News Archive - Page 100 of 144

Join the Arches network of Nature!

Join the Arches network of Nature!
28.03.2019
France
Join the Arches network of Nature !
Wildlife

In order to fight against the disappearance of animals, One Voice organizes the creation of a vast network of sanctuary gardens, the « Arches of Nature », which will allow the reconquest of our environment by a rich and varied biodiversity.

The catastrophic disappearance of insects, our biodiversity in danger

This is no longer a warning shot: insects could well disappear within a century! Already 80% of them have succumbed, immediately causing the rarefaction of birds (-30%!) And in the short term the trivialization of our flora.

It would then be more than an immense catastrophe: it would be a cataclysm that would call into question all-natural balances. A major ecological crisis.

In recent years, there is no need to be scientist or naturalist to realize that bees or fireflies are becoming increasingly rare. That we can now in summer travel hundreds of kilometres by car without having to wash our windshield. The catastrophe announced by Rachel Carson in her book Silent Spring (1962) has unfortunately arrived. Never have we seen or heard as few birds as during the spring and summer. And for good reason: how warblers, robins or flycatchers can survive without the presence of insects?

Let’s all become actors in the protection of animals and nature

We cannot just alert and ask the public authorities for action: we know only too well what it is all about. The recent retreat of Emmanuel Macron on the subject of glyphosates is here to remind us. Also, the recurrent positions of the Minister of Agriculture (pro-GMO,
pro-glyphosate, pro-FNSEA …). We must act! You can act!

Bees die disoriented after being poisoned by pesticides, there are no longer enough earthworms underground, slugs are poisoned in the vegetable gardens along with caterpillars, so no butterflies. Birds have no place to land, they are hungry, trapped, hunted. Frogs disappear from wetlands, there are fewer and fewer fish … All animals are affected. Looking at the root of the problem, protect natural habitats for animals! It starts with us.

For this, we decided to create a network of harbours for nature and animals that will start with this link, oh so essential to the animal and plant kingdoms and that of insects. Their presence is a necessity in itself, for themselves, and also for their essential role in the ecosystem. Pollinators are at once essential for the reproduction of most flowering plants but also for the food of birds and bats. These nurseries of nature must also be protected from hunting and fishing.

The « Arches of Nature », sanctuaries for nature, for all animals, in our homes

Do you have a garden, meadow with animals, crops, woods, moors or marshes? Integrate them with our network of « Arches of Nature »! We will regularly send you information so that your parcels of land, which perhaps measure only a few tens of square meters or are several vast hectares, become even more of a haven of peace, enriched with essential biodiversity.

Download and sign the « Arches of Nature » charter, then send it by post (One Voice, 7 place de la République, CS 20263, 56007 Vannes Cedex) or by e-mail toinfo@one-voice.fr

Together, square metre by square metre, we will protect territories, to give them back to the animals, to nature and to the humans who love them !

At last! The hunting season that never seems to end is over

At last! The hunting season that never seems to end is over
26.03.2019
At last! The hunting season that never seems to end is over
Wildlife

The hunt that is carried out for 6 and a half months finally ends. 18,000 hunts are organized to kill individuals of 6 species: deer, roe deer, wild boar, foxes, hares and rabbits. One Voice has long been calling for the ban on this cruel hunt, as do more than 8 out of 10 French people.

Like it happens every year, it was not until March 31 that the endless hunting season finally came to an end. For 6 and a half months, no less than 10 000 hunters with dogs, horses and hunting horns have upset the tranquillity of the woods and the countryside. And as if that were not enough, nearly 100,000 followers, such as serfs of the Ancient Regime, attended the sinister spectacle of an animal pursued by a pack of dogs and riders. Cars, mountain bikes roam the forest roads in the hope of seeing a frightened deer or venison.

The entire forest lives in terror

Nearly 900 deer die every year after a long hunt. But also 1200 roe deer and 600 wild boars. It is not only these large animals that excite the cruelty of the huntsmen: more than 200 hunt teams, out of 387 registered, are specialized in hunting foxes (which are tracked all year round, day and night, on land or in their burrows), hares and rabbits!

The hunting society estimates some 18,000 hunts a year. Of course, in many cases the hunted animal manages to escape the pack and its procession of hunters and followers, but many die of stress within hours of stalking.

In addition to the animals killed, this hunt is particularly disturbing for all wild animals. And especially in winter when they need to save their energy reserves, and in the spring when many of them are in the breeding season.

Our leaders are completely offset from public opinion

More than 80% of French people are hostile to this mode of hunting. Yet, despite the many blunders that it generates, hunting is protected by the government and our rulers. France is part of the very closed circle of the 7 countries where it is still authorized. This year, the Ministry of Ecological and Joint Transition even pushed the irony to issue a decree simply preventing the huntsmen from approaching homes, and limiting the packs to 60 dogs … A cosmetic measure, when we call for its abolition pure and simple.

Sign One Voice’s and its partner’ petition to reform the hunt in depth, and prohibit hunting with hounds !

An ecological disaster concerning the liberation of the minks of Montarlot

An ecological disaster concerning the liberation of the minks of Montarlot
25.03.2019
Montarlot
An ecological disaster concerning the liberation of the minks of Montarlot
Fashion

On the night of March 21^stto 22^nd2019, the mink farm located in Montarlot-lès-Rioz was the scene of a disaster for French biodiversity and for these animals themselves. The opening of the cages was in fact orhcristrated by people who had not taken into account the wrong they were doing. These cruel and polluting farms must closed indefinitely, it is also the biodiversity that is at stake here.

Muriel Arnal, president and founder of One Voice says:

«For our ecosystems, the arrival of animals from a species called « invasive » (that is to say, those who will take the place of those who live there), such as mink, it is the signature of a death sentence for European mink already in great danger of extinction. It is absolutely catastrophic for the animals, particularly in the wetlands who are at risk here… and for the American mink that will be hunted without mercy.»

Double punishment for « released » mink

Mink that had been « released », those unable to move, were quickly recovered by the breeder. Dozens are still in the nature, in the surrounding areas. Many may starve in the next few days, or be trapped.
This persecution that they will be subjected to is a double punishment for them.

Lastly, the most resistant will settle in the surroundings. The American mink, larger than the European mink, will nibble away at their territory little by little, as is already the case in France. Throughout our continent, European mink are disappearing, their population is constantly decreasing, precisely because of America mink who have escaped from the farms and who have colonized the habitat around the rivers. We have filmed some, proof that the presence of these farms is a danger to nature.

One Voice against the breeding of mink in Montarlot, a long story

One Voice is familiar with the breeding of American mink in Montarlot. And for good reason, the association has campaigned against its opening in 2012 and has repeatedly brought the owner of this business to court. At the end of 2017, One Voice opposed to their expansion.

In One voice’s survey of six French farms, including this one – and in the corresponding report – they thus denounced the living conditions of these mink, who are subjected to permanent stress, crammed into cages, without water for swimming, and killed by gassing (which is far from being painless), but also the pollution that emanates from it. Indeed, the excrement of the mink is very harmful for the environment, which poses serious problems for streams, the ground and the water tables around these farms.

One Voice calls for the closure of all fur farms in France

French representatives of the Fur Free Alliance, an international coalition against fur, One Voice has been calling for the closure of these farms for captive animals, wild animals and wildlife for 20 years. In France, the Ministry of Ecological Transition affirms its commitment to the biodiversity, but refuses to close these farms, unlike Japan and Spain who have decided to close them precisely because of the dangers they pose to the biodiversity.

Share on

Breeding dogs for animal experiments: an appalling decision from the Court of Appeal

Breeding dogs for animal experiments: an appalling decision from the Court of Appeal
21.03.2019
Mézilles
Breeding dogs for animal experiments: an appalling decision from the Court of Appeal
Animal testing

March 21st 2019, the Paris Court of Appeal condemns One Voice to pay damages and interest in favour of a breeder and also to pay his legal fees. The court forbids us to use the information collected by the bailiff, proving the suffering of these dogs.

The Paris Court of Appeal has just delivered its verdict, and it’s incomprehensible. It forbids us to use the report of the bailiff, yet obtained on request from the judge of Auxerre who knows the case. All the evidence of mistreatment of the dogs in the breeding farm, the size of the crates, the absence of carers at night to assist the bitches giving birth, all of this information to be shelved! We will not be able to talk about it anymore, nor to bring it to justice. In addition, One Voice is forced to pay 1000 € in respect of the provisional damages to be paid to the Centre du Domaine des Souches and 4000 € of their legal fees.

An aberrant decision, because even if the court seeks to give reason to the breeding, this verdict does not correspond to anything: it is the judge of Auxerre which should – in all logic – be held responsible for the authorization granted to mandate a bailiff to visit the breeder. A justice system that is completely upside down.

What could have led to this unfair decision?

Would it be an attachment to procedures, namely the driver behind their « motivation » (in other words the justification) from the judge of Auxerre who had given his authorization to mandate a bailiff, or would it be in support of the companies who perform animal experimentation…?

In any case, the judges knew that our procedure had brought to light, thanks to this report from the bailiff, numerous elements proving that the breeding – beyond the sufferings inflicted on the dogs because of its activity – was in fact an offense.

The prefecture of the Yonne on regularizing the expansion outside the framework of the regulations, that is to say outlaw our case, this is
the other scandal.

Who thinks of these beagles and golden retrievers, who are raised to be treated as experimental material, then killed, apart from us, the animal defenders? Who considers them, each as an individual in its own right? Who is moved by the fate of puppies who die unaccounted for?

The Court of Appeal of Paris, instead of judging on the legitimacy of both our request and that for the authorization to undertake as an observer, grants itself the right to judge this case on the merits, which is not within its jurisdiction! Where are we living? One Voice is determined not to let a court of law take sides on a subject that does not concern it. We will do what is necessary to go to trial to have this judgment annulled, inoperative, ill-timed, and which does not even correspond to what the opposing party demanded!

We are outraged by this justice that calls into question the impartiality of the judge who knows best the elements of the file. What should be done here, even if the laws in place are flouted and that the representatives of the state are on the side of the oppressors?

We have already other complaints against this form of breeding and we will gather together before the Prefecture of Auxerre on May 18^th.

Please continue signing and sharing the petition ! Rest assured we will never give up on these beagles and golden retrievers, to leave them to this sad fate that is reserved for them !

After attempts to seize the hippopotamus Jumbo, One Voice does not give up

After attempts to seize the hippopotamus Jumbo, One Voice does not give up
19.03.2019
After attempts to seize the hippopotamus Jumbo, One Voice does not give up

One Voice calls on the greatest number of people to mobilize together in support of Jumbo at the Place Igor Stravinsky, near the centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, on Saturday March 23 at 11:30am. On February 25 and 26, the association had planned its seizure of the circus who are exploiting the hippo Jumbo, in collaboration with the State. But this time it had to be cancelled. One Voice remains determined and relies on the justice system to reprogram the seizure of jumbo.

Muriel Arnal, Founding President of One Voice had this to say:

«Jumbo needs to spend his days in the water with his own kind. He has been suffering for more than thirty years in a circus, locked in the darkness of a truck. We will not stop until he has finally found his ancestral lands.»

Two attempted seizures of Jumbo made impossible by violent and offensive circus people

On Monday February 25th and on again Tuesday February 26th, two attempts were made to try to seize the Hippopotamus, which had been made possible by the association: investigations, close relations with the courts in the context of the two ongoing complaints, a temporary place in a partner association’s park for this operation, rental of trucks to tow the trailer, sanctuary … everything was ready.

After the decision of finding the circus responsible of certain offences on Monday morning, the go ahead for the seizure was confirmed but could not take place. Jumbo is found outside of his trailer and, being worried, charges one of the agents.

The seizure of Jumbo is reprogrammed for the next day. At 7:30 am, the agents stand around the trailer. Again, it is made impossible: the Muller family screams, hits, threatens, one of the men who tries to open the trailer to get Jumbo out, the same behaviour as the day before; another comes running a pitchfork in his hand; a third takes the wheel of a truck and drives dangerously at high speed to block access to the trailer.

To avoid injuries or worse on both sides, the authorities cancel the seizure.

The actions of One Voice

One Voice is shocked by the circus’s behaviour. While waiting for the programming of a new seizure of Jumbo, One Voice organizes a rally in Paris at the Place Igor Stravinski, near the Centre of Georges Pompidou, on Saturday March 23 at 11:30am.

One Voice’s fight for Jumbo

One Voice discovered Jumbo more than fifteen years ago. Since 2016, the association follows him with great attention, having repeatedly denounced the lack of free access to water and the fact that it is kept in the circus menagerie while it does not participate in show – in violation of the regulations.

One Voice launched had launched exceptional procedures, and then a judicial standoff against the circus in the summer of 2017. Two procedures are still underway for Jumbo. One against the circus, another in the administrative court.

Previous news articles and press releases

March
2019: (with video) Jumbo: a bailout rescue

February
2019: Jumbo needs us !

September
2018: (Video on our Facebook page) Our team attacked this morning

July
2017: (with video) Jumbo, a hippopotamus at the bottom of the abyss

May
2017: Unpublished procedures

Petition
(February 2019): Save Jumbo !

Share on

One Voice and Sea Shepherd France are joining together against an aquarium project in Dieppe

One Voice and Sea Shepherd France are joining together against an aquarium project in Dieppe
18.03.2019
Dieppe
One Voice and Sea Shepherd France are joining together against an aquarium project in Dieppe
Exploitation for shows

Wednesday, March 20th 2019 at 12 noon in front of the town hall, a rally has been organized by One Voice and Sea Shepherd France to alert public opinion against the project of oceanographic centre in Dieppe, which plans to put in a
glass jar thousands of sentient beings who have only one aspiration in life: to live free.

The aquarium project of one hundred and twenty pools, one thousand two hundred species, and thus tens of thousands of tropical captive individuals, a few meters from the Channel, seems already acquired.

The mayor of Dieppe is promoting it, praising the jobs that it will create, without seeing that this purely economic vision is a short-term vision. Times have changed: now the whole population is aware of the fragility of ecosystems and our survival depends on them all.

Muriel Arnal, president and founder of One Voice, says:«We cannot continue to lock up sentient beings for our entertainment or for scientific pretexts. The only place for animals is in the wild, living in freedom! And this wild kingdom must be cherished and protected.»

For One Voice and Sea Shepherd France, fish, including sharks, and all other marine animals have nothing to do what so ever in living in glass jars. They have the right to live by their nature, regardless of humans, in an environment protected from pollution and overfishing.

One Voice and Sea Shepherd France, who are in partnership, are organizing a rally in front of the Dieppe town hall Wednesday March 20th at noon, to oppose the project for this oceanographic centre in the district of the railway station. The building permit must not be issued !

Share on

Jumbo: A rescue bailout

Jumbo: A rescue bailout
18.03.2019
France
Jumbo: A rescue bailout
Exploitation for shows

Everything had been organized for weeks for the seizure of Jumbo. We had everything prepared. The driver and the truck, a secure place, a sanctuary in Africa and despite state officials engaged and wanting to uphold the law. This Tuesday, February 26th 2019 assisted by officials of the law to prevent any violence from the Circassians that could cost the life of somone, including that of themselves, the seizure had to be cancelled. We are more determined than ever to allow Jumbo to finally live in his ancestral lands.

A finding of a flagrant offence, the seizure confirmed

The seizure is scheduled for Monday, February 25^th, the ONCFS and the veterinarian could witness this flagrante offence. Compliance requests had been already made last year, none of which had been complied with either on the detention of Jumbo, nor on the safety of the public. But the hippopotamus was out of the tin box that serves as his home, and was stressed, he charged one of the keepers. Under these conditions impossible to proceed with the seizure, which was postponed to the next morning.

Circassians in violation, who used abuse and violence

But this Tuesday morning, the Police had to face violence from a group, this highly charged atmosphere quickly degenerating into violence.

The circus people once again showed their true face, the one without makeup or costume. Faced with the authority of the state, they did not hesitate to distribute punches, to throw metal barriers. Quickly, trucks were installed around the trailer where Jumbo lives, to make it even more difficult to seize the hippo.

The death threats, which the owner of the circus Muller has already resorted to against animal defenders on social networks, then rocketed against our drivers, their families and also the Police! A fork in his hand, one of the circus people attacked a Policeman, who saw the spikes dangerously close to his face.

A dangerous escalation against the authorities

Seeing no way out without injuries, the authorities decided to cancel the seizure. We were then on the verge of a tragedy.

Impunity has no place in the rule of the law. The police were exemplary, both in their commitment to us and in the calm that they showed in the face of this outburst of violence against them. They had come to defend an unfortunate hippopotamus whose life is nothing, being constantly locked up in a truck.

Jumbo is subjected daily to the will of the trainers and our incessant investigations show for three years now how much he suffers.

Justice will not stop there and neither will we. This setback only reinforces our determination. Your support in these circumstances is our strength. For Jumbo, please sign the petition.

Saturday, March 23^rdat 11:30, we are organizing a rally next to the Pompidou Centre in Paris. All information is on Facebook about the event. Let’s be many for Jumbo!

RSP Martinique needs help against strays

RSP Martinique needs help against strays
15.03.2019
RSP Martinique needs help against strays
Domestic animals

Lack of consideration, lack of funds, diseases, mass slaughter, etc.: Wandering pets have a hard time. In Martinique, a small association tries to make things happen! Let’s help their fight against straying.

In Martinique, dogs and cats without identification survive in search of water and food. Where do they come from? In many cases, unsterile cats are the parents of most of these homeless individuals. And then, there are cases of abandonment. Lost, vulnerable, many have the misfortune of becoming victims of cruel individuals. Others find themselves plagued by many diseases that will be poorly cared for. Left to their own devices, emaciated, without love, without anyone to take care of them, all struggle to survive.

Our 2018 survey shows once again that the only effective way to combat wandering is systematic sterilization combined with public awareness. However, the capture and killing of homeless cats and dogs is the solution too often proposed by the public authorities!

All these little beings are desperately waiting for the comfort of a loving family! Unfortunately, in Martinique as everywhere else in France, places in shelters are rare … Suffering from lack of funds and lack of help from the authorities, associations are taken by the throat. Raising awareness about sterilization, good care and adoption is paramount.

To help homeless animals in Martinique, a small shelter has been mobilized as much as possible. RSP Martinique volunteers identify, sterilize and care for their survivors. They now welcome 18 dogs and carry out awareness work. Their association is to support, they need all of us to set up a cattery so to welcome cats into the best conditions.

To fight feline strays, we also invite you to sign our petition. There is an emergency all over the country!

Let’s move towards an era definitely without cages!

Let’s move towards an era definitely without cages!
11.03.2019
France
Let’s move towards an era definitely without cages!
Other campaign or multi-campaigns of One Voice

Cages must become a vague memory of an old barbaric era ! Let’s all take part in the European Citizens Initiative launched by CIWF to end the breeding of animals in cages ! One million signatures must be collected, and we are barely halfway there.

The sufferance of life in a cage

More than 300 million hens and chickens, pigs and sows, cows and oxen are born, suffer, breed and die in tiny cages across Europe. They will never feel the grass under their feet, they will never be able to frolic and play, they will never see the sun above their heads through the young leaves of spring, nor will they root around freely through the dead leaves… Instead for the little ones and for the mothers, concrete floors, permanently shackled, unhealthy unbreathable air, these are the horrors…

So many reasons to sides against the use of cages! Ethical, ecological, sanitary, social …

«The place for animals is not in a cage. No cage, no matter how big and comfortable it is can make an animal happy. But those in which the animals who are to be eaten survive are indecent and cruel. The law of profit can no longer despise the respect and dignity of animals! »Muriel Arnal, Founding President of One Voice

What is the « ICE »?

One Voice is one of 130 European associations supporting the Initiative of Citizens of European (ICE) launched by CIWF with a great fanfare
in Brussels at the end of September 2018.

This ICE is a procedure that allows the European population to draw the attention of its representatives to a subject that is particularly dear to their heart, and gives it a chance to influence decisions. It is one of the participatory democracy tools of the European Union. For this, an authenticated signature is required. The approach is more framed than signing a petition, but the principle is the same and the data is secure, of course and destroyed at the end of the
process.

We need everyone to get involved !

At least one million Europeans must sign ICE to have a chance to permanently put an end to cages, and this throughout the European Union. What a step forward it would be!

It remains barely a few months to reach the million signatures, and in France we are still too few who have signed! This is a cause that must go far beyond our circles of influence and flood the entire population! So less than six months from the end of the signature collection period, it is high time to commit, please sign and get this initiative signed around you, online or in print!

Everyone should commit to living a life without animals. It’s a decent life that we have to offer them. It’s really the bare minimum …

To learn more about the subject, visit the dedicated page and on the networks, spread the word with #EndTheCageAge!

The proof of the Link in figures in Spain

The proof of the Link in figures in Spain
08.03.2019
Espagne
The proof of the Link in figures in Spain
Domestic animals

In Spain, the monitoring system for violence against animals has unveiled results showing evidence of the link on the territory. Find out the figures and actions taken.

The Group for the Study of Violence against Humans and Animals (GEVHA), founded in 2000, develops educational programs for the prevention of violence against humans and animals, for the promotion of empathy and for the resolution of conflict. The GEVHA website centralises the information. GEVHA recently gave rise to the Monitoring of Violence against Animals.

Forty-six cases of domestic violence were studied: 89.13% of the victims were women and 10.87% were men. The coexistence between interpersonal violence and animal abuse was found in 93.33% of cases.

A wide variety of types of violence has been observed, and among the most common:

hitting: 57.14%,

killing: 19%,

negligence: 23.81%,

burns: 2.4%,

verbal abuse (screaming and terrorizing the animal): 66.67%,

tethered animals: 4.8%,

suffocation: 2.4%,

drowning: 2.4%,

shooting at an animal: 7.1%.

66,76 %

are verbal abuse

57,14 %

violence by beating

23,81 %

suffering negligence of humans

In studying the identity of the authors, it was determined that it was

adult males (the father) in 81.4% of cases,
adult females (the mother) in 2.33% of cases,
boys in 4.65% of cases,
girls in 11.63% of cases
another parent in 2.33% of cases.

Previous research has shown that some victims spontaneously reported that their pet had developed behavioural problems related to violent acts and that this contributed to the suffering of the victim who did not know how to help his animal. For this research, we asked specific questions about behavioural disorders (phobias, aggressiveness, enuresis): these disorders were admitted by 19,23% of the victims. In 7 cases, we had to urgently find a shelter for pets, which was possible thanks to our cooperation with the Freedom Paws Link project (SAF-T Program partner).

For 30 years, researchers and professionals in various human services and animal welfare activities have established significant interactions between animal abuse, violence and neglect of children, domestic violence, abuse of the elderly and other forms of violence.

Animal abuse is no longer viewed as isolated incidents that can be ignored: it is often an indicator or warning that other household members are not safe. A link has also been established between animal abuse and violent offenses as well as personality disorders.

In Spain, two police services, the Polinyà and Castelló (UPROMA) local police, have specifically included animal abuse in their protocols as part of the risk assessment in the context of domestic violence and child abuse. Animal abuse is also considered as a risk factor for offenses. Both services participate in research with health professionals, and a correlation with animal abuse was found in 93% of the 46 cases of domestic violence studied. Both services also provide emergency shelter for animals through a partnership with the Freedom Paws Link project.

Sources

23 Querol, N. et al., Preliminary results of the DOMPET study for shelters in Spain and LatinAmerica. Livre des résumés du IIe congrès international de l’Advanced High School of Criminological Sciences – CRINVE 2013. ISBN 978-88-97378-02-0. http://obsviolenciaanimal.org/…