Have you forgotten Who we are?
We did not build this great country because we are nice people; we built it because we are Strong. Now there are people here that want to sterilize us, they want everything pink and fluffy and soft, this is Not the USA, these people are what we Declared Independence from in England, the USA is Not about Tea Parties... we are about Personal freedoms, Rights and liberties, this is the foundation upon which we built this country, and ANY changes to this puts us in jeopardy. Does wanting to infringe on someone’s rights make you a traitor? Yes, by definition, YES, to me, anyone that tries to take or infringe on my rights is spitting in the faces of our founding fathers and the Millions of men who have died to keep there freedoms intact. Am I afraid to move forward? Afraid to get with times, as the ARA’s would have you believe? No, I don’t think so. They say we are stuck in a barbaric age, of bloodspots and violence…. I say Hell yes we are… that’s what it takes to win in this world, no country has ever survived because they were nice people! They survive because they have Morals and Ideals that they strictly adhere to, and will defend till their last breath. In this country, Personal Liberties and Freedoms ARE these ideals. I do not agree with S&M sexual relations, but they have a right to do as they please in their homes, it’s None of my business. Nobody is forced to attend a cockfight, it’s not crammed down their throat, Most people would not even know they existed if the ARA’s were not trying to "Protect the Chickens". Seems to me if they put all that money into saving People, (OOPS, that would require animal testing) it would be Much better spent. But, they have the right to eat grass and love the animals, they to have Liberties. Nobody has the right to step on my rights, to tell me what I can and can not do unless it is provided for in the constitution, there are parts of this great piece of paper I do not like, some I do not agree with, but they are written in Stone to me, I live by them everyday, even the ones that don’t appeal to me, we take the good with the bad. Can you believe that there are people in this country that thought we should not retaliate for 9-11 ? To me, that is a traitor, a Un American. It makes me think our biggest threat is from within, from these Do-Gooders that think they are doing the right thing, but fail to see the Big Picture, Folks, that Big Picture is the USA no longer existing, if we allow our essential Liberties to be eroded, than the very basic roots of this country are gone. Lets not allow this to happen, lets not take a back seat, get on the phone, write letters, make visits, expose them for what they are, it is Our job to teach these people the future consequences of their actions. If we don’t, nobody will, you can bet on that. It’s not to late, get Active, get Motivated, and MAKE stuff happen. Do not be ashamed of what you do and how you feel, we have the folks who died to give us these rights on our side… don’t let them down, they died for You.
Ace, Admin@Pitfowl.Com
| Runaway Dog Leads Officers To Cockfighting Birds |
| Friday January 30, 2004 |
"Today, the mayor of Bangkok has to announce Bangkok as a danger zone, and has to announce that poultry cannot be moved within a 50km radius," Prapan said in a television interview. "The tests have come out. We have to rush."
The official said the flu was detected in a cock, used in the traditional sport of cock-fighting, in an eastern suburb of the city, where many deaths of chickens had already been reported.
Three ducks and some chickens were also found to have the disease in Chatuchak district, but Prapan would not say whether these were from a sprawling market in that area frequented by thousands of locals and tourists.
Yesterday, a second person died from the bird flu in Thailand as the Government prepared for an emergency conference on how to beat the virus which has been reported in 10 Asian countries.
Ministers from Asian nations, along with the United States and representatives of international organisations, have confirmed attendance at the three-hour meeting.
A total of eight bird flu deaths have been confirmed in Asia, six of them in Vietnam.
Ten additional people in Thailand are suspected to have been infected with the virus, five of whom have died - and officials are awaiting test results, the health ministry says.
Ten Asian governments have reported outbreaks in poultry stocks, with China and Laos joining the list yesterday. Millions of fowl have been slaughtered, including some 10 million in Thailand alone.
While the conference will reportedly focus on how to cope with the onslaught, politics are also likely to rear up around the conference table with some countries, notably Thailand, explaining why they chose to cover up knowledge of the disease from the public.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Sihasak Phuangketkeow acknowledged that the Government was facing questions about its credibility, but said officials were "moving quickly to deal with the problem" and hoped to "restore confidence" at today's meeting.
"We learned that we need to regain trust from the international community," he told reporters. "The conference tomorrow is to show that we recognise the problem and that we recognise the need to take a decisive step ... and share experience."
Thailand's first human fatality, Captan Boonmanut, a 6-year-old boy from central Kanchanaburi province, died late on Sunday in Bangkok.
Health experts emphasised that those who came in contact with infected birds were most at risk of contracting bird flu.
There has been no evidence of human-to-human transmission, and only Thailand and Vietnam have confirmed cases of infection in humans.
Thai authorities on Friday reversed weeks of government denials that bird flu had reached the kingdom, announcing that bird flu had infected chickens in central Thailand and had sickened two people.
Thailand is the world's fourth largest chicken exporter. Two of the country's biggest poultry markets - Japan and the European Union - banned Thai chicken along with other countries. Critics charge the Government hid knowledge of the disease to protect the industry.
Government spokesman Jakrapob Penkair said officials estimate the country has lost up to 3 billion baht ($98,555 million) so far as a result of the bird flu outbreak. "That's why we need to do everything to contain the disease," Jakrapob said after a Cabinet meeting yesterday.
"We agreed that the economic impact would be quite
considerable."
| County now owns seized roosters
Last update: 30 January 2004 |
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DELAND -- Volusia County gained ownership of 115 fighting cocks,
hens and chicks on Thursday, but won't keep most of them for long.
Volusia County Animal Services intends to euthanize most of the
roosters today because they are too aggressive for adoption, director
Becky Wilson said.
Volusia County Sheriff's deputies seized the birds last month from
Braulio Barrientos' property on Fort Florida Road in DeBary during what
they called a cockfight.
Barrientos faces a felony charge of illegal cock fighting.
County Judge Thomas Bevis ordered Barrientos to pay $590.42 for his
share of the care and feeding bill. The county is absorbing about $500 in
overtime expenses.
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A victory for pet owners across the state came Friday.
A controversial bill that would have required dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered has been dropped. Backers of the bill say it would have helped put an end to pet over-population. But some local dog breeders argue the proposed bill went too far.