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From the Executive Director Headlines Making a world of difference global updates
WSPA NEWS
World Society for the Protection of Animals
FA L L
W I N T E R 2012
FEATURES
10 Notes from the field 11 Rainbow of hope and a story of survival 12 One year anniversary for Collars Not Cruelty 13 Colliers Sans Cruaut pour lutter contre la rage 14 Running wild for WSPA
Editor: Elizabeth Sharpe Contributors: Laura Flannery Shannon, Josey Kitson, Kirsty McFadden, Michaela Miller and Elizabeth Sharpe Designed and produced by: Serina Morris Printed by: DT&P Inc. WSPA Canada 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 960 Toronto, ON M4P 2Y3 T: 416 369 0044 TF: 1 800 363 9772 F: 416 369 0147 E: wspa@wspa.ca wspa.ca Unless otherwise stated, all images are the copyright of WSPA. WSPA News is published twice yearly by the World Society for the Protection of Animals. WSPA News is printed on 100% recycled paper from post-consumer waste with vegetable-based inks.
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EDITORIAL
WSPA gives aid to animals impacted by disasters and provides training to prevent animal suffering from happening in the future. Here, WSPAs Dr Sergio Vasquez examines a dog at a temporary shelter after heavy rains hit Rio de Janeiro last year.
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WSPAs latest achievements for animals by visiting www.wspa.ca
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HEADLINES
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THANK YOU
From helping farm animals across Canada, to working horses in Bogot, to bringing relief to farm animals in Fiji, your generosity has made a difference in the lives of thousands of animals around the world. On behalf of all these animals, thank you!
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Robin Yarrow
UPDATE!
Another two bears were rescued as this issue of WSPA News went to press! We are so thrilled to report that two more bears have been saved from a life of bear baiting. Robin, meaning love, and Yarrow, meaning healing, have joined the other residents of the Balkasar Sanctuary. To find out more about these lovely bears and to support WSPAs life-saving work visit www.wspa.ca/bearbaiting
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COSTA RICA
Spanish-style Pamplona bull runs, which force bulls to run through the streets with crowds of people, will not be allowed to happen in Costa Rica thanks to the work of our Central America, Mexico and Caribbean team. Their lobbying of the countrys Constitutional High Court has led to the Court banning the proposed events on the grounds that it was an infringement on animal welfare.
global updates!
On this map you can see all the great things you have accomplished for animals around the world. Every story of hope, rescue and protection simply wouldnt have been possible without your dedication and support. Here are just a few highlights
Your support is helping us build our campaign to protect river dolphins (or botos as theyre known in Brazil) that are illegally hunted throughout the Amazon for use as bait. Harpooned and tied up, these highly sociable and intelligent animals suffer intensely before being slaughtered. Working with our local partners in the Amazon we aim to motivate local people and businesses to take action and stop this cruelty.
BRAZIL
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In the few months since we released our report, Whats on Your Plate? The Hidden Costs of Industrial Animal Agriculture in Canada, we have made some important steps forward. With your invaluable support and letter writing efforts, we took the report findings to Ottawa and met with over 50 policymakers discussing ways to protect animals on a provincial and federal level.
Our chilli pepper fence campaign to stop elephants from being injured by farmers protecting their crops around the Mikumi National Park has been a hot success! Because elephants are very sensitive to chillies they have kept away from the fences surrounding the farms. There have been no reports of them being shot or injured in the three villages that have been part of the program for more than a year.
CANADA
AUSTRALIA
WSPA and The Body Shop will be encouraging their customers to take action against Australias live export trade. Their goal is to have 60,000 shoppers stand up for the millions of animals who suffer horrific journeys from their farms to countries where there are often no laws to protect their welfare. Signatures from Body Shop Australia customers will be delivered to local MPs in the fall.
TANZANIA
Your support of our Collars Not Cruelty program in Bali has saved over 300,000 dogs from being poisoned to death and has led to a significant drop in human rabies deaths on the island. The Balinese government, which is now running the vaccination clinics pioneered by WSPA, says the decline is due to the successful vaccination of dogs. Thank you for helping WSPA prove that Collars Not Cruelty is the answer. Learn more at wspa.ca/red-collar
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Field Notes:
Disaster Relief Teams protecting animals and saving lives
REPORT
Close to 8,300 animals in Haiti were helped by WSPA after the area was hit by Tropical Storm Isaac in late August. One-by-one farmers from Bonga and Grand Fond, the two areas most affected by Isaac, came to the WSPA disaster response team with their cows, pigs, horses and sheep, to receive medical treatment and advice for their animals.
FoR moRE ThAN 30 yEARs, WsPA hAs bEEN PRoTEcTINg, REscuINg ANd PRovIdINg AId To ANImALs ThAT hAvE bEEN AFFEcTEd by dIsAsTERs. mosT REcENTLy ouR TEAms hAvE bEEN:
In August, WSPA and our partner, the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), delivered food to flooded communities in Manilla helping more than 7,500 dogs and cats. Laguna Lake recently overflowed following heavy rains and typhoons and many villages, like Angono pictured above, have been flooded for weeks.
To keep up to date with our work to rescue and protect animals affected by disasters or to find out how you can help, visit our blog at:
animalsindisasters. typepad.com
In July our response team began providing emergency feed and assistance to thousands of animals affected by the on-going drought in North West Vietnam. Over 60,000 animals in the Yen Thuy District are continuing to suffer from a lack of food after 70 percent of the spring harvest crops were destroyed by the extremely dry weather conditions. In addition to providing emergency feed, WSPA is conducting workshops for animal health officers to help prevent suffering like this from happening in the future.
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Its hard to imagine, but just five months ago, Rainbow who now happily roams around her enclosure at the Pegasus rescue centre was lying badly injured by the side of a road.
A RAINBOW OF HOPE
hen I got the call from police on Friday the 13th about a horrific accident that had killed one donkey and injured another, I knew Shimi and I would have to get there fast if we had any chance of saving the animals life. When we arrived we saw a donkey lying in a broken huddle by the side of the road. She was so weak that we couldnt get her to stand. Being able to stand is so critical to the survival of a donkey that I began to think she might be so badly injured that she would die. When Roni, our vet examined her, he gave her painkillers and told us not to give up
Fortunately, Pegasus founder Zvika Tamuz and his assistant Shimi were able to rescue her. Here, Zvika tells Rainbows story...
hope. We kept the animal warm and dry, and Shimi spent hours looking after and comforting her. After two days, even though the injured donkey looked better, she still could not stand. Shimi and I knew we had to call Roni, and ask him to end her suffering. We sadly prepared ourselves to say goodbye. But then, a miracle happened. Just before Roni arrived, the donkey suddenly got up on her own. At that very moment, the sun also came out and a rainbow appeared. We were stunned. When Roni arrived, he smiled and reminded us that we should never give up hope: Donkeys will surprise you! They overcome challenges when they are ready, he said. We named the donkey Rainbow to commemorate that incredible moment. For those who still believe that Friday the 13th is bad luck Rainbow is proof that every story can still have a happy ending.
WSPA supporters have helped Pegasus make a difference to hundreds of horses and donkeys in Israel. To read more amazing stories of hope and recovery visit www.wspa.ca
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FEATURE
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SPA has a history of protecting dogs against cruelty and rabies. We have launched successful mass vaccination programs in Bali, Sri Lanka and Latin America saving more than 300,000 dogs from being killed. We work with local partners and authorities to stop the killing of dogs and instead set up vaccination clinics the only effective, humane and sustainable way to combat rabies in dogs and people. Since the launch of the Collars Not Cruelty campaign last year, we have been working with partners in several cities across Bangladesh vaccinating more than
La Socit mondiale pour la protection des animaux (WSPA) est bien connue pour protger les chiens contre la cruaut et la rage. Nous avons lanc Bali, au Sri Lanka et en Amrique Latine des programmes de vaccination de masse qui ont russi viter la mort plus de 300 000 chiens. Nous travaillons avec des partenaires et des gouvernements locaux pour faire cesser le massacre de chiens, en instaurant des cliniques de vaccinationla seule mthode efficace, sensible et durable pour combattre la rage chez les populations canines et humaines. Depuis le lancement de notre campagne Colliers sans cruaut, lan dernier, nous avons uvr avec des partenaires de plusieurs villes au Bangladesh pour vacciner plus de 20 000 chiens et leur mettre un collier rouge. Maintenant, la communaut sait que ces chiens
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Part of WsPAs original Collars Not Cruelty campaign, a vaccinated dog in bali.
A dog in bangladesh sits proudly in a red collar after being vaccinated against rabies.
20,000 dogs and giving them a bright red collar so the community knows these dogs are safe; preventing them from being killed and protecting everyone from rabies. Now, to mark the one-year anniversary of Collars Not Cruelty, WSPA is proud to announce a partnership with the Bangladesh government on a national action plan to stamp out rabies across that country and end the unnecessary killing of dogs for good. This year, WSPA is also rolling out vaccination programs in the Philippines and Indonesia in partnership with the Global Alliance for Rabies Control and national governments. We are also thrilled to once again have the support of Ricky Gervais for this campaign. To watch Rickys message and to learn more about Collars Not Cruelty visit www.wspa.ca/red-collar
sont sans risque, ils ne sont plus tus et tous sont protgs contre la rage. Aujourdhui, pour le premier anniversaire de Colliers sans cruaut, la WSPA annonce firement son partenariat avec le gouvernement du Bangladesh dans un plan daction national pour radiquer la rage dans tout le pays et pour faire cesser, une fois pour toutes, le carnage inutile de chiens. Cette anne, la WSPA inaugure galement un programme dimmunisation aux Philippines et en Indonsie, men en partenariat avec lAlliance mondiale contre la rage et les gouvernements nationaux. Nous sommes fiers de pouvoir nouveau compter sur lappui de Ricky Gervais cette campagne. Pour voir le message de Ricky et pour en apprendre davantage sur Colliers sans cruaut, visiteznous www.wspa.ca/red-collar
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Im backing WSPAs Collars Not Cruelty campaign, to help end the unnecessary deaths of millions of dogs, killed every year, because of our fear of rabies
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6:00 am
My team sets off through Nairobi and heads for the dusty terrain of the Mwimbi region. As we drive we see many farmers trekking with their donkeys in search of water. 8:30 am We arrive at Mutosya, a village of 2,500, where we find many farmers waiting for us in the sun with their cattle, sheep, goats and donkeys. The team immediately begins work, giving the suffering animals multivitamins, food and treatment. 11:30 am At Kasiluni our team helps hundreds of farmers and their animals, mainly livestock and camels. 4:00 pm Now to Tseikuru, we meet with a team that has handled 902 animals today. 6:15 pm We arrive at Mwingi Cottage for our debriefing exercise. The teams have made an incredible impact today helping more than 3,000 animals. I call these amazing figures in to the WSPA office. 7:30 pm
To read more about what your support is doing in Kenya and around the world visit www.wspa.ca
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We have a quiet dinner and I cannot stay awake any longer. Ill need all my energy for tomorrow when I head for more areas that need our help.
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