Too bad Australia has to return to it’s old, cruel ways.
In the past I wrote about the absolutely disgusting practice of livestock import from Australia to the Middle East. That included actual footage of the just horrible treatment that occurs to sheep. You absolutely won’t believe what you’ll read about and see. You can see it here at:http://geari.blogspot.com/2006/03/unbelievable-video-exposes_08.html
Fortunately, that led to an investigation. Unfortunately, as expected, little has changed and the practice will resume.
Article:
Australia to resume live cattle exports to Egypt after halt over cruelty allegations
http://www.pr-inside.com/australia-to-resume-live-cattle-exports-r580333.htm
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia will resume live cattle exports to Egypt after a two-year halt due to alleged cruel treatment of the animals.
Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, who planned to announce the agreement later Friday, told Fairfax newspapers that resumption of exports will be subject to strict conditions, including the cattle being handled according to international standards and slaughtered only at a new facility.
Exports were halted abruptly in 2006 after the previous government reacted to a television documentary showing cattle having their tendons slashed and their eyes poked out by Egyptian cattlemen.
Livecorp, the Australian lobby group for the live cattle industry, gave assurances that stock would be well-treated.
«Under this system Australian cattle will be well cared for and managed under agreed procedures throughout the entire livestock export chain from the farm in Australia to the processing facilities in Sokhna,» CEO Cameron Hall said in a statement. «The Australian public and federal government can be confident that Australian cattle will be well cared for along the entire supply chain to Egypt.
But the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals condemned the decision as a commercial move, saying there was no guarantee that the animals would be handled and slaughtered humanely.
«The Government should be phasing out the export of live animals for slaughter, not expanding the trade into regions with a proven record of disgraceful animal cruelty,» RSPCA Australia Scientific Officer Melina Tensen said in a statement Friday. «RSPCA Australia is calling on the Government to stop stalling and put animal welfare ahead of the bottom line.
Animal rights groups have lobbied the Australian government for several years to end live animal exports to the Middle East because of concerns over the Islamic halal slaughter method, which involves slitting the animal's jugular vein and draining all the blood from the carcass.
Australia's live cattle trade is worth about 730 million Australian dollars (US$690 million; ¤450 million) a year.
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Friday, May 09, 2008
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
After Realization that Animal Abuse of Imported Animals Rampant in Other countries, New Zealand Looks to Prohibit Exports of Livestock for Slaughter
This would be an excellent move and only reminds us of the horrible truth that came to life in relation to the export of live animals from Australia to Middle Eastern countries. What you’ll read is shocking. You can see the story here:
http://geari.blogspot.com/2006/10/
even-after-horrors-exposed-live-animal.html
Article:
New Zealand May Prohibit Exports of Livestock for Slaughter
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601081&sid=a.pS6W5w_RH4&refer=australia
By Tracy Withers
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand may prohibit exports of livestock for slaughter after a review into the treatment of animals in some countries.
The government will start talks with exporters and the farming industry on a interim order to gain tighter control on exports of sheep, cattle, deer and goats. Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said in a statement e-mailed to Bloomberg News. It won't apply to exports for breeding or other purposes, he said.
Live animal exports were worth NZ$171 million ($129 million) in the year ended August, or less than 1 percent of total exports. Opponents of the trade have campaigned about animal deaths during shipment from New Zealand and Australia to the Middle East, China and Mexico.
New Zealand's decision follows a government review which ``addressed concerns about the treatment and handling of livestock, and slaughter practices in importing countries,'' Anderton said, without providing details. ``It concluded that the current policy didn't adequately manage the risks of ill- treatment and any economic consequences that might result.''
Once the prohibition was in place, individual shipments may still be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Anderton said.
http://geari.blogspot.com/2006/10/
even-after-horrors-exposed-live-animal.html
Article:
New Zealand May Prohibit Exports of Livestock for Slaughter
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=
20601081&sid=a.pS6W5w_RH4&refer=australia
By Tracy Withers
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand may prohibit exports of livestock for slaughter after a review into the treatment of animals in some countries.
The government will start talks with exporters and the farming industry on a interim order to gain tighter control on exports of sheep, cattle, deer and goats. Agriculture Minister Jim Anderton said in a statement e-mailed to Bloomberg News. It won't apply to exports for breeding or other purposes, he said.
Live animal exports were worth NZ$171 million ($129 million) in the year ended August, or less than 1 percent of total exports. Opponents of the trade have campaigned about animal deaths during shipment from New Zealand and Australia to the Middle East, China and Mexico.
New Zealand's decision follows a government review which ``addressed concerns about the treatment and handling of livestock, and slaughter practices in importing countries,'' Anderton said, without providing details. ``It concluded that the current policy didn't adequately manage the risks of ill- treatment and any economic consequences that might result.''
Once the prohibition was in place, individual shipments may still be approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Anderton said.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Cruel Australia at it Again: Plans Kill of 3,200 Kangaroos
Wow, once again Australia proves that it defaults to killing over any perceived issue it must face. Interesting that it’s in regard to Defense Department property. Connection between mentality…..
Article:
Animal rights activists warn of protests against cull of 3,200 kangaroos in Australia
The Associated Press
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/
asia/AS-GEN-Australia-Kangaroo-Cull.php
CANBERRA, Australia: Animal rights activists warned of protests after authorities Wednesday approved the cull of 3,200 kangaroos on the national capital's grassy fringes, saying the animals have become too numerous and risk starvation.
Canberra's administration, the Australian Capital Territory government, announced it would allow the Defense Department to shoot 2,800 kangaroos at one of its properties and use tranquilizer darts to kill another 400 on a second property, where shooting bullets its regarded as too dangerous to the public.
Defense officials said in a statement Wednesday that they would reveal on Thursday if they intend to go ahead with the cull.
The department argues that the 6,500 common eastern gray kangaroos that have overrun the properties at suburban Belconnen and Majura will starve if their numbers are not drastically reduced.
The defense officials and government agree that the kangaroos are also destroying the grassland habitats of endangered species of lizards and an insect.
Today in Asia - Pacific
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"We must care for the kangaroos as well as the threatened species of plants and animals, but our priority is to protect the rare and declining species," government official Russell Watkinson said in a statement announcing that the cull had been approved.
Pat O'Brien, president of Wildlife Protection Association of Australia, which has as its patrons the family of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, threatened to trespass at the Belconnen site if the Defense Department attempts to dart kangaroos there and then administer lethal injections.
"I'll be the first one over the fence," O'Brien told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
Animal Liberation's Canberra spokesman Bernard Brennan predicted others would follow O'Brien in attempting to shield the kangaroos.
"If people feel that strongly, you can't stop them," Brennan said.
A government environmental adviser, Ian Fraser, said darting kangaroos was a last resort because the stress of capture can kill them.
"It's a very undesirable thing to do," Fraser said. "Shooting is much better, but that might not be an option at Belconnen."
Fraser said the most pressing problem was the environmental damage the kangaroos were doing to the grassland through overgrazing.
"This is native temperate grassland which is a critically endangered habitat," Fraser said, adding that there was no evidence yet that kangaroos were starving.
Article:
Animal rights activists warn of protests against cull of 3,200 kangaroos in Australia
The Associated Press
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/20/
asia/AS-GEN-Australia-Kangaroo-Cull.php
CANBERRA, Australia: Animal rights activists warned of protests after authorities Wednesday approved the cull of 3,200 kangaroos on the national capital's grassy fringes, saying the animals have become too numerous and risk starvation.
Canberra's administration, the Australian Capital Territory government, announced it would allow the Defense Department to shoot 2,800 kangaroos at one of its properties and use tranquilizer darts to kill another 400 on a second property, where shooting bullets its regarded as too dangerous to the public.
Defense officials said in a statement Wednesday that they would reveal on Thursday if they intend to go ahead with the cull.
The department argues that the 6,500 common eastern gray kangaroos that have overrun the properties at suburban Belconnen and Majura will starve if their numbers are not drastically reduced.
The defense officials and government agree that the kangaroos are also destroying the grassland habitats of endangered species of lizards and an insect.
Today in Asia - Pacific
Japan's universities fighting to attract students
Manchester City accepts bid from Thaksin
U.S. negotiator on surprise visit to North Korea
"We must care for the kangaroos as well as the threatened species of plants and animals, but our priority is to protect the rare and declining species," government official Russell Watkinson said in a statement announcing that the cull had been approved.
Pat O'Brien, president of Wildlife Protection Association of Australia, which has as its patrons the family of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, threatened to trespass at the Belconnen site if the Defense Department attempts to dart kangaroos there and then administer lethal injections.
"I'll be the first one over the fence," O'Brien told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
Animal Liberation's Canberra spokesman Bernard Brennan predicted others would follow O'Brien in attempting to shield the kangaroos.
"If people feel that strongly, you can't stop them," Brennan said.
A government environmental adviser, Ian Fraser, said darting kangaroos was a last resort because the stress of capture can kill them.
"It's a very undesirable thing to do," Fraser said. "Shooting is much better, but that might not be an option at Belconnen."
Fraser said the most pressing problem was the environmental damage the kangaroos were doing to the grassland through overgrazing.
"This is native temperate grassland which is a critically endangered habitat," Fraser said, adding that there was no evidence yet that kangaroos were starving.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Dog Fighting also a Problem in Australia
A disturbing reality.
Article:
Dog fighting is becoming a big problem in the country of Australia
http://www.dogflu.ca/
The sight of the pit bull newly rescued from the ring haunted all those who laid eyes on it at the RSPCA's Brisbane headquarters in Australia.
The intelligent eyes of the adult pit bull fighting dog gazed back, from a totally lacerated head. Every square centimetre of the tight, short-haired skin has been cut, torn and ripped by another dog's incisors.
His upper lip is partially torn off, his eyelids are red scabs and his ears are missing, previously cut off to avoid them from being crunched in the vice-like grip of an opponent.
It's a grotesque representation of a dog-like head - a one-glance story of the brutality and suffering endured by these unlucky animals.
This particular dog is just one of many involved in the cruel, secret, illegal dogfights which occur regularly across Queensland and Australia.
Just this week, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals fostered an American Staffordshire terrier who's ears had been sheared off. Charges against the owner have yet to be filed, but to look upon the young dog, say RSPCA officers, is a reminder that ear removal is a sure sign the animal was subjected to illegal dogfighting.
"We definitely know dogfights happen in Queensland. From information received, we believe they are more common in rural areas," said RSPCA inspector Daniel Young. "The most information we usually get is an anonymous call from someone involved or who has been asked to come along. Or they have changed their ways and believe it's cruel."
How Dogfights work:
The known network of gamblers and "sportsmen" interested in attending dogfights are contacted with information such as the secret meeting place.
"It's all hush-hush, highly illegal and a lot of money is involved," Young said. "A fight will be organised in a secluded area, but they have been held inside suburban houses. There was once one at Chinchilla where the dogs fought in a lounge room."
If neighbourhood residents notice signs like a large number of vehicles showing up at a house and dogs being removed from the vehicles, they should be suspicious.
"There could be a handful of people," Young added, "but we have had reports of 20 cars arriving at an address."
The internet has allowed information to be shared quickly and easily between organizers of illegal dogfights. There are rules to conducting fights and an assortment of chat rooms and other "safe" internet havens. One document in RSPCA hands specifies the use of a ring 4.2 metres in diameter with a 60 centimetre high wall.
"A fight can take place in an empty above ground pool, or they'll make an arena with a plywood surround," Young said. "They usually put carpet down, for a non-slip surface."
If you're suspicious of illegal dogfights in your neighbourhood, you'll have to use your eyes more than your ears for clues.
"Don't expect to hear a lot of yelping and barking," he said. "The dogs are quite silent when they fight."
RSPCA officials have obtained warrants and raided many places where there existed strong suspicion of dogfighting. Other criminal activity often goes hand in hand with dogfighting. If there are scarred, separately tethered or caged dogs to be found, fight preparation and cruel training equipment are usually located as well.
"Dogfighting attracts a lot of ferals," said RSPCA community relations officer Michael Beatty.
"A fight is a very big ordeal and the dogs need to be at their peak to last. In the past we have found treadmills used to get dogs' fitness levels up," added Young.
Inspectors have also seized "breaking sticks", used to lever open the clamped jaws of a fighting dog in battle.
One dogfight website brags about animals tearing into each other for 23 minutes straight.
"Dogs do die, but that's not the purpose of a fight," Young said.
An article by former RSPCA chief inspector Byron Hall stated that fights can be as long as three hours.
"The dogs are fought for the simple pleasure of man in order that man satisfy his need to act violently," it read. "The dogs are subjected to hours of brutality to end up either being hailed a champion or killed because they failed to fight to the satisfaction of their owners."
"Drugs and weapons are also frequently located on properties where pit bulls are found," it continued, "which make the job of an RSPCA Inspector even more hazardous than it already is."
Hall also cited an Ipswich case where a man was convicted of keeping a place for the purpose of fighting animals.
"He was found in possession of 35 pit bulls, a fighting pit, dogfighting magazines and other implements used for dogfighting," he related. "This conviction was the first of its kind in Queensland. The defendant was fined $1000 and ordered to pay $3007 costs to the society. Five dogs were euthanised due to their inability to be rehoused with the public. Through no fault of their own they had been programmed to kill, making their rehousing too great a risk for the society to take. The owner of the dogs was also found in possession of 236 cannabis plants and an unlicensed firearm."
Hall continued: "In order that a dog achieve champion status, it must win three fights. To achieve grand champion status, the dog must win five fights consecutively and to remain a grand champion it must either keep winning or retire undefeated."
According to information kept by the RSPCA, breeds such as Staffordshire terriers, mastiffs, Dobermans and Rottweiler’s are often paired off in preliminary fights before the main events.
A Queensland Police spokesman said statistics on stolen animals did not specify breed, "but," she added, "I'm sure dogs have been stolen for use in dogfights. Anecdotally, I'm sure it is happening."
Young said that catching offenders in the act is difficult, but essential in proving a concrete case in court.
With 11,180 reports to investigate last year alone, most of them involving at least one visit, Queensland's corps of 12 RSPCA inspectors is severely undermanned. But the society's kennels are regularly inhabited by "black tag" animals – dogs seized by inspectors or which are the subject of investigations.
"We see a lot of cases of neglect," said Beatty. "The majority of our work is educating people to their responsibilities. But a lot of people we investigate have far bigger issues. We are not in a position to make an assessment on them but it's usual to deal with people with mental issues, for want of a better word."
"There is a proven link between animal cruelty and violence on human beings," he said. "A survey in the United States looked at a list of serial killers and 88 per cent had a history of animal violence."
Domestic violence and animal cruelty also have well-established links. In one recent Brisbane case, a woman in a refuge had a live recording delivered to her, made by her husband as he tortured her pet dog.
If anything, Young said, cockfights are even more common than dogfights, because breeding fighting cockerels can be done quietly and without causing suspicion.
Cockerels make very little noise and are trained with sheaths over the razor-sharp steel spurs attached to their legs.
Organised cockfights are a tradition in some Asian countries, but are banned in Australia and can lead to fines of up to $22,500 or 12 months in prison.
People with any suspicion or information related to dog and cockfighting can call the RSPCA in Australia at 1300 852 188. Anonymous information is accepted.
Article:
Dog fighting is becoming a big problem in the country of Australia
http://www.dogflu.ca/
The sight of the pit bull newly rescued from the ring haunted all those who laid eyes on it at the RSPCA's Brisbane headquarters in Australia.
The intelligent eyes of the adult pit bull fighting dog gazed back, from a totally lacerated head. Every square centimetre of the tight, short-haired skin has been cut, torn and ripped by another dog's incisors.
His upper lip is partially torn off, his eyelids are red scabs and his ears are missing, previously cut off to avoid them from being crunched in the vice-like grip of an opponent.
It's a grotesque representation of a dog-like head - a one-glance story of the brutality and suffering endured by these unlucky animals.
This particular dog is just one of many involved in the cruel, secret, illegal dogfights which occur regularly across Queensland and Australia.
Just this week, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals fostered an American Staffordshire terrier who's ears had been sheared off. Charges against the owner have yet to be filed, but to look upon the young dog, say RSPCA officers, is a reminder that ear removal is a sure sign the animal was subjected to illegal dogfighting.
"We definitely know dogfights happen in Queensland. From information received, we believe they are more common in rural areas," said RSPCA inspector Daniel Young. "The most information we usually get is an anonymous call from someone involved or who has been asked to come along. Or they have changed their ways and believe it's cruel."
How Dogfights work:
The known network of gamblers and "sportsmen" interested in attending dogfights are contacted with information such as the secret meeting place.
"It's all hush-hush, highly illegal and a lot of money is involved," Young said. "A fight will be organised in a secluded area, but they have been held inside suburban houses. There was once one at Chinchilla where the dogs fought in a lounge room."
If neighbourhood residents notice signs like a large number of vehicles showing up at a house and dogs being removed from the vehicles, they should be suspicious.
"There could be a handful of people," Young added, "but we have had reports of 20 cars arriving at an address."
The internet has allowed information to be shared quickly and easily between organizers of illegal dogfights. There are rules to conducting fights and an assortment of chat rooms and other "safe" internet havens. One document in RSPCA hands specifies the use of a ring 4.2 metres in diameter with a 60 centimetre high wall.
"A fight can take place in an empty above ground pool, or they'll make an arena with a plywood surround," Young said. "They usually put carpet down, for a non-slip surface."
If you're suspicious of illegal dogfights in your neighbourhood, you'll have to use your eyes more than your ears for clues.
"Don't expect to hear a lot of yelping and barking," he said. "The dogs are quite silent when they fight."
RSPCA officials have obtained warrants and raided many places where there existed strong suspicion of dogfighting. Other criminal activity often goes hand in hand with dogfighting. If there are scarred, separately tethered or caged dogs to be found, fight preparation and cruel training equipment are usually located as well.
"Dogfighting attracts a lot of ferals," said RSPCA community relations officer Michael Beatty.
"A fight is a very big ordeal and the dogs need to be at their peak to last. In the past we have found treadmills used to get dogs' fitness levels up," added Young.
Inspectors have also seized "breaking sticks", used to lever open the clamped jaws of a fighting dog in battle.
One dogfight website brags about animals tearing into each other for 23 minutes straight.
"Dogs do die, but that's not the purpose of a fight," Young said.
An article by former RSPCA chief inspector Byron Hall stated that fights can be as long as three hours.
"The dogs are fought for the simple pleasure of man in order that man satisfy his need to act violently," it read. "The dogs are subjected to hours of brutality to end up either being hailed a champion or killed because they failed to fight to the satisfaction of their owners."
"Drugs and weapons are also frequently located on properties where pit bulls are found," it continued, "which make the job of an RSPCA Inspector even more hazardous than it already is."
Hall also cited an Ipswich case where a man was convicted of keeping a place for the purpose of fighting animals.
"He was found in possession of 35 pit bulls, a fighting pit, dogfighting magazines and other implements used for dogfighting," he related. "This conviction was the first of its kind in Queensland. The defendant was fined $1000 and ordered to pay $3007 costs to the society. Five dogs were euthanised due to their inability to be rehoused with the public. Through no fault of their own they had been programmed to kill, making their rehousing too great a risk for the society to take. The owner of the dogs was also found in possession of 236 cannabis plants and an unlicensed firearm."
Hall continued: "In order that a dog achieve champion status, it must win three fights. To achieve grand champion status, the dog must win five fights consecutively and to remain a grand champion it must either keep winning or retire undefeated."
According to information kept by the RSPCA, breeds such as Staffordshire terriers, mastiffs, Dobermans and Rottweiler’s are often paired off in preliminary fights before the main events.
A Queensland Police spokesman said statistics on stolen animals did not specify breed, "but," she added, "I'm sure dogs have been stolen for use in dogfights. Anecdotally, I'm sure it is happening."
Young said that catching offenders in the act is difficult, but essential in proving a concrete case in court.
With 11,180 reports to investigate last year alone, most of them involving at least one visit, Queensland's corps of 12 RSPCA inspectors is severely undermanned. But the society's kennels are regularly inhabited by "black tag" animals – dogs seized by inspectors or which are the subject of investigations.
"We see a lot of cases of neglect," said Beatty. "The majority of our work is educating people to their responsibilities. But a lot of people we investigate have far bigger issues. We are not in a position to make an assessment on them but it's usual to deal with people with mental issues, for want of a better word."
"There is a proven link between animal cruelty and violence on human beings," he said. "A survey in the United States looked at a list of serial killers and 88 per cent had a history of animal violence."
Domestic violence and animal cruelty also have well-established links. In one recent Brisbane case, a woman in a refuge had a live recording delivered to her, made by her husband as he tortured her pet dog.
If anything, Young said, cockfights are even more common than dogfights, because breeding fighting cockerels can be done quietly and without causing suspicion.
Cockerels make very little noise and are trained with sheaths over the razor-sharp steel spurs attached to their legs.
Organised cockfights are a tradition in some Asian countries, but are banned in Australia and can lead to fines of up to $22,500 or 12 months in prison.
People with any suspicion or information related to dog and cockfighting can call the RSPCA in Australia at 1300 852 188. Anonymous information is accepted.
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