Stop the Shooting of 10,000 Dogs in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Officials in the capital of Kyrgyzstan say that due to budget constraints, they are being forced into killing an estimated 10,000 dogs, rather than build shelters for them.

A spokesperson said that the dogs are being killed in the early morning and in the evening by a team of 10 shooters and dog catchers.

Please let President Roza Otunbayeva, president of Kyrgyzstan know that this action of shooting 10,000 dogs is barbaric and there are other ways to prevent the massive killings. There are many programs; spay neuter programs and building shelters for the dogs.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-the-shooting-of-10000-dogs-in-bishkek-kyrgyzstan/

2,400 pigs have been buried alive in the Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea is a member of the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) and live burial of animals is in clear breach of the OIE Guidelines on the Killing of Animals for Disease Control Purposes.

Please we need a flood of letters to South Korean authorities.

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/news/compassion_news/reported_live_burial_of_pigs_in_the_republic_of_korea.aspx

Sample letter to the Embassy of Republic of Korea in London.

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/includes/documents/cm_docs/2010/s/supporter_letter_korea.pdf

Petition to sign:

http://www.change.org/petitions/view/animals_buried_alive_in_korea

Thank you !!!

One Million Pigs Buried Alive in South Korea

Following an outbreak of Foot & Mouth disease in South Korea, the authorities have refused to have animals vaccinated and are instead doing a mass cull. Slaughtered humanely? No! They're burying them alive!

Foot and mouth disease affects all cloven hoofed animals such as pigs, cattle and goats, and any country that has cases of it is unable to export the animals' meat.

The South Korean government has so far refused to vaccinate pigs against the disease and is now slaughtering them in record numbers despite appeals to stop.

On January 4 in one area of Gangwon-Do, 33,900 pigs alone were destroyed, according to the OIE

Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has said that South Korea's actions contravene international guidelines. Michele Danan from the organisation said: "Live vaccinations are the best route but if they do have to kill them we would prefer that they were at least slaughtered humanely."

The estimated cost of the cull so far is believed to have reached around £230m when a mass vaccination programme would have cost an estimated £63m.

Some animal rights campaigners have criticized the government for putting economic considerations ahead of animal welfare.

The Republic has begun inoculating cattle in some areas and the OIE reported on Thursday that sows and boars are starting to be vaccinated but only in a few locations.

It is believed the live burial of pigs began at Christmas and the figure is likely to climb far above the one million mark.

Joyce D’Silva, Director of Public Affairs for CIWF said: "Compassion in World Farming is appalled that the Republic of Korea is allegedly throwing pigs into pits and burying them alive.

"This is totally contrary to international guidelines on humane culling, which the Korean government endorsed five years ago.

"We urge the Korean government to end this horrendous practice at once and to ensure that, if animals are culled, this is done humanely."

Please sign this petition and send it to all your friends. This type of deliberate cruelty is totally unnecessary and totally unacceptable in any country in 2011.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/5/one-million-pigs-buried-alive-in-south-korea/