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A monthly Magazine edited and published by Maria Lopes - February 2005 Dear Friends,
We received terrible images about the way animals are killed for their fur in China. On the item European Union there are the links to those videos. Please be aware that those images are unbearable. Once again our thanks to all of you that month after month continue to speak for those who can't. For the Animals Maria Lopes
"Nothing will benefit human health and increase
chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian
diet. It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical
effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of
mankind." EUROPEAN UNION PRESSURE THE E.C. TO IMPLEMENT A BAN ON DOG AND CAT FUR TRADE Source: We received this alert from different sources, Mark Richards (sample letter) and ITD (links to the videos). Nonetheless the emails given to protest were from the former commissioners. We made a research for the emails of the new commissioners, so now we ask you to write again using the new emails. Thanks. Please continue to support the decision of the European Parliament on the ban of dog and cat fur trade by writing to the European Commission. Every year millions of cats and dogs are tortured and skinned alive for their skin. But also other animals are skinned alive for their fur. The following links refer to videos where you can see racoons being killed for their fur in China. We must advert our supporters that the images are not only too much graphic but terrible shocking. http://www.strasbourgcurieux.com/fourrure/ Please send letters to the new European Commissioners about this issue. Some European Comissioners don't have email addresses so please leave your comment on line. The emails of the EC are in blocks of ten to facilitate the sending of the letter.
President of EC
Manuel Barroso sg-web-president@cec.eu.int Margot Wallstrom Gunter Verheugen Jacques Barrot Siim Kallas Franco Frattini Viviane Reding Stavros Dimas Joaquin Almunia Danuta Hubner Joe Borg Dalia Grybauskaite Janez Potocnik Ján Figel' Markos Kyprianou Olli Rehn Louis Michel László Kovács Neelie Kroes Mariann Fischer Boel Charlie McCreevy Vladimír Špidla Andris Piebalgs Comments on line: http://europa.eu.int/comm/commission_barroso/frattini/contact_en.htm http://europa.eu.int/comm/commission_barroso/potocnik/contact/contact_en.cfm
TO: sg-web-president@cec.eu.int,press-web@cec.eu.int, guenter.verheugen@cec.eu.int,cab-archive-barrot@cec.eu.int, CAB-KALLAS-WEB-FEEDBACK@cec.eu.int, friso.roscam-abbing@cec.eu.int, Viviane.reding@cec.eu.int,stavros.dimas@cec.eu.int, Cabinet-Huebner@cec.eu.int,joe.borg@cec.eu.int,
cab-grybauskaite-commissaire@cec.eu.int, sanco-mailbox@cec.eu.int,Rehn@cec.eu.int, Louis.Michel@cec.eu.int,Laszlo.Kovacs@cec.eu.int, Neelie.Kroes@cec.eu.int,Mariann.Fischer-Boel@cec.eu.int, Charlie.Mc-Creevy@cec.eu.int,vladimir.spidla@cec.eu.int, cab-archive-piebalgs@cec.eu.int
Dear European Commissioners,
Every year millions of cats and dogs are tortured and skinned alive in full view of other animals for their skin. Dog and cat fur, when dyed, is not easily distinguishable from fox, rabbit, coyote, wolf or mink fur. Since dog and cat fur is usually less expensive than furs from many other species, there is a financial incentive for traders and importers to engage in unethical and fraudulent practices. Many of the pelts are intentionally mislabelled as fictional creatures such as Asian Jackal and Gaewolf or are labelled simply as 'animal by-products'. They are sold as coats, rugs, stoles, accessories and novelty toys in high street shops to unsuspecting consumers. The majority of the European Parliament support a ban on the trade of skins of cats and dogs (364 MEPs, more than the necessary 314, signed up to the landmark Written Declaration). Please draft legislation to reflect MEPs wishes and to stop consumer fraud.
http://www.strasbourgcurieux.com/fourrure/ SOUTH AFRICA PROTEST AGAINST CANNED LION HUNTING
Source: WAG
Herewith please find a sample letter regarding
the canned lion hunting policy. The policy will be open for public participation
until the 15th of March 2005 and we appeal to you to please send the letter to
the individuals below to show your support for our campaign to end canned lion
breeding and hunting - as well as other large predators that are to be included
in this policy. Please feel free to write your own comments on the issue, we do
ask that all comments be kept polite and civil.
We greatly appreciate all your support to get
this appalling industry stopped and ask that you send the request to everyone
you know as well as the media in your area.
You can find more information on the following websites Minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk Ms Sanet Krugel - Private Secretary skrugel@deat.gov.za cc: Bheki Khumalo - Presidential spokesperson bheki@po.gov.za rspaull@deat.gov.za morgan@da.org.za Dear Minister van Schalkwyk I refer to the publication of the proposed new policy for the
Sustainable Use of Large Predators in South Africa in Government Gazette No27214
and the requirements of the National Environmental Management Act to open this
draft policy for wide public participation in South Africa.
As a concerned person, I can only trust that you abide by the
stipulations of NEMA to ensure that all South Africans and other interested
parties are given an opportunity to voice their opinion on a policy that has the
potential to influence the entire country’s tourism industry and will most
certainly affect all South Africans from all walks of life. I am writing to urge
you to support legislation to ban “canned” trophy hunting not only in particular
to lions, but also all large predators in South Africa.
I was fortunate to be able to get a copy of this proposed
policy and it is clear and evident especially in light of the problems facing
conservation law enforcement in South Africa that this policy simply will not be
able to ban canned hunting in South Africa. It is further clear that with a
limited release range for lions there is only one reason why lions are bred in
captivity in South Africa – to be hunted. It is further evident that the
breeding of lions in captivity in South Africa serves no conservation purpose at
all at this stage. I urge you to ban the captive breeding of lions in South
Africa unless such breeding facility has a clear and true conservation value. It
is morally and ethically unacceptable to mass-produce lions or any other large
predator for hunting. I trust you will not expect me to reason the argument that
the breeding of lions for hunting purposes can be compared with that of live
stock farming. If you do, I suggest that you discontinue conservation in South
Africa and classify all wild animals under your Department of Agriculture.
“Canned hunting” is the cowardly practice of killing captive
animals in enclosed areas. The animals used in a canned hunts have generally
been bred in captivity and have been dependant on humans for their food. They
are familiar with people; therefore, they do not show the natural tendency to
flee from humans. These animals are tame and easy targets. In addition, baiting
and confining the animals in fenced areas guarantees the hunters a kill and is
advertised on many Internet hunting sites as such. Typically, these hunts are
for the wealthy because of the high price tag placed on each “guaranteed”
kill/trophy. This type of hunting shows an extreme lack of respect for life and
compassion for the dignity of these animals.
I was also appalled to find out that indeed the South African
Government did not prevent the expansion of the captive breeding of lions for
hunting since 1997, especially after official press releases and media reports
indicated that your government had indeed placed a moratorium on the expansion
of this terrible industry. This was grave misrepresentation and I do feel that
people have been misled. The fact that permits have been issued as recent as
late 2004 in Limpopo Province proves once and for all that the voluntary
moratorium called out by, Minister Pallo Jordan was not worth the paper it was
written on.
Please take a stand against this cruel and unethical industry
by supporting the call for legislation to be created so that the captive
breeding of large predators for commercial gain and hunting will be banned in
South Africa. The South Africa public and international community are disgusted
by these activities and wants them outlawed.
Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.
Yours truly,
Name/Country U.S.A.
Hawaii Proposes Ban on Dog and Cat Meat Source: ITD - http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net
The following is taken from the KAPS web site http://www.koreananimals.org/arh.htm Hawaii Proposes Ban on Consumption & Slaughter of Dogs & Cats Animal Rights Hawaii (ARH) has informed us that Hawaii’s legislature has introduced a bill banning the killing of dogs and cats for food. The original bill was only going to apply to stray dogs and cats, but it was recently changed for the better. This will set an important precedent for the protection of companion animals in the Pacific rim region and the world. The bill’s name is HB866 and was heard recently by the House Judiciary Committee. The Committee passed it adding stronger language - to ban the slaughter, sale and consumption of all dogs and cats. A companion Senate Bill 564 has not been scheduled for a hearing yet. Therefore ARH is asking our members to do the following: Please contact Sen. Coleen Hanabusa, Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and request that she schedule a hearing for SB 564, a companion bill to the house bill to ban the slaughter and consumption of dogs and cats. There is tremendous community support for this bill; the house judiciary committee even extended protection to all dogs and cats. Please take a moment and send polite requests
to: senhanabusa@capitol.hawaii.gov.
We are supplying a sample e-mail although, as
always, please write an original if you can.
Dear Senator Hanabusa As you are aware bill HB866 was not only passed by the House Judiciary Committee, but strengthened to extend protection to all cats and dogs, not only strays. The human consumption of these animals is practised in several Asian countries, in most cases with the belief that the suffering of the animal creates either medicinal or aphrodisiac qualities in the meat. The abominable cruelty inflicted on these creatures as a result defies credibility. Hawaii is a modern State and must be seen by the rest of the world as rejecting such barbarous practices. I urge you therefore to schedule a hearing for bill SB 564 as soon as possible. Thank you for your time in addressing this issue. Yours sincerely Name/State or Country
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