- Signatures: 10,994
- Goal: 5,000
- Deadline: Ongoing...
| Number | Date | Prefix | Name | Country | Let your voice be heard and tell the Eurpean politicians what you think! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,022 | 3:19 am PST, Nov 19 | Jennifer O´Neill | Spain | I have lived in Spain for 6 years and have come across repeated suffering of dogs, cats and chickens that are left abandoned. Some are locked in very small concrete compounds with very little shade from the extreme summer heat and extreme cold in the winter. They are left with no water or food for days at a time. Dogs are also shut in garages and sheds with no daylight. They are kept to protect the farmers tools from burglars, but the truth is there are no burglars. If the farmer goes away on holiday or is bored with their animal they just leave it to die. No one can rescue the animal(s) because they are locked in. If you should cut the wire on the compounds to try to help the animal(s) you are taken to court for trespassing and can be fined heavily. This only condones more bad behaviour and gives the owner the right to carry on abusing their animals. Many animals are suffering unseen and unheard in the countryside of Spain in this way. HELP IS NEEDED URGENTLY FOR THESE ANIMALS!!! | |
| 11,021 | 2:09 pm PST, Nov 15 | Ms. | Isabel Breidebach | Germany | |
| 11,020 | 4:02 pm PST, Nov 10 | Joy Richardson | United States | If thinking about this doesn't make you want to vomit, there is something seriously wrong with you. | |
| 11,019 | 6:49 am PST, Nov 7 | Diane and Syd Marcus | United States | ||
| 11,018 | 10:08 am PST, Nov 6 | Paula Pihlajamäki | Finland | ||
| 11,017 | 5:30 pm PST, Nov 3 | Mr. | Anonymous | United States | This barbarity MUST STOP! |
| 11,016 | 9:21 am PST, Nov 3 | Ms. | Love Animals Too | United States | |
| 11,015 | 4:11 am PST, Nov 2 | Mrs. | Sirit Albel | Austria | |
| 11,014 | 10:53 am PDT, Oct 28 | Mrs. | Isabel Cruz | Portugal | A "tradição" continua a servir de desculpa e legitimação a muita injustiça e crueldade para quem tem só é interesses financeiros na questão e manipula a opinião publica para que nada mude ! é tempo de parar com esta crueldade, agora ! |
| 11,013 | 12:23 am PDT, Oct 26 | Mrs. | Rosemarie Sardinas Herrera | Austria | All cruelity done to animals has to end, everywhere! People who loves nature and animals can never allow barbaric torment and killing to all creatures. I have just read about the torture to dogs in Bulgaria out of fun, out of "tradition", it's unbelieveable!! |
| 11,012 | 5:30 pm PDT, Oct 24 | girault vincent | France | ||
| 11,011 | 2:01 am PDT, Oct 21 | Mrs. | elena georgiadou | Greece | |
| 11,010 | 4:55 pm PDT, Oct 17 | Anonymous | United Kingdom | Stop needless animal torture like bull fighting, , military and commercial animal torture and factory and fur farming. None are needed by either the human or non human animals. There´s plenty of food in the world for all animals if we focussed on fair distribution and equally respect all sentient beings and stop seing non human animals as our slaves to do as we will. Human rights laws should be extended to all sentient animals and these laws must be applied and vigorously acted upon across the board, to criminalise ALL non human and human animal abuses with large penalties and allowing individuals to report abuses. This is especially needed for the billions of animals who are daily tortured and transported in the name of food. | |
| 11,009 | 1:31 pm PDT, Oct 17 | Ms. | EurekNoPOSTAway Morrison | South Africa | Tradition does not have to be torture of animals. It is a sham, and a money making racket only! Please, do not support this barbarity! |
| 11,008 | 4:18 am PDT, Oct 17 | Ms. | MARIA PAPADOPOULOU | Greece | |
| 11,007 | 3:47 am PDT, Oct 17 | Mrs. | Ekeim Teeuwisse | Netherlands | |
| 11,006 | 7:49 pm PDT, Oct 16 | Ms. | Holly Bianchi | United States | |
| 11,005 | 2:29 pm PDT, Oct 16 | Ms. | Esther Seyfried | United States | Think about the fact that animals feel pain just as human do. Also there are many things people did in the past that they don't do any more because they realized it was the wrong thing to do. |
| 11,004 | 12:30 pm PDT, Oct 16 | Ms. | Carole Wesley | United Kingdom | |
| 11,003 | 10:45 am PDT, Oct 16 | Mrs. | Tiina Säynätsalo | Finland | |
| 11,002 | 10:44 am PDT, Oct 16 | Mrs. | Pirkko Huolman | Finland | |
| 11,001 | 10:03 am PDT, Oct 16 | Ms. | Margaret Sweeny | United Kingdom | |
| 11,000 | 9:38 am PDT, Oct 16 | Alicia Franco | Denmark | ||
| 10,999 | 9:25 am PDT, Oct 16 | Mrs. | Julie Zserdin | United States | just because something is a tradition doesnt make it right. it is time this cruel tradition of bullfighting was stopped. it is the 21st century,not the days of the gladiators. |
| 10,998 | 1:22 pm PDT, Oct 8 | Ms. | Laurence Metereaux | France | |
| 10,997 | 1:05 pm PDT, Oct 6 | Ms. | Magdalena Kucharska | Poland | |
| 10,996 | 7:58 am PDT, Oct 1 | Mrs. | Alexandra Douglas | Greece | This horrific example of man's inhumanity towards animals must be stopped! |
| 10,995 | 4:51 am PDT, Oct 1 | Ms. | Dell James | United Kingdom | |
| 10,994 | 10:35 am PDT, Sep 27 | Mr. | Shreyas Rao | India | Just ponder over what these bulls might think of humans ..the so called civilized and most mature of all animals??? never ... |
| 10,993 | 6:45 am PDT, Sep 26 | Ms. | Sabine Tillack | Germany | |
| 10,992 | 4:11 am PDT, Sep 24 | Anonymous | Spain | ||
| 10,991 | 4:09 am PDT, Sep 21 | mary foley | Ireland | just because something has been going on for years doesen't mean its o k please help end this cruel practice | |
| 10,990 | 3:20 am PDT, Sep 20 | Mrs. | Roswitha v. Heissen | Germany | |
| 10,989 | 5:04 pm PDT, Sep 18 | Ms. | Anonymous | Austria | |
| 10,988 | 10:55 am PDT, Sep 17 | Mr. | Al Stein | United States | Cracking down on these cruel customs which most Europeans abhor will not only help the animals, but will reduce violent crime rates throughout Europe. The people who commit these acts are the same ones who export violence to humans as well, as proven by several studies in our Country. |
| 10,987 | 1:06 pm PDT, Sep 14 | Katharina Mazsits | Austria | ||
| 10,986 | 9:17 am PDT, Sep 14 | Ms. | Stephanie Ho | Singapore | Such traditions upheld in the 21st century is rubbish! Nothing more than to satisfy the sadistic. Those part of the EU should be looking at themselves and asking if they are fit to sit in the seats that they are in. |
| 10,985 | 8:15 am PDT, Sep 12 | Mrs. | Lucienne van Rooijen | Netherlands | |
| 10,984 | 8:14 am PDT, Sep 12 | Laura van Klink | Netherlands | ||
| 10,983 | 11:04 pm PDT, Sep 11 | Ms. | Kim Radford | Australia | When is this barbaric madness going to stop. You call it tradition, it's sadistic torture of a living breathing animal. It's not even fare game when you do things to animals to make it calm. None of this ridiculous "sport" is fare. How can it still go on in this day & age. Totally & utterly disgusted. The human race, well the dumbest race on earth. Wipe us all out then all animals will prosper. |
| 10,982 | 11:37 am PDT, Sep 6 | Anonymous | United States | ||
| 10,981 | 11:21 am PDT, Aug 27 | EVA MARÍA | Spain | my country makes me a shame; there are lots of people who are conciencied about animal suffering but the tradition and ignorancy stands still. Please help us. In Cataluña, for example bull fights are not allowed, and I hope it is just the begining. Thanks. | |
| 10,980 | 7:28 pm PDT, Aug 25 | Anonymous | Canada | ||
| 10,979 | 6:09 am PDT, Aug 25 | Ms. | Anonymous | Spain | Treating any animal in a way you would not treat a human is barbaric and in the 21st century its time to put an end to some traditions |
| 10,978 | 12:03 am PDT, Aug 23 | Mrs. | Manuela Brummer | Denmark | |
| 10,977 | 6:35 am PDT, Aug 20 | Ms. | Anonymous | Austria | |
| 10,975 | 12:59 pm PDT, Aug 9 | Anonymous | Germany | ||
| 10,974 | 2:55 am PDT, Jul 26 | Ms. | Angie Whiteman | United Kingdom | |
| 10,973 | 5:15 pm PDT, Jul 23 | Ms. | Katie R | United States | If you think this is art you must have crawled out from under a rock. This man needs serious mental help....anyone who allows this person to gain fame or fortune from this is aiding and abetting a torturous murdering monster. |
| 10,972 | 11:39 am PDT, Jul 23 | Ms. | Helena Hedstrom | Sweden | |
| 10,971 | 7:59 am PDT, Jul 21 | Ms. | Sabrina Kück | Germany | |
| 10,970 | 10:42 am PDT, Jul 17 | Mr. | Jos Bruynooghe | Belgium | la tortura no es cultura!!! basta ya!!! |
| 10,969 | 4:58 am PDT, Jul 17 | Ms. | jacqueline blom | Netherlands | |
| 10,968 | 2:17 pm PDT, Jul 16 | Mrs. | Lorena Spolet | Netherlands | |
| 10,967 | 9:10 am PDT, Jul 16 | Mr. | Koen verheijden | Netherlands | |
| 10,966 | 1:41 am PDT, Jul 16 | Ms. | Nicole van Rossum | Netherlands | Please stop this!!!!! |
| 10,965 | 12:36 pm PDT, Jul 14 | Ms. | Fabienne Wittelings | Netherlands | |
| 10,964 | 1:38 pm PDT, Jul 13 | Mrs. | Maaike van Veen | Netherlands | Stop this sadistic torture! |
| 10,963 | 6:05 am PDT, Jul 13 | maria de kock | Netherlands | DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!! | |
| 10,962 | 5:38 am PDT, Jul 13 | Mrs. | Anonymous | Netherlands | |
| 10,961 | 2:13 am PDT, Jul 13 | saskia smolka | United Kingdom | this is the most disgusting thing i have ever seen and i am shocked and saddened that it is still allowed to go on in this day and age, when the majority of ppl are opposed to it. please help us stop these cruel barbaric festivals. | |
| 10,960 | 6:04 am PDT, Jul 12 | Mrs. | Karin Grawe | Netherlands | Stop this ridiculous form of 'entertainment' of the dark middle ages! |
| 10,959 | 5:13 am PDT, Jul 12 | Orca Force | Antarctica | ||
| 10,958 | 4:29 am PDT, Jul 12 | Ms. | M. Waanders | Netherlands | |
| 10,957 | 4:07 am PDT, Jul 12 | Ms. | Edith Wijnbeld | Netherlands | You call yourself 'ELITISTA'? I prefer to call it 'CONDUCTA de CRIMINAL' a torturar taurinos u a mano airada hasta desangrarse, lo que MENTALIDAD de espanoles!!! Sin respeto! PRÁCTICA JUGAR AL FÚTBOL! ADIÓS! Edith Wijnbeld de Holanda! |
| 10,956 | 3:48 am PDT, Jul 12 | Ms. | Diane Beijer | Netherlands | |
| 10,955 | 3:43 am PDT, Jul 12 | Estefania Pampin Zuidmeer | Netherlands | Please, the money that is used to pay these cruel traditions come from the state. Every single Spaniard and every single European contributes with the taxes to the maintenance of this bloodletting. The money is needed in schools, education, healthcare... furthermore, from an ethical point of view this cruelty must stop! The bulls suffer for the pleasure of a sadistic, bloodthirsty audience! | |
| 10,954 | 9:01 am PDT, Jul 11 | Ms. | Anonymous | United States | The number of Spaniards who support these barbaric activities are becoming increasingly in the minority. Spanish culture and traditions can be preserved without cruelty to animals. Los españoles que apoyan estas tradiciones bárbaras son cada vez más la minoría. La cultura y las tradiciones españolas pueden ser preservadas sin crueldad a los animales. |
| 10,953 | 12:44 pm PDT, Jul 6 | Anja L. | Spain | Please stop bullfighting and cruelty against the animals and change minds because even tradition and culture cannot give the right to tread the poor animals like it will be done tomorrow in Pamplona or at other fiestas. Mañana tendrá lugar la fiesta de Pamplona en la cual tienen que sufrir muchos animales. Por favor, no dejen que traten los animales de esta forma, ni por tradición ni por la cultura. Espero su intervención para evitar esto en el futuro. | |
| 10,952 | 8:19 pm PDT, Jun 30 | Sandra L | Canada | Together we can rid the world of bullfighting. Please pass this on! *** Juntos podemos librar el mundo de tauromaquia. | |
| 10,951 | 8:17 pm PDT, Jun 29 | Mrs. | Christine kiernan | United States | These are the most horrific acts of cowardess I have ever read about.If you believe and participate in these horrific, sadistic activities, You are not human at all, you are the devil in human skin or barbarians. You will GET yours, I promise you this..GOD SEES ALL and he will lay a curse of great sorrow and despair on ALL of you who particiapte and do NOTHING to stop it. Hear my words and feel them in your cold calous hearts. Death is waiting for all of you!!!!! Thou shalt not kill. You will know and LIVE the life of Job!There is no redemption for you. STOP this now or you will see the face of God the Father every time you close your eyes. It is then, you will see your fate and the terror will be engraved in your hearts and minds so you will never forget and you will not escape because you will be haunted with the visions of his wrath. |
European Union allows sadistic torturing of animals because it's tradition
In Spain, after the hunting season, dogs are hung by their owners in a tree. Their death is slow and painful. The owners sit under the tree and enjoy some wine and beer with friends.
Because this is a "cultural tradition" or "old custom" the European Union allows this to happen!
Did you know that:
In many villages and towns in Spain they organise Fiesta's (feast) to honour the name day of a certain Saint (like the fiesta held in honour of San Fermin in Pamplona).
In many of these Fiesta's the released bulls are chased in the streets by a crowd with sticks, whips and knifes. Ones the bull is surrounded by the villagers, it is tortured, most of the time until death. Legs are broken, the very sensitive horns are hit off, tails are ripped off etc.
Here are some of the "Fiesta":
"Toros de Fuego" (Fire Bulls) held in Medinacelli (Soria)
This particular savagery consists in putting a kind of ball of pitch on both the horns of the bulls and setting fire to the balls (sometimes fireworks are used). The bulls are then released on the streets. These balls burn for hours, burning the horns, body and eyes, causing terrible suffering.
Several times the bulls try to kill themselves against walls, due to the horrible pain.
"Toros Enmaromado" (Bull with ropes) held in Benavente (Zamora)
The bull is bound with ropes and dragged all over the village till he dies of exhaustion or by the cutting of his throat.
"El toro de Vega" (Bull of Vega)
This so called popular fiesta consists in chasing a bull with spears all over the village sticking them into his body until his death. Since the crowd think that the torture is not enough, they cut off his testicles while he is still alive.
"El toro de Coria" (Bull of Coria)
The bull walks and runs for hours in the streets while people throw darts at him. The men are aiming for the more sensitive parts of it's body like the nose, eyes and testicles. When he is too tired and weak from loss of blood to continue the escape, the villagers cut off his testicles while he is still alive.
The lists goes on and on and on......
Because these are "cultural traditions" or "old customs" the European Union allows this to happen!
Sometimes donkeys or other animals are used for the "entertainment".
Did you know that:
The bullfight organisers in Spain, Portugal and France say that it is a noble and beautiful way for the bull to die in an arena. They say it is an art and that it is beautiful for the "respected, loved and privileged" bull to die while the crowd is cheering and applauding!
If you love and respect these living creatures why would you:
give the bulls very salty water before the game to weaken them with diarrhoea
cut up the horns very carefully(not to show) to the nerve so that the bull loses it's co-ordination during the game (very painful)
put prickly glycerine into the eyes
give him drugs to keep it calm
give him, if he is too calm, electric shocks to it's testicles
hit him very hard on the kidneys to weaken him (bags with sand are used, they don't leave any scars) before the game
keep the bulls for hours in boxes in full sun where they only can stand before the game
Then in the arena the bull is sadistically tortured to death with spears that cut like razors, hooks, sword and harpoons. Indeed a very "privileged" way to die!! Because this is a "cultural tradition" or "old custom" the European Union allows this to happen!
Did you know that:
It's common that the horses used during a bullfight get deeply wounded by the horns of the bulls, loosing their intestines and consequently dying. The horses, by nature are very frightened of the bulls, scream, so the vocal cords of these horses are cut, because the crowd doesn't want to hear the horse scream. It does happen that the horse which has been ripped open by the bull, is stitched up without anaesthetics and put back in the arena for the next fight.
Did you know that:
The breeders of the special bulls used for bullfights get subsidies from the European Union. Many of the European citizens don't know this is happening and for all the European Union citizens (the majority) who are strongly against these barbaric games to know where their tax money is going to is very frustrating!
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