Worldlog Tjedan 20 – 2015


11 svibnja 2015

Prije nekoliko tjedana sam pisala o kontroverznom lovu na ptice selice na Malti. Svakog proljeće, pa i ovog, lovci na Malti dobiju dozvolu da ubiju ptice selice koje iz Afrike sele u Europu. Moja kolegica Anja Hazekamp, koja našu stranku predstavljaju u Europi, već je pitala da se lov na ptice selice ovog proljeća otkaže, ali uzalud. Međutim lovci su upucali jednu vjetrušu i time odsjekli granu na kojoj sjede. Ta vjetruša je pala na školsko dvorište na kojem se igralo puno djece i poslje ovog krvavog incidenta lov na ptice selice na Malti se odmah zaustavio! Lovci sa Malte ovog proljeća nigdje u EU neće moći nastaviti svoj lov. Što se mene tiče to će tako i ostati!

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Iako je Europska unija već u 2009 zabranila trgovinu tuljanovog krzna, unutar EU još uvijek ima ilegalne trgovine tuljanovog krzna. Svakog proljeća lovci u (među ostalima) Kanadi na ledu nasmrt zatuču stotine tisuća mladih tuljana koji su stari samo dva tjedna. Ja sam Ploumen, našu ministricu za vanjsku trgovinu i razvojnu suradnju, pitala da u ime Nizozemske kanadskoj vladi preda žalbu protiv ovog jezivog lova na tuljane i srećom ministrica je na to pristala.

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U našoj zemlji su lovci na labudove nažalost još uvijek aktivni. Iako je lov na labudove za proizvodnju mesa i perja u Nizozemskoj već od 2008 zabranjen, trenutno su dva lovca na labudove aktivna u našoj zemlji. Ovi lovci drže i prodavaju labudove kao ukrasne ptice. Pri tome uklone dio krila, tako da labudovi više ne mogu letjeti. Ova operacija je vrlo okrutna i bit će zabranjena u 2018. Mi se već godinama borimo protiv lova na labudove i puno puta smo od odgovorne državne tajnice Dijksma tražili da zaustavi ovaj lov. Prošli tjedan je Nizozemski televizijski program “EenVandaag” bio posvećen lovu na labudove i tako je cijela Nizozemska mogla vidjeti o kakvim se strašnim praksama radi. Nakon društvene komocije koja se zbog tog programa stvorila, državna tajnica je napokon obećala da će zaustaviti lov. Nadam se da ona drži svoju riječ!

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Borba za prava životinja je u punom jeku: nedavno su dvije čimpanze u New Yorku opisane kao osobe od strane suca, tako da bi oni imali ista prava kao što i ljudi. Da li je ovo definitivna presuda, s povezanim posljedicama, će tek biti jasno nakon sljedećeg ročišta, 27. svibnja. U svakom slučaju dobar je znak da sudac ozbiljno gleda na ovo pitanje.

Do sljedećeg tjedna!

Pozdrav, Marianne

A few weeks ago, I talked about the controversial migratory bird hunt in Malta. Each spring, and so again this spring, hunters in Malta get permission to shoot migratory birds flying from Africa to Europe. My colleague Anja Hazekamp, who represents our party in Europe, has asked to abandon the migratory bird hunt this spring, but to no avail. However, the hunters themselves have burned their fingers by shooting a kestrel from the air. The kestrel ended up dead on a school yard full of playing children and, as a consequence of this bloody incident, the migratory bird hunt in Malta had to stop with immediate effect! This spring, the hunters have nowhere else to go in the EU. As far as I’m concerned, it stays like that!

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Although the trade in seal fur was already banned by the European Union in 2009, an illegal seal fur trade still exists within the EU. Every spring in Canada, among other countries, hundreds of thousands of seal pups of only two weeks old are still clubbed to death on the ice. I have asked our Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Minister Ploumen, whether she is willing to confront the Canadian government on behalf of the Netherlands about this gruesome seal hunt and, fortunately, she has promised to do this.

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In our own country, swan drifters are unfortunately still active. Although it has been prohibited to catch and kill swans for meat and down production in the Netherlands since 2008, two swan herders are currently still active in the Netherlands. The swan drifters keep and sell swans as ornamental birds. For this purpose, they remove a part of their wings, as a result of which the swans can no longer fly. The procedure is very cruel and will be prohibited in 2018. We have been opposed to swan herding for years and we have asked the responsible State Secretary, Dijksma, many times to withdraw the exemption. Last week, when the Dutch TV programme EenVandaag devoted attention to swan herding, the whole country could see how horrific these practices are. Following the social commotion this created, the State Secretary finally promised to withdraw the exemption. I hope she will stick to her promise!

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The struggle for animal rights is in full swing: recently, two chimpanzees in New York were recognised as persons by a judge, which would give them the same rights as people have. At the next hearing on 27 May, it will become clear whether this will be a definitive judgment with accompanying consequences. Anyhow, it’s a good sign a judge is seriously looking into this matter.

See you next week!

Regards, Marianne