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1. Minimum two years for animal cruelty, no parol 
All states nationwide have varying degrees of punishment for animal abusers.
Seeing as how this crime is so heinous in nature, there should be a nationwide MINIMUM of two years in prison with NO parole for anyone who abuses animals.
2. Put a Stop to Bakers Hill Puppy Mill in Western Australia
Every Year we see a huge waste of life with the euthenising of thousands of companion animals. Our Shelters and Pounds are overflowing with unwanted or abused animals and all at the tax payers expense. Does it not make sense then to put an end to Puppy Mils that send out a constant flow of dogs and cats into society only to add more to the already horrific number of animals that are disposed of on a daily basis.
Not only are they adding to this already huge number, it is a documented fact that animals from Puppy Mills come with a high risk of health and behavioural issues.
As voters we have the power to put an end to the farming of our companion animals by letting our government know we will not remain silent in regards to this cruel and unnecessary industry. We will fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
3. Stop Thailand Elephant Abuse
I have witnessed cruelty towards elephants in Asia before. Now, I came across a photograph of a baby elephant being tied up to a tree and beaten by two men with sticks.
This is a method to break the animal's spirit and body and prepare it to be used for tourism purposes in Thailand.
4. Stop dog cruelty and torture in China
We ask for an end to the terrible practice of eating dog meat, and torture to which the dogs are subjected in China.
We ask Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso President of the European Commission to convey our request to the Chinese government.
5. Make Neutering and Micro-chipping of pets Compulsery
FIRSTLY i am just a 17 year old girl doing an animal management course at college i am NOT a member of PETA or any such organisation, simply a outspoken young lady trying to make a difference in the laws.
I find it disgusting that some people breed animals purely to make a profit of money and don't care about the animals welfare.
So I'm hoping doing this petition will bring forward a law making it COMPULSORY to neuter your pets whether it be Rabbits, dogs, cats, horses, pigs (excluding farms and registered breeders) and ONLY being able to breed if a Breeding licence is applied for from the government with appropriate reasons to breed; and also to make Micro-chipping compulsory to limit the amount of abandoned animals along with lost and stolen and to help owners when moving house etc.
Please sign, it will help save millions of animals lives and prevent selfishness from humans towards animals.
This link below is just a short and very simple presentation i put together to show you some hidden information about how people are treating animals and getting away with it, my petition is to help stop this kind of behaviour from happening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajdwi5kJ47s
6. Kind & considerate treatment of abandoned animals
The Spanish government is considering new laws regarding abandoned & feral cats & dogs. They would like to fine anybody found feeding these poor creatures & any animals picked up on the street & taken to shelters will be put down within 3 days.
No doubt many of you have seen the recent tv advertisements promoting the 7th Annual International Rodeo that will be held here in Melbourne. I was so shocked to see this abhorrent 'sport' still finds support within out community.
While I doubt we can prevent this particular event from going ahead, we can raise the profile of this issue and call for a ban on events like this in the future, as has been done in the ACT, Britain and parts of Europe and (surprise?) the USA.
Put simply, this 'sport' relies on the use of pain to satisfy it's audience. In this day and age, we know better. Were rodeos not to exist, hundreds of animals would live without being forced to go through this distressing, painful experience, while it's supporters would simply find some other hobby to consume their time.
To me, the argument is a simple one: the pleasure people may take in this 'sport' is not of greater value than the welfare of the animals that are subjected to its inherent cruelty.
I urge you to take action against these disgraceful events, and show that they are not welcome here in the future.
THE FACTS
Bull Riding:
- Straps are placed around the bulls' bodies and press on their genitals. This, as it would for any one of us, causes pain and makes the bulls buck.
- In addition, electric prods are used as a bull leaves the gate in order to make it buck more wildly.
Calf/Steer Roping (copied from animalsaustralia.org/issues/rodeos):
"Contestants on horseback must rope a calf (usually within 60 seconds), dismount and throw the calf, then any three of its hooves must be tied together and held for five seconds.
Injuries caused by the force of lassoing and jerking to a halt, then being thrown, include tearing or stretching of ligaments, disc rupture, internal haemorrhaging to the thymus gland and trachea and subcutaneous tissue damage.
Calves can suffer broken legs, even broken necks, and research has shown that even though they get to their feet and leave the arena apparently unharmed, calves can still be suffering from internal haemorrhaging which is not visible without an autopsy. These young animals with soft bones and still developing bodies, should never be subjected to such harsh treatment.
Steers are usually required to be roped within 90 seconds. Injuries include bruising, broken limbs and horns, as well as stress caused by brutal handling. Injuries in this event can cause an animal to be destroyed (out of sight of the crowd)."
8. STOP WHALING
Whaling is an inhumane act of extreme animal cruelty which needs to be stopped. Scientific whaling is having a serious impact on whale populations across the world. Sadly seven out of thirteen species of whales are now endangered and hanging on the verge of survival.
Australian statics show that more than 1,400 whales are killed every year in Australian Antarctic waters, and since 1986 more than 25,000 whales have been inhumanely slaughtered for profit. Whaling is unethical, inhumane and cruel; death by harpoon potentially imposes traumatic slow and extremely painful death, whales have been documented to be alive for up to two hours whilst they are pointlessly being slaughtered.
Whaling is a serious form of animal cruelty and must be stopped immediately; we have already lost too many precious living species on this planet and must act now to protect the gracious existence left that can be treasured for our generations to enjoy.
9. Factory Farming: Stop Canada's Disgrace
Scientific proof that farmed animals experience emotions, from pleasure to suffering, is already recognized by the European Union.
Yet factory farmers continue to cage or tether millions of animals in barren conditions, treating them as machines in a production line.
Organic farmers keep farm animals according to the ‘five freedoms’, a set of science-based farming principles set out by the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council:
1.Freedom from hunger and thirst.
2.Freedom from discomfort.
3.Freedom from pain, injury or disease.
4.Freedom to express normal behaviour.
5.Freedom from fear and distress.
Factory farmed animals experience none of these. Unremitting suffering is an ingredient of all factory farmed meat and dairy products. (WSPCA)
We, the undersigned, would like to see all gestational / sow stalls banned by 2017 in Australia. Currently the industry has imposed a self regulated voluntary phase out of sow stalls by 2017, due to public pressure and animal welfare concerns. However this is not a legislative change therefore it will STILL BE LEGAL for their use to continue post 2017.
Tasmania is the only state in Australia that has committed to legally banning this barbaric practice after 2017.
Post 2017 in all other Australian states, pig farmers will still be able to legally use these stalls for the first 6 weeks of the sow’s pregnancy. Therefore we are asking all State MP's to ban the use of sow stalls and gestational crates for any time period after 2017.
The Female pigs selected for breeding purposes in factory farms spend their entire lives indoors, and the majority of this time severely confined.They have no room to move or turn around. The space is so small that they can only take one step back or forward. The gestational period for sows is 16 weeks and they are confined in these conditions for the entire time period. The sow stalls they are confined to measure 0.6 x 2.2 meters.
Two weeks before giving birth the sows are relocated to farrowing crates are even more restrictive. A sow is forced to give birth on a concrete floor; with no nesting materials. Once the piglets are born she cannot interact or nurture them, she is denied the maternal instincts that are rightfully hers. Even more horrifying is the fact that she has to watch her young be castrated, have their teeth extracted and watch their tails being docked. She hears them screaming in terror and pain and she cannot do anything about this because she is confined and trapped. When her piglets are 3-4 weeks old they are removed from her, she is impregnated again and the whole cruel cycle begins again.
The pork industry justifies these stalls by saying they do this for the animals own well being; they are protecting sows from other aggressive pigs. However credible research shows us that sows confined like this experience severe depression, boredom and frustration which can in turn lead to aggressive behaviour. If sows were provided more space and appropriate bedding the above housing systems would not be necessary. The real reason for the industry to allow these inhumane housing systems is to maximise space so more sows can be housed, therefore increasing profits.
Countries such as the UK, Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands have banned the use of gestation / sow stalls. Several states in the USA have also outlawed them. The EU and New Zealand are in the process of banning them as well. Australia should follow their lead and do so as well.
11. Call for Harsher Animal Abuse Penalties in Newfoundland and Labrador
In cases of animal cruelty/neglect, the current provincial animal protection act in Newfoundland and Labrador imposes a fine no less than $50 and no more than $200 for first and second offences.
In third or subsequent offences, a fine can be issued to a maximum of $500. Compared to other provinces across the country this legislation is weak at best.
Stories of cases of animal abuse continue to circulate across the province attracting media attention and causing public outrage from animal lovers and rescue organizations witihin the province and across the maritimes.
It is time for government to take notice and revise the provinical animal protection act so it is at least on par with similar legislations across the country. For instance, in Alberta, fines can reach up to $20,000. In Ontario, up to $60,000 and in BC a fine can be issued for $5000 for a first offense and $10,000 for a second offence.
With the influx of cases of animal cruelty occurring within our province and specifically in Northern Labrador, attention must be paid! Harsher penalties for this type of offense will set an example to potential offenders and reduce the instances of repeat offenders. A $50 fine for torturing an animal is the same as no law at all!!
Please sign your name in support of this cause.
This is for Mia, a little pup from Northern Labrador who was forced to inhale gas and was inevitably damaged so badly she had to be euthanized.
It is for the puppies who were tossed out in a garbage bag and left for dead. Or the tiny pup found locked in a deep freeze barely alive.
It is for the animals of Dunville Placentia Bay who were abandoned in their home and left to starve to death and it is for every animal that has experienced, neglect, torture, cruelty, and distress at the hands of someone who should no better.
This petition will be submitted to government along with letters and documents supporting the need for change.
Please make sure your name is counted!
12. Audit The RSPCA
For many years the RSPCA has been a voice for animals and hundreds of dedicated volunteers have worked tirelessly under its banner to save and re-home orphaned domestic pets and horses.
In recent years the organization has spent massive amounts of money on anti-farmer propaganda and other politically motivated activities that take away from the RSPCA's core mission.
The RSPCA is still accepting donations from the community and state government that are given on the basis that they will be spent on caring for orphaned domestic pets and not political lobbying.
Hunting whales has dated back to 3000BC and should have been made illegal years ago. The ocean is their home just like the land is ours, they did nothing to hurt us so why should we kill them?
They are beautiful creatures and they will become extinct if you ignore all the petitions people are making to get your attention.
Over 250,000 healthy cats and dogs are being put down per year, due to the issue of over breeding resulting in them having no owners, no home and therefore.. no life.
It is unjust and unfair to spare the life of an animal, if help can be given to them. Please remove the 7-14 day euthanization policy, and instead provide foster carers to look after them until they find homes.
Let's all speak out, for the animals that can't.
Brittany Bloomer
15. Harsher Penalties for Animal Abuse in NY
CBS News (May 24, 2011):
The New York Police Department says Irving Sanchez, 46, was arrested after allegedly being caught on an elevator's surveillance camera brutalizing a pit bull puppy.
The video was captured Sunday in the Wagner Houses in East Harlem. It shows a shocking attack.
In the video, a man police say is Sanchez is seen walking into the elevator with a small pit bull puppy named Max. Once inside the elevator, the man is seen dragging the dog from side to side of the elevator by its leash, hurling it into the elevator walls.
Then the man leans in and hits the dog repeatedly with the handle of the leash, wielding the strap like a club.
Finally the man starts stepping on the dog and appears to kick him.
Sanchez was arrested the next day. He is charged with aggravated cruelty to animals.
Source: CBS News
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This abuser may face a fine or at most, minimal prison time.
Animal abusers rarely stop there, and if their abuse is not addressed with the seriousness it deserves at the animal level, studies show that these people are likely to go on to commit further violent crimes.
We are aware that, under our current laws, a person convicted of animal abuse only faces up to 2 years in prison and a $5000 fine -- a maximum penalty which is rarely imposed. In the case of Max, the more likely penalty Mr. Sanchez will face is merely having to pay a fine. This needs to change.
We the undersigned are calling on our elected officials to protect our society from violent criminals by imposing harsher penalties for those convicted of animal abuse, and requiring all abusers to pay for and attend a treatment program to prevent future abuse.
16. Make It Mandatory To Have All Pets Spayed Or Neutered In Every State
Shelters all across America are euthanizing thousands of pets daily, from overcrowding of shelters,some in very inhumane ways, gassing chambers that leave most still alive, but unable to move that are stuffed into barrels, or plastic bags waiting to go to the landfill, and heart sticks.
We need to stop this by making it mandatory to have pets fixed, unless they have a breeders license. This will put an end to back yard breeders, Hoarders, and unwanted pets. We can stop these deaths by passing this law, please do the right thing, and stop the killing now.
17. Stop Hungry Jacks using Battery Hens
As Australian consumers, we the undersigned, call on Hungry Jack's to implement a similar policy to that of your international parent company Burger King in the United States, and commit to a phase-out of pork products from facilities that use sow-stalls and of eggs produced by hens in battery cages, with a view to total replacement of current cruelly-produced products.
18. EUROPE HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MILLIONS OF STREET ANIMALS!
Right in the middle of Europe, millions of street animals are dying year in year out: in killing camps who call themselves animal shelters, or in “freedom” – of hunger, cold, diseases, poison.
Granted, you’ll find local laws forbidding the above – but often enough neither local authorities nor elements of the executive authorities do comply with the laws. Even the most barbarian cruelties to animals go without prosecution because it is not avenged, as a rule.
On December 1st, 2009 the treaty of Lisbon (so-called EU reformation treaty) became effective. The major agreement states that the Union and its member states have to take account of the well-being of the animals as feeling beings.
But the ratification of this treaty does not automatically imply the end of the brute widespread deaths.
This is why we need to suit the action to the word.
19. Have a Justin Bieber benefit concert for PETA
Many organisations/ brands etc. are cruel to animals ex. some use the animals for cosmetic testing and some support that. PETA is an organization that is against cruel treatment of animals, as suggested by its name (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).
PETA protests the rodeo, fur in fashion shows, etc. They also raid animal testing labs and go undercover in slaughterhouses. Their trademark catchphrase is "Animals are not ours to eat / wear / experiment on / be entertained by / abuse in any way."
20. Στηρίξτε τη Φιλοζωική Καρδίτσας
Χρόνια τώρα ο Φιλοζωικός "Φιλοκάρδι" έχει αναλάβει μόνος του την περισυλλογή, φροντίδα, περίθαλψη και σίτιση των αδέσποτων ζώων της Καρδίτσας.
Μετά το 1 Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο που οργανώθηκε και πραγματοποιήθηκε από τη Φιλοζωική Καρδίτσας ο τότε Δήμαρχος υπέγραψε σύμβαση συνεργασίας με την Πρόεδρο Θάνου Ευανθία, Η ΟΠΟΙΑ ΟΥΔΕΠΟΤΕ ΥΛΟΠΟΙΗΘΗΚΕ.
Το " Φιλοκάρδι " επανδρωμένο από 2 άτομα μόνο μάχεται ενάντια στην κακοποίηση, περισυλλέγει, στειρώνει, περιθάλπει και φιλοξενεί τα αδέσποτα του Δήμου.
Για πόσο ακόμα θα αντέξει?
The cruel inhumane way that animals are slaughtered by Muslims in the name of 'Faith' must be stopped. There is no need for this barbarity to happen.
The obligatory stunning of animals has been a law in this Country for many years.
22. No testing of Australian wildlife at Wollongong Uni
NSW DECC (National Parks and Wildlife) has approved a scientific license for Wollongong University to retain 6 kangaroos in very small enclosures to measure the amount of methane expelled by the animals. A study that has been done before. After this experiment the kangaroos are to be slaughtered. They intend for the experiment to be repeated with Wombats.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/kangaroos-face-cruel-experiments-group/story-e6freooo-1226015584392
THIS IS TOTALLY BARBARIC AND WILL PUT THE ANIMALS UNDER TREMENDOUS STRESS!!!
For a government department responsible for the protection of native animals to give approval for such a cruel and unnecessary project is a violation of their duty to protect Australia's wildlife... Especially ironic when they are so reluctant to approve licenses to individuals and groups to care for and rehabilitate native animals!
IT IS AN INSULT TO THE DEDICATED CARERS THAT WORK SO HARD AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE TO ENSURE A FUTURE FOR AUSTRALIA'S DIVERSE AND BEAUTIFUL WILDLIFE!
In a final, sickening, attack, the 21-year-old student Mohammed Abou-Sabaa was filmed kicking the blameless pet down a flight of steps outside his luxury city centre flat.
Postscript from GoPetition:
A Tunisian diplomat’s son avoids jail time for beating his puppy in the U.K., the Daily Mail reports.
Mohammed Abou-Sabaa was caught on tape striking his Labrador Poppy 20 times.
Despite his actions being recorded, British magistrates imposed a two-year suspended prison sentence and banned him from keeping animals for four years.
Abou-Sabaa claims the unprovoked attack happened because he was “having a bad day” after learning he was turned down for a job, according to the paper.
Source: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=177846
24. Battery hens, look us in the eye when choosing to buy
Caged for life without exercise while constantly drained of calcium to form egg shells, battery hens develop the severe osteoporosis of intensive confinement know as caged layer fatigue.
Calcium depleted, millions of hens become paralyzed and die of hunger and thirst inches from their food and water
25. Stop monkeys being shipped in their thousands to UK laboratories
Although experimenting on monkeys caught in the wild was banned in Britain in 1997, laboratories across the UK have begun exploiting a ‘loophole’ in the law.
Caged and bound for Britain: Factory-farmed monkeys are being shipped in their thousands to UK laboratories.
Each female will have to bear at least one baby per year, which is forcibly weaned at eight months and exported soon after.
Birmingham University & Bristol University are using the loopholes.
26. Ban puppy and kitten mills and retail sales of animals in Canada
Puppy mills and kitten mills are facilities which overbreed dogs and cats strictly for greed. These animals are victims of unusually cruel treatment. Thousands of puppies and kittens are born each year, many to the same mother who is bred continuously until she eventually dies. These puppies and kittens are then sold to pet stores and sometimes the public via the internet. Most die shortly after. Those who are not sold to loving homes or pet stores, are auctioned off to research laboratories where they are experimented upon until death is the outcome.
The conditions in which these innocent dogs and cats are forced to live are beyond inhumane. They are locked in too small cages, the housing conditions are poorly ventilated with no heat in the winter or air in the summer. They eat, sleep and literally live in their own urine, feces and vomit.
The 'breeders' are unlicensed and irresponsible which ultimately results in some form of illness. These animals suffer from malnutrition, skin infections, eye, ear and/or teeth loss, depression, fear and various diseases with minimal or no medical attention. The list is endless. Some are lucky enough to be rescued and their lives saved, others meet a very different, very harsh fate.
27. Animal Planet Please Show Earthings
We the undersigned think you should show Earthings the show that shows how we treat animals today and how can we do better.
28. Give the 12 Pit Bulls a Chance at a Good Life
12 Pit Bulls were found by fire fighters. They were chained to trees with no food or water. All of the dogs but two are scarred because they were used for fighting.
The Vicksburg Humane Society is holding the dogs for Warren County S.O. as evidence. These dogs will mostly be put to sleep with no chance of being adopted.
29. Stop the Killing of Dolphins in Taiji, Japan
Every year, over 20,000 dolphins and small whales are killed in 'drive' hunts, hand-held harpoon and cross-bow hunts. In recent years, these hunts have increasingly come under international scrutiny, prompting concern from bodies such as the International Whaling Commission (IWC), on both welfare and conservation grounds. Moreover, the exposure of the brutal slaughter of thousands of dolphins in Taiji by “The Cove”, the Oscar-winning documentary of 2010, has aroused additional public concern over the issue.
In the last 20 years, over 400,000 small cetaceans have been killed in Japanese waters. One form of these hunts is the 'drive hunt', in which dolphins and small whales are rounded up using boats and driven into shallow water where they are killed for their products. During the annual hunt in Taiji and Futo, most of the dolphins are stabbed on the spot, before being loaded onto trucks, sometimes still conscious, to be processed into meat and fertilizer. Young dolphins are ‘saved’ for the captive industry that is the primary motivation for the hunts. Many fisherman have admitted that they would not continue the drive fisheries if it were not for the high prices offered by the captivity industry for wild dolphins.
On the 14th October 2010, an international day of protest has been organized against the killing of dolphins and small whales in Japanese waters. Hundreds of thousands of environmental organization representatives and people from around the world will be outside the Japanese embassies that day to take part in a peaceful demonstration against the continuation of these hunts. Apart from the protest, we want to urge everybody to sign this petition to show your support to end the killing of dolphins in Japan. All the signatures gathered will be sent to the Japanese government.
For more information, please visit the following websites：
Japan Dolphin Day Website (www.SaveTaijiDolphins.org)
The Cove: www.thecovemovie.com
Chinese version of the petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/petition/39741.html
30. Stop Killing Innocent Animals
Each year an estimated 3 to 4 million animals are killed yearly in shelters. 9 out of 10 puppies sold in the U.S. come from puppy mills. “Animal rights advocates are useless to animals,” an opposition committee declared. “They can’t prevent animal abuse because they only get involved after it has been perpetrated.”
That statement could not be more wrong. If abusers were held accountable for their actions, people would be more fearful of committing the act in the first place. Isn't that the reason we have laws and punishment? To deter.
