Saturday, January 31, 2009
Please help the Bering Sea ecosystem to survive
Fur seals, endangered Steller sea lions, and sea birds are starving in the Bering Sea because their food supplies of Alaskan pollock fish are being depleted.
Pollock is the world's largest food fishery. Used to make McDonald's fish sandwiches and frozen fish sticks, the population has decreased by a stunning 62 percent since 2003. Factory fishing trawlers take over a million tons of pollock out of the ocean each year. The fish cannot reproduce and recover as quickly as they are being fished.
Multi-national corporations are making a billion dollars a year by overfishing pollock, while local wildlife face extinction. About a million tons of pollock are dragged out of the Bering Sea every year.
For years, Greenpeace has warned that industrial fishing would destroy this fragile environment, but the fisheries managers have buckled under pressure from industry.
When Canadian policy makers ignored the warning signs about declining cod populations, the resulting collapse put 40,000 fishermen out of work and caused far-reaching changes to the ecology of the northwest Atlantic. Today, this same scenario is possible in the Bering Sea. The repercussions of this could be disastrous not only for local communities and economies, but for the many wildlife who call this area home.
Thank you for helping the Bering Sea ecosystem survive.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
USDA IS Poisining Wild Birds by the thousands
The US government via the USDA is poisoning birds per request of farmers that complains that the birds eat the feed of their livestock.
O U T R A G E S
Poisoning wild birds and not even alerting the communities to it. Watch this video, contact your government of the USDA and express your outrage.
Boycott meat and send a message that we won't tolerate this.
CONTACT THE USDA HERE
O U T R A G E S
Poisoning wild birds and not even alerting the communities to it. Watch this video, contact your government of the USDA and express your outrage.
Boycott meat and send a message that we won't tolerate this.
CONTACT THE USDA HERE
Monday, January 26, 2009
Answer From ShopNBC about selling Fur... THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ANIMAL TORTURE
I contacted ShopNBC about their selling of Fur products many from rabbit fur and received a disappointing callous response.
Basically the bottom line is if they want to buy it we'll give it to them.
It's a bit hypocritical because there are many products that people buy that are not part of Shop NBS obviously ShopNBC has discretion in what they sell and they can chose to sell it or not.
They are part of the greedy anything goes mentality. It it sells and makes us rich. we'll sell it.
I suggest if you are just as disgusted with this greedy heartless mental BOYCOTT ANYTHING NBC. NBS shows that they do not believe in corporate responsibility.
Con tat them and let them know why
Here is my e-mail and their response.
BTW: She says "Thank You For Shopping" which is funny because I don't shop there and never will and as much as I can I will educate people about ShopNBC and their callous participation in the bloody brutal business of animals torture.
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| Customer | 01/22/2009 05:36 PM |
| I would respectfully ask you to stop selling furs. Most of these furs come from China. These animals, rabbits, cats, dogs and other are kept in abominable conditions without food or water and often skinned alive. This is not difficult to research and millions of people are becoming more aware of this. Armani had promised to stop using animal skins/fur and gone back on his promise. I am saddened that in this day and age, these cruel products are still promoted fur, rabbit fur as part of your catalog. Please stop. | |
| Response (Jena I) | 01/25/2009 11:11 AM |
| Dear Concerned Shopper, Thank you for your request. We appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns. As a customer-focused organization, we value all correspondence with our customers, which assist us in our efforts to provide each customer with a great experience at ShopNBC. ShopNBC does not hold a position for or against the wearing of fur. As an established retailer of high-end apparel and accessories, we strive to make a broad selection of merchandise available to our customers, all of which may not appeal to every customer’s taste. ShopNBC does not endorse the wearing of fur, other than by simply making it available to those customers who choose to purchase it. Thank you for expressing your opinion and we hope this information helps clarify our position. Please feel free to contact us again if you have any further questions or concerns. Thank you for shopping with ShopNBC. Regards, Jena I. Customer Service Representative ShopNBC | |
Contact ShopNBC
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Rabbit Fur Belongs On Rabbits
Rabbit Skinned Alive for the Fur Industry awaiting a slow painful death.
DON'T buy Armani
DON'T buy Dolce and Gabbana
TAKE Action go to I Will Act one of our blogs that has lots of action information, phone numbers, addesses and e-mail addresses.
In this story people in Italy are defending Armani because he ONLY uses rabbit fur for animal destined for food.
They are of course never mentioning the thriving fur supply industry in China skinning these animals often alive and supplying fashion houses with these furs. Many fashion houses admit that they are are moving operations to China because in China they will not be scrutinized by the animal rights people. They seem to think we (animal's voices) are pesky people they would love to shoo away, so they can go about their bloody business of animal torture without the pesky issues of animal torture entering the beautiful people's world. Talk about animal torture, skinning little bunnies is such a downer and not fitting for the world of outer beauty and high fashion.
Prêt-à-Porter and Champagne does not go well with the bloody bodies of tame animals that we so adore every Easter!
$ 300 leather gloves with rabbit fur advertised as "expensive" that sort of thing is making lots of people rich. The hell with animals is their motto. I say let them skin the animals themselves (but they would not have the stomach to do it, they probably don't even have the stomach to look at a video of a live skinning or when these creatures are thrown in to boiling water while still alive.) Have them do it in glass house while their children and grand children are watching. "Oh daddy did you just kill that little rabbit to make gloves for some rich lady? Oh daddy... I hate You!
No they rather have it done in a foreign place, by someone else, later they buy the fur when it's all cleaned up, they sit around sipping cappuchino while sticking their pinky fingers in the air talking about how nice this will look and feel on some gloves, or baby jacket or cap and then take the money and laugh all they way to the bank. Bloody footsteps I say!
This is sickening
Here is an NBC Shopping Channel with Video... how removed people are from what is actually behind the making of these products. There is a women who gleefully goes through thesee Rabbit fur scarfs, that come in all colors, died with Germna dies, while she is wearing some other animal skin, she goes on about about the colors, so does the guy in the video. They are absolutely either clueless, willfully blind or just don't give a damn about the suffering these animals go through so that they can wear a damn rabbit fur scarf.
http://www.shopnbc.com/product/?familyid=V15026&rap=2820&WT.mc_id=ciSZ&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=24-19963638-2
This is who they are:
About Cedric and Norma Kirchner
For nearly five decades, Cedric's has been dressing style-conscious people in the latest designs from around the world. In fact, Cedric's has earned a reputation as a premiere fashion leader, featuring the world's top designers and dressing some of the most fashionable celebrities and VIPs.
According to Cedric and Norma Kirchner, "Our passion and flair for modern lifestyle furs have made Cedric's one of the most popular names in furs around the nation. We've built on our reputation as a top designer of modern lifestyle furs, and we are now the exclusive furrier for ShopNBC."
CONTACT SHOP NBC and tell them to stop selling animal fur!
Read Some Of The Reasons Why You May Qualify!
If Hell Really Does Exist, Most Humans In The World, Will Probably End Up ThereBy Arthur Poletti
Are you one of the millions of callous, unaware, delusional, brain dead, immune from empathy, ill-fated humans in the world that willingly and thoughtlessly condones and supports some or most of the massive, completely unnecessary hideous forms of never ending torture and brutal premature deaths of millions of precious creatures everyday?
The most repulsive, gruesome, unimaginable tragedy’s that happen every day are overwhelmingly supported by most people in the world, including most religious and government leaders. The never ending worst possible kinds of completely unnecessary forms of cruelty and sufferings forced upon the innocent, helpless, animal race represent the worst crimes in history.
Wise up now! Do not be unwilling or reluctant to know the real truth. Become aware now of why you and those whom you love should not participate, support, promote, or condone any of the many different types of despicable and sickening forms of cruelty to animals.
“You might be shocked to know that in the United States alone approximately 660,000 animals are killed for meat every hour. A surprising quantity of animal flesh is consumed. In a 72 year lifetime, the average American consumes approximately 11 cattle, 3 lambs and/or sheep, 23 hogs, 45 turkeys, 1,100 chickens and 862 pounds of fish. Bon appetite!” Source: Himalayan Academy, California & Hawaii
“While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered beasts, how can we expect any ideal conditions on this earth?” George Bernard Shaw
Please read the articles and view the videos listed below revealing some of the many man made disgustingly cruel forms of torture and death to millions of precious and irreplaceable animals every day and then ask yourself, “Do I really want to continue supporting any of this?” Ask yourself, “Do I really think that in the end I will get away with it?”
(1) Factory Farms, Slaughterhouses, Animal Testing (Authorized torture and murder)
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/cruelty-to-animals-the-facts/3242451853
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/petas-goriest-video/1968919385
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xubRQBkXk7Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyF3IcIK2_A
(2) Turkey Slaughter (What a way to prepare for a happy Thanksgiving!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGJryC4XIdo
(3) Cat and Dog Slaughter (Pets just like yours)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz_l11sRXVM
http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse-forums/dog-and-cat-slaughter-173385.html
(4) Rabbit Slaughter (Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail)
http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/armani_fur_investigation
(5) Fur Farms (Imagine how horrible your life would be without fur. NOT!)
http://www.peta.org/feat/ChineseFurFarms/index.asp
(6) Hunting (Do you really want to teach your children this is okay?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOt_zIZmkrc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE_JqmUacNQ
(7) Circus Cruelty (See what happens behind the scenes)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9rLZSW9cE
(8) Bull Fighting ("Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile" Albert Schweitzer)
http://www.sharkonline.org/?P=0000000423
(9) Rodeo Cruelty (For people that are immune to kindness)
http://www.sharkonline.org/
(10) Dog Fighting (Pets just like yours)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3175698126741936720
(11) Bear, Fox, Rhino, Deer, Seals, Elephants, Whales (They were not put on Earth for this)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbiuwHYIAPA
Animal flesh eaters, hunters, factory and slaughterhouse workers, animal testing workers, circus, rodeo, dog and bull fighting fans, together you can play a huge role in changing society to a kinder, safer, healthier place to live and to thrive, in peace and harmony with the earth.
For the sake of all animals, all humans, the Earth, and her atmosphere, please change as the hour is very late.
Arthur Poletti is the author of the short story: *God Does Not Eat Meat*
Read for free online at: http://www.all-creatures.org/book/gdnem.html
Consider volunteering to promote the most magnificent *free* online one hour documentary film ever produced titled: *A Sacred Duty*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9RxmTGHZgE
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
If we could ONLY LEARN our lessions.. STOP EATING MEAT!
A customer hands a slaughtered chicken to a vendor for purchase at a poultry market in Beijing January 21, 2009. China has warned of the risk of further human cases of bird flu in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holiday after reporting two new cases over the weekend. After not reporting a single human infection in almost a year, China has now confirmed three cases of the H5N1 virus in less than two weeks. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA) REUTERS/DAVID GRAY
China warns of "grim" fight against deadly bird flu
READ
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Skinning Live Animals in China is Booming... Cruelty to order for Fashions, Toys and Trinkets
RPT-China northern fur farms grow despite furor
EXCERPT:
By Vivi LinHARBIN, China, Jan 19 (Reuters Life!) - Fur may have fallen out of favour with some fashion designers and shoppers concerned about animal welfare, but breeding animals for their pelts is a thriving industry in northeastern China.China is a major exporter of fur garments and the number of fur farms have mushroomed in the past ten years, especially in the cold, northern region of Heilongjiang.A group of scientists is now helping locals improve the breeding rates of animals such as mink and fox through artificial insemination and other means, according to Liu Zhiping, who heads the university research team helping the farmers.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
A growing number of international fur traders, processors and fashion designers have gradually shifted their business to China, according to a forum held by the China Leather and Fur Association in November.Industry analysts say cheap labour and the absence of animal rights' protection regulations in the country are encouraging the controversial industry, which has been lambasted by animal rights groups that say the animals are often skinned alive.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
THESE VIDEO CONTAIN GRAPHIC IMAGES
We recommend watching this because it is evidence of the atrocities that take place very day and some people just don't want to believe it until they see it. I have seen it with my own eyes and yes the animals are often skinned alive, as a matter of fact there is no procedure to kill them first. They start to cut right in to the fur and the animal struggles while it's held down with a foot on its neck . I've seen images of animals that after skinned are trying to crawl away. This is done to million of cats, dogs, foxes raccoons an any animal that has a pretty fur. This is action that is straight out of Hell and as humans WE MUST STOP this! The first step is stop buying anything like fur even so called faux fur is often mislabeled to fool the public. Fury trinkets toys anything we must stop buying it. If we don't buy and keep this in the forefront maybe in a few years we can put a total stop to this. We have to.
EXCERPT:
By Vivi LinHARBIN, China, Jan 19 (Reuters Life!) - Fur may have fallen out of favour with some fashion designers and shoppers concerned about animal welfare, but breeding animals for their pelts is a thriving industry in northeastern China.China is a major exporter of fur garments and the number of fur farms have mushroomed in the past ten years, especially in the cold, northern region of Heilongjiang.A group of scientists is now helping locals improve the breeding rates of animals such as mink and fox through artificial insemination and other means, according to Liu Zhiping, who heads the university research team helping the farmers.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
A growing number of international fur traders, processors and fashion designers have gradually shifted their business to China, according to a forum held by the China Leather and Fur Association in November.Industry analysts say cheap labour and the absence of animal rights' protection regulations in the country are encouraging the controversial industry, which has been lambasted by animal rights groups that say the animals are often skinned alive.
READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
THESE VIDEO CONTAIN GRAPHIC IMAGES
We recommend watching this because it is evidence of the atrocities that take place very day and some people just don't want to believe it until they see it. I have seen it with my own eyes and yes the animals are often skinned alive, as a matter of fact there is no procedure to kill them first. They start to cut right in to the fur and the animal struggles while it's held down with a foot on its neck . I've seen images of animals that after skinned are trying to crawl away. This is done to million of cats, dogs, foxes raccoons an any animal that has a pretty fur. This is action that is straight out of Hell and as humans WE MUST STOP this! The first step is stop buying anything like fur even so called faux fur is often mislabeled to fool the public. Fury trinkets toys anything we must stop buying it. If we don't buy and keep this in the forefront maybe in a few years we can put a total stop to this. We have to.
Monday, January 19, 2009
A Message of Non Violence on the Day Of Dr. King
Coretta Scott King, Dexter Scott King, and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
A King among men: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son blazes his own trail - Dexter Scott King
It is impossible to meet Dexter Scott King and not be reminded of his illustrious father, die Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But Dexter has his own identity and message. As president of the Atlanta-based Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change, he credits his vegan diet with giving him strength to further the goals of equality and justice.
King, 34, was introduced to vegetarianism eight years ago by comedian/activist Dick Gregory, who runs a vegan health spa in die Bahamas. After visiting Gregory's spa, King realized he felt healthier in body and soul when eating whole, natural foods.
READ THE FULL STORY
Dick Gregory Exposes KFC
MLK Day: Vegan Soul Food READ FULL STORY HERE
A King among men: Martin Luther King Jr.'s son blazes his own trail - Dexter Scott King
It is impossible to meet Dexter Scott King and not be reminded of his illustrious father, die Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. But Dexter has his own identity and message. As president of the Atlanta-based Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change, he credits his vegan diet with giving him strength to further the goals of equality and justice.
King, 34, was introduced to vegetarianism eight years ago by comedian/activist Dick Gregory, who runs a vegan health spa in die Bahamas. After visiting Gregory's spa, King realized he felt healthier in body and soul when eating whole, natural foods.
READ THE FULL STORY
Dick Gregory Exposes KFC
MLK Day: Vegan Soul Food READ FULL STORY HERE
Soul Vegetarian Restaurant & Exodus Carry-Out. Across from Howard University, D.C.'s outpost of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem's Soul Vegetarian chain serves up a decent tofu burger made with black-eyed peas (one of MLK’s favorites) and sides such as dairy-free mac-and-cheese and rice and gravy. 2606 Georgia Avenue NW. (202) EAT-SOUL.
Ben’s Chili Bowl. Although justifiably known for its chili-laden half-smokes, Ben’s Chili Bowl offers some surprisingly good veggie fare — including vegan chili fries, vegan burgers, and heaping bowls of veggie chili. 1213 U Street NW. (202) 667-0909.
Secrets of Nature’s Health Food. Over in Anacostia, Secrets of Nature’s Health Food prepares mock meats such as vegetarian sausage and spare ribs. 3923 South Capitol Street SW. (202) 562-0041.
URGENT ALERT FOR ACTION
URGENT ALERT FOR ACTION
This story was just e-mailed to me.
Sega robo-cat will meow, won't catch mice.
Living breathing cats are skinned "Alive" then they make toys that look like cats and even shed.
Contact Sega toys and ask them straight out... "Are you using real fur?"
I will do it... I will contact them to get some sort of answer.
SEGA TOYS (Japan) message from the president
President and CEO Kokubun Isao
Senior Managing Director
Sakurai Daizaburo
Directors
Yokozeki Kenji (Development Operations
Head, MainOffice)
Kanai Akihiko (Sales Operations Head, Main
Office)
Yoshino Shigeru (Administrative Planning
Office Head)
Imai Kota (Management Head, Main Office)
Kayama Tetsu (Emergency Alternate)
Nakamura Syunichi (Emergency Alternate)
Main Switchboard 81+3-5822-6222
Location Headquarters
Yoshinaga Bldg., 1-4-4, Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo-to 111-0052 JAPAN
This story was just e-mailed to me.
Sega robo-cat will meow, won't catch mice.
Living breathing cats are skinned "Alive" then they make toys that look like cats and even shed.
Contact Sega toys and ask them straight out... "Are you using real fur?"
I will do it... I will contact them to get some sort of answer.
SEGA TOYS (Japan) message from the president
President and CEO Kokubun Isao
Senior Managing Director
Sakurai Daizaburo
Directors
Yokozeki Kenji (Development Operations
Head, MainOffice)
Kanai Akihiko (Sales Operations Head, Main
Office)
Yoshino Shigeru (Administrative Planning
Office Head)
Imai Kota (Management Head, Main Office)
Kayama Tetsu (Emergency Alternate)
Nakamura Syunichi (Emergency Alternate)
Main Switchboard 81+3-5822-6222
Location Headquarters
Yoshinaga Bldg., 1-4-4, Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo-to 111-0052 JAPAN
I am going to send a letter and I will FedEx it, I will include a copy of the story and my stern objection to the use of real cat fur and I will make it clear that million of Americans will be made aware and warned of this toy should it contain real fur. I will ask them to make an official statement denouncing the use of real fur and guarantee that only synthetic materials are used. Better yet stop marketing this creepy faux but "real" fur? animal all together.
PLEASE NOTE: Japanese people are very formal and polite and you may want to write your letter with this in mind. Naturally we want the person to read the letter and not throw it out right away so a respectful approach is very important.
Here is a web site that gives some advise on how you can formulate your letter to a Japanese person. CLICK HERE
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Related Story Japan's toy maker Sega Toys president is Isao Kokubun
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Chinese Torture - Live Skinning Of Animals
More then 2 million cats, dogs, raccoon dogs, rabbits and other fury animal are skinned and boiled alive in China every year . Yes indeed this is a fact documented in many under cover investigations. The below is a video that portrays some of the atrocities. Watch at your discretion... be forewarned it is not easy to watch but provides a testimony to reality as it is in this world today. It is not our intent to shock you but to educate and inform. The fact that it is so unbelievably shocking proves that this must end and has no place in humanity.
In light of these facts the US Chamber of Commerce is saying this:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sets $1-trillion goals for China (01/16/09)
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua)-- The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham-China) Friday announced three goals to strengthen Sino-U.S. economic ties to be met by 2039.
John Watkins, chairman of AmCham-China, said the goals each set at 1 trillion U.S. dollars a year were: U.S. exports to China; sales of U.S. companies in China; and investment of Chinese companies in the U.S.
The U.S. government welcomed the three goals, he said.
Bilateral trade was valued at 333.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, about 120 times that of 30 years ago.
The two nations mark 30 years of diplomatic ties this year.
AmCham-China is a non-profit organization that represents U.S. companies and individuals doing business in China.
The AmCham-China's membership comprises more than 2,700 individuals from over 1,200 companies.
US CHAMBER of Commerce in CHINA
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/xw/t532540.htm (The contact us page section at the Chinese embassy has been removed and there seems to be no info on how to contact them) If you know how to contact the Chinese embassy please let us know so we can publish the information here. http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/
Let us contact the US Chamber of Commerce with a letter and e-mail campaign to let them know what we think of doing business with China while not addressing these atrocities and pressing for change.
Contact the United States Chamber of Commerce and tell them how you fell about the atrocities and torture committed on animals every day in countries like China and Korea and well as the Philippines and why we should build demands to stop the atrocities in to our business agreements with them. Let them know that they American People will not stand by any longer. Let them know that we will boycott Foreign made products that are imported here to the US if they come from countries that are not taking actions to protect animals and wildlife from torture and abuse.
CLICK THIS LINK to find all international chamber of commerce contact info including China
In light of these facts the US Chamber of Commerce is saying this:
U.S. Chamber of Commerce sets $1-trillion goals for China (01/16/09)
BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua)-- The American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham-China) Friday announced three goals to strengthen Sino-U.S. economic ties to be met by 2039.
John Watkins, chairman of AmCham-China, said the goals each set at 1 trillion U.S. dollars a year were: U.S. exports to China; sales of U.S. companies in China; and investment of Chinese companies in the U.S.
The U.S. government welcomed the three goals, he said.
Bilateral trade was valued at 333.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, about 120 times that of 30 years ago.
The two nations mark 30 years of diplomatic ties this year.
AmCham-China is a non-profit organization that represents U.S. companies and individuals doing business in China.
The AmCham-China's membership comprises more than 2,700 individuals from over 1,200 companies.
US CHAMBER of Commerce in CHINA
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/xw/t532540.htm (The contact us page section at the Chinese embassy has been removed and there seems to be no info on how to contact them) If you know how to contact the Chinese embassy please let us know so we can publish the information here. http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/
Let us contact the US Chamber of Commerce with a letter and e-mail campaign to let them know what we think of doing business with China while not addressing these atrocities and pressing for change.
Contact the United States Chamber of Commerce and tell them how you fell about the atrocities and torture committed on animals every day in countries like China and Korea and well as the Philippines and why we should build demands to stop the atrocities in to our business agreements with them. Let them know that they American People will not stand by any longer. Let them know that we will boycott Foreign made products that are imported here to the US if they come from countries that are not taking actions to protect animals and wildlife from torture and abuse.
CLICK THIS LINK to find all international chamber of commerce contact info including China
| Headquarters | Regional Offices and Chambers |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce 1615 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20062-2000 Main Number: 202-659-6000 Customer Service: 1-800-638-6582 |
I am thinking of them!
So while life goes on I am thinking of them.
What can be done?
Who is listening?
Who cares?
The powers at be
don't seem to see.
I'm sad
I'm tired
What can be done?
Click Image to see larger (Images from http://wflfagainstcompanionconsumption.blogspot.com/)
http://www.hsus.org/hsi/confronting_cruelty/philippines_dog_meat/
Below is a picture of a Rabbit that was Skinned alive and is still holding up his head awaiting a painful and cruel death. Sometimes they are also thrown in boiling water, on top of being skinned alive, all while alive and feeling and breathing.
We use the fur and we buy fur good, they use the meat to eat and the torture killing as it is called, is supposed to make the meat taste sweeter.
I'm ashamed of the human race! I wish I could divorce myself from belonging to this race.
I mean all of us. Not just those that do these acts but all of us who do nothing or buy things made in these countries and for not calling out senators and representatives. We are all guilty. There is just no other way to look at this. We are all guilty! How can we look in the eyes of our children while this is happening in the world. This and thousands of other atrocities to animals.
Why do we put up with this? Is money, vanity and wants that important?
Isn't it time we get mad and stop the madness???!!!
I think we are living in hell not on earth.
Remember that next time you're in church celebrating Easter
and sending out bunny greeting cards!
What can be done?
Who is listening?
Who cares?
The powers at be
don't seem to see.
I'm sad
I'm tired
What can be done?
Click Image to see larger (Images from http://wflfagainstcompanionconsumption.blogspot.com/)
http://www.hsus.org/hsi/confronting_cruelty/philippines_dog_meat/
Below is a picture of a Rabbit that was Skinned alive and is still holding up his head awaiting a painful and cruel death. Sometimes they are also thrown in boiling water, on top of being skinned alive, all while alive and feeling and breathing.
We use the fur and we buy fur good, they use the meat to eat and the torture killing as it is called, is supposed to make the meat taste sweeter.
I'm ashamed of the human race! I wish I could divorce myself from belonging to this race.
I mean all of us. Not just those that do these acts but all of us who do nothing or buy things made in these countries and for not calling out senators and representatives. We are all guilty. There is just no other way to look at this. We are all guilty! How can we look in the eyes of our children while this is happening in the world. This and thousands of other atrocities to animals.
Why do we put up with this? Is money, vanity and wants that important?
Isn't it time we get mad and stop the madness???!!!
I think we are living in hell not on earth.
Remember that next time you're in church celebrating Easter
and sending out bunny greeting cards!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
FTC, Schools, and the Dairy Industry Partner to Prey on Children of Color
Milk industry associations promote milk consumption in schools through branded refrigeration equipment, cafeteria posters, and in-class supplies. In California high schools, one milk board promoted the “Got Milk? Gravity Tour,” an extreme sports tour sponsored in association with the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Another milk marketer distributed its celebrity milk mustache (“Got Milk?”) posters for display in school cafeterias. In addition, it sent to schools large (“truck sized”) posters, static clings, and banners in connection with its teen-directed promotional campaign. School posters also supported the campaign’s online auction, which featured various items likely to appeal to teenagers. The milk marketer made side panel art – featuring animated teen characters playing the guitar or sports, drinking milk, or cheerleading – available to milk processors for use on small containers for sale in schools. In addition, it advertised its SAMMY (“Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year”) scholarship award in high schools.The dairy industry has distributed educational materials to schools about nutrition, fitness, wellness, and other aspects of child or teen development; often, these materials were branded or promoted particular products or nutritional icon programs. Educational materials were sometimes accompanied by premiums, such as branded pencils, posters, activity sheets, or soccer balls.
Milk marketers examined the appeal of certain media and the potential success of advertising initiatives (e.g., cross-promotions and licensed characters) among Hispanic, African-American, and Asian segments of the population, and among grade school boys as compared to girls. Media guidelines submitted by one company noted particular media buying techniques to attract African-American and Hispanic consumers as compared to the general consumer market, and research submitted by another company indicated that ads with a strong national market also perform well among Hispanics. Some research took note that product promotions involving certain licensed characters have higher awareness or performance ratings among Hispanics and African Americans than do other promotions.
Market research also examined the relative performance of television commercials, cross-promotions, other advertising campaigns, and promotional concepts among girls versus boys, observing certain themes, images, characters, modes of participation, and prizes with particular gender appeal. In addition, research from milk marketers examined issues such as milk consumption and motivation to eat breakfast among adolescent girls, and milk consumption among Hispanics and African Americans, indicating, for example, relative levels of milk consumption in school districts with higher proportions of Hispanic and African-American students.
One milk marketer reported gender-focused celebrity print advertising directed to either girls or boys, with higher expenditures for boy-targeted advertising, apparently due to the higher cost of media required to reach that audience.
Milk marketers have partnered with government bodies, media companies, non-profit organizations, and other entities to promote nutrition and physical activities for children and teens. One sickening example of collaboration: The FTC's partnering with the American Dairy Association’s “Got Milk” campaign and the “3-A-Day” dairy program. The Dairy Industry even has a campaign that aims to increase consumption of milk by teens that includes a teen-targeted interactive website, milk-mustache celebrity endorsements, and in-school posters.
The FTC notes that although their initiatives require participants to “reduce” their use of licensed characters in advertising directed to children, most participants have pledged to use such characters only in child-directed advertising that promotes healthy dietary choices; however, seeing as the FTC believes milk to be a healthy dietary choice, not much will change, especially the continued use of our tax payer money to--subsidize Factory Farming--promote our government’s (USDA, FDA, FTC, …) partnership with the Dairy Industry’s efforts to set children up for a lifetime of illnesses.
Hundreds of thousands of schools across America only receive reimbursement from the National School Lunch Program when they push milk and life-size Milk Mustache and "Body By Milk" posters adorn their lunchroom walls.
This is the same NSL program that served-up 143 million pounds-- at risk for mad cow disease--of downer dairy cows to children as documented in the January recall of "beef" supplied by Westland Hallmark who won awards as the #2 supplier to the school lunch program.
"The consumption of dairy, especially at the younger ages, is a problem," said Campbell which includes health consequences like higher risks of prostate, uterine, breast and endometrial cancers, osteoporosis and a "threefold higher risk of colon cancer."
Yet the pro dairy message on the school posters--which feature sports figures and popular musicians and arrive unsolicited from the National Dairy Council--is misleading and harmful testified Dr. T. Colin Campbell on the basis of decades of his National Institutes of Health-funded research.
Friday, January 16, 2009
I want to introduce Dave Warwak
I am happy to say that Dave has accepted to be a co-blogger here and so we can look forward to his posts as often as possible. I have great respect for Dave after listening to his story. This is someone who put his life and actions where his mouth is and is taking a stand for what he believes.
You can listen to a radio interview where he talks about his vegan-ism and how it effects his life . LISTEN HERE
I do think it is important to tell the truth especially in school and if we keep the truth from our children and "feed" them lies how can they become independent intelligent thinkers.
Animals rights, ending torture and abuse that is on a large scale connected to commerce and habits and money is something that will define us as humans in this century.
It's a daunting task to change habits created over centuries, but just because something has been done for centuries does not make it right or good (think of examples of religious customs and believes that are centuries old and we would all agree are wrong or inhumane. Oppression of women or stoning them comes to mind) and when the evidence is mounting that our health and our social behaviour is directly related to how we treat animals we can't just ignore it, cover it up or wish it away. We especially have a responsibility to our children to give them all the information so they can make a choice and yes I do think children should have a choice in what they eat.
I remember vividly how absolutely I hated milk as a child and I did not like meat. I had a natural aversion to it. I was forced to eat it and drink milk to a point where I felt like I had to trow up. When I could and mother did not look, I pored the milk down the drain, so did my brother. I also hated butter it made me gag and interestingly I also deplored eggs. Because I was forced to eat that stuff I eventually got used to some of it, I guess it's called acquired taste.
I NEVER was able to drink milk, the ghastly smell of cows milk, that I had to get, directly from the "Bauer" never left my nostrils.
I remember when I was a child thinking many times that I could not wait to grow up, so I would not have to eat all that stinky stuff like kidneys, and liver and brains and meat and blood sausage and milk. I hated it with a passion.
Maybe children have a natural aversion because we were never meant to eat meat and drink milk or eat butter or eggs in the first place but we are forced by previous generations in to these same habits. Generational tyranny about food.
You can listen to a radio interview where he talks about his vegan-ism and how it effects his life . LISTEN HERE
I do think it is important to tell the truth especially in school and if we keep the truth from our children and "feed" them lies how can they become independent intelligent thinkers.
Animals rights, ending torture and abuse that is on a large scale connected to commerce and habits and money is something that will define us as humans in this century.
It's a daunting task to change habits created over centuries, but just because something has been done for centuries does not make it right or good (think of examples of religious customs and believes that are centuries old and we would all agree are wrong or inhumane. Oppression of women or stoning them comes to mind) and when the evidence is mounting that our health and our social behaviour is directly related to how we treat animals we can't just ignore it, cover it up or wish it away. We especially have a responsibility to our children to give them all the information so they can make a choice and yes I do think children should have a choice in what they eat.
I remember vividly how absolutely I hated milk as a child and I did not like meat. I had a natural aversion to it. I was forced to eat it and drink milk to a point where I felt like I had to trow up. When I could and mother did not look, I pored the milk down the drain, so did my brother. I also hated butter it made me gag and interestingly I also deplored eggs. Because I was forced to eat that stuff I eventually got used to some of it, I guess it's called acquired taste.
I NEVER was able to drink milk, the ghastly smell of cows milk, that I had to get, directly from the "Bauer" never left my nostrils.
I remember when I was a child thinking many times that I could not wait to grow up, so I would not have to eat all that stinky stuff like kidneys, and liver and brains and meat and blood sausage and milk. I hated it with a passion.
Maybe children have a natural aversion because we were never meant to eat meat and drink milk or eat butter or eggs in the first place but we are forced by previous generations in to these same habits. Generational tyranny about food.
Another killing machine graduates
By Dave WarwakWhere is the outrage? Where is the genuine care? We are talking about bottling our outrage - not me! I find it very disturbing that schools hide veganism from children and promote false dairy industry advertisements. School administrators have proven they do not care to change - even when children's lives are at stake.
Welfare only teaches young people that killing is acceptable as long as we do it nicely. We have seen the videos and know factory farming could give a shit about cows or ethical treatment. Even if we spend our lives fighting for welfare laws, in the end, the meat and dairy industries will do what they want. It is already against the law to drag cows around with forklifts, yet they do it anyway. Laws are a waste of time. Attitudes change the times, and then laws follow. Trying to change the law first rarely works. Attitudes change laws.
I am sick of what is going on and can't go along with, "We're not ready yet". We will never be ready. Vegans need to start getting uppity like people did in the sixties. No revolution was ever comfortable.
It is as if we willingly adopt meat-eaters' attitudes that say their choice is a personal one and children are too young to chose wisely. This is exactly why we need to speak up for the voiceless, as those in charge have chosen poorly for our children. Do you remember, the 143 million pound Hallmark Westland Beef Recall? People need to focus more on the real issues, not on larger cages - it is about priorities. Welfare misses the mark.
If you lived during slavery, would you spend your life fighting for abolition or would you spend your life fighting for better living conditions for slaves? Which strategy do you think the slave-owners would hope you would choose? Today's animal rights activist--who has devoted their life toward welfare issues--transplanted in time would confirm slavery is acceptable as long as it is done a certain way and would further explain, "Take your time changing, I understand you are not ready".
More people need to stand up and say the confinement, torture, drugging, and murder of innocent creatures is unacceptable and needs to stop now. Furthermore, stop feeding that crap to children. This attitude with an AR strategy that focuses on children would bring real change.
Unfortunately, meat-eating is on the rise and we are losing ground everyday by ignoring the children. A meat-eater is born every ten seconds in the USA. How many meat-eaters have you converted in the last 10 seconds? How many in the last 10 days? In the past 10 months? Meanwhile, a meat-eater is born every 10 seconds in the USA. We are losing. Welfare is no help. The chicken in the cage will still get its throat slit after being tortured, confined, and drugged whether in a 15" cage or a 14" cage. Welfare issues are just delay tactics that distract otherwise productive activists, which pleases the bad man to no end.
Elie Wiesel wrote, "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented".
We each have only one life to give, so we should choose the highest ground even if we never get there in our lifetime, at least we will know we fought for the ultimate goal--an ideal that helped achive liberation that much sooner--for if no one rallies for these ideals, they will never be heard or acted on.
Earth can't wait for welfare changes to heal the damage done. Damage that might already be too far past the tipping point.
Where are our priorites?
Dave Warwak is the author of Peep Show For Children Only and can be reached at dave@inslide.com
TVA Coal Ash Spill... spells disaster
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=GREEN
Excerpt
But long-term exposure is precisely what worries the plant's neighbors and environmentalists trying to calculate the damage the spill could do to fish and local wildlife. At other sites, long-term exposure to coal ash runoff has had devastating effects on local fish stocks. Young fish were born with eyes that had shifted to one side of their heads, or spines twisted into "s" shapes.
"If you were to drink that water, you'd be in trouble," said Shea Tuberty, associate professor of biology at Appalachian State University, who ran independent tests on the water and ash with similar results — arsenic levels 30 times or higher than the safety standard.
Tests on the sludge itself — the accumulated ash of coal fires at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant — showed unsafe levels of arsenic and vanadium and higher-than-normal levels of almost every other chemical and heavy metal found in coal: mercury, magnesium, selenium, sodium, cobalt and manganese.
"This is really toxic stuff," said Matt Wilson, who has a doctorate in ecology and directs programs for the group Appalachian Voices, which has been monitoring the disaster and conducting its own tests. "TVA has pledged to clean it up, but it's unclear the degree to which that can happen."
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Excerpt
But long-term exposure is precisely what worries the plant's neighbors and environmentalists trying to calculate the damage the spill could do to fish and local wildlife. At other sites, long-term exposure to coal ash runoff has had devastating effects on local fish stocks. Young fish were born with eyes that had shifted to one side of their heads, or spines twisted into "s" shapes.
"If you were to drink that water, you'd be in trouble," said Shea Tuberty, associate professor of biology at Appalachian State University, who ran independent tests on the water and ash with similar results — arsenic levels 30 times or higher than the safety standard.
Tests on the sludge itself — the accumulated ash of coal fires at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant — showed unsafe levels of arsenic and vanadium and higher-than-normal levels of almost every other chemical and heavy metal found in coal: mercury, magnesium, selenium, sodium, cobalt and manganese.
"This is really toxic stuff," said Matt Wilson, who has a doctorate in ecology and directs programs for the group Appalachian Voices, which has been monitoring the disaster and conducting its own tests. "TVA has pledged to clean it up, but it's unclear the degree to which that can happen."
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Animal Rights or I Want To Be Right?
Just a quick info because I have more important things to do "like" work or trying to get results in the animal rights cause.
A persistent animals rights blogger got his knickers in a knot over the fact that I created a cause/idea on change.org that actaully got people's attention.
The fascinating part is that when I look at his blog, he is actaully a very intelligent man with an obviously huge heart for animals. He has great information about animal rights or whatever the PC term is to properly talk about the issues. He has insightful articles right ups and links.
But yet when my cause went in to the 2nd round of voting on change.org he was so upset that he actaully send me a message about it. Not "how can I help?", or "how we can work together on helping animal?", but a condescending message in which one of the things he said was that "People Like me set the animal rights movement back 30 years". He was obviously very upset about my cause getting in to the top three in the first round. The animal rights blogger and moderator for the animal rights section on change.org also lamented over the three top. She openly supported this blogger's cause and she did have her own cause/idea as well, both of which did not make it in to the top three regardless how much she wrote about it in her blog. I did read his idea and while I agreed on the fundamentals, I think it was poorly worded, too philosophical, convoluted and offered no solutions, so it got simply zero attention. Even with a better title I still think the idea would have failed because of the poor wording.
In the 2nd round my idea did not get in to the final top 10. Well everyone had to compete with all the causes even non related ideas and some of the top idea were drug related, legalizing drugs forgive student loans and human right issues of course animals lose out at the end. It's always been like that. Nevertheless we got almost 4000 votes and that said something.
So here is this fellow who insists on picking on my idea so that he actaully wrote about it in his blog. In a response to a comment he called it "fluff'
I won't tell you all he wrote but here is a link so you can read it for yourself. CLICK HERE
I did sent a response but I don't know if it will be posted since it is a moderated blog. Here is my response that I wrote to him. I post it here because I doubt he'll post it in his blog. Maybe he'll prove me wrong.
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Jeff,
This is the Ms. Callaway, it's actually Mrs. but that is not so important, that created an idea named "Stop The Live Skinning of Animals” and renamed it "Stop Animal Torture".
I can deal with people disagreeing and of course you have every right to do so. I am surprised however for someone of your intelligence that you would refer to my idea as "fluff" just because you think the title is too sensational.
So title goes over context. Do you also disagree, that skinning animals while they are alive should be stopped?
It only shows that you seem to be more concerned with semantics then with the issue and getting result.
If you had bothered to read everything I wrote all the links and pages I created and If you actually knew me you would never call it “fluff” unless you just very stubborn. But I think you made up your mind about me, my cause, idea in an instance in the same way you would probably object anyone judge you in the blink of an eye.
Believe it or not I do get what you say and the sensational headlines, the attention getting approach is often very upsetting. In news in general in the media and the world, but it is how it is done. I am willing to humble myself in to using methods that are not the highest social moral methods i.e “headline grabbing titles”, within the law, if it get me closer to results. Mainly to get animals rights written in to laws and enforced and finally to get our society to stop eating meat, wearing fur etc, I want results. I want people to see what I see and feel hat I feel and I want them to do it freely if possible.
I have high ideals too and if it were for me and me alone I would not have to use any headlines, because no animal would be used for monetary gain. But I live in a world that is different from what I wish it were.
I want to get the attention of people not for my but for any animal cruelty, torture, misuse, abuse, issue that you can think off and if I have to stand on top of a roof buck naked and scream bloody murder I would do that too. My husband would object and I reserve that drastic measure for when I ran out of other options.
So I used a headline that gets people attention. They may actually start to think, grow a heart and get a conscience. That is what I think has to happen in order for things to change. I wasn’t always Vegan and it was one of those headlines that got my attention so sue me, but it changed my life, my thinking and I glad I saw that headline, I am glad I saw what I really did not want to see but I saw it and I’m glad and it changed my life. You yourself don’t seem to be shying away from using pictures that can be disturbing and shocking or at least should be to most. What is different from using a Title that says “Stop the live skinning of animals” from using a picture that shows a skinned animal?
Taking the moral high road and belittling others may make you feel better but what is it getting done to get to your goal or is the your philosophical stands more important then ending suffering?
I think we really have to same goals but a different way of trying to get there.
A persistent animals rights blogger got his knickers in a knot over the fact that I created a cause/idea on change.org that actaully got people's attention.
The fascinating part is that when I look at his blog, he is actaully a very intelligent man with an obviously huge heart for animals. He has great information about animal rights or whatever the PC term is to properly talk about the issues. He has insightful articles right ups and links.
But yet when my cause went in to the 2nd round of voting on change.org he was so upset that he actaully send me a message about it. Not "how can I help?", or "how we can work together on helping animal?", but a condescending message in which one of the things he said was that "People Like me set the animal rights movement back 30 years". He was obviously very upset about my cause getting in to the top three in the first round. The animal rights blogger and moderator for the animal rights section on change.org also lamented over the three top. She openly supported this blogger's cause and she did have her own cause/idea as well, both of which did not make it in to the top three regardless how much she wrote about it in her blog. I did read his idea and while I agreed on the fundamentals, I think it was poorly worded, too philosophical, convoluted and offered no solutions, so it got simply zero attention. Even with a better title I still think the idea would have failed because of the poor wording.
In the 2nd round my idea did not get in to the final top 10. Well everyone had to compete with all the causes even non related ideas and some of the top idea were drug related, legalizing drugs forgive student loans and human right issues of course animals lose out at the end. It's always been like that. Nevertheless we got almost 4000 votes and that said something.
So here is this fellow who insists on picking on my idea so that he actaully wrote about it in his blog. In a response to a comment he called it "fluff'
I won't tell you all he wrote but here is a link so you can read it for yourself. CLICK HERE
I did sent a response but I don't know if it will be posted since it is a moderated blog. Here is my response that I wrote to him. I post it here because I doubt he'll post it in his blog. Maybe he'll prove me wrong.
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Jeff,
This is the Ms. Callaway, it's actually Mrs. but that is not so important, that created an idea named "Stop The Live Skinning of Animals” and renamed it "Stop Animal Torture".
I can deal with people disagreeing and of course you have every right to do so. I am surprised however for someone of your intelligence that you would refer to my idea as "fluff" just because you think the title is too sensational.
So title goes over context. Do you also disagree, that skinning animals while they are alive should be stopped?
It only shows that you seem to be more concerned with semantics then with the issue and getting result.
If you had bothered to read everything I wrote all the links and pages I created and If you actually knew me you would never call it “fluff” unless you just very stubborn. But I think you made up your mind about me, my cause, idea in an instance in the same way you would probably object anyone judge you in the blink of an eye.
Believe it or not I do get what you say and the sensational headlines, the attention getting approach is often very upsetting. In news in general in the media and the world, but it is how it is done. I am willing to humble myself in to using methods that are not the highest social moral methods i.e “headline grabbing titles”, within the law, if it get me closer to results. Mainly to get animals rights written in to laws and enforced and finally to get our society to stop eating meat, wearing fur etc, I want results. I want people to see what I see and feel hat I feel and I want them to do it freely if possible.
I have high ideals too and if it were for me and me alone I would not have to use any headlines, because no animal would be used for monetary gain. But I live in a world that is different from what I wish it were.
I want to get the attention of people not for my but for any animal cruelty, torture, misuse, abuse, issue that you can think off and if I have to stand on top of a roof buck naked and scream bloody murder I would do that too. My husband would object and I reserve that drastic measure for when I ran out of other options.
So I used a headline that gets people attention. They may actually start to think, grow a heart and get a conscience. That is what I think has to happen in order for things to change. I wasn’t always Vegan and it was one of those headlines that got my attention so sue me, but it changed my life, my thinking and I glad I saw that headline, I am glad I saw what I really did not want to see but I saw it and I’m glad and it changed my life. You yourself don’t seem to be shying away from using pictures that can be disturbing and shocking or at least should be to most. What is different from using a Title that says “Stop the live skinning of animals” from using a picture that shows a skinned animal?
Taking the moral high road and belittling others may make you feel better but what is it getting done to get to your goal or is the your philosophical stands more important then ending suffering?
I think we really have to same goals but a different way of trying to get there.
This may be good news for animal rights
This could be good news for animals rights.
Obama Appointing Cass R. Sunstein as a Regulatory Czar could mean the interest of animals could count for something. I'm not sure if it is confirmed but I just learned of this so I am keeping my ears open for more on this story!
The Rights of Animals: A Very Short Primer
Cass R. Sunstein
THE LAW SCHOOL
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Cass R. Sunstein could be appointed by Barak Obama as a Regulatory Czar
In this video he talks about animal right he starts at about 39.04
If he gets appointed I will see how to contact him and write a letter and I hope many will do the same. As a matter of fact he will be on my speed dial so to speak!
Obama Appointing Cass R. Sunstein as a Regulatory Czar could mean the interest of animals could count for something. I'm not sure if it is confirmed but I just learned of this so I am keeping my ears open for more on this story!
The Rights of Animals: A Very Short Primer
Cass R. Sunstein
THE LAW SCHOOL
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Cass R. Sunstein could be appointed by Barak Obama as a Regulatory Czar
In this video he talks about animal right he starts at about 39.04
If he gets appointed I will see how to contact him and write a letter and I hope many will do the same. As a matter of fact he will be on my speed dial so to speak!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Contact Oprah Winfrey and ask her to do a show on Animal Torture
Oprah Winfrey Show’s mailing address is: PO Box 909715, Chicago, Illinois 60690-9715.
Or send comments to the Oprah Winfrey Show’s street address at: 110 N Carpenter St., Chicago, Illinois 60607-2146.
O Magazine address is: 300 W 57th Street, Floor 36, New York, New York 10019-3741.
Call her studio via telephone at (312) 633-1182
(I got this off the internet and is supposed to be up to date.)
I have to be honest I am somewhat doubtful that she will do a show on such a subject. It is a very difficult and controversial and does not make for a happy afternoon show. She's tackled controversial issues but she may just not like this one. It can't hurt trying, but whatever you do, be polite and professional and prepared.
Or send comments to the Oprah Winfrey Show’s street address at: 110 N Carpenter St., Chicago, Illinois 60607-2146.
O Magazine address is: 300 W 57th Street, Floor 36, New York, New York 10019-3741.
Call her studio via telephone at (312) 633-1182
(I got this off the internet and is supposed to be up to date.)
I have to be honest I am somewhat doubtful that she will do a show on such a subject. It is a very difficult and controversial and does not make for a happy afternoon show. She's tackled controversial issues but she may just not like this one. It can't hurt trying, but whatever you do, be polite and professional and prepared.
The voting has ended but that does not mean that we have to quit. Here is a link to change.org facebook page that was created by Amanda just for this cause.
Voting will end in a few hours
This is one last call to ask you to vote for this Cause "Stop Animal Torture"
Overall I want to thank all those that voted and lend their time to spread the word.
A special thanks to those that created web pages and links in many places on the net.
Disappointingly eh animal rights blog leadership section gave zero support to this cause.
Why is a mystery, since it did support earlier causes that did not make it in to the 2nd round of voting. You can draw your own conclusions.
It's been an interesting experience to start this change.org idea/cause
I've been promoting animal Rights and my ideas for a long time but it's been in a vacuum so to speak. I've written letters, signed petitions, donated paintings and money the same as many people do.
This was the first time I stopped working, stopped making money for weeks to devote myself just to promoting this idea on change.org. Because it had the potential of ending up on President Obama's desk if it were to get in to the top 10 final ideas via vote.
I did what I could but we have a long way to go before all animal activists or people in general that say they are about animals rights, can jump over their own shadow and leave ego behind for the sake of animals.
So overall I am disappointed somewhat disillusioned but that is par for the course.
I will continued to write letters, sign petitions, donate art and give money to animal rights causes that are inclusive.
The people that have the interest of animals at heart and started with the first step of embracing a vegan lifestyle, like myself have to reach out to those that have not made the step yet.
We can only do that in a positive manner at least that is my opinion. I do not react well to threads, or lectures, or elitist attitudes and I think most people don't react well to that either. Too often do I read condescending and elitist attitudes expressed by so called animals activist toward people that aren't Vegan. In my opinion such superior attitudes, only hurts the cause and does not bring people over to our side.
If someone makes the first step to become a vegetarian lets not beat them over the head by lecturing them at nausea about how they are still are eating eggs and drink milk and how it's just no good. A first step is a first step that may lead to the next step. But not if we badger, abuse, lecture, condescend and show no love at all to those we want to convert so to speak. We can't pretend to have compassion for animals while not having compassion for people.
So while I wish I were independently wealthy and had someone to support me, so I could devote all of my time to this cause and reach out to people to educate, I simply have to get back to work. I will do what I have done in the past in my spare time to continue to shine a light on all animal abuse. I hope you'll follow this blog and invite others to check in as well.
See you all here I hope.
Ginette
Overall I want to thank all those that voted and lend their time to spread the word.
A special thanks to those that created web pages and links in many places on the net.
Disappointingly eh animal rights blog leadership section gave zero support to this cause.
Why is a mystery, since it did support earlier causes that did not make it in to the 2nd round of voting. You can draw your own conclusions.
It's been an interesting experience to start this change.org idea/cause
I've been promoting animal Rights and my ideas for a long time but it's been in a vacuum so to speak. I've written letters, signed petitions, donated paintings and money the same as many people do.
This was the first time I stopped working, stopped making money for weeks to devote myself just to promoting this idea on change.org. Because it had the potential of ending up on President Obama's desk if it were to get in to the top 10 final ideas via vote.
I did what I could but we have a long way to go before all animal activists or people in general that say they are about animals rights, can jump over their own shadow and leave ego behind for the sake of animals.
So overall I am disappointed somewhat disillusioned but that is par for the course.
I will continued to write letters, sign petitions, donate art and give money to animal rights causes that are inclusive.
The people that have the interest of animals at heart and started with the first step of embracing a vegan lifestyle, like myself have to reach out to those that have not made the step yet.
We can only do that in a positive manner at least that is my opinion. I do not react well to threads, or lectures, or elitist attitudes and I think most people don't react well to that either. Too often do I read condescending and elitist attitudes expressed by so called animals activist toward people that aren't Vegan. In my opinion such superior attitudes, only hurts the cause and does not bring people over to our side.
If someone makes the first step to become a vegetarian lets not beat them over the head by lecturing them at nausea about how they are still are eating eggs and drink milk and how it's just no good. A first step is a first step that may lead to the next step. But not if we badger, abuse, lecture, condescend and show no love at all to those we want to convert so to speak. We can't pretend to have compassion for animals while not having compassion for people.
So while I wish I were independently wealthy and had someone to support me, so I could devote all of my time to this cause and reach out to people to educate, I simply have to get back to work. I will do what I have done in the past in my spare time to continue to shine a light on all animal abuse. I hope you'll follow this blog and invite others to check in as well.
See you all here I hope.
Ginette
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
What are you feeding your children?
So here you can see for yourself how horrible these animals are treated. I just don't think this is acceptable.
I came across this document about a workshop called
What to do about downer cows?
Workshop looks at a question whose answer is more complex than ever.
Read the pamphlet here
It's like pages from a twilight zone story on how to humanly kill a cow and how to tread downers and all the verbiage is just so eerie to me, considering we are talking about living beings.
They show this old lady practicing a bold stun gun devise on a bale of hay and I am thinking "Is she going to actually use this?" Considering their own description of how precise you have to be in placing this bold in the right spot to actually stun teh animal, and that you have to use the correct bolt size etc etc I can see why this is just not realistic. To actually pretent that there is anything humane in they way we kill these beings is being willfully blind to their suffering and to reality. When you compare the text, description with the reality of some of what we see in the video above you see that everything looks good on paper but in reality its a whole different story!
Judge for yourself.
The Story Of Malcolm & Luke
Animals hold such mystery. They can change us, they can teach us, they bring out the best in us if we let them. That is why it is so incomprehensibly to me when they are abused and tortured and killed. Here is a story of a man and his dog Malcolm who died of cancer. But is raises another issue. Animals that are diagnosed with cancer similar to humans. What is happening, is is food related and can we trust what we're told by entities that have a vested interest in quieting these questions?
http://www.2dogs2000miles.org/HMYBD.html
Many pets are afflicted with cancer similar to humans cancer, post pets consume the same meat from the plants and factory farms as people do. I believe the meat industry has long known the connection between eating meats that has been tainted with drugs, and human as well as animal disease, but the meat industry is such a powerful group of people that they are covering up what we should know. Our government has every interest in not allowing the information out. If you research drug companies and the drugs they manufacture for livestock and how it is used, how often and what it is, you can connect the dots yourself. There is no way that all these drugs that are given to cows, pigs, chickens, to keep them from getting sick, and make them better if they are sick, with numerous diseases, is not ending up on our dinner plates. Taken also in to account to large amounts of meat we eat more then we really need it just multiplies the amount of the drugs we ingest. If it goes in to the body of an animal it will go in to the blood and in to the meat, bottom line. If we eat it it goes in to our stomach, blood cells and we wonder ...
Study links Breast Cancer to Red Meat
It seems the increase in cancer is going right along the lines of increase in meat consumption. Dairy is no different.
The meat industry and the government mostly says meat is safe. But we are supposed to believe that because "they say so" and they would never lie.
Disturbing images of downed dairy cows forced to their feet so they can be slaughtered to be consumed as food. These videos are under cover and it is probably the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
http://www.2dogs2000miles.org/HMYBD.html
Many pets are afflicted with cancer similar to humans cancer, post pets consume the same meat from the plants and factory farms as people do. I believe the meat industry has long known the connection between eating meats that has been tainted with drugs, and human as well as animal disease, but the meat industry is such a powerful group of people that they are covering up what we should know. Our government has every interest in not allowing the information out. If you research drug companies and the drugs they manufacture for livestock and how it is used, how often and what it is, you can connect the dots yourself. There is no way that all these drugs that are given to cows, pigs, chickens, to keep them from getting sick, and make them better if they are sick, with numerous diseases, is not ending up on our dinner plates. Taken also in to account to large amounts of meat we eat more then we really need it just multiplies the amount of the drugs we ingest. If it goes in to the body of an animal it will go in to the blood and in to the meat, bottom line. If we eat it it goes in to our stomach, blood cells and we wonder ...
Study links Breast Cancer to Red Meat
It seems the increase in cancer is going right along the lines of increase in meat consumption. Dairy is no different.
The meat industry and the government mostly says meat is safe. But we are supposed to believe that because "they say so" and they would never lie.
Disturbing images of downed dairy cows forced to their feet so they can be slaughtered to be consumed as food. These videos are under cover and it is probably the proverbial tip of the iceberg.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Animal Cruelty Law Tests Free Speech
EXCERPT
A decade ago, Congress decided it was time to address what a House report called “a very specific sexual fetish.” There are people, it turns out, who take pleasure from watching videos of small animals being crushed.
“Much of the material featured women inflicting the torture with their bare feet or while wearing high-heeled shoes,” the report said. “In some video depictions, the woman’s voice can be heard talking to the animals in a kind of dominatrix patter. The cries and squeals of the animals, obviously in great pain, can also be heard in the videos.”
So, in 1999, Congress made it a crime to sell “crush videos” and almost all other depictions of unlawful cruelty to animals.The conduct itself is disgusting, of course. But the law does not criminalize the cruelty, which was already illegal in all 50 states, only its depiction. By making such expressions illegal — adding a new category of speech to the very few that are entirely unprotected under the First Amendment — the law raised profound constitutional questions about whether and when the government can decide that some sorts of information have no social value at all.
READ FULL STORY
I urge you to read this article
It's time we pay attention!
For scientific endeavor is a natural whole the parts of which mutually support one another in a way which, to be sure, no one can anticipate. ~ Albert Einstein
The universe of which we are part, hums a melody in perfect harmony. Each time we commit an act of violence, we disturb this humming like with a clash of tin cans and thus we disturb the harmonic waves of this non audible sound and create disharmony and turbulence. This can only lead to the destruction of our universe in which we live as a part of a whole where all live originates from unseens energy fields . As our DNA is contained in each cell so are we part of a larger cell that is the cosmos and beyond. Our actions create genetic anomalies that is sickening the body of the universe.~ Ginette Callaway
The universe of which we are part, hums a melody in perfect harmony. Each time we commit an act of violence, we disturb this humming like with a clash of tin cans and thus we disturb the harmonic waves of this non audible sound and create disharmony and turbulence. This can only lead to the destruction of our universe in which we live as a part of a whole where all live originates from unseens energy fields . As our DNA is contained in each cell so are we part of a larger cell that is the cosmos and beyond. Our actions create genetic anomalies that is sickening the body of the universe.~ Ginette Callaway
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Crimes Against God!
Crimes Against God!
Every living being wants to live and wants to be free, wants to escape pain, needs to eat and needs to drink.
Beyond that it seeks companionship with it's own kind.
Those are the basic needs of all living beings.
Here are some pictures of of the opposite of freedom.
Pictures of animal slavery and torture that goes against nature and therefore against God.
Please help to stop Animals Torture
This is a still image slide show of images of animal in their natural habitat as they live in peace and harmony and in contract some images show their suffering by human hands. May be disturbing for some more for others. But no sounds and no live video. It's important to witness at least to a certain extent the suffering of these animal. If you are watching this to get your kicks because you enjoy suffering, I can tell you that I am hereby putting a curse on you and you will die a slow and painful death. Remember this when the time comes.
Wild Animals instinctively run when men approaches. Because animals instinctively know that men is evil! Domesticated animals have learned to trust at their peril! We make them trust us and then destroy them. We are corrupt cowardice monsters, risen from the darkness and deepest depths of hell.
The following is a graphic video of live skinning of animals.
Pledge to go fur-free at PETA.org.
Please help to stop Animals Torture
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Stop Animal Torture
Since the live skinning of animals falls under the broader category of "Torture" and since many animals are tortured for profit, I renamed the cause on change.org
"Stop Animal Torture"
We are behind in voted and I still have hope that we may catch up by Thursday.
Please continue to spread the word abuse this idea/casue.
"Stop Animal Torture"
"Stop Animal Torture"
We are behind in voted and I still have hope that we may catch up by Thursday.
Please continue to spread the word abuse this idea/casue.
"Stop Animal Torture"
Monday, January 5, 2009
Please vote for my cause!
Please watch my video. Text Only Safe to watch!
Stop The Live Skinning of Animals everywhere
Please vote to end the barbaric practice of skinning animals - including cats, dogs, seals, and any other living creature - while they are alive. The animals are alive for up to four minutes after they have had their skins ripped off. From the conditions in which they are kept to the way they are skinned to the slow way they die, it's unconscionable.
The establishment of a Department for
Animals Affairs that includes individuals and groups knowledgeable about animals. That would be the beginning to actually address this issue at all and bring about changes.
Product import/export laws example: Exclude from import any goods derived from animal torture. Stop Export of live animals to countries that torture.
Start a Kindness 4 Animals Culture:
Positive legislation Idea: Reward companies that start immediately pledging not to use animal ingredient such as fur, of any kind in their products.
Tax incentives: for any company that previously used animal Ingredients but will refrain from doing so in the future and invest in non animals resources to replace animal resources.
Consumers right for clear labeling of products that contain animals ingredients. - Product labeling. Create a mark that/logo can be placed visibly on all product that has Zero animal ingredient content, Similar to the "Zero Fat" labeling. That will provide the consumer with easier identification of such goods. Promotion: Create an online database listing companies that produce Zero Animal Ingredients goods.
Promote the same standards internationally and do not import products produced by lesser standards.
Stop The Live Skinning of Animals everywhere
Please vote to end the barbaric practice of skinning animals - including cats, dogs, seals, and any other living creature - while they are alive. The animals are alive for up to four minutes after they have had their skins ripped off. From the conditions in which they are kept to the way they are skinned to the slow way they die, it's unconscionable.
The establishment of a Department for
Animals Affairs that includes individuals and groups knowledgeable about animals. That would be the beginning to actually address this issue at all and bring about changes.
Product import/export laws example: Exclude from import any goods derived from animal torture. Stop Export of live animals to countries that torture.
Start a Kindness 4 Animals Culture:
Positive legislation Idea: Reward companies that start immediately pledging not to use animal ingredient such as fur, of any kind in their products.
Tax incentives: for any company that previously used animal Ingredients but will refrain from doing so in the future and invest in non animals resources to replace animal resources.
Consumers right for clear labeling of products that contain animals ingredients. - Product labeling. Create a mark that/logo can be placed visibly on all product that has Zero animal ingredient content, Similar to the "Zero Fat" labeling. That will provide the consumer with easier identification of such goods. Promotion: Create an online database listing companies that produce Zero Animal Ingredients goods.
Promote the same standards internationally and do not import products produced by lesser standards.
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