Ethical Voice for Animals Newsletter No. 49, 29 January 2010
Eva
Ethical Voice for Animals
Bunny Huggers
54 Manor Place, Edinburgh, EH3 7EH
Web: http://www.ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk
29th January, 2010
Bi-monthly update going out to over 1500 subscribers
Last week, we received an appeal for 'rescuing' a dog from an SSPCA center. The Greenock owner, who's dog was in the SSPCA Cardonald Centre, simply coudnt afford the outrageous fees charged by the SSPCA on top of what they charge the Council. We dont object to raising monies - funds are needed to run any facility. But we do object to how SSPCA has started charging exorbitant 'fees' and the entire stray dog 'scandal'. The good news is, thanks to everyone who responded to the appeal, the dog has now been reunited with his family. Read more about it here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=6
We've been busy with street action past two weeks - leaflets out across Edinburgh on veganism, compassionate living and animal rights. If we haven’t visited your area yet, get in touch and lets get organized. Dont forget to check the diary dates below - next meetup on Tuesday (2nd Feb) at Hendersons, 7pm, see you then.
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Dates for your Diary
http://www.ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/events.php
Send us your events to be listed here info@ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk
Stalls
Please spare a couple of hours to help man a stall and get active for animals!
Edinburgh: Every Saturday, Castle Street, (weather-dependent) Email allisonspeers@hotmail.com to help.
Aberdeen: 20 Feb, 27 Mar, 24 Apr. Email info@ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk if you can help.
Demos:
Email allisonspeers@hotmail.com
30 Jan: Day of Action against AstraZeneca
13 Mar, 27 Mar: Campaign Against Real-Fur Sporrans
10 Apr, 24 Apr: Campaign Against Real-Fur Sporrans
8 May, 22 May: Campaign Against Real-Fur Sporrans
5 Jun, 19 Jun: Campaign Against Real-Fur Sporrans
3 Jul: Campaign Against Real-Fur Sporrans
Next Meeting:
2nd February Hendersons, 7pm .
Drinks and EVA meeting. Email info@ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk if you are coming
Come along if you are interested in participating in our campaign-planning or simply meeting like-minded folk.
Other:
Every other Tuesday, 7pm, Hendersons: Edinburgh University Vegetarian Society meeting
25 Jan, 7pm: GVM, First Feast of 2010! Mono Cafe Bar, Glasgow
30 Jan, 2pm: GVM, Scotland For Animals AGM and Social. Bacchus, Glassford St, Glasgow
30 Jan: Angus Veggies Group. Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee. 2pm
12 Feb, 7pm: GVM, Vegan Chinese Meal. Chow, Glasgow
18 Feb, 7pm: GVM, Return of The Dub 'n' Grub Experience! The 78. Glasgow
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Support our Work: We've been working independently without receiving any grants for the last two years - running a range of campaigns, awareness raising events, talks, demos, stalls, vegan fairs and other activities including maintaining websites and producing a bimonthly newsletter. We invite readers and supporters to make a donation towards costs. Any support would be greatly appreciated.
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Today (29th Jan) is the Global Day of Action against AstraZeneca. Not only do AstraZenca do their own unscientific and unreliable tests on animals – but also continue to use HLS. We’d be protesting today against their barbaric practice outside their premises in Edinburgh. Please contact AstraZeneca, asking them to stop dealing with HLS. Their Edinburgh phone number is 0131 317 2000. More info here http://www.shac.net/AZ/action.html
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Alert from Scotland for Animals: Take action against pigs being blown up at MOD research facility. Contact your MP and ask why taxpayers money is being used to mutilate and kill animals for military research. Take action and get more info here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=7
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Animal Cruelty in Scotland: An Angus teenager, who cooked his friend’s cat in a microwave, will not have to complete his community service sentence. This is outrageous. Animals need your support, get active!
http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=8
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Some cheerful news we thought we'd share - dog rescued after drifting 75 miles in Baltic sea! http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=9
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The world's first film shot entirely by chimpanzees was broadcast by the BBC last Wednesday. It was a part of research being done at Edinburgh Zoo investigating how chimps interacted with video. Like previous studies, the results and observations show chimps to be compassionate and intelligent - its wrong to test on these animals, as it is to put them in zoos. You can watch the documentary and get more info on the project here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=10
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Scottish Government has released a “Draft Code of Practice on the Welfare of Privately Kept Non-Human Primates" for Consultation. Primates should not be kept privately – you can help influence policy. More here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=11
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Pig farming conditions were exposed in a new EU investigation - the vast majority of the 250 million pigs reared each year in the EU were being reared in illegal conditions. In 2003 new EU legislation designed to improve pig welfare came into force. Despite the new laws, most of Europe’s pigs are still farmed industrially in conditions of utter deprivation. They are packed into overcrowded, barren pens without straw or any other enrichment materials. Nearly all are tail docked. Read more here http://ethicalvoiceforanimals.org.uk/shownotice.php?articleid=12
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UK: Animal rights and the future. The possibility of the next Parliament introducing legislation to repeal the Hunting Act fills us with dread. A poll in 2005 showed that 14% of respondents said that animal welfare was an issue that would be 'very important' in helping to decide which party they would vote for - up 3% from 2001. More here http://www.progressives.org.uk/Magazine/article.asp?a=5245
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To the animals we pledge, we hear your cries and we are coming,
See you tomorrow,
Eva
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