Save the 3 young wolves!
- recipient: The Belgian Department of Animal Welfare
January 8 UPDATE!! http://www.vimeo.com/18570516
These 3 young white wolves are kept in a small cage in a Belgian Zoo, le Monde Sauvage (Aywaille). They are kept there to perform in a show to entertain the audience. They have been IN THIS CAGE for 2 years, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
They are sometimes beaten, mistreated and abused, all of this just to make them perform.They are about to reach their adult age and facing death when they no longer perform well in the show. That might be very soon...
Read their story here:
"I howl a cry for help, like the 3 wolves would do if they had the opportunity. Please allow me to introduce Alpha, Beta, Omega (the wolves) and myself, Jean-Mi.
Early 2010 I found the job of a lifetime, working at the Belgian zoo le Monde Sauvage
It was a dream come true, but it turned into a nightmare!
I was the trainer of the 3 young wolves, among other animals, but the wolves are very special to me. To my horror, these 3 youngsters are kept in a cage no larger than 30m2 (by Belgian law they have to have at least 1200m2). These wolves are offspring of the pack kept in another part of the zoo. The animals are used to perform in a show to entertain the public. The show is a re-enactment of a wolf chase. Since wolves are intelligent and social beings, they do not do well in shows.
The boss thought of a simple plan: you perform well in the show, you get food. If you don't, you won't see any food until you do! He does this to all the animals in a show: the seals, the horses, the birds of prey, the parrots. The owner of Monde Sauvage and some of his employes have even been seen hitting animals they were training, like a young seal that didn't understand what he was supposed to do. The poor seal got clubbed with a baseball bat. Even a horse got kicked in his private area. I witnessed all of these sad events.
Although I was horrified about the training methods, I stayed. I have tried to reason with my boss in order to change their methods. Alas to no avail. I have tried to make life a bit easier for the wolves. They have offered me the most beautiful moments of my life, they took a step towards me, they have given me their confidence. I just can't leave them there and turn my back on them! I have tears in my eyes while writing this down.
Yes, the work was a nightmare and it even got worse. Due to an accident at work, I broke my finger and I was forced to take sick leave. Knowing my boss, he wasn't going to let me come back to work. As I stated earlier, I won't turn my back on the wolves. They are in great danger! The boss already told me that the wolves can't be put back in the pack, so his solution is to kill them and then to feed them to his big cats!
I went to the police to file a complaint, and the officer told me to keep quiet. My life, or worse, that of my own pets would be in danger. I called all kinds of organizations, people with some influence, all were outraged but they wouldn't or couldn't help. I am at my last breath, that's why I started this petition to reach people and convince them to help me save Alpha, Beta and Omega.
I dont care if I will be threatened, beaten etc. I won't back down until my friends are save and well!
Please sign and tell your friends and family about my dear friends, the wolves.
Thank you very, very much for caring!
We, the undersigned, would like to see Alpha, Beta and Omega freed from their cage and their zoo "le Monde Sauvage".
The wolves deserve to have a live of running, playing, howling, frolicking and not to be afraid of humans.
We feel that this zoo can not give them this kind of live, after reading the story of Jean-Michel Stasse.
This is his story:
"I howl a cry for help, like the 3 wolves would do if they had the opportunity. Please allow me to introduce Alpha, Beta, Omega (the wolves) and myself, Jean-Mi.
Early 2010 I found the job of a lifetime, working at the Belgian zoo le Monde Sauvage
It was a dream come true, but it turned into a nightmare!
I was the trainer of the 3 young wolves, among other animals, but the wolves are very special to me. To my horror, these 3 youngsters are kept in a cage no larger than 30m2 (by Belgian law they have to have at least 1200m2). These wolves are offspring of the pack kept in another part of the zoo. The animals are used to perform in a show to entertain the public. The show is a re-enactment of a wolf chase. Since wolves are intelligent and social beings, they do not do well in shows.
The boss thought of a simple plan: you perform well in the show, you get food. If you don't, you won't see any food until you do! He does this to all the animals in a show: the seals, the horses, the birds of prey, the parrots. The owner of Monde Sauvage and some of his employes have even been seen hitting animals they were training, like a young seal that didn't understand what he was supposed to do. The poor seal got clubbed with a baseball bat. Even a horse got kicked in his private area. I witnessed all of these sad events.
Although I was horrified about the training methods, I stayed. I have tried to reason with my boss in order to change their methods. Alas to no avail. I have tried to make life a bit easier for the wolves. They have offered me the most beautiful moments of my life, they took a step towards me, they have given me their confidence. I just can't leave them there and turn my back on them! I have tears in my eyes while writing this down.
Yes, the work was a nightmare and it even got worse. Due to an accident at work, I broke my finger and I was forced to take sick leave. Knowing my boss, he wasn't going to let me come back to work. As I stated earlier, I won't turn my back on the wolves. They are in great danger! The boss already told me that the wolves can't be put back in the pack, so his solution is to kill them and then to feed them to his big cats!
I went to the police to file a complaint, and the officer told me to keep quiet. My life, or worse, that of my own pets would be in danger. I called all kinds of organizations, people with some influence, all were outraged but they wouldn't or couldn't help. I am at my last breath, that's why I started this petition to reach people and convince them to help me save Alpha, Beta and Omega.
I dont care if I will be threatened, beaten etc. I won't back down until my friends are save and well!
So we turn to you as the Belgian Department of Animal Welfare to do well for Alpha, Beta and Omega to free them from this horror.
Thank you very much for your time to read our letter.Kind regards,
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