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A monthly Magazine edited and published by Maria Lopes - May 2006 Dear Friends,
This month we mainly include protests against bullfights in France, Portugal and Spain. Every year thousands of bulls are killed in the
name of "culture and tradition", please speak for them.
For the Animals Maria Lopes
FRANCE
PROTEST AGAINST BULLFIGHTS
Source: International Movement Against
Bullfights www.iwab.org
Several villages and cities in France hold
bullfights and other popular fiestas that abuse bulls, please send protest
emails. We include a sample letter in English and French but please try to
personalize your letter.
We also include the complete list of
cities/villages and we would appreciate that you send individual letters to the
email addresses supplied. Thanks.
AIGNAN Mairie Hotel de Ville 59, Rue Louis Pasteur BP 128 76134 Mont-Saint-Aignan Cedex France Email: mairiemsa@normandnet.fr AIRE-SUR-L'ADOUR
Hotel de Ville 40800 Aire-sur-L'Adour France Fax + 33 (0)558718440 Email: mairie.aire@wanadoo.fr ALES
Mairie Email: communication@ville-ales.net Office de Tourisme Place de L'Hotel de Ville BP 345 30115 Ales Cedex France Fax + 33 (0) 466525709 Email: tourisme@ville-ales-net ARAMON Office de Tourisme 186 Avenue Jean Moulin 30390 Aramon France Fax + 33 (0) 466573751 Email: tourisme.aramon@wanadoo.fr ARLES Mairie BP 196 13637 Arles Cedex France Fax + 33 0490493702 Email: z.koukas@ville-arles.fr Office de Tourisme B.P. 21 13633 Arles Cedex Fax + 33 0490931717 Email: ot-arles@visitprovence.com ARZACQ
MAIRIE
PLACE REPUBLIQUE 64410 ARZACQ ARRAZIGUET Fax. +33 (5) 59 04 58 77 mairie@arzacq.com Maire henri.fam@arzacq.com OFFICE DE TOURISME Place de la République 64410 ARZACQ Fax.+ 33(5)59045941 ot.soubestre@wanadoo.fr BAYONNE
Hotel de Ville Place de la Liberte BP 4 64109 Bayonne Cedex France Office de Tourisme Place des Basques BP 189 64108 Bayonne Cedex France Fax + 33 (0)550593755 Email: infos@bayonne-tourisme.com CARCASSONNE Monsieur Raymond Chésa, Maire de Carcassonne Hôtel de Ville 32, rue Aimé Ramond France Fax: + 33 04 68 77 70 10 E-Mail: webmaster@carcassonne.org Office de Tourisme
15, blvd. Camille Pelletan 11890 Carcassonne Cédex 9 France Fax: + 33-(0)4-68-10-24-38 E-Mail: accueil@carcassonne-tourisme.com EAUZE Office de Tourisme Place de la Cathedrale 32800 Eauze France Fax + 33 (0) 562081122 Email: office-tourisme.eauze@wanadoo.fr FENOUILLET
Mairie de Fenouillet Françoise JULIA Place Alexandre Olive F 31150 FENOUILLET Tel: 05 62 75 89 75 f.julia@mairie-fenouillet.fr FONTVIEILLE
Mairie 8, rue Marcel Honorat 13990 Fontvieille France Fax + 33 0490546487 Email: mairie.fontvieille@wanadoo.fr Office de Tourisme 5, Rue Marcel Honorat 13990 Fontvieille France Fax + 33 0490546982 Email: contact@fontvieille-provence.com FREJUS Mairie Fax + 33 0494176699 Email: webmestre@ville-frejus.fr Office de Tourisme 325, Rue Jean Jaures 83600 Frejus France Fax + 33 0494510026 Email: frejus.tourisme@wanadoo.fr LA BREDE
Mairie de La Brede Place Saint-Jean d'Etampes 33650 La Brede France Email: contact@labrede-montesquieu.com LUNEL
Office de Tourisme du Pays de Lunel 16, cours Gabriel Péri - BP 68 34402 LUNEL CEDEX France Fax : + (33)-04-67-71-26-67 Email: officedetourisme@ville-lunel.fr MAUGUIO
Mairie Place de la Liberation B.P. 25 34132 Mauguio Cedex France Email: coste@mauguio-carnon.com Office de Tourisme Fax + 33 0467505404 Email: office@carnon-tourisme.com MILLAS
Mairie de Millas Place de l'¨Hôtel de Ville, 66170 Millas Tél:+04 68 57 35 03 fax:+04 68 57 33 16 pij.millas@wanadoo.fr Tourisme syndicat.d.initiative.millas@wanadoo.fr ORTHEZ
Office de Tourisme Maison Jeanne d'Albret Rue Bourg Vieux 64300 Orthez France Fax + 33 (0)559691200 Email: tourisme.orthez@wanadoo.fr PALAVAS
Mairie 1, Boulevard Marechal Joffre Front de Mer Rive Gauche 34250 Palavas-les-Flots France Office de Tourisme Phare de la Mediterranee 34250 Palavas-les-Flots France Fax + 33 0467077358 Email: tourisme@palavaslesflots.com PARENTIS Mairie Email: mairie@parentis.com Office de Tourisme BP 42 40160 Parentis-en-Born France Fax + 33 (0) 558784360 Email: oft@Parentis.com ROQUEFORT
Office de Tourisme Avenue de Lauras 12250 Roquefort-Sur-Soulzon France Fax + 33 (0) 565585601 Mairie Roquefort Email: info@mairie-roquefort-les-pins.fr ST.MARTIN-DE-CRAU
Mairie Place du Docteur Bagnaninchi, BP 1 13558 St.Martin de Crau Cedex France Email: mairie-smc@ville-saint-de-crau.fr SAINT SEVER Office de Tourisme Place du Tour du Sol 40500 Saint Sever France Fax + 33 (0) 558764355 Email: ot.saint-sever@libertysurf.fr SOUSTONS Mairie Fax + 33 (0) 558412813 Email: contact@mairie-soustons.fr Office de Tourisme Grange de Labouyrie BP 53 40141 Soustons Cedex France Fax + 33 (0) 558413063 Email: tourisme.soustons@wanadoo.fr TARASCON Office du Tourisme 59, Rue des Halles BP 8 13151 Tarascon Cedex France Fax + 33 0490912296 Email: tourisme@tarascon.org VAUVERT Mairie Place de la Liberation 30600 Vauvert France Fax + 33 0466731088 Email: katy.guyot@vauvert.com Office de Tourisme Fax + 33 0466887125 Email: ot.vauvert@wanadoo.fr VIC-FEZENSAC
Office de Tourisme 22, Place Julie Saint-Avit 32190 Vic-Fezensac France Fax + 33 (5) 62644433 Email: info-vic@vic-fezensac.com Monsieur le Maire, J'apprends avec tristesse que votre commune est
le siège de corridas.
La corrida est un spectacle qui consiste à
torturer méthodiquement à mort des animaux. Entre la pique, les banderilles,
l'épée, et la dague, le taureau reçoit, pendant une vingtaine de minutes,
jusqu'à 1,50 mètre d'armes blanches dans le corps. Epuisé par les hémorragies
internes et externes, les poumons remplis de sang, le taureau finit par agoniser
en le vomissant mais il n'est pas toujours cliniquement mort lorsqu'on lui coupe
l'oreille ou la queue en guise de trophée. La torture est répétée à la suite sur
six taureaux. Les chevaux, même s'ils ne sont pas toujours tués durant le
spectacle, souffrent également beaucoup. Quel que soit l'art avec lequel on peut
pratiquer la torture, celle-ci ne peut pas être acceptée à notre
époque.
Dans le cas où vous ignoreriez encore la
barbarie de la corrida, vous pouvez consulter quelques images aux pages
suivantes :
et un petit film à la page :
Des agences de voyages comme MacDonald Tours,
Martin Travel et Thomas Cook Tours Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, boycottent les
régions taurines françaises à cause de la cruauté des spectacles qui y ont lieu,
qui choquent les visiteurs. Les corridas de votre commune nuisent donc non
seulement au tourisme dans votre propre localité, mais aussi au tourisme dans
toute votre région.
Pour ma part, je n'irai pas dans votre commune
tant que des corridas y seront organisées.
Je vous prie d'agréer mes meilleures
salutations.
Name/Country
__________________ Dear Mr.Mayor
I was saddened to learn that your commune hosts
bullfights.
A bullfight is a show in which animals are
methodically tortured to death.
For an agonizing twenty minutes, bulls are impaled with up to 1.50 meter bladed weapons including goads, banderillas, swords, and daggers. Exhausted by internal and external bleeding, lungs filled with blood, the bulls die slowly, vomiting blood, but are not always clinically dead when their ear or tail is cut off as a trophy. This torture is repeated on a series of six bulls. The horses also undergo acute suffering, although they are not always killed during the show. Regardless of the art behind this torture, it is not acceptable today. If you are unaware of the barbarity of
bullfights, please take a look at the photos on the following
pages:
Or view a short film on this page:
Travel agencies like MacDonald Tours, Martin
Travel, and Thomas Cook Tours Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada, are boycotting
bullfight areas in France due to the cruelty of these shows, which shock
visitors. The bullfights in your commune therefore undermine tourism not only
locally, but also throughout your entire region.
I will not be visiting your commune as long as
it hosts bullfights.
Respectfully,
INTERNATIONAL
Humanity's War on Whales
Source: Kinship Circle Action
Campaign
PART #1
1. SAMPLE LETTER: To officials of JAPAN 2. SAMPLE LETTER: To Prime Minister of AUSTRALIA 3. SAMPLE LETTER: To Ministers of AUSTRALIA PART #2
4. SAMPLE LETTER: To Whale Killing Countries 5. SAMPLE LETTER: To U.S. President Bush SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
IFAW: http://www.stopwhaling.org Sea Shepherd Conversation Society
http://www.seashepherd.org/whales/whales.html Defending Whales
http://www.seashepherd.org/whales/whales_what_you_can_do.html The Aussie Factor
http://www.seashepherd.org/whales/whales_world_Australia.html PETITION: Save Whales From a Cruel End - Stop
Whaling
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/446578966?z00m=82517&z00m=82517<l=1147914585 1. SAMPLE LETTER: To officials of
JAPAN
Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan 1-6-1 Nagata-cho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8968 JAPAN ph: +81-3-5253-2111; public relations fax: +81-3-3581-3883 email: Kanteihp-info@cas.go.jp web email: http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/forms/comment.html Mr. Yoshinobu Shimamura, Minister of Fisheries 1-2-1 Ksumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8907 JAPAN ph: +81-3-3502-8111; fax: +81-3-3502-0794 web email: http://www.voice.maff.go.jp/maff-interactive/people/ShowWebFormAction.do?FORM_NO=5 Dear Prime Minister Koizumi and Minister of
Fisheries Shimamura:
I am concerned about Japan's ongoing involvement
in commercial whaling despite unanimous international disapproval. I
respectfully demand:
* Japanese authorities comply with the moratorium on commercial whaling. * The Japanese government, as an IWC member, uphold its pledge to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in the Antarctic. I worry not only about minke whales, but also
the at-risk humpback whales whom tourists have happily observed for the last two
decades. These whales, accustomed to humans, approach boats in Australian waters
and are easy prey for Japan's "scientific" whaling vessels. Essentially,
Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters threaten to ruin Australia's annual $273
million whale watching industry.
Japan's guesstimate on whale totals is out of
sync with Professor Stephen Palumbi's breakthrough genetic studies showing whale
populations have dropped to 1% of their previous numbers. Whales are slow
breeders with a high infant death rate. Commercial whaling -- along with
environmental perils such as chemical pollution, seismic and naval sonar,
entrapment in nets, ship strikes, and habit loss -- negate the chance for whale
population recovery.
Japan has long exploited the IWC's exemption for
"scientific whaling."
Plainly, there are no empirical grounds for butchering whales to analyze migration, age, ecology or behavior. Top IWC scientists have repeatedly renounced Japan's manipulation of this loophole. In fact, the IWC advocates non-lethal whale conservation. Japan's slaughter-and-study of endangered humpbacks and other whales is a veil for its lucrative commerce in whale meat. Whale cuisine shows up in school lunch programs and even dog food. Lastly, whaling is utterly non-sustainable.
Whales are part of the oceanic chain: Their excrement feeds plankton which feeds
all fish and oxygenates the water. When plankton dies, fish starve and suffocate
from a deficit of oxygen. Eliminating whales exacerbates plankton loss, which is
already in critical decline. Ultimately, if more oceanic regions die (160 are
now confirmed dead zones), we'll feel the effect in depleted atmospheric
oxygen.
I call upon Japan to identify whales as integral
to oceanic survival. Please understand this is a human issue as well, since
oceans supply 70-80% of our oxygen. Certainly, healthy oceans supersede the
short-range profits reaped from whale slaughter.
If Japan fails to act in accordance with IWC
rulings, whale populations and their impact on marine ecosystems may NEVER
rebound. Please do not let this become Japan's legacy. Thank you for your
valuable time and consideration in this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
2. SAMPLE LETTER: To Prime Minister of AUSTRALIA Dear Prime Minister Howard,
I am extremely concerned about ongoing
commercial whaling. I respectfully ask:
* The Commonwealth Government to ban all whaling activity in Australian territorial waters. * For the prompt prosecution of "scientific" or commercial whalers within Australian waters. * Australian authorities to uphold the moratorium on commercial whaling and refuse Japan or other whaling nations the privilege to hunt in Australian waters. * The Federal government to try Japan in the International Court of Justice for violating its rights to IWC. * For the elimination of cetacean goods from the tariff schedule in the Free Trade Agreement. * The Federal government to confirm its pledge to the Antarctic's Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. I worry not only about minke whales, but also
the at-risk humpback whales whom tourists have happily observed for the last two
decades. These whales, accustomed to humans, approach boats in Australian waters
and are easy prey for Japan's "scientific" whaling vessels. Essentially,
Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters threaten to ruin Australia's annual $273
million whale watching industry.
Japan's guesstimate on whale totals is out of
sync with Professor Stephen Palumbi's breakthrough genetic studies showing whale
populations have dropped to 1% of their previous numbers. Whales are slow
breeders with a high infant death rate. Commercial whaling -- along with
chemical pollution, seismic and naval sonar, entrapment in nets, global
warming's influence on plankton availability, ship strikes, and habit loss --
negate the chance for whale population recovery.
Please also take into account the violent and
inhumane nature of whaling.
These graceful giants are blasted with grenade-tipped spears that blow up inside their bodies, shredding internal organs. It can take up to one hour for a whale to die. Japan has long exploited the IWC's exemption for
"scientific whaling."
Plainly, there are no empirical grounds for butchering whales to analyze migration, age, ecology or behavior. Top IWC scientists have repeatedly renounced Japan's manipulation of this loophole. In fact, the IWC advocates non-lethal whale conservation. Japan's slaughter-and-study of endangered humpbacks and other whales is a veil for its lucrative commerce in whale meat. Lastly, whaling is utterly non-sustainable.
Whales are part of the oceanic chain: Their excrement feeds plankton which feeds
all fish and oxygenates the water. When plankton dies, fish starve and suffocate
from a deficit of oxygen. Eliminating whales exacerbates plankton loss, which is
already in critical decline. Ultimately, if more oceanic regions die (160 are
now confirmed dead zones), we'll feel the effect in depleted atmospheric
oxygen.
Mr. Howard, It is vital Japan recognize its role
in the destruction of ecosystems. Japan must understand this is a human issue as
well, since oceans supply 70-80% of our oxygen. Certainly, healthy oceans
supersede the short-range profits reaped from whale slaughter.
Diplomatic objection is not enough. Japan has
habitually failed to act in accordance with IWC rulings. If Japan continues
without penalty, whale populations and their impact on marine ecosystems may
NEVER rebound. Thank you for your valuable time and consideration.
Sincerely,
3. SAMPLE LETTER: To Ministers of AUSTRALIA The Honorable Ian Campbell, Minister for the Environment and Heritage House of Representatives, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 ph: (02) 6277 7640; fax: (02) 6273 6101 email: senator.ian.campbell@aph.gov.au The Honorable Alexander Downer MP, Minister for
Foreign Affairs
House of Representatives, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 fax: (02) 6273 4112 email: A.Downer.MP@aph.gov.au Dear Ministers,
I am extremely concerned about Japan's intent to
double its "scientific" slaughter of minke whales and to hunt humpback and fin
whales in Antarctic waters. Despite unanimous international disapproval, Japan
is set to kill whales inside the Australian Whale Sanctuary, including humpbacks
who annually migrate along Australia's east and west coasts.
I respectfully ask you to actively prevent Japan
from destroying humpback, minke and fin whales. In particular, the slaughter of
humpback whales under IWC Special Permit in Antarctic waters will further
diminish any hope for population recovery.
Japan's guesstimate on whale totals is out of
sync with Professor Stephen Palumbi's breakthrough genetic studies showing whale
populations have dropped to 1% of their previous numbers. Whales are slow
breeders with a high infant death rate. Commercial whaling -- along with
chemical pollution, seismic and naval sonar, entrapment in nets, global
warming's influence on plankton availability, ship strikes, and habit loss --
endanger populations barely back from near-extinction.
Japan has long exploited the IWC's exemption for
"scientific whaling."
Plainly, there are no empirical grounds for butchering whales to analyze migration, age, ecology or behavior. Top IWC scientists have repeatedly asked Japan to stop manipulating this loophole. In fact, the IWC advocates non-lethal whale conservation. Japan's slaughter-and-study of humpbacks and other whales is merely a veil for its lucrative commerce in whale meat. The Japanese Whaling Company Kyodo Senpaku kills
whales in the Australian Whale Sanctuary next to Antarctic waters. I strongly
urge the Federal government to try Japan in the International Court of Justice
for violating its rights to the IWC. Please also maintain pressure on Pacific
Islands such as Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, etc. to vote AGAINST whaling
at the IWC.
Japan has habitually failed to act in accordance
with IWC rulings. Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters threaten to ruin
Australia's annual $273 million whale watching industry. Moreover, if Japan
continues without penalty, whale populations and their impact on marine
ecosystems may NEVER rebound. Thank you for your valuable time and
consideration.
Respectfully,
4. SAMPLE LETTER: To WHALE KILLING COUNTRIES WHALE KILLING COUNTRIES: DANISH FAEROE ISLANDS
Ms. Soren Christensen, High Commissioner of the Faeroe Islands Amtmansbrekkan 6, FO-110 Torshavn PO Box 12, Faeroe Islands ph: +298-351200; email: riomfr@fo.stm.dk Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of
Denmark
Christiansborg, Prins Jorgens Gard 11 1218 Copenhagen K, Denmark ph: +45 33 92 33 00; fax: +45 33 11 16 65 email: stm@stm.dk ICELAND Stjornarradshusinu vid Laekjartorg, Prime Minister of Iceland 150 Reykjavik, Iceland ph: +354-545-8400; fax: +354-562-4014 email: postur@for.stjr.is Arni M. Mathiesen, Icelandic Ministry of
Fisheries
Minister of Fisheries, email: fisheries@fisheries.is NORWAY Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister of Norway The Office of the Prime Minister P.O. Box 8001 Dep, N-0030 Oslo ph: +47-22-24-90-90; fax: +47-22-24-95-00 email: postmottak@smk.dep.no Svein Ludvigsen, Minister of Fisheries and
Coastal Affairs
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs P.O. Box 8118 Dep, 0032 Oslo ph: +47-22-24-90-90; fax: +47-22-24-95-85 email: postmottak@fkd.dep.no ST. LUCIA Hon. Dr. Kenny D. Anthony, Prime Minister of St. Lucia 5th Floor, Greaham Louisy Administrative Building Waterfront, Castries Saint Lucia, West Indies ph: +758-468-2111 or +758-468-2101; fax: +758-453-7352 email: pmoffice@candw.lc Mr. Vaughn Charles, Acting Chief Fisheries
Officer
Department of Fisheries, Pointe Seraphine, Castries Saint Lucia ph: +758-468-4135 or +758-450-2078; fax: +758-450-2287 email: deptfish@slumaffe.org, chieffish@slumaffe.org Dear Honorable Officials:
I am deeply concerned about your nation's
involvement in commercial whaling, despite unanimous international approval. I
respectfully demand that your government comply with the moratorium on
commercial whaling.
Guesstimates on whale totals are out of sync
with Professor Stephen Palumbi's breakthrough genetic studies showing whale
populations have dropped to 1% of their previous numbers. Whales are slow
breeders with a high infant death rate. Commercial whaling -- along with
environmental perils such as chemical pollution, seismic and naval sonar,
entrapment in nets, global warming's influence on plankton availability, ship
strikes, and habit loss -- negate the chance for whale population
recovery.
Japan and other whaling nations exploit the
IWC's exemption for "scientific whaling." Plainly, there are no empirical
grounds for butchering whales to analyze migration, age, ecology or behavior.
Top IWC scientists have repeatedly renounced manipulation of this loophole in
defiance of international treaty obligations. In fact, the IWC advocates
non-lethal whale conservation. The slaughter-and-study of endangered humpbacks
and other whales is merely a veil for the lucrative commerce in whale
meat.
Please also take into account the violent and
inhumane nature of whaling.
These graceful giants are blasted with grenade-tipped spears that blow up inside their bodies, shredding internal organs. It can take up to one hour for a whale to die. Lastly, whaling is utterly non-sustainable.
Whales are part of the oceanic chain: Their excrement feeds plankton which feeds
all fish and oxygenates the water. When plankton dies, fish starve and suffocate
from a deficit of oxygen. Eliminating whales exacerbates plankton loss, which is
already in critical decline. Ultimately, if more oceanic regions die (160 are
now confirmed dead zones), we'll feel the effect in depleted atmospheric
oxygen.
I call upon your nation to recognize its role in
the destruction of ecosystems and to identify whales as integral to oceanic
survival. This is a human issue as well, since oceans supply 70-80% of our
oxygen. Certainly, healthy oceans supersede the short-range profits reaped from
whale slaughter.
If your government fails to act in accordance
with IWC rulings, whale populations and their impact on marine ecosystems may
NEVER rebound. Please do not let this become your legacy. Thank you for your
valuable time and consideration in this urgent matter.
Sincerely,
5. SAMPLE LETTER: To U.S. President Bush President George W. Bush The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 comments: 202-456-1111; switchboard: 202-456-1414; fax: 202-456-2461 main email: comments@whitehouse.gov Vice President Richard Cheney: vice_president@whitehouse.gov [URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/] Dear Mr. President,
Despite official U.S. opposition and unanimous
global disapproval, Japan intends to double its "scientific" slaughter of minke
whales and to hunt humpback and fin whales in Antarctic waters. In the Southern
Ocean Whale Sanctuary, protected under international treaty, Japan has killed
more than 860 whales -- already twice the number destroyed in 2005.
America needs to let Japan know: "Make no
mistake. If you fail to act in accordance with International Whaling Commission
(IWC) rulings, you face serious penalties." If Japan continues without
consequence, whale populations and their impact on marine ecosystems may NEVER
rebound.
Japan has long exploited the IWC's exemption for
"scientific whaling."
Plainly, there are no empirical grounds for butchering whales to analyze migration, age, ecology or behavior. Top IWC scientists have repeatedly renounced Japan's manipulation of this loophole. In fact, the IWC advocates non-lethal whale conservation. The slaughter-and-study of endangered humpbacks and other whales is merely a veil for Japan's lucrative commerce in whale meat. Furthermore, Japan "buys" votes from smaller IWC
nations by bribing them with financial aid. This is part of their campaign to
reinstate legalized whale hunting and sabotage immunity for protected
sanctuaries and species.
Please also take into account the violent and
inhumane nature of whaling.
These graceful giants are blasted with grenade-tipped spears that blow up inside their bodies, shredding internal organs. It can take up to one hour for a whale to die. It is vital that the United States take a firm
stand against Japanese whaling. Specifically, I ask you to oppose Japan's bid
for permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council until the
country upholds international treaty obligations and identifies whales as
integral to oceanic survival.
Whaling is utterly non-sustainable. Whales are
part of the oceanic chain:
Their excrement feeds plankton which feeds all fish and oxygenates the water. When plankton dies, fish starve and suffocate from a deficit of oxygen. Eliminating whales exacerbates plankton loss, which is already in critical decline. Ultimately, if more oceanic regions die (160 are now confirmed dead zones), we'll feel the effect in depleted atmospheric oxygen. Japan must recognize its role in the destruction
of ecosystems and understand this is a human issue as well, since oceans supply
70-80% of our oxygen. Certainly, healthy oceans supersede the short-range
profits reaped from whale slaughter.
Claiming to uphold the IWC ban on commercial
whaling is not enough. Please take immediate action to stop Japanese whalers
before it is too late. Thank you for your valuable time and consideration in
this matter of international concern.
Sincerely,
PORTUGAL
PROTEST AGAINST THE RETURNING OF BULLFIGHTS TO
LISBON
Source: International Movement Against Bullfights www.iwab.org
After being closed for 6 years the bullring of Lisbon reopened
after renovation work on the 18th May.
A small shopping mall was built under the bullring with shops, bars and restaurants. This cost 60 million euros. If you visit Lisbon boycott this shopping mall, because some of the money spent in these shops will be used to subsidise the bullring itself. Please sent protest letters to the Mayor of Lisbon and to the
Department of Tourism. (Try to write a different letter, please)
President of the City Hall Carmona Rodrigues Paços do Concelho - Praça do Município, 1º 1100-365 Lisboa gab.presidencia@cm-lisboa.pt Direcção Geral do Turismo
Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar, 86 1069-021 Lisboa Fax: + 351 213586666 dgturismo@dgturismo.min-economia.pt Dear Mr. Mayor,
I was informed that Lisbon has again its "cathedral" of
torture reopened.
It's shameful that after 6 years of being a capital free of
cruelty it's now again a capital of torture.
While you persist in torturing animals in the name of
"tradition and culture" I will not visit your city and I will advise my family
and friends to do the same.
Sincerely,
Name/Country SPAIN
PROTEST AGAINST THE "TORO ENMAROMADO" (Bull with
ropes),Benavente
Source: International Movement Against Bullfights
Date 4th to 9th June.
The bull is bound with ropes and dragged all over the village
till he dies of exhaustion or by the cutting of his throat.
Please send protest letters or the postcards that you can copy
at:
City Hall of Benavente
Plaza del Grano, 3 49600 Benavente (Zamora) Fax: +980 63 61 08 cultura@aytobenavente.org Tourism
turismo@aytobenavente.org City Hall of Zamora
alcaldia@ayto.zamora.es, cultura@ayto-zamora.org Tourism Plaza de Viriato, s/n. (Palacio Provincial) 49001 Zamora Spain Fax + 34 980536495 Email: turismo@zamoradipu.es Diputacion Provincial de Zamora Plaza de Viriato, s/n 49071 Zamora Spain Fax + 34 980533033 Email: diputacion@zamoradipu.es ____________________________
PROTEST AGAINST THE "El Toro de Coria", CORIA
Date 23rd to 29th June.
The bull walks and runs for hours in the streets while people
throw darts at him. When he is too tired and weak from loss of blood to continue
to escape, the villagers kill him with a gun and cut his testicles
off.
Please send protest letters or the postcards that you can copy
at:
City Hall of Coria
Email: info@coria.org Tourism Avd. Extremadura, 39 10800 Coria Caceres Spain Email: turismo@coria.org Diputacion Provincial de Caceres Plaza de Santa Maria, s/n 10071 Caceres Spain Fax + 34 927255471 Email: presidencia@dip-caceres.es U.S.A.
Iowa's dogs to become "farm produce"?
Source:http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net
As you know, ITD concentrates its attention primarily on the dog and cat abuse situation in South Korea. If however you click on the "More Abusers" link on our web site, you will find some other countries and regions where companion animals are treated with less than the care that most of us would expect. There are currently two states of the USA listed in that category, California and Hawaii. Shortly we may regretfully have to add Iowa to this shameful list. There is currently a Bill on the Governor's desk awaiting his signature (see Bill 2797 at http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=HF2797 ). Every indication is that he intends to sign it. If he does,
dogs from puppy mills in Iowa will become reclassified as "farm produce". This
means that they will have a lesser degree of protection under the law since
abuse and cruelty laws for animals classified as livestock aren't as strict.
There are, not surprisingly, other dangers. Should this Bill pass into law, it
will open the door to the possibility of even dog eating or breeding for fur. As
ITD's supporters will know, there are many in the USA who would be very pleased
to see these developments (see http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/calif.html).
The implications of this proposal are horrifying! Although this would apply in only one state, it would set back the cause of animal rights throughout America. You will probably by now be asking why this reclassification is even being considered. Believe it or not, it is designed to give tax breaks to puppy mills! Please contact Governor Vilsack and tell him that Iowa's shelters have plenty of dogs in need of adoption. Even if it were necessary to encourage breeders through tax incentives, there are far less clumsy ways of doing so than through this danger-fraught Bill! The Bill is a combination of several proposals - ask the Governor to remove all references to dogs before signing it! Governor Tom Vilsack
Office of the Governor State Capitol Des Moines, IA 50319 USA (515) 281-5211 (Voice) (515) 281-6611 (FAX) The international dialling code for the USA is 001 Email address is tom.vilsack@igov.state.ia.us, and you can also email the Governor through the web site at http://www.governor.state.ia.us/comments/capitol_correspond/index.html You can also send an email and have it sent as a letter by post for free at http://www.capwiz.com/politicsol/mail/?id=9489&type=GV&state=IA Below is a SAMPLE email. PLEASE write an original if you possibly can! Dear Governor Vilsack, I was both shocked and dismayed to learn that the proposed Bill 2797 contains clauses that would reclassify dogs in breeding establishments as "farm produce" to give tax breaks to breeders. It seems strange that dog breeders should be financially encouraged when Iowa's dog shelters are overflowing with animals desperate for a home. Is it really sensible for an increase in the dog population to be funded by the state? The majority of dog breeders are responsible in their attitudes to both their dogs and society. Such breeders are not after tax incentives and they treat their dogs with due care. Classifying them as "farm produce" will however reduce the scant legal protection from cruelty given to the dogs owned by less scrupulous and less caring breeders. Several states have recently passed legislation to ban the consumption of dog meat. Please consider the implications of this proposed reclassification - would you really want this Bill to be seen as legitimising dog eating? That would be the clear message that 2797's passage would send to immigrants from those countries that have this un-American custom. I respectfully urge you to strike out these clauses before you sign this Bill. Yours sincerely, Name Name/Country PETITIONS
SAVE THE WISCONSIN WOLF FROM BEING KILLED
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/939595590?ltl=1147893867 Stop Gov. Vilsack (Iowa) from Legalizing "Dog Farming"
http://www.petitiononline.com/Kooney/petition.html Help rescue Wenka and 14 other chimpanzees before time runs
out
http://ga1.org/campaign/wenka?rk=tdN8Hs41UBanE Stop slaughtering stray animals in Ukraine!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/906272180 Stop Internet Auction Sale of Companion Animals
http://www.petitiononline.com/SAAS/petition.html "Stop Duke University's Cruel, Invasive, Senseless Primate
Experimentation"
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