Hunting Bill UK/Aussie fur/Poland horse cruelty

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(Britain) HOUSE OF LORDS REJECT OUTRIGHT HUNTING BAN

 

The Lords last night voted overwhelmingly for fox hunting to be allowed to

continue under licence. The Times dedicated another double-page spread to

the issue. It flags a bloody confrontation with the Commons, which has voted

for an outright ban. The paper reports that the RSPCA is to promote drag

hunting, in which riders chase a human or artificial scent laid in advance,

if fox hunting is indeed banned.

 

Peers back hunting compromise

http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,670613,00.html

Peers votes sets scene for battle with MPs

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-241797,00.html

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MARIE CLAIRE AND L'OREAL SUPPORT FUR (Australia)

 

An insert in Marie Claire magazine promoting L'Oreal cosmetics and hair

colour features multiple instances of models in real fur, all different

types

it seems. What is it with the fashion industry? They just don't have a clue

do they.

 

Could you please call/write to both L'Oreal and Marie Claire to protest

this? Tell them unless you receive a satisfactory response, you will not buy

their product again.

 

L'OREAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD

266 Bay Road

PO Box 25

Sandringham VIC 3191

Phone: (03) 9272 2222

 

marie claire magazine

Pier8/9 23 Hickson Rd Millers Point NSW 2000

Phone: (02) 8220 2505

Email addresses:

http://www.mm.com.au/mmtrade.nsf/Content/mc_contact

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Coulston Foundation Continuously Violates Animal Welfare Act (USA)

 

FULL STORY: http://www.peta-online.org/alert/automation/AlertItem.asp?id=351

 

SAMPLE LETTER: Remember to add your name and address & please change some

of the words.

 

Chester Gipson, DVM

Deputy Administrator of Animal Care

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Unit 97, 4700 River Rd.

Riverdale, MD 20737

TELEPHONE: 301-734-4980

FAX: 301-734-4993

EMAIL: chester.a.gipson

 

Revoke The Coulston's Foundation registration

 

Dear Dr. Gipson:

 

The following letter accurately expresses my views regarding this issue.

 

I understand that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has once again cited

The Coulston Foundation (TCF) for violating basic minimal standards of the

Animal Welfare Act (AWA). I am writing to request that TCF's registration be

immediately revoked.

 

In the latest inspection on January 16, 2002, the USDA found that the lab

has inadequate veterinary staffing, is keeping at least 33 chimpanzees

illegally housed in single cages, and does not have a working gas anesthesia

machine. It was the 11th finding of inadequate veterinary care in the last

four years, including the deaths of at least 14 chimpanzees.

 

Again, I ask that TCF's registration be immediately revoked. Thank you for

your consideration and I look forward to your response.

 

Sincerely,

 

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HELP SOLITARY HORSE KEPT IN POLISH SALT MINE

Please write

 

BACKGROUND: Wieliczka (Poland) is the oldest, continually operating salt

mine in the world. It has been in operation since the Middle Ages. Now, it

is

also a tourist attraction and a sanatorium.

 

According to Kamila Julliard, who has recently visited the salt mine, a

solitary horse is kept in the mine just like during the Middle Ages. The

tour

guide has explained that the horse is taken out every 3 months and she/he is

provided with florescent light to prevent blindness.

 

Apparently, keeping a horse in such conditions is against the Polish

anti-cruelty law, but either the law is not enforced or the law enforcement

is

unaware of the situation.

 

Please send letters to the officials of the Wieliczka salt mine and demand

that the horse be sent to a sanctuary.

 

SAMPLE LETTER: Remember to add your name, address & country and please

change a few of the words.

 

Kopalnia Soli " Wieliczka "

Trasa Turystyczna sp. z o.o.

32-020 Wieliczka, ul. Danilowicza 10 Poland

Ph: +48 12 278 73 75

Fx: +48 12 278 73 80

Website: http://www.wieliczka.com.pl/info.htm

Email marketing

 

RE: Horses don't belong in salt mines

 

Dear Officials of Kopalnia Soli " Wieliczka " :

 

I was shocked and outraged to learn that a solitary horse is kept in the

salt mine, " Wieliczka " . This is cruel and barbaric. I urge you to release

the

horse to a sanctuary as soon as possible.

 

According to a tourist, who has recently visited Wieliczka, a lone horse is

kept in the mine like the Middle Ages. The tour guide has explained

the horse is taken out every 3 months and that he or she is provided with

fluorescent light to prevent blindness.

 

Mahatma Gandhi has said, " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress

can be judged by the way its animals are treated. " If this is how animals

are treated in Poland, then Poland is morally in the Middle Ages. Keeping

a horse in such conditions is against the Polish anti cruelty law. Again, I

demand the horse be released to a sanctuary. I will boycott Wieliczka as

well as all Polish tourism and will urge all my friends and relatives to do

the same until this cruelty is stopped.

 

Thank you for your attention to this serious matter. I look forward to your

reply.

 

Sincerely,