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Facebook | Stop the Use of Live Dogs as Shark Bait

Innocent stray dogs are being skewered alive and being dragged behind boats as shark bait. Help Animal Rights and sign a letter to the French government to ask for an end to this inhumane practice in Reunion Island (French-controlled). We are asking the government to make sure this never happens again. You can WATCH THE VIDEO that shows the poor dog being rescued — see below. Here is the petition:
http://tinyurl.com/SaveDogs

Here’s how YOU CAN HELP:

1. Invite all of your friends to this group and ask them to do the same – you can do that here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34948192471#/groups/edit.php?members&gid=34948192471

2. Sign the Animal Rights petition if you haven’t done so already: http://tinyurl.com/SaveDogs

3. Add the application to send along to your friends to sign: http://apps.facebook.com/fightabuse/

Here is a piece of the National Geographic article:
“Live and dead dogs and cats are being used as shark bait by amateur fishers on the French-controlled island of Réunion, according to animal-welfare organizations and local authorities.

The small volcanic island off Africa’s east coast is bursting with stray dogs—upward of 150,000, says Reha Hutin, president of the Paris-based Fondation 30 Millions d’Amis (the Thirty Million Friends Foundation).

Hutin sent a film crew to Réunion this summer to obtain proof that live animals were being used as shark bait. The goal was to expose the practice on the animal rights group’s weekly television show.

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As of 1st October 2008, only dogs weighing 6kg and less will be able to travel (caged) by train in Italy. All others over 6kg will be banned from rail travel. In a move to tidy up their shitty, dirty trains some muppet had the idea that dogs make all the mess on trains, and it isn’t actually TrenItalia’s fault at all for not cleaning them.

As such on the 30th September, animal rights groups plan demonstrations of masses of dogs at all TrenItalia stations across Italy in a home to reverse the decision.

Sort your lives out TrenItalia – I travel with my dog on an almost fortnightly basis, paying for myself and my dog. If you implement this rule, I never will again. I will also dump all my dogs shit in and outside Porto Nouva station, just for you to clean up!

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I finally got some credit on my phone last night and went out for a Chinese, so everything is beautiful again with my beautiful girlfriend; apart from our obvious worries, that maybe look set to continue for a little while longer. I just wish everything would be well with her illness and we could get on with enjoying life and each other
Might take her away somewhere nice this weekend for a day or twos walking if she wants to, and feels up to it. Some panoramic views, good food, and a bit of fresh country air might make her feel better. And my dog could do with a good days walking too. Let’s see. I don’t think I’ll ever get her out over night in a tent though…campfire or no campfire.

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