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Le 29 août 2006


Un incendie détruit une porcherie de Lyster dans Lotbinière.
Plus de 2500 porcs ont péri dans l'incendie de cette maternité. Les flammes d’une grande violence se sont propagées à une vitesse folle à tout le bâtiment. Personne ne sait comment le feu a débuté vers 9 heures ce matin. Le propriétaire se trouvait sur les lieux avec 2 travailleurs quand ils ont constaté l’odeur de fumée. Ils n’ont pu combattre les flammes qui faisaient rage, d’ailleurs le toit s’est effondré moins de 2 minutes après leur sortie de la porcherie. Les dégâts sont évalués à plus d’un million 500 000 dollars.

http://www.tqs.ca/infos/quebec/2006/08/Un-incendie-detruit-une-porcherie-de-Lyster-dans-Lotbiniere--4368.php

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Ma belle Do, cette nouvelle paraît déjà dans le bulletin d'automne dans les feux de ferme.

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oupssssssssss ! J'ai la cervelle qui brûle on dirait !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Date : ven 22 septembre 2006 16:13:24


Les chasseurs tuent plus de 100 millions d'oiseaux sauvages chaque année

BONN, Allemagne et BRUXELLES, August 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Nouvelle étude sur les conséquences de la chasse aux oiseaux migratoires dans l'UE

Malgré la précarité de nombreuses espèces, plus de 100 millions d'oiseaux sauvages, dont plus de 30 millions d'oiseaux chanteurs, sont vraisemblablement tués et capturés en Europe chaque année. Cette conclusion est tirée d'une étude en cours sur les effets de la chasse aux oiseaux et est basée sur des données tirées de 27 pays au total. L'étude publiée dans le journal allemand "Berichte zum Vogelschutz" (Rapports sur la protection des oiseaux) fournit les preuves indiscutables d'un massacre. "Si vous aligniez tous les animaux tués en une année, ils couvriraient une distance de 41 000 kilomètres et représenteraient un poids total de 66 000 tonnes", déclare Heinz Schwarze, président du Committee against Birdcrime, ce qui selon lui donne une idée de l'étendue des ravages de la chasse. En tête de peloton se trouvent les Français qui tuent plus de 25 millions d'animaux suivis de près par les Britanniques (22 millions) puis les Italiens (17 millions).

Les proies préférées sont les oiseaux chanteurs comme les alouettes, les merles noirs ou les grives qui représentent environ un tiers du nombre total. Dans l'ensemble, les estimations des 27 pays étudiés représentent chaque année 37,3 millions d'oiseaux chanteurs, 33,5 millions de galliformes, 18,6 millions de columbidés (colombes, pigeons et tourterelles), 4,1 millions de limicoles (bécassseaux, échasses), 391 000 rallidés (râles, poules d'eau, foulques..) ainsi que 7,6 millions d'anatidés (canards, oies,..). Ce qui choque particulièrement les défenseurs de la nature est le fait que l'UE continue de déclasser encore plus d'espèces. Par exemple l'alouette des champs : même si les autorités
européennes savent pertinemment que la population de cette espèce a chuté de plus de 50 % en Allemagne, en Grande-Bretagne et aux Pays-Bas depuis 1970, Bruxelles continue de la classer comme "chassable". Il en résulte que malgré un risque grave d'extinction, plus de 2,5 millions d'alouettes des champs sont tuées ou capturées chaque année dans l'UE. Tout aussi dramatique est la situation de la tourterelle des bois (2,3 millions d'oiseaux tués), de la caille des bois (2,6 millions), du vanneau huppé (516 475), de la bécassine (586 020) ou de la sarcelle d'été (24 454), dont les populations devraient aussi être considérées comme en voie de disparition.

Afin de s'opposer légalement à ce que le Committee against Birdcrime considère comme étant "l'annihilation systématique" de la population aviaire européenne, il a été demandé aux associations européennes de chasseurs de cesser de chasser cette année 22 espèces en voie de disparition. "La chasse aux espèces en voie de disparition n'a rien à voir avec une utilisation durable et ce n'est pas quelque chose que l'Europe devrait encourager". Pour H. Schwarze il est hors de question qu'une minorité de chasseurs du dimanche mettent en danger un héritage naturel commun à tous les européens.

L'étude sera rendue publique dans le No 42 de la publication allemande << Berichte zum Vogelschutz (<[www.drv-web.de]). Une
version anglaise peut être obtenue en s'adressant au bureau du Committee against Birdcrime.

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Pour promouvoir la vertu et prévenir le vice....




Saudis ban sale of cats, dogs
Pet ownership is seen as a sign of Western influence.
By Donna Abu-Nasr

ASSOCIATED PRESS


Sunday, September 17, 2006

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia's religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring that men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs.

The police have issued a decree banning the sale of the pets, seen as a sign of Western influence.


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The prohibition on dogs might not be a surprise, because conservative Muslims consider dogs unclean. But the cat ban befuddled many, because Islamic tradition holds that the Prophet Muhammad loved cats — and even let a cat drink from his ablution water before washing himself for prayers.

The religious police, known as the Muttawa, enforce Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic code. Its members prowl streets and malls, ensuring that unmarried men and women don't mix, confronting women they think are not properly covered, urging men to go to prayers.

The government also gives the Muttawa wide leeway to enforce any rules members deem necessary to uphold the social order.

The decree, which applies to the Red Sea city of Jiddah and the holy city of Mecca, bans the sale of cats and dogs because "some youths have been buying them and parading them in public," according to a memo to Jiddah's city government from the Municipal Affairs Ministry.

Pet ownership isn't common in the Arab world, though dogs are kept for hunting and guarding. No other Arab country restricts pet ownership. But in Iran, ruled by Shiite clerics, religious police sometimes harass people seen outside with their dogs. Last year, Iranian police told people not to take their dogs out in public, but the order was never backed up by law, and dog owners widely ignored it.

In recent decades, owning dogs or cats has become a fashion statement among Saudis. Dobermans, pit bulls and fancy breeds of feline have become status symbols.

Conservatives decry the trend as a Western influence, just like the fast food, shorts, jeans and pop music that have become more common in the kingdom, which is ruled by the puritanical Wahhabi interpretation of Islam.

The decree hasn't been enforced yet, according to several pet shop owners and veterinary clinics in Jiddah. It applies only to selling dogs and cats, and there was no sign that the Muttawa would confiscate pets.

The ban distressed cat and dog lovers. Some have wondered why the religious police are focusing on this issue when the country has far more important challenges, such as terrorism and unemployment.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world/09/17/17saudipets.html

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28 septembre 2006- A significant victory by US humane groups announced today should impact
Canadian farmed animal transport standards.


A group of humane organizations (HSUS, COK, Farm Sanctuary and Animals'
Angels) legally challenged the US Department of Agriculture to apply the
"28 hour" law to truck transport. For decades the USDA refused to enforce
the law which required animals to be off-loaded, provided food and water
and given at least five hours of rest. The USDA excluded truck transport
from the law passed in 1873.

Now, the USDA has reversed its long-held policy against enforcing the law.

Canadian transport standards currently allow ruminants (cattle, sheep,
goats, bison) to be transported 48 hours (or 52 hours within Canada)
without water, food or rest. For monogastric animals (pigs, poultry,
horses) it is 36 hours. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is presently
reviewing these 30-year-old standards, but no proposed regulations have
been published in the Canada Gazette.

The new standards should positively impact the millions of farmed animals
that cross the US border in both directions, and have "rub-off" effect on
Canadian transport standards, currently under revision.

To learn more about this significant US transport decision:
<http://www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/usda_reverses_28_hour_policy.html>http://\
www.hsus.org/farm/news/ournews/usda_reverses_28_hour_policy.html

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Atteint par une flèche
Accident de chasse en Gaspésie
Presse Canadienne (PC)
02/10/2006 14h34

Un homme de Gaspé, Olivier Mercier, âgé de 26 ans, est décédé samedi soir après avoir été atteint par la flèche d'un compagnon faisant partie du même groupe de chasse à l'arc. Il l'aurait confondu avec un orignal.
L'accident s'est produit dans le secteur du chemin de la Craque, reliant Grande-Vallée et Murdochville, en Gaspésie. La Sûreté du Québec a été appelée à 20h15. M. Mercier a été transporté au CLSC de Murdochville, où son décès a été constaté.

C'est le bureau des enquêtes de Rimouski qui tentera de déterminer les circonstances exactes de l'incident. Durant la chasse à l'arc, les adeptes ne sont pas obligés de porter un dossard.

http://www2.canoe.com/infos/societe/archives/2006/10/20061002-143415.html

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USA/Los Angeles: Paw Project announces victory for animals
Declawing Banned nationwide under Animal Welfare act


September 12, 2006

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 12, 2006
310 795-6215 or 877 PAW-PROJECT
Contact: Jennifer Conrad, DVM

Declawing captive wild or exotic animals such as lions, tigers, wolves and bears is no longer permitted under the federal Animal Welfare Act. In the recently announced policy decision of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the agency has declared that declawing, the amputation of the claw-forming bone of an animal's foot, cannot be performed with the intent of making the animals easier to handle. According to the USDA, declawing is "no longer considered to be acceptable when performed solely for handling or husbandry purposes since (declawing) can cause considerable pain and discomfort to the animal and may result in chronic health problems." Defanging, or the removal of canine teeth, from these animals and from primates, such as monkeys and apes, has also been banned.

"This policy change is the culmination of efforts by many animal advocates within and outside the USDA," stated Dr. Jennifer Conrad, director of the Paw Project and exotic animal veterinarian. "It will spare captive animals the crippling pain and misery caused by declawing."

The new policy applies to animals held by USDA license holders including exhibitors, dealers and breeders of wild and exotic animals, as well as research facilities. This decision is estimated to affect thousands of animals. Though the new policy does not affect animals previously altered by these methods, it will protect all animals that have not had these procedures already performed.

Continued routine use of these procedures may subject USDA license holders to citation for noncompliance with the Animal Welfare Act and may result in a fine or license revocation.

The crippling effects of declawing were first presented in a scientific paper by Dr. Jennifer Conrad at the 2002 conference of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. An attendee of the conference, Dr. Timothy Reichard, then a veterinarian at the Toledo Zoo, expressed interest in Dr. Conrad¹s findings. Armed with her data, Dr. Reichard authored the 2004 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) animal welfare position paper which opposes declawing big cats and which is the basis for the new USDA policy.

USDA Big Cat Specialist, Dr. Laurie Gage has written that "declawing big cats, especially the larger species, is inhumane" and that "depriving them of their claws because they have an owner who has no idea of how to handle or manage them seems unjustified."

The declawing of wild and exotic cats is already illegal in California as the result of AB 1857, the Paw Project-sponsored bill, which was authored by Assemblyman Paul Koretz (D-West Hollywood) and signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2004. Declawing is classified as "mutilation" by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the British counterpart of the AVMA.

Currently there are more than 100 big cat sanctuaries in 41 states caring for thousands of declawed cats. Since 2000, veterinarians working with the Paw Project have performed reparative surgery on over fifty lions, tigers, cougars, leopards, and jaguars that had been victims of declaw surgery. The surgery cannot replace the missing claws, but can lessen many of the crippling effects of declawing.

"This is a major victory for the animals and those who care about them," said Conrad.

For more information, please contact
Paw Project director
Dr. Jennifer Conrad
at 310-795-6215

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Chasse à l'arc
Tué par ses amis

2 octobre 2006

Un accident de chasse a fait une victime, samedi soir près de Murdochville. Olivier Fournier-Mercier, 26 ans, a été atteint d'une flèche tirée par un membre de son groupe de chasseurs.

Il semble que vers 18 h, un des chasseurs a vu et touché un orignal. Le groupe a donc décidé de poursuivre la bête blessée. C'est à ce moment qu'un des chasseurs a confondu la victime avec l'orignal pourchassé.

Le jeune homme a été conduit au CLSC de Murdochville, où son décès a été constaté. Les chasseurs à l'arc ne sont pas tenus de porter de dossard.

L'accident est arrivé en dehors des heures normales de chasse et la Sûreté du Québec a ouvert une enquête.


http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/est-quebec/2006/10/02/008-chasse-deces.asp

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Nouvelle justifification pour tuer des phoques gris: Nourrir ceux qui ont faim dans le monde !!!!

http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/533533.html
octobre 2006-

MLA: Feed seals to hungry
`Let's save the starving people on Earth,' Theriault says

By BRIAN MEDEL Yarmouth Bureau

DIGBY — A Nova Scotia MLA says grey seal meat would go a long way in
staving off global hunger.

"Let's save the starving people on Earth," said Harold Theriault,
the Liberal member for Digby-Annapolis.

Grey seals have been linked to a fishing downturn and the slow
recovery of groundfish stocks.

"What a waste to see thousands of tonnes of protein disappearing,"
said Mr. Theriault, referring to Atlantic groundfish stocks being
eaten by hungry grey seals. "Especially when we have a human
dying . . . every three minutes from starvation.

A document prepared for the provincial Fisheries Department in the
spring of 2004 suggested the grey seal population had increased to
more than 300,000 animals from about 200,000 in the late 1990s.

"I've talked to fishermen and fish buyers," said Mr. Theriault, who
is also a lobster fisherman. "Our (grey) seal herd has grown tenfold
in the past 10 to 15 years."

He said the population is now at about 400,000.

The serious issue of grey seals and how to control the population
boom is on the next agenda of the legislature's nine-member
resources committee.

Mr. Theriault, a committee member, says the problem is escalating
and people want action.

Scientists with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans will
be asked to appear before the committee as soon as possible to
discuss solutions, said Mr. Theriault.

A grey seal cull was called for in the early 1990s and was supported
by the provincial Fisheries Department but the fishing industry
withdrew its lobby over the uncertainty of export markets, said the
background document.

The industry is again calling for a harvest and new export markets
are being sought.

The provincial document suggested Hay Island, near Scatarie Island
in Cape Breton, and Sable Island as possible sites where a harvest
could take place.

It just makes good sense, said Mr. Theriault.

"If we didn't harvest our deer herd by about 18 to 24 per cent
annually, you could not grow a garden here," he said.

"Not only would that be a problem, you couldn't drive down the road
without running into one, killing it or maybe yourself," said the
MLA.

"To . . . not control this herd of seals that are eating the coastal
communities out of house and home is just not natural.

"We don't let it happen on our land. Why would we let it happen in
our coastal waters?"

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(À traduire et résumer)



British calves face 30 hour ordeal


NEWS RELEASE - 11 October 2006

Six truckloads of British calves exported for veal production are in the middle of a nightmare journey. The calves arrived at Dover docks last night and were expected to sail for continental Europe in the early hours of this morning. However, the boat, the Claymore, only turned up at midday today and finally sailed at 3.30pm, by which time some calves had already spent 15 hours on the docks.

Throughout their long wait, the calves remained packed on the trucks, without food, only able to drink water if they could reach the drinkers on the truck.

Although the trucks are destined for Holland, France, Spain and Belgium, the drivers have now been instructed to head for a staging post at Veurne in Belgium and give the calves 24 hours rest, food and water.

CIWF will be asking Defra to verify that this rest does in fact take place, as previous experience shows that such stops for food and watering are frequently ignored in continental Europe.

Joyce D'Silva, CIWF's Ambassador, said: "This journey demonstrates only too well why the live export trade must be stopped. By now, these calves must be suffering extreme hunger as well as severe distress and, sadly, some of them may only be halfway through this nightmare journey. Worse still, we know that on arrival, the majority will be reared for veal in conditions which would be illegal in the UK. How can anyone justify the continuation of this sordid trade?"

Gwyn Prosser, MP for Dover & Deal, said: "I'm horrified to hear about the appalling situation in Dover. The treatment of these young calves is inexcusable and I have raised the matter with the Minister. DEFRA has
promised a full investigation into this situation".

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Philippines 7 October 2006

A total of 104 kilos of dog meat were confiscated by authorities from two stalls at the city public market amid this month's "National Meat Consciousness" celebration. The confiscation was made possible via the effort of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) and the Animal Kingdom Foundation (AKF), a non-government organization advocating for the promotion of animal rights....
The dog meat was seized from the stalls of certain Lita Dizon and Victorino Montano, who are reportedly known as dog meat vendors in the market. These were brought to the NMIS compound for proper disposal.

The slaughtering of a dog and sale of its meat is prohibited by the Animal Welfare Act. The Meat Code of the Philippines also does not classify dogs as food animal.

Dr. Florencio Pintor, NMIS meat inspector, said the continuous sale of dog meats in the market is a violation of the Consumer Welfare Act (CWA) as these meats do not undergo post-mortem inspection.

He said there is a need to strictly implement laws and related local regulations to protect the welfare of animals, particularly dogs, which, he said, suffer the most maltreatment from humans.

"One of the most popular victims of tortures are dogs so its time for us to implement laws and (local) ordinances seeking to protect them," Pintor added.

He said he already asked Acting Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. for a dialogue on dog meat trade and reiteration for the implementation of the city ordinance that regulates the trade.

Benguet once earned the ire of animal lovers even outside the country over a misconception that the province is planning to legalize dog meat trade. Letters swamped the Philippine Embassy and other concerned agencies, calling for the creation of a committee to address the concern.

The inter-agency committee, composed of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), the NMIS, the health and interior departments and provincial and city veterinarians league, recommended for the prohibition of dog slaughter, dog trafficking and dog-raising for purposes of consumption.

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Austria- Octobre 2006

Investigation reveals horrific conditions in Austria's pig farms

A two-month investigation conducted by animal rights activists has exposed horrific and illegal conditions in intensive pig farming businesses throughout Austria and has led to a demand for major reforms.


Sow stalls without bedding or room for pigs to turn around or lay down. Such crowding leads to psychotic behaviour such as the "bar biting" that the female on the left is demonstrating.
Click image to enlargeDuring August and September 2006, activists entered 125 pig factories in different regions of Austria and documented the living conditions and quality of life for 120,675 pigs. This cross-section represents 3.82% of all pigs farmed in all the major farming areas of the country.

On 27th September, the activists presented their findings at a press conference. The investigation revealed that:

• 85.5% of pigs live on gridded floor
• 98.7% of pigs live without straw bedding
• 98.1% of breeding sows are put into farrowing crates
• 72.1% of breeding sows are permanently in sow stalls
• 45.,4% of pigs live with illegally little natural light
• 99.2% of breeding sows live without nesting material

Only 0.05% of pigs are free range in Austria.

In addition, all the pig factories were found to be unhygienic with live animals living amongst sick or dead animals. Many of the farms were also found to be in violation of the laws by using electric prodding sticks and certain banned medications, including antibiotics (which were found in every factory without exception) as well as hormones and other illegal substances.


All pig factories involved in the study were found to be unhygienic, with sick and dead animals left unattended.

On the basis of these shocking findings, animal rights advocates are calling for an immediate ban on gridded floors and sow stalls, and are demanding that factories be required to keep pigs on straw bedding.

At a time when Austria is seeing animal welfare and animal rights take centre stage as an important election issue for all political parties, the Green Party and the Social Democrats have chosen to support the activist's demands. Both parties took part in the press conference, seizing the opportunity to advance their agendas. The Social Democrats' campaign program includes a debate on rights for great apes and a ban on breeding pheasants and ducks for shooting and a reform of zoos. The Green Party has also organised a Vegan Summerfest on 30th September, where they will introduce their animal program to the electorate. A ban on zoos, reform of the laws on animal experiments, rights of great apes, a ban on breeding pheasants and ducks for shooting, and a ban on gridded floors for pigs are amongst the many pledges.

It seems the only Austrian political party opposed to making animal issues a part of their political campaign also happen to be the party currently in power. The Conservative Party issued a statement in response to the press conference, saying that they disagree that pigs are kept in deplorable conditions and that they see no need to change the law.

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