200 dogs are skinned here every day

Some dogs were still alive and struggling after their throats were slit.

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	Will you help animals like Meyli escape misery and a terrifying death? DOUBLE MY IMPACT   Dear Aaaaaaa, Meyli is terrified. The floor around her is slick with the blood of dozens of dogs killed before her, their bodies hanging on hooks or soaking in vats of water. The slaughterhouse reeks of death—and she and the other dogs in the holding pen are frantic to escape. Soon, a worker will pull her out of the pen with metal pincers and bash her over the head with a wooden club. Like many others, she may not die instantly—and may writhe and struggle to breathe even after her throat is slit and her skin is peeled off. Meyli is no different from the loyal, loving dogs who share many of our homes—but rather than receiving affection, she'll be violently killed so that her skin can be turned into a belt or pair of gloves. Your gift of $5 or more will help prevent animals like her from enduring torment and pain. Every donation to PETA's "Save Our Skins" Matching-Gift Challenge—up to our $250,000 goal—will be doubled, allowing your support to help even more dogs like Meyli as well as sheep, cows, and others who suffer for their skins. The deadline to help more animals with a matched gift is June 30, so please don't wait! What dogs like Meyli experience seems like a scene from a horror movie, but it's happening in Chinese slaughterhouses right now. An employee at one facility told a PETA Asia field observer that just that single operation killed and skinned as many as 200 dogs each day. The observer witnessed dog skin being turned into men's work gloves and other items that are exported from China and sold all around the world to unsuspecting consumers. This cruelty isn't isolated to the leather trade—it's systemic throughout the fashion industry. Dogs and cats sold at animal markets are killed for their fur … on fur farms, some foxes' hearts continue to beat even after the skin is cut off their bodies … helpless lambs are mutilated and abused for wool … and geese are pinned down, screaming, as their feathers are ripped out. No animal should suffer like this for clothing, a pair of shoes, a wallet, or a bit of fur trim. Your donation of $5 or more today will be doubled—helping stop dogs' misery and ensuring that PETA is always there to help foxes, sheep, geese, cows, and other animals in desperate need. PETA's exposé of the Chinese dog-leather industry inspired members of Congress to seek a ban on the importation of dog leather, and we're still building on that momentum. Thanks to kind people like you, PETA's campaigns are pushing iconic brands like Coach, Burberry, and Versace to go fur-free—and together, we're driving down the demand for leather, wool, exotic skins, and all other cruelly obtained materials so that no animal will suffer for "fashion." Please donate to our "Save Our Skins" Matching-Gift Challenge today. Every penny of your contribution will strengthen PETA's groundbreaking work to stop the cruelty that all animals in the global skins trade face. Thank you for your compassion. Kind regards, Ingrid E. Newkirk President
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The Refugee Brief, 22 May 2019

By Kristy Siegfried | 22 May, 2019  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Libya on verge of civil war, warns UN. In a briefing to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya Ghassam Salamé warned that unless fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli stops, Libya risks “descending into a civil war which could lead to the permanent division of the country”. He said that the humanitarian consequences of the conflict were already clear, with 460 people – 29 of them civilians – killed since the offensive on the capital began in early April, and 75,000 forced from their homes. Conditions for refugees and migrants that were already dire before the conflict have gone “from bad to worse ”, he added. Salamé called for immediate steps to cut off arms flows to Libya and for the Council’s “unequivocal support” in insisting on the application of International Humanitarian Law. EU’s border and coast guard agency deploys teams to Albania. Starting today, Frontex will deploy teams of border guards from EU Member States to help Albania “strengthen border management and enhance security” at its border with Greece. The deployment marks Frontex’s first operation outside EU territory and has been described by EU migration commissioner Dmitris Avramopoulos as “a real game changer”. Officers deployed by Frontex will work under an Albanian team leader to halt irregular movements towards western Europe via the Balkans. The EU Commission is negotiating similar agreements with Bosnia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, which will soon allow Frontex to extend its operations to those countries. UNHCR is taking part in sessions to brief officers who will be deployed in the Balkans on their responsibilities under international and EU law, including respect for the principle of non-refoulement. WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR   Australia’s re-elected government prioritizes repeal of medical evacuation law. 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