Evolve: End Violence Against Animals

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vegansofig:

Aside from the honey question, I get asked a lot why I don’t wear wool. Wool is a big no no for vegans, and for a very good reason. It’s a common misconception that the wool industry is cruelty free, as sheep shed themselves. Sure, there are some natural sheep that do, but as the majority of wool comes from domesticated sheep that have been bred specifically for their wool.
The most commonly raised sheep is the Merino. Merinos have been specifically bred to have wrinkly skin to produce more wool. Their coats are so thick that some die of heat exhaustion during hot months. Unlike wild sheep, Merinos cannot shed their fleece. Their wool will grow longer and longer while flies lay eggs in the moist folds of their skin. The hatched maggots can eat the sheep alive. To prevent this from happening, ranchers will perform an operation called mulesing. Without anesthesia large strips of flesh are cut of the backs of lambs and around their tails.
Like most animal product based industries, once they’re no longer mom and pop on an organic, free range farm, things start to get’s ugly. Every industry that depends on animal products would like you to believe that everything is just peaches and cream, but that’s all a load of bollocks.
Wool production is an industry, and when there is a demand for it, wool farmers aren’t going to sit around and wait for their sheep to shed in the springtime. Because shearing too late would mean a loss of wool, most sheep are sheared while it is still too cold. An estimated one million sheep die every year of exposure after premature shearing. Gross, right?
Now, for some of you this may be preaching to the choir, but I’ve got enough questions that I needed to do a post. So please spread the word and shop wool free! #vegansofig
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furfreela:

The fur industry is full of lies. They like to throw in words like “humane” and “eco friendly” to describe their fur. But a life behind bars ended by a toxic death is what life is really like for these innocent animals.

They define humane by the way their animals are killed. However, they’ve failed to take into account the sad existence these poor babies have endure before they are “painlessly” killed.
You want humane fur? Buy faux. Polyester doesn’t bleed…

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furfreela:

It’s a damn shame there are people out there who still wear fur.
A beautiful living creature had to be slaughtered for that coat or piece of trim.
Help us abolish the fur trade!
We think globally, but act locally. Please sign & share our petitions and let’s save some lives:
Intermix: Please Stop Selling Fur: http://chn.ge/rpvR0r
Dolls Kill: Please Stop Selling Foxtails: http://chn.ge/yp3Obk
Kitson: Please Stop Selling Fur: http://chn.ge/wYUGni
~Fur Free Los Angeles

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fairytalemoment:

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wildbeardedbrownmanontheinternet:

occupycityrail:

Heartbreaking Tearjerker of the Day: A struggling soap actor who was allegedly harassed by his neighbors and condo board into euthanizing his beloved pet pit-bull mix took his own life last week, leaving behind a note saying he was racked with guilt over “betraying” his best friend.
Nick Santino, whose acting credits include recurring roles on All My Children and Guiding Light, committed suicide last Wednesday — a day after his 47th birthday — a few hours after euthanizing his dog, Rocco.
In 2010, the management at his Upper West Side building had imposed certain restrictions on dog owners and banned the housing of pit bulls. Since Rocco had already been living in the building, he was grandfathered in and allowed to stay.
Still, Santino’s friends say he was constantly harassed by neighbors and members of the condo board who wanted him to get rid of the dog. “People were complaining about his dog,” said neighbor Kevan Cleary. “It was open season on him.” Neighbor Lia Pettigrew concurred: “Everybody knows that he had been harassed by the building management.”
After someone complained that Rocco was barking, Santino was threatened with a $250 fine. “The dog was not a barker, but somebody complained that the dog would bark,” Cleary said. “He felt like he was in this battle because he was the only guy in the building with a pit-bull mix.”
Eventually, Santino felt he had no choice by to put Rocco to sleep. After the deed was done, Santino reportedly approached the building’s doorman and handed him Rocco’s dog treats. “Give these to the other dogs,” Santino said with tears in his eyes. “Rocco is no more.”
Shortly thereafter, the troubled Brooklyn-born orphan, who grew up in foster homes and was part of 9/11’s first search and rescue team, died of an apparent pill overdose.
“Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend,” Santino wrote in his suicide note. “Rocco trusted me and I failed him. He didn’t deserve this.
Santino’s love for Rocco was well-known. Having adopted Rocco from a shelter, he sought to clarify their relationship on Facebook: “I did not rescue Rocco, Rocco rescued me.”
A condo board member who spoke with The Post refused to accept blame for Santino’s suicide. “I’m sorry the man is dead,” said board member Marilyn Fireman, “but it has nothing to do with the pet policy.”
Funeral plans for Santino are on hold at the moment. His relatives say they are waiting to receive Rocco’s cremated remains so they can be buried alongside his owner.
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I’m too filled with rage to properly respond to this so I’m just going to put it here. Read it.
Fuck. I need to go punch something.

This is so fucking sad.
God damnit.

I remember him on All my Children cause my mom watched that show :( This is so ridiculous of them to put a ban on pit bulls… there’s nothing wrong with them!

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Sign this petition to stop the killing of American Pitbulls!

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furfreela:

Please join us tomorrow (the last Saturday before Christmas) as we ask INTERMIX to stop enslaving and killing animals for “fashion.”
DECEMBER 17TH INTERMIX PROTESTS:
CHICAGO: 40 E. Delaware Pl. (corner of Rush St.), Chicago, IL
LOS ANGELES: 110 N Robertson Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
NEW YORK: 98 Prince St New York, NY 10012
WASHINGTON D.C - Georgetown: 3222 M St NW # M060 Washington, DC 20007
If you would like to participate in one or our December 17th protests or host your own INTERMIX protest in the future, please email at furfreela@gmail.com, or contact us on on facebook or twitter.

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ottersnjunk:

Otter (by landerjack)

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allcreatures:

A lemur grabs a tourist’s camera at Jerusalem Biblical Zoo. Felix Tchvertkin says he was surprised when he learned that the zoo let visitors walk right into the lemurs’ enclosure. But soon realised the little critters loved the attention and one even tried to pinch his camera.
Picture: FELIX TCHVERTKIN / CATERS NEWS (via Animal pictures of the week: 18 November 2011 - Telegraph)

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