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is the latest information, news,
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events happening around the world in other countries. It has articles
from dogs, bears to sea turtles and everything in between. There
are also articles on things
some great folks are
going to do and have accomplished. 
You may have seen that only last
week a further 300 dogs were intercepted being transported in 4 pick up
trucks, hidden in what are chicken crates, to try and disguise them from
the authorities. 
Following months of vigorous campaigning by 
Think being the new kid in school is hard? Try
being the new duck on the Best Friends pond. And imagine being a blind
duck who can’t respond to anyone’s body language, walking in circles
instead. Now you know how Quackers first felt when she met her new
flock.
Photos: © Korean Animal Welfare Association (KAWA)
After
tens of thousands of WSPA supporters signed a petition to President
Sebastian Piñera of Chile, the Fisheries Sub Secretariat announced they
are dropping immediate plans to allow hunting of sea lions in Chilean
waters. This amazing success will protect thousands of sea lions - thank
you to
everyone who supported our SOS Sea Lions Chile campaign! 
Thanks
to your help, House Bill 2296 successfully passed through the Hawaii
Legislature on Apr. 23! The new legislation - which is currently with
the Governor for his signature - makes it illegal to purchase, sell,
transport or deliver bear gallbladders or bile.
WSPA
recently handed nearly 110,000 petition signatures to the Executive
Coordinators of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
(Rio+20), Ms. Elizabeth Thompson and Mr. Brice Lalonde. The petition
represents the significant and growing worldwide support for Pawprint,
our campaign
to improve farm animal welfare. 
Pipo
was adopted by an assisted living center in Cohasset, MA where everyone
from the activities director, and the staff, to the clients and their
families, fell in love with him. One staff member even decided to take
him home with her at night after realizing that he got a little lonely
when the lights went off. Now, he has fancy leashes, sweaters, a little
soft house, a soft bed with blankets, AND an entire facility full of
people ready to give him belly rubs.
"A
lot of people have asked me about the dog stories in politics lately. I
will go on record right now that I don’t advocate eating dog meat or
strapping a dog to the roof of a car. But if you want to talk about dogs
as an issue in society, what we need to be talking about is
overpopulation and what we can do. In Puerto Rico, which may become our
51st state, 500 dogs are euthanized every day; and in the United States,
5 million cats and dogs are euthanized every year. And that number
doesn’t include the deaths of animals on the street from disease,
exposure, and abuse."
When
Lyla, formerly Kani Andrea, was rescued, she was the only one of her
litter mates still alive. She was emaciated, weak, vulnerable, and
covered in sores. But because of Valentine’s sponsors like you, she had
access to the extra medical care she needed. We hoped and believed that
she would pull through and find a special family.
And
that she has done! She became the first ever dog for her new dad,
Justin, who adopted her from Cape Ann Animal Aid. Justin says that she
likes to make him laugh by licking his face.
Several
weeks ago May-May Pichamon contacted Soi Dog alerting us to Pammi’s
situation. Pammi was found, alone and frightened guarding her mother’s
corpse and refusing to leave her mother. Eventually locals buried
Pammi’s mother at a nearby tree in the park where Pammi and her mother
lived. Pammi still continued to mourn at the spot where her mother was
buried.
For
days it was touch and go with Pammi’s life hanging by a thin thread.
Some days she would eat well and even play with her new toys. She was
clearly a clever girl making a soft, cosy bed out of several towels! But
other days she would lay listless, not moving and having to be hand
fed. From hour to hour Gill did not know if Pammi would survive or not.
Countless animals spend their days "posing" for photos with tourists.
Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Pattaya, Thailand, boasts that it is the biggest zoo of its kind in the entire world—but is this really something to brag about? The zoo imprisons 200 tigers, while a staggering number of crocodiles languish in muddy pits nearby. Crocodile, elephant, and tiger shows and pig-racing events take place daily, with opportunities for tourists to have their photo taken with donkeys, deer, crocodiles, elephants, orangutans, and even sedated tigers. A recent inspection revealed conditions indicating that the zoo could be more accurately described as a horror show for animals.
During the elephant show, I watched tourists clap and laugh as a dozen elephants “danced” and twirled their trunks to music. The reason that elephants perform such tricks is because the bullhook (a stick with a metal hook on the end) is gouged into the animals’ sensitive skin if they rebel—an act that shouldn’t be applauded.
The elephants are also forced to prance around holding each other’s tails, walk on tight ropes, step over people, throw darts, hula hoop, and play basketball. Performing elephants endure the appalling “breaking” process, called phajaan. When they are babies, they are dragged from their mothers, kicking and screaming, and then they are immobilized, beaten mercilessly, and gouged with nails for days at a time. These ritualized “training” sessions leave the elephants badly injured, bloodied, traumatized, or even dead.
Most
tigers live out their life sentence in prison-like cages that are
2-meters-by-3-meters, leaving these majestic and powerful creatures
without any space to move and run. They are forced to perform tricks and
behave in ways that are unnatural to them, such as standing on their
hind legs, perching on stools, balancing on bridges, and jumping through
rings of fire. I watched as one tiger was chased by a trainer wielding a
stick after he refused to jump through burning hoops.
Please pledge never to patronize zoos or any other animal attraction. Your dollars are your “vote” as a consumer. By patronizing animal acts like Sriracha Tiger Zoo, you are voting for cruelty to animals.
Posted by Ashley Fruno
June pictured
right, is one of the many dogs rescued in a recent
crackdown and will soon be on her way to a loving home in America.
Is this really fun for all the family? The giraffe hunters who pay
£10,000 to shoot the gentle giants with guns and bows for sport
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Although
the dogs were being fed their health was deteriorating and they had no
access to fresh water. Diseases were starting to surface and the general
health of the dogs was in rapid decline. 
Khun
Ruen Thananan (pictured left) who cares for these dogs also accompanied
the boats as her close relationship with the dogs made the capture
easier. We managed to capture another 50 dogs on these surrounding
islands. 
Only
the most frightened dogs remained to be caught, these taking great skill
to catch. In the process several volunteers were bitten, as this can be
dangerous work. Our dog catchers used their nets to capture the dogs,
then careful handling was needed to maneuver them into cages. 
As
the last volunteers approached the main road the final cages were being
removed from the boats with the trucks huge crane. 
Why this is Important
One of our new volunteers, Oky 
They
are slowly getting better and their appetite is growing as fast as they
are. Now that they are safe, they can finally be puppies and play their
hearts out. When Oky puts them out on the floor, they run around in
circles and get really excited. The littlest one is Chiquita, the medium
one is April, and the biggest one is Lolly. These three pups could
really use some support to help with their medical rehabilitation. With
your help, they will soon be ready to find their forever homes.
Spanish and Narciso will have someone to commiserate with during his first 
We sent them back with two carry-ons each with two puppies. The puppies went to our friends at 
Last
year at Valentine’s, we sent out a request for people to sponsor one of
our rescues as a gift to their loved one. One dog in need, Bucare,
caught the eye of long-time animal advocate, Lynn Rappa. Lynn worked
hard to try and 
During
the past several weeks, WSPA's Disaster Response Teams traveled to
several disaster sites to assist animals in need. We are currently
providing food and veterinary care to more than
If you would like to donate something from our wish list of medical,
veterinary, kennel, and food supplies, you would make some dogs very
happy. The crisis facing dogs in Puerto
Rico is a dark legend in animal welfare circles. Due to a mix of
cultural opposition to sterilization, lack of education about
responsible pet ownership, poverty and an apathetic government,
thousands of dogs across the island are in desperate need of help and
the crisis continues to escalate. Here in a place where the suffering of
dogs is so widespread it frightens most away, there are a group of
women who stand their ground, and have developed a plan that holds great
promise.
All Sato Rescue is also taking aim at animal cruelty. Cofounder
Edilia Vazquez is a founding member of the first-ever Animal Rights
Commission of the Puerto Rican Bar Association. In this capacity, Edilia
has reached out to experienced animal rights attorneys and national
animal welfare organizations off the island to learn more about what
might be done to curtail and prosecute animal cruelty.
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Britain has secured international agreement to clamp down on the
illegal trade of rhino horn, which has become so sought after it is now
worth more than diamonds, gold, heroin and cocaine. The UK will lead a global steering group to dispel the myths that
rhino horn can cure cancer or help with strokes, which are fuelling
demand for it in Asia so much that it is now worth £50,000 a kilo. Countries and conservation groups across the world will also work
together by sharing intelligence, policing tactics and public awareness
campaigns against the illegal trade.
The agreement was reached at the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Geneva. Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said: "Criminals trading in
rhino horn have lined their pockets while bringing this magnificent
animal to the brink of extinction, but their days are now numbered. "We will be leading global action to clamp down on this cruel and
archaic trade, and to dispel the myths peddled to vulnerable people that
drive demand for rhino products." There has been a significant increase in the number of rhino killed
in countries such as South Africa since 2010, in what conservationists
are warning is a "poaching crisis", along with a rise in demand for
rhino horn. The UK will now support a workshop in South Africa in September to
help develop better co-operation between countries where rhinos are
poached and countries where their horns are sold. Last September, after the UK's Animal Health agency detected a rise
in the number of rhino horn products being sold through auction houses
in the country, it issued a warning that it would be refusing almost all
applications to export such items from the UK. It was feared that the legal export of "worked items", such as
ornaments, created and acquired before June 1947, was being used to send
rhino horn to Asia, where it is powdered and used for medicinal
purposes. The trade could stimulate the market for products from the
endangered animal, fuelling poaching, officials said.
A Mexican border town has a big dog problem, and it’s not sure what to do about it. There are about 70,000 stray dogs roaming San Luis Rio Colorado in northern Mexico. That’s one dog for every two inhabitants, according to the BBC. The town has become so overrun with dogs, that the government began offering a tax exemption of $17 per stray that was offered for euthanasia. That move prompted an uproar in northern Mexico after animal rights groups argued the government was barking up the wrong tree, and they demanded the town stop what they called unnecessary “dog killings.” Activists said what the government was doing qualified as “animal torture,” and they called for legislative reform.
In
Bulgaria, nearly all owned dogs are chained close to the house so they
can warn their owners of visitors , effectively being used as doorbells.
These dogs often live a miserable existence kept on short chains for
all of their life, never taken for a walk or shown any affection -
simply used as an unfeeling commodity. The only time they might be moved
is when the potatoes are planted out in the fields and they are then
chained there to stop the new plants being dug up by the wild pigs. 
PETA
Asia has just blown the lid off a horrifying and heartbreaking case in
the Philippines that involves cruelty to two of the most vulnerable
members of any society—children and animals. You will need a strong
stomach to read on, but please know that for the first time in history,
something is being done about what you are about to read:
Snow Leopard Population Thriving in Afghanistan
The regal Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), which
was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure future
according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species™. Its wild population now stands at 1,000 individuals.
An Australian land management consultant has proposed killing large
numbers of wild camels in a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a
major contributor to global warming. The proposal, one of several in an
initiative to be debated in the Australian parliament next week, posits
that eliminating the camels would generate carbon credits, which
industry could then purchase to offset their carbon emissions. Northwest
Carbon proposes to shoot the animals or round them up for slaughter,
with the resulting meat processed for animal or human consumption. 
Camels were imported to Australia in the mid 19th century, where they
were used for transport across the vast, arid interior portions of the
continent. When no longer needed, they were set loose. Nature took her
course and now there are about 1.2 million feral camels in the country.
The ruminants are highly destructive “pests” and each camel emits about
100 pounds of the greenhouse gas methane each year. 
Great place for lots of information. 
BBC Human Planet Explorer
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