The Spanish hunters (galgueros) want to raise one million signatures to request UNESCO to class hunting with galgos as World Cultural Heritage. The horrible fact is that each year, after the hunting season, more than 60,000 hunting dogs are abandoned or tortured to death in Spain. Before being dumped or killed, the galgos spend their lives in unbelievable neglect and misery. It would therefore be a complete disaster if hunting with galgos would become a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. A petition has been made to call upon UNESCO to reject any application. Please sign and share widely – TORTURE IS NOT CULTURE!

Vinttikoirilla metsästyksestä (galgoilla) EI saa tulla UNESCOn maailmanperintökohdetta - kidutus ei ole kulttuuria! Metsästäjien aikeet estettävä.

Harjakt med vinthundar (galgos) FÅR inte bli UNESCOs världskulturarv - tortyr är inte kultur! Jägarnas avsikter måste stoppas.

Please sign / Allekirjoita / Skriv under!

Romania gets millions of euros in EU funding to take care of the problem of stray dogs and rabies provided that it is done in a cost effective and humane way. The situation in Romania now: The dogs are killed in the most horrific ways - they are burnt or buried alive, strangled, poisoned, hanged or dumped in landfills packed like sardines in cramped cages – sometimes in sight of children. Those who are not killed on the spot get shipped to horrendous "concentration camps" where they after a few weeks are beaten to death or poisoned if they haven’t already died of cold, hunger and thirst. Dog catchers and death “shelters” get about 300 euros per killed dog. No wonder that the Romanian mafia wants the dog problem to persist! According to all researches the most effective and cheapest way to deal with the dog problem would be to neuter and spay the dogs. The EU couldn’t care less about the dogs or the wasted money - your and my money! More info:

http://www.occupyforanimals.org/the-spotlights-have-been-switched-on-and-they-are-shining-brightly-into-the-bedrooms-of-the-eu-and-our-eu-sleeping-beauty-has-already-opened-her-eyes-but-when-will-she-get-up-at-last.html

Here’s a petition to sign:

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/european-commission-freeze-all-funding-to-romania-until-a-humanely-compliant-dog-population-control-strategy-is-adopted

Each year, millions of dogs and cats are skinned in China their furs being used for coat collars, boot and glove linings, accessories, trinkets and toys.

Conditions on Chinese fur farms are appalling, and the animals are subject to unimaginable acts of systematic brutality and cruelty. The foxes, minks, rabbits, dogs and cats live crammed together in tiny wire cages with no shelter from rain, cold weather or the scorching sun, and the animals are deprived of even the most basic care. The animals show signs of extreme anxiety and pathological behaviours, such as self-mutilation and infanticide.

Looking for a Christmas gift for someone who loves animals and who already "has got everything"?

A very good idea is to donate for animals, for instance dog shelters or animal welfare organisations.

Do not give a pet as a Christmas gift! A pet is a life-long commitment, not a toy!
Non dare un animale domestico come un regalo di Natale! Un animale domestico è un impegno permanente, non un giocattolo!
Ne donnez pas un animal de compagnie comme un cadeau de Noël ! Un animal de compagnie est un engagement à vie, pas un jouet !
Geef niet een huisdier als een kerstcadeau! Een huisdier is een levenslange verbintenis, niet een stuk speelgoed!
Gib sie kein Tier als Weihnachtsgeschenk! Ein Haustier ist eine lebenslange Verpflichtung, kein Spielzeug!
Δεν δίνουν ένα κατοικίδιο ζώο ως δώρο Χριστουγέννων! Ένα κατοικίδιο ζώο είναι μια δια βίου δέσμευση, δεν είναι ένα παιχνίδι!
Не дават пет като коледен подарък! Галеник е цял живот ангажимент, не е играчка!
不作为一份圣诞礼物给一只宠物 ！一只宠物是一个终身的承诺，不是玩具 ！