Yelp for Heroes!

Hi PetPals!

I was horrified by the articles published in the Sun this week about retired MOD (ministry of defence) dogs being euthanised because they are no longer of use. The MOD tried to justify the euthanisations by saying 'these dogs were not suitable for rehoming due to behaviour problems', this is simply UNTRUE. Dogs used in service have to have good behaviour in order to respond to training and carry out their roles. 

These dogs put their life's at risk everyday to protect us and they are being killed just because they are no longer of use. It's absolutely disgusting, these dogs are not tools or chess pieces, they're animals with rights - a right to live a healthy, happy life. 

In 3 years, 288 retired MOD dogs were euthanised just because they are no longer of use to the forces. That's on average 96 perfectly healthy, loving dogs that have had their life's cruelly taken away from them after doing SO much for us humans. The British police rehome all their retired dogs and currently have more people waiting for a retired dog than they do retired dogs. So why didn't the MOD contact those people wanting to rehome an ex force dog?

The most upsetting thing is that these dogs have given up their life's for us humans and yet they're killed as soon as they're of no use. It's quite similar to the badger cull, the badgers are not 'fitting into our lifestyle/expectations' and so we're culling them with no scientific and plausible reason. 

We should be thanking not only these dogs but all the other line of service animals that give up everything to protect us so that we can live without fear. It's about time, they were given recognition and more animals were awarded with the Dickin Award. 

The Sun have created a petition to stop the euthanisations of service animals, please, please sign it and share with your friends. Save their life's, give them a second chance, reward them for their dedication to us by giving them a loving home where they can live the rest of their days content, happy and healthy. (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article5146603.ece)

For more information please check the following links:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/5146624/Ministry-of-Defence-kills-288-dogs-in-3-years.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2424710/Why-MoD-quick-destroy-dogs-guarded-Prince-William.html

Badger Cull Campaign

Hi PetPals,

As you are all aware, the Badger Cull has begun. Despite this, the campaign to Stop the Cull is still going.

So far, petitions and protests are not getting the governments attention however there is something that will, if we all work together and get it to Number 1.

Brian May (a Queen Guitarist and Legend) is a huge animal lover and has been the driving force behind the badger cull petition and campaign. He has wrote a protest song with Brian Blessed to raise awareness and hopefully STOP THE CULL. It's called 'Save the Badger,Badger,Badger' and you can watch the video on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EllYgcWmcAY)

Mr May has said: "The British people are speaking in their many thousands, and yet the Government is refusing to listen.

"We thank them for buying this track and giving the badgers a voice. Let's get this to number one so (David) Cameron cannot avoid it.

"This cull is unscientific, unethical and won't work.

"The Government is set to murder 5,000 badgers and yet all the peer-reviewed scientific evidence shows that the answer to the problem of bovine TB in cattle does not lie in this slaughter and that this action will be ineffective and potentially damaging to the welfare of both farm animals and wildlife.

"It is shocking that the NFU and the Government have been allowed to continue with a politically-led policy with no basis in science against the will of the people."

You can purchase the song on itunes and help get it to Number 1. If it gets to Numver 1 this sunday, then  David Cameron has no choice but to listen and not ignore the protests!

Please go to Itunes and buy the song, tell all your friends and family to purchase it too.

HELP THE BADGERS BY STOPPING THE CULL. BUY THIS SONG AND GET IT TO NUMBER ONE.

SIGN THE PETITION HERE:  http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257


Check out these links to find out more information too:

http://www.save-me.org.uk/

The Badger Cull

Despite protests and petitions, it was announced today that the Badger Cull had begun. It is a very sad day for not only the protesters but the badgers too as 100,000 of them are to be killed in order to supposedly 'control TB levels in cattle'. The problem is, there is no scientific proof that the cull will reduce TB and therefore thousands of Badgers are being murdered for the sake of it or if you might call it 'fun'.

It seems like our Governments answer to everything these days is to kill/ignore the facts. These beautiful creatures that existed long before us are being killed just because its effecting our way of living. Shouldn't we live alongside these animals in harmony? 

What's also disgusting about this cull is that the Badger is a protected species under the Wildlife Act yet our own Government are ignoring a law that THEY passed. It's no wonder there is so much crime in the world when it's okay for some people to break the law and for others it's not. 

A Badger Cull was actually performed in the 1990's and the results proved that culling the badgers did not reduce TB and that those badgers killed died for nothing.

There is one simple answer to reducing TB and that is to vaccinate the badgers. Yes, it's time consuming and costly BUT IT WORKS and there is SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE to back it up! Scotland, Ireland and now Wales are proof that it has worked!

With so many animals endangered as it is (because of us) we should be doing more to save the species that live here and not killing them!

PLEASE sign the petition, it's not too late to stop the cull, it takes 2 minutes and you won't get any spam/junk mail. YOU can STOP THE CULL, YOU can SAVE THE BADGERS LIFE'S and YOU can PROTECT THEM so that the next generation can see them too.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/38257

Share the link/this page and make sure everyone you know signs it too! 

SAVE THE BADGERS BY STOPPING THE CULL.

More information can be found here:

www.stopthecull.com
www.teambadger.org.uk