Just 10 exciting days old, this baby girl donkey was named Stampella by our recent volunteer Deborah from Italy. Stampella’s mom was rescued weeks earlier after her foreleg had been crushed in an accident and was beyond repair. Amputating the crushed limb was her only chance. We didn’t know if she would be able to stand and walk after the amputation as amputations in equines are almost never performed, they are euthanised, but because of her small size and obvious will to survive, we took the chance and she has done remarkably well. She’s slow, but steady. She can stand up easily and with a few hops makes her way around wherever she wants to go. Mother and baby are naturally inseparable and Mom is tending to her wonderfully.
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Nandita Saha playing godmother to two rescued little calves, Krishna and Aloft, at Blue Cross of India. Blue Cross rescues a great many cows, as well as all kinds of other animals. Earlier this year, they rescued over 100 bulls from illegal transport.
To visit Blue Cross of India’s facebook page, click here.
To visit Blue Cross of India’s website, click here.
Linda St. Claire’s exquisite brush strokes reveal the soul of the animal. Known throughout the U.S. and worldwide, she is among the artists who are generously donating their artwork to the Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary Benefit Art Show, to be held August 11, 2012.
This ethereal, angelic dove was created by Barbara Harnack, whose artwork has an otherworldly touch, especially the faces. Raku is a special technique of firing ceramics, originally discovered in the sixteenth century by a Korean potter.
“Oheke” means “bashful” in the Hawaiian language; Alexis Higginbotham learned the meaning from her Hawaiian mother. This lovely fish exemplifies the sensitivity of her artwork.
To view these and many more enchanting works of art – and to meet the charming residents of Kindred Spirits, a very gentle and light-filled sanctuary that provides elder and hospice care for dogs, horses, and poultry – please attend their Benefit Art Show on August 11.
Benefit Art Show
August 11, 2012,
10 am – 4 pm,
Located 20 minutes south of Santa Fe,
On Highway 14,
one half mile south of the Lone Butte General Store,
Radio host Disha Oberoi, on Live104.8FM, will be holding a fundraiser on air from 7 to 8 pm this Friday evening, July 13, 2012, for Blue Cross of India. If you’re in or near Chennai, be sure to tune in. You can make a pledge of funds, and even specify how you’d like it spent – for food for the animals, vet care, ambulance services, or whichever way you’d like your donation to benefit the animals.
There will be lots of music and success stories about animals rescued, so it will be a fun event. This is follows the recent highly successful adopt-a-thon, in which over 60 Blue Cross animals found their forever homes. It’s the first hour-long on-air fundraiser for animals held by a Chennai radio station!
On a beautiful sanctuary of grassy islands and palm trees, Save the Chimps, in Fort Pierce, Florida, cares for nearly 300 rescued chimps who once lived in solitary confinement in laboratory cages, as research chimps. Now they live happily in families, enjoying their lives with plenty of room to run and play in the open air.
To find out more about the work of Save the Chimps, click here.
Photo: Thomas Lersch / Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported / This is another chimp, not one at Save the Chimps.
During recent rains, five egret siblings were found on the street near a fallen tree and brought to PAWS. They are old enough to catch food for themselves, and PAWS released them on Khidkali Pond, where there are other egrets.
On July 3, 2012, heavy rain fell in Mumbai for the second day, resulting in many distressed birds being received at PAWS center.
Some of the birds who were uninjured were released in suitable habitat. This kite and several pigeons were sent to Thane SPCA, also in Mumbai, for rehabilitation and eventual release.
PAWS rescues many wild birds, snakes and other wildlife, as well as dogs, cats, and other domestic animals.
In June, ESAF conducted 7 separate mobile clinics at the pyramids area – providing shots for internal and external parasites and treating all kinds of common injuries and diseases for the working horses and camels. The clinics also provided feeding for the most urgent cases.
One of the vets feeding a carriage horse.
The animal owners have always been so grateful to see us back in the area, especially the camel owners who have nobody else to rely on. Now they can’t feel they are left alone in the middle of the crisis, and there is someone to take care of them and their animals.
Camels having dinner.
This month some of our vets experienced the work at the Pyramids area for the first time. Some volunteers and trainee vets also enjoyed being part of such an inspiring experience, and, of course, owners volunteered to work as vet assistants at times, grateful for the help and the awareness tips they were given.
A horse is given a shot.
ESAF has always been committed to the working animals at the Pyramids, and we are doing our best to continue the long term project for the area.
A young boy with one of his family’s camels.
Total number of animals treated in June: 72 Horses and 35 Camels.
A horse gets a shot.
Total number of animals fed in June: 40 Horses and 17 Camels.
Also a big thank you to Aida at Digla Animal Rescue for her donation of the nose bands for the working animals. These soft nosebands replace the uncomfortable wires previously in use.
Very special thanks to all our donors and to ESAF vets Dr. Moh A Al Hay, Dr. Moh Ossama, Dr. Marwa Rabah and Dr. Moh Gomaily for their hard work and dedication to helping the Pyramids camels and horses.
An earlier rally against circuses’ abuse of elephants.
On Sunday, August 26, 2012, ARAN (Animal Rights Action Network), one of the most active animal rights groups in Ireland, will lead a lively, peaceful march and rally along Dublin’s O’Connell Street.
If you live anywhere in Ireland please plan to attend; your dogs, children, and friends are welcome.
“Take a special moment now to watch our short, beautiful, inspiring rally promo video that we’ve just released – there’s no cruel images, just 100% beautiful music and footage from previous ARAN rallies with a special message, enjoy. Click here.”
On Monday, June 18, the U.S. Senate declined to take a vote on the Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 (S. 3239) The bill is pending in the House and may still come up for a vote.
It is believed by congressional experts that the bill has only a very slim chance of being passed into law.
The presence of the bill in congress does serve the purpose of highlighting the plight of the 300 million or so chickens who currently live their lives confined in battery cages in the U.S.
Key provisions of the bill (to be phased in over 15 – 18 years) would require
One – That each hen have a minimum of 124” of space (for white hens) or 144” of space (for brown hens, who are larger). (This may not sound like much, but it’s more space than hens are currently allowed.)
Two – Provide for humane euthanasia – current methods are extremely inhumane.
Three – Require perches and nesting spaces.
Four — Require labeling that reflects that actual conditions in which the hens are kept, such as “free-range”, “cage-free”, “caged”, “enriched cages”, so consumers of egg products can make informed choices.
Five – Prohibit withholding of food and water, which is currently employed as a method of increasing egg-laying production.
Six – Require improved air quality.
Pre-empting state and local laws
One of the most controversial aspects of the bill is that it would pre-empt any state or local regulations, present or future, which would require more living space for each egg-laying hen, thus effectively forestalling any further legislative action to give hens more space.
No future laws could require hens to be given more space or to be free-range. The cruel system of factory farming with battery caged hens would be enshrined in federal law in the U.S. for the foreseeable future. Battery cages could not be banned in years to come.
On other hand, the bill’s supporters argue that the likelihood of battery cages being banned in the U.S. any time soon is around zero, so any improvement, even if minimal, in the lives of the hens would be a good thing.
Photo: Andrei Niemimäki from Turku, Finland / Wikimedia Commons / “This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.” / A rooster and a hen.
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