Monthly Archives: August 2014

animal abuse, animal sanctuary, animal welfare, Greenpeace, Petition, Tierrecht, Tierschutz, whale, Wildtierschutz

Whaling Is So 19th Century – Or Not?

Photo: Greenpeace

Photo: Greenpeace

When reading “Moby Dick” in school, it was the whale´s story that intrigued me, not Captain Ahab´s or Ishmael´s. Have we evolved from the brutality of the 19th century? When watching videos about today´s whaling one might think we were stuck in some terrible historical loop that keeps repeating itself.

“In less than three weeks at this year’s International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, the country of Tanzania could be the deciding vote to create (or kill) a plan for creating a whale and dolphin sanctuary for the South Atlantic Ocean. ”

 

Please read more an sign the petition here

https://secure3.convio.net/gpeace/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1684&autologin=true

 

Thank you for spreading the news on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal abuse, animal welfare, burro, horse, Tierschutz

Wild Horses Need Shade, Water, Food – And Room to Run Wild

Bildschirmfoto 2014-08-11 um 12.56.29 Bildschirmfoto 2014-08-29 um 14.45.57

The great Wild West will get less wild and lose all of its appeal if the rounding up of wild horses and burros continues. These round-ups are especially egregious since there are no holding places available for the animals.

“Despite public outcry, the BLM wants to continue rounding up America’s wild horses and burros–even though most of their holding facilities are inhumane without shade and shelter and are already stocked full with 50,000 native equids. The Burns Amendment to the 1971 Free Roaming Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act puts ALL those in holding at-risk of going to slaughter. This is very dangerous.”

Please read more and spread the word

https://www.change.org/p/bring-emergency-shelter-and-shade-to-captive-wild-horses-and-burros/u/7979965?tk=r-7BL_RkQMwZtS-4PP-AdIXmAnO3WiZRXV5wIkxZoBU&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_update_email

 

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard
animal abuse, animal rights, animal welfare, elephant, Keine Tiere im Zirkus, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PeTA, Petition, say no to animals in entertainment, Tierquälerei, Tierschutz

Is It Social to Watch Tortured Animals?

Photo: PeTA

Photo: PeTA

Bildschirmfoto 2014-07-09 um 14.04.28

 

When circuses send animals into the arena, these animals are not there for their own pleasure or fun and would never willingly do what they are forced to do. More and more former employees of circuses have started speaking up, telling horrifying stories about how animals are tortured to perform.

Ringling Brothers is no exception. Bullhooks are just one instrument for hurting elephants being used over and over again.

If you want to be entertained go see Cirque du Soleil or some other circus where you can be awed by the extraordinary performance of beautiful people.

“According to former circus employees, Ringling trainers routinely beat elephants and jab them with sharp metal bullhooks in order to force them to perform. At least 30 elephants, including four babies, have died since 1992, including an 8-month-old baby elephant named Riccardo who was euthanized after he fractured his hind legs when he fell from a circus pedestal.”

Please read more and sign the petition here

http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/urge-livingsocial-cancel-cruel-ringling-bros-promotion/?utm_campaign=Living%20Social%20Promo&utm_source=PETA%20E-Mail&utm_medium=Alert

 

Thank you for spreading the news on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal abuse, animal rights, animal welfare, cow, farm animals, gegen Massentierhaltung, Kalb, Kuh, Massentierhaltung, Tierquälerei, Tierrecht, Tierrettung, Tierschutz

Nestlé Moving Towards Animal Awareness?

In a recent article in the New York Times, Nestlé is described as moving forward towards building pressure on their suppliers for more humane treatments of animals.

For some of us, this might still be a far way to animal welfare, but Nestlé, being one of the global players in the food industry, turning at least some of their attention towards the plight of animals can be seen as the success of all of those speaking up for animals.

Nestlé sells many brands using milk, so changing their attitude might make a big difference to many lives in the milk producing hellish machinery.

Please read the article here

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/21/business/nestle-moves-toward-humane-treatment-of-animals-at-its-suppliers.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3As%2C%7B%221%22%3A%22RI%3A8%22%7D&_r=0

 

Thank you for spreading the news on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal welfare, butterfly, Tierschutz

Summer and Butterflies = Soon No More?

Photo: Hope Ryden

Photo: Hope Ryden

Every summer, around the little lake in our neighborhood I used to see an abundance of monarch butterflies, serendipitous bliss. But they might vanish due to loss of habitat – and milkweed.

“Beginning late summer through early fall, the monarchs you see in your yard emerging from their chrysalides have one main focus: eat to fatten up for their upcoming migrations. Winter habitats for these beauties range from coastal California for those west of the Rocky Mountains to central Mexico for those to the east. This epic journey can span 3,000 miles!

…

Scientists say habitat destruction of milkweed in the US—the only plant on which monarchs lay eggs—is the main concern.”

 

Please read more about monarchs and help them by planting milkweed in your yard

http://monarchjointventure.org/get-involved/create-habitat-for-monarchs/

http://www.livemonarch.com/free-milkweed-seeds.htm

http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/monarch-conservation.html

 

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard
Animal Event, animal rights, animal welfare, Demonstration, Tierrettung, Tierschutz, World Wildlife Fund, WWF

March for Animals (and People) in New York City

Photo:HSUS

Photo:HSUS

Photo: Ruby Blossom Animal Legal Defense Fund

Photo: Ruby Blossom Animal Legal Defense Fund

 

Many organizations connected to animal welfare, climate change and environmental issues will be organizing this march in New York City.

“On September 21, WWF, in partnership with hundreds of other organizations, is participating in the People’s Climate March in New York City. And we need you to be there with us.

The march will kick off a week of climate action in New York and set the tone for world leaders as they head into a United Nations summit on the climate crisis two days later. ”

 

Please join, sign up and invite as many friends as possible to take part

https://support.worldwildlife.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=8CCF60A1D2012290268475412A618FBF.app244a?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=805&autologin=true&link=btn&utm_campaign=climate&utm_medium=email&utm_source=advocacy-alert&utm_content=140821t

 

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard
animal abuse, Animal Legal Defense Fund, animal trade, animal welfare, hearing, legal, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PeTA, Tierquälerei, Tierrecht, Tierschutz, Wildtierschutz, zoo

Who Wants to See Animals in Tiny Cages? Changing Louisiana Law

Photo: ALDF

Photo: ALDF

The animals in Louisiana might get a break if all goes well. If you live in Louisiana, here is your chance to get active:

“If you live in Louisiana, please plan to attend the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ hearing on the rule changes next week and speak in support of the animals.

  • When: Tuesday, September 2, 6–7:30 p.m.
  • Where: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, 2000 Quail Dr. (Louisiana Rm.), Baton Rouge, LA 70898″

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

 

Standard
animal abuse, animal welfare, legal, Petition, Rettet den Regenwald e.V., saved for now, Tierrecht, Tierrettung, Tierschutz, victory, Wildtierschutz

Save Our Borneo kämpft erfolgreich gegen mächtige Palmölfirma

 

Foto: Rettet den Regenwal e.V.

Foto: Rettet den Regenwald e.V.

Auch im Tierschutz kann ein David gegen den Palmöl-Goliath gewinnen, wie die kleine Organisation Save Our Borneo bewiesen hat:

“Ein Gerichtsurteil in Indonesien zeigt, dass Umweltschützer auch gegen eine mächtige Palmölfirma gewinnen können: Das Unternehmen Bumitama Agri Ltd. hat Mitte Juli vor dem Obersten Gerichtshof einen zweijährigen Prozess verloren. Der Firma, die an der Börse in Singapur notiert ist, wurde nachgewiesen, auf Borneo 7.000 Hektar Primärwald ohne Genehmigung gerodet zu haben.”

Lesen Sie mehr und unterzeichnen Sie die Petition bitte hier:

https://www.regenwald.org/aktion/928/grossartig-teil-sieg-fuer-regenwald-und-orang-utan

 

Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe für die Tiere!

Standard
animal abuse, animal trade, animal welfare, farm animals, gegen Massentierhaltung, HSI, legal, Massentierhaltung, pig, saved for now, Schwein, Tierquälerei, Tierrettung, Tierschutz

Pigs Would Support Punjab´s Decision

Bildschirmfoto 2014-07-24 um 11.55.17

Photo:HSI

Photo:HSI

Is Punjab going to lead the way in preventing cruelty toward pigs? If only other countries would follow in the footsteps of this country´s grand decision:

“Back in June we posted on Facebook about shutting down India’s only gestation crate facility, a swine farm seeking to introduce this intensive confinement practice into the country. Sows confined in gestation crates aren’t able to turn around and often can’t lie down comfortably for months at a time. Such extreme confinement causes physical and mental suffering for these intelligent, sociable animals.

Closing the facility was a good start, but we also wanted to win broader and long-lasting protection for pigs, and we have good news to report!With further encouragement, the Government of Punjab has now issued an official direction making this type of intensive confinement an offense under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Officials in the government confirmed with us this week that their focus is now on alternatives.”

Please read more here

 

Thank you for spreading the news on animal awareness!

Standard
animal abuse, Animal Legal Defense Fund, animal rights, animal shelter, animal welfare, legal, Petition, Tierquälerei, Tierrecht, Tierschutz

What to Do When Threats towards Companion Animals Prolong Abusive Relationships?

Photo: ALDF

Photo: ALDF

Women (and sometimes men, too) who are in an abusive relationship will stay when they do not know where to take their beloved pet. Holding the pet hostage therefore is another form of torture. And so far, there often is hardly any choice for those being abused.

“Many perpetrators of domestic violence threaten violence against companion animals as a way of exerting control over victims who are hesitant to leave their abusers without a safe solution for their pets. Because few domestic violence shelters are equipped to house companion animals, many survivors return to their abusers or delay leaving in the first place — out of concern for the safety of pets they must leave behind when seeking refuge at a women’s shelter. The PAWS Act fills this critical void by extending broader, more uniform protection for companion animals and by making sure victims of domestic violence have a safe place to go with their pets.”

Please read more and sign the petition here

http://org2.salsalabs.com/o/5154/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=18322

 

Thank you for spreading the word on animal awareness!

Standard