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Dierenmishandeling >> ‘Kweekvis’, de gruwelijke manier waarop deze dieren worden vermoord

Posted on by Willem Wachtmeester

Het
kweken van vis moet stoppen, kreeg afgelopen maandag een
petitie van Compassion In World Farming (CIWF), over het houden van vis op
intensieve basis, ‘zeg maar’ de intensieve martelviskweek…….. De wantoestanden in deze dierhouderij is nog veel gruwelijker dan die voor zoogdieren…… Ook in deze viskweek worden grote hoeveelheden antibiotica gebruikt, zodat ook deze walgelijke dierhouderij bijdraagt aan de antibioticaresistentie……..

Dieren
als koeien kunnen nog schreeuwen als ze worden vermoord of schreeuwen al op het terrein van de slachterij, daar ze door het
ruiken van bloed weten dat hun eind er aan komt, zelfs dat kunnen
vissen niet….. Deze dieren kunnen zelfs nog een tijd leven als ze
worden ingevroren, de pijn bij het slachten
van deze dieren, waarbij hun ingewanden ruw worden verwijderd (terwijl ze nog leven), moet
een onbeschrijfelijk gruwelijke en uiterst pijnlijke gebeurtenis zijn voor deze arme dieren……

Intussen wordt vis, kril en ander zeeleven misbruikt voor de kul die men visolie noemt, vergeet niet dat dit voedsel is voor walvissen en pinguïns en de hoeveelheid van dat voedsel gestaag terugloopt, niet alleen door menselijk leegvissen van zeeën en oceanen, maar ook door de klimaatverandering (die nooit eerder zo snel is verlopen, deze opwarming wordt dan ook door de mens veroorzaakt..)…….

Mensen
lees de petitie, teken deze ajb en geeft het door! (en stop ajb met het eten van vis en vlees,
vis bevat bovendien al jaren veel gif als kwik en andere kankerzooi, maar door het steeds
verder ophogen van de toegestane hoeveelheden gif, kan
het ‘eten van vis nog steeds geen kwaad…’)

SHOCKING
FOOTAGE REVEALS FISH FARMING’S CRUEL SECRET

Millions
of fish are silently suffering in vast underwater factory farms
across Europe. And out of sight, fish fight for their lives when
being killed in ways so painful they are illegal according to
European Law. These fish need your help

Compassion
in World Farming recently sent undercover investigators to fish farms
across Europe. We discovered fish like sea bass, sea bream and trout
being kept in appalling conditions.

Confined
to concrete tanks on land or in floating ocean nets by the thousands,
these fish spend their short, miserable lives swimming in cramped
waters where disease and parasites can thrive. Dead fish were found
floating in tanks as live ones swam around them.

Equally
shocking is the cruel way fish are killed. Sea bass and sea bream are
commonly dumped into large buckets of ice slurry, where they thrash
about, fighting for their lives, as ice gets lodged in their gills
and they struggle to breathe. They can remain conscious throughout
this ordeal, and many are still alive when they are packaged for
sale.


Our
team also witnessed trout flailing about in pools of bloody water
after having their throats cut, a clear sign that the stunning system
wasn’t working properly. This kind of suffering is illegal
according to European law, which mandates animals should not suffer
unnecessarily while being killed.

Not
all European countries farm sea bass, sea bream and trout, but these
fish are found on supermarket shelves across the continent. There are
producers, like some in the UK and Netherlands, who are using more
humane slaughter methods for fish but these practices need to be
written into national legislation and cover all species.

Please, write to your Agricultural Minister,
asking them to introduce national legislation protecting fish at
their time of death.

Just
like other farmed animals, fish are sentient. These intelligent,
sensitive animals are capable of feeling immense pain, and they
desperately need you to speak up on their behalf.

It’stime for us to Rethink Fish.

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Zie ook:

‘Veetransporten naar buitenland moeten onmiddellijk worden gestopt‘ 

‘Dierenmishandeling op ‘ongekend’ grote schaal‘ (zie ook de links in dat bericht over het martelen van vissen, anders dan de hieronder getoonde) 

‘Brandbrief naar alweer falend Rutte 3 inzake biggensterfte, ofwel grootschalige dierenmishandeling blijft ongestraft‘

‘Miljoenen illegale biggen en varkens in Nederland, tezamen met alle andere schandalen: niets aan de hand volgens ‘deskundige’‘

‘Antibiotica: wetenschappers luiden de noodklok, die jammer genoeg enigszins vals klinkt……..‘

‘Dierenmishandeling van enorme proporties: vissen lijden een vreselijke dood door de slacht…..‘

‘Visolie: de mensparasiet >> nu ook krill voor walvissen en pinguïns in voedsel voor de mens…….‘

‘Dierenmishandeling promotie op Radio1…….‘

‘Wageningen Universiteit levert wat overheid en bedrijven willen horen……… Onafhankelijk onderzoek? ha! ha! ha! ha!‘

En terzijde:

‘Dierenmishandeling promotie geen probleem voor Reclame Code Commissie……….‘

Voor meer berichten over antibioticaresistentie, klik op het desbetreffende label, direct onder dit bericht.

Visolie: de mensparasiet >> nu ook krill voor walvissen en pinguïns in voedsel voor de mens…….

Posted on by Willem Wachtmeester

De
mens vist de oceanen meer en meer leeg en verziekt het leefklimaat
voor de dieren daarin, niet alleen middels de door de mens
veroorzaakte klimaatverandering, of de enorme plastic vervuiling,
dumpen van chemisch afval (zoals zwaar vervuild water van fracken in de VS), maar ook middels vervuiling door olieboringen, het vergaan van
schepen, de vervuiling door clandestien geloosde olie, gif en
vuilnis dat van schepen in zee wordt gedonderd…… (en er zijn nog meer voorbeelden te noemen, zoals lozingen van riolen…)

Alsof
dit alles niet genoeg is om schijtziek van te worden, hebben een aantal schoften bedacht om krill te verwerken in voedingsolie voor de
mens, terwijl walvissen en pinguïns afhankelijk zijn van deze
minuscuul kleine zeedieren…… Niet dat de mens deze nodig heeft,
er zijn meer dan voldoende alternatieven te vinden voor omega 3, waarvan ‘de gezonde werking’ trouwens zwaar ter discussie
staat……. 

Het Britse levensmiddelenketen Holland &
Barrett heeft de varianten voor de olie van krill NB naast de
alternatieven staan, alternatieven die niet ten koste gaan van andere levensvormen op onze kleine aarde………

Het
spul vindt gretig aftrek, dus reken maar dat binnenkort ook de
Nederlandse kruideniersketens deze olie gaat verkopen (wellicht staan deze daar al, geen idee)…… In de
Noordelijke Atlantische oceaan is de krill al op haar retour, dit
door menselijk handelen (o.a. de opwarming van de aarde)…..

Nogmaals:
de mens is ziek, doodziek en sleept alles en ieder dier mee de
afgrond in…….

Stop het gebruik van visolie of krillolie, of andere producten met omega 3, er zijn alternatieven te over!

Lees het
volgende artikel van Greenpeace GB (‘UK’), tevens een petitie die wij helaas niet kunnen
tekenen (terwijl de visolie van Holland & Barrett ook hier, weliswaar via het internet, verkocht wordt… Ik wilde een grote link laten staan voor Britten die hier wonen, of  voor jouw Britse vrienden/kennissen, maar Holland & Barrett heeft na fikse ophef in GB laten weten te stoppen met de verkoop van deze olie!):

Holland
& Barrett v the Antarctic

In
the Antarctic, all life, from the giant blue whale to a newborn
penguin, depend on one tiny creature: krill. These
quirky, shrimp-like crustaceans are one of the Antarctic’s most
important species. Without krill, most life forms in the Antarctic
would vanish.

But
right now, Antarctic krill is being sucked out of the Antarctic
Ocean, pulped into oil, and sold as a health supplement on UK
shelves.This
rapidly growing, multi-million dollar industry is threatening to
upset the delicate balance of the Antarctic ecosystem.

The
UK is the fourth largest krill oil market globally. Holland & Barrett
are one of the biggest sellers of krill oil products, even stocking
their own krill brand. 

Holland & Barrett
has the power to influence the krill industry to stop fishing in
areas that need to be protected. But they’ll only do it if they have
thousands of people call on them to stand up and defend the
Antarctic.

Email
Holland & Barrett’s CEO and tell him to make sure the products on
their shelves aren’t putting sensitive Antarctic waters at risk.

Holland
& Barrett cares deeply about their public image. They’ve
spent a lot of time and money promoting themselves as a healthy and
planet-loving company. But by selling krill products sourced from
delicate parts of the Antarctic, Holland & Barrett are
undermining their reputation as an environmentally friendly
brand.

Our
recent report reveals that the krill industry is already fishing
right next to penguin colonies and whale feeding grounds – the same
areas scientists and governments say we need to protect [1].
Animals in the Antarctic are already facing pressures from a changing
climate. The last thing they need is additional strains on their food
supply.

Holland
& Barrett can influence their suppliers to stop fishing in areas
that need to be protected. With their help, the krill industry will
hear loud and clear that the Antarctic waters are ours to protect –
not theirs to exploit.

We’ve
written an email for you that lays out what Holland & Barrett can
do to protect the Antarctic. You can add in your own words if you
like, or just fill in your details and press send.

In
the past, Holland & Barrett has taken action to protect our
oceans. They were even the first major UK retailer to ditch plastic
bags [2]. But, when it comes to protecting the Antarctic Ocean,
Holland & Barrett are seriously lagging behind.

The
bottom line is: no retailers should be selling products which could
jeopardise an entire ecosystem. By
using their direct links with the krill fishing industry, Holland &
Barrett can help protect this fragile place.

When
it comes to our oceans, we know we can make a difference. Thousands
of people like you took action against the biggest canned tuna
company in the world, and together we pushed them to end their
destructive fishing practices. This was a game-changer for our oceans
and is exactly what we need to do again. Will
you help make sure Holland & Barrett play their part to protect
the Antarctic?

Thanks
for all that you do,

Sam
and the Protect the Antarctic team at Greenpeace UK

PS:
Although krill oil is high in omega-3 fatty acids, there are plenty
of vegetarian and vegan alternatives to krill. Holland & Barrett
even sells them right next to their Antarctic krill oil
products. [1] Greenpeace
Report: Licence to Krill [2] Guardian:
Holland & Barrett bans plastic bags

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PS: waar blijft Greenpeace Nederland met een actie tegen dit parasiteren??


Zie ook:

‘Dierenmishandeling op ‘ongekend’ grote schaal‘ (zie ook de links in dat bericht, anders dan de hier getoonde)

‘Dierenmishandeling >> ‘Kweekvis’, de gruwelijke manier waarop deze dieren worden vermoord‘

‘Antibiotica: wetenschappers luiden de noodklok, die jammer genoeg enigszins vals klinkt……..‘

‘Dierenmishandeling van enorme proporties: vissen lijden een vreselijke dood door de slacht…..‘

‘Dierenmishandeling promotie op Radio1…….‘

‘Wageningen Universiteit levert wat overheid en bedrijven willen horen……… Onafhankelijk onderzoek? ha! ha! ha! ha!‘

En terzijde:

‘Dierenmishandeling promotie geen probleem voor Reclame Code Commissie……….‘

Pinguïn zwemt jaarlijks meer dan 8.000 kilometer om redder te bezoeken!

Posted on by Willem Wachtmeester

Het volgende bericht vond ik afgelopen vrijdag op Care2, opmerkelijk genoeg om te publiceren. Over sociaal gedrag gesproken:

Adorable
Penguin Swims 5,000 Miles Each Year to Visit the Man Who Rescued Him

By: Tex
Dworkin

  • March
    11, 2016

Talk
about gratitude.

How
far would you swim to reunite with the person who saved your life?
For one penguin who found himself in a sticky situation (literally),
the answer is approximately 5,000 miles.

Have
you heard about the Magellanic
Penguin and retired bricklayer in
Brazil who have struck up a unique friendship?

Joao
Pereira de Souza lives in a fishing village just outside Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. In 2011 he found a tiny penguin lying on some rocks
at his local beach. The creature was covered in oil and close
to death.

Joao
cleaned the penguin, nursed him back to health, and named
him Dindim. Joao tried releasing the penguin, presumably
never to meet again, but Dindim wasn’t ready to leave just
yet. Joao
recalls,
“He stayed with me for 11 months and then, just after he changed
his coat with new feathers, he disappeared.”

But
that was not the last time the two would meet. So
the story goes,
over the past five years, Dindim has spent many months of the year
with Joao and some believe he spends the rest of the time
breeding off the coast of Argentina and Chile.

Joao
told Globo TV,
“I love the penguin like it’s my own child and I believe the
penguin loves me.” Apparently, no one else is permitted to touch
Dindim, besides Joao, of course. Dindim lets Joao give him showers,
feed and pick him up.

That’s
quite a heartwarming story, eh?

According
to Penguin World,
the Magellanic Penguin is the only migratory, offshore-foraging
species in its genus. Some move as far north as Peru and Brazil
in winter. So a penguin hanging out at a Brazilian fishing village is
not necessarily as wild and crazy as it may sound.

I
wonder though; is having a human ‘bff’ in any way a detriment to
this wild penguin’s welfare?

We
know that there are health
and emotional benefits of human-animal interactions.
But we also know that wild animals belong in the wild and when
humans try to change that, tragedy happens.

Still,
a recent
study found that
ecotourism — which some
claim can be dangerous to animal species in general —“might
be less harmful to larger birds than previously thought because
larger animals are more likely to be able to tolerate human
disturbance.” A key finding from the
study:
“Larger birds are more tolerant of humans than smaller birds.”

Daniel
Blumstein, the study’s senior author and a member of the Institute
of the Environment and Sustainability, explained,
“This new finding flips previous recommendations about large-bodied
species being more vulnerable to the presence of humans, and shows
that large-bodied species are more tolerant.” He added, “It is
likely costly for animals to respond fearfully to people that are not
harming them.”

Interesting
indeed, but to get the full picture, you should read the
complete study.

As
for the heartwarming bond between Joao and Dindim, to further
explore whether this relationship is in any way harmful to
the penguin, I turned to International
Bird Rescue,
an organization that has pioneered oiled aquatic bird care.

There
I connected with Barbara Callahan, International Bird Rescue’s
Response Services Director, who had just left Brazil where she was
working with their partner organization, Aiuká
Consultoria em Soluções Ambientais.
Callahan suggested I connect with the Projects Director of Aiuká,
Valeria Ruoppolo, who has been following this case.

About
the unusual human-penguin friendship, Ruoppolo told me, “There is
no harm really, but that is excluding the fact that the animal is
being fed while on shore and that is why it does not go away.”

Takes
a bit of wind out of the friendship sail, but what do you expect?
It’s hard for anyone to turn down free lunch.

In
terms of where exactly the penguin goes when not with Mr. Joao,
Ruoppolo believes the media thus far has gotten it wrong. “Once it
decides to go, the animal clearly knows where it is going back to,
but in my opinion it does not go back south to Argentina as I have
seen all over the media.”

Her
theory? “The penguin is generally away for 4 months and it probably
feeds and swims around south and southeastern Brazil when it decides
to go back to Mr. Joao.”

Well,
you heard it here folks.

Here’s
to friendship and mutual respect between humans and wildlife. To
learn more about International Bird Rescue’s incredible work,
visit www.bird-rescue.org.

Photo
Credit: You
Tube/Wall Street Journal