De: In Defense of Animals <c+ida@...>
Asunto: Important Update On South Korean Dog And Cat Meat Trade
Fecha: martes, 4 de mayo, 2010 15:57

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Dear Friends:

For many years, IDA has campaigned for dogs and cats in South Korea.
Because of our efforts, in 2008 the government amended South Korea's Animal Protection Act to strengthen protections for animals used for
food, clothing, experimentation, and entertainment. But it is still legal to kill dogs and cats for human consumption. And the 2008 amendmentswere neverapplied to the killing of dogs and cats for food.

IDA's partners in South Korea, Coexistence for Animal Rights on Earth (CARE), recently receiveda tipabout a dog meat "farm" in remote Gyeonggi Province. CARE activists
visitedthe facility and what they found was appalling. Dogs were living in miserable conditions in soiled, ramshackle cages. Some had injuries and all were filthy and uncared for. The waste in the cages appeared to have never been cleaned and the dogs sat in piles of
feces.

Click here to see photos of this incredible rescue operation as it happened!
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The conditions were so horrible, these brave activists felt they couldn't leave without the dogs. At the risk of
arrestandpersonal injury, they rescued the dogs and
brought them to CARE's animal shelter to be treated, cleaned and loved for the first time.

Please Donate:

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CARE has filed a civil complaint against the facility, andthe
owner has agreed to demolish the buildings and not obtain any more dogs. This is a huge victory for the dogs of South Korea!

With IDA's assistance, CARE is also gearing up for lawsuits
against dog meat shops in Gyeonggi Province. If convicted, the butchers could be fined up to 5 million won (around $5,000). This could be a great deterrent for selling dog meat.

All over South Korea,dogs are crammed like vegetables into
crates. When a customer makes a selection, the dog is roughly yanked from the cage, strung up, and ruthlessly beaten - in the presence of the other poor animals - while she writhes and cries out in pain,
urinates and defecates, and slowly strangles to death. The flesh is then blowtorched to improve the appearance.

Such is the fate of approximately TWO MILLION dogs each year in South Korea!

Many South Koreans believe that the adrenaline released into the dogs' bloodstreams by their terror and agony will increase the sexual potency of the consumer, and that the beatings "tenderize" the meat.

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Cats in South Korea don't have it any better. Tens of thousands are boiled alive in pressure cookers each year to make an elixir called goyangi soju which is believed to cure rheumatism and neuralgia.

This cruelty and suffering continues because it is supported by government indifference.Profit-driven industry forces aggressively promote the myth that eating severely mistreated dogs and cats increases male sexual prowess and general health. These same
people bribe government officials, intimidate animal welfare
campaigners and induce newspapers to extol the "virtues"
of dog and cat meat.

We must ACT NOW!

We must intensify our campaign to pressure the South Korean government
to:

*  enforce existing law, and
*  amend it to unequivocally state that dogs and cats shall not be
killed for human consumption.

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IDA has already begun to ratchet up our campaign. But I desperately need your continued support to keep it going.

Please, help us escalate our vital work to protect these precious beings! Funds are urgently needed to:

*  print thousands of brochures, flyers and posters, asking the
public to flood key South Korean government officials with
petitions, letters, phone calls, faxes, and e-mails.
*  continue to support the daily work of our partners in South Korea, Coexistence of Animal Rights on Earth (CARE) and Korean Animal Rights Association (KARA). They have made an urgent request for our help purchasing billboard space and bus advertisements in South Korea.

With your help we will win this battle for the millions of gentle, frightened dogs and cats tortured, mutilated, and killed in South Korea.

Thank youfor your kindness, generosity, and commitment to end the exploitation and suffering of our animal friends. Please, if you haven't already, look at these incredible rescue photos from our colleagues in South Korea, and then give what you can to help.

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Respectfully,

Elliot M. Katz, DVM
President, In Defense of Animals


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De: Uncaged <info@...>
Asunto: Please VOTE4ANIMALS tomorrow!
Fecha: miércoles, 5 de mayo, 2010 13:08

Dear Uncaged Supporter IT'S ACTION TIME! Firstly, a little reminder about Global Boycott P&G Day on Saturday 8th May - we've got leaflets that you can download from www.boycottpandg.co.uk to copy and use to educate the public and build the boycott of this cruel and ruthless company! But the big announcement is that after six days solid - working right through the bank holiday weekend - we've finally published all our vote4animals recommendations in over 600 constituencies for the UK General Election tomorrow. My shoulders and neck are really aching from sitting in front of a computer for so long! Lots of candidates have proudly announced our endorsement of them. Together with thousands of you who have lobbied your candidates, written to the press and held town centre events, we've managed to put animal protection on to the election agenda in historic fashion. Now it's up to you to use your vote to speak up for animals and steer our country on a more compassionate path for the next five years and prevent the legalisation of hunting. Please, in the next few hours, tell all your friends, spread the word, and urge them to check out the vote4animals website. A billion animals a year are relying on us to make a difference! Finally, as I'm sure you can imagine, we've invested heavily to develop an effective vote4animals website - here's a nice comment from Sabina in Lewisham: 'By the way, I think your website is a fantastic resource. really helpful to have all the candidates' views in one place.' and to print and post tens of thousands of leaflets that our dedicated supporters have delivered around the country. If you can spare a donation at this very demanding time, it really would be deeply, deeply appreciated. Whatver happens after the election, we will continue to speak truth to power and represent defenceless animals! With best wishes Dr Dan Lyons, Director, Uncaged www.vote4animals.org.uk and www.hurtfulessences.org Your vote is their voice! HOW YOU CAN HELP! Click here to make a crucial donation. Find us on Facebook and ask your friends to join too.     This email is published by Uncaged Campaigns Ltd., which is a not-for-profit organisation limited by guarantee, registered company no.: 3241514. This email was sent to tachigb@.... You can instantly unsubscribe from these emails by clicking here. Uncaged, 5th Floor, Alliance House, 9 Leopold Street, Sheffield, S1 2GY, England. Tel: (44) (0)114 2722220. Email info@...

THIS IS SICKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK De: planetanimal@... Asunto:  BESTIALITY OR ZOOPHILIA ON FACEBOOK PLEASE PROTEST!!! EMAIL & LTR SAMPLE Fecha: jueves, 13 de mayo, 2010 07:03   http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=183910227220 TO: Abuse@... Dear Sir/Madam, I am outraged to learn that you seem to be promoting bestiality on Facebook: This page belongs to a group that promotes having sex with animals which do not have a voice to consent or not.: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=183910227220 This ZU is a zoophile/zoosexual rights organization, this group is for those who are into the advocacies relating to -- among other things -- having sex with animals. Once again, I am appalled at Facebook’s inability and lack of responsibility to keep this kind of abuse off Facebook. How much public outcry do you need to change your rules for opening pages on Facebook????? THANK YOU!!! --------------------------------------------------------   Aan: ABUSE@...  Dear Facebook, I'd like to remove you this Page : http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=183910227220 ZU is a zoophile/zoosexual rights organization, this group is for those who are into the advocacies relating to zoophilia, EFA, vegetarianism, equality and zoosexuality.The page belongs to twisted minds. Please shut down this page.   Once again, I am appalled at Facebook’s inability and lack of responsibility to keep this kind of abuse off Facebook. How much public outcry do you need to change your rules for opening pages on Facebook????? THANK YOU!!!   http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=183910227220 For those who are no member of Facebook : Dear Friends and Animal Lovers,   We need animals and they need us! Throughout the ages this was natural and obvious. The human and animal worlds were intermingled - we complimented and enriched each other. But two millenia of European culture were sufficient for human arrogance and selfishness to thoroughly suppress and tread drown the animal spirit. Thus mankind lost part of its own essence and, looking back at this block of history, it is apparent that it was the better part of our essence which was lost. Delusionally, Man "rose" to  the top of the natural pyramid where he continues to swagger proudly, unable to recognize his own foolishness and loneliness. Man classified himself as Lord of all creation, thereby breaking the age-old natural order and, blinded by self-pride, is being driven towrads the tragic end of human civilization.   We who recognize this absurd reality, this perverted natural progression, are unable to accept the current role of animals in our society. Human self-obsession has turned them into passive food, numb and cheap labor force, living targets, or detestable home pets.   We find this situation to be unacceptable! So let us join forces to remedy it! Indeed, we may be a small minority, scorned by the majority who may consider our movement to be immoral or perhaps even twisted. But who is truly twisted and immoral, those who yearn to live with animals as partners and love them as equal creatures, or those who violently abuse nature, raise themelves above the rest of creation and, for their perverse  comfort, destroy everything and everyone around them. We cannot heal the entire world but we can try to remedy the small portion which directly affects us. E.F.A., Equality For All, is an organization which is trying to rehabilitate the Animal Spirit.   Peace & Best Wishes! Equality For All! http://equalityforall.net/ (minder lezen)  Contactgegevens  E-mailadres: fire.wolf@... Website: http://www.zoophilia.co.cc/ http://www.equalityforall.net/ Kantoor: Netherlands Locatie: Amsterdam, Netherlands [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

De: League Against Cruel Sports <takeaction@...>
Asunto: Help us secure the future of the Hunting Act
Fecha: jueves, 13 de mayo, 2010 13:05

• Click here to view this email in a browser Help us secure the future of the Hunting Act. 13 May 2010 Dear Tachi The next few weeks are going to be critical for the survival of the Hunting Act, and I am emailing you today to ask for your help. My colleagues and I worked through the night monitoring election results, and in the hectic week that’s followed, we’ve analysed the results and made extensive plans for the weeks ahead. Yesterday the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government announced their immediate plans. These include a “Great Repeal billâ€� under a civil liberties heading. And despite the European Court of Human Rights making it clear that the Hunting Act doesn’t breach human rights, the pro-hunting lobby is arguing hard for the Act to be repealed on the basis that it infringes civil liberties. But every right minded person knows that there cannot be a civil liberty to be cruel to wildlife for ‘sport’, and we need you to email your MP NOW to make sure he or she knows your views. We know that out of 650 Members of Parliament, 226 don’t want to turn the clock back to cruelty, but 176 do want to repeal the Hunting Act and there are over 230 more MPs whose position we don’t know. If those MPs are in favour of repeal, that means a return to hare hunting, hare coursing, and stag hunting as well as fox hunting. We simply cannot let this happen. Please email your MP now. It only takes a few clicks and it doesn’t matter if you’ve told them how you feel before – the more times they hear from you, the more they will be convinced. Thank you so much for your support at this critical time. Yours, Joshua Kaile Parliamentary & Political Officer Ps. Please remember to donate to our campaigns to stop cruelty to animals in sport. Every penny counts at this vital time. Thank you. Every donation made to  the League makes a real difference to our ongoing campaigning work. You can donate online, by post or over the telephone.    We campaign against: Bullfighting Fighting Dogs Hunting Greyhound Racing Shooting Snaring Trophy Hunting   Catch up with our latest progress on our daily blog.  You can also participate in our Take Action activities to help ensure our voice is heard. Access our very latest news and search for archive stories on the website. You can also follow us on Twitter and search for our name on Facebook.     REGISTER YOUR SUPPORT Follow us on Twitter Facebook Our Blog OUR CAMPAIGNS Bullfighting Fighting Dogs Hunting Northern Ireland Greyhound Racing Scotland Shooting Trophy Hunting Snaring     CONTACT US www.league.org.uk Telephone: 01483 524 250   © 2010, League Against Cruel Sports Registered Charity No. 1095234 Registered in England & Wales as a company, no. 04037610. Registered office: New Sparling House, Holloway Hill, Godalming, Surrey GU7 1QZ  Click here to unsubscribe

De: wildtimber2112@... <wildtimber2112@...>
Asunto: [hlssucks] Take Action against the beagle abusers! - Friday 28th May
Fecha: miércoles, 12 de mayo, 2010 14:13

*Take Action against the beagle abusers!*

As part of a global effort to target the essential customers and
breeders of HLS, *Friday 28th May 2010* will be a day of action against
HLS top customers and beagle breeders around the world.

This is a day for every puppy born into a life of hell, every dog who
cowers in his or her empty concrete prison, and every innocent animal
that slowly dies in agony while the wallets of the vivisectors fill up
with profit. This is a day for every person responsible for this abuse
to be held accountable for what they have done!

Targets include top customers: AstraZeneca, Novartis, Sanofi, Bayer,
Schering Plough. You can locate your nearest site at: 
http://www.shac.net/action/customers/clients.html

And beagle breeders: Harlan, Charles River, Marshall BioResources, B&K,
Green Hill and any other local breeders near to you.

More information at: http://www.shac.net/action/diary_dates.html

See you on the streets!

Kind Regards, Clare

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Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty
c/o FRIEND
89 Bush Road
East Peckham
Tonbridge
Kent TN12 5LJ
Tel: +44 (0)845 458 0630
info@...
www.shac.net

De: Maria Daines <maria@...>
Asunto: New auction of CD's for Brandy and Karma appeal
Para: tachigb@...
Fecha: lunes, 17 de mayo, 2010 08:14

Dear all,

 

Another quick newsflash to help raise funds for the Brandy & Karma appeal. A new auction of our CD's started today, to win signed copies of Treebone, Wisdom's Tooth, Music United For Animals and Shelter Me, plus a bonus disc of some new tracks that will appear on a future album, please visit and share this link -

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320534118008 

 

For Brandy and Karma's story in film, visit the DDAWatch youtube, here -

 

http://www.youtube.com/ddawatch

 

And for blog updates on Brandy and Karma's progress and UK dog law news, please visit here -

 

http://dangerousdogsact.blogspot.com/2010/05/brandy-and-karma-appeal.html

 

DDAWatch volunteers are also desperate for items to sell to raise funds for these lovely dogs, if you can help please contact Alison Green via email - ddawatch@...

 

 

Many thanks

 

Wishing you all a good week and bye for now :)

 

 

Best wishes

Maria xx

 

 

http://www.maria-daines.com

 

 

 

De: Miwa Kunz <miwa@...>
Asunto: Another dog burnt alive in Italy. Please protest!
Fecha: lunes, 17 de mayo, 2010 13:14

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Betreff:	Another dog burnt alive in Italy. Please protest!
Datum:	Sat, 15 May 2010 22:44:14 +0000 (GMT)
Von:	Loredana Versaci <loveganpeste@...>

Please forgive my English but I'm too upset to translate properly. Thank you for your action, Lo I'm speechless. I'm disgusted and deeply ashamed too. This is my Country, and I pray for a tsunami to wipe us all away. Or an earthquake. This horrible crime must be punished BUT, as it happened for Aura, we have to fight against cruelty, ignorance and that disgusting thing called "omertà" that means nobody speaks, nobody reports, nobody sees, nobody hears. A population of deaf and blind. I'm angry, especially because my "nice" compatriots say we are civil and I must stop saying we are barbarians. This unknown dog was found casually by a woman who was walking her dogs. Around him a group of children playing. Please write! This is a sample letter in Italian, please feel free to write your own letter, to menace a boycott of Italy, to insult them...do what you want, but please write!! Italians don't write, don't report (I wonder if this woman did), do nothing but type insults on a keyboard. FYI: nobody was ever punished here for animal cruelty. Last year 2 homeless humans were burnt alive by young "bored" Italians: they are free. A: sindaco@...,   segreteria.igiene.sanita@comune.palermo.it, g.avanti@....it, urp@..., segnalazioni@...lermo.it OGGETTO: Zona ZISA - Cane bruciato vivo sotto gli occhi di tutti!!!!! Spett.le Sindaco, Vorrei sottoporre alla Sua attenzione ciò che succede nel comune da lei amministrato, relativamente ad atti di inaudita e gratuita violenza ai danni di cani randagi. Ricevo e Le inoltro, per opportuna conoscenza, auspicando in un Suo pronto intervento al fine di individuare e PUNIRE i colpevoli di tale vile gesto. "Ieri mentre facevo una passeggiata con i miei cani alla Zisa, in Via Guglielmo il Buono, proprio nella piazza della ZISA, osservando quanti cani ci fossero e quanti ragazzi che giocavano indisturbati, ho sentito una puzza terribile, e girandomi a destra ho visto questa bruttissima scena. Un cane bruciato vivo e i bambini che giocavanio davanti come se niente fosse! Purtroppo non sono di quella zona e non ho chiesto a nessuno...a dire il vero mi sono pure spaventeta, pensando a come trattassero i cani in quel quartiere! Ma nessuno abita li vicino? E nessuno ha pensato di far rinuovere la carcassa? NESSUNO HA VISTO NIENTEEEE? DOBBIAMO DENUNCIARE CHI MALTRATTA GLI ANIMALI! QUESTE COSE NON DEVONO SUCCEDERE DA NESSUNA PARTE! Dobbiamo far capire alla gente che chi commette crudeltà verso gli animali sarà punito! DOBBIAMO SCOPRIRE CHI E' STATO! DIFFONDETE LA NOTIZIA E CERCHIAMO DI SAPERNE DI PIU'!" La legge 189/2004, secondo l'art. 544 del Codice Penale, prevede sanzioni alte per chiunque maltratti un animale, con possibilità di aumentare fino a metà del massimo della pena prevista in caso di morte dell'animale, tanto più se c'è l'aggravante dei futili motivi. Certi che prenderà gli opportuni provvedimenti in merito a questa faccenda, porgiamo i più cordiali saluti. Name, Surname Country This is the translation SUBJECT: Area ZISA - Dog burnt alive in front of everyone !!!!! Dear Mayor, I would like to bring to your attention what is happening in the town you administer, relatively unheard of, an act of unbelievable violence against stray dogs. I received and forward to you, for your knowledge, and hope you take action at once in order to identify and punish the perpetrators of this cowardly act. "Yesterday while I was walking with my dogs to Zisa, Via Guglielmo il Buono, right on the Piazza della Zisa, noting how many dogs there were and how many children playing, I smelt a terrible stench, and turning around to the right I saw this ugly scene. A dog burned alive and children playing as if nothing happened! unfortunately I don't live there I did not ask anyone; to tell the truth I was even scared, thinking about how they treat dogs in this neighborhood ! But nobody lives nearby? And nobody thought to bring the carcass to remove it? Nobody saw nothing? WE MUST SPEAK OUT ABOUT torture ! These things must happen nowhere! We must make people understand that people who commit cruelty to animals will be punished! WE MUST DISCOVER WHO did it! Spread the word and search for news! " Law 189/2004, according to Art. 544 of the Penal Code, provides higher penalties for anyone who abuse animals, with possible increase up to half of the maximum sentence for death of the animal, especially if there is the aggravating circumstance of trivial reasons. We are sure you'll take the appropriate measures on this matter, we send our best regards.

De: lucia de vries
Asunto: 150 deer killed in Doti in a month
Fecha: lunes, 17 de mayo, 2010 06:57

 

150 deer killed in Doti in a month
	RSS DOTI, May 17: Deer are being killed on daily basis in and around Tele hill, Mahabharat jungle and Khaptad National Park area in Doti.  In the absence of enough forest officials, poaching of deer is on the rise. Locals said more than 150 deer were killed within the past one month in those areas.  A local, Ram Hari Jora, said the highest number of deer have been killed in Tele hill. Though poaching is illegal, around three dozens of deer have been killed in Tele forest, according to the locals.  As the leaves fall and jungles wear a deserted look in the month of Baishak, the wild animal can be seen easily from a distance, making the poachers easier to target the wildlife. Poachers use home-made guns to kill deer. Many villagers here own firearms without licenses.  Deer are being killed in broad daylight in southern Doti -- Dharkamandau, Sathphari, Chabarachautara, Simchaur, Kanachaur, Kedarakhada, Ghanghal, Bachen, Lanakedeshwor, Mannakapadi, Laxminagar, Saraswotinagar, Ghanteshwor, Kapaliki -- and Baglekh, Dauda, Taleni, Khatiwada and the forest bordering the Khaptad park in the north.  Similarly, deer poaching is also on the rise in Afare Manan, Maidan, Silgadhi, Budur and Gaira, the locals said.  Raw and dried meat of deer killed in these areas is openly sold in Dipayal, Budur, Gaira and some other places.  “There are numerous of police and forest posts on the way. But poachers carrying guns go to the jungles for hunting and return with the kill right under the nose of these authorities,â€� said a local ofSaraswotinagar- 7, Jhapat Jora.

--
Lucia de Vries
Freelance Journalist
Nepal - Netherlands

From: MANISH MODI
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:42 PM
Subject: Learning from a Dog

Essence of a Dog's Life

Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish Wolfhound named Belker. The dog's owners, Ron, his wife Lisa, and their little boy Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were hoping for
a miracle.

I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn't do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.

As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane
might learn something from the experience.

The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker 's family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time,
that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away.

The little boy seemed to accept Belker's transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker's Death, wondering aloud about the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, ''I know why.''

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me.
I'd never heard a more comforting explanation. It has changed the way I try to live.

He said,''People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life -- like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?'' The Six-year-old
continued,

''Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don't have to stay as long.''

Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure
Ecstasy.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them
gently.

De: Stephen Ma <stephen.ma.tw@...>
Asunto: Urgent: Whaling No More!
Fecha: lunes, 17 de mayo, 2010 03:16

 

Hi Everyone,

Please join us in taking action in supporting & encouraging anti whaling nations in phasing out whaling. Banning all forms of whale hunting is true conservation!
Few days left to make our voices heard. Delegates from around the world will be joining to determine the future of the whales. A number of pro whaling
nations are seeking to lift the ban and hunt openly, help save the whales
!!! http://WhalingNoMore.org/

Sincerely,
Stephen

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