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a***@aol.com

2006-08-19 10:23:54 UTC

Chinese fur farms Hebei Province

video: Take care:" Not for children !!"

http://www.peta2.com/takecharge/swf/fur_farm.swf

On these farms, foxes, minks, rabbits, and other animals pace and
shiver in
outdoor wire cages, exposed to driving rain, freezing nights, and, at
other
times, scorching sun. Mother animals, who are driven crazy from rough
handling and intense confinement and have nowhere to hide while giving
birth, often kill their babies after delivering litters. Disease and
injuries are widespread, and animals suffering from anxiety-induced
psychosis chew on their own limbs and throw themselves repeatedly
against
the cage bars.

And this isnt even half of it. Half of it I couldnt write, as it made
me gag
or come nearly to tears. Fur farms have got to stop. If you would like
to
read more about this, go to this site I found through researching.
http://www.furisdead.com/foxbox.asp I would recomend looking at the
documentary of 'A Shocking Look Inside Chinese Fur Farms.' In that
link,
there is a shocking video, I couldnt watch more into eight seconds of
it.

PLEASE HELP AND SEND THIS TO THE ENTIRE WORLD SO THIS MASSACRE CAN
STOP.

SING ONE OF THE PETITIONS PLEASE

http://www.petitiononline.com/furfarm1/petition.html
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/130973249?ltl=1154908722

--

Guido
Belgium

Angus Macmillan
www.roots-of-blood.org.uk
www.killhunting.org
www.con-servation.org.uk

All truth passes through three stages:
First, it is ridiculed;
Second, it is violently opposed; and
Third, it is accepted as self-evident.
-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

Jenny

2006-08-19 10:27:09 UTC

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Post by a***@aol.com
Chinese fur farms Hebei Province
video: Take care:" Not for children !!"
http://www.peta2.com/takecharge/swf/fur_farm.swf
On these farms, foxes, minks, rabbits, and other animals pace and
shiver in
outdoor wire cages, exposed to driving rain, freezing nights, and, at
other
times, scorching sun. Mother animals, who are driven crazy from rough
handling and intense confinement and have nowhere to hide while giving
birth, often kill their babies after delivering litters. Disease and
injuries are widespread, and animals suffering from anxiety-induced
psychosis chew on their own limbs and throw themselves repeatedly
against
the cage bars.
And this isnt even half of it. Half of it I couldnt write, as it made
me gag
or come nearly to tears. Fur farms have got to stop. If you would like
to
read more about this, go to this site I found through researching.
http://www.furisdead.com/foxbox.asp I would recomend looking at the
documentary of 'A Shocking Look Inside Chinese Fur Farms.' In that
link,
there is a shocking video, I couldnt watch more into eight seconds of
it.
PLEASE HELP AND SEND THIS TO THE ENTIRE WORLD SO THIS MASSACRE CAN
STOP.
SING ONE OF THE PETITIONS PLEASE
http://www.petitiononline.com/furfarm1/petition.html
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/130973249?ltl=1154908722

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2006-08-19 15:06:29 UTC

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Help Save #99

He didnt even have a name. Instead, he was identified by the last two
digits of the I.D. number tattooed across his chest. #99 was one of
hundreds of monkeys who were abducted from their homes in the wild,
only to be used to test a mysterious experimental substance in a
laboratory in Vienna, Virginia.

#99 was the smallest and sickliest monkey in the experiment: too pale,
too thin, nearly bald, and his skin yellow and flaking off at the
slightest touch. After the experiments he was put through, his tail
was swollen, red, and oozing pus, and he had trouble breathing because
of huge scabs in his nostrils. Every day, technicians would force a
tube up #99s nose, down his throat, and into his stomach, where an
experimental substance was then pumped. This procedure caused open
wounds in #99s throat, making him choke, gag, and vomit.

#99 constantly would try to hide from his tormentors in the back of
his barren cage. One of the workers involved with the experiments said
that he looked like a chemo patient; another observed that he looked
pretty shitty. Others simply laughed at him. He was denied any
treatment or painkillers for his injuries, and he suffered constant
beatings, abuse, and ridiculein addition to the horrifying
experiments. The technicians called themselves catchers because #99
would scream and resist while trying to hold onto his cage, terrified
of being violently dragged to the experiment table. After the
experiment, the catchers would use a high-powered hose to rinse his
cagecovered in blood, feces, and vomitwith #99 still inside. He
ended each day cold, shivering, and alone.

To watch the horrific reality see
http://www.petatv.com/tvpopup/Prefs.asp?video=covance_peta_2

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2006-08-30 06:53:02 UTC

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The Two Tamworth Pigs Who Escaped Death at a UK Abattoir

A True Story of Porcine Escapism, Intelligence & Ingenuity!

The Great Escape!
In January 1998, two 5-month old Tamworth rare breed boars escaped
while being unloaded at a Wiltshire U.K. slaughterhouse. The agile
pair went "on the run", chased by an army of abattoir workers, police
and news reporters. Their dramatic escape from the abattoir - just
before being slaughtered - and their wily tricks to evade capture
attracted media attention and captured the hearts of the animal-loving
British nation. The two resourceful hogs were given the names "Butch
Cassidy" and "The Sundance Pig".

The intrepid porcines squeezed under a supposedly secure fence and
swam a large icy river in their bid for freedom - swine are naturally
strong swimmers.

Even after they were finally discovery, six days after escaping, one
of the young boars continued to evade capture for a further 36 hours
in a confrontation with an army of animal handlers, RSPCA humane
society officers, abattoir staff, police, dogs and a tempting female
Tamworth sow. He even survived the first two of three immobilising
darts before finally succumbing to capture.

The pigs were eventually recaptured on January 15th in the garden of
local residents - only quarter of a mile away from the abattoir. They
had been feeding regularly on kitchen vegetable waste. It seems that
local residents refused to report their presence until a national
newspaper had guaranteed to purchase them and send them to an animal
sanctuary.

The newspaper which finally bought the good pigs did so for a high
price in order to have exclusive photo rights. The last pig to be
caught was taken to a local veterinary practice to recover from the
immobilising drug injection. There was a struggle for possession of
the pig at this point because the purchasing newspaper wanted to take
him away to join his companion for a "Reunited in freedom thanks to
us" photo shoot. However, the vet refused to release him saying that
he should be kept under observation for 24 hours. Other reporters
allegedly tried to break into the vets to photo the drugged boar and
the police were called to intervene and prevent a "breach of the
peace". The newspaper claimed ownership rights, but could not
immediately produce a receipt in proof of this.

Fugitive Porkers Reprieved from becoming Pork Chops!
Butch and Sundance evaded capture for over a week. When eventually
re-captured they were saved from death by a huge public outcry. A
local butcher voiced the widespread opinion that it would be
"unsporting" to kill the two swine after such a daring bid to avoid
the fate which befell their "less-fleet-of-foot" companion, who had
been unloaded at the same time.

A national newspaper arranged for them to be re-homed in an animal
sanctuary - prompting headlines about how the intrepid swine had
managed to "Save their Bacon"! The English are of course famous for
their eccentricity and for their love of animals - pigs being a
species considered particularly endearing. The pigs now have a
guaranteed long life at an animal sanctuary. During the week they were
on the run, their value soared from 40 GB pounds each, to a staggering
15,000 GBP - the sum finally paid to buy them - against intense
competition from other TV and newspaper companies by a national media
organisation.

Immortalised on Film!
The BBC have made a movie based on this true-life story. Six out of
the eight pigs used to make the movie were female because it was
thought that the sight of male pigs' genitals was not suitable
material for family viewing! The two male pigs used were only ever
shot from the front view! In real life Butch was female (a "gilt" i.e.
virgin sow) and Sundance was male.

In true Hollywood style, the brave heroic pigs journey through the
English countryside to the village of Tamworth, from which the breed
gets its name, hoping to be reunited with their mother while an evil
slaughterhouse manager fiendishly plots their recapture. Will they be
able to avoid the traps he has set and reach Tamworth? The film
reveals all!

Abattoir Criticized
The abbattoir from which the pigs escaped, located in Malmesbury,
Wiltshire, was later "named & shamed" for low standards. UK Food
Safety Minister, Jeff Rooker, reported that the abattoir had scored 61
points out of 100 in a nation-wide check on slaughterhouses - official
action was taken against all slaughter plants scoring less than 65. He
commented that and added, "They obviously didn't want to die in a
low-scoring Action is being taken against all the plants scoring less
than 65.

It has been suggested that this pair of pigs became a focus for a
growing consumer guilt issue. More and more EU consumers were
expressing reservations about the price paid by hogs to meet the
demand for cheap meat. A philosopher referred to the "ocean of porcine
misery" that this dramatic escape symbolised. Their escape came at a
time when new pig welfare legislation was under consideration by both
the UK parliament and the European Union.

More Livestock Escapes from UK Abattoirs!
In June 2000 an Aberdeen Angus heifer escaped from a U.K. meat plant
in Warwickshire and gained the nickname "Houdini". The cow was later
given sanctuary at an animal shelter - Hillside Animal Sanctuary in
Norfolk. According to Animal welfare campaigner, Dr Tim O'Brien, the
shelter was also home to five cattle who ran wild in a wood near
Tamworth, Staffordshire, and eluded capture by trained animal trappers
and Army marksmen for several weeks.

BBC Film about the "Tamworth Two" Pigs
Available now on DVD or VHS video:

UK & Europe USA

VIEW CLIPS FROM THE FILM!

Pigs are strong swimmers - Check out the film!

Farm Animals - Management, Meat, Welfare: Books, Documentary Films,
DVD

KID'S QUIZ: Farm Animals in Popular Films: Children's Farm Animal
Stories

d***@.

2006-08-30 16:26:21 UTC

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It seems that local residents refused to report their presence until a national
newspaper had guaranteed to purchase them and send them to an animal
sanctuary.

Yet we NEVER hear of "aras" purchasing pigs who are headed for
slaughter, and releasing them to begin happy wild populations like they
pretend they want to see. And we NEVER hear of "aras" purchasing
pigs or anything else who are headed for slaughter, and providing them
with long happy lives like they suggest farmers should be forced to do.
And we NEVER hear of "aras" rescuing the dying brothers of commercial
laying hens, and providing them with longer lives and/or more humane
deaths than the poor birds must endure because NO ONE cares about
them enough to help them.

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2006-09-01 12:58:12 UTC

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Farmers grabbing the opportunity to scapegoat wildlife once again.
This time it's the innocent badgers! Whilst it is a clearly limited
minority of the farming community, we must be careful they don't gain
credence!

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2006/08/29/97437/.htm

Stakeholders unite in call on DEFRA to tackle TB
29/08/2006 12:00:00
FWi
Led by the NFU, all of the major farming and veterinary organisations
in the UK have presented a joint statement to DEFRA detailing how the
government could tackle the burden of bovine tuberculosis.

At a meeting last Thursday (24 August) the group agreed a statement
calling for a cull of badger populations in areas badly affected by
TB. The statement has now been delivered to junior DEFRA minister Ben
Bradshaw.

The statement calls on government to issue licences to farmers
allowing the use of carbon monoxide gas to cull badgers on their
property. A suitably trained individual would be employed to carry
out the task and the farmer would bare the cost of employing them.

Meurig Raymond, NFU deputy president, said: Weve done all we can
here. Weve agreed a position which will involve farmers continuing to
put up with cost and inconvenience, but as part of a partnership
approach with government.

This agreement has now been issued to the minister, Ben Bradshaw.
This places the ball very firmly in the governments court. Were
prepared to play our part, are they prepared to play theirs?

For more details see Fridays (1 September) issue of Farmers Weekly.

Statement agreed by:

NFU
Holstein UK
Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers
Country Land and Business Association
Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors
NFU Cymru
Tenant Farmers Association
National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs
Livestock Auctioneers Association
National Beef Association
Bill Madders (dairy farmer)
John Gallagher (veterinary scientist)

In addition: Members of the British Veterinary Association were
present and approved the statement, but formal agreement by their
organisations would have to be ratified by their Councils.

by Andrew Watts (About this Author)

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" There are none so blind as those that do not know they cannot see.
There are none so deaf as those who do no know they cannot hear.
There are none so numb as those who do not know they cannot feel."

Peter Duncanson

2006-08-20 09:00:56 UTC

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On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:27:09 +0100, Jenny

Post by a***@aol.com
SING ONE OF THE PETITIONS PLEASE

Will we need to sing very loudly so that we can be heard in China?

Anyway, what tune?

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in uk.business.agriculture)

Philip H. Hart

2006-08-19 15:21:38 UTC

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Post by a***@aol.com
Chinese fur farms Hebei Province

[...]

In how many past posts have you categorically stated that you do not
campaign against farming. Are we to suppose that this situation has now
changed for the better?

a***@aol.com

2006-08-19 16:51:56 UTC