Monday, November 07, 2005
Animals: Third Case; Edit
As I collect rings and online material about the situation of many animals, I also try and put my thoughts down on the accumulated collection.
Some of my experience and learning from these animal advocates is very positive. I find nothing negative or biased about supporting people and agencies who try to prevent the murder and torture of animals. Sometimes, I hear about extreme groups burning down or attacking laboratories/butcheries, and I can agree that those actions are negative in every way. Not only does it pull the average viewer into a negative view of people like that, but it also discourages support of such groups as people will relate violence to the groups instead of the individuals. There were a few cases where I could just sit back and totally feel like it was their right to attack the building...because of frustration and exhaustion, many people who support advocates of animal and human rights can relate to the feeling of anger and tiredness. These feelings can lead some but not ALL people to take a stance that is violent and aggressive.
I find that they should be fined and or jailed for a minimun of years/payments, but that they should realize that these motives are not exactly stopping, warding, or legitimizing a cause.
It would be great if I could bang my head against the wall after saying that, because other motives take forever and some people and animals don't have forever.
Now, going into one of the sparking issues of my day, the slaughter of dogs and cats in China:
The little mystery surrounding a market of dog and cat fur is the availability and the cheap prices of producing and exporting such furs into other markets. Because of the amount of stray dogs and cats, farmed dogs and cats, and abandoned or kidnapped pets, there are millions of these animals available for such a growing market. The economic gains for China is expandable as well as the partnership that Europe and America, influentially, held with China on this trade.
Initially, my first encounters with this barely visible terror came a while ago, years back while studying animal abuse directories and agencies around the world. But, as time and change are the greatest advancements in the cause of these animals, the European Union as wel as the U.S.A blocked all trades in dog and cat furs, puppy farming, and exporting/importing of such. A great step for those agencies and everyone who cared to look and involve themselves.
Of course, the market is not going to disappear, although dog and cat fur may be banned in the US and Europe, it will continue to find its way into the markets, and even penetrate Middle-eastern, South American, and other Asian markets. The point is that until China, the biggest manufacturer of this trade stops this business, it will keep up its horrible work.
Link:
The link is to a site that is fighting for the change of the cat and dog meat-market in China and it is VERY GRAPHIC and for those of you who would not like to see the images, please paste the link into Google, then click on the cache link, then click on the cache link of TEXT ONLY...
You could just read more or enjoy your stay.
http://www.voice4dogs.org/tsinc.htm
Some of my experience and learning from these animal advocates is very positive. I find nothing negative or biased about supporting people and agencies who try to prevent the murder and torture of animals. Sometimes, I hear about extreme groups burning down or attacking laboratories/butcheries, and I can agree that those actions are negative in every way. Not only does it pull the average viewer into a negative view of people like that, but it also discourages support of such groups as people will relate violence to the groups instead of the individuals. There were a few cases where I could just sit back and totally feel like it was their right to attack the building...because of frustration and exhaustion, many people who support advocates of animal and human rights can relate to the feeling of anger and tiredness. These feelings can lead some but not ALL people to take a stance that is violent and aggressive.
I find that they should be fined and or jailed for a minimun of years/payments, but that they should realize that these motives are not exactly stopping, warding, or legitimizing a cause.
It would be great if I could bang my head against the wall after saying that, because other motives take forever and some people and animals don't have forever.
Now, going into one of the sparking issues of my day, the slaughter of dogs and cats in China:
The little mystery surrounding a market of dog and cat fur is the availability and the cheap prices of producing and exporting such furs into other markets. Because of the amount of stray dogs and cats, farmed dogs and cats, and abandoned or kidnapped pets, there are millions of these animals available for such a growing market. The economic gains for China is expandable as well as the partnership that Europe and America, influentially, held with China on this trade.
Initially, my first encounters with this barely visible terror came a while ago, years back while studying animal abuse directories and agencies around the world. But, as time and change are the greatest advancements in the cause of these animals, the European Union as wel as the U.S.A blocked all trades in dog and cat furs, puppy farming, and exporting/importing of such. A great step for those agencies and everyone who cared to look and involve themselves.
Of course, the market is not going to disappear, although dog and cat fur may be banned in the US and Europe, it will continue to find its way into the markets, and even penetrate Middle-eastern, South American, and other Asian markets. The point is that until China, the biggest manufacturer of this trade stops this business, it will keep up its horrible work.
Link:
The link is to a site that is fighting for the change of the cat and dog meat-market in China and it is VERY GRAPHIC and for those of you who would not like to see the images, please paste the link into Google, then click on the cache link, then click on the cache link of TEXT ONLY...
You could just read more or enjoy your stay.
http://www.voice4dogs.org/tsinc.htm
