IOTD …. Image of the day, #367 …. “Bear Hunting Season starts in Florida Today”!!

~~October 24, 2015~~ 

PLEASE DON’T SHOOT

On June 24th, 2015 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a state wide hunt from October 24-30th to kill Florida’s black bears. The reasons stated for the approval were “population control” and “to reduce human/ bear confrontations”.

More than 175,000 people reached out to the commission in opposition to the hunt. About 250 people indicated support of the hunt. These 250 supporters of the cruel hunt primarily consisted of trophy hunters and weapon and gun interest groups. Many reputable organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States and The Center for Biological Diversity publicly stated their concern about the hunt and presented multiple scientific studies showing that hunting is not an effective population management tool. Despite the state’s own Bear Biologist testifying that this hunt could be postponed until a census is complete, the FWC voted in favor of the hunt.

~~KEY ISSUES~~

The hunt is unnecessary

We don’t know the bear’s current population

Florida has confiscated 82% of the Florida Black Bear’s original habitat by clearing land for commercial and residential building

Florida has sold off the Florida Black Bear’s main fall food source

Residents can minimize human-bear interactions

Innocent animals will experience great suffering and cruel deaths

There is no plan for monitoring or policing the hunt

Selling unlimited permits is wreckless and negligent

There have been no deaths due to bears in the state of Florida, and they are large but docile creatures

Ursus Issues – Or Why The 2015 Florida Bear Hunt Is So, So Wrong

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You can find Michelle here: http://mchelsmusings.wordpress.com/

~IN HER OWN WORDS~

“IOTD” is image of the day, a concept I came up with. I teach visual meditative therapy – or in easy terms – a mini mental holiday. For some people it is very difficult for them to get their image right. I post an image a day for people to use in their mini mental vacay. Some are serious, some are silly, and some are just beautiful!”

THIS IS VERY SERIOUS TO ME

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At the end of the day …. “Israeli Settlements Explained … this is so wrong”!!

~~September 29, 2015~~ 

THE INVASION CONTINUES  ON OCCUPIED LANDS

Israeli settlements are Israeli civilian communities built on lands occupied by Israel since the 1967 Six-Day War. Such settlements currently exist in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and in the Golan Heights. Settlements previously existed in the Sinai Peninsula and Gaza Strip until Israel evacuated the Sinai settlements following the 1979 Israel-Egypt peace agreement and from the Gaza Strip in 2005 under Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan.

Israel dismantled 18 settlements in the Sinai Peninsula in 1982, and all 21 in the Gaza Strip and 4 in the West Bank in 2005, but continues to both expand its settlements and settle new areas in the West Bank, despite pressure to desist from the international community.

The international community considers the settlements in occupied territory to be illegal,and the United Nations has repeatedly upheld the view that Israel’s construction of settlements constitutes a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Israeli neighborhoods in East Jerusalem and communities in the Golan Heights, the latter of which has been annexed by Israel, are also considered settlements by the international community, which does not recognize Israel’s annexations of these territories. The International Court of Justice also says these settlements are illegal in a 2004 advisory opinion.

In April 2012, UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, in response to moves by Israel to legalize Israeli outposts, reiterated that all settlement activity is illegal, and

“runs contrary to Israel’s obligations under the Road Map and repeated Quartet calls for the parties to refrain from provocations.”

Similar criticism was advanced by the EU and the US. Israel disputes the position of the international community and the legal arguments that were used to declare the settlements illegal.

“As it appears in …. full read/full credit”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlement

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https://hrexach.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/the-israel-palestine-conflict-i-am-israel-documentary/

~~GALLERY~~ 

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~Israeli Settlements Explained~

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~Published on Jun 30, 2014~

In the Occupied West Bank, half a million Israelis live in over a hundred settlements built on Palestinian land. The government of Israel says it has a right to build these settlements; the rest of the world disagrees. Find out why Israelis choose to live on occupied land, how they affect Palestinians, and why, despite international condemnation, the settlements continue to grow.

We ALL are ONE!!