Animal Advocacy Animal/Rights/Welfare thread

[shyvas]

The mystery is finally solved! Over the last few weeks, Naude and Denzil have rescues 2 seals with what they thought were stingray spikes sticking out of their necks. A little while ago they came across this guy on the beach, and they finally had an answer.This young male cape fur seal had a complete young St. Joseph Shark hanging from his neck!

The St. Joseph shark is a member of the chimera family, and is very similar the the ratfish found in the United States. The shark has a large poisonous barb extending through its dorsal fin, and it is this thats getting stuck in the seals.The fur seals don't usually hunt this species, but because of the big die-off of seals we had due to starvation, the seals are getting desperate and targeting fish they would not usually for. While trying to break up the sharks into bite size chunks on the surface, they are getting "spiked", and because of the one-way bards on those spikes, they often break off and stay there.As soon as this seal was freed to proceeded to catch a much bigger seal in their net.

This seal was stuck in thick commercial fishing line, but luckily was freed by the rescuers.

 

[shyvas]

London Animal Rights March September 2025-After march with Mobius Loop

 

[Emma JC]

I try to watch at least one of the Ocean Conservation videos a day so that they will get the income from the ads that play.

Emma JC
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[Tom L.]

@shyvas I gave your post just above a "love" rating because I was thinking how good the four(!) seals this team rescued must have felt to be rid of the plastic.

 

[shyvas]

More wildlife crime. I'm overwhelmed by this cruelty.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-01-09/its-barbaric-29-pigeons-found-dead-on-beach-killed-with-slingshot?fbclid=IwY2xjawPN31xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUc2dVTDBMMjI3Z3A1WTRZc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqPWmleHt46bGpEVl69fR8JnKA8iBxynUy6CCvxZh41eCKbmjLOScVuTCtOJ_aem_HI6A1boix9bSN8L5jeQehw

 

[shyvas]

A pet pigeon in a nearby village. This lady saved the poor mite and he can no longer fly.

 

[shyvas]

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[shyvas]

South Coast Pigeon Patrol in Brighton Today. There's a lot of catching/destringing going on.

 

[shyvas]

South Coast Pigeon Patrol in Brighton Today. There's a lot of catching/destringing going on.




A highly skilled operation with all of the destringers looking on-Brighton today.

 

[shyvas]

''I was tortured and explosives were placed inside my body. When my perpetrators lit up the explosives, I was still alive but in agony, terrified and confused. My live was taken from me and I had a baby who is now an orphan.

The sentencing of these vile murders is on Monday 23rd February at Hove CC. Please come to the protest. Please write a Victim Impact Statement on my behalf.''

Eunice

The Last Thirty Minutes: What Happened to Eunice - Real Media - The View From Below

If the sentencing judge allows a Victim Impact Statement by Proxy next month, it could set a much-needed precedent and begin to address an alarming rise and normalisation of animal cruelty in the UK.

realmedia.press

 

[shyvas]

We would appreciate members helping us to secure a prison sentence for two sheep killers. Please write a victim impact statement and email to the addresses hereunder (bottom of text) in your own words.

HELP NEEDED TO SECURE A PRISON SENTENCE FOR TWO SHEEP KILLERS WHO ALSO TORTURED A SHEEP

ACTION: VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS (VIS / VISP):


We need as many people as possible to send in victim impact statements to the police and the CPS.
We know that many of you have been deeply affected by this crime. These statements are an opportunity to make these feelings known to the court.
Write your statement by giving your name, maybe add a little about yourself, then explain how you came to learn about this crime. Explain how this has affected you personally (eg. instrusive thoughts, nightmares etc), and possibly how it has affected your community, if you live close to where this took place.
Additionally / alternatively, you could write about the true victim of this crime, Eunice, to whom the court will give no consideration whatsoever (she is regarded as property). You could be factual, or you could use your imagination to put yourself in her position.
Once you've written it, send your Victim Impact Statements to:

SE.CrownCourt@cps.gov.uk
SE.MagistratesCourt@cps.gov.uk
benjamin.herriott@sussex.police.uk

Quote the Ashby / Hollands case reference (URN): 47EE3464923

The Last Thirty Minutes: What Happened to Eunice - Real Media - The View From Below

If the sentencing judge allows a Victim Impact Statement by Proxy next month, it could set a much-needed precedent and begin to address an alarming rise and normalisation of animal cruelty in the UK.

realmedia.press

 

[shyvas]

The harsh reality of the meat industry. Their leg of lamb was somebody.