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A monthly Magazine edited and published by Maria Lopes - March 2005

 
Dear Friends, 

  Unfortunately this month it is impossible for us to edit a large Magazine, for the fact our appologies.

For the Animals

Maria Lopes
Coordinator of the International Movement Against Bullfights

 

"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."
Albert Einstein (Nobel Prize)


 GERMANY

 

  PLEASE HELP US TO STOP THE THOUSENDFOLD KILLING OF CROWS !
 
Source: Meriem
 
Approved by the gouvernment of "Niedersachsen" (Germany) and in cooperation with the veterinary faculty of the University from Hannover (Institute of Wildbiology of animals) thousands of crows were being caught und killed with brutal and painful methods. Up to

february 2005 more then 5700 birds. And all this under the pretext of science.

 

SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATIONS:

 

Trappers and farmers focused mostly on a major part by the crows with regard to predation of endangered meadows-breeding birds (like as peewits) This position is very blassed. The results of many convinced studies (published by serious scientists) showed: Less than one percent of the booty of crows are eggs or chickens of meadows-breeding birds. It`s a KILLING without reason. What`s the sense of doing this?

 
However, Prof. Pohlmeyer (Institute of Wildbiology of the University Hannover) and the Gouvernment of Niedersachsen are insusceptible to facts.
 
In your own countrys parrots (amazons, cacatoos and others) often are caught, trapped and killed. For what reason? Your parrots are our crows. PLEASE HELP US TO SAVE THE CROWS IN GERMANY.

http://petition.thoki.net/index.html

http://petition.thoki.net/main.php

Translation :

Anrede/ titel : Mrs, Ms, Mr. Miss…..

Vorname : First Name  

Name : Name

Beruf : profession

Strasse, nr : Street, housnumber

Plz : Zip code, postal code

Ort : Town

e-mail : =

Unterschreiben : sign

Then in next window, click on „ja“

Abschicken : send

 


PHILIPPINES

   

More Philippino disregard of Animal Welfare Act 

 

Source: ITD -  http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net
 
The article below appeared in the "Philippine Daily Inquirer" (17/03/05).
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LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Philippines -- Dog tags are for soldiers, but two officials here want dogs to wear them too.

 

A dog tag is the small piece of metal worn around the neck by a soldier with his number on it.

 

Benguet provincial board members Juan Nazarro Jr. and Aloysius Kato said the tag would help authorities identify the pet owner who could be held liable if the animal harmed or bit a neighbor, visitor or passerby.

 

"I am a dog meat lover," Nazarro told the Inquirer. "But I also love dogs as pets. I believe dogs must be properly taken care of by their owners and kept within the yard."

 

Nazarro and Kato proposed the measure before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) here after they were irked by reports that many dogs in the province were still set loose and unrestrained.

 

Nazarro said stray dogs "[are] an unlikely sight for a town known for its strawberries and vegetables."

 

He said he and Kato decided to take the proposal seriously when the provincial veterinarian's office confirmed that many dogs were going astray and that they posed a threat to the public.

 

"Once these dogs bite someone else, it is very hard to go after the owner because no one knows who owns the dog," Nazarro said.

 

He wants the proposal be enacted as a provincial ordinance and strictly enforced by all barangays (villages) in the province's 13 towns.

 

Under the proposal, which would be set for public hearing, all dog owners must register their pets every year in the barangay where the owner lives.

 

The list of registered dogs and their owners from the barangays will be submitted to the town government, which will prepare a master list. The province, which will later be furnished copies of the town registration, will consolidate all the lists.

 

Registry for dogs

 

"It is like coming up with a civil registry for dogs," Nazarro said.

 

He said barangay officials would provide the dog tags.

 

If approved, the proposal will mandate all dog owners to register their pets within the first 20 days of January every year.

 

For dogs born after the registration period, the owner must still register them within a month after birth.

 

Even dogs from other places must comply with the registration, the proposal said.

 

Any person who enters the province with his or her dog must go to the nearest barangay office and register the animal within five days.

 

Fine and imprisonment

 

Asked by the Inquirer if this covered dogs brought to the province for restaurants and eateries, Nazarro said if the animals were not butchered within five days, then they must be registered.

 

Those who fail to register their dogs will be fined P2,000 but not more than P5,000.

 

If the dog bites a person, the owner will be fined P5,000 and will be imprisoned for not more than one year.

 

"This is to compel dog owners to become responsible dog owners," Nazarro said.

 


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At ITD we don't tend to mince words too much, and we certainly aren't going to in this case. Nazarro is a self-confessed criminal! Not only does he admit to eating dog meat in violation of the Philippines Animal Welfare Act 1998, but he is trying to include provisions in his legislation for dog meat restaurants! This scum-bag is trying to pass local legislation to undermine the national AWA, all in the name of responsible dog ownership!
 
The Philippino govt has repeatedly stated its determination to uphold and enforce the AWA 1998, under which penalties for dog eating are a maximum of P5,000 and 2 years imprisonment.
 
Please send protest emails to
Vice President
Department of the Interior and Local Government
Department of Justice
vpguingona@ovp.gov.ph,osec@dilg.gov.ph,sechbp@info.com.ph
 
Sample Email (but PLEASE write original if possible!)
 
 
Dear Sir,
 
I was shocked to read of a report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (17/03/05) of a proposal in Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Council) for the compulsory registration of dogs. It was not this proposal itself that I found shocking, but that it is being proposed by a self-confessed dog eater and that special considerations are being planned for dog meat restaurants.
 
Your government has repeatedly expressed its commitment to the enforcment of the Animal Welfare Act 1998 that prohibits the human consumption of dogs. To this end many UK and international groups have been pleased to work with you. It is particularly galling to subsequently see Philippino officials blatantly disrespecting the AWA with apparent impunity.
 
I would ask you therefore to have Juan Nazarro Jr. removed from office with immediate effect and to instigate a full enquiry into his alleged illegal activities. Investigations should also be made regarding his associate Aloysius Kato.
 
Please inform me of all future developments.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Name/country

 


PETITIONS


Ban the Export of Live Horses for Slaughter

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/902244879?ltl=1112034620

 

A Cessation to the Illegal Brutal Practices of Farra-do-Boi in Brazil
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/441230448

 

Save Asian Elephants from an Untimely Death
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/503168163

 

Urge Chinese Government to Curb Cruel Fur Trade Practices

http://ga0.org/campaign/chinafur

 

Retire Birmingham Zoo's Mona to a Sanctuary!

http://www.gopetition.com/online/5964.html

 

Stop the primate pet trade in the UK

http://www.petitionthem.com/?sect=detail&pet=1623

 

Sign the Pledge to Protect Seals

http://www.protectseals.org/


Disclaimer: All items published in this magazine were received by us and we pass them on in good faith. We are not responsible for incorrect email addresses, errors, omissions etc. by the originators.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT AGAINST BULLFIGHTS

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