Animal Advocacy The Animal/Rights/Welfare thread

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@shyvas I'm glad I learned about the way the dairy industry harms animals quite some time ago, but wish I had learned even sooner.

Don't we all! I wish that I was brought up as a vegan. It's strange but when I was a teen, I thought that something wasn't right about eating too much meat. It's a shame that veganism wasn't predominant at that time as having moved to France, certainly didn't help.

All those years wasted but I'm certainly catching up now. I'm also in awe of my friend in Brighton (59 yrs as a vegan) who brought up her 4 sons to be vegan (one isn't because of Downs syndrome) and their children (4) are also vegans.

 

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Don't we all! I wish that I was brought up as a vegan. It's strange but when I was a teen, I thought that something wasn't right about eating too much meat. It's a shame that veganism wasn't predominant at that time as having moved to France, certainly didn't help.

All those years wasted but I'm certainly catching up now. I'm also in awe of my friend in Brighton (59 yrs as a vegan) who brought up her 4 sons to be vegan (one isn't because of Downs syndrome) and their children (4) are also vegans.

As I think that I have said before I became Vegan whilst living in France…. I was back in Northern California visiting family when I read the book “ Diet for a New America “ I had already been Vegetarian for about 5 years… This was over 30 years ago… For me living in France made it So easy to become Vegan because of the Wealth of Fresh fruits, vegetables and grains with Organic foods being readily available… Tofu either plain or flavoured was also always available… I first lived in and around Avignon, then in the region Parisian and lastly around Montpellier… The Whole food or Health shops had Plenty on offer, perhaps not much of the ready to eat stuff, but I Never found it difficult to remain Vegan… Now that I am living in the Republic of Ireland there are Lots of ready to eat foods, however, I miss the Abundance of Delicious produce!

 

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So, un update on those innocent 800 goats that perished in a barn fire. It was a heating lamp that fell onto the hay that was the cause. This was exactly what I thought had happened. This farmer needs to get prosecuted for animal neglect.

Protesters descend on East Yorkshire goat farm accused of cruelty

Police are in attendance at Far Marsh Farm in Ottringham

www.hulldailymail.co.uk

Cause of fire that killed goats in Ottringham barn established

The fire service says the blaze started accidentally when a heat lamp came into contact with straw.

www.bbc.com

 

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It's official and nesting season has begun. This is the first casualty (a gull chick) to have been taken in by the local wildlife rescue in Brighton.

 

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********WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES & CONTENT******** This is what humans do to our wildlife!
SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL


Please donate if you can.

What were you doing at 1am this morning? For our team, we were desperately trying to save this poor fox from a horrific injury...
PLEASE HELP US GET HER HOME! - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/saveafox

Caught in one of our traps after a concerned member of the public spotted wire around her waist, this female fox has left all of us completely speechless. What was initially thought to be loose wire turned out to be a homemade snare. A snare that had been on the poor girl so long that it had grown deep into her body...
Worse still, she was a mother with young cubs and, whilst that meant that no internal structures had been compromised, it meant that time was now ticking to get her back home. As the clock struck midnight last night, Tom and Sue rushed her into surgery, but getting the wire out was not a simple task.
This wasn't thin metal... this was thick wire that was hard to bend. Removing it without causing internal damage would not be easy but, luckily, the team had a plan. Once the area was clipped and cleaned, a sterile (and soft) piece of drip line tubing was slid over the wire and pushed into the wound site. With a little pressure, this was able to completely cover the wire, making removing it much less risky. It took a lot of gentle work but, eventually, the snare was removed and the wound channel could be cleaned and treated.

Although we were elated at setting her free, the work has only just begun. It's now a race against time and we urgently need your help. With blood tests, medications and a VERY expensive long-acting antibiotic needed for her care, we need your support to get her home. Please help us give these cubs back their mum.














SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

We are so happy to be able to post this today!

After a LOT of work and several very late nights, we're delighted to say that our snare-injury fox has been able to return home to her family

Getting her fixed and ready for freedom has been our main focus over the past week, but we are thrilled by how quickly her wounds have healed!

She will likely always bear a physical deformity from her time trapped in the snare, but she is otherwise completely healthy and is ready to resume her life in the wild. Luckily, her cubs are of the age where support feeding (and the support of other foxes) has kept them going, but we are sure they will be over the moon at the return of their mum!

Such a success story was only possible thanks to the hundreds of you who helped to support her care over the past few days. With just one of the medications needed costing over £200 a bottle (in addition to emergency blood tests and other expenses) we honestly could not keep doing this without you.

Good luck Mrs. fox!

 

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These Robins are Orphans.


This photo is so almost-perfect, there's just one problem… the nest is not in the location it was originally built, and these robins are now orphaned.
Nest disturbances make up a large portion of our young garden bird intake, despite it being so easily avoidable. We've had several complete nests, like this one, brought into us bearing a range of species, and we can't help but think of all the intricate hard work that the parents put in, only for their efforts to be removed with the swipe of a hand tool.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, check hedges, bushes, trees, even little nooks and crannies, before carrying out any work. Some of these bird species fledge in just 14 days, so wouldn't that give you just the best feeling? Giving that little family the chance to grow up where they belong, with their parents?

 

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I've just seen this on social media and some people think it's cool to make a handbag using leather and a dead coyote's head.

RIP sweet baby.

This is the most shocking thing that I have read today.

 

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This wildlife hospital in South Essex is full of angels. They will do anything to save our wildlife. Here is their latest casualty that kept them up until 2 am in the morning. However, he's still not out of danger.

Please donate if you can. Even £5 will help to pay for the medication and necessary care that is needed for this little one.


SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

SEWH. SEWH Homepage

Founded in 1995, South Essex Wildlife Hospital is the only facility of its kind in the whole of Essex, London, and Kent. Dealing with more than 10,000 patients and answering over 20,000 calls for help every year, our small but committed team are dedicated to saving UK wildlife.

southessexwildlife.org

THE HOSPITAL TODAY​

Now in a permanently sleep-deprived state, the pair head up one of the largest wildlife rescue centres in the country. Dealing with more than 10,000 admissions and answering more than 20,000 calls for help each year, the centre now costs over £1,000 a DAY to run!

No animal is ever turned away and the team will do everything they can to give any animal the best chance at recovery.

''Yesterday, we saw one of the most horrific cases we've seen in 35+ years of wildlife rescue.

The black goop covering this fox cub is bitumen (similar to tar), and he had been struggling to free himself from a container of the stuff for over 4 hours. Luckily, his cries were heard by workers who pulled him to freedom. Unfortunately, he then got stuck to the ROAD..................

Rescuer Lawrie and vet Alda raced through London for over an hour to get to him, but even getting him off the ground proved hard. He was so stuck that the team spent more than 30 minutes gently freeing each limb before rushing him back to the hospital. The adhesion was so strong that one mis-timed pull could have easily broken a leg or worse and he was so encased that he was even unable to urinate until the area was cleared.
Back at the hospital (and after a very awkward Tesco trip for baby oil), Lawrie, Alda, Sue and staff member, Alannah, had their work cut out getting the poor boy (now sedated) free. Using baby oil to soften the bitumen and WD-40 (in limited places) to dissolve it, they worked until 2am gently soaking, scrubbing and drying the poor boy until hints of orange started to return. Some places were so matted that the fur had to be cut free but, by the end of day one, the cub was looking much more fox like already.

This is just the start of a VERY long process (cleaning sessions are limited by stress and the risk of hypothermia) and there is still the worry of ingestion or toxicity, but we are absolutely determined to give this boy a chance. If you would like to support our work and his continued recovery, please visit'' https://www.southessexwildlife.org/donate

 

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Mum & baby-Little Pigs at Home Sanctuary, Wales.

 

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The petition is to protect animals like this little boy. He was dumped for a whole week before he was rescued. His owners who moved away and 'forgot' to take him with them.

Petition: Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act 2006

Amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include the following policies: -Registered Breeder Index -Canine Competency Certificate -Cruelty Policing Unit -Harsher criminal penalties

petition.parliament.uk

 

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RIP little one.

I found this little love outside the front entrance of my building. I made sure that he/she was dead and placed the bird into a flower pot with
a few leaves in the bushes. I have no idea why he/she died.

So very sad to see and I was in total shock when I saw her/him lying there dead.

 

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World Animal Free Research Day-27 May






World Animal Free Research Day on the 27 May, MPs and Peers from different parties took a stand against animal testing outside Parliament, standing next to a giant cutout of beagle Herbie, to raise awareness of Herbie’s Law.

World Animal Free Research Day-27 May

Herbie, with the telltale tattoo on his ear, was bred for the laboratory. But those grey hairs on his chin? They tell a different story – one of escape, of freedom, of finding love in a warm home. Herbie is one of the lucky ones.

Yet, for every Herbie, there are countless others who aren’t as fortunate with over 2.6 million animal experiments in British laboratories every year.

That’s why we’re calling for Herbie’s Law – a bold step towards a future where animals are no longer used in the name of science.

Herbie’s Law will:

* Mandate the replacement of animals in medical research in the UK by 2035.
* Replace animal experiments with modern, human-specific alternatives.
* Create a brighter future where science is smarter, safer, and free from animal suffering.

 

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This wildlife hospital in South Essex is full of angels. They will do anything to save our wildlife. Here is their latest casualty that kept them up until 2 am in the morning. However, he's still not out of danger.

Please donate if you can. Even £5 will help to pay for the medication and necessary care that is needed for this little one.


SOUTH ESSEX WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

SEWH. SEWH Homepage

Founded in 1995, South Essex Wildlife Hospital is the only facility of its kind in the whole of Essex, London, and Kent. Dealing with more than 10,000 patients and answering over 20,000 calls for help every year, our small but committed team are dedicated to saving UK wildlife.

southessexwildlife.org

THE HOSPITAL TODAY​

Now in a permanently sleep-deprived state, the pair head up one of the largest wildlife rescue centres in the country. Dealing with more than 10,000 admissions and answering more than 20,000 calls for help each year, the centre now costs over £1,000 a DAY to run!

No animal is ever turned away and the team will do everything they can to give any animal the best chance at recovery.

''Yesterday, we saw one of the most horrific cases we've seen in 35+ years of wildlife rescue.

The black goop covering this fox cub is bitumen (similar to tar), and he had been struggling to free himself from a container of the stuff for over 4 hours. Luckily, his cries were heard by workers who pulled him to freedom. Unfortunately, he then got stuck to the ROAD..................

Rescuer Lawrie and vet Alda raced through London for over an hour to get to him, but even getting him off the ground proved hard. He was so stuck that the team spent more than 30 minutes gently freeing each limb before rushing him back to the hospital. The adhesion was so strong that one mis-timed pull could have easily broken a leg or worse and he was so encased that he was even unable to urinate until the area was cleared.
Back at the hospital (and after a very awkward Tesco trip for baby oil), Lawrie, Alda, Sue and staff member, Alannah, had their work cut out getting the poor boy (now sedated) free. Using baby oil to soften the bitumen and WD-40 (in limited places) to dissolve it, they worked until 2am gently soaking, scrubbing and drying the poor boy until hints of orange started to return. Some places were so matted that the fur had to be cut free but, by the end of day one, the cub was looking much more fox like already.

This is just the start of a VERY long process (cleaning sessions are limited by stress and the risk of hypothermia) and there is still the worry of ingestion or toxicity, but we are absolutely determined to give this boy a chance. If you would like to support our work and his continued recovery, please visit'' https://www.southessexwildlife.org/donate

''I'm on the mend and am no longer blue. I also have shaven patches all over my body as it was painstaking to remove the blue stuff. However, they've put a green and red bandage on my paw because mum was trying desperately to pull me from the gluey stuff and hurt me. I know that I'm a mischief but promise not to get into trouble anymore. I just want to be with my mum''.

 

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SAVE A PAW PROTEST-LONDON





Shannon Jade-Organiser.


"Just want to say an absolutely huge thank you to everyone who showed up today to support & spread the message

& I know the support was so much further widespread than today’s attendance as we know and totally understand many couldn’t attend but still support in spirit and from afar
Was lovely to see so many dog lovers come together.

Massive thank you to all & everyone else who spoke up for our dogs

But know that truey I appreciate each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart! And the online support has been incredible too!
It’s a sad circumstance thats brought us all together but we stood loud and proud for these innocent babies!"

Petition: Strengthen the Animal Welfare Act 2006

Amend the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to include the following policies: -Registered Breeder Index -Canine Competency Certificate -Cruelty Policing Unit -Harsher criminal penalties

petition.parliament.uk

 

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These babies are coming in faster than lighting to the various wildlife rescues in Sussex.

 

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Woman arrested in Essex, where the remains of 4 more dogs were discovered.

Woman arrested and four more dead animals found in probe into south Essex dog deaths

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty as part of Basildon Neighbourhood Policing Team’s ongoing investigation into the…

www.echo-news.co.uk

 

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Somebody tried to get into an argument with me, stating that if a shark attacked a human near the shore, that the latter was the villain. Apparently, the beach and the water nearby belongs to the humans.

The same person tells her grandchild to stomp on ants, to frighten away dirty horrible pigeons etc. This is a growing concern as more and more activists have noticed a huge rise in wildlife crime and children throwing stones (and frightening) at pidges, ducks, swans and gulls.



Both sharks and humans are apex predators, so some conflicts are to be expected. The fact is that humans are far deadlier to sharks than sharks are to humans. Conservationists estimate that up to 100 million sharks of all kinds are killed each year, through practices ranging from sport fishing and commercial longline fishing to shark finning for soup.

In contrast, "humans really have very little to worry about" from most sharks, said Greg Cailliet, a professor emeritus at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories in California.

"The ocean is their territory. They live there," he said. "There are only three major species out of 500 species of sharks that are real threats to humans on a regular basis."

Reality Bites: Why Sharks Aren't Always to Blame for Attacks

Researchers are finding out that some of the common conceptions about the interactions between sharks and humans are just plain wrong.

www.nbcnews.com

 

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Struck and killed by a lorry in Onatrio, Canada whilst fighting for our animals!

 

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URGENT- Foster care is needed near Exeter (Devon) for chicks that are orphaned. They will be PTS if homes are not found.