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Significant link found between heme iron, found in red meat and other animal products, and type 2 diabetes risk Higher intake of heme iron, the type found in red meat and other animal products—as opposed to non-heme iron, found mostly in plant-based foods—was associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) in a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Wh...

The following are the current strays at the AACL, Bellville branch (0219513010):

XBreed, cream, unsterilized adult male, fair condition, found on the 14.8.24

XBreed, brown, unsterilized adult female, poor condition, found in Bellville on 8.8.24

Kind regards

Helen and Amber
Adoptions Bellville
Tel (021) 951 3010
WA 067 619 2971

Below are the current strays at the AACL, Epping branch (0215346426):

Jack Russel, White Tan, Adult male, Microchipped, Unsterilized, Found in Bothasig on 5/07/2024

Daxie, Brown, Mature male, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Matroosfontein on 8/08/2024

X Breed, Black White, Mature Female, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Epping on 7/08/2024

X Breed, Tan Cream, Adult Female, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Airport Industria on 7/08/2024

X Breed, Brown White, Adult female, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Athlone on 9/08/2024

Rottweiler X, Black & Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Bonteheuwel on 06/08/2024

X Breed, Brown White, Adult female, Unsterilized, Found in Kalksteenfontein on 12/08/2024

X GSD, Black Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Uitsig in June 2024.

XBreed, White & Brown, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Bishop Lavis on 15/08/2024

2x XBreed, 1x Brown & 1x Brown & Black, 2x Puppies, 1x Male & 1x Female, Unsterilized, Found in Pinelands on 14/08/2024

X GSD, Black & Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Goodwood on 14/08/2024

XBreed, Tan, Adult Female & puppies, Unsterilized, Found in Elsies River on 05/08/2024

DMH, White & Ginger, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Poor Condition, Found in Ravensmead on 14/08/2024

DSH, White & Choc Point, Adult Female & kittens, Unsterilized, Found in Bonteheuwel on 14/08/2024

2x DSH, 1x Ginger & 1x Ginger & White, 2x Adult Males, Unsterilized, Found in Ruyterwacht on 14/08/2024

Kind Regards

Lynn & Anita
Epping Adoptions Team
(021) 534 6426

The following are the current strays at the AACL, Bellville branch (0219513010):

XBreed, brown, unsterilized adult female, poor condition, found in Bellville on 8.8.24

XBreed, brown, unsterilized adult female, fair condition, found in Haazendal on 6.8.24

Kind regards

Helen and Amber
Adoptions Bellville
Tel (021) 951 3010
WA 067 619 2971

Below are the current strays at the AACL, Epping branch:

Jack Russel, White Tan, Adult male, Microchipped, Unsterilized, Found in Bothasig on 5/07/2024

Daxie, Brown, Mature male, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Matroosfontein on 8/08/2024

X Breed, Black White, Mature Female, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Epping on 7/08/2024

X Breed, Tan Cream, Adult Female, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Airport Industria on 7/08/2024

X Breed, Brown White, Adult female, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Athlone on 9/08/2024

Rottweiler X, Black & Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Bonteheuwel on 06/08/2024

X Breed, Brown White, Adult female, Unsterilized, Found in Kalksteenfontein on 12/08/2024

X GSD, Black Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Uitsig in June 2024.

Kind Regards

Lynn & Anita
Epping Adoptions Team
(021) 534 6426

The following are the current strays at the AACL, Bellville branch (0219513010):

XBreed, brown, unsterilized adult female, poor condition, found in Bellville on 8.8.24

XBreed, brown, unsterilized adult female, fair condition, found in Haazendal on 6.8.24

DSH, ginger, unsterilized adult male, poor condition, found in Oakglen on 3.7.24

Kind regards

Helen and Amber
Adoptions Bellville
Tel (021) 951 3010
WA 067 619 2971

Below are the current strays at the AACL, Epping branch (0215346426):

Jack Russel, White Tan, Adult male, Microchipped, Unsterilized, Found in Bothasig on 5/07/2024

Daxie, Brown, Mature male, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Matroosfontein on 8/08/2024

X Breed, Black White, Mature Female, Unsterilized, poor cond, Found in Epping on 7/08/2024

X Breed, Tan Cream, Adult Female, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Airport Industria on 7/08/2024

X Breed, Brown White, Adult female, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Athlone on 9/08/2024

Rottweiler X, Black & Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Bonteheuwel on 06/08/2024

Kind Regards

Lynn & Anita
Epping Adoptions Team
(021) 534 6426

We share 82% of our genes with cows and 80% with dogs. The brains of cows and dogs, which give rise to their sentience, are very similarly constructed. The neurons, synapses and dendrites work precisely the same, and the elements that give rise to action potentials, calcium and potassium, are exactly the same as those in humans. The brain regions that are involved in emotions and empathy, including the hippocampus, amygdala, insular cortex and others, are well-conserved in both these species and humans. The hormones that course through their blood and trigger emotions are the same, as are the neurotransmitters that communicate pain to the brain.

There is no reason to regard these two creatures any differently when it comes to moral consideration, yet we kill one and treat the other like family.

Why does this happen? Because we created a dividing line eons ago when we were too ignorant and stupid to know that the chasm we invented was the product of convenience rather than logic.

But now that we know, there is a moral imperative to regard them both as moral subjects. It's the intelligent thing to do.

BAN REPTILE EXPOS IN SOUTH AFRICA 𝐀 ‘𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐎’ 𝐈𝐒 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐀𝐌𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄 𝐉𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄Hundreds of reptiles are kept in small plastic containers that actually look like ...

For every 100 calories of grain fed to farmed animals, you only get: 40 calories of milk OR 22 calories of eggs OR 12 calories of chicken OR 10 calories of pork OR 3 calories of beef. This does not rise to the level of 'wasteful' or 'extravagant', it's just stupid, whether one examines it from an economic or resource utilisation perspective.

What Speciesists are really saying is that they are just animals that missed the cognitive revolution brought on by the growth of the neocortex, especially the prefrontal cortex and the anterior cingulate cortex, involved in empathy, theory of mind, and perspective-taking.

In short, Speciesism is a form of arrested development.

We are DOWN and OUT... LAST NIGHT they STOLE PIETER'S BAKKIE 🛻 BATTERY 🔋...his SPARE TYRE and TOOLS...they also STOLE ALL the DOG FOOD and CATFOOD we HAD for the SHELTER ANIMALS...NOW we have NOTHING for the ANIMALS. PLS 🙏🏻 if ANYONE ABLE to ASSIST us we are DESPERATE. We can PROVIDE a CASE NO.

Deliveries can be made at 34 Cronje Street, Schweizer-Reneke.
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For more information, please contact Joan on 082 960 0131 or Leanne on 061 490 5879, email [email protected]@gmail.com, and follow Shalom Animal Rescue Centre on Facebook
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The following are the current strays at the AACL, Bellville branch (0219513010):

XBreed, brown, unsterilized adult female, fair condition, found in Haazendal on 6.8.24

DSH, ginger, unsterilized adult male, poor condition, found in Oakglen on 3.7.24

XBreed, black, unsterilized adult male, poor condition, found in Bellville South on 2.8.24

DSH, black/white, unsterilized adult male, fair condition, found in Kraaifontein on 2.8.24

XBreed, black/brown, unsterilized adult male, fair condition, found in Parow on 2.8.24

DSH, white and calico, unsterilized female kitten, fair condition, found in Kuilsriver on 30.7.24

Kind regards

Helen and Amber
Adoptions Bellville
Tel (021) 951 3010
WA 067 619 2971

Below are the current strays at the AACL, Epping branch (0215346426):

DSH x 2, Ginger & Ginger White, Male kittens, Unsterilized, Found in Cravenby on 3/08/2024

DSH, Grey White, Adult male, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Valhalla park on 4/08/2024

X Breed, Tan White, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Skin Condition, Found in Kalksteen on 2/08/2024

XBreed & Collie X, Tan & white and tan, 2x Adult Females, both sterilized, Found in Goodwood on 05/08/2024

XBreed, Black & Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Connaught Estate on 29/07/2024

Rottweiler X, Black & Tan, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Bonteheuwel on 06/08/2024

XBreed, Black & White, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Epping on 05/08/2024

XBreed, Black & White, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Found in Pinelands on 05/08/2024

Kind Regards

Lynn & Anita
Epping Adoptions Team
(021) 534 6426

Where there is human ambition and animal involvement, there will be animal neglect and abuse. This is true whether we speak of cat and dog shows, dog racing, dog fighting, bullfighting, horse racing, equestrian sports, or any 'sports' in which animals are effectively sports equipment or means to human ends. Humans will cheat or treat animals like commodities, because the end result is a reflection of the human ego. No animal should ever be placed in the position wherein the outcome is something they cannot comprehend or where their well-being is placed at risk for an endeavour from which they do not benefit.

Those who truly care for the animals are a small minority, and the deeply flawed human moral condition exposes animals to threats to their well-being that cannot be policed. It's time we regarded this human entitlement with the disrespect it deserves.

The problem most people have is that they don't think the Golden Rule applies to other animals. They think this because they perceive there to be Great Divide between human and nonhuman consciousness.

In some cases, they may be right. After all, can nonhuman animals compose symphonies, invent technological marvels, and develop complex systems of governance and ethics? Most humans can't either, but whether we are different cognitively is beside the point.

It is what we have in common with nonhumans that matters when considering the application of the Golden Rule, and in that respect they are our equals: their capacity to suffer.

Equestrian governing body finds blue horse tongues in dressage review The equestrian governing body (FEI) in charge of the Olympic riding in Versailles has found pictures of horses with blue tongues caused by oxygen shortage during dressage competition, the organisation's chief vet told Reuters on Tuesday.

Simple logic: if you can’t look at images of how your food is produced, you might want to think about eating something else .

The following are the current strays at the AACL, Bellville branch (0219513010):

DSH, ginger, unsterilized adult male, fair condition, found in Oakglen on 3.7.24

XBreed, black, unsterilized adult male, poor condition, found in Bellville South on 2.8.24

DSH, black/white, unsterilized adult male, fair condition, found in Kraaifontein on 2.8.24

XGSD, black/brown, unsterilized adult female, fair condition, found in Parow on 2.8.24

DSH, white and calico, unsterilized female kitten, fair condition, found in Kuilsriver on 30.7.24

DSH, black and white, unsterilized adult female, fair condition, found in Kraaifontein on 27.7.24

Kind regards

Helen and Amber
Adoptions Bellville
Tel (021) 951 3010
WA 067 619 2971

Below are the current strays at the AACL, Epping branch (0215346426):

DSH x 2, Ginger & Ginger White, Male kittens, Unsterilized, Found in Cravenby on 3/08/2024

DSH, Grey White, Adult male, Unsterilized, injured, Found in Valhalla park on 4/08/2024

X Breed, Tan White, Adult Male, Unsterilized, Skin Condition, Found in Kalksteen on 2/08/2024

Kind Regards

Lynn & Anita
Epping Adoptions Team
(021) 534 6426

For those who seek facts, here they are...

I’ve seen a LOT of claims that it’s just the “arm chair trainers” who are concerned about horse welfare in upper level sports and that there’s no reason to think elite sport horses have any welfare implications.

But, that’s not true.

The concern for welfare and desire to reform horse welfare in sport is evidence based.

There have been many studies showing trends of stress, many of which repeatedly being linked to the same factors.

There’s also been evidence that horse people, as a general rule, aren’t accurately reading horse behaviour and often misinterpret stress as “excitement.”

Even professionals.

The push to make evidence based changes to modern horse sport isn’t coming from a lack of experience.

Or made up beliefs.

There is merit to it.

Sources:

Effects of different head–neck positions on the larynges of ridden horses

https://wiley.scienceconnect.io/api/oauth/authorize?ui_locales=en&scope=affiliations+alm_identity_ids+login_method+merged_users+openid+settings&response_type=code&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fonlinelibrary.wiley.com%2Faction%2FoidcCallback%3FidpCode%3Dconnect&state=Dps2IO0LOrpSUAYYguc7KtuRrf28v6p%2BGQvmml7isNKO0VnuBDd35w6GCizpVGErUtI4QyX%2BZcnMNMLj97hGCMvzOnDpuKx%2BMLPIip2%2BY0nAIScrXBD3nhnhbfu8SqyYeqSHqcd4bg1nyrqmNf%2FBRQ%3D%3D&prompt=none&nonce=GKquhZCnqBQuiWMSI6MrsYR1vTcedRyg7%2B3IjVv9t4U%3D&client_id=wiley

Is the welfare of sport horses assured by modern management practices?

https://agro.icm.edu.pl/agro/element/bwmeta1.element.agro-288b0b64-bb47-4837-add7-fce405e4b318

Indicators of stress in equitation

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159117300692

Determining International and National Equestrian Expert Opinions on Domains and Sub-Domains Essential to Managing Sporthorse Health and Welfare in the Olympic Disciplines

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/21/3404

Tools of the Trade or Part of the Family? Horses in Competitive Equestrian Sport

https://brill.com/view/journals/soan/22/4/article-p352_2.xml

Investigating Equestrians' Perceptions of Horse Happiness: An Exploratory Study

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34416986/

Untangling the Complex Relationships between Horse Welfare, Rider Safety, and Rider Satisfaction

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08927936.2023.2176589

Horses Could Perceive Riding Differently Depending on the Way They Express Poor Welfare in the Stable

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0737080620302975

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293195838_Potential_Effects_of_Stress_on_the_Performance_of_Sport_Horses

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293195838_Potential_Effects_of_Stress_on_the_Performance_of_Sport_Horses

Equestrian partnerships: A qualitative investigation of the relationship between horse and rider in elite equestrian sports

https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/equestrian-partnerships-a-qualitative-investigation-of-the-relati-3

Comparison of head–neck positions and conflict behaviour in ridden elite dressage horses between warm-up and competition

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159124000509

New insights into ridden horse behaviour, horse welfare and horse-related safety

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159121003269

Does work affect personality?:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036583/

Conflict behaviour in show jumping. Horses:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0737080617300552

Do horses enjoy jumping:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787812001931

Effect of horse age and number of riders on horse behaviour:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787820301362

Stress and temperament affect working memory: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347213004302

Conflict behaviour in elite dressage and show jumping horses: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787814002226

Ridden horse pain ethogram: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787822000685

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787816301848

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787816301848

Objective Pain assessment in horses: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023318306245
Conflict behaviour in dressage horses: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787822000843

Influence of stress level on performance: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034528817308305

Welfare improvement in sport horses: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159120300502

Effects of hyper flexion: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938414000419

Ridden horse welfare: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159121003269

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0749073910000659

Correlation of common training gadgets and conflict behaviour: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S155878782100157X

Assessment of ridden horse behaviour: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787812000779

Can pain be determined by facial expression?: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1558787817300199

Bit related studies on discomfort:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787822001344

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090023308003316

Comfortabilitt to new stimuli socially transmissibale: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159118301059

Welfare improves rider safety: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159121003269

Impact of stress on performance: https://vet.arioneo.com/en/blog/stress-in-horses-what-impact-on-health-and-performance/

Equitation science minimizing risk/:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4810043/

Detecting welfare in non verbal species: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/8/2249

Much to learn here

The Path of the Horse - Full Length documentary The Path of the Horse is the documentary I made while I was searching for ways to understand horses and work with them without using pain, coercion or force....