[Tradeban] FW: I know it is difficult to do everything but this only will take 3 minutes and is worth it

[Sabina]

Hi friends,

 

I am writing this not as an Animals' Angels employee, but just as Lesley.
It concerns a mini-campaign project that doesn't really fit the style of AA,
and thus I wanted to do it on my own.

 

In March I had the pleasure of working with a professional investigator in
France.  I expected this person to be somewhat hardened after seeing
horrible things for the past 15 years.  He works in countries where animal
welfare is much less developed, such as Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He
has investigated animal smuggling, poaching and massive ritual
slaughterhouses. Unlike me, he is not allowed to speak- he just observes and
films.  This protects his identity and allows him to do his job
professionally- that is, to GET the difficult footage so that organizations
like Animals' Angels can take action afterwards.  I have the advantage, as
an Animals' Angels inspector, to say my opinion most of the time, attempt to
get help or first aid for the animals, and call the police. Because I am
there with the animals, and my priority is not always to get the footage.
But sometimes footage is our only "weapon" to defend the animals.  Thus,
people like this person are critical. And people like this person keep a lot
of horrible memories bottled up and thus suffer themselves.

 

I asked him what was one of the worst jobs he ever had to do, and he told me
it was in Egypt, inspecting the slaughterhouses and the slaughter festivals
there.  Bassatin, for example is a huge slaughterhouse located in Cairo.  It
consists of numerous large buildings without any installations inside. Men
run around chasing and screaming at the cattle and sheep and camels.  Each
man carries a large knife and uses it to stab the animals in their eyes (to
make them blind and to manipulate their heads), their tendons (to make them
fall down, rendering them totally helpless) and their tails (to cause pain
and immobilization).   Animals' Australia managed to get this footage on
Australian television and as a result the Australian Minister of Agriculture
placed a temporary ban on the export of live cattle to Egypt (which is
phenomenal). But unfortunately Egyptian slaughterhouses like Bassatin
continue to kill animals, just not Australian ones.  I read on the Egyptian
Tourism Site that the tourist industry is its second most important source
of foreign currencies.thus we  thought that this action could have a small
impact.  It takes just a minute to print these 2 letters out and to sign
your name on them, and less than a Euro or dollar to mail away.  Please take
the time to do this, even if our impact is miniscule, it is worth the try.  

There are two letters, one is addressed to the Minister of Tourism, and one
to the President.

 

If you are feeling very motivated you can also go on this site:

http://touregypt.net/touristcomplaint.htm

and paste in this letter there.  It is a site where tourists can express
their complaints regarding Egypt.

 

Feel free to pass this on to your friends to also encourage them to take
this action.

 

Thanks and greetings from Cologne,

Lesley

 

 

 


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