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Bills strengthen law for animal cruelty offenses
San Francisco Chronicle The measure closes a loophole from Cooney's Law, a bill passed in the 2011 session that increased animal cruelty penalties but included a flaw sponsors did not notice until state agencies began interpreting the new law. SB233 was referred to as Cooney ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Guilty plea in Franklin County animal cruelty
case
WAVE FRANKFORT, KY (WAVE) – A woman has pled guilty in Franklin County to charges of animal cruelty and that means relief will come soon for the county shelter. Sandra Coy entered her plea to 10 counts of animal cruelty this week. Six months ago animal ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Woman faces cruelty charge for allegedly
starving dog
Hamilton Journal News (subscription) Elizabeth Lewis, 19, of Timberhill Drive, was charged with cruelty to a companion animal and failure to license a dog a day after Butler County Dog Warden Tonya Henson observed the condition of Bruiser, a pit bull. Henson then ordered Lewis to take the ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Woman arrested in animal cruelty case
WAFF Woman arrested in animal cruelty case. Updated: Thursday, February 28 2013 6:56 PM EST2013-02-28 23:56:34 GMT. Limestone County deputies arrested and charged a woman for cruelty to animals after a dog was found with a chain embedded in its neck. See all stories on this topic » |
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Animal cruelty in Harrison County
wajr Police say the horses were emaciated, living in poor conditions and eating through the structure they were living in. The owner of the farm had previously pleaded guilty to animal cruelty charges in connection to treatment of dogs, and charges are ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Nova Scotia boosts funding for SPCA to continue cruelty
investigations
Victoria Times Colonist HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is giving the SPCA another $100,000 after the agency said it would stop investigating animal cruelty complaints. Premier Darrell Dexter says the extra funding means the agency will be able to continue investigating ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Gardena-area guard dog business owner to stand trial
for animal cruelty
Daily Breeze The owner of a guard dog rental business near Gardena has been ordered to stand trial on animal cruelty charges, authorities said Thursday. Charles Ferguson, 51, faces three felony charges and multiple misdemeanor charges related to not caring for his ... See all stories on this topic » |
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Animal cruelty bill passes house
Fox10TV ... Google+, Gmail, Orkut, Picasa, or Chrome) to add wala's video to your playlist. Sign in. Statistics Report. Published on Feb 27, 2013. A bill toughening penalties against those who commit cruelties against animals passed the Alabama house on Wednesday. See all stories on this topic » |
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Animal Cruelty in the news today
Battle for the Elephants
Crime investigators and conservationists reveal the criminal network behind ivory's demand and supply.
Please Watch Battle For The Elephants on your local PBS station or here:
Watch Full Episode on PBS. See more from Battle for the Elephants.
Monday, February 25, 2013
SAVE THIS ELEPHANT
Tell UniverSoul Circus
CEO Cedric Walker to Show Compassion to Suffering, Sick and Abused Elephant
Nosey
Posted: 25 Feb 2013 12:24 PM PST
Open Letter to
UniverSoul Circus CEO Cedric Walker
(The following letter was sent via email to info@universoulcircus.com and hernest@universoulcircus.com. Feel free to copy/paste/modulate it to send your own email. Thank you for taking action.)
SUBJECT: "BREAKING: UniverSoul CEO Cedric Walker Shows Compassion for Suffering Elephant Nosey"
February 25, 2013
Cedric Walker
CEO
UniverSoul Circus
Dear Mr. Walker: The subject line of this email could become a reality, but only if you show compassion for the long-suffering, sick and abused elephant Nosey and cancel her upcoming performances. As noted by PETA in their email below, there is "abundant indisputable evidence of Nosey's decades-long neglect at the hands of infamous exhibitor Hugo 'Tommy' Liebel."
For more information on the plight on Nosey: http://www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/02/20/save-suffering-elephant-from-universoul-misery.aspx
I am writing to urge you to immediately cancel Nosey's act and implement a policy prohibiting UniverSoul Circus from working with animal exhibitors who have had formal charges filed against them by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
The Liebel Family Circus (dba Florida State Family Entertainment, Florida State Family Circus, Liebling Bros. Circus, and Liebling Bros. Family Circus), was recently formally charged with almost three dozen violations of the AWA. The charges against Liebel include keeping the elephant named "Nosey" chained so tightly by two legs that she could not lie down and could barely move; repeatedly denying Nosey necessary veterinary care; potentially exposing Nosey to serious infections by allowing manure to accumulate in the overgrown soles of her feet, despite knowing that foot ailments are the leading cause of death in captive elephants; and repeatedly allowing unsupervised public contact with Nosey, who has hit a Liebel employee on the back of the head with her trunk in the past, sending him to the hospital. Other violations include leaving a chained monkey on a pony's back unattended for an hour.
These violations are particularly alarming considering that Liebel was previously fined $3,000 for failing to adhere to the minimum standards of the AWA. Furthermore, these charges involve behavior that would violate Florida cruelty-to-animals laws were it to occur at UniverSoul, including:
FLA. STAT. ANN. § 828.12 (2010). Cruelty to animals:
(1) A person who unnecessarily overloads, overdrives, torments, deprives of necessary sustenance or shelter...is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.
(2) A person who intentionally commits an act to any animal which results in...excessive or repeated infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering, or causes the same to be done, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.
Surely, you do not want to affiliate yourself with cruelty to animals or with such extensive AWA violations or to subject yourself to potential criminal liability for harboring a neglected animal or civil liability for allowing dangerous, unsupervised contact with an elephant. Will you please act in behalf of the animals used by Liebel and ensure public safety now by immediately implementing a policy that prohibits UniverSoul Circus from working with animal exhibitors who have had formal charges filed against them by the USDA for violations of the AWA, including Liebel?
Also, I assume you have read the letter that Russell Simmons sent to you regarding Nosey, but just in case you have not, you can read it here:
http://globalgrind.com/news/we-must-stop-universoul-circus-animal-abuse-russell-simmons-blog
It is in your power to help ensure that animals forced to perform at UniverSoul are not cruelly abused and to disallow any further opportunity to endanger members of the public.
If you do make the ethical choice, I look forward to reading the following headline:
"BREAKING: UniverSoul CEO Cedric Walker Shows Compassion for Suffering Elephant Nosey"
It's all up to you. Thank you for your consideration in this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
Reynard Loki
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From: PETA
Friday, February 22, 2013
"Exotic" skins
http://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/exotic-skins-animals.aspx
The Chinese New Year marked the start of the Year of the Snake, but snakes, alligators, lizards and crocodiles in many places around the world, from the Philippines to the United States to South Africa, are being painfully stripped of their skin – usually while still alive – so that their "exotic" skins can be made into belts, bags, shoes and even jackets. PETA UK and international affiliates are leading the global fight to stop the vile exotic-skins trade and to spare these animals tremendous pain and suffering. Every snakeskin belt, every alligator wallet or handbag and every other exotic-animal skin sold to consumers starts with horrific suffering. We must make sure that everyone knows that snakes are routinely taken from their homes and nailed to trees before being skinned alive and tossed onto a pile to die. They can suffer for days before succumbing to shock or dehydration. Alligators are kept crowded together in filthy tanks on farms before being clubbed and skinned alive. A PETA US investigation of an alligator farm documented gruesome slaughter methods, including chiselling through an animal's spinal column with a pointed instrument and hammer. It can take around two hours filled with intense pain for an animal slaughtered this way to die. Lizards can live as long as 33 years in the wild, but those killed for their skins for fashion are usually clubbed on their heads or have their spines severed with chisels as soon as they reach "marketable" size. Every day, these fascinating forest and river animals are trapped and beaten and have their skin ripped from their bodies simply to create a fashion look. clothing retailer ANN INC, which operates more than 900 Ann Taylor and LOFT stores in the US, banned the use of exotic skins. Mango, which has 2,060 clothing stores in 104 countries, and the PUMA Group, which distributes footwear and apparel in more than 120 countries, banned fur and exotic skins from their product lines. This spares countless animals a horrifically painful death.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Galgos
NEW UPDATE !! PETITION NR.19 HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE LINK ! (New Total :19 Petitions!) ►PET.19.http://www.change.org/petitions/alcalde-de-horcajo-de-santiago-cuenca-al-asesino-de-la-galga-que-rinda-cuentas-a-la-justiciaPLEASE SIGN & SHARE WIDELY ►►19☚ PETITIONS (below in this link thank you) THE DARK SIDE OF SPAIN !! The starving dogs that give Spain a bad name The cruel strangulation on this picture is called by the Spanish hunters as a cruel mockery joke "Piano playing" because of the way the dog is struggling to reach the ground with the hind paws... An "entertainment" that clearly shows that the Spanish hunters lack empathy and respect for living beings! barbaric sadism is the right word !It is a disgrace beyond compare !!! Therefore PLEASE SIGN & SHARE WIDELY THE FOLLOWING►19 PETITIONS thank you all !►PET.1https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_the_barbaric_and_cruel_treatment_of_Spanish_hunting_dogs/?asmuQab&external ►PET.2http://www.avaaz.org/fr/petition/STATUT_DANIMAL_DE_COMPAGNIE_POUR_LES_LEVRIERS_EN_EUROPE//?launch ►PET.3 http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/al-gobierno-español-y-el-congreso-acabar-con-el-trato-cruel-hacia-los-galgos-en-españa►PET.4 http://guestbooks.netservices.gr/addgb.cgi?name=dogspetition /or =>http://progalgoenglish.wordpress.com/sign-petition/ ☚►PET.5 http://www.change.org/petitions/eu-when-do-you-think-it-is-time-to-act-2►PET.6 http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/government-of-andalucia-no-racing-with-galgo-s►PET.7 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/169/489/685/trato-cruel-hacia-los-galgos-en-espaa/►PET.8.http://www.change.org/de/Petitionen/no-a-la-explotacion-de-galgos-en-argentina►PET.9 http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/metro-de-madrid-justicia-para-la-galga-muerta-en-el-metro-de-madrid-2►PET.10.http://bit.ly/GreyhoundCruelty►PET.11.http://peticionpublica.es/PeticaoAssinar.aspx?pi=P2012N30581►PET.12.http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-greyhound-cruelty/►PET.13.http://www.change.org/es/peticiones/queremos-que-la-junta-de-andalucía-no-autorice-el-entrenamiento-de-galgos-a-motor►PET.14.http://www.change.org/petitions/spap-perrera-de-mairena-firmas-para-el-cierre-de-la-perrera-de-mairena►PET.15.https://secure.avaaz.org/fr/petition/Linterdiction_de_la_chasse_avec_les_Levriers_en_Espagne►PET.16.http://www.30millionsdamis.fr/agir-pour-les-animaux/petitions/signer-petition/sauvons-les-galgos-18.html►PET.17.https://www.lapetition.be/en-ligne/8000-levriers-galgos-par-an-sont-tortures-et-massacres-en-Espagne-2999.html►PET.18.http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=SpanishGreyhounds&ThirdPartyClicks=ETA_071712_SpanishGreyhounds_F►PET.19.http://www.change.org/petitions/alcalde-de-horcajo-de-santiago-cuenca-al-asesino-de-la-galga-que-rinda-cuentas-a-la-justicia**( See details of the petition NR.14 here : ►http://www.galgonews.com/2012/12/my-heart-is-very-heavy-i-have-mainly-only-bad-news-coming-in-from-spain-at-the-moment-stupidity-of-spanish-authorities-s.html►►WATCH THE NEW UPDATE JANUARY 2013 ! ➨ http://www.greyhoundsrescue.org/2013/01/30/parliamentary-association-in-defense-of-animals-says-abusive-treatment-of-animals-is-stain-on-reputation-of-spain/►►PLEASE COPY THE LETTER TO SEND A EMAIL INSIDE THIS LINK OF THE League Against Cruel Sports - letter to write to them for the Galgos =>http://www.galgonews.com/2012/09/league-against-cruel-sports-letter-to-write-to-them-for-the-galgos.html**FOR MORE INFOS GO TO MY FRIEND LINK ➨ http://www.occupyforanimals.org/hunting-dogs--galgo-and-podencos.htmlAnd to :➨ http://www.all-creatures.org/aip/nl-20100315-3.html------------------------------------------------➨ ➨ PLEASE WATCH THESE 2 VIDEOS:THE TRAGEDY OF THE GREYHOUND IN SPAIN►http://youtu.be/upaAh7PvGhkThis dog was lucky a rescued "Hanged galgo" the so-called "Piano Play"►http://youtu.be/5HgwkwFOld8##INFO VIDEOS PLEASE WATCH !(=>NOT GRAPHIC!)*http://youtu.be/KJsq-1peWhg*http://youtu.be/3tdOcUryMU8*http://youtu.be/XE_bBkqkOHY➨#And more information here too =>**http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/expatlife/8382998/The-starving-dogs-that-give-Spain-a-bad-name.html ➨**http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/ispain.html *And => http://www.scoobymedina.org/en/about_galgos/index.html *And => http://www.spanishdogs.com/horror/map/parttwo/index.htmlThank You ~ Tony Zadel, Copyright(©)
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
YOU BET THEY DIE
PLEASE SIGN: http://www.change.org/petitions/defragovuk-abolish-the-use-of-the-captive-bolt-gun-to-destroy-greyhounds-in-the-uk?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email
Petitioning Responsible department: Department for Environment Food, and Rural Affairs
.@DefraGovUK: ABOLISH THE USE OF THE CAPTIVE BOLT GUN TO DESTROY GREYHOUNDS IN THE UK.
- Petition byLiverpool, United Kingdom
Each year an estimated 10,000 ex-racing greyhounds are 'unaccounted' for -- puppies that don’t make the grade, dogs that sustain injuries, are pregnant or unable to find homes, most are less than five years old.
Many of these dogs are disposed of in the most 'economical' way - by bolt gun.
Under existing UK legislation, any person can use a bolt gun to destroy a greyhound, if they are the legal owner. Attempted destruction of greyhounds by bolt has resulted in innocent dogs being left to suffer in agony for hours, before being found and taken to a veterinary surgery to be finally put to sleep by lethal injection.
These dogs should at the very least be entitled to a humane death. Destruction of greyhounds should only be performed by use of intravenous euthanasia, administered by qualified veterinary surgeons.
Following the controversial use of bolt guns by RSPCA inspectors a few years ago, the RSPCA requested the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) comment on their review of its 2004 euthanasia rules and guidelines. In April 2010 the RCVS announced that use of the captive bolt guns on dogs was inappropriate.
Defra have the power to end this cruel practise so we are calling on them to immediately abolish the use of captive bolt guns to destroy greyhounds in the UK.
For more information please click on the links below to read about Milton the greyhound and use of bolt gun in destruction.
Many of these dogs are disposed of in the most 'economical' way - by bolt gun.
Under existing UK legislation, any person can use a bolt gun to destroy a greyhound, if they are the legal owner. Attempted destruction of greyhounds by bolt has resulted in innocent dogs being left to suffer in agony for hours, before being found and taken to a veterinary surgery to be finally put to sleep by lethal injection.
These dogs should at the very least be entitled to a humane death. Destruction of greyhounds should only be performed by use of intravenous euthanasia, administered by qualified veterinary surgeons.
Following the controversial use of bolt guns by RSPCA inspectors a few years ago, the RSPCA requested the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) comment on their review of its 2004 euthanasia rules and guidelines. In April 2010 the RCVS announced that use of the captive bolt guns on dogs was inappropriate.
Defra have the power to end this cruel practise so we are calling on them to immediately abolish the use of captive bolt guns to destroy greyhounds in the UK.
For more information please click on the links below to read about Milton the greyhound and use of bolt gun in destruction.
Warning: May contain some graphic content:http://www.greytexploitations.com/resources-and-reports/a-license-to-kill
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Spain's horrific treatment of Dogs; Abused and discarded, left to die on the fields
Read the story here: Queen, abused and discarded, left to die on the fields | MyLetsAdopt!
a young female dog that has been used, abused, exploited in every single way a dog could ever be… and when she couldn’t be used anymore she was discarded, like a old rag.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
AFRICAN ELEPHANT and the IVORY CRISIS
TAKE ACTION
1. Send ONE email
2. Sign TWO petitions
3. Share the action
We are CLOSE to the main TRADE CONFERENCE of CITES CoP16 in Thailand from 3-14th March, they will discuss the AFRICAN ELEPHANT and the IVORY CRISIS.
Your help is absolutely needed to be their voice.
SIGN HERE:
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
PLEASE HELP PROTECT THE ORANGUTANS FROM EXTINCTION !!! SIGN & SHARE WIDELY THE FOLLOWING
PLEASE HELP PROTECT THE ORANGUTANS FROM EXTINCTION !!! SIGN & SHARE WIDELY THE FOLLOWING ➨ 19☚ PETITIONS ! (Click "See More" to see them all)
PET ►1. http://www.change.org/
PET ►2. http://www.change.org/
PET ►3. http://act.ran.org/p/dia/
PET ►4. http://www.causes.com/
PET ►5. http://
PET ►6. http://act.ran.org/p/dia/
PET ►7. http://
PET ►8. https://
PET ►9. http://www.gopetition.com/
PET ►10. http://www.change.org/
PET ►11. http://www.change.org/
PET ►12. http://www.gopetition.com/
PET ►13. http://www.gopetition.com/
PET ►14. http://www.gopetition.com/
PET ►15. http://www.gopetition.com/
PET ►16. https://
PET ►17. http://a-z-animals.com/
PET ►18. http://www.change.org/
PET ►19. http://www.change.org/
➨ ➨ MORE PETITIONS HERE :►http://act.ran.org/p/dia/
PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO READ ABOUT THE ORANGUTANS IN ASIA..
Even The unthinkable is being done to female orangutans in Indonesia. They are being captured and used in brothels as prostitutes!!! where they are tied down and repeatedly raped on a daily basis !!
Just when you think things couldn't get much worse for the endangered orangutan, it does. 50,000 orangutans have already died in the last 2 decades as a result of deforestation- their natural habitat being replaced by palm oil plantations. They could be extinct by 2015.They need protection- not exploitation brothels as prostitutes !!
Presently in Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia) and Sumatra the Orangutans population is down to around + - 60,000 !!
This may initially sound like a fairly large number, but when you discover that we are currently losing 50 Orangutans a week and that at the present rate of killing there will be none left by 2026, you then realize why the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) have raised the alarm to an unprecedented level with a new report : "Last Stand of the Orangutan : A State of Emergency"
The reason for this panic and devastation unfortunately lies very close to home.....Palm Oil.
The heart of Borneo, homeland to about 2000 endemic species with about 200 discovered each years is a forest too unique, too precious that if it is once lost, it will not come again.
Very unfortunately the governments of Indonesia and Malaysia have started cutting the trees to give way to the palm tree plantations and the wildlife has to suffer. If we would not do anything than nobody will and our grandsons will not be able to enjoy the joy of Borneo.
The forest of Borneo it very quickly loosing its area just because of the too much dangerous economical demands of the governments of Indonesia and Malaysia. They have started cutting the trees to give way to the palm tree plantations and the wildlife is suffering.
The governments are not paying attention to the environmental concerns which many people have. They have started a very large-scale program to cut down they forest tracts covering two thirds of the island to give way to the Palm Oil plantations and the settlements of homeless citizens from Java and Peninsular Malaysia.
If this is done without any attention to the environment, we will be loosing thousands of species of birds, reptiles, mammals and insects endemic to this wonderful island. This deforestation has started to show its serious effects already. Indonesia and Malaysia have become the hotpots for endangered animals across the globe along with Brazil and Congo.
We all know that these tyrant and money-loving governments want nothing else but money. When everything is finished, they just get rid of all opposition using a simple and half-hear ted apology, which is not enough to bring the extinct species back to earth. The governments will, after everything is finished, build two or three memorials in the memory of these extinct species and will open two ar three new schools to encourage environmental protection so their vote and respect remains maintained. Presently in Borneo (Indonesia and Malaysia) and Sumatra the Orangutan population is down to around 69,000.
This may initially sound like a fairly large number, but when you discover that we are currently losing 50 Orangutans a week and that at the present rate of killing there will be none left by 2026, you then realize why the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) have raised the alarm to an unprecedented level with a new report : "Last Stand of the Orangutan : A State of Emergency".
The reason for this panic and devastation unfortunately lies very close to home.....Palm Oil !!!!!!
In your home right now there are likely to be a number of products that you use & consume everyday which contain Palm Oil from Borneo or Sumatra. To enable us to have these products millions of hectares of natural Rain forest are being destroyed to be replaced with Palm Oil Plantations.
These Rain forests are the homes of the Orangutans, but everyday more and more are being slaughtered with guns, machetes, wooden stakes and even set on fire so that multi-national Palm Oil companies can get richer quicker.
In some cases the babies of these Orangutans manage to escape, but unless rescued their fate is as heartbreaking as their parents. Orangutans share 96.4% of human genes and the helpless babies stay stuck to their mothers side for at least the first 5 years of their lives............ Just like our children.. !!
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