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Take action now to stop the Australian shark cull

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A brutal and misguided mass cull of sharks has begun in Western Australia.

All human deaths at sea are tragic — but this knee-jerk response is scientifically unproven and pushes already vulnerable species to the brink.

Let’s pile the pressure on WA Premier Colin Barnett to halt this senseless shark attack.

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Facebook Page for cctv In Serbian Slaughterhouses Launched – Luch to Support Scotland for Animals In Wanting ALL Scottish Slaughterhouses Fitted With cctv.

Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

A Facebook page for Serbia calling on the mandatory installation of cctv in all EU slaughterhouses has now been established.  It can be accessed via the link immediately below.

Serbia is currently undergoing procedures to become a future EU member state; therefore it is necessary that Serbia as well as all current EU member states install cctv into their slaughterhouses to ensure the better protection of animals.

https://www.facebook.com/SerbiaEuropewideCCTVinSlaughterhouses

SAV past link:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/12/31/uk-sav-become-a-founder-organisation-to-form-the-european-alliance-for-cctv-in-slaughterhouses-petition-to-sign/

The cosmetics company Lush has agreed to formally endorse Scotland for Animals’ (SfA) campaign for mandatory CCTV.

During discussions SfA asked if they would also support the Alliance and they have now agreed to do this also.

Lush has stores across Europe so this is a massive boost.

See press release below.

Lush pledges support for mandatory CCTV

Cosmetic Giant Lush has pledged it’s support for the campaign for mandatory CCTV in Scottish abattoirs.

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Challenges to Going Cruelty Free

Cruelty-Free Beauty

Courtesy of White Rabbit Beauty

The writer over at White Rabbit Beauty (a site dedicated to selling only cruelty-free beauty and household products) wrote this post about the challenges we face when adopting a cruelty-free consumer stance. She addresses our main concerns:

1. Cost
2. Knowing which products are cruelty free
3. Hard-to-find products like mascara and antiperspirant

I found the article really helpful. I hope you do too. 🙂

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Huge Cockfighting Takedown Nets 3000 Fighting Birds In New York

Ann Novek( Luure)--With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors

The cockfighting industry in New York received a rude wakeup call over the weekend when authorities raided three locations where they arrested nine people on felony charges and freed 3,000 birds in what state officials called one of the largest such actions in history.

The raids began Saturday at a cockfighting event in Queens and ended on Sunday when officials went to a farm in upstate New York where fighting roosters were boarded, state Atty. Gen. Eric Schneiderman announced. The raids, dubbed “Operation Angry Birds,” were carried out by state and local police, with assistance from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“Cockfighting is a cruel, abusive and barbaric practice that tortures animals, endangers the health and safety of the public and is known to facilitate other crimes,” Schneiderman said in a prepared statement. “My office, along with our partners in law enforcement and animal…

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Las Vegas’ First Animal Sanctuary to Open

Igor Purlantov

“Look into their eyes and tell them ‘I’m sorry, you have to die, but I need to eat.’  Look into their eyes and tell them, ‘I know there is an abundance of plant-based foods I could eat, but I would still rather eat you.’  Look into their eyes and tell them, ‘I know I don’t NEED to eat you, but I am going to pay someone else to murder you anyway.’  Look into their yes and tell them, ‘I’m sorry you lived a short, enslaved, abused, and tortured life, but I don’t’ care because I am selfish.’  Look into their eyes and tell them ‘I love my cat/dog, but your life doesn’t matter much.’ Go ahead and take a look in their eyes and tell them that.”   – Jenn V Keller-Lowe

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Warning!! Much Duct Tape Needed. Obama Signs, Ahem “Farm Bill”