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Wednesday, October 10, 2007 11:31 PM

IMPORTANT PRESS RELEASE - Sirius Document Submission to the WHO and

FAOUN

 

 

In November 2006, Sirius Global Animal Charitable Trust embarked on the

preparation of a Submission aimed at getting dogs out of the human food

chain.

 

We have long known that campaigning on its own would not be enough.

 

The Submission showing the dangers of consuming dog meat has now been

completed and received by The World Health Organisation and the Food and

Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations in September 2007. Our aim,

as it always has been, is to have the dogs formally classified as not for

human consumption.

 

As far as we are aware, no document of this type has been produced before so

it is a unique situation. We have worked with Colleen McDuling,

BSc(Med)(Hons), MSc(Med.Sc), Scientific Advisor to Sirius to create a

document which we feel is invaluable to having dogs taken out of the human

food chain.

 

Formal letters of support for the Submission have been obtained from the

Governments of Taiwan, New Zealand, India, and Victoria, Australia. These

Government letters are invaluable and to have received formal support for

this campaign was a victory in itself. At no other time have Governments

formally recognised the plight of the dogs. Support was also received from

Dr S.Chinny Krishan of the Blue Cross of India, OIPA, Dr Andre Menache and

Dr John Weddelburn, Asian Animal Protection Network.

 

A report in support from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

was also attached.

 

The Submission is made up of scientific evidence and documented cases of

death and illness caused through consuming dog meat. While the Submission

was many months in preparation it is indeed a formidable document.

 

We have put the Submission and attachments on the Sirius web site

(http://sirius.2kat.net/submission.html) as read only documents. Anyone

wishing extracts should feel free to contact me at conectus.

 

It has been an honour and a privilege working with Colleen McDuling and

Professor Paul Tacon, BA (Hons), MA, PhD, a United Nations Representative

for Sirius who is greatly thanked for the many hours of proof reading. A

full list of the support we have received is included in the Submission.

Thanks also have to go to Russ Fletcher without whom we would not have been

able to put the Submission on site for everyone to read.

 

We now await developments from the World Health Organisation and the Food

and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.

 

Elly Maynard

President

Sirius Global Animal Charitable Trust

NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of

the United Nations

 

 

 

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