When they discover what hunting really is, the French reject it on mass!

When they discover what hunting really is, the French reject it on mass!
13.10.2018
France
When they discover what hunting really is, the French reject it on mass!
Wildlife

Is this the end of an omerta (code of silence)? According to the results of the last IPSOS survey commissioned by One Voice, the French know very little about the reality of hunting, lulled by illusions of the hunters’ lobby and their self-proclaimed image of field ecologists. The reality is different, and our fellow citizens, like us, do not want it!

Cruel, belonging to the past and dangerous for them, their relatives and their pets, the French have a bad image of hunting. They recommend better supervision of this practice, a ban on hunting during the entire school holidays and two days a week including Sunday (82%). Three-quarters of them, moreover, have a very negative view of the presidential gift of the drop in the price of the hunting license. But more than that, they do not know what types of hunting are still practiced in France and how. And when they discover it, aghast, they cannot tolerate these practices any longer.

Hunting, an omerta (code of silence) that cannot last anymore

The most popular rhetoric, that of the tradition preached by the hunters consists in presenting their hobby as having utility, using the of best terms such as « regulation », « culling » etc. But they never communicate their methods, conditions and places of killing animals. This is the main problem. Because in a democratic country like ours, it is important that information is circulated so that citizens can make informed choices!

Breeding for hunting, digging of setts and dens, hunting with hounds, cruel traps: rejected!

The people want to stop cruel practices such as raising animals for the sole purpose of killing them, digging of setts and dens while nocturnal animals are sleeping and forcing them out with dogs. They strongly reject the hunt (82%), which has made so much talk about this subject since last year.

More than eight out of ten French people no longer want these glue and net traps, these killing traps, which not only kill but cause pain, and which do not distinguish between the endangered species and others.

Pollution and a permanent danger for the earth and the biodiversity

When people learn that the rifle cartridges represent more than 6000 tons of lead and plastic spilled on the wetlands and in the forests of France, the deleterious impact on the environment can no longer be ignored. They obviously condemn them.

Unsecured protected areas!

Finally, 9 out of 10 French people are unaware that animals can be killed during the breeding season, and hunted in national parks, nature reserves or biological reserves, and they themselves are as much to want these practices!

How is it that political decisions do not follow the opinion of the people? Empathy is a vital force that needs to be strengthened, the coexistence on our planet of humans with animals should be a prerequisite for any reflection on the rest. Instead, it is all about absurd and deadly traditions, while all signals are red regarding the environment and the animals that populate our blue planet.

We will be with more than 40 partners in Paris this October 13^th, to demand a major and in-depth reform of hunting, pending its ban. Please sign our petition and join us!

Decoys, these birds are taken hostage against their will

Decoys, these birds are taken hostage against their will
12.10.2018
France
Decoys, these birds are taken hostage against their will
Wildlife

They are called « callers ». A pretty name that sounds like a pretty song. But this is live bait! Many species of birds are kept in captivity to encourage their wild congeners to get closer to the hunters’ rifles. One Voice protests against this odious practice where animals are turned into weapons against their own brothers!

Different hunting practices compete with horror and cruelty. But if there is one that reaches the pinnacle of cynicism and cowardice, it is this: using captive animals to trap their wild congeners. But yes, what a rich idea! Hiding individuals in despicable conditions, depriving them of their natural behaviour and environment, making them reproduce according to our good will, manipulate them without any respect, with one and only goal: to attract those who are still free, at a sufficient distance to be able to fire and to execute them!

Live bait

Many species of birds are thus exploited as live bait by these amateurs of still life, in particular by the hunters of « waterfowl ». The National Office for Hunting and Wildlife (ONCFS) lists about twenty species authorized for this job on the metropolitan territory, provided that the individuals were born and bred in captivity. They are mainly species of geese, surface ducks and diving ducks whose hunting is allowed, as well as coots. Among these sad puppets of hunting, the mallard is a « must ». He will be particularly handy and able, against his own will, to give the illusion to the birds of the sky that the pond on which he seems to be resting is out of danger…

A macabre stage show

This is because hunters have more than one trick in their game bag! When the urge to pull the trigger arrives, they release « their » captive bred ducks in view to putting them in the water. But be careful, do not be misunderstand here! No intention to allow these prisoners to splash with envy… No, the idea is to place them strategically on the surface of the water so as to make them sing and answer more or less the calls of others and to attract these migrants to them. Hunters use this practice to form « teams », composed of males and females, which they position at their leisure by depriving them of freedom of movement.

All means are used to prevent these animals from flying or moving away … They can be « fixed » in different ways, such as with rings attached to their legs, connected to ropes, connected to ropes and weights anchored to the bottom of the water or on pallet stakes or on floating trays. In all cases, the « callers » remain under the absolute control of those humans who exploit them. When wild ducks approach, flying over this rustic-looking scene, they are not suspicious. On the contrary! With a gregarious instinct, they want to meet the community that calls to them … When they join, their fate is almost sealed. They are welcomed by a hail of bullets few of which miss their target.

Sordid conditions of captivity

Both actors and spectators are helpless in this tragedy, captive ducks endure real suffering. Their legitimate cries of distress seal the fate of the others as the bodies fall around them. When their owners have finished, that being the time when those who had the misfortune to fly over their heads have been shot down. The decoy ducks are then taken back to their cages where the word life has no meaning.

One Voice had the opportunity to discover a hiding place of captive mallards, in the Yonne, which was reported to us by a sympathizer. We will take the case to the ONCFS for an investigation to be conducted on site. The enclosures are deplorable: located in the darkness of the undergrowth, devoid of the least enrichment or a pool for bathing. Inside, there are tiny shelters made of plastic cans, some corn grinders and stagnant water bowls, and scarce pieces of bread on the ground.

Prostrate in a corner, next to the corpse of one of them, or what remains of it, the ducks observe as a permanent provocation the beautiful pond which they could benefit from…if they were free…if the world was turning, if some humans knew how to be « human ».

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IPSOS / One Voice survey: the French overwhelmingly reject hunting and support the radical reform advocated by One Voice and its partners

IPSOS / One Voice survey: the French overwhelmingly reject hunting and support the radical reform advocated by One Voice and its partners
11.10.2018
France
IPSOS / One Voice survey: the French overwhelmingly reject hunting and support the radical reform advocated by One Voice and its partners
Other campaign or multi-campaigns of One Voice

In the wake of Nicolas Hulot’s resignation from the Ministry of the Ecologically and Solidarity Transition, One Voice launched a call for the impetus against hunting and its lobby, for the safeguarding of our wildlife.

The petition launched the same day by the association has more than 132,000 signatures in one month and is supported by forty associations for the defence of animals and nature.

The results of the IPSOS poll for One Voice confirm that the public massively rejects hunting and support the radical reform advocated by One Voice and its partners, who will gather at 2.00 pm on Saturday October 13^thfor a unified march in the Place de la Republique in Paris.

Among the elements to remember, only 19% of French people are in favour of hunting, they find this practice dangerous (84%), cruel for animals and certainly part of the French heritage, but from another age !

The feeling of insecurity for humans and for their pets

A notable change from previous polls, the French are afraid of being shot in the countryside, they fear for their pets, their family and for themselves. Since hunting resumed, a pink flamingo which is a protected species has been found riddled with bullets. A mass grave of wild ducks was found in a wood, a girl was seriously injured, a family had been targeted. It is therefore no surprise that 82% of people are calling for a ban on hunting and trapping not only on Sundays, but on a second day in the week and also on all school holidays.

Another demand supported by the French to reduce the insecurity due to hunting, 93% are in favour of a mandatory annual medical visit for holders of hunting permits with an eye test. Three-quarters of the population finds that lowering the price of a hunting license is a bad idea !

Cruelty to wild animals

They reject hunting in all its forms. The number of French people opposed to hunting is increasing (79% in 2010, 82% in 2018). 73% of people had no idea about underground hunting, which consists of hunting a sleeping animal with dogs down into its burrow and also hunting their young. 83% of people are for this ban.

Trapping of birds with glue, nets, and other cruel and archaic methods (which does not distinguish between species) is also rejected by over 84% of the population. The new minister has just signed 11 ministerial orders authorizing the type of cruel trapping of birds.

French people (65%) are mostly in favour of the ban on the releasing of farm reared game into the wild, which is in total contradiction with the image of the active hunter.

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An intolerable life sentence for Dumba the elephant

An intolerable life sentence for Dumba the elephant
11.10.2018
France
An intolerable life sentence for Dumba the elephant
Exploitation for shows

We continue to demand that the suffering of this elephant comes to an end. One Voice is fighting for the Cirque de Paris to stop exhibiting this exhausted animal like all the other animals it also shamefully exploits.

Forty years of loneliness and stress

From a young age and now at 41, Dumba lives the drama of the animals of circuses. In an immense solitude, this elephant languishes in a life sentence of misery in prison conditions. For many years, with our partners of the FAADA Foundation and the support of the Catalan authorities, we have asked its « owners » to bring, at the very least, its facilities up to the required standards. Nothing works. However, animals in general and Dumba in particular have nothing to do with life under these blasted tents.

Observations, nothing but observations

The observations made by the veterinarians, who evaluated Dumba from videos and photographs, are without appeal. Dr. Yon holds a PhD in Animal Physiology. She has been working on elephants and studying them for twenty years. Dr. Jaume Fatjo holds a doctorate in animal behaviour. He is a graduate of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine. What do they tell us?

« It appears that this elephant has a significantly lower NEC (Body Condition Score) than was observed in Asian elephants in freedom; knowing that wild elephants generally have a lower NEC than captive elephants, there is something to worry about here… For us, it is clear that this elephant is very clearly underweight. This may be due to: an inappropriate diet, and / or a health problem that renders it unable to properly ingest, digest and metabolize the food available to it, and / or some other kind of systemic disease. Whatever the cause, it must be remedied urgently: it is for the health and well-being of this elephant « .

They added: « In addition, as veterinarians, we are concerned about the postures and positions of the elephant on these photographs. Some of these positions (the elephant standing on its hind legs, or sitting on a stool) are not natural for elephants and put strain on his joints. Such positions are of concern if the elephant is forced to adopt them as part of regular and repeated activities, as this carries a high risk of degenerative disease affecting various joints in her back, hips, limbs and feet. We have serious concerns about the health and well-being of this elephant, and we consider that an examination and evaluation of this animal is urgently needed. »

What more can be said? These words are terrifying. Observations, nothing but observations.

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Now facts, nothing but facts

The elephant Dumba is now in the hands of the Cirque de Paris. The owners have a multitude of entertainment companies and all exploit animals. They have made a specialty of challenging the authorities. We continue to intervene with the authorities or the courts to try to save all the animals held by these circuses. They are numerous and of all kinds: lions, zebras, elephants, pythons, hippos, bovids, camels, dromedaries and domestic animals. Many of these beings are illegally detained, in regards to the regulations that we criticize.

We must free Dumba from the yoke of his trainers

We still remember our friendship and our admiration for the Circus families who had the courage to turn their back on a centuries-old and barbaric tradition, abandoning shows that included animals. The circus of Paris and others are not among them.

They continue to live from animal exploitation. We will continue our fight, with strength and determination, such as Jean Valjean.

Please sign the petition!

Hunting dogs suffer too!

Hunting dogs suffer too!
10.10.2018
Dordogne
Hunting dogs suffer too!
Domestic animals

It is a fact; hunting dogs are not always happy! Contrary to popular belief, many of them receive no consideration and only let off steam very rarely. Some live even in hellish conditions. Return to an investigation in Dordogne on cases of proven abuse.

When we talk about the damage from hunting, we often forget the affect it has on dogs. We imagine them happy, satisfying their predatory instincts and their need to work for which they have been selected. But for some, these moments are rare and their daily lives have nothing to do with this idealized image. It looks more like a nightmare.

A site under surveillance since 2011

Since 2011, our investigators had closely monitored a very suspicious site in Dordogne. At the time, they had discovered live dogs in what could be a shady, shady lot, where different materials and objects were stored … including barrels and carcasses of cars serving as niches! Thus, the owner held his animals not at home, but in his hunting ground, in the forest, out of sight, without any precise address. No trace of food on the horizon, just bowls of stagnant water. Except for a few dogs in pens, most of them were attached almost permanently with chains around their necks! The metal chains were even rubbing away their hair because of the permanent friction.Some had rough wooden kennels, but one could only doubt how waterproof they were. In case of rain, only a concrete building could serve as a shelter worthy of its name. Problem: it was designed to accommodate only two dogs at a time! For others, whether it’s snowing or windy, no shelter, no dry litter… just the dirt and mud! Their hidden conditions were so insalubrious that some had disturbing diseases. Faced with these alarming findings, we were eager to file a report to the Departmental Directorate of Protection of the Population of Dordogne. The authorities were committed to acting quickly themselves.

Nothing has changed

How can one close their eyes to these cases of obvious animal abuse? As hardy as hunting dogs are, they need, like any other animal, at least a roof, attention and exercise! However, during our last visit of the site in September of this year, the unfortunate animals continued to endure the same ordeal.

The only notable difference is that their numbers have greatly decreased. Today, they are only twenty. Where have the others gone? We hope that it was not the diseases that took them away! Certainly, those we saw seemed this time in an « acceptable » physical state. On the other hand, their moral distress is still so blatant. Withdrawn into themselves, completely abandoned, they have lost the habit of contact with humans. At our approach, some were still searching for it, desperately, as a last call for help. But others, definitely frightened, preferred to move away. Our investigators even observed a poor female, the nipples drooping implying a recent birth. The puppies? Vanished. We therefore assume that she is used for breeding purposes. But what about the declaration of a breeding activity, in this case?

We press charges

All voices deserve to be heard. Including those hunting dogs, abandoned and stored in the « lockups » – similar in this case to a dump – between the two! The relationship of hunters to animals is sometimes so perverted that they consider their four-legged teammates only from a utilitarian point of view. And again … Because some objects, such as guns for example, they often take more care of them… It’s too much! We press charges.

A united gathering “Hunting: A deadly problem “, Saturday 13th October 2018 at 2pm, at the Place de la République in Paris

A united gathering « Hunting: A deadly problem « , Saturday 13th October 2018 at 2pm, at the Place de la République in Paris

A united gathering “Hunting: A deadly problem “, Saturday 13th October 2018 at 2pm, at the Place de la République in Paris
08.10.2018
Paris
A united gathering “Hunting: A deadly problem “, Saturday 13th October 2018 at 2pm, at the Place de la République in Paris
Wildlife

The day after the resignation of Nicolas Hulot, more than forty associations who support the conservation of animals and nature find themselves united together to march against hunting on October 13^thin Paris. Hunting is responsible for more than 45 million deaths of animals each year in France, not to mention the « collateral victims ». These major players demand an immediate and in-depth reform of hunting before its final abolition. A petition, listing the 10 key points has already accrued 130,000 signatures.

Independence of the Police
regarding hunting;
Prohibition on hunting species
considered in danger;
Prohibition on hunting during
the breeding periods;
Prohibition of traps that
kill;
The end of hunting known as
« traditional trapping methods » (glue, crushing, snares,
nooses…);
Abolition of underground
hunting of all species;
Abolition of hunting for all
species;
Abolition of hunting in
protected areas (National Parks, Nature Reserves, Biological
Reserves);
2 days per week without
hunting or trapping (including Sunday) and during all school
holidays;
Mandatory annual medical visit
for hunting license with eye sight testing.

Associative
partners of the rally for a radical reform of hunting

Action Nature Rewilding France
AIA – Animal Interfaith Alliance (Grande Bretagne)
AJD – Animal Justice et Droit
Alliance Anticorrida
Animal Cross
Animal Testing
AOC – Alliance des Opposants à la Chasse
ASPAS – Association pour la Protection des Animaux Sauvages
AVA – Abolissons la Vénerie Aujourd’hui
AVES France – A Voice for Endangered Species
C’est Assez!
CACC – Collectif pour l’Abolition de la Chasse à Courre
CCE2A – Collectif Contre l’Expérimentation et l’Exploitation Animale
Collectif animalier 06
Collectif Chats 100% Stérilisation Obligatoire
CNDA – Confédération Nationale de Défense de l’Animal
CVN – Convention Vie et Nature
CRAC Europe – Comité Radicalement Anti Corrida
CREL – Fédération pour la défense et la protection des Lévriers
Education Ethique Animale
Ensemble pour les animaux
Faune Alfort
FAADA – Fundación para el Asesoramiento y Acción en Defensa de los Animales (Espagne)

FLAC – Fédération des luttes pour l’abolition des corridas
Fondation Brigitte Bardot
Galgos Ethique Europe
L’Animal et l’Homme
L214
La Voix des Lévriers
La Voix des Loups
LAEO – Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization
League Against Cruel Sports (Grande Bretagne)
LRBPO – Ligue Royale Belge pour la Protection des Oiseaux (Belgique)
No Corrida
OABA – Oeuvre d’Assistance aux Bêtes d’Abattoirs
One Voice
P-WAC – Project for Wildlife and Apes Conservation
Paris Animaux Zoopolis
Peta France – Pour une Ethique dans le Traitement des Animaux
FFPA – Fédération Française de la Protection Animale
RAC – Rassemblement pour une France sans Chasse
Refuge animalier de Brax
Réseau-Cétacés
Sea Shepherd
VIDA
Welfarm

Consult the event website

Consult the petition

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Underground hunting tears the animals from their burrows before the sacrifice

Underground hunting tears the animals from their burrows before the sacrifice
08.10.2018
Monde
Underground hunting tears the animals from their burrows before the sacrifice
Domestic animals

We denounce underground hunting, this type of hunt which is active during the day and which viciously drags animals from their refuge, animals who only go out at night. One Voice asks for its ban.

A type of hunting with inflated rituals and arrogance.

This mode of hunting which is rather confidential has more and more followers. It is a practice of extreme violence. It consists of driving the badger, the fox or thecoypu, to the bottom of its burrow. To assist them, the diggers use dogs such as dachshunds, fox terriers or Jack Russell’s, which they drop into the « mouth » of the burrow. The cry of the dogs helps to locate their victim. With the help of probes, pickaxes or crowbars, they destroy the animal’s home before catching it with large metal tongs and killing it with a dagger, rifle or heel. The corpse is thrown to the dogs. The digging can last up to eight hours. Eight hours of terror and appalling stress, plus dog bites. The cruelty of these architects of massacre is limitless.

Hunting in organized groups

We should no longer accept these ridiculous claims that they are helping to regulate nature or to safeguard the equilibrium of the wildlife, we have read enough of this nonsense, to defend the indefensible. These gentlemen, with dagger in hand, who destroy in « teams », their so-called gangs. More than 1500 teams exist in the country. They meet disguised as gentlemen-farmers, their age-old tradition slung over their shoulders, unearthing their loot and committing their felonies. Paraphrasing someone famous who wrote dialogues, “if the hunters could fly, the huntsmen would be squadron leaders”. Is violence nobler when it is disguised as a form of patrimonial hunting? The underground hunt is nothing more than a violation of the homes of frightened animals who, for hours on end, are stuck at the bottom of their burrows, enduring the howling of the dogs and the strikes of the pickaxes which are demolishing their home and refuge of their little ones.

Foxes, badgers or nutria (coypu), tens of thousands of victims a year.

If we were not dealing with killers, we could almost laugh at seeing the pictures they publish. Congregated around a burrow as in a sacrificial rite with a hunting score board, the poor fragile corpses. Here again our country has a terrifying backwardness in respect of animal life, many European countries protect these species, especially the badger. Will France always be one massacre too late?

One Voice calls for the abolition of underground hunting, as well as all other forms of hunting.

Whether underground hunting exists since the 16th or 17th century or hunting as in our old practices, nobody’s remotely thinking of denying it. Never the less the knowledge that we have acquired over a few centuries is that the sententious of beings such as animals obliges us to no longer be these hapless gunslingers. Looking at our past behaviour, the idiot is forging a tradition, the person abled with reasoning sketches himself a future. Organized gang killing is not part of it and is no longer part of it.

Judgment of the killing of Olympe by a hunter

Judgment of the killing of Olympe by a hunter
03.10.2018
Hérault
Judgment of the killing of Olympe by a hunter
Domestic animals

Today continues the judgment of the hunter having suddenly killed the mare Olympe in her own field and declaring having confused it with a wild boar. One Voice filed a complaint on January 24, 2018.

The hazards of a deadly shot during a wild boar hunt

On January 20, 2018, three hunters were engaged in a wild boar hunt in Valflaunès in the Hérault. During this abominable hunt, one of the hunters entered a private enclosure and fired his wild boar hunting gun. The size of the animal killed did not surprise him at the time, he realized too late that it was actually a mare, named Olympe.

Olympe was resting peacefully in her field in the presence of another horse, before being mistakenly targeted by a hunter. She had been living with the same family for 16 years, who are very affected by her sudden and brutal death. The bullet hit her in the neck, leaving her in terrible pain.

La fameuse « erreur d’appréciation », c’est certainement la même que tout chauffard peut se voir appliquer après un accident mortel, non? Ca marche moins bien? ah! #StopChasse https://t.co/AqbczKujje

— One Voice (@onevoiceanimal) 24 janvier 2018

Hunting, this « leisure sport » is threatening all forms of life

Being able to leave the area of the hunt and then enter a fully fenced off field to finally confuse two animals of radically different proportions, brings up many issues related to security during hunting. The number of animal and even human victims implied by this obsolete practice is absurd.

The owners of Olympe already feared for some time that such an accident would take place, since it is not the first time that hunters entered their private land. Anxious that the worst might happen, they had repeatedly warned the hunters of Olympe’s presence and the proximity of the field with the houses. The second horse is fortunately safe and sound.

Nothing could prevent the hunter from entering the field where Olympe was, before cutting her down in a barbaric way. Once again, the sharing of land during the hunting season has shown its limits and has revealed the cruel and destructive consequences of hunting.

Preserving animals in their environment

The petition launched by One Voice aims to provide a radical reform of the practice of hunting in France, until it can be banned completely, in order to better protect all animals (victims and accidental victims) and participate therefore in their indispensable safeguard within nature.

For Olympe, but also for every victim killed, we must ensure that no more animals fall under the blows of Man, merely for profit.

Join us in this request addressed to the President of the Republic and please sign!

Aline’s Fashion, the Made in France fashion without cruelty and labelled Fur Free Retailer

Aline’s Fashion, the Made in France fashion without cruelty and labelled Fur Free Retailer
02.10.2018
Lille
Aline’s Fashion, the Made in France fashion without cruelty and labelled Fur Free Retailer
Fashion

Aline Nivesse is a fashion designer from the Lille region. Committed to ethical fashion since a long time now, she obtained the label Fur Free Retailer, managed in France by One Voice. Aline’s Fashion is the requirement for a humane fashion, fake fur, worked with grace and modernity. The meeting.

How long have you been working in Fashion?

Always. I studied at ESMOD, I’m part of the 2009 promotion. I founded the brand 7 years ago and specialized in fake fur.

The animal cause is important to me, so I’m against real fur. During my studies I made a project, on drawing, in fake fur. The Principal of the school saw only the project in real life, and told me that it would be cheap, ugly, etc. I contacted a supplier who provided me with a very good quality fake fur. I found my first supplier at that time. The fake fur was shiny, soft, warm… Now I have several, most from England and one in France. The quality is always there!

The Principal of the school admitted that the result was right. I am not sure he has changed his mind though, unfortunately, but my personal conviction has only been reinforced.

I created the company mostly around accessories. At first for pets only, then I diversified. At present, I mainly create and produce accessories for women and also clothes.

Why did you ask to have the « Fur Free Retailer » label?

To reassure customers. Even if it’s written, the label adds security, quality control. It’s not self-proclaimed. Like the « organic » or « not tested on animals ». It’s controlled, that’s for sure. In addition, I knew One Voice from the beginning, I have been a donor since I was eight! I had received on this occasion a handwritten letter from Muriel Arnal to thank me, and I still have it!

I sell my products online, and I send a satisfaction questionnaire. I ask, are you sensitive to the animal cause and fake fur? A quarter makes no difference, but 3/4 are sensitive to the fact. Many people think it’s forbidden, yet it’s not! At the shows, many people tell me they are against fur, but have a real fur collar on their winter jacket. At Christmas time, it’s been obvious for several years. There is a real problem of labelling and information. That’s why this label is so important to me, to provide an additional guarantee to my customers, while raising awareness.

What accessories and clothes do you sell? And those who like it the most?

The collar « snood »: a neck tube that passes over the head, or its larger version that rises over the head like a hood, the hat, the sleeve for a touch of class and retro style. Capes and ponchos, also work very well. Long vests are in production for the next collection. In addition to keychains and other small accessories that I have always been selling.

In salons, I see the differences in clientele, depending on the income of people, their ethics are not the same vis-à-vis animals raised for their fur. The higher the income, the less it hinders wearing of real fur. It is absolutely necessary to carry out a very deep awareness into the layers of society. Because fake fur is really crazy quality, it is sometimes softer than the real thing!

I have imitation rabbit, mink, and other pieces that are totally forbidden if real, like the lynx, or the snow leopard that people could not find elsewhere! The others are colourful, which allows a variety of tones are very pleasant to work with and wear.

To discover Aline’s Fashion, do not hesitate to consult the One Voice labels website!

Lions and tigers have nothing to do with circuses!

Lions and tigers have nothing to do with circuses!
02.10.2018
Monde
Lions and tigers have nothing to do with circuses!
Exploitation for shows

Felines, whether lions or tigers have nothing to do with circuses. They are suffering while travelling in trucks on the roads, locked inside cages that move from morning to night, of which they barely leave and parked up commercial car parks. Experiencing hypermarkets and highways, high-speed turns, boxes that are called cages, this is not common to them in the jungles of Sumatra. Every night, this summer again in France, too many roars have pierced the night air!

No highway, no commercial parking zone in Western Europe evokes a lions’ flat savanna or grasslands of Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, or Zimbabwe. And the same for the tigers, nothing reminds them of Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia…

And yet … the circus animal trainers using force still try to make us believe. As successors to the town criers, they repeat to whomever hears them cry that animals are like members of their family, that they love them. But what is it to love when you use force to separate the members of a family, when you use a whip to jump up or do something beautiful? What is love when we force tigers to live in a community when they are solitary beings? What is love when lionesses, who run for miles every day, are forced to stay in cages?

When the death rattle of lions becomes an order for action

This summer, one of our long-time members, deeply moved by the intense stress of these captive wild animals, contacted us.

After a quiet evening, the noises of trucks parking. The circus settles down. Did he make a request? Does he have an authorization? The big top is up in less time than it takes to say it. A circus is magic! The acrobats on their wires, the trapeze artists, the jugglers … What spectacle in this village! However. In the middle of the night, the dream is broken: a man hears cries in the night, roars of felines that have cracked touch a nerve. Until then, he was protecting himself, even avoiding viewing images in which we see animals suffering.

But this summer, near to his holiday spot, his whole heart wept to the sounds of lions and tigers calling out. The next day, several performances, between them, the eight captive lions sway back and forth in their cage, and each night, again their groans and roars, these calls in the silence … He contacted us, wanting to help them, it was the last straw…

« We must release them, it’s not possible! »

Circuses represent a permanent frustration for felines, incredibly intelligent and sensitive beings, and very good parents. To be shut up (Sultan is still waiting), to be trained (by force, do we really need to remind him?), To experience homelessness, to be dominated and exhibited, to risk one’s life if one escapes (remember de Mévy), to have her children snatched away: sold to other circuses or to private individuals, to be confronted with the constant noise and the loud lights of the shows … How not to go crazy? How not to develop stereotypical movements, these repetitive gestures which are symptomatic of their malaise?!

We count on you all!

Report to your town hall or council the circuses illegally installed in your community, propose to them our handbook to enable them to write a solid decree from the Mayor. Please sign our petition for circuses without animals. Lions, lionesses and tigers have nothing to do with circuses where they are exploited from birth to death. Sign our petition to free the five lionesses and baby lions, Bellone, Caroline, Mandela and Nelson!