ALERTS *2005.*

[Activist4Animals]

August 31, 2005
The Associated Press
Matthew Barakat

McLEAN, Va. -- A judge was cited as sanctioning six lawyers representing the owners of the Ringling Bros. circus and ordered them to pay $51,000 in fines to the animal-rights group PETA for contempt of court and other violations.

The story explains that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sued Vienna, Va.-based Feld Entertainment, which produces the circus, more than four years ago, claiming Feld ran an extensive corporate espionage campaign against it. PETA alleged Feld paid millions of dollars to a former top CIA operative to help run its spy operation.

Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge David Stitt issued the sanctions last week after PETA complained Feld's lawyers were obstructing the lawsuit.

On the Net:

www.peta.org/feat/rbsuit/

www.feldentertainment.com/

[Activist4Animals]

[glow=red,2,300]Animals shot in wake of Katrina
« Thread Started on Sept 5, 2005, 6:13pm »[/glow]

Please cross post this.. We need to contact someone and have this investigated... Also, we need to get rescues to this area and have them take the animals into rescue so that the owners and pets can be reunited.. Maybe take the name, description of pet and a contact person in the family so they can contact the owner and let them know where the animal ended up..



----- Original Message -----
From: harleydavidson95th
To: [e-mail]
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 8:57 PM
Subject: [LouisianaDogCatRescu] URGENT NEWS


I am a LAPAW member in Lake Charles, LA who has disturbing information on New Orleans area authorities killing refugee animals. I have been unable to contact the HSUS, the LASPCA, or anyone about this. I talked to an evacuee in Lake Charles who is from Chalmette, LA who told me the local deputies are shooting the dogs and cats in the streets and piling the bodies behind the gov. building. There are reports of this as well on www.nola.com that the military has been authorized to shoot these animals. Also, an
attorney friend of mine rescued a family from a shelter in Louisiana who had been in a shelter in Belle Chase, LA. They personally witnessed the local police forcibly removing pets from the refugees at the shelter and shooting them outside the shelter. At least one
man physically resisted and was arrested, and then his dog was shot. Thankfully this family was moved to another shelter before
their elderly dogs were taken from them and shot. There are reports that the animal rescue groups are now being allowed to go into these areas. If there is any way that anyone knows how we can contact
anyone to get these shootings stopped, please let me know.

I can be reached by this e-mail address or at home at 337-625-8546.

Marsha Montgomery

[Activist4Animals]

Action: Dog “Cira” shot in head!
« Thread Started on Sept 6, 2005, 8:09am »

Survival-Cira-

after antibiotic treatment injection, September 6th 2005.


can someone Help this poor Dog “Cira”, he is a victim of street shooting.

Cira survived with help of one kind, young man, who gave him shelter after surviving what his female friend “Zujka’ did not!

“Zujka” died from gun wounds on the scene (September 3. 2005. Between 10-11 pm, on the corner of streets “Blaze Jovanovica” and “Matice srpske” in Mirjevo/ part of Belgrade)

By the time EI17’s investigation team came on crime scene, Zujka’s dead body was “disposed”

investigation is in process, “EI17” will give brief report about this case on requests.


(crime scene photos)

Important Notes:

Both dogs were sterilized and vaccinated and under protection of “European Initiative 17” organization. Both Dogs are small and did not represent any threat to citizens.

“EI 17” will file a complaint, but as past situations proved -this is uglier than “wild, wild west” (like way back in 1920.). Who and why is behind this anarchy? Is this acceptable behavior for Belgrade officials? Is Belgrade still in war?

Your Help/Action:

A Dog “Cira” spent many years in Mirjevo - and his right to be on street no one can take, he is innocent- yet he suffered so badly now and before ( his eye have a huge cist due to a prior attack on him- he was kicked in head)!

We will do everything to save "Cira" , for now "EI17" have paid for antibiotic injection, first treatment, and scanning- now we are waiting 4 full Vet report- what to do with this bullet that is stuck in his head- first Vet expression was not to touch a bullet… Poor "Cira" have that huge cist in his eye also, so we are questioning options for eye operation.
"Cira" will also need permanent shelter and care; he can't continue to live on street after such a big injury.

(photo: Cira- sleeping and waiting 4 help)

EI 17 will save "Cira", but due to the waste majority of similar cases your voice and help is needed.

Please Help "Cira" and send your protest letter to Belgrade city officials


click here for contact page:

www.europeaninitiative17.bravehost.com/Contacts.html


Thank YOU!

For any question regarding Dog “Cira”, please contact:

[e-mail]
“European Initiative 17” has sent a report to Belgrade MEDIA, but press coverage regarding this case was NOT made!

This is what “EI17” sent to press:

Belgrade, September 04. 2005.

Honorable Journalists,

We are notifying the public and the media that last night a street shooting again took place on Belgrade’s streets.

On September 03, 2005 at the corner of the streets "Blaze Jovanovica" and "Matice srpske" in the Mirjevo neighborhood, unknown persons from a moving car shot two street dogs. Both were sterilized and vaccinated and under protection of the organization "European Initiative 17".

The female named "Zujka" was sterilized in the "Center for Mixed Breed Dogs" at the expense of the people that cared for her. She was shot and died on the scene. All that is left of this little dog are the stains of blood on the sidewalk, a reminder of what happened.

The other dog, a male named "Cira", survived with a bullet in his cheek. His life is stable now but he will need surgery. It is important to note that both dogs are small.

"EI17" will file a complaint, when we get "commitment confirmation".
This is a felony jeopardizing the communal peace according to the penal codes of the Republic of Serbia. We are openly asking how long certain people will continue to jeopardize the life of OTHER citizens? Where did those bandits came from? This is a town where certain "people" can poison innocent street animals, where kids can abuse and strangle cats and puppies, and grownups club animals just to express their anger. The chain of violence begins with animal abuse and can evolve into major social behavior disorders. Think of the effects seeing this lake of blood could have on normal kids. The amount of violence in the city is outrageous!


Social relationships are built on tolerance and respect …
Why is this so hard to understand?
What is wrong with us?
Sincerely,

European Initiative 17

[Activist4Animals]

[glow=red,2,300]Cat set on fire video
« Thread Started on Sept 7, 2005, 4:52pm »[/glow]

Cat set on fire video showing on another website

Weblink to complain

www.fdcservers.net/helpdesk/index.php?PHPSESSID=fc68ca35923a5433efbff6c21ae95939&department=10

On a website there is a video of a cat being set on fire.I complained last week,it was taken down and is now back up Can you spare a minute to write to them?

My letter

Weblink to complain
www.fdcservers.net/helpdesk/index.php?PHPSESSID=fc68ca35923a5433efbff6c21ae95939&department=10

Dear Sir/Madam,


I am aware that you are the host of a site called www.b0g.org
I would like to make you aware of the the following link

www.b0g.org/wsnm/article/13553

This webpage has a downloadable video file of a cat set on fire,followed by comments from viewers on how funny it was.I am sickened and disgusted by this and I suggest you view it for yourself

I am reporting this as abuse of the use of your servers as hosting the site.I ask that you consider terminating this account and removing this offensive video immediately

Animal abuse is a felony as is publishing photos and videos of the act on the internet.Not only this but the link between animal and human abuse has been proven, There is no doubt in my mind that a video showing the death of an animal in this light will lead to further copycat acts against defenceless animals, and possibly violence against other humans

I would also sincerely hope that this is against the Terms and conditions of your hosting services.I will not hesitate in informing the FBI computer crimes division about this,and several animal rights groups have also been informed.

I am sure you host many reputable websites & do not need to associate yourselves with this one


I look forward to hearing your reply

[Activist4Animals]

Dog Decapitated with Chainsaw!
« Thread Started on Sept 9, 2005, 11:15am »
Dog Decapitated with Chainsaw ~ WARNING - GRAPHIC

Dog decapitated with chainsaw
Bernice, MT
Date: Sep 3, 2005
Disposition: Alleged
________________________________

Alleged Abuser: John Russell Howald
www.pet-abuse.com/profiles/5819/
_____________________________________



A Butte family spent the weekend grieving after their dog was decapitated and its head thrown at them by another camper at a campsite near Bernice.

John Sullivan said that his 4-year-old chocolate lab, Gunner, was killed on Sept 3 after his parents, Mike and Brenda Sullivan of Butte, took him along with them for a holiday weekend camping trip. The dog's head, severed by a chainsaw, was thrown at the couple on that Saturday afternoon by a man in an orange pickup who also shouted expletives as he drove by, he said.

Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle confirmed Sullivan's story, calling the incident "a first" in his law enforcement experience.

Arrested in connection with the dog's death — and on several other charges — was John Russell Howald, 30, of Basin, who is being held on $100,000 bond in Jefferson County jail in Boulder.

John Sullivan said that events began earlier Saturday when Mike and Brenda Sullivan let Gunner and another dog out of their camper to relieve themselves near the Ladysmith campground, west of the Bernice interchange on Interstate 15, north of Butte. Time passed and the couple could not find the dogs, and they began to call for them from the campsite. Later, Sullivan said, a man in a truck roared up, threw the dog's head at them and took off again. The couple's other dog was apparently unhurt.

According to court reports, Howald said that he noticed a couple of dogs hanging around his tent and shot at them to scare them. But he allegedly admitted to authorities that he chopped off Gunner's head with a chainsaw. Police found blood and fur in his orange truck, reports said. Sullivan disputed that explanation for the dog's death, saying that he didn't believe the dogs would travel the 21/2 miles between his parents' camper and Howald's camping site. He also described Gunner as a friendly canine who liked to run and was no threat or bother to anyone.

"I would have rather found him," said John Sullivan, who said that his mother is so upset by the bizarre event that she is vowing to sell the couple's camper and never return to the forest.

After Jefferson County officials were told of the dog's death, Doolittle said he sent deputies to the site to investigate and stay at the campgrounds.

"They spent the night up there. We knew where these people were camped out and that there were guns involved," he said. He added that the department believes more people are involved, since one or possibly two others accompanied Howald in his truck when the Sullivans saw him.

Howald's arrest came on Sunday following a report of a vehicle accident in that same area. Details are sketchy, but Howald was apparently attempting to pull a stuck truck out with his truck when police approached him. When confronted, Howald allegedly fired shots into the air and was arrested.

"We believe that the person who showed up there to get the vehicle is the one involved with the dog beheading," Doolittle said.

In addition, Howald is facing more charges because he is also accused of hitting a Whitehall boy in the head with a beer bottle, leading to a confrontation with that boy's father that same weekend.

Howald was charged Tuesday with various felony and misdemeanor counts in Jefferson County, including aggravated animal cruelty, attempted animal cruelty, felony criminal endangerment and two counts of intimidation.

Gunner's owner, who wanted to find Howald Saturday night but was urged to wait and call police, is pleased that Howald is behind bars and wants him to stay there.

"I want him to go to prison, to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," he said.

Doolittle said that the weekend's events involving Howald remain under investigation.

SEND LETTER:

www.pet-abuse.com/action/5523/

PETITION

www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/156681867

[Activist4Animals]

Urgent Letter - Dog Cruelty in Kilis - Poisened
« Thread Started on Sept 9, 2005, 11:37am »
PLEASE SEND MESSAGE TO THE MAYOR!

SAMPLE MAIL:

To: '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'

Cc: '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; '[e-mail]'; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Subject: About shooting a street dog in KILIS



Dear M. Abdi Bulut,

Kilis Mayor

According to the information, a street dog entered an apartment building in Ekrem Cetin Street, Kilis. The residents suspect that the dog may have rabies. They called the municipal employee and the police. The municipal employee shooted the dog with his riffle with the poisonous vaccines. The dog tried to escape by his instinct. The municipal employee again shooted at her. Since the door is closed, the dog run toward him and the journalists. The poison started afeecting the dog. She died slowly, trembling, with much pain.

Some citizens took pictures next to poor dog. Almost 30 children watched the dead body of dog.
The residents relieved by seeing the innocent dog death. The dead body carried away by the garbage truck.

1- Does your numicipality decide if or if not an animal have rabies according to what your citizens say or think?

2- Are assumptions enough to detect an illness like rabies? With what authority or what information can they claim anything like that? What are their occupations? Can you share their aplication documents?

3- Who gave the permission to kill this dog?

This incident is a crime according to the animal protection lwa numbered 5199. This is also against human conscience. l want you to punish the municipal employee.

Regards,

Your name

Country


www.kopeksahiplen.com/kilisenglish.htm

[Activist4Animals]

IFAW Alert- korean dogs & cats boiled alive
« Thread Started on Sept 13, 2005, 1:07pm »[glow=red,2,300][/glow]

IFAW Alert- korean dogs & cats boiled alive

www.ifaw.org/ifaw/general/default.aspx?oid=474

Please click the link to send a pre-written letter

[Activist4Animals]

Please save these cats!
« Thread Started on Nov 17, 2005, 7:39pm »

Bulldozing threatends cats in Kenner, LA!
Foster or adopt cats whose homes are being destroyed!

Today ACA volunteers are at a trailer park in Kenner, Louisiana, near the New Orleans Airport, trying to rescue over 80 cats who have been living there. Residents have been evicted and the area is scheduled to be bulldozed on November 19th.

Volunteer teams arrived with traps Wednesday morning, but were initially kept busy just scooping up friendly cats who came up to them. A total over 50 cats were rescued the first day there!

We need to find no-kill shelters, barn homes and foster homes for these cats from the Kenner trailer park, as well as the over 130 other cats still at the ACA emergency shelter.

Can you help?

Humane groups: If your group might be able to take in a number of New Orleans cats and hold or foster them for one month before adopting them out (people are still looking for their pets), we would love to hear from you.

Individuals: If you have a barn on your property, live in the southern US, and would be willing to relocate two or more New Orleans feral cats to your barn and provide daily food and water,
OR
If you could provide foster care and/or adopt one or more of the cats rescued from New Orleans. . .

Contact us: We'd love to hear from you! Please e-mail us at [e-mail] and let us know if you are able to help. After hearing from you we’ll send you our foster care/adoption application to complete.

Thank you for caring about the cats!

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