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THREE CAUSES NEEDING URGENT ATTENTION, IT WILL ONLY TAKE TWO MINUTES...
May 26, 2008

Focus:Animal Welfare
Action Request:Various
Location:United States
FROM MARY L.:
Siu Sai Wan: E-MAIL Please!*Demand for review of sentence, cat killing case in Siu Sai Wan 
You may submit the letter below (blue portion) in your name, by email, by post, or by fax to the Mr Wong Yan-lung, Secretary for Justice.

電郵 By E-MAIL To:   sjo@doj.gov.hk   (副本cc:   info@animalearth.org )
郵寄 (By POST):      香港金鐘道66號金鐘道政府合署高座4樓 (4th floor, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong)
傳真 (By FAX):         2869-0720


2008/5/__

Mr. Wong Yan Lung, SC, JP
Secretary for Justice

Demand for review of sentence, cat killing case in Siu Sai Wan

Early March this year, ten youngsters were found brutalizing and killing a stray cat in Siu Sai Wan. Two of them were charged and convicted of cruelty to animals. They were sentenced to 4 and 3 months in jail on 14 May this year.

The funniest thing is that in several other cases of selling pornographic CDs that went through the same court the same day, the convicted got six to eight months in jail.

We can only conclude, from the comparison above, that brutalizing a living and sentient being is far cheaper than selling pornography CDs. In buying and selling of obscene CDs, both sellers and buyers are fully aware of the crime; however, that innocent cat “black sister” was only too unfortunate to be on that street at that moment and bumped into the gangsters who could not have cared less about the life of others.

A maximum penalty of $200,000 fine and 3 years in prison has come into effect in the revision to “Cruelty to animals” offence in early 2006.  However, we have not seen any trends of decrease in cruelty cases. Rather, it is on the rise. One of the reasons is the lack of deterrence due to the often lenient penalty imposed by the courts. Even in a recent case where a man killed a barking deer, the highest-ever 6-month jail term was only one sixth of the maximum. It is a shame of humankind to see our people perform such brutal acts on defenseless animals. Is an innocent soul like that stray cat worth just 3 months’ imprisonment in the eyes of the Judge?

We are not launching a revenge, for the life of the cat will never come back no matter how harsh a penalty is imposed.  We demand justice.

Life is priceless. Animals are innocent. We strongly demand that justice be served and a review of the sentence be filed for the cat killing case in Siu Sai Wan.

Yours sincerely,

Full name
Country

Pls. also cc to info@animalearth.org so that we can count the number of sent letters, thanks!
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FROM CATHY L.:

StarsButterflies Cathy L.
Three foals have already died, more are expected to die in the days to come. Please help them! Thank you,
Cathy xx
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FROM MYSELF:
Pave what’s left of the Everglades? PLEASE TAKE ACTION-IT'S EASY!
Protect the Everglades From Big Developers! 

Dear Gov. Crist:

As concerned Floridians and US citizens, we can see that deep-pocketed developers will stop at nothing to cement urban sprawl right to the edge of the Everglades. We urge you, and your Department of Community Affairs, to stand up for sound planning and oppose applications for two developments that violate Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary. If allowed by the state to go forward, these two developments will send a signal of weakness and jeopardize billions of dollars in federal funds for Everglades restoration. This is your moment to be strong.

Fill out the form to sign this petition and make your voice heard:
FRIENDS, IF YOU ARE TRYING TO TAKE ACTION IN THIS CAMPAIGN AND FOR SOME REASON IT DOES NOT ACCEPT YOUR ZIP CODE, HERE IS A LIST OF ZIPS YOU CAN USE:

33604  TAMPA
33605  TAMPA
33606  TAMPA
33611  TAMPA
HOMESTEAD FL  33035
HOMESTEAD FL  33092
HOMOSASSA FL  34448
HOMOSASSA FL  34487
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS FL  34447
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS FL  34447
HORSESHOE BEACH FL  32648
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33736  SAINT PETERSBURG
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CLEARWATER FL  33759
CLEARWATER FL  33762
CLEARWATER FL  33763
WINTER HAVEN FL  33880
SAINT JOHNS FL  32259
SAINT JOHNS FL  32259
NORTH PALM BEACH FL  33408
JUPITER FL  33477
JUPITER FL  33469
33160  MIAMI
33161  MIAMI
33162  MIAMI
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Marisa Time Off Do NOT Message Pls (130) 		Tuesday May 27, 2008, 10:08 am
Ceci, thanks for that. Action taken on the 3 (had already signed Cathy´s about the foals). Thanks again.

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