Comments on: Give Wildlife a Break! http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/ News from the WildlifeDirect team Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:54:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: sheryl, washington dc http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-605 sheryl, washington dc Thu, 15 May 2008 02:51:12 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-605 Hi all. Mina and I are at my Dad's in Florida after a 16.5 hour drive. I just learned that Jill Robinson will not appear at the Florida and Boston events because she's needed in Chengdu. We'll hear from Alice Ng instead. I'm disappointed, but I understand the reasons. s. Hi all. Mina and I are at my Dad’s in Florida after a 16.5 hour drive. I just learned that Jill Robinson will not appear at the Florida and Boston events because she’s needed in Chengdu. We’ll hear from Alice Ng instead. I’m disappointed, but I understand the reasons.

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]]> By: Colleen http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-603 Colleen Wed, 14 May 2008 14:34:55 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-603 another hero for bears, bile bears and dancing bears is Mary Hutton She has quite a number of sanctuaries in southeast asia here is her site: http://www.freethebears.org.au/ It is also a custom in China to torture meat animals before killing them to make them taste better. One of my friends in Toronto caught her neighbour torturing skunks and raccoons that they were trapping, city wildlife, and then eating. She stopped them, got them charged, and told them she'd beat the crap out of them both if they ever tried it again but it's a custom. Lovely. And skinning dogs and cats alive for the fur trade. I would love to find a way to get the world to boycott China. of course, we should all be boycotted but there is a particular level of cruelty in that country that seems unsurpassed. If you read modern chinese history, the cruelty towards each other was pretty much as bad. As the author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang discovered, "When people are happy, they are kind" another hero for bears, bile bears and dancing bears is Mary Hutton
She has quite a number of sanctuaries in southeast asia
here is her site: http://www.freethebears.org.au/
It is also a custom in China to torture meat animals before killing them to make them taste better.
One of my friends in Toronto caught her neighbour torturing skunks and raccoons that they were trapping, city wildlife, and then eating. She stopped them, got them charged, and told them she’d beat the crap out of them both if they ever tried it again but it’s a custom. Lovely. And skinning dogs and cats alive for the fur trade.
I would love to find a way to get the world to boycott China. of course, we should all be boycotted but there is a particular level of cruelty in that country that seems unsurpassed. If you read modern chinese history, the cruelty towards each other was pretty much as bad. As the author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang discovered,
“When people are happy, they are kind”

]]> By: Wim http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-602 Wim Wed, 14 May 2008 12:45:34 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-602 Well at least those boys weren't shooting their classmates for a change. No let's not ban them from hunting. Ban hunting. Ban guns. Or would that be unacceptable interferance with the culture? I'm all for cultural revolutions! Speaking of which, go to China. Look. Learn. Engage with the people there, share your opinions and your expertise, broaden your knowledge of the country. No Paul McCartney in China? Every cloud has a silver lining. Well at least those boys weren’t shooting their classmates for a change. No let’s not ban them from hunting. Ban hunting. Ban guns. Or would that be unacceptable interferance with the culture?
I’m all for cultural revolutions!
Speaking of which, go to China. Look. Learn. Engage with the people there, share your opinions and your expertise, broaden your knowledge of the country.
No Paul McCartney in China? Every cloud has a silver lining.

]]> By: Lucia Cristiana, Brasil http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-601 Lucia Cristiana, Brasil Wed, 14 May 2008 03:07:01 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-601 You are right, Lisa. Please, go on. You are right, Lisa. Please, go on.

]]> By: Lucia Cristiana, Brasil http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-600 Lucia Cristiana, Brasil Wed, 14 May 2008 03:02:00 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-600 I am having problem to access many blogs now. What's happening? I am having problem to access many blogs now. What’s happening?

]]> By: sheryl, washington dc http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-599 sheryl, washington dc Tue, 13 May 2008 22:24:58 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-599 Amen, Lisa. s. Amen, Lisa.

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]]> By: Lisa, California http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-598 Lisa, California Tue, 13 May 2008 22:19:54 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-598 On a daily basis, I encounter people that can't listen to the news because of it's "negative content." They don't vote because they "don't like" any of the candidates. Mom's that think their entire world is the PTA. They don't want to hear about the animals in the Mara. They laugh at me when I talk about the plight of the mountain gorilla. They ask me how I can listen to the fact that women and children are being raped in DRC. It's disturbing to me because I personally feel that if I don't know, if I don't listen, how can I do anything to help change anything in this world. The bottom line is MORE PEOPLE NEED TO CARE. I guess we keep going, we keep talking and if we get one person to care, then we are doing good. Lisa On a daily basis, I encounter people that can’t listen to the news because of it’s “negative content.” They don’t vote because they “don’t like” any of the candidates. Mom’s that think their entire world is the PTA. They don’t want to hear about the animals in the Mara. They laugh at me when I talk about the plight of the mountain gorilla. They ask me how I can listen to the fact that women and children are being raped in DRC. It’s disturbing to me because I personally feel that if I don’t know, if I don’t listen, how can I do anything to help change anything in this world. The bottom line is MORE PEOPLE NEED TO CARE. I guess we keep going, we keep talking and if we get one person to care, then we are doing good. Lisa

]]> By: Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-597 Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL Tue, 13 May 2008 15:10:36 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-597 Paula, I made up mind along time ago to boycott the upcoming Olympics...of course my own country is shooting wolves as we speak. My beloved Florida Panther will soon be no more because too little, too late was done to save them. Remember when you quoted statistics on charitable giving towards wildlife conservation? Still grappling with that...how do we turn that around! How do we make people see we need wild places and wild animals. How do we help people FEEL anything, when they are only consumed with their own lives, and not the world around them. Whatever happened to "Ask not what my country can do for me, but what can I do for my country"! Paula, I made up mind along time ago to boycott the upcoming Olympics…of course my own country is shooting wolves as we speak. My beloved Florida Panther will soon be no more because too little, too late was done to save them. Remember when you quoted statistics on charitable giving towards wildlife conservation? Still grappling with that…how do we turn that around! How do we make people see we need wild places and wild animals. How do we help people FEEL anything, when they are only consumed with their own lives, and not the world around them. Whatever happened to “Ask not what my country can do for me, but what can I do for my country”!

]]> By: sheryl, washington dc http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-596 sheryl, washington dc Tue, 13 May 2008 13:37:57 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-596 Jill Robinson is one of my personal heroes. I'm happy to report that all bears and people at the AAF Sanctuary in Chengdu are safe. The buildings that the staff lived in are very damaged, but the moon bears are just fine. Same goes for the 60 giant pandas at the Chengdo breeding base. Sadly, there is no communications with the much larger Wolong breeding and conservation center in Wenchuan county. It sits just miles from the epicenter and the roads in are destroyed. If we lose the 230 giant pandas at Wolong, then our efforts to conserve my favorite bears are in very grave danger. I'm leaving on vacation tomorrow to visit my Dad in my hometown in Florida. On May 19 I'll attend a presentation by Jill Robinson at a wildlife sanctuary near Wauchula. I cannot wait to meet her! I might even stand a photo. If you're looking for more information on animal cruelty in China, visit the www.animalsasia.org and visit PETA.org and HSUS.org. Those organizations, whether you like them or not, have exposed the worst of China's insanely inhumane treatment of non-human animals. Pay special attention to the information about fur on coats imported from China. I will NEVER visit China, not even to see my beloved bears, until they begin treating non-human animals as something other than a commodity. s. Jill Robinson is one of my personal heroes. I’m happy to report that all bears and people at the AAF Sanctuary in Chengdu are safe. The buildings that the staff lived in are very damaged, but the moon bears are just fine. Same goes for the 60 giant pandas at the Chengdo breeding base. Sadly, there is no communications with the much larger Wolong breeding and conservation center in Wenchuan county. It sits just miles from the epicenter and the roads in are destroyed. If we lose the 230 giant pandas at Wolong, then our efforts to conserve my favorite bears are in very grave danger.

I’m leaving on vacation tomorrow to visit my Dad in my hometown in Florida. On May 19 I’ll attend a presentation by Jill Robinson at a wildlife sanctuary near Wauchula. I cannot wait to meet her! I might even stand a photo.

If you’re looking for more information on animal cruelty in China, visit the http://www.animalsasia.org and visit PETA.org and HSUS.org. Those organizations, whether you like them or not, have exposed the worst of China’s insanely inhumane treatment of non-human animals. Pay special attention to the information about fur on coats imported from China. I will NEVER visit China, not even to see my beloved bears, until they begin treating non-human animals as something other than a commodity.

s.

]]> By: Lucia Cristiana, Brasil http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-595 Lucia Cristiana, Brasil Tue, 13 May 2008 13:20:37 +0000 http://baraza.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/13/give-wildlife-a-break/#comment-595 Yes, Paula, so cruelty against animals make me sick. It's not ethic. Mahatma Gandhi were right when he said that "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Yes, Paula, so cruelty against animals make me sick. It’s not ethic. Mahatma Gandhi were right when he said that “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

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