Animal Slaughter And Violence In Human Society Are Interrelated

Today The Mistreatment Of Animals Is Unprecedented In Human History.
We are the masters of the universe and the whole creation is made to fulfil our whims – this misconception is costing us dearly.
We are thinking that we can do whatever we like, everything has evolved from chaos and there is nobody to check on anything we do.
This is a dangerous philosophy.
This is a significant shift from the traditional concepts of reverence for the cosmic world and its Creator.
Today we are treating other life forms just like inert objects.
We are showing unprecedented cruelty and callousness.
Cruelty has been industrialised, barbarism has been institutionalised.
Today the mistreatment of animals is phenomenal, unprecedented in human history.
The unspeakable treatment meted out to poor animals before they become our dinner will never go unpunished by the stringent laws of nature.

Already we stand at the crossroads today.
Dangerous challenges are staring us in the face from environmental, ecological, moral, social, economic and health fronts.
Global uncertainties are mounting and humanity’s future prospects look increasingly bleak.
There is a correlation between cruelty towards animals and wars in human society.
Animal slaughter and violence in human society are interrelated.
20th century saw the establishment of global networks in animal products and inhumane factory farming system.
At the same time, 20th century also saw the two most brutal World Wars, the worst acts of barbarism like holocaust, gulag concentration camps, genocides and atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
It was the bloodiest century in human history.
( Dr. Sahadeva dasa )

A Farmer Found Guilty Of “Shocking And Cruel” Mistreatment Of Sheep Is Allowed By The Court To Keep Cattle, Cats And Dogs.
Dead animals were found decaying in and around buildings used by Daniel Hayward and about 30 of his flock – which included young lambs – were found with no access to water.
Eleven of his sheep were so badly neglected that they had to be immediately euthanised.
The 33-year-old, of Bratton in Wiltshire, UK, admitted a string of animal welfare offences and was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for 12 months, during a hearing at Swindon Crown Court.
Hayward was charged with 21 offences relating to the care of sheep, livestock record keeping and the incorrect storage of carcasses.
He was banned from keeping all animals except cattle, cats and dogs for five years.
He must also complete 250 hours of unpaid work and pay £3,600 in costs.
( Bea Swallow, 20.01.2025 )  ..  bbc.co.uk

Evil Moron In Wyoming Tortures And Then Kills A Wolf.
Wyoming legislators refused to outright ban people from purposely running over wildlife with snowmobiles and other vehicles.
State politicians are attempting to respond to global outrage over photos that emerged of a Wyoming man torturing a wolf after he hit it with his snowmobile.
In February 2024, Cody Roberts paraded the injured wolf around a bar in Daniel, a small town near Bridger-Teton National Forest.
A smiling Roberts even posed for a picture alongside the suffering wolf, seen with duct tape wrapped around its snout, before he took it out behind the bar and killed it.
Further outrage ensued when it came to light that Roberts was only fined $250 for the offence, which was deemed the illegal possession of a live, warm-blooded animal.
( Supertrooper, 03.02.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

Sadistic Package Holidays That Offer Cowards To Kill Animals For Fun.
Horrific package holidays to shoot seals include accommodation, as well as food and drink – and cowards who call themselves “hunters” can even stay in an exclusive cottage on a private island.
BookYourHunt.com offers trips to slaughter animals including giraffes, hippos and camels, via an Amazon-style shopping website.
Opportunities to shoot seals for “sport” in Finland and Sweden are available for just over £700 a day.
Other trips advertise hunts for giraffes and hippos across the world
Actress Joanna Lumley, 78, slammed the hunts.
She said: “This is some of the most vile content anywhere on the internet. The photos of beautiful seals slaughtered for pleasure are absolutely heartbreaking. The worst of it is they are being killed just for so-called sport. I think millions would agree with me in calling for these sadistic hunts to be outlawed at once and the websites that market them should be shut down immediately.”
( Nada Farhoud, 22.01.2024 )  ..  mirror.co.uk

Alaska To Resume The Heinous Practise Of Shooting Animals From Helicopters.
The morons in the U.S. state of Alaska plan to resume the barbaric practice of shooting bears and wolves from helicopters on the pretence of reducing their numbers with the hope that it will boost moose and caribou herds.
The renewed program would permit simpletons who call themselves “hunters” to kill as many as 80% of the natural predators across 2,000 acres of state lands.
Environmental groups opposed the practice, which they said has more to do with increasing caribou populations as trophy animals to be killed by the simpletons than it does with science-based wildlife management,
The state’s report on the program followed the Biden administration’s upholding of rules set during President Trump’s first term that allowed other inhumane ‘hunting’ practices, such as killing cubs in their dens, on Alaska federal lands.
On some state lands in Alaska, “intensive management” practices allow simpletons to indiscriminately kill any black bear, brown bear or wolf.
Alaska officials refused to allow photographs to be taken of the killings, to subject the state’s program to federal scientific review or to permit independent observers to witness the killings.
( Supertrooper, 31.01.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

The Impact On Animals From The Bird Flu Virus Has Already Been Devastating.
Since it was first identified, the H5 strain of avian influenza and its variants have led to the slaughter of over half a billion farmed birds.
Wild-bird deaths are estimated in the millions, with around 600,000 in South America since 2023 alone – and both numbers potentially far higher due to the difficulties of monitoring.
Relatively few people have caught the virus so far, but the H5N1 subtype has had a high mortality rate in those that do.
More than 50% of people known to become infected have died.
In March 2024, the U.S. discovered its second case in humans, which was also the first instance of mammal-to-human transmission.
By May 2024, the first death from a rare H5N2 subtype of the virus was reported in Mexico.
Then in August, the U.S. saw its first hospitalisation for H5 avian influenza with no known exposure to a sick animal.
At least 26 species of mammals have also been infected.
In Denmark, millions of mink were culled after bird flu spread through fur farms.
In France, a captive bear was found to be infected, as have free-ranging bears in Canada.
Among wild mammals, scavengers and marine mammals have been particularly badly hit.
The virus has killed ten of thousands of seals and sea lions from Quebec down to Chile, Argentina and Peru – with concerns rising that it may be adapting to spread more easily between mammals and then back to birds.
( India Bourke, 19.12.2024 )  ..  bbc.co.uk

Pesticides In Dog And Cat Flea Treatment Is Killing Birds And Wildlife In Rivers.
Songbird chicks are being killed by high levels of pesticides in the pet fur used by their parents to line their nests, a study has found.
Researchers surveying nests for the harmful chemical found in pet flea treatments found that it was present in every single nest.
The scientists from the University of Sussex are now calling for the government to urgently reassess the environmental risk of pesticides used in flea and tick treatments and consider restricting their use.
Cats and dogs are widely treated with insecticides to prevent against fleas.
Vets often recommend regular flea treatments as a preventive measure, even when dogs and cats do not have the pest.
But scientists now recommend animals should not be treated for fleas unless they actually have them.
It was already widely known that the chemicals in the treatments were affecting life in rivers and streams after pets swam in them, but the discovery of songbird nest contamination will add to the pressure.
( Supertrooper, 08.02.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

Those Who Claim Animals Have No Soul Are In Fact The Ones Without A Soul.
Some of the world’s religions erroneously propound that only human life is sacred because only humans have a soul.
This is a dangerous and irrational fallacy, a completely absurd proposition.
We eat, sleep, mate and defend and animals do the same.
Where is the difference?
We feel pain and pleasure and so they do.
Our bodies are made up of flesh and blood and so are theirs.
Rather animals are more ‘human’ in many ways.
Those who claim animals have no soul are in fact the ones without a soul.
( Dr. Sahadeva dasa )

It Should Be No Surprise That The Highly Pathogenic Virus’s First Case Was Detected On A Poultry Farm.
Thijs Kuiken, a comparative pathologist at Erasmus University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, says: “It should be no surprise that the highly pathogenic virus’s first case was detected on a poultry farm. Highly pathogenic avian influenza is typically a poultry disease, which doesn’t occur in the wild. What’s unusual now, is this particular type has spilled into wild birds and this has allowed it to spread worldwide. Although wild birds have now helped the virus reach far beyond China, people are the real problem. And in particular, humanity’s ever-rising demand for farmed meat. When this outbreak started in 1996, there were around 14.7 billion poultry birds in the world, mostly chickens. Now there’s double that number. Biomass-wise, poultry currently forms over 70% of all avian biomass worldwide. If the current poultry farming trends don’t change, then other highly infectious pathogens will continue to spread into the few wild birds remaining.”
( India Bourke, 19.12.2024 )  ..  bbc.co.uk

The Illegal Killing Of Dolphins For Their Oil.
The Plight of the Pink River Dolphin is a short documentary investigating the illegal exploitation of endangered pink river dolphins in the Amazon, driven by a myth about their magical properties.
The film reveals how pusangas, perfumes made from dolphin oil and body parts, are sold in markets and online, despite the species being protected by law.
The documentary follows Romi Castagnino as she explores the illegal wildlife trade in Iquitos, Peru, specifically in the Belén Market, where dolphin-derived products are sold under the guise of their supposed aphrodisiacal and magical properties.
The myth of the shape-shifting dolphin, once a colonial-era tale, has been exploited by urban shamans to fuel the demand for dolphin products, resulting in the illegal killing of dolphins for their oil.
Despite this exploitation, the documentary also highlights efforts to protect the dolphins through education, conservation, and community involvement, offering a message of hope for the species’ survival.
The film sheds light on the harmful intersection of myth, greed, and environmental destruction while advocating for the urgent need to protect the pink river dolphin from extinction.
( Supertrooper, 11.02.2025 )  ..  focusingonwildlife.com

I define terrorism as any intentional act to injure or kill a living, sentient, innocent being for scientific, political or economic purposes.
( Steve Best )

Veal is the meat from calves, mostly pure-bred male dairy calves.
In many countries, including the UK, veal production is closely linked to the dairy industry; male dairy calves cannot produce milk and are often considered unsuitable for beef production.
Within the EU, thousands of calves are transported on long journeys to veal farms in countries such as the Netherlands from countries as far away as Poland and Ireland.
Although not common in the UK, veal farms are widespread on the continent.
Around six million calves are reared for veal within the EU every year.
The biggest EU producers are France (over 1.4 million calves), the Netherlands (1.5 million calves) and Italy (almost 800,000 calves).
( Compassion In World Farming )  ..  ciwf.org

The Grouse Shooting Industry And Wildlife Crime.
The grouse shooting industry doesn’t like to talk about raptor (bird of prey) killing because it’s wildlife crime.
It’s not good for an industry which supplies an expensive leisure activity to be underpinned by criminal activity.
There are many reasons for wanting change (we’d say a ban) of driven grouse shooting and criminality is one of them.
Incidents of the illegal persecution of raptors on driven grouse moors are well documented and ongoing.
They’re also woefully under-punished, with prosecutions few and far between, largely due to the difficulty of securing sufficient evidence and/or witnesses in remote locations.
The cases that do make it through the courts are often stacked in favour of the defendant, who is represented by expensive senior lawyers (paid for by the grouse-shooting estate) up against the poorly-funded and under-resourced public prosecuting authority (CPS in England & Wales, COPFS in Scotland).
Where a conviction is secured against these odds, strong sentencing options are available but are rarely applied consistently and often these cases result in the equivalent of a slap on the wrist for the offender, providing little deterrent for other would be raptor killers.
( Wild Justice, 10.02.2025 )  ..  wildjustice.org.uk