One Way to Help Animals in Aftermath of Japan Earthquake

We already know that Japan hates animals anyway. After all, they fuel the trade of dead baby seal parts from the annual Canadian seal slaughter. So of course they’re not going to help them. So, we need to.

NOTE: As I always say, I do not support any one group over another. I’m posting this because it’s the only one I’ve seen and it’s an important issue. If anyone knows of other groups working on this issue, feel free to let me know.

https://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_united_states/general/donate_online/japan_earthquake.php?msource=DR110313003#x

Guess What? People in Turkey Actually LIKE to Rape Dogs: And, it’s Accepted

I don’t make this stuff up. To learn more and what you can do to speak out, visit

http://www.facebook.com/album.phpaid=51006&id=111324518892054&fbid=201280219896483

Did You Know that in Boulder, CO it is Legal for Landowners to Burn Prairie Dogs Alive? They Pump a Propane Mixture into Burrows then Ignite the Gas

And you thought you’d heard it all. Yep, you got it – a legal entity in CO ALLOWS people to light prairie dogs on fire! See, humans can always think of better ways to torture and kill.

As stated in the article, "Kids at the end of the cul-de-sac actually saw some prairie dogs on fire, running and screaming…"

http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_17628860#ixzz1GovVkTSE

The Year of Rights Killing: “Big Ag Wants To Make It a Crime to Expose Animal Abuse at Factory Farms”

And guess what: on the heels of WI killing workers’ rights and sending stray dogs to be tortured at universities, they’ll probably get this one too. I thought it was going to be better with the new administration. Guess not!

http://www.alternet.org/investigations/150312/big_ag_wants_to_make_it_a_crime_to_expose_animal_abuse_at_factory_farms

Another Idiotic Cultural Ritual of Animal Abuse: Germany and the Medieval Tradition of "Gaensereiten" While On a Horse, Pull the Head of a Goose Apart

Yes, you heard me – “Goose Pulling.” “[A] ritual in which people - while riding a horse - pull the head of a goose apart.”

Here’s what you can do about it: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Stop-Using-Real-Goose-For-Gaensereiten/

The Kiev Zoo: Unusual Amounts of Death: Some Call it a Concentration Camp

I’m going to post two quotes here from the links below that sum it up:

“When new management took over in October, it said that nearly half the zoo's animals had either died or mysteriously disappeared in the past two years alone—and the management change hasn't stopped the bodies from piling up since.”

“KIEV, Ukraine – An Indian elephant called Boy, the pride of the Kiev Zoo, collapsed and died in his enclosure. Around the same time, Maya the camel succumbed to a digestive illness and Theo the zebra died after crashing into a metal fence.”

Here are two articles that show just how bad it is at the Kiev Zoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110323/ap_on_re_eu/eu_ukraine_deadly_zoo

http://www.newser.com/story/114850/kiev-zoo-a-concentration-camp-for-animals.html

I'm a Little Behind Here But I'm Back to Posting. Man...I Could Use Some Assistance!!

Nuff said....unfortunately Animal Rights isn't too appealing to the majority so my help is nil! Oh well, back at it....

Wisconsin Assembly Bill 40/Senate Bill 27 Sends Dogs to Animal Testing / Vivisection / Torture!! Not Just About Unions: Nope, I’m Not Joking

Thank you first to the person who forwarded this to me.

There's lots going on (unfortunately) but I'm going to let this shocking story run first for a couple days.

All I can say is what the hell? Why would this even be thought of AND, who in the world thought of this? My guess is the actual universities themselves stepped up to SNEAK this one in. Sick.

So, in other words…say your dog gets away and it’s not chipped. It then goes unclaimed as you search frantickaly for it. But, the Yahoos at the pound say “screw it” and send it right to “…the University of Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other educational institution of higher learning” and it ends up being tortured in horrible vivisection “experiments.” Read below and you’ll see it can happen. The text in bold says it all.

If you live in Wisconsin, it’s pretty clear what to do: oppose this bill - Wisconsin Assembly Bill 40/Senate Bill 27: and let everyone know about "SECTION 2704. 174.13 (2) the section which sneaks in pro vivisection tactics. Read below. You won’t freaking believe this!

From Wisconsin Assembly Bill 40/Senate Bill 27:

"SECTION 2704. 174.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

174.13 (2) Any officer or pound which has custody of an unclaimed dog may

release the dog to the University of Wisconsin System, the University of

Wisconsin–Madison, the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., or to any other

educational institution of higher learning chartered under the laws of the state and accredited to the University of Wisconsin System or University of

Wisconsin–Madison, upon requisition by the institution. The requisition shall be in

writing, shall bear the signature of an authorized agent, and shall state that the dog

is requisitioned for scientific or educational purposes. If a requisition is made for a

greater number of dogs than is available at a given time, the officer or pound may

supply those immediately available and may withhold from other disposition all

unclaimed dogs coming into the officer’s or pound’s custody until the requisition is

fully discharged, excluding impounded dogs as to which ownership is established

within a reasonable period. A dog left by its owner for disposition is not considered

an unclaimed dog under this section. If operated by a county, city, village or town,

the officer or pound is entitled to the payment of $1 for each dog requisitioned."

MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) Vegans and Vegetarians: The Toughest Guys in the World Prove that Meatless Diets Superior and Equal Strength and Success

One VEGAN fighter is a Season 6 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” and is a King of the Cage World Champion.

This is by far one of the best articles of recent on the benefits of a meatless diet in intense sports. And, what other sport is more intense than MMA?

As stated in the article below, in terms of meatless fighters, “The list includes the next challenger for Georges St. Pierre’s welterweight title, Jake Shields, Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, and two former Ultimate Fighter winners, Nate Diaz and Mac Danzig.” I need to add Jon Fitch (as you’ll read below.)

I think you get my point.

One fighter, Jake Shields grew up on a vegetarian household: “I’ve been this way all my life,” said Shields, 32, who faces St. Pierre on April 30 in Toronto on a show that has already sold out the 55,000-seat Rogers Centre. “I’ve got nothing to compare it to. The only thing is, nobody can train as hard or as long as me and Nick Diaz, so that seems to indicate something.”

Hell yeah.

Next is Mac Danzig (website - http://www.macdanzig.net/), one of my personal heroes. Much like myself, he wasn’t afraid to change his lifestyle after he learned the truth behind the cruelty of meat. For those who do not know, Mac Danzig is the Season 6 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” yes, the WINNER….GET IT??!! Oh yeah, did I mention that he also is a King of the Cage World Champion?

As stated below, “Danzig ponders about people with pets who know of the often inhumane conditions animals raised for food are subjected to. “I don’t understand how anyone can have an animal in their life and know what is going on and contribute to it,” Danzig said. “You don’t need any kind of animal products to be an athlete in this day and age.” Danzig came upon the vegetarian diet differently from Fitch and the Diaz brothers, who did it for their sport. He cites being on a farm at 13 and seeing a truck taking pigs to slaughter, making eye contact with a pig on the way to its death, and the moment having a profound effect on him.”

OK, so my point is made. Now, read the article below.

Also, for those looking for meatless diet advice on intense training, here are two good articles:

UFC Fighter Mac Danzig's Vegan Diet at http://www.mikemahler.com/articles/macdanzig.html provides an incredible article by Mac Danzig where he lists clearly vegan diet guide.

And, an incredible article that goes over the diet of Jake Shields and some on Jon Fitch: A look at vegetarian fighters’ diets at http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=dm-diets021711

Article:

Vegetarianism all the rage in MMA

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Au3BvGeMksZhQzdznSXRIcs9Eo14?slug=dm-mmavegetarians021711

By Dave Meltzer, Yahoo! Sports

SAN JOSE, Calif. – When Jon Fitch signed his first contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2005, the former Purdue University wrestling captain could suddenly afford to eat whatever he wanted.

That meant meat. Lots of it.

“I would eat three meals a day with meat, and meat was the main part of every meal,” said Fitch, who is preparing for his biggest fight in years on Feb. 26 in Sydney, Australia against B.J. Penn in UFC 127. “I’d eat two steaks for dinner almost every night.”

Jon Fitch has dropped meat from his diet as he prepares for his UFC 127 main event against B.J. Penn.

(Getty Images)

Fitch, considered by most either the No. 2 or No. 3 welterweight in the world, grew up in the meat-and-potatoes Midwest in Fort Wayne, Ind. When he went to college, meat became an even bigger dietary staple.

“My mother would make meat and sides, but in college, I was always in a hurry, so cooking meat was quick and easy, and there were a lot less sides,” he said. “I lived off the George Foreman Grill.”

But after college and before signing with the UFC, meat became a luxury. As a small-show fighter living in expensive San Jose, he had to survive on a budget of $800 a month, which didn’t get him very far.

Ramen noodles were in. High-priced animal flesh was out.

But in his training for the Penn fight, Fitch has come full circle. The top welterweight has joined a growing number of MMA stars who have committed to a vegetarian diet.

The list includes the next challenger for Georges St. Pierre’s welterweight title, Jake Shields, Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, and two former Ultimate Fighter winners, Nate Diaz and Mac Danzig.

Shields, whose parents are vegetarians, grew up on a meatless diet, never wavered, and is in large part the catalyst for the trend.

Related: Check out Jake Shields’ diet

He influenced training partner Nick Diaz. Nate Diaz, Nick’s younger brother, followed in Nick’s footsteps. Fitch, based in San Jose, and Shields, who lives nearby in San Francisco, have trained together in the past.

“I’ve been this way all my life,” said Shields, 32, who faces St. Pierre on April 30 in Toronto on a show that has already sold out the 55,000-seat Rogers Centre. “I’ve got nothing to compare it to. The only thing is, nobody can train as hard or as long as me and Nick Diaz, so that seems to indicate something.”

Diaz, 27, turned to a vegetarian diet as a teenager. Unlike Shields and Fitch, who live in the upscale Bay Area, Diaz lives in working-class Stockton, Calif. This means his diet require a substantial commitment, as he noted he has to load up on groceries when he goes to train with the likes of Shields in San Francisco, an hour away from his home.

Frequent shopping and constant eating are a necessity in balancing the vegetarian lifestyle and high-level professional fighting, because foods with no preservatives spoil quickly, and maintaining weight and strength are necessary.

“I try to keep my diet all organic,” said Diaz. “It’s healthier. You recover faster. Nobody trains as hard as we do.” With plenty of vegetarian restaurants in San Francisco, Shields eats out several times per week.

Shields noted the only time his diet became difficult was when he was in Strikeforce and bounced back and forth between welterweight and the 185-pound welterweight class. When he competed at the higher weight class, he sometimes had to force himself to eat seven or eight times a day to add the extra weight.

At the top level of MMA, particularly for main-event caliber UFC fighters, a good deal of travel is required, which can be a particular challenge to those with vegetarian needs.

Fitch went to Sydney several weeks ago for a media tour to promote UFC 127, and will leave more than a week in advance of his fight to get acclimated to the substantial time change.

Jake Shields is a lifelong vegetarian. His biggest dietary challenge is finding good eats on the road.

(Getty Images)

“Eating there won’t be a problem,” Fitch said. “I was there in December and scouted out places for the week of the fight.”

Shields spent last week in Toronto in promotion of his fight. He’s fought all over the world and noted having problems finding good places to eat on fight week in some cities.

Early in his career, Shields fought frequently in Japan, which was a struggle, because so much of the Japanese diet is fish-based, and he didn’t speak the language. Shields said at times he didn’t eat as well as he would have liked in the days leading to a fight, and didn’t feel his best. Even with the challenge, Shields only lost one fight while competing in Japan.

Husband-and-wife team

Fitch’s transformation to vegetarianism came about in large part to the influence of his wife Michele. He noted that Shields, who has won 15 consecutive fights, helped sway his decision.

And he couldn’t be happier with the changes.

“In every kind of testing to see where I’m at, strength, speed, conditioning, I’m either right at or well ahead of the best marks I’ve ever had at this stage of training,” Fitch said. “A few weeks ago, we were concerned I was peaking too fast. I’d kick the [expletive] out of myself at the same stage of training for any of my previous fights.”

Fitch, who turns 33 on Feb. 24, is now about 183 pounds. As a welterweight fighter, his weigh-in weight is 170. Most modern welterweights range from 185 pounds as their regular weight before cutting down, to as much as 210 pounds for somebody like Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Fitch was on the upper end of that scale for years. But two weeks before the Penn fight, he was about five pounds lighter at the same stage as he would have been for his last few fights.

“The biggest thing is better recuperation from training,” Fitch said. “I don’t have the days where I came in flat. It’s made for the best training camp of my career.”

If anything seems like a negative with Fitch in regard to his change, it’s that he has to constantly eat or he will lose too much weight.

Both Fitch and Shields augment their diets with frequent protein shakes. Fitch has limited his supplementation to plant-based protein of late, and is also using amino acids as a supplement. Shields uses supplements supplied by his sponsor, usually soy- or whey-based, but sometimes milk-based protein.

Neither fighter is vegan. Fitch said during his Penn camp he has been eating fish about once a week, although he went three straight weeks at one point with no animal products. Besides his milk-based protein powder, Shields regularly eats eggs.

“I used to get pressured to eat meat when I was younger by [amateur wrestling] coaches,” said Shields. “But I was successful in sports, so they started leaving me alone.”

Fitch’s transformation was gradual, stemming from when Michele read “Skinny Bitch,” a diet book by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin that advocated a vegan lifestyle and focused on unhealthy aspects of eating meat.

“Before UFC 100, she went on a vegan diet and started feeling better,” said Fitch. “Prior to my fight with Paulo Thiago [during the summer of 2009], I went to a more organic diet. I cut back to eating meat three times a week, limited to an eight-ounce steak or poultry, and started eating more fruits and vegetables. In two weeks, I noticed a big difference in training. I had a much easier weight cut and recovered from it better. So I kept it up.”

Fitch read “Skinny Bastard,” the male counterpart to” Skinny Bitch,” by the same authors, as well as “The China Study,” a research project collaboration among Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, which examined diseases and lifestyles in rural China. The study showed people who ate the most animal-based protein had more chronic illnesses, and people who ate mostly plant-based foods were the healthiest and lived the longest.

Fitch credits his wife for his ability to pull off his dietary experiment because she handles the shopping and food preparation.

“We’re a real team,” he said. “With all the food I have to eat to maintain weight on this diet, she is constantly cooking and preparing things.”

“He eats nonstop,” said Michele Fitch. “Particularly at night. I wake up in the morning and the snack tray is empty.”

Fitch gets home most nights from his evening workout at about 9:30 p.m. and eats dinner at 10. He will eat another light meal before going to bed around midnight.

“After his evening workout, he has a spinach noodle dish with spinach, zucchini, garlic, onions, olive oil and sometimes mushrooms – his Popeye meal,” she said. “All meals contain a variety of fruits.”

The Fitches don’t measure portions, but Michele Fitch said the goal for Jon is a three-to-one ratio between fruits and protein, with the goal of getting 90 grams of protein daily.

“The average person needs 60 grams, but with all the intense training, I have to keep my strength up,” he said.

For Danzig, a matter of principle

Danzig, 31, the Season 6 winner of “The Ultimate Fighter” as a welterweight, even though he normally fights at lightweight, turned vegetarian full-time in 2004.

With his stint on the reality show and public advocacy for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, he’s more vocal about the vegetarian lifestyle than other fighters.

Danzig ponders about peoople with pets who know of the often inhumane conditions animals raised for food are subjected to.

“I don’t understand how anyone can have an animal in their life and know what is going on and contribute to it,” Danzig said. “You don’t need any kind of animal products to be an athlete in this day and age.”

Danzig came upon the vegetarian diet differently from Fitch and the Diaz brothers, who did it for their sport. He cites being on a farm at 13 and seeing a truck taking pigs to slaughter, making eye contact with a pig on the way to its death, and the moment having a profound effect on him.

Danzig worked at an animal sanctuary in Pennsylvania at the age of 20 and met people who felt strongly about not eating meat. He was a vegan for a year, but gave it up when he started training as a full-time fighter, believing he would need animal protein to have enough strength to compete at the top level. But after reading up on the subject, he felt he could go without any animal products and be successful, so he reverted back to veganism.

Fitch raves about the health and performance benefits of his new lifestyle. But he doesn’t consider it a moral matter. He noted after his fight with Penn, he’s planning on eating a steak.

“The thing is, steak tastes great.”

Canadian Annual Seal Killing Begins on Nova Scotia's Hay Island: Canada Loves Killing Defenseless Seals in Barbaric Ways

Yep, this is still going on. Of course, fueled by the uncaring nations of China and Japan. Read about how China and Japan fuel the seal killing at - http://geari.blogspot.com/2011/01/eu-ban-on-seal-products-from-canada.html

To learn more about the annual Canadian seal slaughter, visit the Sea Shepherd page for seals at http://www.seashepherd.org/seals/

Article:

Sealers, anti-hunt activists reach N.S. island as grey seal hunt gets underway

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/sealers-anti-hunt-activists-reach-n-island-grey-20110224-065057-695.html

By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – Thu, 24 Feb, 2011 10:21 AM EST

A female grey seal moves over thin ice near the shore in Canso, N.S. in this Jan. …

SYDNEY, N.S. - The grey seal hunt on Nova Scotia's Hay Island got underway Thursday as the weather improved enough to allow hunters, anti-hunt activists and fisheries officers to set out.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirmed that all had arrived on the tiny outcrop of rock off eastern Cape Breton.

The department has set a quota of 1,900 animals.

Humane Society International/Canada issued a statement shortly after the hunt began, condemning federal and provincial officials for allowing it to happen in a designated wilderness area.

"What we witnessed is a crime against nature," said Rebecca Aldworth, the society's executive director. "One of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth has just been turned into a killing field."

The society is calling on Ottawa to implement a one-time buyout of the commercial sealing industry and to invest in economic alternatives including ecotourism.

Alaska Continues Aerial Hunting (Killing) of Wolves: What You Can Do

“Since 2003, Alaska's aerial hunting program has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 wolves”

All I can say is that we might actually have a chance now that the evil animal-hating Sarah Palin quit as governor. So, please read below or follow this link and act. http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=WolfAerialHunting&origin=ARS_FACE_FAN_ADGROUP_TAKEACTION_AERIALWOLF_0223_CTG

Help Us End Alaska's Aerial Wolf Slaughter

Urge Alaska Governor Sean Parnell to end the state's unfounded aerial wolf-killing program

19,280 signatures sent on 4/6. Please continue to support this important cause by signing if you haven't already. Thank you! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=WolfAerialHunting&origin=ARS_FACE_FAN_ADGROUP_TAKEACTION_AERIALWOLF_0223_CTG

Sponsored by: Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund

Since 2003, Alaska's aerial hunting program has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 wolves. During these hunts, wolves are shot from the air or chased by airplanes to the point of exhaustion before the pilot lands the plane and a gunner shoots the animals point blank. Sign the petition below and urge Alaska Governor Sean Parnell to end the state's irresponsible and cruel aerial wolf-killing program immediately.

Dead Infant Dolphins Begin Washing Up On Gulf Coast Shores: More Devastation from the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion

Yeah, most people believe that this is all over. Well, don’t be as dumb as the average person. Of course it’s not over! Crude oil is not supposed to be floating in ocean water and of course it will kill life.

What else can I say?

Article:

Baby Dolphins Found Dead on Gulf Coast

Two Dozen Washed Ashore on Alabama and Mississippi Coastlines

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/dead-dolphins-found-washed-ashore-gulf-coast/story?id=12980701

MIAMI, Feb. 23, 2011

A tide of dead infant dolphins has washed ashore

along a 100-mile stretch of the Alabama and

Mississippi coastlines in the past two weeks, and

marine experts today said they believe last summer's

Gulf oil spill may be to blame.

A total of 24 of the young dolphins been found dead

in the last couple weeks, including five in the past 24

hours. Marine mammal researchers fear it will only

get worse.

"I believe this is very very unusual what we're dealing

with. It's a tenfold increase in calves that are dying,"

Moby Solangi, the head of the Mississippi based

Institute for Marine Mammal Research, told ABC News.

"Every year, we get one or two babies that die. Now,

we're seeing stillborn, or preemies dying."

"With some, we're not sure if they actually took a

breath," said Dr. Delphine Shannon, also of the IMMR.

The gestation period for bottlenose dolphins is

between 11 and 12 months. "That means the mothers

would have conceived between March and May. If the

mothers are delivering their calves now and many are

dying, that is significant," Solangi said.

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20,

unleashing a torrent of 200 million gallons of oil into

the Gulf of Mexico -- the largest spill in American

history. At one point the spill covered about 70,000

square miles.

Solangi couldn't directly link the two events but fears

that the animals could have "ingested something that

may have affected their reproduction."

Solangi and his team say there's a chance this could

be an anomaly. "But in my 30 years of studying

dolphins I have never seen anything like this. This is

highly unusual."

The Unrest in Egypt, Etc. Has Had a Very Negative Effect on Non-Human Animals: Starving Horses, Etc. What You Can Do

As expected, the unrest in Egypt, etc. has had a very negative effect on non-human animals. And, of course, most of the people there don’t care.

So, again, I don’t support one group over another, but this appears to be the only group helping at this point. Please visit https://www.ifaw.org/ifaw_united_states/donate_now/egypt.php?msource=DR110215006#x to find out how you can help.

Video Serves as Undeniable Proof that Michael Vick Literally Does Not Care About the Dogs he Tortured, Killed and Abused: Watch it for Yourself!

I’ll make this short and sweet. As I’ve always said, video and photo can speak way more than the written word. And, you cannot deny video evidence. Well, here we go again, and this time, it once again proves that Michael Vick is still the slimy scum he was known as before and cares NOTHING about the dogs he tortured and abused.

As stated in the article at http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Vick-runs-into-controversy-confronta707tion-at-Dal?urn=nfl-318196 Sick Vick was confronted by radio reporter Richard Hunter at an event (the event in itself is unbelievable but I won’t get into that). Richard had adopted one of the dogs from the Bad Newz Kennels (aka, Michael Vick’s dog torture and abuse horror house). Richard attempted to get Vick to show some sympathy about the dog via holding up a photo. Well, as you’ll see in the video, that doesn’t happen.

NOT ONLY THAT: PAY ATTENTION TO THE VIDEO and you’ll hear one of Vick’s gansta’ thug hommies say they don’t care about the dog! Yes, he still hangs with thugs and they don’t care that you know they don’t care!

Just check it out either below or at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Ra0J-V7ZM

100 Healthy Sled Dogs Brutally Murdered by the Company Howling Dogs, Owned by Outdoor Adventures Whistler: “…blowing off half of the dog's head..."

“…blowing off half of the dog's head while it ran off, a dog crawling out of a mass grave..”

ADDED 2-7 - Here is a link to a petition to demand prosecution. Please visit and sign - http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/prosecute-for-the-senseless-slaughter-of-100-sled-dogs/

Sounds like what Michael Vick loved to do. He’d love this type of dog slaughter. I can only imagine the horror of this scene. We can only hope that the company Howling Dogs and the parent company Outdoor Adventures Whistler suffers immensely for this horror. But, it is cruel Canada, so I’m sure nothing will happen to them.

What needs to be noted here is that the parent company Outdoor Adventures Whistler admits that 100 dogs were killed. They know this and are OK with it. But, they’re lying about how it was done. Let me help them remember:

"I won't use the term euthanized, [which] implies a humane death, and I can say that based on his description, at least a number of dogs did not have a humane death. His descriptions of using a shotgun, blowing off half of the dog's head while it ran off, a dog crawling out of a mass grave, it just made me shudder," Moriarty said.

ADDED 2-2 - Here is a Facebook page to "like" that contains a lot of information including who to contact - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-for-the-100-Massacred-sled-dogs/189586164404759

Article:

Mass sled dog killing probed in B.C.

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2011/01/31/bc-dog-mutilation.html

Last Updated: Monday, January 31, 2011 |

CBC News

British Columbia SPCA officers headed to Whistler Monday to investigate claims that 100 healthy sled dogs owned by a tourism operator were slaughtered.

The allegations are contained in a filing to WorkSafeBC, the provincial workers' compensation board.

According to a release from Outdoor Adventures Whistler, an employee of a company called Howling Dogs was compensated for post-traumatic stress after shooting 100 dogs in April 2010.

Outdoor Adventures Whistler acknowledges it had a financial stake in Howling Dogs at the time of the cull, but didn't take operational control of the company until May 2010.

The release says: "OAW was aware of the relocation and euthanization of dogs at Howling Dogs in April 2010, but it was our expectation that it was done in a proper, legal and humane manner."

The man who was compensated hasn't been identified. Outdoor Adventures Whistler said he is no longer managing Howling Dogs. A new manager has been hired.

His lawyer, Corey Steinberg, said the man made every effort to find adoptive homes for the dogs. Steinberg told CBC News that when he wasn't successful, a group, including executives and the man, agreed euthanasia was the only choice for the sickest and oldest dogs in the pack.

"He just wanted the greatest happiness for the greatest number of dogs. He had to choose — 'Do I keep 200 dogs and make their lives great, or do I stick here with the 300 that I have?' And I'm being told by my employer, 'You deal with it, you figure it out, there's not really much more we can do for you,'" Steinberg said.

The general manager of cruelty investigations for the provincial SPCA, Marcie Moriarty, wonders why the company had so many dogs when it couldn't keep them healthy. She said the dogs appear to have died a horrible death.

"I won't use the term euthanized, [which] implies a humane death, and I can say that based on his description, at least a number of dogs did not have a humane death. His descriptions of using a shotgun, blowing off half of the dog's head while it ran off, a dog crawling out of a mass grave, it just made me shudder," Moriarty said.

Moriarty said investigators would try to locate the burial site and perform necropsies.

Outdoors Adventures Whistler told CBC News the incident is tragic and regrettable, and a new policy has been put in place to ensure all dogs are euthanized at a veterinarian's office.

The company also said it has implemented a neutering program for all male dogs to mitigate unwanted pregnancies in the pack.

Sicko in Spokane, Washington Area Breaks Legs of Horses – Possibly with Sledgehammer: Do You Know Who this Psycho Is?

Read this today and had to post on. If you can help identify this sick slime talk to the Spokane County sheriff's office

Article:

2 horses put down after legs broken, possibly with sledgehammer

By The Associated Press

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014053631_horseslegs28m.html?syndication=rss

SPOKANE — Two horses had to be put down Sunday, according to their owner, after she discovered that each had a broken leg, possibly broken with a sledgehammer.

Jodi Scolavino, of West Plains near Spokane, told KHQ a veterinarian told her the legs were severely injured and could have been broken by a sledgehammer.

The Spokane County sheriff's office wants to hear from anyone who has information about the attack.

Committed Vegan and Famous Actress Natalie Portman Has Eco-Friendly and Vegan Engagement Ring Made for Her

Finally some good news. Love it when famous people keep to their ideals and share it with the world.

Article:

Natalie Portman's fiancé helped designed her vegan and eco-friendly engagement ring

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7022296043

Source: CNS Reporter: Anne Lu

Natalie Portman's fiancé knows what matters so much to her. Benjamin Millepied, the "Black Swan" choreographer who is also the father of the actress' unborn child, commissioned an eco-friendly engagement ring for the staunch vegan.

Jewelry designer Jamie Wolf revealed to InStyle that Millepied helped created the custom handmade ring, making sure that the diamond stunner is in alignment with the 29-year-old Oscar nominee's eco-friendly and vegan ideals.

The center stone is a round old mine cut antique diamond, the pave diamonds are certified conflict-free, and the platinum is recycled metal.

The result is a classic-looking sparkler that is estimated to cost $35,000.

Wolf, a former ballet dancer and longtime friend of Millepied, told the fashion website, "Ben was exceptionally thoughtful and dedicated and patient to make sure we had everything right. We wanted everything about the ring to speak to things that are important to Natalie."

Portman is expected to give birth to their child in the summer.

Common Animal Testing and Vivisection Questions from Students and My Answers to Them: Animal Testing and Vivisection FAQ

Every year, around the same times, we get the same questions from a variety of students around the world doing papers or presentations on animal testing or vivisection. Some are about dissection.

I usually end up responding with what you’ll see below which tend to address these common questions. I’m not saying that I’ve provided the only answers to these questions, but that they cover the basics.

As always, I refer them as well to the GEARI Information on Animal Testing starter web page which lists links to information about everything from alternatives to animal testing to lists of companies that test on animals. http://www.geari.org/animal-testing-information.html This list grows every year however, so what you see below only represents what has been asked up until now. Please excuse the numbers as they usually correspond to what the students ask.

(NOTE: These first three represent the more philosophical questions, or those that the anti-animal groups try to use on unsuspecting students. I love answering these because it shows the students that those questions are stupid and rely on circular reasoning meant to trick them. Hopefully they won’t be fooled again.)

QUESTIONS AND MY ANSWERS:

2. Because animals do not, in theory, have souls, are they still
entitled to rights? It's never been proven that they do not have
souls or that those with rights have souls. So, having a soul is not
the basis for determining what is entitled to rights. Those that try
to use this as an argument have never even proven that humans have
souls or that non-humans do not.
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> 3. Do animals have emotions similar to humans or do they just have levels of comfort? It's been well proven that non-human animals express emotions (and feel them) via animal behavior scientists. Perhaps the most famous is Marc Bekoff - Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and is a Fellow of the Animal Behavior Society and a former Guggenheim Fellow. Please see his works to learn more: http://ebio.colorado.edu/index.php/people-faculty/people-emeritus?view=employee&id=41 orhttp://literati.net/Bekoff/ or http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/bloggers/marc-bekoff
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> 4. Because animals cannot give consent to what is being done to them, is it acceptable to test on them? Giving consent is not justification for testing or not testing. Put another way, a person may be unable to speak or even think, so they cannot give consent. But, following logic, this does not mean that it is then OK to test on them.


Here are the other answers I've produced for others and you may be able to use:


1. In your professional opinion, does animal experimentation
present more positives or negatives?

Absolutely, negatives.
Animal testing is unnecessary and is a waste of resources.
Alternatives exist which are superior and relate more to human
physiology. For more on why animal testing is unnecessary and
wasteful see http://www.pcrm.org/resch/anexp/index.html

2. What, in your opinion, is the most positive thing about
animal testing? Absolutely nothing positive about it. As I just
stated, it's a waste of resources that actually ends up affecting
human health in a negative way.

3. What, in your opinion, are the most negative factors of animal testing?
As I mentioned in question 1, it is a waste of research dollars as the
tests are ineffective. I'll refer you to another

I need to refer you to a few additional websites that mention how
animal tests are ineffective and waste resources. Also, they are
unreliable and dangerous. Please see
http://www.pcrm.org/resch/anexp/LD50.html

http://www.pcrm.org/resch/anexp/dangerous_med.html

http://www.navs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ain_sci_science_future&AddInterest=1021

http://www.navs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ain_pt_animal_tests

4. Do you believe animal experimentation is acceptable when
viewing it from a medical standpoint?

No. After you read the links above, you'll see why.

5. Do you think animal experimentation has had an impact on the
medical advancements made thus far?

No. As I've said, we've actually missed out on important discoveries
because animal tests are so unreliable.

6. Do you feel the alternatives to animal experimentation
provide adequate and sufficient information?
Absolutely, and so does Johns Hopkins University. You can learn more
about non-animal testing methods at The Johns Hopkins Center for
Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) http://caat.jhsph.edu/

7. What types of issues does animal experimentation present financially?

Again, they waste financial resources. You'll see that as you visit
the links above.

8. What do you think testing alternatives would do for the cost
of animal experimentation, and why?

As you'll read at The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal
Testing (CAAT) http://caat.jhsph.edu/ the costs will decrease.

9. Do you believe the controversial issue of animal
experimentation will ever cease to exist?

Yes. Many of these issues just need to be talked about and evidence
shown in order for them to change. You can already see that these
issues have come to the front in recent years. Many people and
organizations are changing daily. Plus, with respected groups like
The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT)
putting forth the truth on alternatives, it's only a matter of time
that all groups will follow their lead.

10. What would you suggest be done to solve the debate of animal
experimentation?

People just need to educate themselves to the truth of these issues.
After you read the links above, you'll be 10 steps ahead of where you
are now, as you'll realize that animal experimentation is fully
unnecessary.


What kinds of alternatives would be good ideas for animal testing?

We have an excellent page on alternatives to animal testing at:
http://www.geari.org/alternatives-to-animal-testing.html That page
will provide all you need to know on the issue. In summary, quite a
few worthy alternatives exist.



2. How harmful is the medication to the animals?

Every animal gets very sick when exposed to the testing. Most are
killed based on the test. So, 100% will be sick, as what they are
exposed to is designed to make them sick.

An excellent page that speaks of these issues can be found at
http://www.navs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ain_pt_testing_main



3. How many animals are used each year?

According to this excellent page –
http://www.navs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=faq_main

"It's impossible to say exactly how many, but the number is estimated
at tens of millions of animals on an annual basis. The vast majority
of the animals used—about 90 percent—are rats and mice specifically
bred for the purpose of laboratory research."




4.What kinds of effects does the medication have on the animals?

Every animal gets very sick when exposed to the testing. Most are
killed based on the test. So, 100% will be sick, as what they are
exposed to is designed to make them sick.

An excellent page that speaks of these issues can be found at
http://www.navs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ain_pt_testing_main


5. Where do scientists perform the testing?

Unfortunately, this type of testing is carried out in nearly every
type of environment. The largest two settings are in pharmaceutical
companies and within business such as Proctor and Gamble, Johnson and
Johnson and the like. Another setting that does a significant amount
of testing is at universities. Unfortunately though, the government
carries out a large amount of testing as well as do charities.

Take A Stand Against Anti-Wolf Proposals in Congress: Easy Action

Of course the anti-animal faction is back in power in the House again. And, they love to kill Wolves.

So, though I can’t promise this will help, take a second and visit these TWO ACTIONS:

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=AmericanWolves&origin=ARS_FACE_FAN_ADGROUP_TAKEACTION_DEF_AMWOLF_0120_CTG

http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/campaign.faces?siteId=3&campaign=LoboWolf&origin=ARS_FACE_FAN_ADGROUP_PUB_LOBOWOLF_TUES_1200_CTG

EU Ban on Seal Products from Canada Works: So, What Does Canada Do? The Obvious: Sell to China!!

Yep, we all know that China is the cruelest country on Earth, caring little for any other species. So, obviously there will be a market there for dead baby seal products from the horrific Canadian baby seal slaughter!

We’ve written countless articles on the cruelty in China – here is one: http://geari.blogspot.com/2006/03/crash-course-in-unbelievable-cruelty.html

Oh, and here is just one article we’ve done about the annual baby seal slaughter done by Canada every year: http://geari.blogspot.com/2009/03/sick-cruel-canada-begins-its-annual.html

Read on to see just how great this cruel friendship is. Sad to see that instead of getting the point, Canada is sticking to it’s cruel ways and will keep selling the products of dead, tortured baby seals.

Article:

Canada banking on Chinese appetite for seal meat to offset losses from EU ban

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-ink-deal-sell-seal-meat-oil-china-20110112-063220-068.html

By The Canadian Press | The Canadian Press – Wed, 12 Jan 3:38 PM EST

A seal hunter drags a harp seal back to his snowmobile during the annual seal hunt …

BEIJING, China - China has agreed to import Canadian seal meat and oil in a deal the federal government hopes will create new markets for the embattled industry.

Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced the agreement Wednesday in a conference call from

Beijing, where she is trying to promote Canadian seafood and seal products.

Shea said the deal will take effect Thursday and make Canada the only country allowed to export seal meat and oil to the massive Chinese market.

"For Canada, sealing is about more than fur — the trade of other seal products represents a growing share of what is already a multimillion-dollar business," she said.

"This is all part of the bigger picture of growing this industry to its full potential."

But animal rights activists say Canadian processors could have a hard time selling the maligned products in China, which they say has little appetite for the meat and is joining a growing number of countries that view the seal hunt as inhumane.

Rebecca Aldworth, a Canadian spokeswoman for the Humane Society of the United States, said she was in China in November to screen footage from last year's seal hunt off eastern Canada.

Aldworth said there is rising opposition to the hunt and a reluctance to accept the products as food sources.

"I don't believe there is any future for the Canadian sealing industry in China," she said from Montreal.

"I'm confident the people of China will reject these products of cruelty just as the rest of the world has done."

Shea said it's hoped any new markets in China will offset expected losses from a recently imposed ban on the importation of seal products into the European Union.

She couldn't put a dollar value on the possible seal meat and oil exports, but said it will be up to the industry to promote a product they have tried for years to introduce to the Asian country.

"Initialling this arrangement of course means we now have access, but it will be up to the industry to ensure that we actually start selling some of these products into the marketplace," she said.

China is the third largest export market of Canadian seafood products, with an average of over $300 million in exports annually.

Only a fraction of the quota of 330,000 seals was caught last year, with many sealers choosing to stay home. Korea and Japan are the only other countries that buy edible seal products.

Participation in the seal hunt has been falling since the introduction of the EU ban last year and a decrease in markets.

Fisheries officials estimate that about 5,000 individuals derive some income from sealing.

In 2007, the landed value of the harp seal harvest was $12 million and the average price per pelt received by sealers was approximately $52, compared to $14 in 2009 and about $23 last year.