South Africa: President Says Dogs Should Not Be Mans Best Friend
According to the South African president Jacob Zuma, owning a pet is part of ‘white culture’ and people should focus on family welfare instead. He says a dog should not be man’s best friend. The president’s statement, which was made a little over a year ago was met by anger from many pet lovers.
His presidential office tried to smooth things over by telling Star news he was encouraging “the previously oppressed African majority” to uphold its own culture.
“Will I become ‘more African’ if I kick my dog, President Zuma,” asked an angry pet owner.
One humorist wrote: “Well, that pretty much rules out that photo opportunity with Zuma, the Obamas and their pet dog, Bo, in the White House.”
South African President Zuma.
During his speech to an appreciative crowd in his home province KwaZulu-Natal, the president said people who love dogs more than people have a “lack of humanity” and that some people are trying in vain to “emulate whiteness.”
“Even if you apply any kind of lotion and straighten your hair, you will never be white,” said the president.
Star news said he gave examples of people loving animals more than other human beings — letting a dog sit in the cab of a truck while a worker has to sit in the back in the rain, or rushing an animal to the veterinarian while ignoring sick relatives or workers.
Saynotodogmeat.Net is pleased to announce South Africa is participating in our Global March For Dogs and Cats In The Meat Trade!
We invite all South African pet lovers to join our march and bring your family and pets too, April 4th, 2015.
Saynotodogmeat.Net Global March For Dogs and Cats In The Meat Trade, South Africa.
Africa hosts a lucrative dog and cat meat trade which has been kept in the shadows for too long. We are fighting to end the cruel pet meat trade in Africa and Asia. People from many nations will be marching with us, as one collective voice and we hope you will join us too. Please go ahead and mark your calendar. Join us and become the voice of the voiceless.
For information on our global march or how you can help us, please email us: CONTACT@SAYNOTODOGMEAT.INFO.
Thank you for reading,
Michele Brown.
GLOBAL MARCH
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PETITION FOR SOUTH KOREA
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/president-geun-hye-park-take-dog-cat-meat-off-the-menu
PETITION FOR VIETNAM and THAILAND ANTI-SMUGGLING
https://www.causes.com/actions/1764795-a-petition-to-president-truong-tang-sang-moj-prime-minister-yingluck-shinawatra
PETITION FOR HEALTH MINISTER OF VIETNAM
https://www.causes.com/campaigns/71258-minister-of-public-health-thi-kim-tien
PETITION FOR NAGALAND
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/additional-chief-secretary-take-dog-meat-of-nagaland-menu
PETITION TO BAN THE TRADE IN NIGERIA
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/governor-of-lagos-hon-babatunde-fashola-ban-the-nigerian-dog-meat-trade-lagos
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/04/04/email-the-philippines-president-to-end-the-dog-meat-trade/
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Join The March To End the Dog And Cat Meat Trade!
Saynotodogmeat.Net are calling for people to march with them at 9.00am Saturday April 4th, 2015 to end the pet meat trade. Bring your family, children, friends, pets and banners!
Every year millions of dogs and cats are mercilessly slaughtered in the unregulated dog and cat meat trade, many of whom are stolen pets still wearing their house collars.
Enough is enough. This gruesome trade must be brought to an end and Saynotodogmeat.Net need your help in their fight for governments to realise people are no longer willing to turn a blind eye and look the other way or pretend it’s not happening.
With most families having access to the internet or television, people see the hard core evidence that used to be kept secret: dogs and cats are suffering at the hands of butchers and being eaten in the name of tradition and fake medicine. Not counting war-time famines, dog and cat meat was cleverly marketed as “chic” in the mid-1980’s, following the economic boom of a number of dog and cat eating countries.
This is not about tradtion - it is about stopping crutelty in contries which have abundant foosd supplies and food choices yet chose to inflict deliberate cruelty on companion animals in the false belief that extra pain makes the meat tough, which in turn brings men sexual virility when they eat it. Eating dog or cat meat does NOT help anyone sexually or medically in any way.
We implore you to march with us and become a voice for dogs and cats who are silenced as they cringe, howling and whimpering in death cages, watching their cage mates being slaughtered in-front of them, knowing their turn is coming. Speak up and become their voice! Join our march as we demand government’s take notice to end the pet meat trade now!
Petitions
The petitions from Saynotodogmeat.Net are a very important step toward ending the pet meat trade. Currently they are still being signed and shared, toward the target of one million signatures. Once signature goals are reached, the petitions will be hand delivered by the Saynotodogmeat.Net Directors to each respective government.
Saynotodogmeat.Net will make sure each Demonstration Leader has enough petition forms so signatures can be gathered on the day. Further information concerning the petitions and where the March will begin and end and how it will be conducted will be released very soon.
How You can Help
Saynotodogeat.Net need Demonstration Leaders in the different locations, as well as thousands of members of the general public to support the march. Demonstration Leaders need at least one other person to help them on the day. If you would like to be a Leader in your area, please email us at CONTACT@SAYNOTODOGMEAT.INFO no later than January 15th, 2015.
Saynotodogmeat.Net will oversee the event to make sure everyone knows what they are doing in relation to banners, posters, petitions and so on, which will be supplied via free downloads.
Iron-on Saynotodogmeat.Net Logos will be available for your own t-shirts or pet wear. Details to come.
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Media
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List Of Saynotodogmeat.Net Petitions
PETITION FOR SOUTH KOREA
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/president-geun-hye-park-take-dog-cat-meat-off-the-menu
PETITION FOR VIETNAM and THAILAND ANTI-SMUGGLING
https://www.causes.com/actions/1764795-a-petition-to-president-truong-tang-sang-moj-prime-minister-yingluck-shinawatra
PETITION FOR HEALTH MINISTER OF VIETNAM
https://www.causes.com/campaigns/71258-minister-of-public-health-thi-kim-tien
PETITION FOR NAGALAND
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/additional-chief-secretary-take-dog-meat-of-nagaland-menu
PETITION TO BAN THE TRADE IN NIGERIA
https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/governor-of-lagos-hon-babatunde-fashola-ban-the-nigerian-dog-meat-trade-lagos
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/04/04/email-the-philippines-president-to-end-the-dog-meat-trade/
PLEASE SEND TO THE MUSLIM COUNCIL
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/01/17/open-email-to-the-muslim-council-of-great-britain/
PLEASE HELP THE PEOPLE OF TURKANA HERE
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2014/01/31/turkana-africa-emergency-aid-letter/
EMAIL THE GOVERNOR OF NIGERIA: New Address: info@nigeria.gov.ng
http://saynotodogmeat.net/2013/12/03/email-excellency-dr-honorable-alausa-excellency-honorable-babatunde-fashola/
In Conclusion
Don’t delay - mark your calendar now: Saturday April 4th, 2015 and join the march. Speak up and be the voice for desperate dogs and cats in the meat trade. Bring your family, children, friends, pets and banners! Help make this important event be a success as we make a statement to all governments: END THE DOG AND CAT MEAT TRADE NOW!
Thank you for reading,
Michele Brown.
(Header photo used with permission by Luke Duggleby)
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