More than 150.000 stray animals (dogs and cats) have been brutally killed to “clean-up” the streets in the cities of Ukraine to host the UEFA football Euro 2012.
UEFA and the Ukraine government are solely responsible for this animal massacre.
When pure greed for maximum profit is the only interest to justify the massive violation of animal rights, then we ALL should BOYCOTT the organizers and their blood-sport event!
Polar Bears are some of the most majestic and beautiful animals in the world. The global population estimate is between 20 000 and 22 000. This classifies the Polar Bear as ‘threatened.’ Polar Bears are threatened by pollution and global warming. Without ice Polar Bears are unable to reach their prey.
But the most immediate threat is hunting. Over 1000 polar bears are hunted annually! This prevents the Polar Bear population from increasing to a healthier number. Canada is the only nation in the world that allows Polar Bear hunting by non-natives and non-citizens. (Polar Bears also live in Alaska, Russia, Greenland, & Norway) Canada sells polar bear hunting licenses to trophy hunters. The main problem with this is that 60% of Polar Bears reside in Canada.
The Canadian government are paying hunters for Polar Bear hides! The government pre-pays hunters for the hides of bears shot in this subsistence hunt, and then sells the hides at auction for up to $11,000 (which also goes to the hunter), it blurs the line between a subsistence hunt and a commercial hunt.
Polar Bears are protected under national law and international treaty, so Canada’s Polar Bears can only be harvested by Inuit hunters for subsistence, OR by trophy hunters guided by Inuit. The major threat for Polar Bears in Canada is the commercial hunt. Canada is the ONLY nation in the world that allows Polar Bear hunting by non-natives and non-citizens trophy hunters. Why? The answer is easy: MONEY! Pure greed for profit! Canada charges 750 Canadian dollars per Bear!
Allowing hunting by non-natives and non-citizens and selling hunting licenses to trophy hunters creates a bloody business where radical hunters sell hunting tours to Canada and kill Polar Bears. The hunt of one male Polar Bear is offered for 35.000 $ and as we know there are enough rich people who book these tours to get their trophy! There is also an increase in polar bear skin sales!
By just paying, the sport hunters are allowed to go to 5 or 6 day hunting trips in which they chase polar bears with several dogs and after a long chase, when the Polar Bear is exhausted from running, he stops to finally try to make the dogs that are surrounding him go away, at which point the hunter gets closer and shoots several arrows (!!!) until he is finally dead. This means pure torture for the Polar Bear. Cruelty on animals can not be worse than this.
We are horrified and shocked that Canada sells the life of one of the most majestic and beautiful animals in the world to international hunting tour operators.
AnimalWATCH has started a petition. Tell the Canadian government to stop the legal slaughter of one of the highest endangered species in the world.
The irresponsible killing of this threatened species for pure trophy hunting as well as commercial trade in polar bear products must be stopped — now! Before it’s too late! Sign the petition and share it with as many people as possible!
Once again we were protesting against the animal massacre in the Ukraine. So far over 100.000 stray animals have been brutally killed in preparation for the UEFA Football Euro 2012. Read the full report about the demonstration on the 11th of February 2012 in Frankfurt a.M. /Germany on the page “actions”.
AnimalWATCH activists, 17.12.2011, Frankfurt a.M./Germany
(read report on page “actions”)