-relevant cures," she added. Post Date: 08/24/14, Replies: 3 | ||
| Thoughts/opinions... As a lacto-ovo veg I have many dilemmas regarding my own beliefs and thoughts surrounding my diet. On the one hand, I want a natural diet for my digestive system. As far as the current scientific research shows, humans are considered omnivores (not carnivores and not strict herbivores) with a significant leaning towards plant matter. In the wild, this would mean eating primarily plants, but also including eggs and the occasional animal. Dairy would be excluded considering it is an unnatural foodsource in the wild (except for breastmilk for infants). I also want to reduce the suffering of animals and help the environment, which causes me to give up seafood and meat completely. This sort of throws my \"natural\" idea out of whack but I comfort myself knowing that it is probably more natural to give up meat entirely than it is to eat meat that is laced with bacteria, medicines, etc. Eggs are my main dilemma. Eggs are a natural foodsource in the wild for omnivores - therefore, eggs from healthy birds should be a beneficial addition to human diet. On the other hand, todays eggs are bought with the pain and suffering of innocent birds. What to do? So now the question: If one owned their own area where a few birds could live happily and naturally - would it be wrong to collect their infertile eggs and consume them? Post Date: 06/18/08, Replies: 3 | ||
| Heparin made from pig's intestines etc... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080319/ap_on_he_me/heparin_fda;_ylt=AhQRb9giPZUkyKKY1Zo3ePyKOrgF . "Heparin is derived from pig intestines, and China is the world's leading supplier. Tiny family-run workshops near slaughterhouses send batches of raw ingredients to larger middlemen before they reach factories." . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heparin . Heparin, a highly-sulfated glycosaminoglycan, is widely used as an injectable anticoagulant and has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule. It can also be used to form an inner anticoagulant surface on various experimental and medical devices such as test tubes and renal dialysis machines. Pharmaceutical grade heparin is derived from mucosal tissues of slaughtered meat animals such as porcine (pig) intestine or bovine (cow) lung. . In addition to the bovine and porcine tissue from which pharmaceutical-grade heparin is commonly extracted, heparin has also been extracted and characterised from the following species: Turkey. Whale. Dromedary camel. Mouse. Humans. Lobster. Fresh water mussel. Clam. Shrimp. Mangrove crab. Sand dollar. Post Date: 03/28/08, Replies: 3 | ||
| A Dog Saves Another Dog Hit By A Car Well worth watching - open - http://www.sonnyradio.com/herodog.html - then play the video. . . This may be the most amazing animal video we have ever seen. It is truly heartwarming. The video is from a traffic camera overlooking the busy Costanera Norte freeway in Santiago, Chile. It shows a dog that has been hit by a car on a busy highway. Under these conditions, such an animal would not have a chance of being saved. Enter our compassionate hero... A truly amazing video captured from highway cameras shows a brave dog doing his best to save his pal. . . . Originally posted by Kim Bartlett, President of Animal People, Inc. on aapn - http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/aapn/message/15375 Post Date: 09/23/09, Replies: 3 | ||
| Possible Ban on Fur in Israel Although the Israeli government isn't usually at the forefront of welfare issues for the right reasons, I was pleased to find out that the Israeli Minister for Justice, Yaakov Neeman, has put forward an initiative to ban the sale and production of fur in Israel. It seems that even PETA is congratulating him on this one: action.petaasiapacific.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=110&ea. campaign.id=3593&ea.param.extras=ea_source_code:papadvifbpr~c=papifbpr Animals are often skinned alive for their fur and this law could potentially end the suffering of thousands of animals. It would also be the first of its kind in the world! Post Date: 09/28/09, Replies: 3 | ||
| Help get Lucy the Elephant out of Edmonton Lucy is a 34- year old female Asian elephant living alone at the Valley Zoo in Edmonton. Local citizens and activists want Lucy moved because: - female elephants are wide-ranging, extremely intelligent, and highly social animals that are in constantly 24 hour contact with their family members - zoo industry associations and elephant scientists around the world recommend that female elephants should not be kept alone - the Zoo is in violation of the Government of Alberta's own regulations that all animals be kept in numbers that meet their behavioural and social needs - wild elephants walk between 18-20 hours daily and have home ranges that span thousands of acres - Lucy's enclosure is less than half an acre in size - Lucy suffers from numerous health problems which the zoo has been unable to fix - Lucy suffers from stereotypic behaviours, which are indicative of stress and an inadequate physical environment - the climate in Edmonton is completely inappropriate for elephants, who have evolved to live in tropical and sub-tropical climates - because of the cold weather, Lucy is forced to live indoors in her barn for about 76% of the time Two accredited sanctuaries in the United States have offered a permanent home for Lucy. Both have offered to transport Lucy at no cost to the Valley Zoo. The Edmonton Valley Zoo is municipally-owned and operated, so the City of Edmonton has the authority to determine how the zoo operates and what decisions are made. Please write to the City of Edmonton Mayor and Members of Council, to let them know that you want Lucy moved to The Elephant Sanctuary as soon as possible. Tell them that Lucy should not be kept alone; that Edmonton is too cold for elephants; that the zoo's elephant exhibit is too small; and that keeping Lucy is in contravention of Alberta's zoo regulations. Mayor & Members of Council City of Edmonton 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA T5J 2R7 (Fax) 780-496-8297 Email: [email protected] Please send a copy of your email to Zoocheck: [email protected] For more information about Lucy, visit Zoocheck.com Post Date: 11/08/09, Replies: 3 |
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