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Where do we go from here

I write and I speak about Animal Rights The increase in cases rises to heights Beyond any thought any salient thought Its everywhere such despair and in it we are caught Where do we start how can it be From … Continue reading

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Ethics and the rights issue

Its sinuous and complex That one has to say Donations come in fast and furious And are put away Pet shelters in local towns Struggle yes they do Under a mountain of paper work And lots of animals too There … Continue reading

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Peru and yet more culture

Hideousness and unsightliness Peru and its cultural stand Tie a dog onto the back Of a raging bull With considerable flack Burning from his aching heart Stomping the ground below Whilst idiots clad in tradtion Join part of the show … Continue reading

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Wolves and dogs

Apparently wolf dogs Are dangerous On Vargas Island We hear The wild wolves Are becoming a nuisance For hybrids have Started to appear Thats wolves that mate With dogs around them Or wolf cubs that humans Do try To raise … Continue reading

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A mother with her pups

islamic law describes That dogs are unclean Well So to say If ever they are caught The police will put away A bitch had given birth Her innocent family By her side The police came up And strung them up … Continue reading

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A dogs message to those who ran him down

You know I ran my heart out On that dual carriageway today My body was at breaking point I was aching all the way Of course. I was in panic mode Didn’t know what to do With sirens blazing and … Continue reading

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The dual carriageway

The dual carriageway Is a fast stretch Of road and it can be Dangerous if obstructions Suddenly drivers see It happened we hear yesterday A dog pounding away And so the police decision Was to run it down Lets say … Continue reading

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“Saphira”

When we found her lifeless body We were mortified We cried, and, we have been Crying ever since Our darling dog had been gunned down She actually drowned in her own blood No matter how we ponder It is still … Continue reading

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Just one little dog cried and this was the reason

It happened at Baldwin Park Animal Services One little dog he just cried Beside himself lost to the world His whole being was denied Tossed on the scrap heap of dignity Lost in a threatening field Divorced of humanity Close … Continue reading

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“Presley”

Potten End was always a friend To me at the farm and the orchard,I Loved it I wouldn’t have changed it for the world Which is now why I leave behind great memories Of the long grass and the fly … Continue reading

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“Presley”

We all have different given names Its repetition that we know It reminds us of our destiny And within that name we grow I was known as “Presley” The King of rock and roll I learned to move my body … Continue reading

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The dog from Udaipur

In the Aravalli ranges Of Rajastan they found A little dog soaked in hot tar Just lying on the ground In Udaipur city of Lakes Wide eyed but so forlorn Clearly the tar was baking dry And he wished he … Continue reading

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Friends

Friends in trouble surely can Pull tears out of us and what man Does to animals tragically Social media lets us see A wired up mouth To prevent a dog Barking all the time Communication is a needy tool When … Continue reading

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The diabolical hunters of Foxes

Thousands of healthy fox hounds Are often killed we hear When they are not as productive Thats if it does appear If they just show a weakness Then they can be clubbed to death Sometimes with loads more life in … Continue reading

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The redwood city monster

In Redwood City California A monster is on the loose Its hard to imagine a human Other than hanging by a noose Contemplating such an act Of terror on a cat By dying it purple For the express reason To … Continue reading

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The shelter where death was the gift for christmas

The American dream at Christmas An atrocity we hear A shelter in Texas A safe place for animals All of them murdered In heightened fear Man calls himself kind In his so called books He is an insolent beast With … Continue reading

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The Puppy Barbecue

The Barbecue at Sue and Kevin’s place In their garden green The reason is the guests are dogs Six of them And the scene is geniality Its a once a year thing they All look forward to it Having it … Continue reading

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Rape the murder of the soul

This topic is a frightful one Shakespeare didn’t write Ever about such subjects But however I invite The thoughts to come together And try to understand How sick our world is becoming And how could this, have been planned The … Continue reading

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A dogs life

Existing as we do Beside the human species, who Can be very cruel to us But also very kind We have to hope Who ever chooses us To join their family Is one of the sweet loving types This factor … Continue reading

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Tuffy

To know what scalding feels like When humans are aware A pot of boiling water Thrown over you Such despair Such shock and lamentation Those wet eyed plaintive cries That feeling of dejection And joylessness and surprise And you are … Continue reading

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Dogs life

A dogs life is a period of wonderment for some For others it is hell on earth Under the humans thumb Beaten Eaten Made to be Lost the cost so high But able to be taken In by some rich … Continue reading

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LAIKA

It was indeed a sad day All those years ago The 3rd of november Now we do know A sweet little dog They called LAika Was shot Into orbit To die Nothing to like a lot Wandering the streets of … Continue reading

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Amy

To have plumbed the depths of cruelty This doleful wretched soul In a deep set adversity Such discomfort and a role Leading through such agony With fractures and with sores A case of wilful sad neglect From her head down … Continue reading

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T-bone

A gentle boy The family’s pride and joy Our dear T-bone Its a matter of regret to say How much we miss our boy today Samantha and Cody loved him so He was always there As we all know So … Continue reading

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Poor little dog

3 grown men And an audience We can hear Laughing in the background Seemingly such cheer To see a small dog beaten For fun And it being video’d too What is real improbity And we all see it is true … Continue reading

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A dog killed at home for the pot in Viet Nam

It was done in the home The children in tow Watching it happen 3 men on show A dog they are tying its jaws up And they Hold it up by its neck Just making it pay And look into … Continue reading

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Scalded

It happened in Middelburg In the Eastern Cape A women whose marbles may be Not altogether intact In her head Took it upon herself Really to see How a mother with 10 baby Puppies only 3 days old Would fare … Continue reading

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BSL

Kneejerk legislation Crafted by those grey suits who Listened to the media But were not sure what to do Brought in the breed specific Which is to say the least unfair And lends itself to much abuse By humans who … Continue reading

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Wind over the chilterns

Tonight as the autumnal curtains were drawn A seasonal wind drew its wrath Gusty and squally and blusterous Well what felt like frost in its path The darkness swept in with such fury September was rushing us by I left … Continue reading

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Angel(Ernesto Chaves)

I look at that man And what do I see An angel just an angel As good as can be Loving all strays Those most would pass by The truest the kindest Which i say, with a sigh All seeing … Continue reading

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