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Buying an animal is not a rescue

2/16/2016

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Photo above is the latest pic of George, the rescued Spanish lion cub.

​There is a lot of buying of lions taking place under the banner of rescue.  Often as not, the begging bowls then come out, and animal lovers are subjected to moral blackmail, in the form of: 'donate to us or we'll have to put them down.'

Campaign Against Canned Hunting will not be part of any such undesirable practices. Recall that CJ and Luis went the extra mile to get the Spanish authority SEPRONA to confiscate the two street cubs, before we all brought them out to Kevin's sanctuary as Yame and George.  

CACH has its own wildlife rescue centre, Karoo WC, and this is the Animal Acquisition Policy which governs it:

3.2.      Animal acquisition policy
 
No AWC sanctuary shall, without compelling reason, purchase or give any kind of consideration, whether directly or indirectly  (e.g. swopping of animals, acceptance of services etc) in the process of  acquiring any animal.
 
Ideally, no AWC sanctuary would purchase or provide compensation as a condition of acquiring any animal. All animals in an AWC sanctuary should have been confiscated by relevant authorities, surrendered or donated by the person/s holding the animals. AWC members agree to make every effort to educate such person/s in a positive and interactive way, not to take animals out of their natural environment.
However, circumstances alter cases, and it may sometimes be necessary for a sanctuarian to purchase animals, to save their lives or to remove them from intolerable conditions.   Animals are often purchased from intolerable circumstances.  eg chained monkeys.  Even the internationally respected Animals Asia Foundation has had to rescue hundreds of Chinese Moon bears by purchase.
When doing so the sanctuary should bear in mind that by doing so it is promoting the keeping of animals in captivity, and that it should try to strike a balance between the welfare of the particular animal and the broader interest of animal protection.   Care must be taken that sanctuaries do not create a market place for the trade in indigenous wildlife.  Working with Police, NSPCA and conservation authorities to remove an animal from poor conditions to a reputable AWC sanctuary without payment is a better option.

9 Comments
Victoria Johner y Cruz
2/17/2016 06:11:47 am

What happened to George? I don't understand his example to the making of your point (which is valid)

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Chris Mercer
2/17/2016 06:38:04 am

Ah George and Yame were brought out to Kevin Richardson's sanctuary in SA. CACH Spain did not buy the abused cubs from the street photographer in Spain; they worked with Spanish authorities to get them confiscated.

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vivienne berkeley
2/18/2016 06:49:26 am

Thx Chris wilk continue cto share

Ray Uriarte
2/21/2016 08:47:11 pm

Chng Han Chan
2/17/2016 09:02:08 pm

I am confused. Are those cubs bred in captivity (supposed to be legal?) for canned hunting under "intolerable circumstances" which you can purchase and move into a sanctuary?

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Chris Mercer
2/17/2016 11:15:58 pm

there are about 8000 captive lions in around 200 lion farms in SA. We are campaigning vigorously to get the industry banned. We would never go to a lion auction to bid against hunters for any particular animal because that merely promotes and enriches this toxic industry.

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Ching Han Chan
2/18/2016 01:00:45 am

Thanks, Chris. We should not buy even a single one from the lion farm. Correct? Many animal lovers think that saving one is better than none.

Michele
2/25/2016 01:09:33 am

The point Chris is making is that buying an animal from intolerable conditions only perpetuates the industry. The seller doesn't care who he sells the animal to if it makes him money. He then replaces it with another animal and the cycle continues. Confiscated animals make the seller no Money and they can also face possible charges.

So yes sometimes in dire circumstances a purchase may need to be made to save an animal but the idea is to not. You can't destroy the industry if you keep feeding it

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Ching Han Chan
2/25/2016 10:55:40 pm

Understood, Michele. Many thanks.

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