Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Arizona, Friendship state to Jeollanam Province, S. Korea

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Twitter:  .@greenjeonnam .@nylee21 .@dougducey Plz Urge Friendship State, Jeollanam Province,Korea-Stop torturing/eating dogs https://goo.gl/6nxnVK
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To:  engage@az.gov,
 
Subject: Arizona, Friendship state to Jeollanam Province, S. Korea 
 
Dear Governor Ducey:
 
According to the Korean Governor's Association database, Jeollanam Province became Friendship State with Arizona in 2010.
 
Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced.
 
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress.
For your information:
 
And  the petition:
 
They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Jeollanam Province, especially Governor Nak-Yon Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 

Sincerely:

Maryland, Friendship state to Jeollanam Province, S. Korea

Post a message: http://governor.maryland.gov/mail/default.asp  2000 characters max. ! Subject: Maryland, Friendship state to Jeollanam Province, S. Korea 
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Twitter:   .@greenjeonnam .@nylee21 .@StateMaryland .@LarryHogan Urge FriendshipState, Jeollanam,Korea-Stop torture/eating dogs https://goo.gl/58lKlI
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Dear Governor Hogan:
 
According to the Korean Governor's Association database, Jeollanam Province became Friendship State with Maryland in 2013.
 
Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced.
 
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress.
For your information:
 
And  the petition:
 
They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Jeollanam Province, especially Governor Nak-Yon Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.

Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.

CA, Stick to the plan and BAN GPS collars on hounds for mammal hunting!

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To:   fgc@fgc.ca.gov,

Subject: Stick to the plan and BAN GPS collars on hounds for mammal hunting!
 

Sir:

I ask the commission to abide by its unanimous December 2016 vote to approve the current regulation proposal to once again BAN the use of GPS collars on hounds to hunt mammals.
Houndsmen and women can still use radio telemetry to track their hounds.

With all the electronic advances, including radio telemetry, hunting mammals with hounds does not come close to what “historical” hound hunting was.
Allowing GPS collars will mean more dogs will be released, trained and untrained, and may range many more miles from their handlers.

This will negatively impact both targeted and non-targeted wildlife and/or domestic animals.
(See Public Interest Coalition’s Attachment A, page 6, for many such wildlife impacts, online at
http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2017/Feb/02080917docs.aspx ).

Currently, many houndsmen (hounders) simply release dogs into wildlife habitat, ride around in pickups or ATV’s and watch a digital screen as to where the dogs are or whether they’ve caught, cornered, or possibly treed an animal.

This is not “human hunting”—it is cruel unethical “dog hunting” and will be increased with the allowance of GPS collars, especially since most other states do not even allow dog hunting of deer.

Possibly one of the worst negative impacts from using GPS collars is its potential work-around for poaching other wildlife, especially bears!

GPS collared dogs may be released for “training purposes,” and if they tee a bear (illegal to hunt bear with hounds!), GPS coordinates may be passed on to nearby bear hunters (cell phone, texting, radio).

Another gross violation of any semblance of “fair chase” is how GPS collars are used in the only other states (only nine states, all in deep south) that allow deer-hound hunting.
Hounders release their dogs at one end of wildlife habitat, while other hunters wait (known as “stands”) at the other end—sometimes many miles away. GPS collared dogs chase the deer, and as their fear-flight path alters, the GPS coordinates are sent to the “stands,” who then shift their positions to be able to blast away when the totally exhausted deer, with tongues hanging, emerge.
How can anyone consider this to be ethical or fair chase?
On reason hounders claim they want to use GPS collars is to be better able to retrieve their dogs. First, dog retrieval is not a FGC mandate. Some hounders claim that with faster retrieval, there will be less wildlife disruption—even they are admitting that hounds do indeed impact all wildlife. In addition to already-allowed radio telemetry collars, dog retrieval can be better accomplished with solid training before any releasing, and with micro-chips, and/or leashes or tethering.
Another hounder claim is that GPS collars are necessary for dog safety—to be able to intervene when the hounds illegally trespass, get too close to a public road, or become involved in an altercation—fight, mauling, injuries, etc. This “safety” claim is illogical and bogus. When dogs are 2, 3, or many more miles away from their handlers, in rugged terrain, with no roads, there is no way any humans can reach their dogs immediately to intervene. Some GPS collars claim ranges of ten miles or more.
To even release a dog into wildlife habitat is to subject it to health and safety risks and suggests a degree of questionable dog safety concerns that are far less than most dog owners’ care for their dogs’ safety. Even if dog safety were a FGC mandate, GPS collars will do nothing to mitigate dog safety in an emergency situation, yet that’s what’s being bandied about.

Comments on http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/2017/Feb/02080917docs.aspx , to open the pdf file, and scroll down to agenda item 20 (See comment letters from Public Interest Coalition, pg 3; PEACE, pg 8; and Project Bobcat, pg 10—with helpful references). The issue at this time is not to do away with hound hunting of mammals, even though that should be considered by the FGC and/or the CA legislature; but rather the current issue is to not allow GPS collars for hound hunting.

Sincerely:

Petitions and More, February 28

https://intheshadowofthewolf.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/tweet4wolves-stop-h-j-resolution-69/  Easy Tweetsheet (not too fast! to be spread over a couple of days) against Res. 69 ! (http://growmap.com/twitter-limits/  100/hour?) After a tweet, click right on the upper left arrow pointing to the left, next, choose the Tweetsheet again
http://us3.campaign-archive1.com/?u=3f3985815db3be32d88624c5d&id=d225ae16f2&e=6a2dc3a4c9  Update.  Senate Conservation Committee hearing of SB 286, the bill to ban traps and poisons from public land. Rather than voting on the bill, the committee unexpectedly directed the sponsor to come up with a committee substitute bill that would address more questions (enforcement). NM: make a call, or contact. All: send a thank you and encouragement text to  pete.campos@nmlegis.gov   , the sponsor of the bill!
https://www.animalrights.nl/ban-de-vossenjacht Netherlands. Ban fox hunting in Flevoland; even pregnant foxes and foxes with pups will be killed or maimed!
http://wg.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=action_current Please scroll down for the latest actions to take!
https://kattenverplichtsteriliseren.petities.nl/ Netherlands. Private breeding of cats must be banned! Confirm please
https://help.four-paws.org/nl-NL/pet-deception-petition Needs 200,000 signatures.  eBay Classified Group, take the lead in protecting animals and humans by introducing all FOUR PAWS measures!
http://www.petaindia.com/action/ Actions, if not signed yet
http://action.foe.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=21210 ZIP=5 digits. DNC Chair Perez stand up for the planet!
http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/automobiliste-attache-chien-attache-caravane-traine/28544 France. Crecy. Convict the owner who tied his young dog to the caravan behind his car, dragging him to death! To confirm
http://www.mesopinions.com/petition/animaux/justice-lekko-lachement-assassine/28464 France. Justice for our dog Lekko cowardly murdered in Thézillieu!
 
http://bit.ly/2m2bfuu Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents and the Federal Archive Agency, create good living conditions for the cats used to combat rodents, living on the territory of the town archive at ul. Pirogovskaya, d. 17, and use civilized methods of treatment!
 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/982/973/685/ Bears held illegally by Romanian property owner, Romanian Government doesn't act to protect them...target....
 
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Monday, February 27, 2017

Virginia, Friendship state with Jeollanam Province, S. Korea

Twitter: .@greenjeonnam .@nylee21 .@GovernorVA Plz Urge Friendship State, Jeollanam Province,Korea-Stop torturing/eating dogs https://goo.gl/vAJA8y
 
Subject: Virginia, Friendship state with Jeollanam Province, S. Korea
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Dear Governor McAuliffe:
 
According to the Korean Governor's Association database, Jeollanam Province became Friendship State with Virginia in 2016.
 
Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced.
 
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress.
For your information:
 
And  the petition:
 
They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Jeollanam-do Province, especially Governor Nak-Yon Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.


Honolulu, Friendship city with Jeonju, S. Korea

Twitter .@smartjeonju .@jeonbukstar .@HonoluluGov .@MayorKirkHNL Urge Friendship City Jeonju, Korea-Stop torture/eating dogs https://goo.gl/itWdu7
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Dear Mayor Caldwell. According to the Korean Governor's Association database, Jeonju, S. Korea, became Friendship city with Honolulu in 2004.
Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced. The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress.
For your information: http://youtu.be/3uR8R8Mu70Q
They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.  I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians. These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Jeonju, especially Mayor Seung-Su Kim, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end! Thank you
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With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 
Sincerely:

Petitions and More, February 27

https://environmentnewjersey.webaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=20485 ZIP=5 digits. Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
https://www.facebook.com/events/174856816347622/ STOP HJRes69/SJRes18. “Please take a moment to read this post. The blog post, with the tweetsheet, will be published at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, and will be the pinned post”
Needs more attention
http://www.peta2.com/achievements/indian-government-protect-chicks/ Please Protect Baby Chicks From Rampant Cruelty
http://therainforestsite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/trs/petition/HSUS-USDAAnimalWelfare USDA: Stop Hiding Animal Welfare Records And Covering For Abusers
https://www.petities24.com/geen_erkenning_voor_hondenfokkers_die_de_wet_overtreden Belgium. No recognition for dog breeders who break the law! To confirm
https://www.acf.org.au/great-forest-please ZIP=4 digits. Ask Premier Andrews to protect our great forests, create the Great Forest National Park
https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0071519 US-info. Protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from toxic sulfide ore mining
https://secure.earthjustice.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=00000000.app350b?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=1947 US-info. Needs many more signatures. Protect our national monuments against drilling, logging and mining
 
https://www.change.org/p/je-lance-un-appelle-%C3%A0-l-aide-le-maire-de-mon-village-veux-euthanasier-tout-les-chats France.  Mayor Daniel Sanzey of Sommedieue wants to 'euthanize' all the cats found outside
https://www.change.org/p/congreso-nacional-ni-arte-ni-cultura-no-a-las-corridas-de-toros-en-colombia Colombia. Congress. Prohibit Bullfighting definitively, it's not art nor culture
https://www.change.org/p/ministerio-de-agricultura-y-pesca-alimentaci%C3%B3n-y-medio-ambiente-no-al-monstruo-lechero-en-soria-espa%C3%B1a Spain. No to the megaproject of the "Cooperativa del Valle de Odieta", an industrial exploitation of dairy cattle in the Soriano village of Noviercas, Spain (20,000 milking cows spread over 900 hectares)!
https://www.change.org/p/k%C3%B6pek-vah%C5%9Fetine-dur-de Turkey. Suphan village, Bitlis. Charge this officer, releasing his dogs on another one to be killed
https://www.change.org/p/binali-y%C4%B1ld%C4%B1r%C4%B1m-20-de-mezara-d%C3%B6n%C3%BC%C5%9Fen-barinaklar Turkey. Protest. Due to inadequate 'shelters', many dogs died of starvation and severe cold
https://www.change.org/p/delegado-del-gobierno-en-canarias-apoyo-a-ancianas-acosadas-en-fuerteventura-para-apropiarse-de-sus-tierras-presuntamente Spain. Canary Islands. Take measures to protect an elderly woman, who bought a farm in Fuerteventura, her dogs are killed and mutilated
https://www.change.org/p/ordu-da-sokak-hayvanlar%C4%B1-i%C3%A7in-belirli-noktalara-su-ve-mama-kaplar%C4%B1-yerle%C5%9Ftirilmeli Turkey. Army Metropolitan Municipality. Install locations with water and food for abandoned animals
https://www.change.org/p/ordnungsamt-rhede-bitte-rettet-meine-hundebabys Germany. Rhede. Save my dogs. Against the ban on holding so-called fighting dogs
 
 
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https://www.facebook.com/Cats-of-Aleppo-165537030551885/ Updates. Our dear friend, Alaa, is well and busily working to build a new cat sanctuary (and vet clinic!) on the Syrian / Turkish border!
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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Bergen County NJ, Sister city with Dangjin, S. Korea

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To:   countyexecutive@co.bergen.nj.us ; JNeals@co.bergen.nj.us ; JLibretti@co.bergen.nj.us ; JColletti@co.bergen.nj.us ; cdaloia@co.bergen.nj.us ; KFunabashi@co.bergen.nj.us ; FKapusinski@co.bergen.nj.us ; ESignore@co.bergen.nj.us ; DZwillenberg@co.bergen.nj.us ,
 
Subject: Bergen County NJ, Sister city with Dangjin, S. Korea
 
Dear County Executive James J. Tedesco III.
Dear County Council Members:
 
According to the Korean Governor's Association database, Dangjin became Sister city with Bergen County in 2012.
 
Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced.
 
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress.
For your information:
 
And  the petition:
 
They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Dangjin, especially Mayor Hong-Jang Kim, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 
Sincerely:
 

Macomb, Friendship city to Cheongyang , S. Korea

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To: mayor@macomb.com ; mike@hollisterhomecenter.com ; johnvigezzi@gmail.com ; del6kbb@macomb.com ; gtcarper@gmail.com ; Don.Wynn@comcast.net ; denniswmoon@gmail.com ,
 
Subject: Macomb, Friendship city to Cheongyang , S. Korea
 
Dear Mayor Inman.
Dear City Council Members:
 
According to the Korean Governor's Association database, Cheongyang, S. Korea, became Friendship city with Macomb in 2007
 
Dog-meat consumption is currently being practiced in that city, regardless of the fact that it is illegal under South Korean Law – but the laws are not enforced.
 
The dog and cat meat trades involve extreme and widespread animal cruelty, and the animals suffer unimaginable pain and distress.
For your information:
 
And  the petition:
 
They cannot speak for themselves which is why I am writing on their behalf.
 
I believe that your city wishes to be made aware of this ongoing issue, and not want to be affiliated with a city where illegal and immoral torture is being carried out on any animal, and particularly not on those that are loyal, trusting and sentient creatures, which look up to us humans as being their guardians.
 
These illegal trades are still being allowed to continue by Korean authorities – even though there is a large growing opposition from pet owners across South Korea, and throughout the world.
 
So, I am asking you to please speak with your counterparts in Cheongyang, especially Mayor Seok-Hwa Lee, to urge them to enforce their own laws, not ignore them, and to show compassion towards their companion animals, and respect to their own citizens, by bringing these brutal trades finally to an end!
 
With the Winter Olympics coming up in 2018, this is the time to make change; this is the time to stop the illegal, inhumane and unnecessary cruelty.
 
I know that South Korea has many beautiful, admirable and noble practices and customs worth preserving, but this is not one of them.
 
Thank you for your time and understanding.
Please let me know how you feel about this so often concealed subject, thank you.
 
Sincerely:

 

Petitions and More, February 25

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http://www.bearsforever.ca/?utm_campaign=justice&utm_medium=email Nine First Nations on the BC Coast have banned the trophy hunt for bears in their territories. Will you pledge to respect this law?
http://therainforestsite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/trs/petition/ringling-sanctuaries-trs Ringling: Release Your Animals Only To Accredited Sanctuaries
http://advocacy.pewtrusts.org/page/5947/action/1 US-info.  Protect Anchovies and more than 50 Marine Species
https://vgt.at/actionalert/tierschutzgesetzesnovelle/index.php?qu=hp1701 Request for a true animal welfare law in Austria. Please help us to reach 15,000 signatures! Confirm please
 
https://www.change.org/p/hayvan-severler-boncu%C4%9Fun-tecav%C3%BCzc%C3%BCs%C3%BC-bulunsun Turkey. Şehremini, neighborhood Yunusemre, find, arrest and punish the rapers of the dog under the criminal offense law!
https://www.change.org/p/guillermo-haro-exigimos-el-cierre-del-zool%C3%B3gico-el-club-de-los-animalitos-de-tehuac%C3%A1n-puebla Mexico. Tehuacán, Puebla. Close this zoo, El Club de los Animalitos, once and for all, stop allowing the cruelty that animals suffer inside their walls
https://www.change.org/p/derechos-de-los-animales Spain. Rights for animals, fair trials and punishment for abuse
https://www.change.org/p/fnac-sevilla-retira-de-la-fachada-la-exposici%C3%B3n-sobre-tauromaquia Spain. Sevilla. Remove the image-exibition on Bullfighting from this facade
https://www.change.org/p/presidente-regione-lombardia-roberto-maroni-regione-lombardia-allarme-associazioni-gravi-mancanze-nel-nuovo-regolamento-randagismo Italy. Region Lombardia, Associations Alarm: serious shortcomings in the new Regulation for stray dogs. Re-enter the limit now provided of 30 km between the City and the shelter arrangement
 
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/708/076/541/ Act Now to Save the Florida Panther
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/684/417/752/  Justice for the attack of the Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage at the Thula Thula reserve in northern KZN. Poachers attacked the staff and killed the rhinos in a brutal way!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/393/179/553/ Thank Rangers For Protecting Threatened Wildlife
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/947/406/266/ Send Raman, illegally transferred (with cruel capture belt, trained for festivals by bullhook) back to the Math
 
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