Sustainable Use

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Shubho,

 

I just started the thread again! (Like last year, we already

had this discussion before on AAPN)

 

I think all people should reply to following questions

 

Do we have rights to educate people on Science, Environment

& Wildlife Conservation where in kill domestic birds / animals

in our kitchens?

 

If we are teaching children to save tiger & allow them to eat a

flesh/skin/egg/milk of any other creature. Is it not controversy?

 

Killing animal for food or for hunting - killing is killing - whether

it's domestic or wild - Isn't it?

 

Do we not contributing for Global Warming? What is the stand of all

NGO's over this? Is any environmental NGO doing campaign specifically

related to

global warming -> oppose slaughter?

 

 

(I feel if we teach children love animals & stop eating non-veg, they

will learn fast then saving wildlife / tiger. I do not have reservations

specific about any organization, We will join the coalition, but again

wanted to start our debate! :-) )

 

Regards,

Nilesh

PAWS

 

 

[journalistandanimals]

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 4:20 PM

aapn

Re: Regarding tiger farming

 

 

Dear Nilesh,

Thank you very much for writing on this important issue.

The Coalition to End Tiger Trade (Link here :

http://www.endtigertrade.org/about_us.html

<http://www.endtigertrade.org/about_us.html> ) which includes WWF also

has

the following members :

1) WSPA : an organisation that promotes humane slaughter and meat

eating.

Remember the question answer session repartee between Peter Davies and

me in

Madras where he was justifying meat eating? I was just wondering if PAWS

as

an animal rights organisation is aligned to WSPA in any way, such as

being a

WSPA accredited member society or something?

2) HSUS and HSI : Both endorse and promote humane slaughter and

sustainable

use of animals for meat.

3) Zoological Society of London : Promotes animal captivity and

sustainable

use of animals.

4) David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation : David Shepherd is pro hunting

and

pro sustainable use.

5) British Association of Zoos and Aquariums : Promotes animal captivity

and

sustainable use.

I do appreciate that you want to know more on WWF's policies and will

endeavour to pass on your queries to the respective departments. But if

you

have a particular reservation about PAWS aligning with WWF because WWF

promotes 'sustainable use', it would be helpful if you could expand on

the

purpose of choosing only WWF as your area of concern when there are

animal

welfare organisations promoting meat eating and sustainable use. I would

also kindly draw your attention to the fact that the AfA conference

position

on culling wild animals in zoos in Madras in 2007 was non committal.

Just

like non vegetarianism, I raised the culling issue myself with the EU/EC

representative who dealt with it.

Your query is much appreciated. I look forward to your response. Thank

you

again for expressing your thoughts.

Warm regards and best wishes,

 

 

 

On 7/14/09, NileshBhanage <NileshBhanage

<NileshBhanage%40asbi.co.in> > wrote:

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> Once WWF publishes it's policy/view on following the animal

> rights organization like PAWS will join for opposition

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> 1. Meat Eating / Global Warming / Non-Veg food

> 2. Leather Products, wearing & Sale

>

> Regards,

> Nilesh

> PAWS

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> [journalistandanimals

<journalistandanimals%40gmail.com>

<journalistandanimals%40gmail.com>]

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> Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:20 PM

> AAPN List

> Regarding tiger farming

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>

> Dear John,

> Kindly note that the WWF TRAFFIC position on tiger farming

> is a conservation one that is allied to the animal welfare one of

groups

> like the Born Free Foundation and IFAW. WWF and TRAFFIC remain opposed

> to

> killing tigers for farming purposes. This alliance of conservation and

> welfare is quite rare, although this has taken place for the elephant

> polo

> issue. I just wonder why the major animal rights groups have not

joined

> the

> tiger farming opposition? Can anybody enlighten me on this?

> Regards,

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