AN ORGANIZATION THAT CARES FOR ABUSED ANIMALS, ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Read this,below, from the New York Times.
And please click on, and offer your help!
https://www.worldsocietyprotectionofanimals.org/bear/?e27=1007&e28=4042&e29=105000012
Peace, kids.
Showing posts with label PETA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PETA. Show all posts
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
BOLIVIAN MILITARY--TRAINED BY THE U.S.,STABS AND KILLS STRAY DOGS FOR SPORT.
DEAD AS A DOG.
The authorities in the Bolivian military routinely snatch up stray dogs, tie them down, and stab them.It's not euthanasia--it's done for sport!There are documents which prove our own military(the U.S.) has trained the Bolivian army, though I hope and pray we(U.S.) are not guilty of committing, or assisting in committing, these atrocities.I cannot bring myself to actually watch the video you may choose to watch, when you click on the link, below, but at least have a heart, and write the authorities(a pre-written e-mail form is already provided--please add your own words--and be respectful, even though you will understandably be upset--cursing will not help this cause), to STOP THIS BARBARIC PRACTICE!
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/bolivia_military?c=weekly_enews
Peace, kids.
The authorities in the Bolivian military routinely snatch up stray dogs, tie them down, and stab them.It's not euthanasia--it's done for sport!There are documents which prove our own military(the U.S.) has trained the Bolivian army, though I hope and pray we(U.S.) are not guilty of committing, or assisting in committing, these atrocities.I cannot bring myself to actually watch the video you may choose to watch, when you click on the link, below, but at least have a heart, and write the authorities(a pre-written e-mail form is already provided--please add your own words--and be respectful, even though you will understandably be upset--cursing will not help this cause), to STOP THIS BARBARIC PRACTICE!
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/bolivia_military?c=weekly_enews
Peace, kids.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
PAWS(Pets and Women's Shelters) PROGRAM!!
There is a new program for women and children who are fleeing domestic violence, and I think it's the most important campaign that American Humane Association has ever launched.It will allow for the companion animals of these mothers and children to accompany them as they leave, and begin to make a new life for themselves. Imagine the peace-of-mind they will be able to have, knowing their ENTIRE beloved family is with them.
No more worries like: "If I leave, what will happen to...? Will he hurt or kill our [dog/cat].....?"
The website is below, and the program is called PAWS.
Please log on now, and add this info to your social networking site, like Facebook, or MySpace, and/or add it to your own blog.
Let's be sure women do not feel forced to stay any longer in a frightening, abusive relationship, because they are afraid of the rage their animals will suffer. They can be helped to leave--with their children, their beloved companion animals, and their dignity--in tact. Help them do just that!
Website: www.AmericanHumane.org
In other news, I am painfully aware of Canada's Annual Seal Slaughter coming up. I say "slaughter", because there's no "hunting" aspect to this. The baby seals are easily spotted on the ice, and large men holding big clubs beat them unmercifully, or hook them with metal hooks, and then they are skinned--often while still alive--simply for their fur.The mothers of these babies watch helplessly, attempting to intervene, as their babies are killed right in front of them.
Let's stop this senseless, brutal practice.
For those concerned these men will not have a job, may I respectfully remind you that seal-fur makes up less than 1% of total income for these killers. The men who perform these murders are usually fisherman, and can easily make money without engaging in this practice.
I am hoping The Olympic Committee will step up and say that the seal slaughter will not be acceptable anymore, as Canada prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The logo of the Olympic rings that PETA is posting, features the red ring, dripping with blood.
For more info on how you can help, go to:
www.peta.org
Or simply paste the link, below, into your browser.
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09/wk57is8ryjt3mdet?
Thank you for helping women, children, companion animals, shelters, the PAWS Program and....and Baby Harp Seals!
Peace, kids.
No more worries like: "If I leave, what will happen to...? Will he hurt or kill our [dog/cat].....?"
The website is below, and the program is called PAWS.
Please log on now, and add this info to your social networking site, like Facebook, or MySpace, and/or add it to your own blog.
Let's be sure women do not feel forced to stay any longer in a frightening, abusive relationship, because they are afraid of the rage their animals will suffer. They can be helped to leave--with their children, their beloved companion animals, and their dignity--in tact. Help them do just that!
Website: www.AmericanHumane.org
In other news, I am painfully aware of Canada's Annual Seal Slaughter coming up. I say "slaughter", because there's no "hunting" aspect to this. The baby seals are easily spotted on the ice, and large men holding big clubs beat them unmercifully, or hook them with metal hooks, and then they are skinned--often while still alive--simply for their fur.The mothers of these babies watch helplessly, attempting to intervene, as their babies are killed right in front of them.
Let's stop this senseless, brutal practice.
For those concerned these men will not have a job, may I respectfully remind you that seal-fur makes up less than 1% of total income for these killers. The men who perform these murders are usually fisherman, and can easily make money without engaging in this practice.
I am hoping The Olympic Committee will step up and say that the seal slaughter will not be acceptable anymore, as Canada prepares to host the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The logo of the Olympic rings that PETA is posting, features the red ring, dripping with blood.
For more info on how you can help, go to:
www.peta.org
Or simply paste the link, below, into your browser.
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/seal_hunt_09/wk57is8ryjt3mdet?
Thank you for helping women, children, companion animals, shelters, the PAWS Program and....and Baby Harp Seals!
Peace, kids.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
THE CRULETY IS UNBELIEVEABLE. YET ANOTHER REASON TO AVOID FACTORY-FARMED MEAT, ESPECIALLY FROM PIGS.
Here's the latest, from the AP:
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AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods up into sows' hindquarters.
On the video, obtained by The Associated Press, a supervisor tells an undercover investigator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that when he gets angry or a sow won't move, "I grab one of these rods and jam it in her (anus)."
The farm, located outside of Bayard, Iowa, about 60 miles west of Des Moines, is a supplier to Hormel Foods of Austin, Minn. PETA wants to use the results of the investigation to pressure Hormel, the maker of Spam and other food products, to demand that its suppliers ensure humane treatment of pigs.
Hormel spokeswoman Julie Henderson Craven on Tuesday called the abuses "completely unacceptable."
The animal rights group also planned to send the video to the sheriff in Greene County, Iowa, seeking prosecution of 18 people on animal cruelty violations. According to PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich, the video shows eight people directly abusing animals.
"Abuse on factory farms is the absolute norm, not the exception, and anyone eating factory-farmed meat is paying to support it," Friedrich said.
After getting a whistleblower complaint from someone inside the farm, PETA sent two undercover investigators to get hired at the farm and document its practices — one from June 10 to Sept. 8, and the other from July 23 to Sept. 11.
At one point on the video, an employee shouts to an investigator, "Hurt 'em! There's nobody works for PETA out here. You know who PETA is?"
The undercover PETA investigator replies that he's heard of the group.
"I hate them. These (expletives) deserve to be hurt. Hurt, I say!," the employee yells as he hits a sow with a metal rod. "Hurt! Hurt! Hurt! Hurt! ... Take out your frustrations on 'em." He encourages the investigator to pretend that one of the pigs scared off a voluptuous and willing 17- or 18-year-old girl, and then beat the pig for it.
Records at the Greene County Assessor's Office show the property was owned by Natural Pork Production II LLP of Iowa until Aug. 18, and then was transferred to MowMar LLP of Fairmont, Minn.
Lynn Becker, an owner of MowMar, called the abuses on the video "completely intolerable, reprehensible. We condemn these types of acts. If any animals were abused in the brief time we've owned the farm, if we still employ these people, any attempt will made to investigate and initiate corrective action immediately."
Becker said his company provided animal welfare training to the staff when it took over the farm.
Natural Pork Production II referred questions to AMVC Management Services, which managed the farm under its ownership. Mark Jones, AMVC's network manager, said the video showed "unacceptable practices" and that his company is working with the new ownership to investigate.
Craven, the Hormel spokeswoman, said the farm became a Hormel supplier only after the change in ownership, and that MowMar "shares our commitment to animal welfare and humane handling."
Craven said it was her understanding that the abuses took place before the change in ownership. But PETA's Friedrich said the abuses continued, and that the new manager abused animals by shocking and kicking pigs.
Dr. Jennifer Greiner, a veterinarian and director of science and technology at the National Pork Producers Council, said the industry condemns "willful abuse" of pigs and that the video depicts acts that are not acceptable.
"Our industry is committed to handling pigs humanely," she said. "My industry is full of good people."
At one point in the video, workers are shown slamming piglets on the ground, a practice designed to instantly kill those baby pigs that aren't healthy enough. But on the video, the piglets are not killed instantly, and in a bloodied pile, some piglets can be seen wiggling vainly. The video also shows piglets being castrated, and having their tails cut off, without anesthesia.
Temple Grandin, a leading animal welfare expert who serves as a consultant to the livestock industry, said that while those are standard industry practices, the treatment of the sows on the video was far from it.
"This is atrocious animal abuse," Grandin said after PETA sent her the video. But she disagreed with PETA's contention that it was widespread in the industry.
"I've been on many good farms, and the pigs are handled gently," she said. "This was blatant, deliberate animal cruelty. These people are sick. They need to be prosecuted. There are certain people that enjoy hurting animals and they should not be working with them — period."
One of the PETA investigators, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect his ability to do further undercover operations, said there was a culture of violence on the farm, and working there was an emotionally and physically exhausting experience that typically involved working 12-hour shifts and walking 15 miles a day.
"So many times, it took all of my willpower not to step up and do something," he said, adding that he also saw the supervisor shove a cane into a sow's vagina. "I was just shocked. What do you say to that?"
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On the Net:
PETA video: http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/iowa_pigfarm_abuse
National Pork Producers Council: http://www.nppc.org/index.php
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Well, I don't plan to watch any videos; I'm already sick to my stomach over this. It's full-out animal abuse, and it's truly inexcusable. If most folks that munch bacon every morning knew this, I bet they'd lose their appetite, too!
Temple Grandin, who is mentioned in the article above is a young woman with autism who uses her unique abilities to communicate differently, in the facilitation of more humane conditions for animals being raised for food. She has written a few books on the subject, and is truly amazing in her empathy for these creatures.
If I find a petition to sign to protest Hormel, and their suppliers, I'll pass it along.
For now, you may check out PETA, for future updates, and to see what else they are working on, at the link below:
www.peta.org
Peace, kids.
Here's the latest, from the AP:
_____________________________________________
___
AP Exclusive: Video shows workers abusing pigs
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - An undercover video shot at an Iowa pig farm shows workers hitting sows with metal rods, slamming piglets on a concrete floor and bragging about jamming rods up into sows' hindquarters.
On the video, obtained by The Associated Press, a supervisor tells an undercover investigator for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that when he gets angry or a sow won't move, "I grab one of these rods and jam it in her (anus)."
The farm, located outside of Bayard, Iowa, about 60 miles west of Des Moines, is a supplier to Hormel Foods of Austin, Minn. PETA wants to use the results of the investigation to pressure Hormel, the maker of Spam and other food products, to demand that its suppliers ensure humane treatment of pigs.
Hormel spokeswoman Julie Henderson Craven on Tuesday called the abuses "completely unacceptable."
The animal rights group also planned to send the video to the sheriff in Greene County, Iowa, seeking prosecution of 18 people on animal cruelty violations. According to PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich, the video shows eight people directly abusing animals.
"Abuse on factory farms is the absolute norm, not the exception, and anyone eating factory-farmed meat is paying to support it," Friedrich said.
After getting a whistleblower complaint from someone inside the farm, PETA sent two undercover investigators to get hired at the farm and document its practices — one from June 10 to Sept. 8, and the other from July 23 to Sept. 11.
At one point on the video, an employee shouts to an investigator, "Hurt 'em! There's nobody works for PETA out here. You know who PETA is?"
The undercover PETA investigator replies that he's heard of the group.
"I hate them. These (expletives) deserve to be hurt. Hurt, I say!," the employee yells as he hits a sow with a metal rod. "Hurt! Hurt! Hurt! Hurt! ... Take out your frustrations on 'em." He encourages the investigator to pretend that one of the pigs scared off a voluptuous and willing 17- or 18-year-old girl, and then beat the pig for it.
Records at the Greene County Assessor's Office show the property was owned by Natural Pork Production II LLP of Iowa until Aug. 18, and then was transferred to MowMar LLP of Fairmont, Minn.
Lynn Becker, an owner of MowMar, called the abuses on the video "completely intolerable, reprehensible. We condemn these types of acts. If any animals were abused in the brief time we've owned the farm, if we still employ these people, any attempt will made to investigate and initiate corrective action immediately."
Becker said his company provided animal welfare training to the staff when it took over the farm.
Natural Pork Production II referred questions to AMVC Management Services, which managed the farm under its ownership. Mark Jones, AMVC's network manager, said the video showed "unacceptable practices" and that his company is working with the new ownership to investigate.
Craven, the Hormel spokeswoman, said the farm became a Hormel supplier only after the change in ownership, and that MowMar "shares our commitment to animal welfare and humane handling."
Craven said it was her understanding that the abuses took place before the change in ownership. But PETA's Friedrich said the abuses continued, and that the new manager abused animals by shocking and kicking pigs.
Dr. Jennifer Greiner, a veterinarian and director of science and technology at the National Pork Producers Council, said the industry condemns "willful abuse" of pigs and that the video depicts acts that are not acceptable.
"Our industry is committed to handling pigs humanely," she said. "My industry is full of good people."
At one point in the video, workers are shown slamming piglets on the ground, a practice designed to instantly kill those baby pigs that aren't healthy enough. But on the video, the piglets are not killed instantly, and in a bloodied pile, some piglets can be seen wiggling vainly. The video also shows piglets being castrated, and having their tails cut off, without anesthesia.
Temple Grandin, a leading animal welfare expert who serves as a consultant to the livestock industry, said that while those are standard industry practices, the treatment of the sows on the video was far from it.
"This is atrocious animal abuse," Grandin said after PETA sent her the video. But she disagreed with PETA's contention that it was widespread in the industry.
"I've been on many good farms, and the pigs are handled gently," she said. "This was blatant, deliberate animal cruelty. These people are sick. They need to be prosecuted. There are certain people that enjoy hurting animals and they should not be working with them — period."
One of the PETA investigators, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect his ability to do further undercover operations, said there was a culture of violence on the farm, and working there was an emotionally and physically exhausting experience that typically involved working 12-hour shifts and walking 15 miles a day.
"So many times, it took all of my willpower not to step up and do something," he said, adding that he also saw the supervisor shove a cane into a sow's vagina. "I was just shocked. What do you say to that?"
___
On the Net:
PETA video: http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/iowa_pigfarm_abuse
National Pork Producers Council: http://www.nppc.org/index.php
_________________________________________________
____
Well, I don't plan to watch any videos; I'm already sick to my stomach over this. It's full-out animal abuse, and it's truly inexcusable. If most folks that munch bacon every morning knew this, I bet they'd lose their appetite, too!
Temple Grandin, who is mentioned in the article above is a young woman with autism who uses her unique abilities to communicate differently, in the facilitation of more humane conditions for animals being raised for food. She has written a few books on the subject, and is truly amazing in her empathy for these creatures.
If I find a petition to sign to protest Hormel, and their suppliers, I'll pass it along.
For now, you may check out PETA, for future updates, and to see what else they are working on, at the link below:
www.peta.org
Peace, kids.
Friday, March 28, 2008
For those of you not on my e-mail list, you may not realize that The San Francisco Art Institute sponsored a very ugly exhibit recently.
I hope PETA will jump into action soon, as I have not seen it mentioned in their online newsletter...
The exhibit consisted of the videotaped interactions of animals with a human--the artist who lured them over, in an effort to create this "art" exhibit entitled "Don't Trust Me", whereupon he then smashed the animals--one by one--in the head with a hammer, executing them in a bloody, unconscionable fashion.I did not publicize it in my blog, for fear it might (ironically) give good publicity to a very bad, sad thing. However, I feel safer discussing it now, as the curator has suspended the show. They plan to have a discussion about it this weekend, though I doubt many people could find this "art" at all enlightening, uplifting, or even disturbing in an investigative, or even metaphorical way. The CRIME of it, combined with the absolute inhumanity on "exhibit", is eloquently expressed by pal, Ellen Lindquist, in the letter she sent the SFAI.Read on:
March 24, 2008
Dear San Francisco Art Institute,
I understand that you are currently showing an exhibit, "Don't Trust Me," that features short videos of animals being hit on the head with hammers. http://www.sfai.edu/page.aspx?page=285&navID=587§ionID=4
I am grieved that your institute has chosen to display this. On the website about the show, I learned that the artist, Abdessemed, like many Algerian immigrants to France, suffered due to biases in French society against his people. Indeed, it is most likely because he was ill-treated as an immigrant that he has chosen to use images depicting violence against animals. However, the abuse that Abdessemed suffered is no excuse for abusing innocent animals. What Abdessemed and the San Francisco Art Institute both need to realize is that cruelty against animals is a crime. By displaying this so-called art, the San Francisco Art Institute is complicit in these crimes.
The description of the show, that it "resist(s) the imposition of narrative constructions or automatic interpretations," seeks to legitimize this video that--like snuff films--appeals only to the viewers' basest instincts. Abdessemed claims that his "belief in revolution, both social and individual, is manifest throughout his work." What kind of "revolution" could he possibly mean? There is nothing vaguely new about slaughtering animals. Surely the San Francisco Art Institute can do better. Take down this horrifying exhibit.
Sincerely,
Ellen Lindquist
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Hey readers, I found out this morning the exhibit has been suspended, but perhaps only temporarily.
I sent this out today, with my sentiments, and echoes of what Ellen said in hers, fully present:
Dear Educators, Artists, Gallery Owners,
Hi. As a fellow artist(a poet and actor), I have the utmost respect for artists in ALL mediums. It is with much sorrow that I write to you to tell you of my utter horror over the exhibit featuring Mr. Abdessemed's "art".
I am certainly NOT an advocate of censorship, but what this artist has done is to commit and further a crime. While I understand he is attempting to be "provocative", it is merely sensational.
Enough is enough.
I know you have "suspended" this exhibition, but please END this exhibition. This does not raise consciousness, or raise the level of humanity we are all(even Mr. Abdessemed) capable of.
Continued successs in future exhibitions, and please, in the interests of the good of all of us, and in preserving other artists' integrity(an "exhibit" like this weakens support for all art, and serves NO purpose, except, as I said, to sensationalize, and cheapen animal, and human life), end this exhibit, permanently.
Thank you for your consideration.
Peace,
Lisa Allender
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Please let your feelings be heard...follow the link in Ellen's letter, and raise a ruckus. There are too many truly talented artists out there, who deserve a chance to be seen and represented.
Thanks, kids.
Peace & Blessings to You & Yours...
I hope PETA will jump into action soon, as I have not seen it mentioned in their online newsletter...
The exhibit consisted of the videotaped interactions of animals with a human--the artist who lured them over, in an effort to create this "art" exhibit entitled "Don't Trust Me", whereupon he then smashed the animals--one by one--in the head with a hammer, executing them in a bloody, unconscionable fashion.I did not publicize it in my blog, for fear it might (ironically) give good publicity to a very bad, sad thing. However, I feel safer discussing it now, as the curator has suspended the show. They plan to have a discussion about it this weekend, though I doubt many people could find this "art" at all enlightening, uplifting, or even disturbing in an investigative, or even metaphorical way. The CRIME of it, combined with the absolute inhumanity on "exhibit", is eloquently expressed by pal, Ellen Lindquist, in the letter she sent the SFAI.Read on:
March 24, 2008
Dear San Francisco Art Institute,
I understand that you are currently showing an exhibit, "Don't Trust Me," that features short videos of animals being hit on the head with hammers. http://www.sfai.edu/page.aspx?page=285&navID=587§ionID=4
I am grieved that your institute has chosen to display this. On the website about the show, I learned that the artist, Abdessemed, like many Algerian immigrants to France, suffered due to biases in French society against his people. Indeed, it is most likely because he was ill-treated as an immigrant that he has chosen to use images depicting violence against animals. However, the abuse that Abdessemed suffered is no excuse for abusing innocent animals. What Abdessemed and the San Francisco Art Institute both need to realize is that cruelty against animals is a crime. By displaying this so-called art, the San Francisco Art Institute is complicit in these crimes.
The description of the show, that it "resist(s) the imposition of narrative constructions or automatic interpretations," seeks to legitimize this video that--like snuff films--appeals only to the viewers' basest instincts. Abdessemed claims that his "belief in revolution, both social and individual, is manifest throughout his work." What kind of "revolution" could he possibly mean? There is nothing vaguely new about slaughtering animals. Surely the San Francisco Art Institute can do better. Take down this horrifying exhibit.
Sincerely,
Ellen Lindquist
______________________________
Hey readers, I found out this morning the exhibit has been suspended, but perhaps only temporarily.
I sent this out today, with my sentiments, and echoes of what Ellen said in hers, fully present:
Dear Educators, Artists, Gallery Owners,
Hi. As a fellow artist(a poet and actor), I have the utmost respect for artists in ALL mediums. It is with much sorrow that I write to you to tell you of my utter horror over the exhibit featuring Mr. Abdessemed's "art".
I am certainly NOT an advocate of censorship, but what this artist has done is to commit and further a crime. While I understand he is attempting to be "provocative", it is merely sensational.
Enough is enough.
I know you have "suspended" this exhibition, but please END this exhibition. This does not raise consciousness, or raise the level of humanity we are all(even Mr. Abdessemed) capable of.
Continued successs in future exhibitions, and please, in the interests of the good of all of us, and in preserving other artists' integrity(an "exhibit" like this weakens support for all art, and serves NO purpose, except, as I said, to sensationalize, and cheapen animal, and human life), end this exhibit, permanently.
Thank you for your consideration.
Peace,
Lisa Allender
___________________________________
Please let your feelings be heard...follow the link in Ellen's letter, and raise a ruckus. There are too many truly talented artists out there, who deserve a chance to be seen and represented.
Thanks, kids.
Peace & Blessings to You & Yours...
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