Dying Earth
Animals abused for work
According to research conducted in 2008, there are 1 million working donkeys in Egypt.
These donkeys are often the owners’ only source of income and transport, and are extremely important to an entire family’s survival. Oftentimes, young children are put in charge of the donkeys, and care at that stage is minimal.
Heavy Loads
Richer peasants can afford a donkey cart; others have straw baskets hung on either side of the donkey.
Donkeys that weight 100kg are sometimes forced to pull up to one tonne of weight in bricks, sand or clay.
In either case, donkeys are used to transport goods from brick and clay factories and sugar cane fields; produce from small farms into the city, sometimes traveling long hours in grueling conditions, surrounded by merciless drivers on the city streets.
They transport entire families on carts to and from errands; they carry furniture, steel rods, clay pots and bricks, ceramics…
Ill-Fitting Equipment
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein
It is estimated that at least 500 million animals suffer in labs throughout the United States. 75 million "excess" mice, alone, are destroyed without even being used by researchers per year. Massachusetts has one of the largest lab animal populations in the nation and the world. Every day, primates, dogs and cats, mice and rats, and other animals suffer horribly in experiments in Massachusetts.
Animals are burned, cut, maimed, addicted to drugs, starved, and given fatal diseases, often with no anesthesia. In fact, no federal law regulates what happens to animals during actual experiments. Even food, water, medical care and infant access to mothers are routinely denied if deemed to be necessary for experimental conditions. Law enforcement is notoriously lax, and ethical decisions are made by industry insiders, often co-workers and friends of the researchers.
Massachusetts has one of the largest lab animal populations in the nation and the world. Local MARC campaigns for lab animals include helping the more than 2100 primates at Harvard's New England Primate Research Center in Southborough, Massachusetts; the animals that will suffer horribly at Boston University's proposed BioTerrorism Lab in Boston, and the animals at the Tuft's Vet School. MARC pickets the International Drug Company Conference, which is held yearly in Boston. Drug testing tortures and kills millions of animals yearly, yet fatal reactions to drugs "proven safe in animals" is the fourth leading cause of human death in America.
Animal Testing is cruel and unreliable. There are three main animal tests used on millions of animals each year: (1) the Eye Irritancy Testing which is also called the Draize test, which forces chemicals into the eyes of fully conscious, restrained rabbits. No pain relievers or anesthetics of any kind are used. The extreme pain often causes them to struggle so severely that they break their own backs-dying in agony needlessly. (2) The Skin Irritancy Testing, which places corrosive chemicals onto the shaved/raw skin of rabbits and guinea pigs. The caustic nature of these substances causes severe injuries to the animals. Gaping wounds and bleeding are common. (3) And the Oral Toxicity Testing, the LD50, which force-feeds strong chemicals to fully conscious animals for 14-28 days until they die.
Laboratory animal
Alcohol Test Picture
The dog in this picture was a victim of alcohol research. The International Association Against Painful Experiments on Animals support and fund humane research into cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other medical illnesses without animal experiments.
Primate research violates human moral boundaries. Over 2100 primates are imprisoned in Harvard University Medical School labs in Southborough, MA, and the number has INCREASED 50% in the last 8 years. AND Southborough is expanding to provide monkeys to BU's controversial bioterror lab.
At the New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard researchers perform these unnecessary and horrific procedures:
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Implanting electrodes into the brains and eyes of monkeys.
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Surgically attaching permanent head restraint bolts to monkeys' heads.
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Forcibly addicting monkeys to alcohol, cocaine, heroin, speedballs, and other drugs.
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Destroying areas of the brains of live monkeys with neurotoxins.
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Unsuccessfully transplanting pig kidneys and hearts into baboons.
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Inducing severe stress in monkeys in order to study severe stress in monkeys.
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Injecting aerosols containing foreign genes into monkeys' lungs for 3 hours in a row 2 days a week for 12 weeks, then killing them.
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Forcing dogs' hearts to beat 240 times a minute for 4-7 weeks till they die of heart attacks.
A terrified monkey was strapped in a device which clamped his body so he could not move. A spring loaded arm would move at high speed and strike the monkey on the side of the head. This was repeated as many times as needed to crack his skull. The “Research Technicians” then proceeded with their tests, however most never made it because they died from the terrible blows. Another pointless and troubling test was made on geese. One of the low I.Q researchers had a thought. How could a goose survive on the ground if he could not fly. Everyone agreed it was a very good idea. 50 Geese were rounded up, their wings were broken, and they were left to thrive on their own in a wooded area. I don’t need to continue to tell you they all died a slow unnecessary death. I am sure the one who dreamed up this ignorant experiment received a commendation and a promotion. The experiments on monkeys is a nightmare.
Is This Humane? Nationwide, 100,000 primates are locked up in US labs. In various experiments, primates are deprived of food and water for up to 23 hours a day; are bound at the waist and neck in "restraint chairs" for up to 104 hours in a row; are subjected to electric shocks; and have bolts, electrodes, and other devices surgically attached and implanted. Up to 35% of primates are kept socially isolated even though they are known to be extremely social animals. In 2002-2003, 400 monkeys died in Harvard labs. By: animalcrueltyworldwide.com
HOW YOU CAN HELP
• DO NOT BUY products tested on animals like as food, drugs or cosmetics.
• Eat natural food, drugs and use natural cruelty free cosmetics.
• Ask supermarkets to carry more cruelty free products.
• Educate others about the lab cruelty cosmeticanimaltestingpictures.com
• Read list of cruliti free product on leapingbunny.org peta.org gocrueltyfree.org
• Find and sign petition on change.com forcechange.com or care2.com
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
• Do not exploit animal transport. • Don't use animal for work.
• Support downed work animal with donation. • Report any animal abuse to police or organization thebrooke.org or sparelives.org
• Educate others about the animal work cruelty. • Find and sign petition on change.com forcechange.com or care2.com
Life under the big top is not the "wholesome," fun-loving, educational experience the circus industry would like you to think it is. For the animals, life is a monotonous and brutal routine of boredom, stress and pain. In short, traveling animal acts perpetuate animal cruelty, inhumane care, public safety hazards and distorted images of wildlife.
Circus animals are confined virtually all of their lives in barren conditions, while forced to suffer extreme physical and psychological deprivation:
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Virtually 96 percent of their lives are spent in chains or cages.
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11 months a year they travel over long distances in box cars with no climate control; sleeping, eating, and defecating in the same cage.
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When allowed out, these animals are trained using extreme "discipline" such as whipping, hitting, poking, and shocking with electrical prods.
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Even though the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sets minimum standards of care, most itinerary stops are not inspected.
Wild animal acts also pose a significant threat to public health and safety:
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Circus elephants may carry tuberculosis (TB), and can infect humans with the bacterial disease. Public records show that many circuses have used TB-positive elephants in public performances.
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Circuses are not required by law to carry emergency euthanasia equipment and local law enforcement agencies may be forced to deal with a loose animal.
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Since the 1990s circuses have been responsible for over 100 human injuries worldwide.
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Every major circus that uses animals has been cited for violating the minimal standards of care set forth in the United States Animal Welfare Act (AWA).
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Animals in circuses spend about 11 months of the year traveling.
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During travel, animals may be caged or chained for long distances and hours, forced to stand in their own waste, in extreme temperatures.
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Standard circus industry training tools used on animals include bullhooks, whips, clubs, and electric prods. by: pavs.org & bornfreeusa.org
Circus animals
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Animals born in circus “conservation” breeding programs have never been released into the wild.
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From 1994 to 2005, at least 31 elephants have died premature deaths in the circus. Other circus animals who have died in an untimely manner include horses and lions.
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Captive elephant and captive feline attacks on humans in the U.S. have resulted in hundreds of injuries, many resulting in death.
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In the wild, elephants live in large, sociable herds and walk up to 25 miles every day. Most other wild animals found in circus settings, including lions and tigers, are also constantly on the move in their native habitats. In the circus, animals spend most of their time in cages or chains.
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Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (which enforces the AWA) have repeatedly ignored obvious physical trauma to animals, eyewitness accounts of mistreatment, and sworn testimony from former circus employees who report abuse of elephants.
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Circuses that feature only human performers are gaining in popularity and provide dazzling, humane, and truly family-friendly entertainment.
Animals for fur
DESPITE a wealth of alternatives, many fashion designers have resumed using real fur in their collections, turning their backs on the shocking suffering endured by animals reared on fur farms. An undercover investigation released by Animal Defenders International (ADI), shows over 30 Finnish fur farms visited in the past twelve months, and dispels myths about how animals used for fur are raised.
Foxes and mink are wild animals, and on fur farms they cannot cope with life in barren metal cages. Many exhibit abnormal behaviour. Worse still, the conditions on these farms are disgusting, and the animals’ short, miserable lives are spent in squalid surroundings, where they suffer injuries, infections and deformities. Finland is the largest supplier of fox fur pelts in the world, producing almost half of the fox fur in circulation.
The ADI investigation reveals the shocking reality that industry accreditation schemes for Finnish fur farms are meaningless. The ADI “Fur Stop” campaign was launched in February this year, to coincide with winter fashion week in Europe. In London, Twiggy and Jenni Falconer publicly voiced their horror at the return of fur. The campaign has the support of many other celebrities, including Stella McCartney, Mary McCartney, Meg Mathews, Ricky Gervais, Samantha Janus and Belinda Carlisle.
ADI Chief Executive Jan Creamer said, “Some in the fashion industry have chosen to close their eyes and hearts to the truth about fur production.
Our investigation is a wake-up call – it is no longer acceptable to ignore the suffering, and designers must take responsibility for the way their fur is produced.
Customers of designers who use fur will be appalled to discover just how cruelly animals whose skin is used in these collections were treated. We sincerely hope the report provides everyone with the evidence they need to make a truly informed choice about using real fur for fashion.” furstop.com
Fur: Mean, Not “Green”
Fur has fallen so far from grace that furriers are now trying to convince consumers that pelts are ‘eco-friendly.’ But nothing could be further from the truth! Furs are loaded with chemicals to keep them from decomposing in the buyer’s closet, and fur production pollutes the environment and gobbles up precious resources. And don’t forget: Unlike faux fur, the ‘real thing’ causes millions of animals to suffer every single year.
Fur Is Eco-Unfriendly
Did you know that more than 60 times as much energy is needed to produce fur coats from ranch-raised animals than is needed to produce fake furs? And that’s just the beginning.
The waste produced on fur farms where animals spend their entire lives in cramped, filthy cages, constantly pacing back and forth from stress and boredom is poisoning our waterways. In December 1999, for example, the Washington Department of Ecology fined one mink farmer $24,000 for polluting ditches that drain into a local creek.
The Environmental Protection Agency has also filed complaints against companies involved in fur production and transportation for illegally generating and disposing of hazardous waste from processing pelts. Improper handling of waste can cause water contamination. The fur industry has even lobbied governments in the Great Lakes area to maintain low water-quality standards so that fur farms won’t be identified as major polluters.
Furriers claim that the carcasses from animals skinned for their pelts are used for animal feed (even though many animals on fur farms are killed by being injected with poisons), but often they end up dumped in landfills. A fur farm in Great Britain was accused of violating waste-disposal laws after a local resident found skinned mink carcasses in a landfill there.
Trapping and Trashing Wildlife
Approximately 30 percent of the fur sold in the U.S. comes from animals trapped in the wild. As anyone who stops to think about it will quickly realize, traps are indiscriminate: They catch any animal unfortunate enough to stumble upon them. Every year, hundreds of thousands of dogs, cats, birds, and other animals including endangered species are ‘accidentally’ crippled or killed by traps. Trappers call these animals ‘trash kills’ because they have no economic value, and most are simply discarded like garbage. Animals who survive and are released often die later from their injuries.
Jaws and Paws
There are various types of traps, including snares, box traps, and cage traps, but the leghold trap is the most widely used. This simple but barbaric device has been banned in 63 countries, as well as in Florida, Rhode Island, New Jersey, and Arizona.(3) When an animal steps on the leghold trap spring, the trap’s jaws slam on the animal’s limb. Dr. Robert E. Cape explains that “if the trap is properly anchored, the captured animal will struggle to get loose, mutilating the foot and causing deep, painful lacerations. Or the animal will attempt escape by chewing or twisting off the trapped extremity. Ten to 12 hours after being captured, the animal is still in pain.” After a prolonged time, he explains, trapped animals “will suffer from exhaustion, since they expend such a great amount of energy in attempting to escape. With exhaustion, the animal suffers from exposure, frostbite, shock, and eventually death.”(4)
Death and Disease
Contrary to fur industry propaganda, there is no ecologically sound reason to trap animals for “wildlife management.” In fact, trapping disrupts wildlife populations by killing healthy animals needed to keep their species strong, and populations are further damaged when the parents of young animals are killed. Left alone, animal populations can and do regulate their own numbers. Even if human intervention or an unusual natural occurrence caused an animal population to rise temporarily, the group would soon stabilize through natural processes no more cruel, at their worst, than the pain and trauma of being trapped and slaughtered by humans. Killing animals because they might starve or might get sick is only an excuse for slaughter motivated by greed.
Don’t believe the fur industry’s lies: Fur hurts animals and the environment. Please read moreHERE
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Although wasteful, this method of disposal would not be illegal in the United States.
Furriers claim that the carcasses from animals skinned for their pelts are used for animal feed (even though many animals on fur farms are killed by being injected with poisons), but often they end up dumped in landfills. A fur farm in Great Britain was accused of violating waste-disposal laws after a local resident found skinned mink carcasses in a landfill there. Although wasteful, this method of disposal would not be illegal in the United States.
Donkeys are subjected to brutal abuse by their owners, primarly to goad them into working harder. Typically, they are hit with sticks to move faster: we’ve had reports of a donkey owner who, after his donkey collapsed on the ground from exhaustion, unable to move, set some nearby hay on fire and placed it near the donkey’s stomach, to force it to get up and continue working.Harnesses, tacks and saddles are usually not fitted properly on the donkeys. This causes terrible discomfort and deep wounds that are usually left untreated, since the donkeys are forced to continue working.
The face, back, neck, hind legs and under the legs are the areas that are most subjected to deep-seated wounds that can often lead to infection.
Donkey are also rarely bathed by their owners. Sand, dirt and debris from the transported goods and pollution find their way between the equipment and the donkeys skin. The friction caused by these elements rubbing together against the skin cause chaffing and wounds that are left untreated and that can progress to serious injuries and infections: if someone is actually riding the donkey, there is more weight on the saddle, making for heavier rubbing against the wound.
Physical Abuse By: sparelives.org
Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the human infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense or survival. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or for their fur, although opinions differ with respect to the method of slaughter. It usually encompasses inflicting harm for personal amusement (see zoosadism). Diverging viewpoints are held by jurisdictions throughout the world. Laws concerning animal cruelty are designed to prevent needless cruelty to animals, rather than killing for other aims such as food, or they concern species not eaten as food in the country involved, such as those regarded as pets.
Broadly speaking, there are two approaches to the issue. The animal welfare position holds that there is nothing inherently wrong with using animals for human purposes, such as food, clothing, entertainment, and research, but that it should be done in a humane way that minimizes unnecessary pain and suffering. Animal rights theorists criticize this position, arguing that the words "unnecessary" and "humane" are subject to widely differing interpretations, and that the only way to ensure protection for animals is to end their status as property, and to ensure that they are never used as commodities.
ANIMAL ABUSE
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