Justice for Buddy - man sentenced for dragging death of dog

Saturday 31 July 2010 0 comments
Denver, CO - On December 30, 2009, a German shepherd mix named Buddy, was dragged to death behind the truck of Steven Clay Romero, 38, of Grand Junction.
Today, Romero has been sentenced to 36 months in Federal prison, followed by 12 months of supervised release, in addition to a $500 fine and $343.68 in restitution to Buddy's owners.
Though the punishment is the maximum allowed by law, it still seems inadequate to many individuals who were saddened by Buddy's cruel, inhumane death.
Buddy's supporters established a petition site for Buddy, as well as a Demand Justice for Buddy Facebook site. In late April, a candlelight vigil was held in Buddy's honor, as a donated memorial stone at the Roice-Hurst Humane Society was dedicated. The stone reads "For Buddy, and all the animals that have no one to weep for them."



More here


In memory of a precious dog named Buddy








What did I ever do to you, just a dog living my life
With the good folks I knew, now I'm so far away
But I still see you...
I don't feel the pain, it disappeared at heaven's gate
I won't be home again, but the world is at my feet
I'm on another plane, I'm everyone's Buddy.

I'm everyone's friend
I'm the dog that you once knew, I'm the love within your hand
I'm the one that you will through, the one for whom you make a stand
Thanks, I know you love me, I'm everyone's Buddy.

Well, I've been through the worst, a bad person is a curse
Take a life well that's a sin, and you know where I have been
Yeah, I know to hell and back, down a dark and snowy track
But now I feel your hearts and the love you send so far.

Well, life is what you make it and justice ain't for taking
You and I will raise it, it ain't so complicated
I'm here at your side, like every dog in every human's life
Yeah, we're gonna brave it.

Cos I'm everyone's friend
I'm the dog that you once knew, I'm the love within your hand
I'm the one that you will through, I'm the one for whom you make a stand
Thanks, I know you love me, I'm everyone's Buddy.

Man's best friend is here to the end
Always and every way we are one
Kind and true, I, I believe in you
I'm your dog your little piece of God
I pray we'll see this through

I'm just one but see what we begun
You are mine and I am yours
A better world for every one
Your hands and my paws

I'm everyone's friend
I'm the dog that you once knew, I'm the love within your hand
I'm the one that you will through, the one for whom you make a stand
Thanks, I know you love me, yeah
Cos I'm everyone's friend
I'm the dog that you once knew, I'm the love within your hand
I'm the one that you will through, the one for whom you make a stand
Thanks, I know you love me, I'm everyone's Buddy.

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All Rights Reserved
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8.01.10
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Sluit/Close horror asiel/shelter Maasmechelen - The Petition Site

Friday 30 July 2010 0 comments
Sluit/Close horror asiel/shelter Maasmechelen - The Petition Site

LANGUAGES : NEDERLANDS - ENGLISH - FRANCAIS - DEUTSCH

Heeft u ook een klacht over dit dierenasiel? Dien dan een offiele klacht in bij de politie Maasmechelen, hier hangt enorm veel vanaf.

NEDERLANDS
Mijn naam is Twinkel.
Ik ben 4 weken oud, en geboren in de hel.
Geboren in de hel, die "Dierenbescherming Limburg" heet.


Een Dierenbescherming, welk beeld heeft u hiervan? Is dit een veilige haven, een toevluchtsoord, voor verstoten en achtergelaten dieren? Een plaats waar ze tot rust kunnen komen, de nodige (medische) zorgen krijgen, waar ze veilig zijn, waar er intensief gezocht wordt naar een nieuwe, goede thuis?
Wel, zo zou het in elk geval moeten zijn. Maar als je als hond of kat terecht komt in het dierenasiel van Maasmechelen, heb je minder geluk. Dit is een plaats waar enkel de sterken overleven. En dan is het nog maar de vraag in welke mate die "sterken" ongetraumatiseerd terug buiten komen. De dierenarts spuit sommige dieren bij binnenkomst al dood, zonder er echt naar te kijken. Of gooit de kadavers in een plastic zak op de parking.
Honden die nooit uitgelaten worden, sommigen meer dan 1 jaar opgesloten in een hok met tralies, enkel met water en een kom brokken. Er is geen plaats voor aandacht, voor liefde, voor verzorging. Onverzorgde vachten, veel te lange nagels, oor- en oogontstekingen, maag-en darmontstekingen, luchtwegeninfecties... Chronische stress. Kennelangst. Doodsbange, mishandelde dieren die liggen weg te kwijnen in een hoek van hun hok, die worden natgespoten met water als ze niet doen wat van hen verlangd wordt. Honden die constant rondjes lopen, tegen de muren springen, aanhoudend janken.. Een hond die wordt ingeslapen met de verkeerde dosis en die nog half levend in de ijskoude "dodencel" gelegd wordt. Lees zijn verhaal HIER.
Katten met niesziekte, wegrottende ogen, die een doodsstrijd liggen te leveren in een hoekje, snakkend naar adem. Kittens die in hun eigen braaksel liggen te sterven, hun mamapoes hulpeloos miauwend boven hen. Poezen met ontstoken buikwonden, veroorzaakt door onhygienisch uitgevoerde sterilisaties. Katten die ingeent worden met dezelfde, onsteriele naald. Operaties uitgevoerd op dieren die nog niet volledig onder verdoving zijn.
Helaas is het dagelijkse kost, in het Dierenasiel gelegen aan de Rijksweg 60A, te Maasmechelen.



Klik HIER voor een filmpje van een hond in dit asiel.

De FOD ( Federale Overheids Dienst) waar men een officiele klacht kan indienen, steekt haar kop in het zand: al jaren wordt dit asielbeleid gedoogd en zij vindt dat er totaal geen sprake is van wanbeleid. Ja, het is er schoon, omdat de poetsvrouw gewoonweg graag poetst, maar gerust met de dweil om een stervend dier heen dweilt.
Ook de dierenarts wordt door de Orde Dierenartsen niet aan de kaak gesteld.

Dit MOET stoppen!
Dit MOET ophouden!


Anno 2010 is het bijna ongelooflijk dat dergelijke praktijken zich nog voordoen in een land als Belgie.
Het is bijna even ongelooflijk dat de gemeentes Maasmechelen, Lanaken en Hoeselt, nog willen samenwerken met dit asiel.

Ik ben gered uit deze hel, maar nu strijd ik voor mijn vrienden daar. Mensen het is nu of nooit... help mijn vriendjes alsjeblieft....
Teken onze petitie! SLUIT het asiel, er zijn betere alternatieven.


Hebt U ook een klacht over Dierenasiel Maasmechelen? Doe dan aangifte bij de Politie van Maasmechelen!


ENGLISH

Twinkel is my name.
I'm four weeks old and I was born in hell. To wit, the 'Animal Refuge of Limburg' in Maasmechelen.

What should an animal refuge entail in your view? Shouldn't it be a safe haven, a place of rest for abandoned animals? A place where they can regain their strength, receive the necessary veterinary care, where they are totally safe, waiting for a new and secure, happy home? Seems logical, only...

A dog or cat ending up in the Maasmechelen animal shelter, however, has none of those things to look forward to. It's a place where only the very strongest survive. And even they can only hope to get out without trauma. The vet - he ought to be referred to as executioner - puts some animals without even (properly) examining them. He then puts the bodies in a plastic out on the parking lot, where children may find them.
Dogs are never taken out for a walk, some have been locked up in behind bars for over a year. Just a bowl of water and some food, and no attention, no love, no care whatsoever. This results in unhealthy, tangled up fur, nails that are much too long, ear and eye infections, intestinal problems, respiratory tract infections and so on, not to mention the inevitable chronic stress and kennel fear. All of which may lead the vet in turn to decide once again that they are to unwell to live with the known consequences. You might begin to think they're better off dead. Terrified animals crouch in the corner of their cages and try in vain to escape their plight. They are sprayed with a water jet if they happen to disobey rules. Some dogs can be seen, dazedly running around in circles over and over again, sometimes jumping up against the walls, howling for freedom and care. A certain dog had even been euthanized with an insufficiently powerful dose and was put, still alive, in the 'body refrigerator', left to die a horrible death.

Click for a movie of a dog in this shelter.

Cats suffer untreated from cat flu and eye infections, lie dying in a corner, often gasping for breath. Kittens die in their own vomit, their mum helplessly meowing nearby. Some have infected abdominal wounds, caused by non-sterile neutering. Dozens of cats are vaccinated with one and the same non-sterile syringe and surgery is performed with insufficient anaesthetization.

These things happens on a regular basis at the animal shelter at Rijksweg 60A in Maasmechelen.

The Federal Public Service for Animal Welfare is the place where complaints can be lodged, but that's about it. They are seldom or never acted upon and the Service prefers not to see the problem, willing themselves instead to believe there is no such thing as mismanagement at this place. OK, the animals have food and yes, the shelter is clean, but only because the cleaning lady loves to clean. In fact, she loves it so much she has no time to remove dead animals, cleaning and mopping instead around them! Likewise, the Order of Veterinarians prefer not to see the miscarriages by one of their colleagues.

This MUST stop!

It is hard to believe that such barbaric things are still happening in a modern country such as Belgium as it is just as hard to believe that the cities of Maasmechelen, Lanaken and Hoeselt still want to cooperate with a shelter with such a bad and proven track record.

Me, Twinkel, I was saved from this hell, and I have now taken it upon myself to fight for my friends who are still in there. It's now or never, so please, help my furry and other friends and sign our petition! Close the shelter down: there are much better people and alternatives!

DEUTSCH

Mein Name ist Twinkel.
Ich bin vier Wochen alt und geboren in der Hoelle auf Erden.
Geboren in der Hoelle, die "Tierschutz Limburg" heisst.

Ein Tierschutz, welches Bild ruft das auf? Ist es ein sicherer Zufluchtsort, ein Refugium fuer ausgesetzte und verlassene Tiere? Ein Ort, wo sie zur Ruhe kommen koennen, ihre Kraften wiedergewinnen koennen, wo sie die notwendige (tieraerztliche) Versorgung bekommen, wo sie sicher sind und wo intensiv gesucht werd fuer ein neues, gutes Zuhause?
Nun, so soll es auf jeden Fall sein. Allerdings, wenn ein Hund oder eine Katze landet im Tierheim von Maasmechelen, hat es weniger Glueck. Dies ist ein Ort, an dem nur die Staerksten ueberleben. Und es ist immer noch die Frage, inwiefern ein solches "starkes Tier" ohne Trauma's wieder heraus kommt. Der Tierarzt euthanasiert manche Tiere bereits bei der Ankunft, ohne sie wirklich zu betrachten. Oder er werft die Kadaver in eine Plastiktuete auf dem Parkplatz, wo Kinder sie finden koennen.
Hunde, womit nie gelaufen wird, einige sitzen schon mehr als 1 Jahr in einem Kaefig mit Gittern verschlossen, nur mit Wasser und einer Schoessel Trockenfutter. Es gibt keinen Raum fuer Aufmerksamkeit, Liebe, richtige Pflege. Ungepflegtes Fell, Krallen, viel zu lange Krallen, Ohr-und Augeninfektionen, Darmentzuendungen, Infektionen der Atemwege, Chronischer Stress. Angst Zwinger. Misshandelte Tiere lieferen ein Toteskampf in der Ecke ihres Kaefigs, smachtend. Sie wirden mit Wasser bespueht, wenn sie nicht tun, was von ihnen erwartet wird. Hunde, die den gleichen Kreis wieder und wieder laufen, springen gegen die Waende und heulen anhaltend. Ein Hund, der mit einer Unterdosis eingeschlaefert wird, und noch halb lebendig in der kalten "Todeszelle" platziert wird.
HIER finden Sie einen kurzen Film von einem Hund in diesem Tierheim.

Katzen mit extremen Faellen von Katzenschnupfen, wegfaulende Augen, liegen in eine Ecke und lieferen ein Todeskampf, nach Atem ringend. Jungtiere sterben in ihrem eigenen Erbrochenen, ihre Mutter miaut hilflos ueber ihnen. Katzen mit infizierten abdominalen Wunden, verursacht durg unhygienisch durchgefuehrte Sterilisationen. Katzen, die mit der gleichen, nicht sterilen Nadel geimpft werden. Operationen werden bei Tieren durchgefuehrt, die nicht vollstaendig unter Narkose sind.
Leider passieren solche Sachen taeglich im Tierheim auf Rijksweg 60A in Maasmechelen.
Die FOD (Foederaler Oeffentlicher Dienst), wo man eine offizielle Beschwerde einreichen kann, schliesst die Augen: fuer Jahre wird diesen Tierheim Politik toleriert und sie stellt fest, dass es an dieser Stelle nicht so etwas wie Missmanagement gibt. Ja, es ist sauber, weil die Putzfrau einfach gern putzt, aber sie wischt ganz einfach mit ihrem Mop um ein sterbendes Tier herum.
Ausserdem ist der Tierarzt nicht von der Tieraerztlichen Vereinigung geprueft.

Dies muss aufhoeren!
Dies muss sofort ein Ende haben!


Anno 2010 ist es fast unglaublich, dass solche Praktiken immer noch auftreten in einem Land wie Belgien. Und es ist fast so unglaublich, dass die Gemeinden Maasmechelen, Lanaken und Hoeselt noch immer mit diesem Tierheim zusammen arbeiten. Es gibt bessere Alternative.

Ich, Twinkel, wurde gerettet aus dieser Hoelle. Jetzt streite ich fuer meine Freunde die noch immer rein sind. Streiten Sie mit?
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~SAVE OUR SARGE!!!

Thursday 29 July 2010 0 comments
HIS PETITION IS FOR THE WELFARE OF OUR SARGE!
GIVE SARGE MORE TIME TO HEAL..please!!
WE WANT THIS POOR DOG...


given every opportunity to recover in a bit of peace and quiet, for as long it takes...before any further plans to behaviour / temperament test him are carried out.
PLEASE GIVE SARGE some time to heal...after his MAJOR TRAUMA.
Before ANY talks or threat of any EUTHANASIA / KILLING of Sarge are made, the options of going to a RESCUE group, having REHAB/ TRAINING at a Specialist Behaviour Dog Facility, or going to live at a SANCTUARY must be all explored first please !
EUTHANASING...must ONLY ...be a last resort.

PLEASE SIGN and SHARE this new petition for our Sarge!
After all he's been through, he must be allowed as much time to heal as possible, before any further calls on his future are made by the Court or Authorities.
WE WANT THE BEST FOR SARGE...he's our SARGE!!!
SARGE deserves to live a new and happy..cruelty free life.
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OPTIONS ...
Rescue group?
SPECIALIST Behaviour Training.. Dog Handlers? eg: BEST FRIENDS/ DOG TOWN or the RMDT in Colorado.
Or....a sanctuary where he can live out his life.

SARGES story.
Sarge was in his cage, and then shot 6 TIMES by his former owner Lawrence Mick , and his pal Adam Collins on July 9th 2010.
Sarge survived all this..and is one hell of a great dog!!!!
Who...after all he's been through DESERVES only to have a new and happy life far away from his previous ones.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/230/justice-for-sargecaged-and-shot-6-times
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Sarge is currently recovering at the TAHS..Toledo Area Humane Society in Ohio.
SARGE was handed over to the TAHS, after court proceedings on July 23rd 2010..where L Mick relinquished all his ownership rights to him.
When the TAHS took control of Sarge on the 23rd July..he still had insitu 6 bullets..one of which was still in his ear!
Sarge has spent a lot of time with the wonderful TAHS medical and behavioral staff since he was transferred to TAHS on July 23.
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1/ UPDATE ON SARGE...from the TAHS.
July 27th 2010.
The Toledo Area Humane Society (TAHS) would like to again thank everyone for their ongoing support and concern for Sarge.
Sarge has spent a lot of time with our medical and behavioral staff since he was transferred to TAHS on July 23. Because of unprovoked and unpredictable aggressive behavior, we have determined that we will be unable to adopt Sarge directly to the public. Our veterinary staff does not believe his aggression stems from any medical issue. We are still evaluating whether he is a candidate for transfer to a rescue or sanctuary. We have also contacted and are having Sarge evaluated by a Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist from The Ohio State University to help us make the best decision for him.

TAHS does not usually release information about animals not available for adoption, but we are making an exception to this practice because Sarge has captured the attention of the public and many people are concerned about him. Please know that The Toledo Area Humane Society is working hard to find the best possible outcome for Sarge while still considering what is in the best interest of public safety.

2/ UPDATE ON SARGE...from the TAHS
July 27th 2010.
One further update on Sarge %u2013 we have scheduled an appointment with the Board Certified Veterinary Behaviorist from The Ohio State University for Thursday of next week. TAHS staff will take Sarge to Columbus for a behavioral evaluation and consultation. Information from this evaluation will help us determine the best outcome for Sarge. We are also in discussion with rescue groups and sanctuaries who have expressed interest in Sarge, again to determine the best outcome for him. It is still our strong preference to transfer Sarge to a group who is capable of handling his behavioral issues. We consider humane euthanasia a means of last resort. Also, Sarge is evidence in an ongoing criminal trial and any decisions made regarding him will need to be approved by the court.

While we are waiting for the additional behavioral evaluation and The Toledo Area Humane Society (TAHS) would like to again thank everyone for your ongoing support and concern for Sarge.

See Sarges support page with over 3000 TEAM SARGE supporters!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/JUSTICE-for-Sarge-SHOT-6-times-by-his-owner/129259970448541?v=wall&ref=notif
THE TAHS FB PAGE...please visit this nice site..and leave your messages of support for Sarge.
http://www.facebook.com/ToledoHumane
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Demand Justice for Copper, the Dog Released into the Wild as a "Coyote" | Change.org

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n Frankfort, Kentucky, a police officer picked up a stray dog and brought her to the humane society. The shelter manager decided the dog was a coyote and told the police that the shelter couldn't take her in. Acting the advice of experts, the police released the "coyote" back into the wild.

The dog was not a coyote, but an 11-year-old purebred Shiba Inu. Copper, a domestic dog, was left to fend for herself. Police and volunteers have started up search parties, but she's still missing.

Shiba Inus don't look anything like coyotes. Even if it had been a breed that more closely resembled its wild cousins, when a dog who acts like a domestic dog arrives at the humane society, she should be given shelter. However, with a euthanasia rate around 80 percent, this isn't the first time that the Franklin County Humane Society has failed its community's animals.

The search continues for Copper, but the reality is that she may never be found. But the people responsible for the carelessness that led to her tragic fate need to be held accountable.

Tell Franklin County that this mistake was inexcusable and they need to adopt policies that give animals a chance.
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JUSTICE FOR TYSON - KIDNAPPED, SHOT, DUMPED!!! - The Petition Site

Tuesday 27 July 2010 1 comments
JUSTICE FOR TYSON - KIDNAPPED, SHOT, DUMPED!!! - The Petition Site



Eric Skowron, 34, of Toledo, Ohio and Alisha Marie King, 29, of Lambertville, Michigan kidnap a neighbors dog, shoot him and then with no regard to his suffering, they dump him back home to die ... a surveillance video captured the kidnapping. Please note that the video (date stamp is 6/23/2010) is not graphic, because you don't witness the shooting - you see the kidnap, you see his return.





Skowron and King were charged with one count of prohibitions concerning companion animal torture and one count of killing or injuring animals.

The prosecutor%u2019s office is still considering additional charges against the pair for criminal trespass, illegal discharge of a firearm, petty theft, and filing a false police report.

This was absolutely pre-mediated and staged. They kidnapped Tyson, who calmly walks next to Alisha Marie King as she leads him off the property. They took him down the road, shot him, and called 911 to report Tyson attacked their dog. Then they took him back to his home and dumped him.

Police reports show that after kidnapping and shooting Tyson, Skowron called 911 to report that he had just shot a dog who was attacking his own dog. Officers found no evidence to substantiate Skowron's claim.

http://toledoblade.com/article/20100703/NEWS02/7030391/0/OPINION02

The video shows Tyson limping into his yard, he stumbles and collapses.

Tyson is very blessed to have survived! He is doing very well considering the extent of his injuries, but he is not out of the woods yet. He will require surgery to remove the injured eye and the bullets that are still left in his leg.

His owners are going to need help with his medical bills. You can go to any Fifth Third Bank to make a donation. "Tending for Tyson". If you do not have a Fifth Third Bank available, you can write a check for Tending for Tyson, on the memo line put %u201CCare of Tyson%u201D, and send it to Tending for Tyson, 1308 North Reynolds Road, Toledo, Ohio 43615. Tyson%u2019s even has a Facebook. Facebook users can join his support page, Tending for Tyson.

Eric Skowdon and Alisha King have to be extremely callous, calculating and disturbed people to do something this horrific to a defenseless animal who willingly left his home with these monsters, trusting them not to harm him - and how did they repay his loyalty?? It is obvious they repaid poor Tyson with evilness.
Tyson%u2019s owners want Skowron and King to pay Tyson%u2019s huge medical bills, which was last reported to be up to $7,000.

I think that they should also be charged with absolutely every thing that the prosecutor can add to his list.
The Chief Prosecutor is David L. Toska. The office address is: Toledo Municipal Court Building, 555 N. Erie Street, Toledo, OH 43604 phone: 419.245.1975, fax: 419.245.1083. If you choose to contact the Prosecutor personally, please keep in mind that it never hurts to be polite and to the point. State your case, express your outrage, suggest they look at changing the laws if there is nothing else they can do.
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We demand justice for Tramp! - The Petition Site

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We demand justice for Tramp! - The Petition Site

On August 23rd 2010 Ms. Yolanda Glover will be granted a suppression hearing for the crime of abandoning a beautiful Greman Shepherd on her property in the dead of winter, leaving him chained and unable to even seek food or water, where as a result, he starved to death at the end of a chain. Her excuse is that her home was invaded and she ran away so fast afterward that she forgot Tramp was there and that she suffered some mental breakdown. We do not see this as anything other than an excuse made up to cover the criminal act of felony animal cruelty, he did not share her home so it is reasonable to assume she did not care for the large dog and had no interest in finding him a new home after she abanodoned him.
In the opinion of average citizens, we feel that if he had been by her side in the home, there most likely would never have been a home invasion. Tramp would have protected her with gusto, he was a German Shepherd, that's what they do. Instead of being able to protect her, he died a horribly painful and slow death because of her act of abandonment, a death that none of can bear to imagine happening to ourselves or any of our loved ones, including our beloved pets.
We are asking that all evidence against Ms. Glover be permitted to enter into evidence against her and that she be sentenced accordingly upon conviction of this crime against this innocent animal so that she may come to realize that in a civilized society, this is unnaceptable behavior.

Judge Patrick Mullin:
Phone: 402-444-7086
Fax: 402-996-8153
Douglas County Nebraska Court Information:
300 Hall of Justice
1701 Farnam Street, 3rd Floor
Omaha, NE 68183
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Stop The Culling Of Hamilton's Deer - The Petition Site

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Stop The Culling Of Hamilton's Deer - The Petition Site


Deer are under attack by wildlife managers throughout North America. Persistent human encroachment into deer habitat have resulted in conflicts between deer and people. Governments claim that deer populations are "overabundant", their numbers higher than at any time in the past. They make statements about deer without any data or science to support their claims. As a result of the "hyperabundance" categorization, governments argue that deer are causing more vehicular collisions, agricultural and forest damage and present health risks through ticks carrying Lyme disease.
Consequently, wildlife managers advocate that more deer be killed during hunting season and that hunting seasons be extended. They advocate culling of deer in parks and protected areas because they claim that the deer are damaging forest habitats. And they advocate hunting in urban settings were deer habituate urban river valleys and green spaces.
Animal Alliance has actively opposed all lethal management of deer through municipal councils and provincial governments. The case of the Sifton Bog deer in London, Ontario provides a good example of a human-wildlife conflict situation. The municipal council, conservation authority and wildlife managers are advocating lethal cull of all but eight of the 50 deer who reside in the bog. The animal protection community and many area residents oppose the cull.

Please sign this petition and lets stop this cruel and unnecessary killing.
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Denmark, ban immediately sex with animals - The Petition Site

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Denmark, ban immediately sex with animals - The Petition Site

n Denmark it is not illegal to have sex with animals!!!
Scandinavians with a penchant for sex with animals can find plenty of options right in their own backyard. There are no prohibitions on this sexual inclination in Denmark , though the latter is considering new legislation to ban it..
According to current laws, as long as the animals are not suffering, the government has no problem with bestiality. Danish Internet sites openly advertise sex with animals without any fear of repercussion from authorities.
This has created something of a gray area as far as the animal bordellos are concerned.
The animal owners boast that their animals have plenty of experience, and even enjoy the sex. The cost for having sex with an animal runs from US$85-170.
According to the Danish bordello owners, most of the customers are German, Norwegian, Dutch or Swedish.
This is so disgusting and no doubt the animals are suffered. This is abuse of worst kind and we want it stopped right now.
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Silencing the Lambs

Monday 26 July 2010 1 comments

Silencing the Lambs from Tribe of Heart on Vimeo.


PLEASE FORWARD

James LaVeck is the film maker of Peaceable Kingdom and the Witness.
Peaceable Kingdom is no more and you will see why when you click on this
important link below. (His new film is called Peaceable Kingdom the Journey
Home, which is being shown around the country.)

It is called *SILENCING THE LAMBS*. *Fundraising for the Animals by Serving
them for Dinner: the Myth of Humane Agriculture in Today's Animal Advocacy
Movement.*


it is about 10 minutes long so please be patient. It is well worth the
education.






Visit www.humanemyth.org
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Bring All Commercial Dog Breeders Under Federal Oversight! - The Petition Site

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Bring All Commercial Dog Breeders Under Federal Oversight! - The Petition Site



In May, Senators Durbin and Vitter and Rep. Farr introduced the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety (PUPS) Act to bring all commercial dog breeders in the United States under federal oversight.

Currently, only breeders who sell their dogs to brokers or pet stores are required to be licensed and inspected by the USDA. If passed, the PUPS Act would require any breeder who sells or offers to sell more than 50 dogs annually directly to the public—including over the Internet—to also be licensed and inspected.

The bill would also require all dog breeders licensed under the federal Animal Welfare Act to exercise every dog every day, including allowing the dogs to reach a running stride without the use of treadmills or similar devices.

Please email your senators and representative today and ask them to support and cosponsor the PUPS Act!
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Michigan Shelter Animals are for Adoption, Not Class B Dealers! - The Petition Site

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Michigan House Bill 4663, also known as Koda's Bill, will ban USDA licensed Class B Dealers from taking shelter animals. Class B Dealers take many cats and dogs each year from shelters in order to sell them to research facilities.

Koda's Bill is named after a shelter dog that, instead of being placed for adoption, was sold to a USDA Class B Dealer and resold to the University of Michigan, where he was used in the university's Advanced Trauma Life Support Class, and then euthanized.

Koda's former family believed that taking him to a shelter would allow him another opportunity to find a home and did not know he would be used in a research experiment. Sadly, this happens to far too many shelter cats and dogs in Michigan. But the public is speaking out with zero tolerance for this inhumane and deceptive practice. Currently only two county animal control shelters still allow Class B Dealers to take cats and dogs from their shelters.

Companion animals depend on humans for their safety and well-being. When Class B dealers can obtain cats and dogs -- like Koda -- from animal shelters, it diminishes the shelters' credibility and purpose, and betrays public trust.

Please speak up for shelter animals before the Michigan Legislature votes!
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Save Cats and Dogs from the Gas Chamber in Michigan! - The Petition Site

Sunday 25 July 2010 0 comments



Michigan House Bills 6042 and 6043 would ensure that when any of the state's cats and dogs are to be euthanized, euthanasia by injection will be used and not the gas chamber.

The American Humane Association considers euthanasia by injection to be the only acceptable and humane means of euthanasia for animals in animal shelters.

Since remaining session voting days are limited, the bills need to receive a passing vote in the full House of Representatives and the Senate very soon. Even though a majority of the shelters in the state use euthanasia by injection, 11 still use gas chambers. Shelter workers overwhelmingly wish to hold and comfort a frightened animal in its final moments of life. That act may be the only kindness the animal has ever known. Euthanizing any animal by means of a gas chamber is severely inhumane, and devastates animal shelters.

Please sign today to support these bills so that Michigan can take a huge step forward toward becoming a humane state for cats and dogs.
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BOYCOT TO DELTA WHICH LOOSES ME AND DOESN'T MIND

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BOYCOT TO DELTA WHICH LOOSES ME ANDDOESN'T MIND SIGN THE PETITION PLEASE1 - The Petition Site
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Deadline 31 July: Animals in Europe need your voice; please speak up today!

Wednesday 21 July 2010 0 comments

Evaluation of the EU Policy on Animal Welfare
Introduction
GHK Consulting Ltd and ADAS UK Ltd have been commissioned by the European Commission, Directorate General Health and Consumers (DG SANCO), to evaluate the EU Policy on Animal Welfare (EUPAW) with reference to farm animals, experimental animals, pet animals and wild animals which are kept in captivity or submitted to a treatment which is controlled by humans.
The evaluation covers four types of EU action (legislation, research, communication and international activities) and is concerned with EU animal welfare actions over the 2000-2008 period only.  An overview of EU animal welfare policy is available at:  http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/welfare/index_en.htm.

As part of the evaluation we are keen to hear the views of stakeholders and are therefore requesting stakeholders to complete this on-line survey to assist us with the evaluation.
The survey is short and easy and can be completed in 15 minutes but allows you to spend longer and give more detailed explanations if you wish. When processing the results to the survey, all responses will be treated as confidential and not attributed to individuals or organisations.

The survey will remain open and online until Friday 31st July 2010.
For further information about the evaluation please visit the project website www.eupaw.eu
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JUSTICE for Sarge...CAGED and SHOT 6 times!! - The Petition Site

Friday 16 July 2010 2 comments
JUSTICE for Sarge...CAGED and SHOT 6 times!! - The Petition Site



Toledo, OHIO USA - JULY 2010
WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE HARSHER PENALTIES / PUNISHMENTS FOR THE SCUM HUMANS THAT COMMIT ANIMAL ABUSE/ MURDERS?
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH....the current laws are laughable...arent they!
When are they going to get serious with these low life scum who seem to keep re offending over and over again??

PLEASE sign and share this VIP petition.
The offenders in this animal cruelty case ..
NEED TO BE SEVERELY DEALT with in court.
We want harsher penalties handed out to these 2 men who shot an innocent caged dog 6 times in the head , neck and torso!!
PLEASE Prosecutor...do the right thing here!!

A GERMAN SHEPHERD called SARGE...needs our help.
( read below *** about the shocking cruelty he endured..by his owner)
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HOW MANY MORE cases of utter animal cruelty do we have to hear about?
Recently another poor dog died in South Carolina USA ..after being very cruelly left outside in the HOT SUN for days on end with no shade, no water, no food!
This poor dog died due to his owner murdering him!
And..the neighbours who turned a blind eye..
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***Background info on the offense committed on...
Lawrence Mick, a 57 yr-old convicted felon, decided to shoot his caged dog in the head, neck and chest for "not settling down" according to his girlfriend, Melinda Perry. Despite repeatedly shooting his own dog multiple times, his girlfriend defends Mick stating he is "not an animal abuser- he loves animals".
YEH RIGHT !!!.. we really believe this!

According to witness / neighbor who called 911.. the dog, a German shepherd named Sarge, was quietly lying in his locked cage, when Lawrence Mick and another man, Adam Collins, came out and took turns shooting the dog.
Sarge lay in the locked cage, howling as the men continued their brutal attack - shooting the confined dog six times.
The distraught neighbor phoned 911.
THANKFULLY.. Sarge has so far survived the 6 time shooting, and he is now being cared for by the city animal shelter.
Lucas County Dog Warden.. Julie Lyle says Sarge is lucky to be alive.
"He's relatively unscathed for what he endured. He took shots that are still lodged in his body. Four to five in the head and one in the chest," said Lyle. But because Sarge has a history of biting ..( as per his owners say so), his survival may only be temporary.
NOT FAIR....dont blame Sarge ..blame his cruel owners!
( i truly hope that Sarge is given a chance at a new life, in a new kind home!)

Lawrence Mick, a convicted drug felon, is currently in the Lucas County Jail and he could receive 1-5 years in prison for discharging the 25 caliber pistol while possessing a felony conviction.
The other man, Adam Collins, 35, pleaded no contest to the animal cruelty charges and was released on his on his own recognizance.
He will stand trial on July 21.
THANKS.. to the neighbor for calling 911 and getting these 2 dangerous animal abusers arrested.
If she had turned a blind eye to the situation, Sarge would have died in his cage. As for Lawrence Mick and Adam Collins, the courts will have their day and those believing in karma know that they will get what is coming to them for their despicable actions.

As for the Mick's girlfriend's claims that the dog was often-times "aggressive", perhaps that has something to do with the caliber of his owners. Ownership has an obvious (and huge) impact on the demeanor of a dog.
Dont blame the dogs for biting..blame their cruel owners that made them like this!
URGENT***
WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH SARGES CASE IN OHIO -
PLEASE call the Lucas County Prosecutor's Office at 419-213-4700! To voice your concerns about this senseless HORRIBLE crime!
STORY HERE: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2111-Dog-News-Examiner~y2010m7d14-Caged-dog-survives-being-shot-six-times-by-heartless-owner?cid=publish_facebook%3A2111

Interested in voicing your opinion with regards to these men?
Please call the Lucas County Prosecutor's Office, at 419-213-4700.

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/JUSTICE-for-Sarge-SHOT-6-times-by-his-owner/129259970448541

Addit...
please note: the dog pictured earlier is not of the real Sarge.
UPDATE: as of today july 16 2010..the GSD pictured is now of the real Sarge..who is recovering at the animal shelter in Lucas County..:))
Thankyou ..NoKill Day...xoxo



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OWNER LEAVES CAGED DOG IN HEAT TO DIE - The Petition Site

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 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 NEIGHBOR OFFERED TO MOVE THIS BABY INTO THE SHADE - THE OWNER REFUSED!!!!

SAD TO SAY, BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THIS PUPS NAME.


URGENT UPDATE, JULY 13th, 2010, 7:52 PM ESTTHIS IS ABSOLUTELY URGENT! TRIAL STARTS JULY 23rd.  I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION A FEW MINUTES AGO FROM A FACEBOOK FRIEND.  She contacted the Florence Area Humane Society.  This is what happened:
"I received this e-mail this afternoon 7/13/2010 from Jayne Boswell, President of Florence area Humane Society.

JAYNE BOSWELL SAYS:  "I just found this out!  I could not reach the Judge, but I did speak with the Prosecutor Mark Besser, @ 843-676-8633. He said mine was only the 2nd call he'd received!"

***PLEASE STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING & CALL HIM NOW!***


THE TRIAL DATE IS JULY 23RD, 10:00 am, room 506 in the City County Complex, 180 N. Irby St., Florence, SC, 29501.  A PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION IS BEING ORGANIZED - SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS.

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OFFENSE BY CHARLES BELL:

Scotty Davis, director of community services in Florence, said the temperature inside the crate reached 114 degrees before the dog died, after spending three days in the crate.

Charles Bell, of 705 Ventura Court in Florence, faces animal cruelty charges. He was not arrested, but is scheduled to appear in court July 23 at 10 a.m. to face the charges.

Davis said crimes like these are typically classified as misdemeanor offenses and carry with it a $500 fine and possible 30 days in jail.

"Certainly in our opinion the animal died a very slow, harsh death in the heat," Davis said.

Davis said Bell's first offense came in 2008, when officials found two pit bulls in a cage with feces.

Bell surrendered the dogs to officials after they checked up on the case a few weeks later and found Bell had not complied with orders.


http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/charlesbellcruelty.html
June 23, 2010, FLORENCE, S.C.
On June 23, City Animal Control received a call about a dog at a residence in the city of Florence...they found a dead dog...in a small transport crate...in the hot sun...no water...over 100 degrees...the dog had been there for two days...someone had asked if they could move the dog to the shade...the owner refused.
Can you even imagine how that dog suffered...to die in the hot sun...slowly...painfully...with no shade...with no water to help quench the terrible thirst. Law enforcement was called...a warrant was signed...there will be a case before the judge July 23. Our hearts should be broken over this...mine is.

We need to be outraged...we need to demand justice...we need to cry out for compassion...we need to make sure that no animal is allowed to suffer like this...We need to SPEAK FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT...join me in this fight....spread the word about this dog...and the case that is coming against the owner. Just a dog...they say...a precious life...I say.

Mayor: Stephen Wukela

Chief of Police: Anson Shells
843 665-3191, 843 665-3191

Major Carlos Raines: Criminal Investigations Div:
843-665-3191, 843-665-3191

Judge: Debbie Jackson
843-665-3148 843-665-3148

More information on the Police Department, City of Florence
can be found at www.cityofflorence.com.

Address for the above names:
City of Florence
City-County Complex AA
180 North Irby Street
Florence, SC 29501-3456

Letters to the editor of the Morning News here in Florence would also be good! (go to www.scnow.com)

Thanks for your willingness to get involved!

THE FOLLOWING WAS COPIED FROM A FACEBOOK NOTE:
Florence, South Carolina - Charles Bell Cruelty Case - TRIAL IS ON JULY 23RD at 10am!!!

The trial hearing will be July 23, 10:00 am, room 506 in the City County Complex, 180 N. Irby St., Florence, SC, 29501. PLEASE FLOOD THE COURTHOUSE!!

WE NEED AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN GET THERE! WE NEED A PEACEFUL PRESENCE THERE TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT THAT CHARLES BELL SHOULD NEVER OWN, HARBOR OR CARE FOR ANOTHER ANIMAL EVER AGAIN!! AND THAT WE SUPPORT THE SENTENCING OF CHARLES BELL TO MAXIMUM JAIL TIME AND FINE!! Please keep sharing this link - we need people to show up on July 23rd @ 10am!

TAKE ACTION NOW! We need your emails and letters sent to the City of Florence!

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"Florence County Animal Control officials found a large black dog dead in a small transport crate in late June after neighbors reported seeing the animal.

Scotty Davis, director of community services in Florence, said the temperature inside the crate reached 114 degrees before the dog died, after spending three days in the crate.

Charles Bell, of 705 Ventura Court in Florence, faces animal cruelty charges. He was not arrested, but is scheduled to appear in court July 23 at 10 a.m. to face the charges.

Davis said crimes like these are typically classified as misdemeanor offenses and carry with it a $500 fine and possible 30 days in jail.

"Certainly in our opinion the animal died a very slow, harsh death in the heat," Davis said.

Davis said Bell's first offense came in 2008, when officials found two pit bulls in a cage with feces.

Bell surrendered the dogs to officials after they checked up on the case a few weeks later and found Bell had not complied with orders."

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This hideous case of obviously intentional animal torture (a neighbor wanted to move the dog into the shade and was refused) should be prosecuted to the fullest extent allowable by South Carolina law.
Especially since the abuser has been previously charged with abuse and had dogs removed from his care (lack thereof would be a better way to put it). It is a very sad commentary on the American judicial system in general, and S.C.'s judicial system in particular, that Bell will only be charged with misdemeanor crimes for purposefully starving, dehydrating and over-heating this helpless dog to death. He should absolutely be forbidden from ever having any other dogs (or any other animals). Bell is a menace not only to animals, but to people too. It is now well-established that there is a strong link between torturing animals and torturing people... http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/13/magazine/13dogfighting-t.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss The man is a time-bomb, and no one should be surprised when his behavior escalates to other defenseless beings, such as children. What a tragedy. I am sick to my stomach.
PLEASE CALL AND WRITE:

Anson Shells
Police Chief
City of Florence , City County Complex
180 N. Irby Street
Florence , SC 29501

Stephen Wukela
Mayor
City of Florence , City County Complex
180 N. Irby Street
Florence , SC 29501

Here are the House and Senate members at the state level (that represent this address)

Representative Terry Alexander
District 59 - Florence & Marion Cos.
1646 Harris Court
Florence, SC
29501

Senator Kent M. Williams
District 30 - Dillon, Florence, Marion & Marlboro Cos. 4205 Stirk Place
Marion, SC
29571

PLEASE CALL THE PROSECUTOR ... AND LEAVE A RESPECTFUL MESSAGE AS TO HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS CASE.  PROSECUTOR MARK BESSER, @ 843-676-8633.

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Humane Treatment for Ahmedabad's Street Dogs

Sunday 11 July 2010 0 comments

The Forsaken Dogs of Ahmedabad from ropiedote on Vimeo.


This is where the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) dog catchers illegally dump the street dogs they pick up in the city -- out at a massive, filthy landfill site on the city's outskirts. Many of the dogs die due to the brutality of the catching process. Metal tongs are used that cause internal bleeding. Those that survive are condemned to thirst and starvation in the scorching heat.

The AMC was recently issued with a legal warning that they must stop this illegal and barbaric practice. People must be vigilant and stand up against the heartless, cruel and lawless practices of the municipal corporation. Do not let them rest until they abandon, once and for all, their medieval methods. All it takes for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing.

http://vimeo.com/11261417

Dog Catcher at Ahmedabad Reservation Counter 

 







Humane Treatment for Ahmedabad's Street Dogs PETITION

To: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

We, the undersigned, wish to register our shock, disgust and moral outrage at the illegal, cruel and downright barbaric treatment of the street dogs of Ahmedabad by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).

We, the signatories, are aware that the AMC is acting illegally with regard to management of the street dog population of Ahmedabad. According to the laws of India, the use of iron tongs to catch street dogs is banned, as well as the dislocation of dogs from their territorial habitat. Under Sections 428 and 429 of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, street dogs cannot be dealt with in such a manner. They can only be sterilized, vaccinated and then returned back to the location from where they were picked up, as per the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules.

The AMC refuses to abide by these laws.

AMC is using iron tongs to catch street dogs:
The iron tongs used by the AMC to catch dogs are without any doubt cruel and inhumane. For reference please see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXdqO8Dd6kU , in which a defenseless dog is barbarically caught by the AMC dog catchers. The tongs are in fact so injurious that up to 50% of the dogs caught with them die from internal bleeding. The tongs are pincers. They are applied to the dogs̢۪ necks and abdomens and squeezed tightly in order to get a grip on the dogs, pick them up, and load them into the dog-catching van. The ensuing pressure is so intense that it often pierces their internal organs and causes hemorrhage and death. Some dogs have their abdominal cavities torn open by the tongs.

Despite the grave injuries and suffering caused by the tongs, and despite the fact that their usage is in direct contravention of the law, the AMC employs this heinous method on an average of 150 dogs per day. The AMC has to date ignored the disgust and outrage provoked by this barbaric method.

AMC is dislocating street dogs to the city̢۪s outskirts:
The dogs caught by the AMC are not taken for vaccination and sterilization as the law requires, but instead to peripheral areas of the city and dumped, such as the sewage farm at Pirana. For reference see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxr7lOebr_w and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--vKGUrpcR4 .
Without food, water or shelter, and often badly injured from the catching process, the dogs are left to die agonizing deaths (if they are not dead on arrival). What is even more senseless is that this hideous policy of torture, murder and dislocation serves NO PRACTICAL RESULT! When dogs are removed from their locations, other dogs move into the vacated areas and fight to establish dominance. People inevitably get bitten in the crossfire. As such, the practice of dislocating resident dogs from their areas actually serves to put human residents at increased risk of dog bite and rabies! Further, the removal of dogs has never worked as a dog population control policy. Even the highest recorded removal rates have failed to check street dog populations. All removal and dislocation does is open up new habitat for other dogs to inhabit and repopulate. Accordingly, it is essential to the success of any intervention to relocate the dogs to their original territory following sterilization and anti-rabies vaccination.

Neither mass killing nor dislocation of street dogs contributes to a sustainable solution; instead, they cause immense suffering to innocent dogs and make matters worse for the city̢۪s residents.

An effective and humane approach to dog population control:
We acknowledge that the rapidly increasing dog population is of serious concern to Ahmedabad̢۪s citizens. However, we condemn the way in which the AMC manages the issue, which constitutes a serious dereliction of duty toward residents, and an unconscionable crime against dogs. There are effective, humane and legal approaches that do not cause unnecessary deaths and injury to the dog population and that, in fact, are proven to address the issue successfully. Sterilization and immunization are the only legal methods of managing the street dog population and the rabies threat. Further, any such program is to be carried out using humane methods.

Our requests:
We ask that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation immediately cease its illegal and barbaric treatment of the city̢۪s street dogs, that it implement forthwith a mass sterilization and anti-rabies vaccination campaign in accordance with the standards set forth by the Animal Welfare Board of India and under its supervision. That such medieval cruelty would be employed by the municipal authority of a modern city in 21st century, democratic India -- a city that is seeking UNESCO world heritage status no less -- is truly shameful.

We also protest in no uncertain terms the brazen and despotic targeting of Ahmedabad dog-lover Lisa Warden, who has been trying to convince the AMC since 2009 of the need to adopt an effective, scientific, legal and humane dog population initiative. In response to her efforts the AMC has revealed a dangerously anti-democratic and totalitarian bent by slapping her with a whole host of charges including theft, obstruction of public servants, extortion, defamation and misleading the public. We demand that all charges against Lisa Warden be immediately withdrawn.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

http://www.petitiononline.com/dogtruth/petition.html
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Pug shot in eye, beaten with baseball bat - The Petition Site

Wednesday 7 July 2010 0 comments
Pug shot in eye, beaten with baseball bat - The Petition Site



On June 22, 2010 Bayou LaBatre (a small town in Mobile), AL police found a pug mix that had been shot in the eye and beaten with a baseball bat clinging to life. He has recently had surgery at Rehm Animal Clinic but they were unable to save his eye. The vet thinks he most likely was used for "batting practice", because of his many broken teeth. His jaw has metal inbedded in it, most likely pellets. The police in Bayou LaBatre state they believe they know who did it, but cannot prove it. In spite of his pain and abuse, he will gladly let you love on him- he needs to be cared for. If he was not so loving and sweet he would have most likely been put down by animal control but even they said this little guy has an incredible spirit and the will to fight for his life! Reconstructive surgery will be expensive but the vet thinks he is a good candidate and will make someone a VERY loving pet after his rehabilitation. Donations to help pay for his surgery and rehabilitation can be sent to Rehm Animal Clinic 75 Schillinger Road South, Mobile, AL 36608 / phone: (251)633-7297 - write "Gilbert - Mobile county dog" on the check.
In the meantime, sign the petition and express your outrage as to the abuse of such a defenseless little dog. We encourage the law enforcement to do whatever possible to investigate this horrible abuse and to find the horrible being that did this atrocious act to this sweet boy. It is well documented that animal abuse most always leads to human abuse - there is someone out there in the Mobile area that is extremely dangerous and must be apprehended and given appropriate punishment for this crime - find him or her before this happens again. We the people on Facebook are from all over the US as well as many countries and we will be following this story closely and demand appropriate action. We encourage letters be sent to:

DA John M. Tyson, Jr.
Mobile County District Attorney
P.O. Box 2841
Mobile, AL 36652

(251) 574-8400 - Phone
(251) 574-4848 - Fax

update: "Gilbert" has been rescued/fostered by Vanessa Corbissero-Petrosky who will be caring for him until a wonderful and approved forever home can be found for Gilbert.
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Support PUPS: Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act - The Petition Site

Sunday 4 July 2010 0 comments
Support PUPS: Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act - The Petition Site

Right now, there is a loophole in animal welfare legislation that allows puppy mills to go without inspection and licensure if they sell puppies online. The PUPS Act will close this loophole and make sure all large-scale breeders give puppies and dogs daily exercise.

The PUPS Act was introduced in Congress because a recent audit uncovered severely inadequate enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act. This bill is a chance to make sure large-scale commercial breeders abide by the Animal Welfare Act.

This is a big chance to improve the lives of thousands of dogs. Take action and urge your members of Congress to co-sponsor the PUPS Act.
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Mass poisoning at university of Ioannnina

Saturday 3 July 2010 0 comments
Mass poisoning at university of Ioannnina

Mass poisoning at university of Ioannnina
Between May and June 2010 a total of 26 animals have been poisoned at the University of Ioannina. The Dean of the university has freely admitted that he believes members of the university community are responsible for the poisoning but refuses to notify the police.
TAKE ACTION!
Please take a moment to email the letter below to the incoming and outgoing Deans to tell them that these crimes MUST be reported and investigated!
To the outgoing Dean of the University of Ioannina, Mr Ioannis Gerothanassis
To the incoming Dean, Mr Triantafyllos Albanis
I would like to express my anger and disgust at the repeated poisoning of animals that has taken place over the last 20 days in grounds of what is supposed to be an academic institution. The poisonings occurred on 7 and 29 June, respectively, and in total 25 animals have been killed, including two privately owned animals.
The poisonings occurred at the same time in various areas of the University, suggesting that they were undertaken by individuals with an excellent knowledge of the University surroundings.
I ask that you take immediate measures to stop this inhumane treatment of animals by members of your University, that the police be called, as required by law in such cases and that a full investigation of the members of the University community is undertaken. It is unacceptable for these things to occur anywhere, let alone in a well known University whose main aim should be the dissemination of knowledge rather then than the annihilation of living creatures using barbaric methods.
Yours sincerely,
YOUR NAME
LOCATION
Contact details
Fax: +30 26510 07200
Tel: +30 26510 07446 and +30 26510 07319
E-mail: igeroth@uoi.gr
Contact details for Albanis
Tel: +30 26510 08345
e-mail: talbanis@uoi.gr
Updated: 1st July 2010

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Convicted Dog Fighter David Tant Seeks Parole - The Petition Site

Friday 2 July 2010 0 comments
Convicted Dog Fighter David Tant Seeks Parole - The Petition Site



n November 2004, David Tant pled guilty to forty-one charges of illegal dog fighting. Prosecutors had accumulated substantial evidence that he was a long time breeder and fighter of pit bulls.Humane Society Veterinarians found many of the female "breeder" dogs with severly broken and bowed legs. The broken bones were a common practice of breeders to alleviate spinning and trampling of litters, thus reducing the money which they could make. When the females gave birth they were tied with heavy chains to a post just long enough to lay down to nurse. Cattle prods were used to control the dogs and none of the dogs would look any human being in the eye. After four months together as puppies, the dogs began to tear each other up and had to be seperated. In twenty years of working with fighting dogs I have never seen any like the Yellow pits from David Tant. He received a sentence of forty years, which would be reduced by ten years upon making full restitution. He has a parole hearing which is scheduled for July 21st in Columbia South Carolina.Please let the Parole Board know that you do not want David Tant to receive parole for his part in the brutal sport of dogfighting. You can contact the Parole Board and make your voice heard. Tell the Board you do not want David Tant to receive Parole.Link to oppose parole http://www.dppps.sc.gov/oppose_parole.html


Inmate # 306170
South Carolina Department of
Probation, Parole and Pardon Services
2221 Devine Street, Suite 600
P.O. Box 50666
Columbia, SC 29250


Telephone Numbers:


Information
803-734-9220


Pardon Information
803-734-9202


Public Information
803-734-9267


Fax Numbers:


Director's Office
803-734-9440


Parole/Pardon Information
803-734-5664
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