The Petition Site: Petition Digest, 10/29/06
October 29th, 2006 5:11 pm by Kelly GarbatoAnimal Abuse
BESTIALITY CASE IN WA, PLEASE VOICE YOUR OUTRAGE!
Tacoma, Washington (AHN) – A man has been charged with having sex with the family dog. He will be accused of a felony due to bestiality under the state’s new animal cruelty law. Michael Patrick McPhail, 26, pleaded not guilty to the count of first-degree animal cruelty in Pierce County Superior Court. Assistant Pierce County Prosecutor Karen Watson said McPhail was the first case of the new bestiality offense in Pierce County. She said McPhail’s dog is now under animal control. [Read more...]
Animal Abuse -Tell Alberta to harden its laws!
A dog was abused in Didsbury, involving 2 teenage boys beating it up, duct taping the legs together and dragging it behind a car. The dog was SO badly injured that it had to be put down on the spot. It was the worst crime against an animal that a vetrian RCMP officer had ever seen. The 2 boys that did it will probably get minimal fines and a very short stint in jail. Just don’t think that it is fair…..please sign this petition and forward on to your friends and family, and we’ll see if we can make an example of these boys. [Read more...]
Enforce & Strengthen Animal Abuse Laws
I would like to start a petition to inform Prime Minister Harper that the world wide public is outraged by the following example of animal abuse and that we seek both the enforcement and the strengthening of animal abuse laws. The cruelty sustained by this dog deserves more than the possibility of a fine or 6 months in jail. These light threats do nothing to disuade would be abusers. Statistics prove that violent criminals of all kinds are or were abusive to animals as children or teenagers. [Read more...]
Animals As Food
Tell Australian PM to say NO to Japanese whaling in Australian Antarctic Territorial waters
Japan is resuming illegal commercial whaling of humpback, minke and fin whales from the Whale Sanctuary in these waters under the loose guise of ‘scientific research.’ The Japanese whaling fleet is preparing to leave its home port within a month for the Southern Ocean to commence their horrific and inhumane slaughter of these highly intelligent mammals. These whales are near the brink of extinction and it is unnecessary to kill 1 whale for scientific research purposes as successful non-lethal methods for whale research are in use today. In July 2000 The Australian Whale Sanctuary was created under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act 1999, and includes the waters within Australia’s 200 nautical mile exclusive economic zone adjacent to the Australian Antarctic Territory. Under the EPBC Act hunting whales in the Australian Whale Sanctuary is a serious offence attracting heavy penalties. [Read more...]
Iceland´s Ministry of Fisheries granted permission to resume fin and minke whaling on October 17, 2006. This was in defiance of international agreements for the conservation of cetaceans. Fin whales are listed as endangered species by the International Conservation Union (IUCN). The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species bans international trade in both minke and fin, as well as listing the fin whale as endangered. Research shows a very limited market for the meat in Iceland and that the Japanese market is closed. Iceland will gain more economically if the government withdraws the whale-hunting decision. Whale-watching earns more than does commercial whaling. Already, reports are coming in of tourists cancelling their vacations here in protest to these inhumane killings. Whale-watching companies are now afraid of going under due to potential tourist loss. There is no viable reason to continue this futile exercise. Let´s call on the Icelandic government to stop whaling immediately. [Read more...]
Animals As Pets
Don’t Let Another Dog Get Chained Up in Your Town
Walk around your city streets and you’ll see them — dogs left to spend their entire lives in “solitary confinement,” trapped at the end of a chain or in a small pen. For a social pack animal, there’s no crueler punishment. The practice of chaining, also called tethering, is not only an inhumane way to treat these trusting, loving companions; it’s a danger to the public. Chained dogs are nearly three times more likely to attack than dogs not tethered, and children are most often the victims of these attacks. [Read more...]
Conservation
Campaign To Red List the Kermode Bear
The Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) is a rare and elusive subspecies of the North American black bear in which approximately one in every 10 bears is white or cream-coloured. The kermode bear is endemic only to the unique temperate rainforest region off the Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. Biologists estimate a population of 1,200 kermode bears, of which less then 400 are white phased. The kermode bear faces extinction due to habitat loss, restricted range, and hybridization with mainland species of black bear which do not carry the unique genetics that produce the rare white “spirit” bear. [Read more...]
Environmental Issues
Campaign to Protect the Great Bear Rainforest
In February 2006, the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement was announced to the world by B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell. The agreement had two cornerstones: a protected areas package and a commitment to bold new logging practices, known as Ecosystem-based Management. Under the deal, 4.4 million acres (1.8 million hectares)—nearly twice as large as Yellowstone National Park—is off limits to loggers and largely closed to mining exploration. This agreement is now at risk and provisions are not being met ,making the future of the Great Bear Rainforest far from being secure. Currently, much of the Great Bear Rainforest is still subject to clearcutting, sport hunting, fish farming and mining. Increased protection will be required on the central and north coast if biodiversity is to be safeguarded in this globally significant region. [Read more...]
The Province of British Columbia has announced plans for a major highway expansion project in BC’s Lower Mainland, called the Gateway Programme. Part of that programme involves expanding Highway 1 from Langley right through Vancouver, and twinning the Port Mann Bridge. This programme is completely contrary to the Vancouver region’s strategic plan for managing growth. The success of the Livable Region Strategic Plan has earned Vancouver an international reputation for livability–even while the region has grown dramatically! [Read more...]
Miscellaneous
Please Consider Donations To Animal Rescue Groups
This petition is a written request to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to consider donating to some animal rescue groups. Thank you to everyone who provided me with organization names and contact information. Please sign to show that you are an animal lover. [Read more...]
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