World Spirit Reflections and Updates

Support a world where animal welfare matters, and animal cruelty ends! >" style="margin: 10px 0px;" border="0" height="25" width="157">

Every day millions of animals are born to lives of unspeakable suffering. Every day millions more suffer terrible deaths.

The only way to stop this cycle of cruelty is to get an international agreement to end it.

Sadly, in many countries there is little national and no international protection for animals. Support a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare >>

A Universal Declaration accepted by the UN would:

• Recognize animals as sentient beings, capable of suffering and experiencing pain.
• Recognize that animal welfare is an issue of importance as a part of the social development of nations.
• Act as a catalyst for better animal welfare provisions worldwide.

The declaration would have a real, long-term impact on the welfare of billions of animals worldwide! Sign now >>

Thank you for taking part in the most ambitious global initiative on animal welfare that has ever been attempted. Your signature will be one more toward the goal of 10 million signatures on the "Animals Matter to Me" petition.

Breeana L. Care2 and ThePetitionSite Team

Labels: animal abuse, animal cruelty, animal welfare, evil hatred of life, suffering animals

Tell Congress to Support the Federal Dog Protection Act»

It is sick and disturbing that dogfighting rings exist in the U.S. today.

But the fact is that dogs will continue to be abused and killed until we make sure that operators of dogfighting rings (as well as spectators) are appropriately punished.

Let's protect dogs from this horrible practice once and for all»

I can't imagine what these dogs go through, not to mention the children who accompany the adults who attend such brutal events. Even though it's illegal in all 50 states, dog fighting participants and spectators are estimated in the tens of thousands.

We need to bring this brutal practice to an end.
Please take a minute to help stop dog fighting now»

Your action means so much to these dogs.

Emily
Care2 Campaign Team

P.S. Animal Abusers are just a few steps away from being Child Abusers.

"For all forest creatures are mine already, as are the animals on a thousand hills; I know all the birds in the mountains; whatever moves in the fields is mine...."
[Psalms 50:10-­11]

Labels: animal abuse, dogfighting rings, Federal Dog Protection Act

Stop the cruel confinement of calves in dairy farming! >" border="0">

Unfortunately, I have seen these corporate run dairies for myself. They are completely lacking in spirituality. God gave us our livestock. Does this mean we are allowed to be cruel to our livestock? They are also God's Creation and deserve to be treated as such - with love and respect.

Please help love and respect God's Creation by responding to this action alert. Thanks - RD

Did you know the dairy products you buy could be associated with baby calves being taken from their mothers just hours after birth and shipped away to live in cramped, filthy crates with barely enough room to move?

This shocking scenario is a sad reality for the young calves at Mendes Calf Ranch in Tipton, California. Take Action >>

The calves live by themselves in crates so small they can’t even turn around or lie down naturally. They have to contort their bodies simply to move around in the small space, which is often covered with their own excrement.

This confinement violates animal cruelty laws! Sign the petition to Free Baby Mendes – and the up to 12,000 other calves that Mendes confines every day of the year.

Land O’Lakes and Challenge Dairy are two of the major dairy producers who use milk from calves who were confined at Mendes Calf Ranch.

Let dairy corporations Land O’Lakes and Challenge Dairy know that these practices are unnecessary — and unacceptable!

Thank you for alerting Land O’Lakes and Challenge Dairy about what's going on at Mendes Calf Ranch — and telling them consumers won’t tolerate this animal cruelty!

Sincerely,
Breeana L.
Care2 Campaign Team

P.S. Remember what I mentioned about animal abusers being one step away from being Child Abusers? If it means meeting their bottom line, spiritless, Godless corporations stop at nothing. (Unfortunately, they are beyond the law in a fascist society.)

Labels: abused calves, animal abuse, corporate dairy cows, cruel confinement, evil corporation

Ordinarily, I only put up help links when I've experienced Something for myself. I have personally seen animal hoarding; this is done by depressed control freaks who believe that they can fill their emotional emptiness, the blackness in their hearts by hoarding dogs, cats, and any other animal they can get their hands on.

Yes, these kinds of people kidnap pets, yet they believe they're "helping."

Perhaps, there are those of you who think nothing of such actions because they are only "animals." These animals are also living creatures who share the hearts and minds of their owners; they return the loving and caring which you give to them because they are also spiritual creatures.

Beyond this, these depressed, psychotic, control freaks are one step away from child abuse; it has been documented in criminology studies that the same type of people who abuse animals also abuse children - HUMAN children.

The same type of people who do this to animals would think nothing of doing the same to YOUR OWN CHILD.

Therefore, we need whistle blowers like PETA to help stop the abusers from doing anymore harm. Please support their efforts in protecting innocent lives - RD.

In July, PETA informed animal control in Green Cove Springs, Fla., about numerous animals in a home there who were being kept in nightmarish conditions. Many of the cats were sick and injured, and their food and water bowls were overrun with roaches. The stench inside the home was overwhelming. In addition, a dog was left outside without water, and he frequently became tangled in his tether.

Before the sheriff's office responded to our complaint, PETA made sure that the dog had received clean water. When animal control was finally able to enter the residence, 11 cats were removed from the property. One cat's eye was completely missing, and another cat had a severe respiratory infection and was sneezing blood.

This case was horrifying but by no means surprising. In a practice known as "hoarding," people take in large numbers of animals—usually cats and dogs—in an attempt to "save" them. Hoarding invariably leads to abuse.

PETA is working to remove thousands of animals from hoarders in various parts of the country, and we need your help. Your online donation to PETA today will help us spare cats, dogs, and other animals from this kind of misery.

Hoarders are sometimes thought to be kind people who are simply trying to help animals. But in a shocking new report, titled "Animal Hoarders: Behavior, Consequences, and Appropriate Official Response," PETA exposes that hoarding has much more to do with cruelty than with compassion.

Hoarding is an obsession and a mental illness that causes people to severely neglect the animals in their charge. Extreme crowding of animals results in easy transmission of parasites and diseases, and hoarded animals are almost always denied veterinary care; broken limbs and wounds commonly go untreated. Hoarded animals are often confined to small, filthy cages, which are sometimes stacked on top of each other, with the waste from the animals above falling on the ones below. These animals crave companionship, and when they don't receive it, they frequently isolate themselves and engage in destructive behaviors such as self-mutilation.

PETA responds to thousands of calls to help abused animals each year, including many hoarding cases. With your support, we are able to remove many animals from these kinds of situations. We also work with state and local authorities to prosecute hoarders, and we also work to educate the public about these issues.

By supporting PETA today, you can help us spare companion animals from the abuse of hoarders—and give them a chance to live the healthy, happy lives they deserve.

Thank you for caring and for making a difference for animals.

Very truly yours,

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President

P.S. The companion animal overpopulation crisis has enabled hoarders to operate in every community. That means there's a greater need for PETA's work to stop the neglect and abuse of these animals—and a greater need for your life-saving support. Please donate to PETA today.

P.S.S. You can recognise animal hoarders: They drive around in large vehicles stocked with cages and petfood. They are usually in their middle ages to elderly and they are anti-social in one way or another. They may try to cover animal odors with heavy cologne. They try to lure pets with large plates of food in areas away from public view.

Labels: animal abuse, animal hoarding, insane, pet hoarders, PETA, sadism, sadist, sadistic, whistle blower

The horrifying allegations of animal abuse at Michael Vick's property in Virginia have shocked everyone, but just as heartbreaking are the many similar stories that don't make the news. PETA receives thousands of calls and e-mails every year from people who have witnessed animal abuse or neglect. They are desperate to help but don't know what to do. Here are some steps you can take if you observe cruelty to animals:

Find out which agency is responsible for investigating and enforcing anti-cruelty laws in your state, county, or town. This may be a local humane society or a taxpayer-funded animal shelter. In areas without such organizations, citizens should call the police or sheriff's department.

If an animal is in a life-threatening situation, call authorities immediately. Follow up with them in a timely manner to determine their findings and their planned course of action. If they do not respond right away, call PETA at 757-622-7382.

After you contact authorities, prepare a short written statement detailing the key points of what you observed. Give dates, approximate times, and locations. Timely fact-gathering is crucial—the more time that passes, the greater the risk that evidence will disappear, injuries will heal, or you'll forget specific details. Written statements from other witnesses will help back up your observations, and if possible, take pictures and date them—photos or videos will strengthen your case.

Always keep a dated record of everyone you've contacted, along with the content and outcome of your discussions. Never forward a letter, photograph, or other documentation to anyone without first making a copy for your own files. Make it clear to authorities that you wish to pursue the case and that you are willing to lend your assistance if necessary. Be sure to follow up! If you stay involved, authorities are more likely to do the same.

If the first contact doesn't produce results, go straight to a supervisor. If that doesn't work, appeal to local government officials, such as the mayor, the district attorney, or city council members. A call to the media in your area (television and print) can move mountains. Above all, don't give up—you may be an animal's only hope!

Helping abused or neglected animals can be difficult and heart-wrenching, but they are depending on you to take action. Please contact PETA if officials fail to respond quickly to your complaint or if you need guidance or support. Together, we can save even more lives.

Thank you for everything you do for animals.

Very truly yours,

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President

Labels: animal abuse, animal rights activist, cruelty to animals, saving pets, whistle blower