GENERAL A/R NEWS
The Observer- letters 1 Jan 12 It was sickening to see
pictures of a young boy killing a calf as part of his training to be a bullfighter ("Death and glory in the ring as children train to become superstar matadors", News). One wonders at the mentality of the
adults involved who are corrupting the child's sense of right and wrong. They have the same mindset as the hunting lobby
in Britain which draws children into killing wild animals for kicks and then daubs the child's face with the blood as
an initiation ritual. They are similarly training children in callousness as part of the attempt to maintain their numbers. Christopher
JUSTICE NEEDED FOR PUPPY BURNT ALIVEI
PETITION POUR QUE CEUX QUI ONT BRULÉS VIVANT CE PETIT CHIOT A L'ESSENCE SOIENT
PUNIS COMME IL SE DOIT. NE REGARDEZ PAS LA VIDEO CAR ELLE CONTIENT DES IMAGES TRES FORTES OU L ON VOIT TOUT EN DIRECT.
HSA PR 11-12-11 Violence
and intimidation in a national park On Saturday 10th December,
over 50 hunt saboteurs attended the meet of the South Down Eridge fox hunt at Old Erringham Farm, north of Shoreham. This Hunt has been increasingly
violent to any anti-hunt people during the season and the last time they were attended a catapult was used to fire missiles at people, injuring
one female hunt saboteur. Right from the start the hunt tried to run from any observation and one red coat used his whip to attempt to strike people
(see link). 
Although the hunt
was kept in close observation during the day only one attempt to make a false scent was observed, the rest of the day they seemed
to be hunting illegally. Towards the end of the day hunt supporters drove quad bikes at hunt saboteurs, blocked access onto to public
access land, punched people and finally attempted to gain access to force their way into a vehicle punching anyone
who tried to resist. These are not isolated incidents, but a continuous campaign to prevent anyone observing the hunts activities,
and trying to make sure they stay within the bounds of the hunting act. If they are hunting legally why do they try to hide? The South Downs is now a national park
run by the South Downs National Park Authority, and it has to be questioned why they allow such activities in the national park, when they will be liable for any
incidents of illegal hunting? All incidents were reported to the Sussex police. Further information see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=via7ciOVwJ8&feature=youtu.be http://hsa.enviroweb.org/index.php/news/58-press-release/321-hunt-saboteurs-association- press-release-13th-of-november-2011 HORSE & HOUND
October 27th 2011
Last Thursday's H&H was their 'Hunting Special' edition. Helpful stuff such as 'Children
and Hunting' - How to keep them keen. And articles such as the one below. Read
how they did their best to put foxes who were on their last legs or otherwise suffering out of their misery, as Mr Barrington
among others is keen to impress upon us. They were frequently prepared to chase each one for miles and even hours to do so.
So selfless. The final memory, that by Smith-Ryland, is particularly poignant.
So touched by the kindness he had exhibited in killing a fox in a bramble bush after eight miles and two and a half
hours, he keeps its 'mask' on his desk.
See the full story below.
How about this for motherly
love! Cliffhanger! Lion cub saved by mum in dramatic
scenes caught on camera as he cries out pitifully for help Clinging on for dear life to the side of a vertical cliff, the tiny lion cub cries out
pitifully for help.
His
mother arrives at the edge of the precipice with three other lionesses and a male. The females start to clamber down together
but turn back daunted by the sheer drop.
Eventually one single factor determines which of them will risk her life
to save the youngster – motherly love. Cliffhanger! Lion cub
saved by mum in dramatic scenes caught on camera as he cries out pitifully for help Clinging on for dear life to the side of a vertical cliff, the tiny
lion cub cries out pitifully for help.
On the brink: Four lionesses look over the edge before aborting their rescue mission because of the sheer
drop
Slowly, agonisingly, the big cat edges her way down towards her terrified son, using her powerful claws to
grip the crumbling cliff side.
One slip from her and both animals could end up dead at the bottom
of the ravine.
Just as the exhausted cub seems about to fall, his mother circles
beneath him and he is snatched up in her jaws.
She then begins the equally perilous
journey back to the top. Minutes later, they arrive and she gives the frightened creature a consoling lick on the head.
The dramatic rescue, captured by
wildlife photographer Jean-Francois Largot, was played out in Kenya’s Masai Mara game reserve.
Despite the presence of wardens to deter poachers, day-to-day life for the lions is not without its dangers …
as the cub learned the hard way.
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Hope, Faith and Lily are black bears that are part of a
long-term study of the species in Minnesota.
WAAC
says - For once I am lost for words and in floods of tears - I have followed the progress of this bear and the struggles
she had when just a small cub. To think some bastard put bait out to lure her to her death makes me feel physically sick. Hope,
her mother and her sibling were wearing collars to distinquish them from other poor bears, so this people scum
must have known he was killing Hope. When is mankind going to stop persecuting animals for such selfish egotistical reasons?
There is no need to kill animals for food anymore, not even in third world America - it's just an excuse they
use to play great white hunter.
I was just inches from a wild black in Yosemite and it was not remotely interested in
me - so for God's sake, please leave these animals alone.
Judi 
WAAC says - What kind of human being can do this an animal? I call
creatures which enjoy torturing animals, perverts, sub-humans and mutants because no compassionate person could inflict such
terrible suffering on to an animal. Can you imagine what this bull is going through? His blood pressure dropping from the
blood loss and by the pain inflicted on him by his tormentors. He is feeling terror and confusion and he is in a lot of sickening
pain. That is why I call his torturers and his killer, monsters - and those who pay to watch this sick spectacle of cruelty
are no better, infact they are even worse, because they are voyeurs of the most bestial kind. But I am confident that all
those attending a bull fight will one day have to face up to their crimes and face KARMA.
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| Free at last and together after thirty years of being in tiny cages. |
Amid beauty we have an ugliness that has nothing to do with nature - it
is man's greed and lust for blood and cruelty that creates such obscenities in life.
ABOVE ARE SOME OF
THE MOST UPSETTING SCENE'S RE SNARED FOXES I HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY PROVE TO ME THAT CRUELTY AND IGNORANCE ARE ACCEPTABLE
TO THE RULERS OF OUR LAND. IT'S TIME WE STEPPED IN AND SAID A RESOUNDING 'NO' TO THE BARBARIC SCUM
THAT KILL OUR BEAUTIFUL FOXES FOR THEIR OWN PERVERSE BLOODLUST.
Judi
WAAC says - Why are we still seeing
so many mutants in this world and more worrying that these sub human creatures are in positions of power?
HORRIFIC CRUELTY - TO
CATS IN MADRID,
The CRUEL carnage begins
on the boat.
By Ruth Pollard
Sydney Morning Herald. 4 June 2011.
It is easy to forget,
but we have been down this road before. When an animal rights group filmed cattle
in a Cairo abattoir having their tendons slashed to restrain them in 2006,
Australia suspended live cattle exports to Egypt for seven months. Now there
is footage from Indonesia showing cruelty
that is almost too awful to watch. But
that is just the end game - the slaughter. Amid all that horror, it is easy to ignore
the cruelty of the journey that came before it.
*
Full article here:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/the-carnage-begins-on-the-boat-20110604-1fm2i.html
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TORIES ADMIT ANN WIDDECOMBE DID NOT GET PEERAGE, BECAUSE SHE LIKES FOXES!!!
DAILY MAIL
By ANDREW PIERCE
22 May 2011 As Nick Clegg tries — almost certainly
in vain — to usher in an elected House of Lords, an intriguing mystery about the Upper House has at last been solved. Supporters of the redoubtable Ann Widdecombe have been baffled as to why she was passed over for a peerage after
she stood down as an MP, particularly when so many of her less-than-distinguished colleagues were elevated to the ermine. Now the cat — or should I say mange-ridden pest — is out of the bag. It is because she likes foxes. Fox is out the bag: Ann Widdicombe is believed to have been overlooked for a peerage as she voted against hunting The proof came in the heavyweight form of Lord Strathclyde, the Tory leader of the Lords who, as an hereditary peer,
owes his place there to an accident of birth. At a packed reception in Westminster, Strathclyde
was challenged by Tory MPs as to why the former minister and shadow home secretary — who is easily one of the most popular
Tories after her Strictly Come Dancing heroics — had been denied a peerage. ‘Fox hunting,’ he bellowed, ensuring he was overheard by at least half a dozen Tory politicians.
By which he meant she was denied a place because, almost alone on the Tory benches, she voted for the historic ban on fox
hunting. Most of us assumed Widders had been overlooked because she was that rare political beast
— an independent and traditional Tory voice who made no secret of her contempt for Cameron’s fast-tracking of
women, ethnic and gay candidates to Westminster. But now we know she fell victim to the sort of
squirearchy which, despite Cameron’s attempts to modernise the Tory brand, still clearly holds sway over the Party. Cameron was once a keen hunter, but now Widdecombe knows the truth, she’ll almost certainly see him as quarry.
WAAC says - We always knew the Tories were full to bursting with spoilt numbskulls - now we
have clear proof.
Ms Widdecombe was always too good for the Tories and worth a hell of lot more than a crappy peerage.
In any case, the House of Lords should be scrapped because let's face it, what use are they?? At the end of the day, it's
just more ego boosting treacle pudding for those power crazy social climbing morons.
Judi Grizzly Severely Mauls Alaska Bear Hunter  May 17, 2011 12:34:03 AMANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 16 (Reuters) - An Alaska bear hunter who was severely mauled by a grizzly over the weekend has been flown to Seattle in critical
condition, authorities said on Monday.Nome resident Wes Perkins, 54, was listed in critical
condition and in intensive care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, a spokeswoman for the hospital said.It was Alaska's first bear attack of 2011, officials with the state Department of Fish and Game
said."As far as I know, this is the first significant incident of the year,"
said Gordy Williams, special assistant with the department.Perkins, a former Nome fire
chief, was attacked on Sunday by a large bear that he and two companions were tracking by snowmobile in a hilly area outside
of Nome, the Alaska State Troopers said. Perkins was riding in front of his companion when the bear charged him, trooper spokeswoman
Megan Peters said.The other men in the hunting party shot and killed the bear and called
for help by radio, she said.Perkins was retrieved from the site by helicopter, taken
to the Nome hospital and then flown from there for further treatment, Peters said.The
troopers are investigating the incident, she said. (Reporting by Yereth Rosen, Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Greg McCune)
Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters.
WAAC says - it's called
karma for the hunter - but the poor bear shot dead will doubt meet these men again and that is called revenge!.
Judi
PLEASE SIGN AND CIRCULATE WIDELY Petitions - Cat skinned alive
strung up its entire fur ripped off its body (Dominican Republic) andStop promotion bullfighting by
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) Could you please spread the following protest? Spanish organizations asked us to
spread it widely Stop promotion bullfighting by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)http://www.cas-international.org/en/support-us/protest-online/real-madrid/********** Cat skinned alive strung up its entire fur ripped off its body
(Dominican Republic)Subject: Please Sign this petition!!!! My God, what depravity!!! Warning - ...
Yes, I saw
this and posted it to FB – that night I was so distressed I had to take a Xanax in order to calm down. An activist
told me she contacted a so-called authority to get them going after these demonic creatures, but the she got ONLY one
reply saying they had “gotten away” -- that is, if they went after them at all. I won’t say
here what I wish on them, there’s no point anyway. The problem is that petitions never go anywhere, it is necessary
to start writing to their politicians. Make huge international campaign to embarrass them. I do not have the time
because of the conference I am organizing for June (no time to breath), otherwise I’d do it. Rosawww.AFSConference.orgwww.antifursociety.org
"All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See yourself in others.
Then whom can
you hurt? What harm can you do? ~Buddha"http://www.thepetitionsite.com/11/maximum-sentence-for-these-animal-torturers/WARNING: the picture (upper
left corner of Petition Site) is VERY DISTURBING BUT PLEASE PLEASE do not fail to sign and pass on just to spare yourself
the site. We are the voice for all who suffer and cannot speak for themselves. PLEASE add a comment, sign and pass on to all
and plead for them to do the same.
Yours in rescue
Pamm
Trail of Hearts
"Think
occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." Albert Schweitzer
WAAC says -
there are two kinds of human beings in this world - intelligent and compassionate and then there are the brain dead mutants.
God bless the poor cat and God damn the bastards that tortured this beautiful animal.
PLEASE BOYCOTT THE DAILY/SUNDAY MAIL NEWSPAPER for their blatant campaign against foxes. This paper has no regard for
the truth when it comes to foxes - their continued reports that demonise foxes will not
stop until fox hunters get their sadistic/ barbaric and sick killing with dogs back.
Grist. 14 March 2011. Another week, another attempt to shield factory farms from public scrutiny. by Tom Laskawy It's not just Florida. In what appears to be a growing movement, industrial farmers have convinced Iowa state
lawmakers to move an anti-whistle-blower bill through the state legislature. This bill, unlike the rather clumsy and probably
unconstitutional Florida bill aimed at photographing farms, focuses on undercover attempts to film inside industrial livestock
facilities (via ABC News): Angered by repeated releases of secretly filmed videos claiming to show the mistreatment
of farm animals, Iowa's agriculture industry is pushing legislation that would make it illegal for animal rights
activists to produce and distribute such images. * Full article here: http://www.grist.org/article/2011-03-14-another-week-another-attempt-to-stop-animal-abuse-whistleblowers============================================================== Such injustice in a country
that calls itself free.
Judi Bomb-sniffing
Army dog dies of broken heart after Taliban kill his master.In life, they were united in their tireless work saving countless British soldiers in
Afghanistan. In death, they were united in tragedy. Shortly after Lance Corporal Liam Tasker was killed in a firefight
with the Taliban, his devoted Army search dog Theo suffered a seizure and passed away too.  Tragic loss: Liam Tasker was on patrol with his dog Theo at the time of the attack in Nahr-e-Saraj,
Afghanistan The pair had uncovered 14 home-made bombs and hoards of weapons in just five months – a record
for a dog and his handler in the conflict. L/Cpl Tasker, 26, this week became the 358th British serviceman to die in
the ten-year conflict. Only last month he described his joy at the close bond he had developed with Theo, a 22-month-old
springer spaniel cross. ‘I love my job and working together with Theo. He has a great character and never tires,’
he said in an interview on the Ministry of Defence website. ‘He can’t wait to get out and do his job and
will stop at nothing.’ Theo and L/Cpl Tasker, an Arms and Explosives Search dog handler of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps,
1st Military Working Dog Regiment, were part of the Theatre Military Working Dogs Support Unit based at Camp Bastion. On
Tuesday they took part in a mission in the Nahr-e Saraj district in Helmand, a hotbed of the insurgency. Theo’s
task was to be the ‘front man’, sniffing out any hidden IEDs, weapons and bomb-making equipment. But a firefight
broke out with the Taliban and L/Cpl Tasker was shot dead. After his body was flown back to Camp Bastion, his beloved
Theo is thought to have died of a broken heart. The soldier, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, leaves behind mother Jane Duffy,
father Ian Tasker, brother Ian, sisters Laura and Nicola and girlfriend Leah Walters.  Dog handler: Liam was a member of the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. Theo also died after the attack In
a statement, his family said: ‘There are three words that best describe Liam: larger than life. He lit up every room
he walked into with his cheeky smile. ‘He died a hero doing a job he was immensely passionate about. We are so
proud of him and everything he’s achieved. Words can’t describe how sorely he will be missed.’ Miss
Walters added: ‘LT never met anyone without touching their lives in some way. I am the proudest girlfriend there could
ever be and there will be an LT-sized hole in my life forever. Sleep well, my darling, my soulmate, my best friend.’
Lieutenant Colonel David Thorpe, commanding officer 1st Military Working Dog Regiment, also paid tribute to L/Cpl Tasker,
saying: ‘He genuinely loved the dogs he worked with and was always able to get the best out of them. ‘Epitomising
the hard-working, determined and ambitious nature of our very best soldiers, he wanted to go to Afghanistan. He wanted to
ply his trade in the harshest of environments, to be outside of his comfort zone and he wanted to be successful. He was. ‘The
work he did in his five months in Afghanistan saved countless lives, of that I have no doubt.’ L/Cpl Tasker joined
the Army in 2001 as a vehicle mechanic in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. But his passion for animals led to
a transfer to the Royal Army Veterinary Corps in 2007. He only learned about the dog unit when a friend showed him
videos of them in action. He spent 15 weeks on a handlers’ course with Theo, where they learned to work as a team and
developed their bond. Once in Afghanistan, Theo was so successful at detecting explosives that his tour of duty was
due to be extended by a month. Major Caroline Emmett, Officer Commanding 104 Military Working Dog Squadron, said: ‘L/Cpl
Tasker was one of the best people I have ever known. Kind, with a good heart, he always put others before himself. He and
his dog Theo were made for each other.’ Defence Secretary Liam Fox said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by
the news. ‘It is clear that L/Cpl Tasker was a dedicated and highly capable soldier whose skills in handling dogs
were second to none,’ he said.
‘He and his dog Theo had saved many lives and we will be eternally
grateful for this.’ Just heard on the ITV news that Liam
was upset at having to leave his faithful friend Theo behind.
God bless both Liam and Theo, now together forever.................................................................................................................................... Animals
in Cairo need your help!!
Apologies for not writing sooner. As you can imagine
it is mayhem here, even on the level of our own personal lives and trying to care for the 600 animals in our shelter 'from
a distance'. General situation in the streets :
(Sorry maybe you can put this in an article) I just don't
have the time right now!
Animals are being dumped on the streets - today I went to the shelter (first time I have
been able to leave my house in relative safety).
We found a Dalmation dog dumped in Maadi and 3 Persian cats dumped in
various areas, plus orphaned puppies and kittens)
Many foreigners have left, some have been forced to leave....I
hate to think of how many animals have been euthanised by their owners, many people feel this is the only solution when they
are forced to evacuate....Others obviously have left them to 'take their chances' on the streets of Cairo!
We are terrified of how many 'pets' may have perished in the locked up petshops (even in the best of circumstances
these animals are kept in terrible conditions, if you want I can send some old photos that I have in my files). We will
not be able to investigate until our volunteers are able to move freely on the streets.
We have sent some of our volunteers
who live near the Giza Zoo to go inside and check (although t is closed to the Public) they insisted to get in to meet the
management and check for themselves. The animals are being fed, and actually seem less tormented without the visitors!
The authorities have assured Mona Khalil my colleague, that they have stocks of food to last months.
For
sure you have seen on TV the 'knights (thugs)' that rode in on horses and camels to Tahrir Square the other day. I
was on the streets today in the pyramids area and didn't see any horses or camels, except a dead horse along the canal
road, which is a common site, usually these horses have been ridden to death or hit by cars and their owners don't have
the decency to bury them.
We, on a personal level are in a continuous struggle to 'keep afloat' at our
shelter. We didn't have any vets for one week as they were unable to get to the shelter due to road blocks and curfews.
The shelter and the care of our 600 plus animals was the responsibility of a few workers who agreed to stay 24/7 at
the shelter. Unfortunately the absence of our vets has resulted in some deaths and serious cases for some of our animals.
We are continually struggling to locate/buy food, medicines, pay the rent and the workers salaries, and even find detergents
and disinfectants. We are only able to offer our animals one meal, instead of the usual 2 meals per day.
Some of
the very sick animals will be taken by rented car tomorrow to an outside vet for x rays, treatment, and a possible amputation
needed for one of the dogs (we have very limited facilities and only one vet ) . So to sum it up we are in 'dire straits'.
Although we have managed to raise some donations from abroad, the banks are still closed. We have also been reluctant
to ask our local sponsors to pay their sponsorship pledges as we understand that they too, do not have cash, or food at home,
food is becoming increasingly difficult to find and everything has shot up in price (even though the Government denies both!).
All the big supermarkets have been closed down (many have been burnt down). There are very few petrol stations
open, in fact ALL the petrol stations along the Cairo/Alex Desert Road, where I live were closed today, and I was lucky enough
to find a small one open near the shelter, otherwise this would have meant that I would have only enough petrol to get back
today, and no extra to go out again!
I think this pretty much sums up the current situation, we live day by day,
not knowing what tomorrow will bring. Pray for us...
Thanks
Susie Nassar
Founding Member
ESMA
www.esmaegypt.org
FOR THOSE WHO LIKED 'JUDI'S
SONG' FOR THE FOXES, SEE SONG WRITER ROGER BURKE'S NEW ALBUM ON ITUNES AND AMAZON. These two channels FEATURE
THREE SONGS SUNG BY JUDI HEWITT, including 'Trick of the Light', 'Judi's Song' and 'Help me Please'.
There some other very good tracks featuring various singers, so it's worth a listen. Please leave feed back
for drummer and song writer Roger Burke as well as his artists featured on the album.
You need to down-load
itunes first, then tap in 'Trick of the Light' in the search engine, and then click onto the album
'Euphoria'.
It might be easier to go to Amazon though and just tap onto Trick of the Light, then look for an
album cover, featuring a red sunset, then click on that!.
Good luck!
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| Fabiano with Caramelo - safe at last! |
Oh boy! What a week for Caramelo (former Leão), the dog who’s owner was killed by the flash floods in Brazil! He lost his family, kept waiting beside his owner’s grave for days until he was rescued,
then taken to a warehouse for vet care, and adopted out. The next day (yesterday), he ran away from his new home. But things seem to be coming back to normal. He has just been found! Fabiano, the man
who rescued Caramelo from the graveyard, found him once more in a shopping mall parking lot. People say Fabiano didn’t
rest until Caramelo was safe again. Caramelo is now back home, with his new owner Marcia. Thank
you Eduardo, Marcia and Roberta for keeping me posted! (Roberta is now fostering a dog, Tatu, from the areas affected by the mudslides. Thanks,
Roberta!)
A dog takes its loyalty to the grave in Brazil A dog, "Leao", sits for a second consecutive day, next to the grave of her owner, Cristina Maria
Cesario Santana, who died in the week's catastrophic
landslides in Brazil, at the cemetery in Teresopolis, near Rio de Janiero, on Jan. 15. Brazilians
ACTION
ALERT-PLEASE PASS WIDELY- perhaps we can get some justice for this animal
Thanks
Chris ------------------------ PLEASE SEE NEWS STORY ABOVE Please note that the video below is profoundly disturbing. I have
downloaded it in case it is removed and have sent it to various groups. Please write to the Indian Embassy
and protest at this barbarity which was witnessed by local officials but no action taken. High
Commission of India
India House
Aldwych
London
WC2B 4NA --------------------------------------------------------------------
Embassy of India (USA) 2107
Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008 Demand that those responsible be prosecuted by the authorities and that action be taken against local
officials for failing to stop this brutal, disgusting killing. Please emphasise how this incident (which is not the first where the authorities have turned a blind
eye) impacts on your view of India. South Korea Buries One Million Pigs Alive
WAAC has only two
words to say about these people - EVIL BASTARDS!!
Kat Higgins, Sky News OnlineSouth Korea has been heavily criticised for burying up to one million pigs alive as it grapples
with a foot and mouth disease outbreak.Since the first case of the disease was confirmed in November the country has embarked
on a mass cull.Foot and mouth disease affects all cloven hoofed animals such as pigs, cattle and goats, and any country that has cases
of it is unable to export the animals' meat.The South Korean government has so far refused to vaccinate pigs against the disease
and is now slaughtering them in record numbers despite appeals to stop.On January 4 in one area of Gangwon-Do, 33,900 pigs alone were destroyed,
according to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).Compassion in World Farming (CIWF)
told Sky News Online that South Korea's actions contravene international guidelines.Michele Danan from the organisation said:
"Live vaccinations are the best route but if they do have to kill them we would prefer that they were at least slaughtered
humanely." The estimated cost of the cull so
far is believed to have reached around £230m when a mass vaccination programme would have cost an estimated £63m.Some animal rights campaigners
have criticised the government for putting economic considerations ahead of animal welfare.The Republic has begun inoculating
cattle in some areas and the OIE reported on Thursday that sows and boars are starting to be vaccinated but only in a few
locations.It is believed the live burial of pigs began at Christmas and the figure is likely to climb far above the one million
mark.Joyce
D’Silva, Director of Public Affairs for CIWF said: "Compassion in World Farming is appalled that the Republic of
Korea is allegedly throwing pigs into pits and burying them alive."This is totally contrary to international guidelines on humane
culling, which the Korean government endorsed five years ago."We urge the Korean government to end this horrendous practice
at once and to ensure that, if animals are culled, this is done humanely." http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/South-Korea-One-Million-Pigs-Buried-Alive-In-Foot-And-Mouth-Outbreak-Mass-Criticism/Article/201101115887024?f=rss
Urgent- 'Timmy' an eighteen month old
Border Collie cross dog needs an urgent rescue space/forever home in the UK- please help asap. Any loving, forever homes
offered must have a secure garden!! Please
see the emergency appeal below. 
If you can help please ring Lesley who is trying to help Timmy on 01286 880808 or 07771798369 freshfieldswales@aol.com if you can offer help or even transport from North Wales (Caernarfon)
to another location in the UK. Any rescue centres that kindly offer help please meet the following criteria:
1- A NO DESTRUCTION
POLICY
2- HOMECHECK ALL PROSPECTIVE OWNERS
3- DOG GETS RETURNED TO THE SANCTUARY IF OWNER CAN NO LONGER KEEP Homechecks will be carried out on those kind people offering a loving, forever home. Many thanks SWAP team UK ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 11:01 AM Subject: Timmy
Hi Helen Sorry to bother you
but I have another urgent problem. One of the dogs here keeps running off and as we are in a rural location we have
sheep and other livestock around. This is an open smallholding and as you may know we have no kennels and enclosures for dogs.
Timmy finds a way out of my garden no matter what I do and he needs a real garden with a wall or 6ft
fence around. Most gardens in this area have low stonewalls so he needs to go somewhere less rural. Can you help?
Urgent kennel place
or home needed for adorable smallish cross Collie dog 18 months old, very sweet natured and affectionate, good with other
dogs and cats. Unwanted farm dog, rescued from dog pound. He will make a wonderful family pet but a
secure garden is a must. He could make a good agility/flyball dog. Timmy is a clever bright little dog who needs urgent
help to be placed away from here as soon as possible.
Please ring 01286 880808 or 07771798369 freshfieldswales@aol.com if you can offer help or even transport from North Wales (Caernarfon) to another location
in the UK.
Thank you Lesley
DON'T FORGET TO FEED WILDLIFE IN HARSH WEATHER.
Even
foxes need help during extreme weather - this is why we scattered moist dog biscuits for them in the forest.
We also left food for the birds - hopefully this food will also help smaller animals that reside on the forest
floor.
Birds and animals that live in more remote regions often get forgotten.
Judi
VOTE AGAINST FUR
Animal Cruelty Investigation Group
PO Box 8, Halesworth Suffolk IP19 0JL
web site: www.acigawis.co.ukDear Supporter/contact,
Action for Compassion!
Do you think it is acceptable to wear fur? No doubt your answer is "no" so please make the voice of compassion
heard by taking part in the CBC News poll by clicking on the link below and then voting NO. Thank you. Those in favour of
fur are winning at the moment.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/12/fur-is-it-acceptable-to-wear.htmlPlease can you then forward this link to your friends and colleagues asking them to also vote.
The animal welfare/rights movement really needs to be able to win these votes. Please can we all make it our resolution
for the New Year to recruit new supporters to animal welfare e-mail contact systems so that the voice of the voiceless really
can be heard. There will be countless hard battles to be fought for animals in 2011 and beyond and we need to be strong!
Have a great Christmas!
Kindest regards,
Mike Huskisson
20/12/2010
STOP THIS LEGALISED CRUELTY
- FOXES AND COYOTES KEPT INSIDE CONCENTRATION CAMPS BEFORE BEING RELEASED JUST AHEAD OF BAYING HOUNDS BEFORE BEING CAUGHT
AND EATEN ALIVE.
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CONDEMNING THIS HORROR TO THE E MAIL ADDRESSES SHOWN-MANY THANKS
CONTACT INFO FOR NRC:
Other Contact INFO Indiana Natural Resources
Commission
dfwinput@dnr.in.gov Bryan Poynter, Chair mdaniels@gov.in.gov Indiana Government Center North 100 N Senate Ave.
Rm N501 Indianapolis IN 46204 317-232-4699 Fax
317-233-2977
PRESS RELEASE FROM: Indiana Coyote Rescue Center
Concentration Camps For Coyotes And Foxes To Become
Legal and Regulated in Indiana In September, Florida’s
Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to ban permanently penning, the practice of training
dogs to chase and kill foxes and coyotes within enclosures. Several states including NC and SC are considering similar action It appears that Indiana’s captive wildlife may not be so fortunate.
On Nov.16, the IN Natural
Resources Commission will address a proposal to establish regulations governing the one penning operation in the state,
which has been investigated by the DNR and is expected to be licensed According to Linnea Petercheff, operations
staff specialist with the In Div. Of Fish and Wildlife, “Regulations will provide for the welfare of the coyote
as well as provide for fair chase and prevent new pens from opening.” Opponents of penning see it differently.
They point to photos, undercover videotapes and eyewitness accounts of captive coyotes and foxes being released into pens,
chased, caught and torn to shreds by frenzied dogs Providing
live bait for this sport are the trappers, some of whom claim to have been offered $200
for a live coyote while pelts may sell for $12. The trade in live bait is so lucrative that in 2008, a cooperative seven-state
raid of traffickers illegally shipping animals across state lines to penning facilities resulted in 18 arrests, Animals
confiscated in the raid included 25 coyotes, 55 foxes, and 2 bobcats Also found were 33 cardinals and a moonshine
still. This defies trappers’ claims that most animals survive the hunt.Coyotes, foxes and raccoons are trapped alive; some
injured in the process, caged, trucked and sold to penning operators. Traumatized, they cower in cramped pens until
released before a baying mob of hounds. Comments on trapper websites indicate that the animals are sometimes wounded
to ensure capture by the dogs. Field trials may last two and three days as the
victims seek shelter in unfamiliar territory; The DNR’s stated concerns about penning include lack of fair chase, and disease
transmission between captive and wild animals within enclosures which poses a significant
threat to both the wild populations and human beings. It encourages illegal activities in trafficking from other states.
KY and OH wildlife officials have relayed concerns to Indiana’s DNR about the transportation
of wildlife across state lines. Other concerns include privatization and commercialism of wild animals,
hunter ethics and public perception and funding for enforcement. Federal funds from
the Pittman-Robertson Act that support DNR activities are ineligible for use in regulating and inspecting services and property
of material value to individuals or groups for commercial purposes. This means that IN taxpayers will be picking up
some of the tab for monitoring the running pens. We will be paying for this small percent of IN Hoosiers who participate
in this “blood sport” to kill our wildlife.
At the March NRC meeting, the DNR was against the running pens operating in IN. Since
then, for some reason, they have reversed their thinking. The brutality of penning plus lack of intelligent wildlife practice
should ensure that dog-training enclosures are outlawed throughout IN. Public comments will be heard at the Nov. 16, 10a.m., NRC meeting to be held at The Garrison at FT Harrison
State Park. Although this is a public meeting, the public does not have a right to be heard. Who may comment is at the
discretion of Mr. Poynter, chairman of the Commission.
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From the Daily Mail's gossip column:- Oct 2010 Will Widders swap the foxtrot for fox-hunting?Has Ann Widdecombe’s unlikely success on Strictly Come Dancing softened hearts near
her retirement home in the fox-hunting stronghold of South Devon? As the redoubtable former Tory MP prepares to perform the least-sexy paso doble in the history of Spanish dancing
this weekend, I learn she has until now been less than popular with the folk who live near her white-washed, five- bedroom
bungalow - which she has re-named Widdecombe’s Rest - on the edge of Dartmoor. One villager tells me: ‘She has not bedded down well with us. In
fact, I’d go as far as to say she is very unpopular. She has made it abundantly clear she is against fox-hunting, yet
she has come to live in the epicentre of the South Devon Hunt.
‘She doesn’t even like drag-hunting.
We all wondered why on earth she would want to move here.’ The hunt is holding its Boxing Day meet in the grounds of a hotel just a short waltz away
from Ann’s house. Hunt
chairman Valerie Graham, however, is offering Widders an olive branch. ‘I’ve never met Ann, but in view of her
prowess on Strictly, I think we ought to invite her to our annual hunt ball,’ she says. ‘Maybe she can teach us
a few new skills.’ But
Ann seems unlikely to attend. Of the meet, she retorts: ‘As long as they don’t come into my house and kill my
pet cats, then they can carry on with their disgusting activities.’
Valerie Graham
might like to think she is fooling people with her drag hunting quote, but we know full well just as Ann does that
most hunts including the South Devon hunt are killing foxes with dogs as usual.
Good on you
Ann - wish we lived in the village to give you moral support and keep an eye on that disgusting hunt.
Anyone
in South Devon want to monitor this hunt? They sound like they could do with it!!.
Judi
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1324658/Camilla-pours-heart----WAG.html#ixzz13keLai5I HELP STOP THE USE OF CROSS BOWS TO KILL DEER.
After finding out about
deer being shot with the use of bow and arrow, I wrote the following letter to Governor Schwarzenegger of California.
Please sign the petition below to help stop people using cross bows to kill animals.
| 9:27pm Oct
27 |
Dear Governor Scharzenegger,
My husband and I have spent
the last two years taking our annual holidays in California, but after discovering that the state of California allows deer
and other animals to be killed - and no doubt maimed by the use of bow and arrow - we
have vowed ‘never’ to return to the USA again.We were witness to people using lamps to hunt deer and I was sick to my stomach to learn that these people use cross
bows to kill their prey. On this trip, we
were staying in a small town called Awahanee near Oakhurst in Yosemite, but it will be last time until something is done to
outlaw the use of these vile cruel instruments of torture and death. I always thought that America had some values, but this has shocked us both to the core. We spent a lot of money on this holiday before
finding out about the deer close to where we were staying being horribly killed and maimed by people using bow and arrow.
I’m certain that the animals don’t die quick! They die in pain and from loss of blood. It makes me sick to think
that this evil is given the blessing of the State of California. We heard how one deer was grazing happily with another when it was startled by onlookers admiring them.
One deer went one way, the other ran onto the property of a man who owns a little land next door to the Apple Blossom Bed
& Breakfast. The animal was shot in the neck by an arrow and then staggered back to area he had originated from.
The Inn keeper was then approached by the bowman to ask if he could come on to her property to finish the job off.
She told me that she reluctantly agreed. I find this kind of cruelty terrible, but worse is the fact that this kind of evil is supported by the State. This is why we will never set foot in America
or spend another penny in your country again, until this uncivilised cruelty is stopped.
Yours Sincerely, Judi Hewitt Please sign and share.
Thank you!
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BECCI HELPS ANIMALS IN ROMANIA
WAAC are always pleased
to hear from people who care passionately about animals and so upon hearing about the efforts of Becci Henderson from her
father Richard, we felt she deserved recognition for all her hard work in helping stray and abandoned dogs in Romania.
Becci has also been to Romania to help rehabilitate dancing bears which suffer so much horrific abuse at the hands of those
that seek to profit from their misery.
In a world where compassion for animals is still sadly lacking, it's good
to know there are dedicated young people like Becci willing to give up their time to help animals less fortunate
than us.
Good luck Becci - we wish you well with your exams to become a vet.
Judi
Seagull survives being shot with crossbow in Rhyl Jul 24 2010 by Andrew Gilpin, Daily Post  Seagull which survived being shot with a crossbow in Rhyl ANIMAL rights campaigners are
trying to track down a “cruel and barbaric” yob who shot a seagull with a crossbow. The RSPCA is appealing
for information after the bird was left with a bolt through its neck after the Rhyl attack. The seagull was first seen
on Monday above a shop in Wellington Road, along with two of her juvenile gulls. A crossbow bolt had passed through her body. RSPCA
officers visited the scene on numerous occasions in an attempt to rescue the bird and eventually they managed to take it to
a vet’s surgery on Thursday. The
gull is now receiving treatment and RSPCA inspector Fred Armstrong is calling on Daily Post readers to help find the culprit. He
said: “This incident is highly disturbing for a number of reasons. “Committing an act of cruelty against a defenceless
animal is unpardonable, especially against a mother who is rearing her young. “It’s also very worrying there’s
someone out there with a cross bow who’s using it at will. It’s absolutely vital that somebody helps us catch
this person.” Vale of Clwyd MP Chris Ruane was horrified by the incident. He said: “Anyone who committed
such a horrific attack should be ashamed of themselves. “Not only has this person carried out a cowardly attack
on the bird but they will have also endangered the lives of anyone nearby with their indiscriminate use of the crossbow. I
would urge anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the RSPCA as soon as possible.” Rhyl councillor
Brian Blakeley added: “This was a cruel and barbaric attack, that poor bird must really be suffering. “We
do have a seagull problem here in Rhyl but it’s no worse than anywhere else along the coast and shooting them with crossbows
is not the answer. “Rhyl is a seaside resort and these are seagulls. If people didn’t feed them they wouldn’t
come into the town centre and high street as much. I’m horrified by this attack, it’s made my blood boil.” l
ANYONE with information can call the RSPCA on 0300 1234 999. GOD SAVE THE BEARS!
Spread the word by forwarding the video footage to your friends.
Sign PETA'S Petition to stop the massacre of bears. Please help to stop cruel
hunters from trapping and killing bears for their fur, so that they can be used for the Queen's guards hats.
It's outrageous that the Queen is still allowing bear pelts to be used in royal hats.
DOG LEFT IN CRATE, IN SUFFOCATING HEAT, DIES.
Dear Friends,
I have just read and signed the petition: "OWNER LEAVES CAGED DOG IN HEAT TO DIE". Please take a moment to read about this important issue, and join me in signing the petition.
It takes just 30 seconds, but can truly make a difference. We are trying to reach 5000 signatures - please sign here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/owner-leaves-caged-dog-in-heat-to-die
Once you have signed, you can help even more by asking your friends and family to sign as well.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/owner-leaves-caged-dog-in-heat-to-die/2823 FLORENCE, SOUTH
CAROLINA ... 114 DEGREE HEAT - THIS POOR DOG WAS KNOWINGLY LEFT IN THE SCORCHING SUN FOR 3 DAYS WITH NO FOOD OR WATER - A
NEIGHBOUR OFFERED TO MOVE THIS BABY INTO THE SHADE - THE OWNER REFUSED!!!!
Wednesday 23 June 2010 Daily TelegraphAnimal activists boycott Prince of Wales biscuits
in protest at squirrel cull Animal activists are boycotting Duchy Originals in protest at the Prince
of Wales's calls to kill grey squirrels. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent
Published: 1:02PM BST 22 Jun 2010Comment on this The Prince is supporting a plan to
re-introduce red squirrels to Cornwall in a controversial project that will mean thousands of grey squirrels have to be culled
in the area. But Viva! and Animal Aid, two radical animal rights groups, said his "arrogant
meddling with nature" was a "shocking waste of conservation money" that will harm both red and grey They
are calling on animal lovers to boycott the popular organic biscuits and other foods available from the "nature friendly"
Duchy Original line. Prince Charles has called for the cull of grey squirrels across the
country in the past in order to allow red squirrels to return. The invasive grey squirrels
not only damage native trees but spread a deadly pox to the native red squirrels. The Red
Squirrel Survival Trust, that is planning on re-introducing reds to Cornwall, insist it will be necessary to first cull the
greys by trapping and poisoning. But Kate Fowler, Head of Campaigns at Animal Aid, said
it was cruel to kill the squirrels through drowning, poisoning or "bludgeoning to death". "To mass-kill a healthy species and then reintroduce one that may struggle to survive in that area, is utterly
absurd and a shocking waste of valuable conservation money. The suffering that this cull will cause – to both reds and
greys – is without justification, and is driven by the Prince’s whimsical preference for red squirrels. We must
speak out against such arrogant meddling with nature. Prince Charles may be King someday, but he is not God," she said.
Juliet Gellatley, zoologist and founder & director of Viva!, said reds could be reintroduced
once a vaccination is made available against the pox. "Grey squirrels were introduced
into the UK by the aristocracy and now they want to eradicate them. I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that there
is a minority of 'well-bred' people who may seem normal but who are bent on killing. Sadly, Prince Charles seems to
be one of them, following in the footsteps of his tiger-slaughtering father. The call for this cull is immoral and scientifically
defective." But Charles Williams, of the Red Squirrel Survival Trust, said grey squirrel
culls have been going on in the area for generations and it was the only way to make sure the new red population can thrive.
"The grey squirrel is frankly a tree rat, it does untold damage to our native woodland
and is on the Government's list as vermin. Therefore the culling of grey squirrels has been going on for years in the
countryside. It is common sense to have a cull before introducing the reds," he said. "I
do not think Prince Charles will be bothered by a few people boycotting Duchy Originals." Juliet Gellatley BSc, Dip CNM, Dip DM, FNTP, NTCCFounder
& DirectorViva! and Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation&
Revive! Nutritional Therapist8 York CourtWilder StreetBristolBS2 8QHTel: 0117 944 1000E: juliet@viva.org.ukwww.viva.org.ukwww.vegetarian.org.ukwww.fruityfundays.comFax:
0117 924 4646
Thank you Viva for
bringing this disgusting grey squirrel cull to our attention. The media and those insufferable clowns that think animals
are vermin are thankfully fewer than those who care about our fellow creatures.
So called Conservationist Charles Williams
speaks so vehemently about grey squirrels while holding reds in such high esteem. Has this idiot forgotten that reds
were once thought of as vermin? For this vile man to say that Prince Charles is not going to be bothered by a few people not
buying his products shows us the kind of man Williams is! Prince Charlie gets paid a lot of money from
the public for his 'royal' services. Or are we expendable and nothing to him, just like the animals he has enjoyed
killing.
Well perhaps it's time the royals and all their silly groupies realised that we are not surfs
anymore and we no longer believe all the clap-trap spouted by the media.
Keep on dismissing us Charlie, you
are bringing us closer to a republic every day...
Meanwhile, all good people, urge everyone you know to boycott
Duchy Originals.
Judi
BADGER CULL HAS STARTED!!
May 26th 2010
we have received information late tonight that armed police with contractors
were taking cages and peanuts into a farm in north pembrokeshire this morning. we will try our utmost to get this confirmed first thing, but it appears our worst suspicions are confirmed. if it
is true, it also proves beyond all doubt that glossop is an absolute liar when she said they did not yet have a clear idea
about strategy last week to PAC. if the rumour is true -
the WAG are distressingly predictable. they have the murder of badgers now firmly in their grasp, and they willl not
be deflected by further confrontational surveys. firstly, we must try to find
out if this is true. tomorrow, ring your AMs, ring animal health, ring elin jones, ring the media
- and get them to tell you what they will. then get your
cameras out, get your ear to the ground, and get out there. WE
NEED PROPER LOCATIONS AND TIMINGS DELIVERED IMMEDIATELY IF YOU SEE ANYTHING. WE CANNOT ACT ON VAGUE OR LATE INFORMATION.
now is the time for a brave and rapid stand - we cannot
falter. there will be plenty of time for outrage later. adrian
and monica
Thompson Ecology - Helping kill badgers in Wales A Badger | 05.05.2010 17:26 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | South Coast Thomson Ecology is the company responsible for surveying for badgers and sett locations prior to the Welsh Assembly badger
killing due to start this month. Please contact them and ask them to stop their involvement in this illegal, immoral slaughter.
Thomson Ecology is the company responsible for surveying for badgers and sett locations prior to the Welsh Assembly badger
killing due to start this month, i.e. these people are finding out where the badgers are and where best to trap them, then
passing the information directly onto the badger killers at WAG. Please contact them to politely tell them what you think
of their behaviour. Or maybe you would like to demo them as well? Thompson Ecology:  http://thomsonecology.com Head Office Compass House 60 Priestley Road Guildford Surrey GU2 7YU Tel:
01483 466000 Fax: 01483 303182 Email:  enquiries@thomsonecology.com Laura Prosser: laura.prosser@thomsonecology.com Libby Crew: libby.crew@thomsonecology.com Richard Arnold: Richard.Arnold@thomsonecology.com Yorkshire Office 94-96 Pegholme Wharfebank Business Centre Ilkley Road Otley West
Yorkshire LS21 3JP Tel: 01943 467731 Fax: 01943 467472 Gordon Haycock: gordon.haycock@thomsonecology.com Caroline McParland: caroline.mcparland@thomsonecology.com No mention of them helping the badger killers on their website, we wonder why?: http://www.thomsonecology.com/page/badgers Also contact their sister company - Thomson Habitats: http://www.thomsonhabitats.com/ Thomson Habitats Ltd, Compass House, 60 Priestley Road, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7YU Tel: +44 (0)1483 466066
Fax:+44 (0)1483 303182 Email: enquiries@thomsonhabitats.com Gemma Cooke: gemma.cooke@thomsonhabitats.com Phil Watkins: phil.watkins@thomsonhabitats.com A Badger
 e-mail: savethewelshbadger@googlemail.com
BARBARIC BADGER CULL – THE BOYCOTT MUST START
NOW!The Welsh Assembly, in league with an incompetent
and callous farming industry, refuses to listen to science or compassion, and still presses on with it’s plans to slaughter
thousands of badgers in West Wales this spring. We still await a high court decision on the legality of the cull, following the Badger Trust’s
Judicial Review hearing last week. The court was given explosive evidence that Christianne Glossop, WAG’s Chief Vet,
did “not consider if necessary” to tell Elin Jones of the most up to date evidence that badger culling does nothing
to help with bovine TB, before she made her cull decision. The most expert badger scientists in the country tore into Glossop’s
evidence, stating that WAG officials made multiple errors in evaluating the science of badger culling. We can but hope that justice
prevails when the judge makes his decision.But even if the badgers are granted a reprieve, there are still many Welsh farmers
who are determined to see them killed, and others who by their silence, and unwillingness to upset militant neighbours, are
complicit. Wales Against Animal Cruelty today launches
the first wave of a boycott of Pembrokeshire dairy produce, with plenty more names to follow. The buying public can show its
disgust for this cruelty by refusing to support those who encourage or allow badgers to be trapped and shot on their land,
or who are near the killing fields and refuse to speak out. We will also be campaigning for tourists to stay away from the
area and put their money elsewhere – plenty are already doing so. Much of the tourism in North Pembrokeshire is by nature
lovers seeking wilderness experience. They have a right to know that as they sleep, caged badgers are desperately awaiting
their execution in the morning, by having their brains blown out!BOYCOTT DAIONI!One of the most vocal agitators
for badger killing is Mr Laurence Harris, of Trioni Ltd. They make Daioni milk, cream, yoghurt, and their range of flavoured
milks which they call “health” drinks. WAAC believes Harris’ lobbying pressure of WAG,
together with his constant media sob stories and letters to the editor calling for a cull, is one of the reasons the cull
is where it is. Some facts about Trioni:Laurence Harris pleaded guilty on March 15th 2010 to contravening food standard
regulations (http://www.tivysideadvertiser.co.uk/news/5070068.Organic_farmer_fined_for_contravening_food_regulations/). On
December 18th 2008, 200 of his cows tested positive for bovine tuberculosis. On December 22th, an animal health officer told
Harris that milk from his herd was unfit for human consumption. He was told ‘unequivocally’ not to distribute
the milk, and a list of the affected cows was given to him. Despite this advice, that evening 10,670 litres of milk, unsuitable
for human consumption, was collected. It was later removed from the food chain by the milk company Omsco. With regard to the incident, son Tom Harris said “they could not afford to
lose the milk as they would not be compensated”. We assume from these comments that they would rather the milk, unfit
for human consumption, had been distributed as normal. Mr Harris says that Daioni is “a quality, natural product” with “attributes as a natural,
wholesome, refreshing, flavoursome, organic drink”. Not when it’s unfit for human consumption it isn’t!We must also ask why 200 of 1000 milking cows in the herd tested positive for TB
at the same time. Clearly TB had been present in many animals for a long time before it was discovered. How much milk passed
into the food chain before that? Were the TB tests on the Daioni farm up to date, or did they get delayed for any reason?Despite 20% of his cows testing positive for TB, Mr Harris still prefers to blame
his local badgers rather than his own practices. Here is another example of how his actions differ from his words:“Asked about a badger cull, Mr Harris said: “We abide by the government
ruling on this. I try to stay away from it. But it does seem that the current strategy of containment and eradication is not
working.”
Western Mail, Jan 7th, 2009But here is an email sent by Mr Harris to his contacts on October 27th, 2009, a
week before the Welsh Assembly voted to approve the killing of thousands of Pembrokeshire’s badgers: “We need to lobby all of the AMs before
this vote is taken next Wed in
the Senedd. Could you please circulate to all who you think will put finger on
keyboard . Below are the contacts for the AMs. Suggest they are copied and pasted in *Bcc.* *_We need to get this vote through otherwise there will be no
cull._*”It would appear that on that occasion, he wasn’t trying very hard at all to stay away from the
badger cull issue. Unsurprisingly, Mr Harris’ farm is in the chosen badger cull area of North Pembrokeshire.
Trioni like to portray themselves as “victims of circumstance” – unlike Pembrokeshire badgers which are victims of their lobbying. Please email Laurence Harris at sales@trioni.com
or telephone him on 01239 682572 / 0560 114 3106.
There is a contact form at http://www.trioni.com/contact.html.Tell him you will never buy his products again, and you will be spreading the word about his efforts to have badgers
exterminated. Please complain to local shops who stock Daioni products. Let WAAC know if you get any responses.
We will be investigating suppliers and buyers of Daioni in the near future, so you can lobby them as well. Watch this space!
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