Here's a neuter campaign from Florida that packs a punch with this “Real Men Neuter” poster. So if you know someone that sees neutering an animal as a weakness, or crosses his legs at the mention of the word, show him this poster!

Just as a little background, the two men depicted in the poster are Lt. Wesley White, Night Field Supervisor (holding a Jack Russell Terrier mix named “Manna”) and Captain David Walesky, Field Operations Manager (with his own Pit Bull Terrier, “Cutter”). Both of these men are real men, rough and tough guys who have no problem in seeing the wisdom in spaying and neutering their own pets.

Thanks to Lt. Daisy Harsch of Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control and Susan Hargreaves of Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary

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Dear ARAN Members & Supporters

November is here and we’re just weeks from the biggest most important event for animals in Ireland ever!

Never before have we issued such an urgent call for nationwide unity to stop cruelty to animals in this country. This year we’ve got a genuine opportunity to get long-lasting, historic protection for animals and to compel industry and society to respect and treat animals fairly. For many people reading this appeal today the issue breaks your heart – but on December 6th we have one last opportunity to send a powerful message to decision makers at government level that the new and revised animal welfare bill due to be released in 2010 must contain such strong measures to protect animals and penalize those that seek to profit and get sick kicks from them.

All to often the cruelty can be unbearable, but for as long we just sit back and do nothing but pick up the pieces of society’s treatment of animals or just wish it would stop then we’ll never stop this injustice of animal abuse. So just wishing it will go away - won’t make it go away – but your actions can! It’s got to stop, but we can’t overly state how important individual action truly is. There is so much at stake, exploitive greyhound racing, cruel fur farming, animal experiments for cosmetics testing ect, barbaric bloodsports, live animal exports, dog & cat mistreatment, dog pound killings, puppy farms and dog fighting - the list is endless. Our rally will highlight all these issues and more. Canada’s cruel baby seal hunt will also be high on the agenda and we’ll have big banners and placards calling for this commercial slaughter to end, and it is in sight!

Our upcoming march and rally will see people from across the nation wake up bright and early on the Sunday morning to be in Dublin from cities across Ireland including Limerick, Clare, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Donegal, Waterford, Wexford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Kildare and of course all over Northern Ireland to join our event that will also include several inspiring campaigners speak about their work for animals. For many people attending it will be their first time attending an event to help animals so it’s important that you pencil in December 6th to be with us in Dublin for the rally - it’s a once off event to raise vital awareness so we’re desperately asking that you be with us as it won’t happen for many more years. If need be take a day off work, a couple of hours even – do whatever is necessary and please whatever you do....don’t leave it to someone else, those poor animals need you.

Details of the event are as follows:-

Date: Sunday, December 6th 2009

Time: 1.30pm Sharp

Place: Garden of Remembrance, O’Connell Street, Dublin (Top of O’Connell Street on left hand side)

Contact: John Carmody or Siobhan Higgins 087-2391646

In the meantime please do your part to help make this event a huge success. We have leaflets and posters that we can send you to distribute to people and create awareness of the rally plus it will help spotlight cruelty to animals and help educate, contact us directly if you’d like us to mail these to you. You also got a perfect opportunity to invite your friends, family and co-workers along too – please remember most people will support the cruelty to animals cause especially by attending this exciting event so animals are counting on you to tell everyone! Please highlight the event on your Facebook, Bebo or MySpace account and why not text everyone in your phone book with the details? Contact us if you need the wording for such a text.

Above all, the single most important thing to do is please don’t ignore this email - do not let it to someone else. If we are to unite for this rally then it’s imperative we all join hands and have one huge event in Dublin, for far to long animals have been forgotten.

Thank you so much for caring and I hope that on December 6th

Tuam Herald Thursday, October 29, 2009

Animal cruelty organisation welcomes judge's verdict

A BALLYGLUNIN farmer who left his dog untreated with a two kilo cancerous tumour hanging from its abdomen was banned from holding any animals in the future when he was convicted on a cruelty charge at Tuam District Court on Tuesday.

Before the Court was Mar-tin Forde of Lissaniska, Ballyglunin who was described as a farmer in Court. He was fined and ordered not to keep animals again.

Galway Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (GSPCA) issued a statement following the verdict and the Judge's ruling expressing their delight at the outcome and hoped it would serve as a warning to others who are mistreating animals.

At Tuam Court GSPCA official Janine Zanon presented photographic evidence depicting the distressed state the dog was in before it had to be put down by Tuam Veteri-nary Surgeon Tom Rennick.

Judge Geoffrey Browne on viewing the evidence said: "The poor dog, it must have been in agony." He added that there was no excuse for leaving an animal in such distress and it must have been obvious that it was ill for a considerable time.

He was told that the tumour was the size of a melon and was estimated to weight approximately two kilos (4.51b).

Ms Zanon gave details of the condition she found the dog in when she visited Forde's farm on February 27 last.

The animal could barely walk when she arrived at Forde's home and she could see it was in severe pain. She put it in her van and brought it to the vet in Tuam. Along the way she could hear it crying in pain and when she removed it there was evidence of discharge from the tumour left in her vehicle.

Tom Rennick estimated that the tumour could have been growing for up to two years. It was in such extreme pain when brought to the surgery that there was no option but to put it down.

Forde's defence solicitor told the Court that her client was very apologetic for what had happened.

He had twice tried to get a vet to come out and treat the dog but had failed. It was stated that. Forde himself had suffered ill health in recent times.
Judge Browne convicted Forde of animal cruelty and imposed a fine of €750 and ordered him to pay €60 in veterinary expenses,

He also ordered that Forde be banned from keeping any animals.
GSPCA Spokesperson Margaret O'Sullivan told The Herald that the animal involved had endured unimaginable suffering.

"This is the first in my memory that someone has been banned for life from owning a dog. Hopefully this will be a lesson for those who don't look after their animals. We will come after you and there will be prosecutions," she warned.

"We are absolutely delighted with the outcome of this case and we thank the Judge for his comments and the way he dealt with the matter," added Margaret O'Sullivan.


Please be warned, these photographs are VERY, VERY distressing to look at.
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