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A.F.A.R Petition to close Smithfield Market
Every first Sunday of the month a few hundred horses are carted to Smithfield in Dublin 7 from around the country where they are sold and bought as pieces of property.
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The Alliance For Animal Rights (AFAR) have started a petition to shut this absurdity down. The petition will then be presented to the Minister of the Environment.
A visit to Smithfield will show horses ridden on the concrete cobbled ground or will show them left tied to the street lamps for most of the day waiting for their life to be valued by euro. Smithfield is as much a part of the horse breeding industry as the Galway Races. Both are part of the same problem. Smithfield Horse Market is linked to many abandoned horses around the city of Dublin. It was at this market that an injured horse was recently sold for €8 to an 11 year old boy. The boy went to the Gardai with the horse. If someone else had bought him instead of this boy |
 then this horse too would more than likely have ended up dumped somewhere, alive or dead. Horses are not commodities to be bred just so we may profit from them. Animals are individuals who should be respected and left alone. Please sign the petition on the following link: www.ipetitions.com |
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Gary Francione on Vegetarianism
Animal Rights Philosopher Gary Francione talks about the misguided obsession animal rights advocates and groups focus on to encourage people to become vegetarian as a first step toward Veganism. This step is not needed.
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As Francione says “There is no morally significant distinction between flesh and other animal products. Animals used in dairy are generally kept alive longer than those used for meat, are treated every bit as badly if not worse, and end up in the same slaughterhouse.
Moreover, the slaughter of animals for meat and the dairy industry are inextricably intertwined in that there would be no veal industry without the dairy industry and dairy cows are all slaughtered and consumed.” Full Article: Vegetarianism First? |
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Book Review: Becoming Vegan
Becoming Vegan, the complete guide to adopting a healthy plant-based diet.
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Although veganism doesn’t require a PHD in nutrition as it’s so easy to become a healthy vegan, this book will help you design a well balanced vegan diet. It will become a valuable companion if you are interested in nutrition and will inform you on how to obtain optimum health.
This book also explains how a vegan diet can protect against cancer, which vegetables have the most antioxidants, why good fats are essential to health, how to meet your calcium intakes, etc. If you are a vegan athlete, this book will also tell you how to |
 achieve peak performance, how much protein you should get, which amount of fat is necessary, etc. Authors: Brenda Davis, R.D & Vesanto Melina, M.S, R.D. |
Interview on Brenda and Melina: Veg Family.
Partial Ban on Seal Trade
The EU published the regulation on the partial trade ban of seal parts and products within the EU in the “Official Journal of the European Union” on the 31st October 2009.
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The Regulation 1007/2009 entered into force on the 20th November 2009 but won’t be fully implemented until the 20th August 2010.
An estimated 900,000 seals are murdered each year by hunting. Around one third of the world trade in seal products either passes through or ends up in the EU market. The partial ban is not perfect due to the loopholes it contains (See 1st Link) but it is hoped that it will cause a severe blow to the seal hunting industry which is most notably carried out by Canadian seal hunters. Seal hunting involved scenes of seals been beaten to death by |
 bludgeons and hakapiks and later skinned alive. |
Ban Irish Fur Factory Farms Campaign
Last Month
400 letters were signed last month at the ALiberation information stall (every saturday, from 2pm to 5.30pm).
The letters urge that legislation be passed to ban fur factory farms in Ireland as soon as possible as promised in the Programme for Government.
It brings us to a total of 8050 letters since June 08.
Thank you for taking the time to sign the letters on saturday!
News of the Week, Feb 10, week 1
Please read articles below:
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Barnardo Furriers court case dismissed (Part 1) – Unlawful Arrest Robert Ševcik was unlawfully arrested when he highlighted the rights violations within the fur industry to the passing public at Barnardo Furriers in Dublin, he then needed to highlight the rights violations he himself endured to a judge of court. Article 1. Barnardo Furriers court case dismissed (Part 2)-Witnesses who swear to tell the truth should do so! Hare Coursing Protest, Clonmel, Tipperary. Horses drowned, starved and abandoned. Sweet…. Cupcakes (Update). |
 Taking the Exploitation of Bees into Consideration. Bees are often the forgotten animal in Veganism. They have the ability to suffer. As the Author of the article, Ida Hammer says “Veganism has always been about abolishing exploitation and creating a non-exploitive society. This includes rejecting the use of honey as a form of exploitation.” Article 6. Upcoming events Fur Free Event. Stop Greyhound Racing Event. |
The links provided in this email do not necessarily share the views of ALiberation but are instead provided for educational purposes.
Barnardos Furriers Court Case dismissed, Part 2.
Animal Rights asks for the rights of all animals to be respected including humans.
Robert Ševcik was arrested when he highlighted the rights violations within the fur industry to the passing public, he then needed to highlight the rights violations he himself endured to a judge of court.
Read Part 1: Unlawful Arrest.
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On Roberts first appearance in court, this case was not listed and Robert was assured by his solicitor at the time that this case was now done and dusted.
This case then does not reappear until another allegation is brought to court on the 18/03/2009, over 5 months after the date of this cases arrest. This on its own should have seen the end of this case. After this point both cases travel together until the first day of this hearing on the 13/11/2009 at which point they are given separate hearing dates. This is not the only thing that links both of these cases together. A mysterious Garda Inspector appears in both and is very prominent in Robert’s next court case. The Garda who claimed the arrest is Garda David Walsh, badge number B577. Officially, he was one of three witnesses on the side of the prosecution whereby one of them did not show up at the hearing. This witness was Sergeant Costello and he had pushed another protester that day and was in fact the arresting Garda, both points accepted by the judge. |
 One third of the evidence presented by the prosecution to Robert prior to the hearing was a sworn statement from this Sergeant. This sworn statement held major contradictions to the stories of the witnesses who did appear for the prosecution. But because the Sergeant did not appear, the judge could not allow the sworn statement to be used, thus maiming Robert in his defense. The other witness at the hearing was Caroline Barnardo, proprietor of Barnardo Furriers. When Caroline Barnardo took to the witness box, she swore that she would do anything to protect her staff and customers. This campaign has held events weekly for over 3 years at Barnardo Furriers, they are always attended by Gardai except for very rare occasions. |
Barnardos Furriers Court Case dismissed, Part 1.
Animal Rights asks for the rights of all animals to be respected including humans.
Robert Ševcik was arrested when he highlighted the rights violations within the fur industry to the passing public, he then needed to highlight the rights violations he himself endured to a judge of court.
| As part of the ALiberation supported animal rights fur campaign, Robert Ševcik helped to educate the public about animal rights and the exploitation of animals by our society on the 11th of November 2008. Part of this included a focus to end the fur trade and fur factory farming within Ireland where animals’ crucial interests and rights are continuously overlooked in favour of fickle fashion desires and profits for shops just like the fur shop, Barnardo Furiers at 108 Grafton St in Dublin, where Robert campaigned. Minks and foxes on fur factory farms are caged for life, psychically mutilate themselves, develop psychotic conditions and are then killed. On a day that Robert called for these animals rights to be respected, he bizarrely had his own stripped away. |
 Robert was arrested and taken to Pearse Garda station by An Garda Siochana. Robert broke no law and committed no crime. On the 7th of December 2009, Robert had all charges against him dismissed in the Richmond court in Dublin on a hearing that lasted over 7 hours and went into a second day. This is the second time Robert has had charges against him dismissed; both times from protests at the same shop. |
Hare Coursing Protest, 3rd Feb 2010
The Association of Hunt Saboteurs (AHOS) and the Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports (CACS) have organized a demonstration to highlight what Hare Coursing in Ireland is really about and to have it banned.
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The event will take place at the Hare Coursing’s main event in Clonmel. There is a bus organized, so if you are interested please see the contacts below. If attending please highlight the violation of rights and the exploitation of both hares and greyhounds who are both victims of hare coursing. Hares are kidnapped from their homes in the wild and are held captive in a pen with other non solitary hares for about a month before they are used for hare coursing. They are then “trained” and used as prey for 2 speeding greyhounds who hunt them down. They will be forced to endure stress, mauling, being tossed into the air, severe injuries and/or death among other things. Greyhounds are used to hunt down the hapless hares. They |
 compete with each other to catch the hare. All this for the cheap trills of humans. When the greyhounds become too old or slow, they become “disposable”. The greyhounds are subject to many of the same exploitations as the dogs in the greyhound racing industry. |
“Sweet” Vegan Home Bakery.
“Sweet” is a Vegan Home based made to order cupcake and cake bakery in Dublin, Ireland.
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We have made a few changes to the interview we had with Glauce, who runs Sweet.
Their cupcakes are no longer available in Govindas. Sweet also bake big orders, for birthday parties, wedding parties, etc. For more info on Sweet, read our interview with Glauce. Contact Details: Email: |
 Phones: 01 865 1951 | 087 930 3766 Websites: www.sweetdublin.com foodinmylife.blogspot.com |
The life of a horse in Ireland
When an animal is viewed as a piece of property like a car or a table it’s easier to get rid of them especially when this so called property costs money to keep.
Five separate examples involving horses over ten days made the news and shocked their readers.
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In Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland a pony was forced out onto a frozen canal where he crashed through the ice and drowned. The pony was one of a number of ponies who were led out by youths onto the Grand Canal at the Nangor Road, just under the M50 flyover at Parkwest. The pony had a broken leg which DSPCA inspectors cannot say if it broke during the pony’s final moments or if this was in fact the reason the youths brought the pony onto the ice as a cheap way to kill the pony. A second case found at least four horses starved to death and another ten ponies or horses have been found abandoned without food or shelter at the former Blarney Golf course, Cork in conditions described as “emaciated”. Emaciation means very thin and is the expected look of a starving animal; it is caused by starvation or disease. A third case in Finglas, Dublin discovered a horse who had been moved by 6 men and covered in straw and left to die in a field. A group of teenagers came later and tried to set fire to the horse in broad daylight. In the same field and surrounding fields a further 12 horses were left with no evidence of food or water. 2 dead horses were located in Fonthill, Dublin, again totally “emaciated” on the 12th of January. 86 other horses were in the same field “in various states of distress”. |
 And the final example of another emaciated horse was put down by the DSPCA on the 21st of January. This horse was from Damastown, Dublin. Before Christmas a dead Shetland pony and a dead foal were found at two separate sites in BallyBeg, Waterford. The DSPCA is reported in the Hearld as saying they expect 1,000 horses to die this winter, with 100 “abandoned” in Dunsink alone. 6 had died the week before and just before Christmas there was a dead horse in the canal at Blackhorse. The DSPCA only operates in Dublin. The lack of food and shelter and the cost of keeping a horse alive are reasons suggested for this ruthless behaviour. |
News of the Week, Nov 09, week 4
Please read articles below:
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What is the difference between Legal and Illegal Cruelty? A dog is burned alive in Dublin and the newspapers rightly condemn this act of cruelty; A cow is barbecued but nothing is said. Both were done for amusement. How many steps would our society need to take to deem it acceptable to burn a dog for pleasure? Article 1. A Direct Affront. Shoes made from Cork. |
Mislabeling of Fur Continues… Upcoming events Stop Greyhound Racing Event. |