Last week, bill S.4099/A.2917 passed with New York legislators and will now head to Governor Kathy Hochul's desk for a final decision. The bill targets wildlife killing contests and would effectively ban them statewide, sparing hundreds to thousands of innocent, wild animals every year. These contests glorify brutality and disrupt the natural balance of a habitat, causing a ripple effect that disrupts everything around it. These horrific contests are a gross abuse of power, manipulation of the animal kingdom, and as I stated earlier, a glorification of animal brutality.
There are a so many flaws surrounding the lack of logic behind these contests. First of all, these contests can inadvertently see non-target animals killed, like endangered wolves. Wolves share in upwards of 98% of the same DNA as coyotes, making them easily mistaken for coyotes during a contests that issues prizes for slaughtering mass amounts of coyotes. Secondly, studies have shown that coyotes rebound quickly and in some cases, more abundantly after these contests, completely striking down the "predator control" narrative. Essentially, much like trophy hunting, these contests are nothing more than an excuse to grab a gun and participate in some bloodshed. We must stop glorifying violence against animals. Issuing cash or prizes for the relentless slaughter of wildlife is disgusting and needs to be done away with. We are witnessing hundreds of thousands of species fighting for survival on our planet and yet we eagerly run out to shoot and kill hundreds more for "fun". We must remember that every species on our planet was at one time, abundant, until humanity came along and messed with everything. We've decimated the planet's wildlife and these contests are an example of our gross neglect and abuse of the animal kingdom. It's time to ban them! I believe Gov. Hochul will do the right thing and end these barbaric contests. I will hopefully update with positive news in the coming weeks. Peep the original story by visiting the link at the top of this post. HAPPY VEG
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In a third and final vote, the amendments to Bill S-5 passed Senate and will now receive Royal Assent, cementing changes that will phase out cruel chemical toxicity testing on animals. The move will spare tens of thousands of animals every year from needlessly cruel and painful toxicity testing, before being discarded like trash. This is a monumental victory for animals in Canada!
Animal testing methods are outdated and have been repeatedly proven not to translate similar results to humans. When it comes to cosmetics, these are novelty products that we do not NEED, so our abuse of animals through toxicity testing is shameful. These tests cause so much pain and distress for animals who are born in cages and bred solely to be tested on, only to have results not correlate with human testing. With newer, advanced testing methods, animals will be spared the torture of cosmetics toxicity testing. This is great news for animals in Canada. I've said this before, but Canada has a long road ahead when it comes to animal welfare. Our country drags its feet when it comes to welfare issues so a victory of this magnitude should not be taken for granted! Learn more through the attached link at the top of this post to the original story from World Animal News. HAPPY VEGLegislation has been introduced in the United States to end mink fur farming within a year's time, and reimburse farmers to help them convert to other farming methods. Mink fur farming is undeniably cruel, but the pandemic exposed serious flaws in the industry as mink were susceptible to catching and spreading covid. Mink fur farms across the globe were shut down with millions of mink being euthanized to prevent transmission. Millions upon millions of dollars were lost during the pandemic, signaling that mink farming was not only cruel & dangerous for mink, but humans alike.
Going back to the pandemic, several country's around the world shut down their mink farms as a result of covid spreading through mink and transmitting to humans. Millions were euthanized to prevent transmission which was not only a loss of life, but a loss of millions of dollars in profits for the fur industry. As countries around the globe began banning mink farming, it became abundantly clear that the risks involved did not outweigh the profits made. Not only were we torturing animals for fur, but something like the pandemic could happen again and we'd be in the exact same spot with mink; euthanizing them by the millions to protect ourselves. Fur is gross. We do not need fur to survive, nor do we need to farm millions of animals in order to simply skin them and discard their bodies like trash. Fur farming is grotesque and in my opinion, even more despicable than factory farming. When you consider that mink are bred solely for fur, it's even more horrendous to consider that we discard them like garbage after we rip their fur from their bodies. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about fur or the fur industry and as more big name brands and countries around the world pledge to ban fur, the U.S. must recognize the importance of doing so as well. It's time for our planet to go fur-free. We must end this barbaric industry before millions of innocent animals are skinned or worse, euthanized in mass quantities to protect humanity. Frankly, we'd deserve the transmission after what we've done to animals. Let's get fur banned! HAPPY VEG |
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