Animal Advocacy The Petition Thread

[shyvas]

Petiton about so called "mulesing" on sheep in Australia (see RSPCA Australia's website for more info at What is mulesing and what are the alternatives? - RSPCA Australia knowledgebase )
Minister for agriculture and water resources: Ban mulesing immediately and mandate declarations
Sadly the majority of Australian sheep farmers, for the sake of short-term reduced effort and cost, copy John Mules, who in 1929, took one of his ewes which had suffered multiple breech strikes (genetically susceptible) and using a similar instrument to garden shears, sliced all the skin off her breech and noted the major damage he inflicted later resulted in a dry, wool-free, scarred area less attractive to flies. Mr. Mule’s method was approved and promoted in Australia in the 1930's and is still performed with manual hand shears or a sharp knife. Many farmers also skin the stub of docked tail as part of mulesing, but some have ceased since it causes cancer resulting in costly stock loss. Dr Auty referred to mulesing as 'partial flaying', while ANZFAS considers mulesing ‘a crude and barbaric substitute for good husbandry’ (which ethical farmers have proven). Dr Meischke noted many years ago that mulesing actually makes identification of naturally flystrike resistant sheep more difficult.

Depending on the age of the lamb or sheep, the pain of mulesing is equal to, or greater than, the pain of severe fly strike (Shutt, Fell et al). Sheep are 100% guaranteed to suffer severe pain during mulesing. No single sheep, even if susceptible, is 100% guaranteed to suffer any flystrike or severe flystrike. Mulesing does not stop fly strike on other parts of the body. Regularly wormed sheep are less than 10% at risk of breech strike. Some sheep die a few days after being mulesed. As correctly claimed by Dr Meischke et al, some sheep are naturally resistant so it's a painful & unnecessary practice.

Petition to sign and more info at https://www.change.org/p/minister-for-agriculture-and-water-resources-ban-mulesing-immediately-and-mandate-declarations

Done.

 

[Amy SF]

Signed.

 

[shyvas]

Woman Stabbed Dog to Death to Avoid Vet Fees, Say Police

 

[shyvas]

Stella kept in a cage for 2 years by Devon police in the UK :

Why Did Police Keep a Dog Locked in a Cage for 2 Years? | Care2 Causes

 

[shyvas]

Barbaric Bullfighting Must be Stopped

 

[robert99]

Urge Fashion Retailer Simons to Halt Fur and Angora Sales

 

[shyvas]

Urge Fashion Retailer Simons to Halt Fur and Angora Sales

Signed.

I think that most of the public don't realise what angora wool is. Poor bunnies.

 

[Capstan]

I signed.

 

[robert99]

Naturbonusen 2016 Survey
Not a petiton as such, but a competiton to win 1 435 126 Swedish Crowns (about 175,000 US $) - vote for Naturarvet (7th on the list) by clicking the circle and then click on "skicka" at the bottom of the list. That simple! see Naturbonusen 2016 Survey
The money (if they win) goes to Naturarvet and the purchase of Våneviks forest which is threatened by the local authorites for building on. (on Facebook in English at Security Check Required )

 

[shyvas]

petition: Alberta: Send Lucy the lonely Edmonton elephant to a sanctuary!

 

[shyvas]

[Nouvelle enquête] Etre tué dans un abattoir "bien-être animal".

 

[shyvas]

Permanently Close Cruel Slaughterhouse

 

[robert99]

From Animal Aid http://www.animalaid.org.uk/
Earlier this year I discovered that the Royal Veterinary College has been using young beagle-cross dogs, bred at the College itself, for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. The dogs will, at some point this year, undergo the introduction of laboratory-manufactured strands of genetic material. They will be killed when they are approximately 18 months.

As if this were not horrific enough, the College, by its own admission, conducted more than 9,000 procedures on animals in 2014. The species used included salamanders, dogs, fish, cats and rodents.

I was shocked to discover the extent of animal research at the Royal Veterinary College. It should be a place that heals animals, not one that deliberately harms them - I hope you feel the same way and want to lend your support to this campaign.

Please follow the link below to let the RVC know how upset you are about its experiments:
http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1825&ea.campaign.id=49692

 

[robert99]

PETA - Urge Footwear and Accessories Retailer DSW to End Fur and Angora Wool Sales
Urge Footwear and Accessories Retailer DSW to End Fur and Angora Wool Sales

 

[shyvas]

Signed.

 

[robert99]

Urge Online Outdoor Retailer Backcountry.com to End Fur and Angora Wool Sales
PETA - Urge Online Outdoor Retailer Backcountry.com to End Fur and Angora Wool Sales

 

[robert99]

They had to climb over each other just to move! - Mercy For Animals
A breaking Mercy For Animals undercover investigation at a farm that supplies eggs to grocery stores across the U.S. has exposed sickening animal cruelty.

 

[shyvas]

Stop the Canadian Seal Slaughter

 

[shyvas]

They had to climb over each other just to move! - Mercy For Animals
A breaking Mercy For Animals undercover investigation at a farm that supplies eggs to grocery stores across the U.S. has exposed sickening animal cruelty.

Signed

 

[robert99]

Steve Easterbrook: A vegetarian option at McDonalds!
more at I've got a petition :) | Animals Australia Unleashed