Resolutions adopted at Asia for Animals Conference Singapore 2005

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Resolutions adopted at Asia for Animals Conference Singapore 2005

 

 

 

The Asia for Animals Conference, comprising of more than 200 delegates from 19

countries hereby adopts the following resolutions:

 

 

 

a.. That Asian governments strengthen their cooperation and enforcement

efforts to combat the illegal trade in wildlife.

b.. Where animals are transported for slaughter or further fattening, they

will not be transported for more than a total of eight hours from the point of

loading to the point of offloading.

c.. That the Thai government bans the export of elephants from Thailand.

d.. That dog eating should be rejected by progressive Governments and stopped;

The Government of South Korea should not go against the global tide of

civilization to move away from the practice of eating dogs. We formally request

that the government stop pursuing this regressive policy. We believe that the

South Korean Government will attract respect and commendation internationally by

doing so.

e.. Accepts and supports a methodical, systematic and scientific Animal Birth

Control (ABC) programme coupled with mass immunization of the dog population as

the most efficacious means of humanely controlling the stray dog population and

rabies.

f.. Calls on the Australian Government to immediately halt the live sheep

export trade from Australia.

g.. Calls on the state government of Australia to halt the use of 1080 poison

as a means of killing wildlife due to the fact that it is inhumane and kills

many non-target species.

h.. Supports the SPCA (Singapore) and Cat Welfare Society (Singapore) who are

asking for a more effective and humane solution to reduce the population of

stray cats in Singapore and appeal to the authorities to reinstate the Stray Cat

Rehabilitation Scheme.

i.. Supports the SPCA (Singapore) and Animal Concerns Research and Education

Society (Acres) call for the ban on the use of wild animals in circuses to be

extended to captive facilities in Singapore where circus-like shows are

performed. This includes Singapore Zoo and Dolphin Lagoon.

j.. That a committed team be formed along with NGOs and concerned government

departments with India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore with

necessary powers to seize and punish on the spot with regard to trading in wild

animals.

k.. To form an Ad Hoc committee for organising future Asia for Animals

conferences.

 

Regards,

Louis

on behalf of the Asia for Animals Committee

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Sirs/Madams,

 

I am very glad to hear that an animal friend organisation has made such

severe decisions in these hard days. Improving animals' life and stand up for

their rights is an issue of tremendous importance we should all care and work

about. However, I am disappointed to see that there is no decision or note

concerning the great issue of killing animals for their fur. We all know the

horrible conditions under which animals live in fur farms and the tortures they

suffer in order to have their pelts removed. No matter if we talk for seals in

North Canada or Arctic foxes and doggie racoons in China, horror remains the

same: innocent, helpless creatures are murdered in the most brutal ways or even

skinned alive and left to die in agony with their eyes still moving after this

barbarism. So, here is my question: Why a respectable organisation carrying out

an excellent and long lasting effort on animals' welfare adopts resolutions that

cover all cases of animal mistreatment but this? All of the topics mentioned in

your resolutions are realistic and refer to severe problems that urge to be

solved. But the same applies for killing animals for their fur and I consider

as an important omission the fact that there is no reference to this

extraordinary severe matter.

 

With best regards,

Maria Nika,

Greece

 

Louis Ng wrote:

 

>Resolutions adopted at Asia for Animals Conference Singapore 2005

>

>

>

>The Asia for Animals Conference, comprising of more than 200 delegates from 19

countries hereby adopts the following resolutions:

>

>

>

> a.. That Asian governments strengthen their cooperation and enforcement

efforts to combat the illegal trade in wildlife.

> b.. Where animals are transported for slaughter or further fattening, they

will not be transported for more than a total of eight hours from the point of

loading to the point of offloading.

> c.. That the Thai government bans the export of elephants from Thailand.

> d.. That dog eating should be rejected by progressive Governments and

stopped; The Government of South Korea should not go against the global tide of

civilization to move away from the practice of eating dogs. We formally request

that the government stop pursuing this regressive policy. We believe that the

South Korean Government will attract respect and commendation internationally by

doing so.

> e.. Accepts and supports a methodical, systematic and scientific Animal Birth

Control (ABC) programme coupled with mass immunization of the dog population as

the most efficacious means of humanely controlling the stray dog population and

rabies.

> f.. Calls on the Australian Government to immediately halt the live sheep

export trade from Australia.

> g.. Calls on the state government of Australia to halt the use of 1080 poison

as a means of killing wildlife due to the fact that it is inhumane and kills

many non-target species.

> h.. Supports the SPCA (Singapore) and Cat Welfare Society (Singapore) who are

asking for a more effective and humane solution to reduce the population of

stray cats in Singapore and appeal to the authorities to reinstate the Stray Cat

Rehabilitation Scheme.

> i.. Supports the SPCA (Singapore) and Animal Concerns Research and Education

Society (Acres) call for the ban on the use of wild animals in circuses to be

extended to captive facilities in Singapore where circus-like shows are

performed. This includes Singapore Zoo and Dolphin Lagoon.

> j.. That a committed team be formed along with NGOs and concerned government

departments with India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore with

necessary powers to seize and punish on the spot with regard to trading in wild

animals.

> k.. To form an Ad Hoc committee for organising future Asia for Animals

conferences.

>

>Regards,

>Louis

>on behalf of the Asia for Animals Committee

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Maria,

 

I support your idea of a resolution which should have been adopted

with regards to the Fur farming, or animals skined for fur.

 

You know I attended the Asia for Animals conference 2005 in

Singapore, and was shocked to see a video of Care for the Wild

International, which documented the brutal methods of torturing

animals to die many deaths before they are finally killed.

The video sent shockwaves to all the deletages present, and one

wondered what wouldbe the best method, or means to stop such

practice in places such as China where it is almost a tradition.

 

I think we all need to publicise the issue as much as we can. You

can obtain free copies of the video from Care for the Wild

International and broadcast it in the local cable network etc in

your place, or places where the buyers exist.

 

An interesting publicity stint that comes into my mind is one

carried out by Greenpeace. Last month Greenpeace was carrying out

the Anti-whaling campaign in Korea. They invited individual pictures

from volunteers across the globe carrying a placard which said " STOP

WHALING' and many other such slogans. The pictures were then

projected on a building in the heart of the capital, and every

passerby could see the hundereds of pictures of people across the

globe speaking one language for the sake of whales in Korea.

If Greenpeace can project pictures, why cant we project a full video

documentation of brutal fur farming methods, and project the same at

our respective places.

Lets give it a try, let the world see the journey FUR undertakes

from the wild to the boutiques.

Publicity, is the need of the hour.And if we can think of newer cost

effective methods of getting our messages across the masses, lets

just march ahead.

You can contact the following address for a free copy of FUR FARMING

IN CHINA at the following address :

 

Guna Subramaniam

Regional Director

Care for the Wild International.

The Granary Tickfold Farm, West Sussex

RH12 3SE UK

Ph: +44 1306 627901 Cell: +65 96313045

Email: guna www.careforthewild.com

 

I am sure many people who see the video will stay away from fur the

rest of their lives.

 

Regards and best wishes.

 

Azam Siddiqui.

 

Master Trainer in Animal Welfare.

 

107/C, Railway Colony, New Guwahati- 781021, Assam. India.

email: azamsiddiqui

Ph: +91 94350 48481 (m), +91 361 2558702 ®

[Guest guest]

Just joined the so this reply may be a bit late.

I would like to add another resolution:

Request the countries (eg. US and EU) involved in purchasing the

animals from Asia to cease such activities. Don't they realize that

they are the main cause for the existence of the trade?

Thank you.