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Inspiring Stories: Texan retiree Eugene Bostick and his brothers help dogs their own unique way. (Updated)
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misericordiam omnia vincit THIS IS A REPOST • FIRST RUN NOV.9, 2021
People Keep Dumping Dogs Near His House, So He Builds Them A Special Doggie TrainThe duty of every decent human is to leave this world better than s/he found it, and the essential quality for that is compassion.
86-year-old Eugene Bostick and brother Walter lives in the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas, where several shady owners make discreet visits to dump their unwanted dogs. So when this senior man retired from work, he transformed his 13-acre home into a sanctuary for these scared and abandoned dogs. Over the years, these dogs became his family, and one of the main reasons for his retirement being happy! Gene is a retired railroad worker.
CBS NEWS STEVE HARTMAN FILED A REPORT ON THE BROTHERS—
Stray dogs become celebrities in Fort Worth Former hunters atone now by being kind to all animals
Two brothers guilty about their sports hunting past are making amends in any way they can. One of them is creating a special train of canines that's become the talk of the town. Steve Hartman shows how train travel has gone to the dogs.
Eugene would always think of unique ways to keep his dogs happy, and that’s how he stumbled upon the quirky idea of a doggie train! Being a skilled welder, he punched holes in plastic barrels, fixed wheels on them and attached them together like makeshift cargoes. He then hooked them up to a mini tractor and fashioned an exquisite ride for his precious doggie family!
This cool train has become an instant hit with Eugene’s dogs. Their doting dad takes them on long rides twice a week, and they lose their minds every time they hop in! They turn into tail-wagging, starry-eyed little babies while Eugene drives them through the woods and the empty neighborhood lanes. They sniff the air and feel the sun with the biggest smiles as they watch the world around them pass by!
Source: Beverlee Ann/YouTube
Eugene feels that rescuing these dogs gives him the purpose to carry on happily in the sunset years of his life. Every now and then, more dumped dogs show up in the deserted vicinity. Eugene not only opens his home and heart to them, but also adds another barrel to the train to make sure there’s enough room for everyone! Aww!
'He was the toughest': Fort Worth dog train designer dies at 91
Walter Virgil “Corky” Bostick, 91, died April 10. He was one of the brothers who created the dog train for stray dogs in a southeast Fort Worth neighborhood. The Fort Worth dog train became a viral hit after it appeared on Buzzfeed in 2015.
(By Yffy Yossifor April 21, 2020 at 3:38 PM)
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please take a moment to reflect on these mind-numbing institutionalized cruelties. The wheels of business and human food compulsions—often exacerbated by reactionary creeds— are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. And meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits and those around you in this regard.
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World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing Will Soon Stretch Across California’s Highway 101
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A rendering of the Wallis Annenberg wildlife crossing. Living Habitats and National Wildlife Federation
The roads and highways humans have built bisect the natural environment and divide the ranges and migratory routes of many species, presenting a danger to the animals who need to cross them.
This month, the world’s largest wildlife overpass — the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing — will begin construction across a multi-lane highway at Liberty Canyon in the Santa Monica mountains. The 210-foot long, 165-foot wide green bridge will allow animals like mountain lions, coyotes, snakes and toads to safely cross U.S. Highway 101 near Los Angeles, reported The Guardian. It will be surrounded by an acre of native plants, and sound walls covered with vegetation will be put in place to help shield nocturnal animals from noise and light.
Living Habitats and National Wildlife Federation
According to the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, the division of the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains from the Santa Monica Mountains by Highway 101 resulted in fragmented habitats and restricted movement for native species, which interfered with breeding and hunting, especially for larger mammals like bobcats and mountain lions.
“The freeway is a formidable and virtually impenetrable barrier for many wildlife species including mountain lions, bobcats, gray foxes, coyotes, and mule deer that inhabit and travel between these two mountain ranges,” the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy said in a press release. “For mountain lions in particular, the consequences of this restriction results in increased inbreeding and territorial fighting, and very low genetic diversity, within the Santa Monica Mountains.”
Mountain lions are a “specially protected species,” according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Since 2002, at least 25 mountain lions have been killed on freeways in Los Angeles, The Guardian reported. And on March 23, a young mountain lion was killed on the Pacific Coast Highway.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will coincide with Earth Day on April 22, and the bridge is expected to be completed in early 2025. About 60 percent of the funding for the approximately $90 million wildlife crossing came from private donations.
Every day about 300,000 cars move through the area of the forthcoming wildlife bridge.
Living Habitats and National Wildlife Federation
Living Habitats and National Wildlife Federation
“Someone could be in rush-hour traffic, and there could be a mountain lion right above them,” said project planner and urban ecologist with the National Wildlife Federation Beth Pratt, according to The Guardian. “I think that’s such a hopeful image, and one that inspires me that we can right some of these great wrongs.”
A well-known mountain lion called P-22 who lives in Griffith Park in the Loz Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles and criss-crosses freeways to roam his habitat has come to represent the plight of the many wild animals who have had their homes destroyed and divided by human development.
“People really took his plight to heart, and this is not just a California story: the world has come together around his cause,” Pratt said, as The Guardian reported.
Unfortunately, P-22 isn’t likely to be one of the mountain lions in the area who uses the bridge, since his range lies farther east.
It could take as long as five years for some animals to grow accustomed to using the crossing.
Canada’s Banff National Park is an example of the success of wildlife crossings. With more than three dozen overpasses and underpasses for animals, the park has seen a 90 percent decrease in accidents between vehicles and wildlife.
Hopefully there will be many more in the future, as communities come together to try and help humans and wildlife live together more safely and peacefully. The Biden administration’s infrastructure bill has $350 million set aside for things like underpasses, overpasses and fences to help wildlife.
“As both a tool for and a symbol of connection, [the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing] will stand as an alluring challenge to future generations to pick up the mantle of design to bridge the gaps elsewhere in our world,” said design leader and landscape architect with Chicago’s Living Habitats Robert Rock, as reported by The Guardian.
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please join us in a moment of compassion and reflection.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. Meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits in this regard.
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Torched Puppy Deserves Law in His Honor to Protect Other Animals
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In the wake of the horrifying case of Buddy, a dog who was severely burned as a puppy by a youth in Mississippi, Buddy's Law was introduced, which would allow law enforcement and justices to hold youths accountable for their acts of violence. It was in severe danger of being killed, but revived at the last minute and will now go to the Senate for a vote. Please thank Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann for allowing this important bill to move forward and to encourage his continued support of animal-friendly legislation and to ask Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves to sign it into law.
Sen. Angela Hill, who has been instrumental in updating animal protection legislation in Mississippi, introduced Buddy's Law (SB 2261) in response to this horrific case. Buddy's abuser could not be prosecuted because Mississippi law prohibits the prosecution of youth offenders under the age of 13.
However, further issues with this case highlight the need for more avenues to deal with violent youth offenders.
The youth in this case was already previously involved in the fatal shooting of his stepsister before torturing Buddy, and just months after he turned 13, he was charged with capital murder for fatally burning another youth who had befriended him.
It's just been passed by the Judiciary B Committee and is expected to be voted on quickly by the Senate.
It is imperative that youths who do harm get the mental health evaluation and treatment they need to prevent a life of troubles and incarceration for them and the devastating harm their potential victims would endure. In Defense of Animals and kindred Mississippi organizations are acting to end the cycle of violence that minors and their victims are not currently protected from.
Please thank Lt. Gov. Hosemann for moving Buddy's Law forward and giving it a chance to pass and please also ask Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves to sign it into law.
Sign our letter to deliver your comments to:
Lt. Governor Hosemann
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves
In Defense of Animals fully expects and strongly urges all people involved in this campaign to act responsibly and lawfully and to respect the personal interests and privacy rights and concerns of any individuals who may be affected by, or become the subject of, your protests or related efforts.
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please join us in a moment of compassion and reflection.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. Meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits in this regard.
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Canada: Ban Live Horse Exports for Slaughter
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Let's hope he delivers at least on this issue. Otherwise, Trudeau's tenure will be as horridly disappointing as that of his Washington-kowtowing predecessors.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called for a mandate banning the export of live horses overseas for slaughter. Every year Canada sends live horses under horrifying conditions to Japan for slaughter, to arrive as a horse meat “delicacy” on Japanese menus. Now we must convince the agency that has that decision to follow through.
Live export involves large draft horses being tightly packed in containers where they have no access to food or water for hours on end. Many are injured and even die before arrival.
We commend the leadership of Trudeau for listening to the Canadian citizens. His mandate calling for the ban was sent to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
This is especially needed as live horse exports to Japan for slaughter increased by 51.8% through September 2021 over the same period in 2020.
Please make calls and comments on social media and send our letter to Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
1. Call. Please make one simple phone call to the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food at 1-855-773-0241 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.
State your name, your town or city, and telephone number. Be courteous. You may wish to say:
Please honor the request of Prime Minister Trudeau who has called for a mandate banning the export of live horses overseas for slaughter. Horses suffer when tightly packed into containers without food and water for long flights overseas. Banning this practice is the right thing to do and the world is looking to Canada to take this action.
2. Take It to Social Media.
Send a message on Twitter to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
Stop the live export of #Horses to #Slaughter overseas @AAFC_Canada. Prime Minister Trudeau has done the right thing calling for this ban. Horses suffer horribly during this process.
3. Write. Please send our email (with your personal touch) to the Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food
Sign our alert to immediately deliver your comments to:
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau — Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
In Defense of Animals fully expects and strongly urges all people involved in this campaign to act responsibly and lawfully and to respect the personal interests and privacy rights and concerns of any individuals who may be affected by, or become the subject of, your protests or related efforts.
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please join us in a moment of compassion and reflection.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. Meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits in this regard.
ALL CAPTIONS AND PULL QUOTES BY THE EDITORS, NOT THE AUTHORS.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions—often exacerbated by reactionary creeds— are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. And meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits and those around you in this regard.
