ANIMAL CRUELTY in ARGENTINA..

ANIMAL CRUELTY in ARGENTINA


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Martín Mora Piñeiro Ⓥ August 17 at 3:11am
Sorry Christy but, "(in)human" madness on this note, I will try to translate this for you:
live dog skinned Ivery much regret having to publish SUCH ATROCITIES committed by persons who do not deserve "human" Today a couple of hours we received a call from the police department to notify us of an act of cruelty in the Hills district of our city, in which LIVE skinning had a dog, we approached the place and we find this! Human cruelty is boundless, the dog was still alive when we arrived! sowe decided to move with urgency to perform veterinarian for euthanasia, the owner went to phone the police department to file a complaintPunilla (Cordoba- Argentina) ...THAT THIS IS POSTED HERE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE THE CONSCIENCE AND MAKE ACCUSATIONS, AND FOR THE TOWNS OF ALL LOCATIONS COMMIT TAKING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE SEARCHAND PUNISHMENT BY THE COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS THAT PROTECT ANIMALS. No one saw or heard anything, and the truth is that we believe that the area people are afraid to denounce these thugs ...Weapologize to the people who are sensitive to such images, BUT THAT WEARE TIRED OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, AND THAT NO ONE COMMITS are livingbeings and as such deserve the same treatment to people, and theindividuals who made this deserves JAIL PENALTY FOR THIS ATROCITY!
PERRO CUEREADO VIVO EN VILLA CARLOS PAZ!
LAMENTAMOS MUCHO TENER QUE PUBLICAR ESTE TIPO DE ATROCIDADAS COMETIDA POR SERES QUE NO MERECEN LLAMARSE "HUMANOS" Hoy hace un par de horas recibimos un llamado de la policia que nos notifico de un hecho de crueldad en el barrio Colinas de nuestra ciudad, en el cual habí...an cuereado VIVO a un perro, nos acercamos al lugar y nos encontramos con esto! La crueldad humana no tiene límites, el perro seguia aún con vida cuando llegamos! asi que decidimos trasladarlo con urgencia al veterinario para que le realice la eutanasia, su dueña se dirigió con el movil policial a la departamental Punilla para hacer la denuncia... ESTO QUE PUBLICAMOS AQUI ES PARA QUE LA GENTE TOME CONCIENCIA Y REALICE LAS DENUNCIAS, Y PARA QUE LOS MUNICIPIOS DE TODAS LAS LOCALIDADES SE COMPROMETAN TOMANDO ACTIVA PARTICIPACION EN LA BUSQUEDA Y CASTIGO JUNTO A LA JUSTICIA EN CUMPLIMIENTO DE LAS LEYES QUE PROTEGEN LOS ANIMALES. Nadie vio ni escucho nada, y la verdad es que creemos que por la zona la gente tiene miedo de denunciar a estos malvivientes... PEDIMOS DISCULPAS A LA GENTE QUE ES SENSIBLE A ESTE TIPO DE IMAGENES, PERO ESTAMOS CANSADOS DE QUE ESTOS HECHOS OCURRAN, Y QUE NADIE SE COMPROMETA SON SERES VIVOS Y COMO TALES MERECEN EL MISMO TRATO QUE CON LAS PERSONAS, Y LOS INDIVIDUOS QUE HICIERON ESTO MERECEN PENA DE CARCEL POR ESTA ATROCIDAD!
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The cats are in the Highland Park area.

From: Jacquelyn Gonzales <jgonzales@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 12:14 PM
Subject: URGENT: Cats Being Trapped and Taken to Pound by Neighbor After Their Owner Died - photos

I am crossposting this email on behalf of Julia Pennington. There are a total of 8 cats that she needs help with. Three are tame and the rest are feral or semi-feral. Please read story below and if you can help, please contact Julia at the following email address: http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=julia@adogsliferescue.org

Thank you,

Jacquelyn


--- On Tue, 1/19/10, julia pennington <julia@adogsliferescue.org> wrote:

From: julia pennington <julia@adogsliferescue.org>
Subject: Cat being trapped and taken to pound by neighbor after their owner died - photos
To: "julia pennington" <julia@adogsliferescue.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2010, 8:10 PM

URGENT!

These cats were left with no one when their guardian died a few weeks a go. Now a disgruntled, cat hating neighbor has gotten a permit to begin trapping to "get rid of" them! Several people have been taking turns feeding while a plan was being worked out on how these kitties could be rescued and re-homed before the house was sold. However, now everything has become even more urgent. This same neighbor has also already expressed interest in buying the property where the cats are living feeling like she would get a good deal. So besides hating cats she clearly has another agenda as well.

Please help to save the lives of these kitties by networking to anyone who may can help. The first three seen here are starting to come close enough to the feeders to be touched! It is thought that they lived inside the house with the owner much of the time, but are now freaked out with her absence. If they could go to homes where they can be inside they most likely come around to trusting people.

The others seem to be feral. If anyone has a safe yard where they could be relocated please let us know ASAP. In addition to the ones shown here there are three others (one brown siamese, one blue grey and one grey and white) who were too camera shy to get a good image.

If you can help please contact us ASAP - http://us.mc816.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=julia@adogsliferescue.org. The neighbor is planning to start her trapping to hurt these cats at the end of this week.

Germany: ‘Fox Week’ Sees Hunters Killing Thousands of Beautiful Animals – ** Please Crosspost ! **

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/germany-fox-week-sees-hunters-killing-thousands-of-beautiful-animals-please-crosspost/

Dear colleagues,

please find photos of this week’s find in the animal body disposal unit here:
6 freshly shot foxes (3 last week already) from last weekend presumably.
It is the German Hunters’ annual “fox week” apparently, where they specifically kill large numbers of foxes.
All these pics (except for ‘hunter forum’ one referenced below) were taken at an animal disposal collection point in my area (Stuttgart area). This is really just a bin – a rubbish bin in a freezer – where people deposit animal bodies and parts to be disposed of: run-over pets, slaughter waste, “euthanized” animals, kills by hunters – entire or just skins, legs/feet, heads ..

Foxes are a regular feature of this bin, and with the current annual “fox weeks” in Germany thousands of foxes are being shot these days up and down the country.


It’s been 9 in 7 days so far in this ONE location.

Please crosspost and send this link and photos Worldwide - SAV.


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DOG BURIED ALIVE

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HIGHVELD RIDGE SPCA INSPECTOR SAVE DOG FROM SLOW DEATH



Once again Animal Welfare Inspector Jabu has come to the rescue of a dog, this time a little fox terrier that was found "buried alive"



On Sunday morning a man passing by a secluded area some where between SECUNDA and Standerton, heard a yelping noise, he looked around but could not see anything, and so continued on his way. On Monday morning when passing the same place he once again heard the noise. This time he stopped and located the source of the noise.



To his shock and horror he found a fox terrier type dog buried in a mound of earth, right up to ITS ears. Yip! just like when we where kids on the beach, Just the little head left sticking out. The big difference, this was a remote area and no one was supposed to find the dog.



The kind soul immediately contacted the SPCA's emergency line and Jabu was on the scene shortly afterwards. He and a colleague dug up the mound and freed the dog, who immediately made sure his tail end was clean before he followed his rescuer to the SPCA vehicle. Once Jabu got the dog to the bakkie he gave it water - it drank and drank - about 2 liters non stop.



"Lucky" is now safely at the SPCA kennels, non the worse for his ordeal.



How can you help - easy - If you hear any one talking about this incident let us know so that we can bring such a uncaring person to court and leave his/her fate to the residing magistrate.

Please contact the SPCA on 017 632 2654 or 082 222 1122 to report emergency situations like this one.

Congratulations Jabu, your fast action stopped cruelty in its tracks.



Your donation to the Highveld Ridge SPCA makes a difference, it helps pay Inspector Jabu's salary and vehicle costs so that he can react swiftly to complaints of cruelty - contact the Highveld Ridge SPCA on 017 632 2654 or spcahvdr@vodamail.co.za to find out just how you can donate

Animal sanctuary may close! Urgent help needed!!

Hillfields Animal Sanctuary will close if the public do not pull together & act immediately! http://www.hillfields-animal-sanctuary.com/ Linda Tudor has been rescuing & caring for the animals at her sanctuary for more than 30 years, helped by her daughter Charlotte. All the animals have been rescued from cruelty, abuse, neglect and abandonment. More than 300 rescued animals are now living out the rest of their lives free from the threat of further cruelty, finally at peace in the sanctuary - their home. Just one example: Blossom has been with the sanctuary since she was just 2 weeks old. Like many other calves she did not spend any time with nor was she allowed to drink from her mother and was destined for the traumatic journey to Holland to be fattened up in a veal crate. Hillfield's is now her home and at night she snuggles up in the barn with goats and a donkey. However, owing to crippling debt that has been forced upon the family in  further private devastating circumstances through no fault of their own, the sanctuary will now close if immediate funds are not raised and the animals' safety is therefore at risk. Please do not let this happen to such a wonderful lady, her daughter & these innocent animals! We must act now to raise funds, through fundraising, collections, publicizing the situation through the media & raising awareness or immediately setting up a standing order, whatever you can afford, however little, but please please DO SOMETHING & DON'T LEAVE IT TO  SOMEONE ELSE! PLEASE if you can donate, and crosspost far and wide. Cheques can be sent to: Hillfields Animal Sanctuary Green Hill Blackwell Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 1BL The phone no is 0121 445 3828. Contact Wendy at basiltherat@webtribe.net The website is http://www.hillfields-animal-sanctuary.com/

Lucy - A shocking story

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Hi All

Not sure if you have seen or heard about these story, happened in South Africa last week. Both are horrible.

There are such sick people in this world........

Story 1

So shocking!!!

*** PLEASE BE WARNED THAT THE PHOTOS ARE TRULY AWFUL – DON’T LOOK AT THEM IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU’LL GET UPSET…

 Pictures at end

I am sorry that these pics and the story are not nice, but this doggie deserves to get attention and have its story heard! Word has also gone out to ETV, Argus, Cape Times, KFM etc.

Hello everyone,

This is one of the saddest stories we have to tell! The pictures are the hardest to look at, i know, but it needs to be seen!

Andre and I went to the SPCA Wellington as we often do to go donate some doggy biscuits, cat litter and rub some of the doggies. We then left to go to the rubbish dump to desperse of our rubbish when a man stopped us to ask if we had a knife. We wanted to know why, so he said come and look! He hopped into the bakkie with us and we proceeded to underneath the R44 bridge next to the railway line, where Andre and I discovered one of the MOST GRUESOME acts of cruelty that the word CRUEL CAN NOT DESCRIBE! Please read below, her story, i tried to put it in words but it's so hard for me, im in shock too! The pictures will tell you her own story!

The terror and fear in this doggie is unexplainable! Andre cut her loose and gave her to me to hold, we could see some relief as she took another breath, and as he gave her to me, a train roared past OVER THE EXACT SPOT WHERE SHE WAS A MOMENT AGO! How many trains have gone over her before we found her, is hard to imagine as the trauma she must have faced feeling and seeing the train approach her and she couldn't get away.

We rushed to Marketstreet Animal Hospital where she is presently with our great Vet's Dr.Du Plessis and Dr.van Deventer and Assistant Nurse Adri, who dropped everything to help stabilise her.

We want to go big with this story PLEASE the media need to know about this, we need the public to help us with her and we need the public to see this cruelty.

Circulating this email to your contacts could help too, please.

She is a very strong, special girl!

She has to be stabilized for 2-3 days then Andries Venter, Chief Inspectorate of the Good Hope SPCA offered to do further medical remedial operations by their great team of Vets.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ANDRIES FOR THIS, FOR THE CHANCE TO GIVE HER LIFE AGAIN!

THANK YOU YEAL THAT WE COULD RUSH HER TO THE VET FOR TREATMENT BUT MOST OF ALL THANK YOU THAT WE CAN GIVE HER A CHANCE CAUSE SHE DESERVES IT!!!!

After her operation Andre and I will teach her to love and trust a human again. Then when she is healthy, she will show us who her previous owner is, even if it takes us months, we will find the perpetrator and Lucky Lucy will have her justice!

MY NAME IS LUCKY LUCY AND TODAY I WAS TIED TO A RAILWAY LINE SO A TRAIN COULD HIT ME!

ALL I REMEMBER IS THAT I WAS HAPPY AND PLAYING, I WAS FED AND DIDN’T GO HUNGRY, PERHAPS MY OWNER DID LOVE ME AT ONE STAGE CAUSE I LIVED WELL AND WARM, I WAS CLEAN AND HAD FRIENDS TO PLAY WITH AND I FOUND A BOYFIREND AND CARRIED HIS BABIES,  BUT THEN SUDDENLY FOR SOME REASON SOMETHING CHANGED IN MY OWNER.

 HE WENT LOOKING FOR A STRONG ROPE, SOMETHING THAT COULDN’T SNAP OR GET LOOSE AND HE TOOK ME WITH HIM, WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE THE USUAL STROLL YOU GO ON WITH YOUR OWNER, BUT THEN WE WERE AT THE TRAIN TRACKS AND HE GRABBED ME, TOOK MY BACK HIND LEGS AND STRETCHED THEM OUT TO BE TIED TO MY FRONT LEGS, THEN MY BODY, STRETCHED, WAS TIED TO THE RAILWAY LINE, THEN HE TOOK MY HEAD AND TIED IT TO THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TRACK IN PLACE, MY HEAD MUST HAVE BEEN A CENTIMETER AWAY FROM THE TRACK.

THEN HE TURNED AND WALKED AWAY, DIDN’T EVEN LOOK BACK, I THOUGHT AT FIRST THIS MUST BE A GAME BUT HE DISSAPEARED. I DIDN’T K NOW WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEN I FELT THE VIBRATION, THEN I SAW THIS HUGE TRAIN COMING AT ME AND I COULDN’T MOVE, I TRIED WITH ALL MY STRENGTH BUT I JUST COULDN’T MOVE……….

 

THE TRAIN WENT OVER MY LEG, MY PAW WAS GONE AND MY MUSCLE HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM MY ALREADY SMASHED BONE!

I DIDN’T FEEL ANYMORE, I JUST LAY DEADSTILL AND WAITED TO DIE CAUSE A FEW MORE TRAINS PASSED OVER ME…..I JUST CLOSED MY EYES…..

 

OUT OF NOWHERE THIS MAN SAW ME, HE SCREAMED AND RAN AWAY ONLY TO COME BACK WITH TWO PEOPLE, THEY JUMPED OUT THE CAR AND CUT MY NECK AND PAWS FROM THE ROPES. I DON’T KNOW IF MY LIFE WAS NOW GOING TO BE OVER COMPLETELY CAUSE WHO WOULD KEEP SOMEONE IN MY STATE ALIVE?

BUT AT THE HOSPITAL I HEARD THE LADY AND MAN SAY, “HOLD ON FOR US GIRL, DON’T GIVE UP, WE WILL GIVE YOU LIFE!”

Now I will try my best to pull through, I know they are asking everyone to pray for me, so I will pray for me too

Groundhog Day Prediction May Spell More Misery for Elephants in Zoos

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New survey shows scores of elephants spend winters warehoused in cruel conditions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
San Rafael, Calif. (February 2, 2010) - When Punxsutawney Phil crawls out of his burrow, what he finds may determine whether elephants living in cold-climate zoos will suffer another six weeks of miserable confinement. Zoo watchdog organization In Defense of Animals (IDA) today released an unprecedented survey showing that scores of elephants are warehoused throughout the long winter months, many of them hidden from the public.
"Elephants living in cold climates will be confined indoors for the vast majority of each day during the winter, standing in small concrete cages where they lack the space they need for healthy movement," says IDA captive elephant specialist Catherine Doyle. "Cold weather dramatically increases the suffering that elephants already endure in zoos, where they are dying prematurely from conditions caused by their inadequate environment."
According to IDA’s survey of 75 Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoos holding elephants in the U.S. and Canada:
•    31 out of 76 (41 percent) zoos holding elephants are situated in cities that experience long, frigid winters.
•    3 out of 4 of zoos holding elephants in cold climates have average mean temperatures below freezing for two to five consecutive months.
•    Approximately 40 percent of all elephants in AZA zoos will be confined indoors for much of the winter.
Increased confinement during the winter only adds to the physical and mental problems elephants suffer due to lack of space and being forced to stand long hours on cold, hard concrete floors. These include painful and often-fatal foot disease and arthritis, and aberrant behaviors such as aggression and repetitive rocking and swaying.
Zoos identified in the survey have a mean average temperature below 40 degrees – the temperature at which zoos typically keep elephants indoors – for three consecutive months or longer. While some zoos may allow elephants outside during cold weather it generally is only for brief periods – sometimes as little as half an hour. The rest of the elephants’ time is spent in areas as small as 20 x 20 square feet – the size of a two-car garage.
Elephants typically hail from semi-arid savannas and tropical and subtropical forests, where they walk tens of miles a day in huge home ranges. Designed for temperate climates, elephants have a limited ability to adjust to extremes in temperature and are at risk if subjected to consistently cold temperatures.
Zoos included in the survey
Brookfield Zoo (Illinois)
Buffalo Zoo (New York)
Buttonwood Park Zoo (Massachusetts)
Bronx Zoo (New York)
Calgary Zoo (Canada)
Cheyenne Mountain Park Zoo (Colorado)
Cincinnati Zoo (Ohio)
Cleveland Zoo (Ohio)
Columbus Zoo (Ohio)
Denver Zoo (Colorado)
Dickerson Park Zoo (Missouri)
Granby Zoo (Quebec, Canada)
Hogle Zoo (Utah)
Indianapolis Zoo (Indianapolis)
Kansas City Zoo (Kansas)
Lee Richardson Zoo (Kansas)
Louisville Zoo (Kentucky)
Maryland Zoo
Milwaukee Zoo (Wisconsin)
National Zoo (Washington, DC)
Niabi Zoo (Illinois)
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo (Nebraska)
Pittsburgh Zoo (Pennsylvania)
Roger Williams Park Zoo (Rhode Island)
Rosamond Gifford Zoo (New York)
Seneca Park Zoo (New York)
St. Louis Zoo (Missouri)
Sedgwick County Zoo (Kansas)
Toledo Zoo (Ohio)
Topeka Zoo (Kansas)
Toronto Zoo (Ontario, Canada)
For more information, please visit www.HelpElephants.com. To see the IDA survey report click here.
Contact:
Catherine Doyle, 323-301-5730, zoos@idausa.org

Ginger has crossed the rainbow bridge and Louie is all alone, 11 yo gsd shep lived entire life in shelters

Thank you Kathy for your Hope and Compassion

email - klcremer@aol.com

Subject: Ginger has crossed the rainbow bridge and Louie is all alone, 11 yo gsd shep lived entire life in shelters

I am sending this to all of the generous and animal loving people that I know in the hopes that you can help me. Many of you met Ginger and Louie several months ago when we worked desperately to find them a forever home when Pet Rescue closed. They had spent over 10 years together at Pet Rescue Miami and when the shelter was forced to stop operating, we all worked tirelessly to find a place for them to go where they would not be separated from each other. A most wonderful and giving human being offered them a place in an outdoor sanctuary in northern Florida. Unfortunately, 3 weeks after arriving at the new shelter, Ginger became ill and went into the hospital. Her caregiver went to the ends of the Earth to save her life and Ginger fought as hard as she could, but in the end we had to say goodbye to our feisty girl....and Louie had to say goodbye also. It has been many months now and although Louie has accepted that Ginger is not coming back, he is still a very lonely soul. Our hearts are breaking for him. He has lost the only home he ever knew and then his life long buddy.

 I know there is a family and home out there somewhere that could be made richer by adding Louie to their lives. He is a big teddy bear who loves to play with his squeaky toys and loves to play fetch. He loves his treats and really loves to take long walks. He used to be so patient with Ginger when we would walk them together. She couldn't keep up with him because she only had 3 legs and he used to wait for her to catch up. Louie would love to live his remaining years with a loving family, to play endless games of fetch with endless supply of squeaky toys and love. Even though he is in northern Florida, the home can be anywhere. We will get him wherever he needs to be to have what he has never had! The home he has waited for his entire life. In memory of Ginger, can we all do this for Louie? ..

Please send his story out to everyone you think will care.

email - klcremer@aol.com

Louie, of course, is the big teddy bear on the right with his squeaky toy. Next to him is our beloved Ginger.. Rest In Peace Beautiful Girl

Now is the time the world has to fight for the Elephants.

She goes on to say: "The integrity and credibility of the International organization established to regulate the trade in Endangered Species, namely CITES or the International Convention for Trade in Endangered Species, has long been questionable, mainly because of this organization’s blatant bias towards trade over and above its mandate of safeguarding the world’s endangered species. Sadly, today’s world seems to have lost ethics about what is right and what is wrong. Greed and corruption sway decisions that adversely affect our fragile planet and the teeth of the world’s largest living land mammal – the elephant – have become a very hot political issue."

To read the rest of Dame Daphnes call to action click here:
Now is the time the world has to fight for the Elephants
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I say - The time has come for elephants - and if we do not heed this Matriarch's call to action I fear it will be on our watch that we see the end of this magnificent species. One can marvel at their size - but it is an elephant's intellect and social structures, their care as mothers, aunties and sisters... of all family members, that speak truly to the complexity and beauty of this species. We cannot sit by or be too busy to care. We must do all we can to support Kenya in their opposition to the proposal Zambia and Tanzania will table at the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) in Dohar in March this year.

Everyone of us can do something.

• We can put messages on our web pages, blogs, profiles and sign petitions to stop the trade.
  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/no-more-trade-in-elephant-ivory
  
  
  
  
• Fuel momentum through the powerful medium of social networking, here on Face book and Twitter
  
• We can talk to our workmates, family and friends in person about how important the upcoming meeting is, what the issues are and ask for a commitment from them that if we send them an email will they sign the petition?
  
• We can boycott ivory sales and boycott those that support the trade.
  
• We can write to the editors of fashion magazines that promote antique ivory as a 'must have" fashion item.
  
• We can put pressure on CITES so that they are forced to listen. The contact details of all Parties to CITES attending CoP15 are on the left hand side this web page.
  http://www.cites.org/common/directy/e_directy.html -
  write to the Parties and tell them you support Kenya in their opposition to the proposal for the sale of Ivory by Zambia and Tanzania and call them to protect the species. You can go one step further and ask them to seek a 20 year moratorium on any further sales of ivory.
  
• We can send a message of support and thanks to Kenya for standing bravely at the front of this fight: kws@kws.go.ke; director@kws.org; cites@kws.org
  
• We can write to our *members of parliament and government in whatever country we are and ask them to act to ensure your countries delagtions or sphere of influence support Kenya at the meeting.

*For Australia click here: Members of Parliament Listing by State
*For United States Click Here: Write your Representative
*For UK Click here: Members of Parliament by Constituency

Dame Daphne states: This year the Vote of the Signatories to the CITES convention will seal the fate of Africa's elephants one way or another, and because of this all caring people have a duty to speak our forcefully, or else become guilty of sinning through silence.

Desert Elephant, Damaarland. Namibia

Proteger al asno del Peropalo

Sign our petition. The “Corrida de Elecciones” day is coming soon.

Submitted by Ivan Salvia on Thu, 21/01/2010 - 14:15

• Campaign

Sign our petition. The Corrida de Elecciones day is coming soon.

On 16th February 2010, with the Local Council consent and permission from the Extremaduran Government, a helpless donkey will be dragged onto the streets of Villanueva to make him participate in a ritual that makes him suffer, where he is ill treated and he endures an unnatural and cruel treatment.

Law 5/2002 from the Animal Protection Act of Extremadura forbids these practices that, regretfully, are still carried out with the Council’s complicity and the silence of the Extremaduran Government and the regional press, that hides from the public eye the true nature of this ritual.

El Refugio del Burrito wants the Law to be enforced, and this law is clear on this matter. Article 4.1a) in Law 5/2002 incorporates the prohibition: “ Use of animals in shows, fights, popular celebrations and any other activities which may imply cruelty or ill treatment or make them the objective of unnatural treatment”. All of these cases happen during the Corrida de Elecciones ritual and it is an obligation of the Council’s to enforce this prohibition.

We need your active involvement in this campaign that is why we will keep you informed about further developments and we will publish the various actions you may participate in.

Please do sign our online petition to protect the Peropalo Donkey, which we will hand in the Government headquarters in a demonstration that will take place in Merida at the beginning of February.

Thank you for your help.

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Wellness Wednesday: Sergeant the Orange Tabby Needs Help!

http://www.care2.com/news/member/560500370/1372122

HELP for HOPE.

http://puppyrescue.chipin.com/help-for-hope

http://tinypic.com/r/5frgp3/6

He was a victim of a hit and run ,

Luckily he was found and taken to a veterinary clinic in Izmir.

Hope cannot use his back legs ,

although he can go to the toilet which is always a good sign .

Without surgery Hope's chances of survival are very slim .. No-one will want him and he will be placed in one of Turkeys municiple shelters.

The veterinary clinic will do what they can to help Hope provided the costs can be covered. Hopefully then after this a good home can be found for him .

Please help Hope towards a happy future.

Thank you

Petition: Stop killing our Animals - Find Another Way!

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Please sign & share!

Stop International Trade in Polar Bear Parts - The Petition Site

Stop International Trade in Polar Bear Parts - The Petition Site

Support MO Ballot Initiative to Restrict Puppy Mills | Animal Law Coalition

Animal welfare advocates in Missouri are taking the effort to end puppy mills directly to voters. They are using a ballot initiative to try to enact a cap on breeding dogs per breeder and improve conditions for the dogs trapped in this business of factory farming dogs. Go here for more information and if you live in MO..., how you can help.

If you don't live in MO, check it out anyway for some ideas for your state! And, pass this on to residents of MO who can help!


http://www.animallawcoalition.com/companion-animal-breeding/article/1118

Woman Arrested for Helping Kill More Than 2,000 Greyhounds Is Training Dogs in Florida Again

Woman Arrested for Helping Kill More Than 2,000 Greyhounds I... - Care2 News Network

By Michael J. Mooney in Breaking News, Crime, Man and Beast, Palm Beach, Sports
Wed., Jan. 20 2010 @ 9:00AM
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Authorities found the bodies of more than 2,000 greyhounds buried on an 18-acre property. Most had gun shot wounds in the head and neck.
​A woman arrested on felony charges for helping kill more than 2,000 greyhounds from all over the state has been training racing dogs again in Florida as recently as last week.

Ursula O'Donnell was charged with felony animal cruelty in November 2002 after allegedly hiring an Alabama man to shoot and bury greyhounds under her care.

According to documents obtained by the Juice, O'Donnell allegedly sent dogs from as far away as Palm Beach and Orlando to Robert Rhodes, a security guard at the Pensacola dog track, who told police he shot the greyhounds for about $10 each. When Rhodes died before trial, the case was dropped.

After the jump, more about O'Donnell, what the track did when notified of the investigation, and a photo of the massive greyhound graveyard uncovered just across state lines. (WARNING: The photo is graphic and potentially disturbing.)

When police officers discovered the scene in Baldwin County, Alabama, many were overcome. For more than 20 years, Rhodes crassly (and illegally) disposed of greyhounds that were no longer fast enough to compete on the track by shooting them with a .22-caliber pistol. He told investigators at the time that he always killed the animals with a single shot to the back of the head so "they never knew it was coming." But many of the bodies uncovered on Rhodes' property had been shot in the snout or the neck.

Though O'Donnell denied knowledge of the operation at the time -- she claimed her employees sent dogs to Rhodes without her knowing -- a criminal investigation by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation found a check written by O'Donnell to Rhodes for $230, dated just before Rhodes' arrest. Using Rhodes' standard pricing, that was the fee for the execution of 23 dogs.

This is a picture taken of the greyhound graveyard as it was unearthed.

Alabama greyhound graveyard.JPG
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of pari-mutuel wagering
​You'd think such a thing would preclude an individual from working with greyhounds ever again, but as of the start of this year, O'Donnell was listed as the "trainer of record" for Free Spirit Kennel, which races dogs at the Naples-Fort Myers Track and Entertainment Center. That means that O'Donnell is personally responsible for the welfare of 50 to 75 dogs.

Then, around January 10, about the same time the track was notified about a current invesitgation, Ursula was no longer listed as the trainer of record for Free Spirit Kennel.

The Naples track is owned by the Miami-based Havenick family, which also owns Magic City Casino in Miami (formerly the Flagler dog track). Izzy Havenick, vice president of both tracks, told me that as soon as he and his brother learned of O'Donnell's background, they asked the kennel to replace her.

"This was just brought to our attention," Havenick said. "She never worked for us in any way, shape, or form. All of the kennels are owned and operated completely independently. But as soon as we found out, we asked the kennel to make the change, and they did."

Free Spirit Kennel's new trainer of record is Ryan O'Donnell.

Havenick said he never met Ursula or Ryan O'Donnell and doesn't know what their relationship is. "O'Donnell is a very common name in dog racing," Havenick said.

Carey Theil, executive director of Grey2K, the national antiracing lobby, told me the organization is pleased that Ursula O'Donnell will no longer be doing business with these two dog tracks.

"The Havenick family should be applauded for doing the right thing in asking Ursula O'Donnell to step down," Theil said. "We are grateful for their decision. The National Greyhound Association claims that they police their industry effectively, but this incident proves otherwise. The fact that Ursula was allowed to work again in the greyhound racing industry is very troubling."

Havenick says he was as surprised as anyone to hear of Ursula's past, since she was properly licensed with the state. "We would never allow anyone who is even questionably cruel to a dog to be associated with our properties," he said. "If you get a license from the state, we assume the state has checked you out."

He added: "We are dog guys. We love the dogs as much as anyone. We like dogs more than people."

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Jade - Love is the Best Medicine

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My name is Jade and I'm a Pit bull Mutt-i-gree™. I'm only 7 months old and have already been through a traumatic ordeal. Just a short time ago, I was living in a small, overcrowded shelter, and I wasn't sure what was going to happen to me. I was very sick and looked it.

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The Animal League doctors diagnosed me with a delicate condition called megaesophagus. My esophagus can not properly move food down into my stomach, causing me to regurgitate. This regurgitation can be very dangerous and even deadly. I can choke on my food and suffocate or I can starve if food doesn't get to my tummy.

Because of this, I need to be upright when I eat. My food has to be soft and I have to remain upright for about 20 minutes after I'm done eating. Staying upright took some getting used to. But the Animal League made me my very own chair - like a baby chair that holds me secure and keeps me as comfortable as possible. Unfortunately though, megaesophagus is permanent, so I will have to have my meals this way for the rest of my life.

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6 dogs, 9 cats missing after break-in at Harrison shelter - Latest News - Kentucky.com

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Harrison County Animal Shelter officials waited for news Wednesday about six dogs and nine cats that were stolen from the shelter over the weekend. Police did not have any suspects.

Debbie Palmer, a volunteer with the shelter, said it appeared the smallest animals in the shelter were taken. On Sunday morning, a part-time worker found several cats loose and cage doors open at the shelter on New Lair Road in Cynthiana. Someone had pried open a window.

"I just hope that they were not taken for bait for dog fighting," Palmer said. "We just can't guess."

The shelter had been looking for homes for the animals.

Palmer said she doesn't think the thieves will try to sell or give the animals away in Harrison County. She said they probably would go to a bigger community.

Cynthiana Police Chief Ray Johnson said the case is under investigation.

Also stolen from the shelter were about 50 bags of dog food, 10 bags of cat food, pet carriers, a digital camera and cases of pet wipes, Palmer said. She said there was only a small amount of canned food left on the shelves.

"We're such a small community," Palmer said. "Why were we picked?"

She said there have been a couple of minor break-ins at the shelter over the years but nothing this significant.

"We just want other shelters to be on guard," she said.

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MISSING - SAN FRANCISCO, CA - 50lb Dog Tan/Brown - Needs Medication Ill Belly Shaved

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Golden Ret. Puppies-Sulpher Springs Pound, Texas Urgent!!!!!

Dear Freinds,

These adorable puppies are urgent. Here is the info from Denise Stinson, ACO. This is a gassing shelter. Please crosspost! Just look at these faces!!!!!!!!!!

Sue

Call Denise the ACO ASAP at 903-348-3122. This is urgent. Please call ASAP.

**Please - before you decide this isn't the dog for you to adopt or rescue, please consider one of these puppies. Denise the ACO at this shelter tells me these are the sweetest most wonderful puppies there.  LOVING, SWEET BABIES.

 

THERE IS NO ADOPTION FEE AND NO FEE TO RESCUE dogs that you see pictured. Please help if you can ... The ACO at this shelter we really love - she so wants to make a difference and save lives. This gal does so much for the animals and yes, she does let us post that it is gassing unlike other shelters that don't want it to be known. She is hopeful this can change in the future. PLEASE HELP! Sulphur Springs is a gassing animal shelter and these cute little puppies are almost out of time. This shelter is a small space based shelter and any kitten, cat, puppy or dog you see posted is considered extremely urgent.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ANYTIME - DENISE THE ACO NEEDS TO FIND A HOME FOR THESE PUPPIES ASAP. VERY URGENT. Call 903-348-3122 anytime this evening, tomorrow, anytime at all. THANK YOU!

 

HERE ARE 3 GOLDEN RET. / HUSKY MIX PUPPIES ONLY 2 MONTHS OLD. THEY ARE JUST BABIES AND ARE HEALTHY. THEY ARE GOOD WITH OTHER ANIMALS AND KIDS. CAN ANYONE HELP SAVE THEM?

 

 

Denise Stinson ACO
Animal Control
Sulphur Springs Tx. 75482
(cell) 903-348-3122
(shelter) 903-438-9369
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