Man's Inhumanity - 2

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15 February 2012

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Man's Inhumanity To Animals

Man's Inhumanity To Animals

This is an 'UGG Boot' (or perhaps it should be "UGH BOOT" because it's a ridiculous looking piece of footwear). It's recently been discovered by Humane Society International that some Australian ugg boot manufacturers are using pelts from raccoon dogs - although the  labels show that they're made from wool and other materials.

This is a raccoon dog

And this is a raccoon dog after it's been skinned - and still alive

Raccoon dogs are skinned alive in China. They're kept in unbelievably cruel conditions on fur farms before being beaten, hung up and skinned alive. And the Chinese government does nothing to stop it. And some Australian manufacturers are turning a blind eye to it.

Whenever I see someone walking by wearing ugg boots, I try not to laugh. Now, however, I'll be trying not to run up to them and smash them in the mouth. Naturally, the person wearing the ugg boots wouldn't be aware of the cruelty that might have gone into making their silly footwear ... but it would make me feel a whole lot better.

 If you want to see one of the most disgusting videos on the internet click HERE.


It'll show you just how cruel these Chinese fur traders are. Instead of killing the animal first, they prefer to skin it alive. The animal's agony is apparent in this video, as it twists and turns as the knife goes in and its skin is torn off. It's not only horrific, but heartbreaking too.

WATCH THE VIDEO IF YOU MUST - BUT PLEASE BE AWARE OF ITS EXTREME GRAPHIC NATURE

The people at PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) fight a continuous battle against those who sell - and wear - the fur from animals. Their cause is a just one, and they deserve all the support they can get.

Elephant Killer

Meet The Honourable Robert Borsak, Member of the Legislative Council, NSW Parliament, Australia - New South Wales Shooters Party.

He kills elephants.

He claims to be a voluntary 'conservation hunter' and culls animals (rather than kills them) in order to reduce their excessive numbers and to help protect farmland. An admirable pursuit, I would say, particularly as over-population of animals often leads to their starvation and death, and those numbers need to be kept to manageable levels. Many recreational hunters also claim to be conservationists, but most of the time they're talking through their hats, because it's got nothing to do with conservation - it's the THRILL of killing a wild animal that turns them on.

Take Robert Borsak, for instance.  In 2007, he and his wife Cheryl, went to northern Zimbabwe to hunt elephants. On a two-week trip he killed several, including a bull elephant which he shot in the head from a distance of six paces.

Here's part of his account of this killing:

"As Tusker (the elephant) came down there was an unearthly scream as the full weight of the falling bull collapsed his heaving lungs, expelling through the trunk and sending an involuntary shiver through me. On the ground now, on bended knee the ochre coloured wet bull thrashed around with its trunk, paralysed unable to move. I reloaded as the empties flicked over my shoulder & drilled him again. As I approached I moved in quickly, not being sure at all exactly at that time what had happened. As I approached with some caution he lunged as far forward as his trunk & position allowed, trying to grab me. At this I placed two frontal brain shots into the now almost defunct bull and it was all over."

His description is almost palpably orgasmic as he writes about his killing of this animal. It's plain creepy to read it, and yet he claims he's only doing it for 'conservation' purposes. What would have been wrong with tranquilizing the animal and then euthanising it humanely, instead of putting it through the pain and terror of being hunted and shot? The answer's simple ... that wouldn't have been any fun.

So you can pull the other one, Mr Borsak. You, like many other so-called 'hunters' who kill purely for the fun of it, are sick individuals.

'Culling' animals is different to 'killing' animals. There should be no pleasure gained from either of those pursuits, but there clearly is in your case, and therefore it labels you as both a liar and a hypocrite.

But then you're also a member of parliament, so that comes naturally I suppose.

Take a look at these couple of grinning morons. They're probably from somewhere in Malaysia - although that's not definitely known -  and they had an enjoyable time watching a small puppy die as they strung him up from a tree. Then they took a photograph of their handiwork.

Morons they certainly are, because they then posted the photograph on Facebook & Twitter and expected people to think how clever they were. But, following an avalanche of complaints, police in Malaysia commenced an investigation into the matter - mainly because a majority of people believed it had occurred in that country.

To date, there's been no definitive outcome, and no details of these two having been arrested, although there are varying claims around the internet to the contrary. If, however, they're caught it's to be hoped they spend a nice long time behind bars.

It would be a sort of justice, I suppose, but it would be much more fitting if they were made to face the family of the victim, such as happens in courtrooms throughout much of the world. The little puppy probably didn't have a family to speak of, so perhaps 'representatives' could be used ... say, half a dozen pit bull terriers discussing the crime with the offenders in an enclosed pen for a while.

I strongly suspect those two pieces of scum would then think twice in the future about murdering animals for the fun of it.

With spears lodged in her skull, this female African elephant is a victim of a cruel war on animals being waged in southern Kenya. She was attacked by tribesmen in the Amboselli National Park in a growing trend of violence towards native animals over pasture and water rights.This picture was released by the wildlife protection association Wildlife Direct and is dated August 2004. The elephant, known as Odile, survived the attack and later gave birth to a calf.

Elephant 'Crushing'

More Cruelty to Elephants

Elephants in Thailand have to be trained if they are to become circus performers, or if they are to provide rides for tourists, and the method for training these wild elephants has been used in Thailand and other parts of Asia for centuries.

The young elephants (between 3 and 4 years old) are taken from their mothers, and a process begins that's designed to both break the animals' spirits in order to make them domesticated, and to break their ties with their mothers. This process is called 'phajaan' or 'crush'.

The elephant is forced into a small wooden pen by being beaten with a piece of wood with nails protruding from it, as well as lengths of bamboo and bull hooks.

Once the animal is in place, it's tied with ropes so it's unable to move.

The 'phajaan' or 'crush' then begins - lasting for roughly a week.

During this time, the animal is beaten, bludgeoned, has hooks attached to its ears, and is deprived of food, water and sleep.

The infliction of pain gradually subdues the wild instincts of the animals, and they can then be used for entertaining people.

If you go to Thailand, or to any other Asian country, and you're tempted to take a ride on an elephant, or to visit a circus to see the elephants perform, you might want to remember these horrific pictures.



Animal Welfare Groups

The injuries on this dog were caused when it was tied to the bumper of a car and dragged along a road. It defeats most of us when we try to understand just WHY people do such terrible things, and yet similar incidents - and worse - occur every day, in every country of the world, and one despairs at man's continued inhumanity to animals.

But I haven't just posted this photograph for its shock value - I've posted it as a reminder that throughout the world there are many organisations - mostly voluntary - that rescue, medically treat, care for and foster out (whenever appropriate) animals that have been abused and ill-treated.

There's an animal welfare organisation in just about every country of the world, and if you really care about animals such as the dog shown in this photograph, you might think about making a donation to one of them, so that they can continue with their wonderful work.

To bring things into perspective, the RSPCA in the UK investigated no fewer than 141,280 animal cruelty complaints in that country during 2009 and it rescued 135,293 of those animals from mistreatment. And yet the organisation is entirely funded on voluntary donations - no government assistance whatsoever.

So input and assistance from animal lovers is essential to them, as it is for most animal welfare groups around the world, and the smallest donations would be welcomed.



Some more images of man's inhumanity to animals can be found in my posting TAKING REVENGE

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