tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54730738669936057702024-02-02T02:59:55.527+00:00The Animal NewsHelenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-49135292324965795222013-02-13T12:30:00.000+00:002013-02-13T12:30:00.529+00:00Let's talk horse.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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screaming about the discovery of supermarket products containing horse and
potentially donkey meat. Residents of
the UK and Ireland are shocked, disgusted and angry that they have been eating
horse instead of < insert name of farm animal here > and the police are now
involved in tracing how the horse meat entered our food system.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Although what has
happened is both appalling and wrong I struggle to feel any sympathy for people
who have little or no regard of where their food originates and how the animals
killed are treated prior to and during slaughter. What do they expect? As I write, I am listening to a conversation
between work colleagues (one of them claims to be an animal lover) and feel disappointed
at how uninformed they are about the factory farming industry. The only positive comment from “the animal
lover” was a vow never to buy processed meats again. I suppose that is better than nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In most of the articles,
news bulletins and conversations I have followed not a single person has spared
any thought for the horses and possibly donkeys that have been slaughtered but why
should they if they never consider cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks and any
other animals they enjoy eating. Is it
too much to hope this wakes people up and makes them take more care in what
they are buying and eating?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Reports now suggest that
a Romanian abattoir is one of the main sources of the horse meat and openly butchers
hundred, potentially, thousands of horses each year. Abattoirs in the UK have also been raided by
police and there have been claims of pork being passed off as beef in some
supermarket ready meals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As mentioned previously
here, Compassion In World Farming (CIWF) has been campaigning for more
transparency in how our food is produced and quite rightly say that food should
be simply, clearly and correctly labelled to enable consumers to know what they
are eating and if an animal product, how the animal has been reared. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Farming’s CEO, Philip Lymbery says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">“Today’s scandal of
horse meat in beef products is likely the tip of the iceberg. There are real
and deep-rooted problems sitting below the surface of our broken food system.
And the bottom line is that we clearly, all too often, just don’t know what’s
in our food or how it’s produced.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Please support the
Labeling Matters campaign by <a href="http://action.ciwf.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=119&ea.campaign.id=18650&ea.tracking.id=05bb9ddb">clicking
here</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">As well as clearer food
labeling we also need to closely monitor slaughterhouses to ensure animals are
being treated humanely prior to being slaughtered. Barbaric treatment of animals has been
exposed by undercover investigations and the RSPCA are campaigning for CCTV monitoring
equipment to be installed in slaughterhouses across England, the Food Standards
Agency agrees that this would be a useful tool.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">The campaign has already
had a degree of success with the majority of supermarkets now demanding that the
abattoirs where they source their products are fitted with CCTV monitoring
equipment. RSPCA wants to make it
compulsory CCTV to be present in all slaughterhouses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b>As it happens, the
Government are due to update legislation concerning the slaughter of animals so
now would be a good time to take action by <a href="http://www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/campaigns/farm/cctv">clicking here</a>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Whilst people have been
forced to think about what they eat and where it has come from why not use this
perfect opportunity to spread the word about the two very worthy and on topic
campaigns so please do share on Facebook and Twitter (which you will be able to
do at the links provided above).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">Finally, without
wishing to sound preachy (but failing that and sounding preachy anyway) why not consider <a href="https://www.vegsoc.org/">giving
up meat and become a vegetarian</a>?</span><br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-40240051786957830802012-10-24T14:38:00.003+01:002012-10-24T14:38:49.442+01:00Unexpectedly Long Hiatus!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am doing all I can from the 3G on my phone and all Animal News actions will be via Twitter (Warning - there are lots!). If you don't already follow me on Twitter you can do so here: <a href="https://twitter.com/TheAnimalNews">https://twitter.com/TheAnimalNews</a> in due course I will try and add updates on Facebook as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My inbox has been inundated with requests to take action for animals and I am struggling to keep up! This weeks Lunch Time links has quite a few links for you to check out but I would really appreciate it if you could spare some time to take action and share the actions with your friends and family too. As promised, the links also include some nice surprises!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.rspca.org.uk/media/news/story/-/article/Live_transport_suspended_from_Ramsgate_port_Sep12?utm_source=Campaigns&utm_medium=email&utm_content=DayOfHorror&utm_campaign=121001_CAMP_LiveTransport&spMailingID=4804842&spUserID=MTQ2MTQ0NzQxNTkS1&spJobID=289071441&spReportId=Mjg5MDcxNDQxS0" target="_blank">After the deaths of over 40 sheep and subsequent suspension of live animal exports at Ramsgate port</a> Ipswich port helped the Live Export trade to continue just one week later. Since then CIWF has reported that over 63,000 emails have been sent to Defra Minister David Heath and Ipswich port owners ABP against the live exports from Ipswich. On 28th September it was reported that ABP had suspended the live exports from Ipswich. The fight is not over as transporters will now be contacting other ports to take their place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is the UK farmers, as well as the government, that have the power to end this trade. As the sheep and dairy farming sectors receive generous subsidies from the tax payer they have a responsibility to respond NOW to public opposition.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), the National Sheep Association (NSA), and DairyCo represent the majority of farmers involved in the live export trade, although most sheep and dairy farmers in the UK do not export their livestock. We ask that the NFU, NSA and DairyCo to respond to the tragedy at Ramsgate, and the suspensions of the trade that have followed, by calling on the farmers they represent to end this trade for good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The nights are getting darker and I am finding it so difficult now the mornings are darker too, although Autumn is my favourite season for so many other reasons. Change is afoot and I have decided on a little overhaul to Lunch Time links! Instead of just posting links to petitions and causes and demanding you get clicking, I want to give something back - so I am going to throw in some links to articles you may find of interest, humorous or just plain weird as well as the usual very important links to causes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back in 2005 PETA US and Australian activists released the results of an undercover investigation which exposed shocking cruelty to sheep. The Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has insisted that the current regulatory system is working despite the fact that it was animal activists and not government officials that documented the cruelty.</span></div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-70890761546442017822012-09-19T12:30:00.000+01:002012-09-19T12:30:04.800+01:00Lunch Time Links #26<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's back to work and back to school, why not have a break, a nice spot of lunch and get clicking...</span><br />
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-87275776008410330442012-09-18T12:30:00.000+01:002012-09-18T12:30:03.533+01:00Groupon Circus Deals<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Until Groupon agree to stop promoting circuses featuring animals I am no longer going to purchase any of their coupons and will be telling others to do the same. Although I have no evidence that they offer deals for circuses here in the UK, what's to stop them doing so in the future? Please spare a few moments to <a href="https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&page=UserAction&id=4235&autologin=true" target="_blank">click here and fill in a few details</a> and send a message to Groupon urging them to stop promoting animal based circuses.</span></div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-46465211253828297692012-09-13T14:23:00.000+01:002012-09-13T14:23:08.021+01:00Stop the Badger Cull!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tuesday saw the Badger Trust fail at the court of appeal in an attempt to stop the two pilot badger culls in West Gloucestershire and West Somerset. The Trust say that killing badgers will not make a significant contribution to tackling TB in cattle and claims that it could lead to 40,000 animals being pointlessly killed over the next four years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The appeal was unanimously rejected by Lord Justice Law, Lord Justice Rimer and Lord Justice Sullivan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Patricia Hayden, VC of the Badger Trust told The Guardian "<i>We are very disappointed. We don't know what the next step is, but we will not give up.</i>"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In Wales, a badger vaccination programme is replacing the planned cull which was abandoned following legal challenges and the election of a new political administration. National Trust in Devon and the Wildlife Trust in Gloucestershire is testing the vaccination programme, this is despite the previous Labour government saying an oral badger vaccine would be ready by 2015 and the coalition cancelling five of the six planned trails and declaring a viable oral vaccine as being "years away".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was reported in the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/12/activists-disrupt-bager-cull?newsfeed=true" target="_blank">Guardian</a> on Wednesday that activists are threatening to disrupt the badger cull which is due to start this autumn. Volunteers are planning to patrol the cull zones and do their utmost to make it impossible for the trial culls to take place. Other proposals include raves and other music events that will focus attention on the cull thus making it more difficult to carry out. A national rally against the cull was held in Bristol on Tuesday where animal rights activists turned out in force, animal rights campaigner Brain May (guitarist from Queen) spoke at the rally and said: <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">"<i>I think we are all hoping that David Cameron is looking at the possibility of reorganising and delaying the cull while they look more carefully at vaccination. You could kill all the badgers in Britain and it would not stop the problem of bovine TB in cows</i>."</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The RSPCA, League Against Cruel Sports, Humane Society International/UK, Save Me and a host of local campaign groups have formed #TeamBadger</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/campaigns/wildlife/stop-the-cull" target="_blank">Please sign this petition</a> and also join the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/StoptheCullCampaign" target="_blank">Stop the Cull Facebook Community</a>. You are also able to quickly e-mail your MP and Tweet David Cameron at the click of a button using!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Brian May and Care for the Wild have set up <a href="https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257" target="_blank">this e-petition</a> that will just take you a moment to sign please.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My apologies for the late notice but for those of you who don't already know we are half way through <a href="http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/paw" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b>The Kennel Club's National Puppy Awareness Week</b></span></a>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">PAW is running from <b><u>8th to 15 September</u></b> and aims to help ensure that a dog is for life. Dogs all over the country are ending up in rescue homes due to the fact that people are buying the wrong dog for their lifestyle from the wrong breeder. The Kennel Club states that there are 210 breeds of dog as well as many crossbreeds, all have very different needs. Pedigree dogs are bred to have predictable traits and characteristics and by doing some simple research it is easy to find a dog that is best suited to your lifestyle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not long after we arrived we stumbled upon a great doggy paddling pool which dogs were quickly taking advantage of to cool down. Suki preferred to observe, rather than partake! There was much bottom sniffing and tail wagging as Pup Aid provided the perfect opportunity for our four legged friends to interact whilst us owners compared notes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We visited stalls such as Lush, Four Paws, Dogs Trust, The Mayhew Animal Home... and had a go at various competitions as well as signing petitions for worthy causes such as animal testing. Myself and my sister treated ourselves to some special Lush Pup Aid soap, it is so pretty to look at I am not sure I want to use it just yet. I was even asked to record a clip for Four Paws' You Tube campaign on Animal Testing, it wasn't as easy as I thought to talk to the camera!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am proud to announce that Suki came third in the Scruffts Prettiest Bitch competition, the winner of which was a gorgeous little dog that had actually been rescued from a Puppy Farm which was very fitting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Along with the creator of Pup Aid, TV Vet Marc Abraham, many celebrities turned out to offer their support for the cause; Singer Brian May, Actor and Comedian Ricky Gervais popped in, Pup Aid was opened by Designer Meg Matthews and her daughter Anais, Singer and Actress Sarah Harding, Singer Liam Gallagher and wife Nicole Appleton also attended among others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There was a fantastic response and the celebrity presence has meant that Pup Aid has been covered by national newspapers which has raised even more awareness!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">More than 16,000 people have signed RSPCA's petition calling for the breed standards for pedigree dogs to be reviewed in order to prioritise health and welfare above looks (<a href="http://animalnewsflash.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/born-to-suffer.html" target="_blank">The Animal News 10th January 2012</a>). RSPCA plan to present the final petition numbers to the Kennel Club demonstrating the scale of public support for the breed standards to be reviewed. </span></div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-54111320235093168902012-09-07T12:30:00.000+01:002012-09-07T12:30:03.688+01:00Fluffy Friday #66<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been quite a while, I'm sorry for my long absence and lack of Friday fun. I hope the following memorable fluffies make up for the delay :) Happy Friday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next time you are out shopping if you sport an example of a misleading label and have a smart phone, take a photo of the label, including the bar code and send it to <u><span style="color: blue;">campaigns@rspca.org.uk</span></u> along with the date the photo was taken, shop, town and country you saw the product. Also include your name, country of residence and daytime phone number if you are happy for RSPCA to contact you with any queries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="http://www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/campaigns/farm/foodlabelling/takeaction?source=120815_CAMP_FoodLabelling%20remainder&utm_source=Campaigns&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WhereToSend&utm_campaign=120815_CAMP_FoodLabelling%20remainder&spMailingID=4702898&spUserID=MTQ2MTQ0NzQxNTkS1&spJobID=282269699&spReportId=MjgyMjY5Njk5S0" target="_blank">RSPCA are particularly looking for:</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chicken meat labels: Pre-packed whole chicken, chicken breasts, chicken drumsticks e.t.c.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Look out for words like "farm fresh", "natural" or "high quality" and for images of free range animals, sunshine, trees, fields or attractive rural scenes. Remember that if a product really is higher welfare it will be part of a certification scheme such as RSPCA Freedom Food, Soil Association (in the UK) or Label Rouge (in France)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you do find other examples of misleading labels please send them as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Photos will be used to put pressure on policy makers to enforce existing rules and to introduce better legislation so that labels make it clear how food is produced.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As well as labels found on products sold in the UK, the RSPCA are also keen to see labels from other EU countries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just a reminder that Pup Aid is taking place on Saturday at Primrose Hill in London. In case you weren't already aware, Pup Aid is a celebrity judged fun dog show that aims to raise awareness of the horrific practice of puppy farming. Now in it's third year Pup Aid is back bigger and better promising a fun packed day with trade stalls, fresh food, music and fun dog shows.</span></div>
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Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-18236345070933521152012-09-04T12:30:00.001+01:002012-09-04T12:30:03.683+01:00Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Finally a reason to look forward to Mondays!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I was blown away by the first episode of Paul O’Grady:
For the Love of Dogs shown last night at 8pm on ITV 1. Much loved </span><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">comedian, television
presenter, actor, writer, radio DJ and passionate dog lover <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_O'Grady" target="_blank">Paul</a> was absolutely
fantastic as he investigated just what it takes to look after the thousands of
dogs travelling through Battersea Dogs and Cats Home every year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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finally showing a responsible prime time animal programme in this seven part
series showing Paul O’Grady getting to know both the dogs and the staff at
Battersea. Each episode is 30 minutes
long and the series promises to be humorous, emotional and inspiring as Paul
gets involved with everything from cleaning kennels to rehoming dogs. Last night’s episode hilariously saw him
grilling Radio DJ Neil Fox who wanted to adopt a puppy even going so far as to
ask him if there was any chance the family could be expecting a baby!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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scenes in last nights episode featured a young Staffordshire Bull Terrier,
christened “Sparkles” by staff, who was thankfully rescued after being deliberately
starved and abandoned in a <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>
park. Paul quite rightly exclaimed “And
they call us a nation of animal lovers!”
After miraculously surviving her first night at Battersea and being fed
little and often, Sparkles was on the road to recovery. I am sure that the little beauty won many
hearts last night, her beautiful eyes glistened with love, trust and hope
despite the horrific treatment she had received. Her tail didn’t stop wagging and she soon
transformed from an emasculated downtrodden pup to a happy, healthy and boisterous
Staffie who was swiftly rehomed as soon as she was given a clean bill of health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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months at our <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>
centre and got to know everyone here at Battersea. He says: “This has been one
of the nicest jobs I've ever had. Everybody knows Battersea Dogs & Cats
Home, it’s one of the jewels in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>’s
crown and it’s a joy to be there; I feel so at home. I’m hoping that people
will watch this programme and see what a happy, professional environment it is.
There is humour, sadness, pathos, genuine concern – it’s going to be different
to everything else that’s on the telly.”</b></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Catch up with this weeks
show on <a href="http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/" target="_blank">ITV Player</a> and catch all subsequent episodes each Monday at 8pm on ITV
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Follow Battersea Dogs and
Cats Home on Twitter @BDCH and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Battersea" target="_blank">become a fan on Facebook</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161614711537239489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5473073866993605770.post-40872005706382396042012-08-14T12:30:00.000+01:002012-08-14T12:30:01.362+01:00Help Mali the elephant<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mali the elephant is the only captive elephant in the Philippines, for almost 35 years she has been confined to a small, barren concrete enclosure in Manila Zoo which itself only covers up to 0.055 square kilometres. In the wild, elephants cover territories of up to 80 kilometres every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mali is unable to engage in activities that are natural for elephants such as grazing, plucking fruit and leaves from trees, taking mud baths and swimming and playing in water. She has not met another elephant in 30 years.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;">I have heard that phrase so many times over the last few weeks but now I can actually feel it, the sun is finally out, the Olympic volunteers are out in force with their bright pink and purple uniforms, Union Jacks are strung high looking extra patriotic against the beautiful blue sky and tonight is the night. Unfortunately, all of this wonderful, exciting atmosphere has been tainted with the knowledge that over 100 live animals will be used in tonight's opening ceremony which means that they will be exposed to large crowds, loud noise and flashing lights.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When the plans were announced by creator Danny Boyle back in June, animal lovers around the UK were dismayed. Captive Animals' Protection Society immediately set up a petition opposing the use of live animals in the opening ceremony and this gained a huge amount of support (over 63,000 signatures, which is more people than will be attending the opening ceremony). </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia;">It has been discovered by the BUAV
that horrific experiments are being carried out on kittens at<span class="apple-converted-space"> <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:placename u1:st="on"></st1:placename></st1:place></span><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Cardiff</st1:placename><span class="apple-converted-space"> <st1:placetype u1:st="on"></st1:placetype></span><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
Details of the experiments have been revealed by BUAV who have reported
that some kittens were raised in complete darkness and others were deprived of
sight in one eye by actually having their eyelids sewn shut. As if this
wasn't cruel enough the horror continued when the kittens were anaesthetised,
artificially ventilated and paralysed with a drug to prevent eye movements.
You can discover more details about the experiment at the petition link
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Gervais has called for an end to these experiments saying <span style="background: white;">“<i>I am appalled that kittens are being deprived of
sight in one eye by having their eyelids sewn shut. I thought sickening
experiments like these were a thing of the past. I support the BUAV in calling
for this research to be stopped.</i>”</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia;">Please join
Ricky and the BUAV in calling for an immediate halt to these sickening and
needless experiments on innocent animals by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/stop-kitten-experiments-at-cardiff-university" target="_blank">signing this petition</a>.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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experiments like this happen frequently to all sorts of animals,
please check out<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.buav.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: red;">BUAV's
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ways you can help end the suffering of animals with no voice of their own.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Although compulsory micro-chipping is better than nothing, it will not be any real benefit to dogs unless some other important elements are included in new regulations, for example, the abolition of Breed Specific Legislation (which is the legislation Belfast County Council hid behind when seizing and murdering Lennox) a registration scheme and education and engagement.</span></div>
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