If you answered “Yes” to the above and have the ability to write an account of an animal going through life on earth either in captivity or as a pet, please consider this voluntary project. The purpose is to enable our readers to vicariously experience what animals go through in their lives on earth. (Think “Charlotte’s Web.) Your story may be fictitious or real, idealistic, joyful, sad or laden with the harsh realities of animal life, preferably using the animal in the first person voice.
Once your story has been deemed appropriate, it will be published as an entry under the new category called “Accounts from an animal”, and with your name (or a pseudonym if you prefer) appearing as the author. You can withdraw your story from the blog anytime.
Disclaimer: My aim is solely to encourage our readers’ (and writers’) ability to empathize with what animals go through. I am not liable for any copyright issues that may arise later as I do not own any of the articles (unless written by me) ; thus as a writer you understand that you will undertake to resolve matters directly with the person(s) who allegedly plagiarized your work, if it happens.
“One of our most important civil aviation cases occurred in 1988, showing that unidentified flying objects can be a danger for air operations,” he said. “A Boeing 737 pilot on a final approach to the runway at the Puerto Montt airport suddenly encountered a large white light surrounded by green and red.” The pilot took a sharp turn to avoid a collision, according to Bravo.
The panel included a former Iranian fighter pilot, Parviz Jafari, who said in 1976 he tried in vain to fire from his jet at an “object which was flashing with intense red, green, orange and blue light” over Tehran. But when he approached, “my weapons jammed and my radio communications garbled.”
A former Air France captain, Jean-Charles Duboc, said in 1994 he and his crew saw ..,. read more here . (Extracted from Yahoo News )
A calf lies dead in the slatted stall in which it stood for all of its life, with no mother, sunlight or decent food. This is the fate of a calf raised for veal…learn more .
To help stop veal calf abuses, don’t buy or eat veal, and tell friends, relatives, and neighbors why.
Tell restaurant managers about veal cruelties and ask them to remove veal from their menus.
Also, don’t buy or eat dairy products, because of the dairy industry’s role in veal production.
Ask your state legislators to sponsor bills that would prohibit the use of veal crates.
Source: http://www.britishmeat.com
Here are some images of animals undergoing products / cosmetics testing > Click here .
There are thirteen main types of testing performed in the cosmetics industry, which potentially involve the use of animals. These comprise tests for eye and skin irritancy, skin penetration, skin sensitisation, phototoxicity and photosensitisation, mutagenicity, acute and chronic toxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, teratogenicity and finished product safety evaluation. Examples of cosmetic tests are given on the website for > World Animal Network .
The Canadian seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine mammals on Earth. More than 1 million baby seals have been killed for their fur over the past 3 years, and usually bludgeoned to death in front of their mother seals who try to protect them. You can help stop this atrocity. > Watch Video .
The World Society for the Protection of Animals said that, after a year-long investigation, it wanted to stop the trade with Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea and Thailand in expensively-priced breeds, such as dalmatians and Yorkshire terriers.
It said pet-shops often held dogs in overcrowded or insanitary conditions and many were bought on a whim and abandoned in the street when they fall sick or have lost their appeal.
The Society said the dogs then faced the prospect of starving or being caught and put down or butchered as meat. (Adapted from BBC News)
Sir Paul McCartney has vowed never to perform in China after seeing horrific undercover footage of dogs and cats being killed for their fur.
The former Beatle also said he would boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics after viewing the footage taken in a fur market in Guangzhou, southern China. The film shows animals being thrown from a bus, and into boiling water. > more from BBC News .
> What is life like for animals in a factory farm ?
What can you do ? > Contact Farm Sanctuary .
> Watch Video . See > these clips to see how foie gras is manufactured.