Israel has once again clearly demonstrated that it does not value human lives and peaceful initiatives through
targeting innocent civilians
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Monday, May 31, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Manifesto ONE EARTH ONE MISSION
Manifesto from the dutch party for the Animals!
The Party for the Animal’s manifesto is presented below.
This outlines our vision with respect to animals, nature, the environment and how we treat our living environment.
This vision provides the basis for the Party for the Animal’s standpoints.
Life on Earth manifests itself in many forms. The sheer number of animal species alone adds up to more than a million. Every organism attempts to preserve itself optimally, even if this is at the expense of other life forms. Species may be in competition with each other, or find themselves in a hunter-prey relationship. Together all forms of life are part of a global ecosystem, which is in a natural dynamic equilibrium. This means that life on Earth is not a peaceful paradise, but instead a permanent struggle in which all parties involved cause suffering to others, even to the death.
Humans are part of the Earth’s ecosystem, but – as a result of the species’ mental development and the culture that derives from it – they are capable of looking after their own interests at the expense of other beings more intensively and at a grander scale than any other living creature. However, the very same mental development also gives Homo sapiens the freedom to not inflict unnecessary suffering and damage on other organisms as well as members of its own species both today and in the future. This respect for the physical and mental integrity of all life on Earth provides the basis for a more peaceful way for humans to interact with each other, animals and nature in general.
This respect for life is still insufficiently developed in humans. This has led to and still continues to lead to a great coarseness and carelessness in human behaviour. As a consequence, natural areas are disappearing rapidly, animal species are becoming extinct and the global ecosystem has become heavily overburdened and disrupted, and the continued existence of large population groups is consequently threatened.
It is morally unacceptable for human beings to exploit nature so intensively that the living conditions on Earth dramatically change and the biotope of humans and other life forms deteriorate, decline or even disappear entirely. Future generations will be even more greatly confronted with the consequences thereof than the present generation. This is why it is crucial for humans to impose significant ecological restrictions on themselves. These should be directed at decreasing the use of space, raw materials, energy, plants and animals.
This goal is elaborated on more greatly in the Earth Charter, which stems from a United Nations initiative in 1987 (United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development: www.earthcharter.org) and is used as the point of departure for various nature and environmental organisations. In this charter, the protection of the ‘viability, diversity and beauty’ of the Earth is viewed as a ‘sacred trust’ for humanity. Article 15 formulates respect and compassion in interaction with animals as a separate goal. Cruelty to animals kept by humans should be prevented and hunting and fishing methods that ‘cause extreme, prolonged, or avoidable suffering’ should be banned. This charter is strongly focused on the sustainable use of nature by humans. While it is true that life forms other than humans are accorded their own inherent value and respect, and compassion in interactions with animals is prescribed, the Earth Charter does not lay down any explicit restrictions with regard to the use of animals.
This is, however, the case with the Universal Declaration for the Rights of Animals of the International League of Animal Rights in 1977. This declaration not only asserts that all animals should be treated with respect, but article 11 also classifies the unnecessary killing of animals and every action that leads up to this as a ‘crime against life’. Recreational hunting and angling are thus explicitly rejected, while animal experimentation is subject to the demand that it must serve an essential goal and should be accompanied by research into and the application of alternatives.
After two centuries of animal protection it is high time that far-reaching restrictions are imposed on the use of animals. All too frequently animals are still regarded as objects, which are always subordinate to human interests and may also be used for all those interests. Even if it takes place in a sustainable fashion, the exploitation of animals and their biotope has unavoidably negative consequences for the animals and almost always ends with their demise. Each kind of interaction with and use of animals should, therefore, be continually subject to a careful weighing-up of the gravity of human interests and the consequences for the animal. The moral justification for compromising their welfare decreases as human interests become less imperative and the consequences for the animal more damaging.
With this approach, the use of animals for non-essential human interests can be reduced and precluded altogether. It is evident that this applies to the production of fur, circuses, bull-fighting, angling and other animal-unfriendly forms of entertainment that involve animals. Religious and cultural traditions that compromise animal welfare should also be modernised in this regard. Indeed, traditions are not unchangeable phenomena, but may be adapted over the course of time in relation to new attitudes and moral norms as they have always have been in the past.
There should also always be an ethical assessment of the different interests of humans and animals with respect to the use of laboratory animals and animals bred for human consumption. Due attention should also be devoted to the use of alternatives to animal testing and animal produce in this regard. The development and application of these alternatives can, therefore, also be regarded as an ethical necessity for humankind.
Finally, a careful, loving interaction with nature and animals also means that people should show respect for the physical and mental integrity of animals in the very broadest sense. The Universal Declaration for Human Rights (1948) offers the most appropriate point of departure for this. This declaration lays down the conditions under which human beings can live and develop themselves in freedom and without repression. Humans must, however, pay heed to their fellow creatures. The Universal Declaration for Human Rights together with the Declaration for the Rights of Animals and the Earth Charter provide a practical starting point for the way in which people should interact with their fellow humans, animals and nature. This departure point is further elaborated in the Party for the Animals’ electoral programme and determines the political stance of the party with respect to current issues.
The Party for the Animal’s manifesto is presented below.
This outlines our vision with respect to animals, nature, the environment and how we treat our living environment.
This vision provides the basis for the Party for the Animal’s standpoints.
Life on Earth manifests itself in many forms. The sheer number of animal species alone adds up to more than a million. Every organism attempts to preserve itself optimally, even if this is at the expense of other life forms. Species may be in competition with each other, or find themselves in a hunter-prey relationship. Together all forms of life are part of a global ecosystem, which is in a natural dynamic equilibrium. This means that life on Earth is not a peaceful paradise, but instead a permanent struggle in which all parties involved cause suffering to others, even to the death.
Humans are part of the Earth’s ecosystem, but – as a result of the species’ mental development and the culture that derives from it – they are capable of looking after their own interests at the expense of other beings more intensively and at a grander scale than any other living creature. However, the very same mental development also gives Homo sapiens the freedom to not inflict unnecessary suffering and damage on other organisms as well as members of its own species both today and in the future. This respect for the physical and mental integrity of all life on Earth provides the basis for a more peaceful way for humans to interact with each other, animals and nature in general.
This respect for life is still insufficiently developed in humans. This has led to and still continues to lead to a great coarseness and carelessness in human behaviour. As a consequence, natural areas are disappearing rapidly, animal species are becoming extinct and the global ecosystem has become heavily overburdened and disrupted, and the continued existence of large population groups is consequently threatened.
It is morally unacceptable for human beings to exploit nature so intensively that the living conditions on Earth dramatically change and the biotope of humans and other life forms deteriorate, decline or even disappear entirely. Future generations will be even more greatly confronted with the consequences thereof than the present generation. This is why it is crucial for humans to impose significant ecological restrictions on themselves. These should be directed at decreasing the use of space, raw materials, energy, plants and animals.
This goal is elaborated on more greatly in the Earth Charter, which stems from a United Nations initiative in 1987 (United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development: www.earthcharter.org) and is used as the point of departure for various nature and environmental organisations. In this charter, the protection of the ‘viability, diversity and beauty’ of the Earth is viewed as a ‘sacred trust’ for humanity. Article 15 formulates respect and compassion in interaction with animals as a separate goal. Cruelty to animals kept by humans should be prevented and hunting and fishing methods that ‘cause extreme, prolonged, or avoidable suffering’ should be banned. This charter is strongly focused on the sustainable use of nature by humans. While it is true that life forms other than humans are accorded their own inherent value and respect, and compassion in interactions with animals is prescribed, the Earth Charter does not lay down any explicit restrictions with regard to the use of animals.
This is, however, the case with the Universal Declaration for the Rights of Animals of the International League of Animal Rights in 1977. This declaration not only asserts that all animals should be treated with respect, but article 11 also classifies the unnecessary killing of animals and every action that leads up to this as a ‘crime against life’. Recreational hunting and angling are thus explicitly rejected, while animal experimentation is subject to the demand that it must serve an essential goal and should be accompanied by research into and the application of alternatives.
After two centuries of animal protection it is high time that far-reaching restrictions are imposed on the use of animals. All too frequently animals are still regarded as objects, which are always subordinate to human interests and may also be used for all those interests. Even if it takes place in a sustainable fashion, the exploitation of animals and their biotope has unavoidably negative consequences for the animals and almost always ends with their demise. Each kind of interaction with and use of animals should, therefore, be continually subject to a careful weighing-up of the gravity of human interests and the consequences for the animal. The moral justification for compromising their welfare decreases as human interests become less imperative and the consequences for the animal more damaging.
With this approach, the use of animals for non-essential human interests can be reduced and precluded altogether. It is evident that this applies to the production of fur, circuses, bull-fighting, angling and other animal-unfriendly forms of entertainment that involve animals. Religious and cultural traditions that compromise animal welfare should also be modernised in this regard. Indeed, traditions are not unchangeable phenomena, but may be adapted over the course of time in relation to new attitudes and moral norms as they have always have been in the past.
There should also always be an ethical assessment of the different interests of humans and animals with respect to the use of laboratory animals and animals bred for human consumption. Due attention should also be devoted to the use of alternatives to animal testing and animal produce in this regard. The development and application of these alternatives can, therefore, also be regarded as an ethical necessity for humankind.
Finally, a careful, loving interaction with nature and animals also means that people should show respect for the physical and mental integrity of animals in the very broadest sense. The Universal Declaration for Human Rights (1948) offers the most appropriate point of departure for this. This declaration lays down the conditions under which human beings can live and develop themselves in freedom and without repression. Humans must, however, pay heed to their fellow creatures. The Universal Declaration for Human Rights together with the Declaration for the Rights of Animals and the Earth Charter provide a practical starting point for the way in which people should interact with their fellow humans, animals and nature. This departure point is further elaborated in the Party for the Animals’ electoral programme and determines the political stance of the party with respect to current issues.
Please add Marianne and help her spread the message about RESPECT for Animals People Nature and the environment!
http://www.facebook.com/mariannethieme
http://www.facebook.com/ma
The Party for the Animals believes that animals should be given the rights that they deserve. Animal interests should no longer continually be subordinated to economic interests. Not just in the Netherlands, but also beyond. We would therefore like to join forces with kindred spirits in other countries. The more animal welfare parties that are set up across the globe, the better.
http://www.partyfortheanimals.info/content/view/306
http://www.partyfortheanim
Friday, May 28, 2010
Dos Winkel Sea First Foundation
Dear friends!
I proudly present another awesome new member in trusted friends: Dos Winkel the founder of Sea First in the Netherlands! And the man who is telling you the truth in Sea the Truth! Please add Dos Winkel and help him spread the message about Sea the Truth and his Sea First Foundation!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001125405937&ref=search&sid=8KoiwumhboxTg2Tuhi9K4g.349049795..1
Sea the Truth
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-the-Truth/108759315833155?ref=ts
Sea First Foundation
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-First-Foundation/124079054269817?ref=ts
Thank you for being a trusted friend and suggesting friends
to your friends in trusted friends!
Namasté
Hans Lak
I proudly present another awesome new member in trusted friends: Dos Winkel the founder of Sea First in the Netherlands! And the man who is telling you the truth in Sea the Truth! Please add Dos Winkel and help him spread the message about Sea the Truth and his Sea First Foundation!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001125405937&ref=search&sid=8KoiwumhboxTg2Tuhi9K4g.349049795..1
Sea the Truth
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-the-Truth/108759315833155?ref=ts
Sea First Foundation
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-First-Foundation/124079054269817?ref=ts
Thank you for being a trusted friend and suggesting friends
to your friends in trusted friends!
Namasté
Hans Lak
Oil Spills Proliferate the impact on whales and dolphins - Care2 News Network
Oil Spills Proliferate – the impact on whales and dolphins
Three major oil spill incidents have occurred around the world in less than a year. A lot of people think that once the headlines have faded from memory and the clean up act is finished that that is the end of the story. But nothing could be further from the truth. The impacts can be felt for years to come and can have a devastating impact on marine life and eco-systems, including whales and dolphins.
WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is calling for:
Oil rigs and freighters
Two of these have involved underwater drilling rigs (North West Australia and the Gulf of Mexico) and the other a coal freighter running aground on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Whilst the two Australian spills have now been controlled, their impacts have yet to be assessed and are likely to be felt for many years to come.
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| A Chinese registered coal carrier ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef. |
Gulf of Mexico
Meanwhile, the Gulf of Mexico oil leak continues unabated. This has the potential to be worse than the Exxon Valdez tanker spill and the ecological impact of that spill is still evident today, twenty years after it happened.
Oil spills can cause multiple, subtle and long lasting impacts on the marine environment, and affect cetaceans both directly and indirectly. Direct impacts can be caused by ingesting or inhaling the oil or its vapours, resulting in sickness or death; indirect effects include loss of prey caused by damage to the ecosystem. There is good evidence to indicate that the Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in the death of over a third of the Orcas in the local area.
Whales and dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico
Several species of whale and dolphin are known to use the waters in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. It is highly likely these animals will be impacted, although documenting these impacts may take years. At least 19 species of whales and dolphins have been documented in the Gulf of Mexico, including critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. Also present are sperm whales, Bryde's whales, bottlenose dolphins, grampus (Risso's dolphins), and dwarf and pygmy sperm whales. There have also been rare sightings of orcas and Gervais' beaked whales.
WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, is calling for:
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WDCS will be closely monitoring this latest spill to ensure that its impacts are fully evaluated and that any lessons that can be learnt are learnt.
Generally, WDCS encourages all governments and citizens to move away from their dependency on fossil fuels.
Courtesy of The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
http://www.facebook.com/OneEarthOneMission
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-the-Truth/108759315833155?ref=ts
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sea-the-Truth/108759315833155?ref=ts#!/video/video.php?v=124876750863899&ref=mf
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What will you do?
If we continue to catch and eat fish at the current rate, in about 40 years there will be no fish left to catch.
WHAT WILL YOU DO ? from carmen4thepets on Vimeo.
SEA THE TRUTH!
The world premiere of Sea the Truth will take place at Tuschinski Theatre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Want to be there? May 19th 2010 Send an email to premiere@seathetruth.nl
If we continue to catch and eat fish at the current rate, in about 40 years there will be no fish left to catch. Scientists have proclaimed that message for years, and also fishermen are getting more and more aware of the fact that the sea is not an inexhaustible source. The first time the world was confronted with an empty sea, was in 1992 in Newfoundland. The centuries-old cod fishery came to an end when the Canadian government proclaimed a complete fishing ban. Cod in Newfoundland was gone and has not returned to this day. Is Newfoundland an example for what can happen in the rest of the world?
In Sea the Truth, we want to make up the balance: what is the fish stock at the moment?
Is it true what scientists teach, that in 2048 the oceans will be fished out? And if that message is true, who will do something about it? What is being done to change the tide? Do politicians listen to these alarming words? And what can you do as an individual? We are looking for answers to these questions.
In the film we have two story lines which are edited through each other. There is underwater photographer Dos Winkel as a champion of the sea. He is very concerned because, after thirty years of diving, he witnessed with his own eyes that it’s becoming uglier and more and more empty under water. The film follows Dos in his activities.
In addition, there is a marine biologist who is doing her own research. Everything Dos is saying raises questions, which we want to have answered by scientists, professionals, experienced experts, politicians and other stakeholders. Her tour along various places and people will be edited through Dos Winkel’s personal story. Topics which are being dealt with in the film are: fishing quotas, subsidies, illegal fishing, farmed fish, health and sustainability.
At the end we hope to have a balanced answer to our question: can what happened in Newfoundland repeat itself? Or is the world warned enough and can the next generation, with all its attempts to deal with the ocean in a sustainable way, continue to enjoy the beautiful underwater world and sustainably caught fish?
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