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There is immense anthropocentric view on world - people care about animals as far as they satisfy their needs.
However there are people sensitive to animal welfare and their feelings and concerns are quite too often neglected. Not only in their contacts and cmmunication with others, but from politics, media, business. We argue that this is equivalent to discrimination on the basis of beliefs.
We believe that animal protection can be stronger if there are many small units of active citizens. Lare organization are far from local and small initiavites, and have large proportion of administrative costs.
Local volunteering units are more familiar with the animal welfare problems of the region and can exercise meaningful pressure through protests and actions to local authorities.
Strong local awarenes may override the need of mobilization of large organizations.
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Learn more abour our mission.
Are you coming you too? An exciting event among the pigeons in Ixelles, Brussels. Learn, Observe, Engage! This event discusses the need to provide food for city pigeons in respect to the principle that pigeon populations should not explode. Subscribe for the event here.
Lobsters feel pain although not posessing a brain as vertebrate animals. His nervous system is complex and when boiling lobsters alive they seek to esape. We want ti inform consumers about this cruel practice and to let them know that their actions cause a severe suffering. Did you know that there is an eatable mushroom which closely ressembles the smell and taste of the loster?
It is not funny, and it is the truth. How the administration mastered the political correctness rhetoric to shield lack of concern and engagement for animal welfare?
From "I care about all animals" to "it is forbidden to attract them". Even when it comes to helping them. See the cartoon here.
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[BE] Action in Belgium
Petition for the pigeons in Milan
Educational initiative
Animal welfare is a daunting theme for a sensitive person. There is no a place on earth where people don't abuse animals. It suffices to think what is in your fridge or even if you are vegan, what is sold in the supermarket. And even if you think that people still need to eat animal products, think about stray dogs in China, Bulgaria, Morocco, etc. Think about fishing and hunting: traditions from the past that need to stay in the past such as the human slavery and fashism.
But it is easy to say it and so difficult to put it on the political agenda. Moreover some animals get more protection than others. It is all subjective. Having to deal with speceism that dominates in animal protection is as difficult as having to deal with no protection at all.
There is pigeon crisis all over Western European countries and Belgium makes no exception.
On the contrary, it is one of the countries where pigeon welfare is severely underrated. Feeding bans are omnipresent, there a very few associations dedicated to pigeon protection, volunteering is weak and the pigeon sport in flourishing.
The activities we do for pigeons are:
pigeon rescuing and first line help (urgent help, care, euthanasia, stringfoot, etc.)
welfare awareness and education
politics and advocacy with respect to stakeholders - municipalities, citizens, media.
If you need help on pigeon matter, don't hesitate to contact us!
It is difficult to be alone with an animal welfare concern. I have been there so many times. But let's talk about it. Our approach is pragmatic. We will listen and draw a plan for action.
You can make a bank transfer to Foundation Empathic Times on the following bank account.
We are working on other funding means easier for our supporters willing to make a donation.
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IBAN: LT37 3500 0100 1879 2147