PETITION UPDATE!OVER 1000 SIGNATURES TO STOP DONKEY MISERY IN NEPAL SUBMITTED!

Dear friends,

Thanks you for signing the Stop Donkey Misery in Nepal petition on Gopetition.com!

Last week we handed over the petition and more than 1000 signatures to the Ministry of Agriculture. It was the first time in the history of Nepal that the Ministry received a petition related to animal welfare. We believe the petition will have an impact, especially when we keep on lobbying and pressurising. For now we will close the petition.

You find more info about our work with abused donkeys on http://animalnepal. org/adoptadonkey .html

Thanking you for your support,

Lucia de Vries
Volunteer Director Animal Nepal
www.animalnepal. org
www.animalnepal. blogspot. com
www.stopmonkeybusin ess.org


PRESS RELEASE

Over 1000 signatures to 'Stop donkey misery in Nepal' submitted to the Agriculture Ministry


Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN) on May 19, 2009 handed over a petition signed by over a thousand people from all over the world to stop donkey abuse to the Joint Secretary at the Ministry for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Dr Hari Dahal. The petition titled 'Stop donkey misery in Nepal' was signed by 1036 people from countries like Nepal, India, US, UK, Italy, Australia, France, Germany, Norway, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, Netherlands, Belgium and others.


The purpose of the signature campaign is to raise awareness to stop cruelty on working animals like donkeys. The petition demands concerned authorities and donkey owners to introduce a care system for these animals that suffer from malnutrition, open sores, lacerations, and general neglect.


Members of AWNN also urged the Joint Secretary to implement the Animal Transportation Act and wished to participate in drafting of the Animal Welfare Act. Mr Dahal was positive about these concerns and expressed commitment to take initiative on monitoring the execution of the Animal Transportation Act or the Pasu Dhuwani Mapdanda 2064. AWNN Chairperson Pramada Shah, after handing over the petition hoped that the ministry would cooperate in raising animal welfare issues and that the Animal Welfare Act would soon be drafted.


Established in 2008, AWNN is a network of six genuine animal welfare organisations that work to increase the effectiveness of animal welfare in the country. AWNN’s vision is to create a cruelty free society in which all creatures can live in peace.


Lucia de Vries
Freelance Journalist
Bagdol, Patan, Nepal
Wijk 4-47, 8321 GE Urk, Holland

GATEWAY TO HELL CAMPAIGN UPDATE

As many of you will already be aware, the Nepalese Parliament recently
decided to outlaw the export of monkeys for vivisection.

Full story here:--
http://www.gatewaytohell.net/news/2009/february/25_02_NP.html

Since then we have been working hard to judge the political situation in
Nepal and we have come to the conclusion that, at this stage, a combination
of Nepalese Parlaimentary democracy and the forthcoming Supreme Court action
should be sufficient to ensure the monkeys are released and monkey farming
is permanently ended in Nepal.

Thanks to your efforts, no monkey has been exported from Nepal and it seems
less and less likely that any animals will now be exported in the future.
Therefore, as a show of faith, today we are calling for an end to direct
protests against the Nepalese government at their embassies and consulates.

We will continue to monitor the political situation closely and we will keep
you informed of the latest developments, and if there is even the slightest
hint that the monkey farming will be allowed to continue then we will call
for immediate protests!

We would like to stress that the campaign against Nepal is not over yet, nor
will it be until every monkey has been freed and the monkey farms have been
closed permanently. In the next few days we will also be launching the 'Free
Them' campaign, which will be a new and innovative initiative to keep the
pressure on Nepal's government in a non-confrontational manner.

We are still calling for a tourism boycott, and we ask all those who have
the opportunity to keep up the pressure on their tourism industry. We will
also be announcing some new targets over the next few weeks, so we hope that
we can rely on your continued support in confronting the global primate
trade...both in Nepal and elsewhere!!!

Always for the animals,
G2H


For more information on the G2H campaign please visit:--
http://www.gatewaytohell.net

G2H DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR THE MONKEYS

G2H Demands Justice for the Monkeys


On the 23rd of Janauary 2009 a Public Interest Litigation, (PIL), petition against Nepal's monkey farming was filed against the monkey farming at the Supreme Court of Nepal. We are elated to announce that the action was not only sanctioned by the court, but it has been placed on the court's "priority list" due to the "seriousness" of the case!

A temporary injunction has been granted, so no monkeys will be exported before the case is heard, and the responsible parties were given just 35 days, (until the 27th of February), to respond in writing to justify their actions. Named as defendants in the case are the Prime Minister and the President of Nepal, the Monkey Farmers and the responsible Minister. The Supreme Court judges will now ask the awkward questions about how this law was conceived, who is responsible and how such a corrupt law was enacted. The Judges will then be left to decide whether monkey farming is in the Nepalese "Public Interest".

What that means in simple English is that some of the most senior judges in the Nepalese legal system will be examining the Wildlife Farming Act, asking awkward questions of those involved in the monkey farming, (including Nepal's most senior politicians) , and exposing the scandal in public view for all to see! We believe that we have a very strong case to stop the monkey farming, and at this stage Nepal's Supreme Court appears to agree.

So far the actions of the democratically elected government of Nepal, whom we had hoped would stop the monkey farming, have been utterly disgraceful. Government backed militias have even viciously assaulted journalists in an 'orgy of violence' for writing 'unfavourable stories' about the government. The Supreme Court has already taken some brave decisions against the Maoist government and their abuses of power, but we still need to give them a good enough reason to stop this evil abuse of innocent monkeys.

Aside from the overwhelming evidence before the court, we still need YOU to take action for Nepal's monkeys to keep the pressure on Nepal's government and tourism industries to show the court that the loss in tourism will be greater than any gain from monkey farming!

Things are about to get rather uncomfortable for the Nepalese government, as questions are asked about private decisions that stink of corruption.. ..So, let's make things more uncomfortable for them! Remember the government aren't obliged to defend the monkey farming in court, so let's make them think twice about offering a defence to the indefensible! !!

Now, more than ever, YOUR actions count....It' s time to take to the streets again in solidarity with the Nepalese people resisting these vile exports, for the sake of the monkeys!!! We need you back at the Embassies and Consulates, we need you to put as much pressure on them as you can in the next 21 days so that we leave the Monkey Farmers defending themselves without government support!

We CANNOT and WILL NOT permit the export of those monkeys. Together we have already acheved SO much and YOUR support has been vital in the achievements of this campaign, but please don't stop now. We truly are on the border of a historic victory for the monkeys, which will resonate around the globe and set an example to other monkey exporting nations, as well as the monkey abusers themselves!

PLEASE do what you must to ensure the success of this court case. Every action, no matter how small, makes a difference and the fate of Nepal's rhesus monkey population depends on OUR actions. Use your initiative and increase the pressure on Nepal during this court case, the more pressure we can generate the more likely we are to win....It's time to finish this, NO excuses, MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!

For the monkeys, until all are free,
G2H

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