What is "COOL?"

Country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken.

House Votes to Repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling for Meat

 

Remember my past postings?



This is just a few of what has been happening and now will continue to happen because "You" have not been paying attention to "Your" Federal and State Congress!

The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove "Country of origin labeling" known as (COOL) on chicken, pork and beef sold in the US.

Urine-soaked eggs a spring treat in China!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

http://airedalepets.blogspot.com/2012/03/uncle.html



(Enjoy your bacon and eggs this morning)?

In China, rat meat is sold as lamb

May 4, 2013 / sachemspeaks

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/in-china-rat-meat-is-sold-as-lamb/

Read between the lines, you be the judge

May 30, 2013 / sachemspeaks

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/read-between-the-lines-you-be-the-judge/

Is China still selling bad pet food?

Thursday, March 29, 2012



YES!

http://airedalepets.blogspot.com/2012/03/is-china-still-selling-bad-pet-food.html

As seen on 'twitter' yesterday.

By Lydia Zuraw | June 11, 2015

The House of Representatives has voted to repeal country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken.

Texas Republican Rep. Michael Conaway’s Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 passed late Wednesday night by a 300-131 vote.

Conaway introduced the bill on May 18 — the same day the World Trade Organization rejected a U.S. appeal of its decision that COOL unfairly discriminates against meat imports and gives the advantage to domestic meat products.

http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-us-capitol-building-spring-west-front-dome-under-scaffolding-restoration-image53398765Two days later, the House Agriculture Committee passed the bill by 38-6.

COOL, which went into effect for meat in 2013, require that packaging indicate the country, or countries, where animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

Supporters of repeal don’t want the U.S. subjected to the $3.6 billion in potential retaliatory tariffs sought by Canada and Mexico.

They also argue that the rule has already burdened the U.S. meat industry.

House Democrats who spoke on the floor in support of the bill included Reps. Costa, Scott, Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) who said that, “COOL may have been well-intended, but we’ve lost four times at the WTO … let’s repeal it, let’s move on.”

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/06/house-votes-to-repeal-country-of-origin-labeling-for-meat/#.VoEsvq_Smhc

I know "We do not care about our life, health, family, or country!"

Let us just keep voting these bums back in to office?

P.S.

Remember, Bernie Sanders has been in an office of government for 35 years and today he is demanding that congress, of which he is a member, pass laws?

35 years and he did not know that he should be one of those that he is now demanding to past a law, any law?

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/what-is-cool/

Please think and vote?

The House of Representatives just voted 300-131 to remove "country of origin labeling" on chicken, pork and beef sold in the US.

Urine-soaked eggs a spring treat in China!

Saturday, March 31, 2012

http://airedalepets.blogspot.com/2012/03/uncle.html

In China, rat meat is sold as lamb

May 4, 2013 / sachemspeaks

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/in-china-rat-meat-is-sold-as-lamb/

Read between the lines, you be the judge

May 30, 2013 / sachemspeaks

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/read-between-the-lines-you-be-the-judge/

Is China still selling bad pet food?

Thursday, March 29, 2012

YES!

http://airedalepets.blogspot.com/2012/03/is-china-still-selling-bad-pet-food.html

Enjoy your bacon and eggs this morning?

Let us just keep voting these bums back in to office?

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/what-is-cool/

Panther killed in southwest Florida

Panther killed in southwest Florida

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/panther-killed-in-southwest-florida/

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 8, 2015

Officials say a Florida panther was killed by a vehicle on a southwest Florida road.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the 3-year-old female was found Thursday after being hit by a vehicle on a stretch of the Tamiami Trail

that runs through Collier-Seminole State Park.

The remains will be taken to a Gainesville facility for a necropsy.

This is the 31st Florida panther killed this year, the 22nd by a vehicle strike.

Florida set a record last year with 25 road kills and 33 overall deaths.

Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeastern U.S., but only around 180 remain in the wild.

http://www.winknews.com/2015/10/08/panther-killed-in-southwest-florida-3/

I believe that just like the Black Bear Population, the 180 is only a guess!

There could be a few more, just like with the Florida Black Bear Population, more than likely there are a lot less!

And soon, too soon, there will be none of each!

Because the Ranchers in South Florida hate the Florida Panther and realtors want to build in the,

both bears and panthers,

sanctuary!

How did the other 9 panthers die this years?

and

How did the other 8 panthers die last year?

Also notice, Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeastern U.S.

But only around 180 remain in the wild.

Not my works but theirs!

So, how many are still in Florida?

If you have been following

'Walking with the Alligators'

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/

and

Sachem Speaks

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/dog-and-lights-spooked-the-bear/

on our wild life in Florida you all know why!

Money hungry, greedy, land grabbers and their officials in the land of the wildlife.

 

 

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS October 8, 2015

Officials say a Florida panther was killed by a vehicle on a southwest Florida road.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the 3-year-old female was found Thursday after being hit by a vehicle on a stretch of the Tamiami Trail

that runs through Collier-Seminole State Park.

The remains will be taken to a Gainesville facility for a necropsy.

This is the 31st Florida panther killed this year, the 22nd by a vehicle strike.

Florida set a record last year with 25 road kills and 33 overall deaths.

Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeastern U.S., but only around 180 remain in the wild.

http://www.winknews.com/2015/10/08/panther-killed-in-southwest-florida-3/

I believe that just like the Black Bear Population, the 180 is only a guess!

There could be a few more, just like with the Florida Black Bear Population, more than likely there are a lot less!

And soon, too soon, there will be none of each!

Because the Ranchers in South Florida hate the Florida Panther and realtors want to build in the,

both bears and panthers,

sanctuary!

How did the other 9 panthers die this years?

and

How did the other 8 panthers die last year?

Also notice, Florida panthers once roamed the entire southeastern U.S.

But only around 180 remain in the wild.

Not my works but theirs!

So, how many are still in Florida?

If you have been following

'Walking with the Alligators'

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/

and

Sachem Speaks

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/dog-and-lights-spooked-the-bear/

on our wild life in Florida you all know why!

Money hungry, greedy, land grabbers and their officials in the land of the wildlife.

Dog attacks Bear, Bear Wins

Dog and lights Spooked the bear

Dog attacks Bear, Bear Wins

Remember, the state of Florida has been selling the most desired and necessary food of the Black Bear!

The Saw Palmetto Berry for big profits for years and there is little if any left!

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/

If you listen close to the interview you will hear four very important things, not counting their loss of their food, that are in the bears favor?

(1)- In the interview

Mr. Bryant stated to the WFTV Reported, the channel that we were watching this morning, that he had burses but it did not go through his clothing?

Now he said that the bear knocked him down and tearing his clothing?

I wonder, is Mr. Bryant one of the 2,000 plus, hunters geared up to shoot bears in a few days?

(2)- This trailer park is still putting trash out at night instead of the morning.

(3)- The dog attacked the bear while the bear was just looking for food.

(4)- The trailer 'sensor controlled lights' came on at the end of the animals fighting when the men stepped out the door!

Which, the man admits, spooked the bear.

The bear could have easily have also killed the man however, it just knocked him down on the way out of the area.

Florida Black Bears do not Kill Humans?

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/fwc-bear-kills-dog-orange-city-neighborhood/nnwQG/

Wildlife officials are trying to trap a bear that attacked and killed a family's dog in Orange City late Monday night.

Alan Bryant said that after the bear killed his dog, it went after him.

Bryant said the bear swung at him, knocking him down and tearing his clothes.

In the interview Mr. Bryant stated to the WFTV Reported that he had burses but it did not go through his clothing?

Now he said that the bear knocked him down and tearing his clothing?

Just like the last time when the dogs attacked a bears cub, the bear will be the loser.

Staber said it was trash day and the bear got into the neighbor’s trash can. He dragged it to the side of her home and started rummaging through the trash.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/black-bear-attacks-kills-familys-dog/nFPLT/

Why are there so many "HIT & RUNS" in Florida?

 

Casselberry man killed in hit-and-run identified

Posted: 8:24 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/fhp-man-killed-winter-park-hit-and-run-crash/nnbGb/

Every Day it would seem that there is at least one if not more than one, hit and run that injured or killed someone from the day or night before.

The funny thing, if one can call this disgrace funny!

Is that the media bombards the public 20 or 30 times a day as if they just cannot understand why?

Hint, Hint, Media!

Show up at any court with your camera and reporter any morning for traffic court, most have a place for you to set up.

I spent two trip days in Sanford court fighting to get this criminal arrested and one reporter show up?

Both days we were packed in like sardines!

If you are willing to spend a little time putting the pressure on our officials, we just might be better able to get more 'hit and runs' in jail "Before" they kill people?

Watch and learn our Judiciary (Judicial System) at work!

Many times you will see that most of the clients have a record of infractions, some as long as your arm!

Words from a judge not mine!

The majority, not all, have an attorney, like in my case, and do not even have to show up to court and in my case, he only got a little spanking on the wrist!

I found out, like in my case, the police officers, both of them, did not write down my complaint that he, after thinking that my car was disabled, left the scene of the accident!

Makes one wonder if the police do not want to do the extra paperwork or are just too lazy?

So, the Judges hands are tied as to the fine for the crime?

The next time someone might be left for dead on the road while this guy just drive away!

Today was a Twofer!

Firefighter accused of crashing into dozens of cars still on the job

Posted: 5:41 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015

He also left the scene of those accidents!

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/firefighter-accused-crashing-dozens-cars-still-job/nnbBQ/

Coral Springs Police Officers Give Free Arby's Meal to Homeless Man

Coral Springs Police Officers Give Free Arby's Meal to Homeless Man

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Coral-Springs-Police-Officers-Give-Free-Arbys-Meal-to-Homeless-Man-324743961.html

In response to the free meal offer, two officers with the Coral Springs Police Department took them up on the deal.

However, they gave their meal to a homeless man instead of having it for themselves.

Arby's offered free meals for police officers in South Florida on Friday, following a controversial incident involving an Pembroke Pines officer.

The free meals and CEO visit follow an incident earlier this week involving Arby's manager Angel Mirabel, clerk Kenneth Davenport and Pembroke Pines Sgt. Jennifer Martin.

Davenport allegedly refused to serve the officer.

Sgt. Martin pulled up to the drive-thru to place an order. According to the incident report, Martin said Davenport seemed slightly rude and short with his responses.

When she went up to the window, Mirabel said, "He doesn't want to serve you because you're a police officer."

http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Coral-Springs-Police-Officers-Give-Free-Arbys-Meal-to-Homeless-Man-324743961.html

WHERE IS THE GUN?

 

Teen hit by stray bullet while sitting on porch at Pine Hills home?

Deputies said they believe the teen was hit by a stray bullet and was not targeted.

The other teen was not injured.

Posted: 4:41 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015

"Floridians Beware,"

this teen was just sitting on his porch after school talking to a friend when they hear a pop!

They heard the pop (noise) and he has relatively little damage considering, so it might have been a pistol?

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/orange-county-teen-shot-possibly-stray-bullet/nnWfW/

Fast forward to next month when 1600 gun toting people, hell bent on killing a Black Bear.

If they do not make a mistake!

"Therein Lies The Rub!"

You should know that not many, if any, of those crazed 'Hunters' will be using a pistol, they will be using shot guns and/or high powered rifles with a scope and a silencer!

Lots of luck knowing when or where those bullets will be coming from?

A bullet coming from one of those can travel up to 5 miles or more.

As of August 21, 2015 1,430 bear hunting permits to hunt 320 bears?

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/08/21/masters-of-the-hunt-floridas-black-bear-and-the-conquest-of-nature/

Your Robin hood governor hard at work!

Well, as usual he doesn't quite get it?

He is

Taking from the poor and giving to the rich once again.

Petition to protect Payne's Prairie Florida

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/paynes-prairie-in-danger.fb51?source=s.icn.fb&r_by=13944358

To be delivered to The Florida State House, The Florida State Senate, and Governor Rick Scott

Petition Statement

Hands off Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. We, the undersigned, will not allow the privatization of our public land. We stand firmly against Governor Scott's plan to encourage private business to rent our State Parks for grazing cattle or growing trees. We urge you to stand against special interests and work to preserve not privatize!

Images of the Payne's Prairie State Park Florida

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=images%ee%80%81+of+the+%ee%80%80paynes+prairie+state+park+florida&qpvt=Immages+of+the+Payne%27s+Prairie+State+Park+Florida&qpvt=Immages+of+the+Payne%27s+Prairie+State+Park+Florida&FORM=IGRE

Governor Rick Scott has now taken the park away from the public and is given it to ranchers.

Just as his Stacked,

St. John River Management Committee did with Silver Springs and we just keep allowing him to do so?

http://protectpaynesprairie.org/

https://www.facebook.com/protectpaynesprairie

If you have never been to Payne's Prairie, go now while you can still walk around without stepping on cow chips

and in need of a nose plug, it is too late for Silver Springs State Park!

Images of the silver river state park monkeys

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=images+of+the+silver+river+state+park+monkeys&qpvt=Immages+of+the+silver+river+state+park+monkeys&qpvt=Immages+of+the+silver+river+state+park+monkeys&FORM=IGRE

Just like his Stacked, Fish and Wildlife Committee?

Panthers and Bears and Reptiles OH MY!

What do Nick Wiley, Robert Spottswood, Liesa Priddy, Richard Corbett and Governor Rick Scott have in common?

For years I have been racking my poor, little, old, brain, trying to find the reason why so many government officials paid so much money to protect our beloved wildlife in Florida

are hell bent on killing our beloved wildlife?

Now, as you will soon see, the lights are coming on!

They, along with the rest of my, at this time incomplete list, of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, all control the life's of our beloved wildlife, plants, animals, fish and reptiles and each one want them out of their way!

So far only Richard Corbett has found his conscience over his pocketbook?

Richard Corbett resigns as Florida Fish and Wildlife commissioner!

Please do not just like or ignore, but take a minute to read the following?

Wiley’s Whims!

Posted on July 22, 2015

Will explain Nick Wiley and Liesa Priddy!

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/wileys-whims/

While there is nothing in the world that can explain our governor, this might help?

A Ridiculous Award!

Posted on August 3, 2015

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/a-ridiculous-award/

Richard Corbett resigns as Florida Fish and Wildlife,

God Bless him and whoever was his Conscience?

And this new one I found

might just be the back-breaker for our beloved neighbors?

Stacking the deck in our state!

August 27, 2015

https://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/stacking-the-deck-in-our-state/

Bear cub struck, killed on I-4 in Seminole County

And so it begins!

Yes, unfortunately our bears and all of our wildlife die a horrible death on Florida roads everyday however, as the old saying goes,

"You ain't seen nothin' yet!"

A little play on words to try to help my breaking heart!

Soon after this "Law illegal hunt" gets under way and the hunters start killing mother bears, what do the bear cubs do?

They walk around looking for their mother of course!

Oh wait hunters are not suppose to kill females bears you say?

Who will be out in the woods with those thousands of crazed hunters checking on each kill?

YOU?

How many of those crazed hunters that paid their dues and ones that have not, care if they shoot a male or a female or anything else that moves for that matter?

How many babies will be hungry, thirsty and walk out into a road looking for mommy?

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/bear-cub-struck-killed-i-4-seminole-county/nnPDh/

A bear cub was hit by a vehicle and killed Friday morning along Interstate 4, according to Florida Highway Patrol troopers.

The bear was struck around 6 a.m. near State Road 17-92. Some wildlife supporters said such incidents could start happening more frequently.

Wildlife supporter and bear hunt opponent Chuck O'Neal told Channel 9's Racquel Asa that with Florida set to allow hunting of black bears, bear cubs crossing the roadway will happen more often, especially because female bears are fair game during the hunt.

"The mother would not have let that bear cub cross I-4.

Trash Fines if Black Bears get into trash

Well it is about time, or is it?

Will the Fish and Wildlife now be putting the hunt on hold at least until we see if this new rue works or until we have a court hearing on the lawsuit against you?\

Or better yet both?

Penny wise and years too late!

No!

So far, Rob Headley, you and your lazy neighbors are the cause of this unnecessary hunt to kill our beloved Black Bears!

I think people, by and large, take care of their own trash fine, so far," Headley said.

Right!

Posted: 5:14 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015

Tempting bears with trash could lead to fines for homeowners

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. —

Neighbors living along Markham Woods Road in Longwood know a trash container can become a bear's buffet.

"I can't take the trash out the night before like most people do.

I've got to get up at the crack of dawn to take it out at 6 a.m.

Otherwise I wake up to a street full of trash," resident Rob Headley said.

Starting last week, the penalties have changed for homeowners in the state who leave trash out for pickup and bears become a problem.

First time offenders are to receive a written warning,

the second time they'd get a $100 civil citation

and the third time it's a second-degree misdemeanor.

"I'm against it.

I think people, by and large, take care of their own trash fine, so far," Headley said.

Previously, homeowners would instantly face a second-degree misdemeanor, punishable by possible jail time and a fine if they unintentionally fed bears by leaving garbage out, but state attorneys across the state were tossing the cases out.

Wildlife officials told Channel 9's Julie Salomone that some homeowners associations have taken it a step further by placing time restrictions on when homeowners can put garbage out.

For example, those living in the Heathrow community can't place trash cans out overnight or any earlier than 5 a.m. pickup day.

A homeowner told Salomone that his bear-proof trash can cost about $200.

It has a latch on the side.

Homeowners in the community who have bear-proof cans are allowed to leave their garbage out overnight for pickup.

Wildlife officials say they don't have authority to put time limits in place, but they recommend putting the can on the curb pickup day.

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/tempting-bears-trash-could-lead-fines-homeowners/nnJ4x/

and

'Unintentional bear feeding' could net fine in Florida

Wildlife officials could issue $100 fines

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/unintentional-bear-feeding-could-net-fine-in-florida/34669730

Tahtonka is not qualified for the job

Liesa Priddy/Nick Wiley Wildlife Protectors-RIGHT!

These two, Governor Scott and the rest of these grew have sentences our peace loving bears to death and are now trying the same slick tricks on our beloved Florida Panthers!

Thinking back a couple of years, they first started talking about a few Black Bears killings just like what they are doing now to our panthers and when the public screamed they backed off for a little.

This, of course got the attention of the NRA and those rich hunters around the state, country and the world, a great plan if one is money hungry enough?

Next came a feeble attempt at stopping the bear feeding public, people leaving food out all night and lazy people not protecting their trash containers, this included companies that drop containers at all businesses in Florida and lazy people not closing doors on those containers!

Today is the second time this Governor Scott planted committee member, that had also planted a ranch on our beloved Florida Panthers Reserve, has tried killing off our beloved panthers.

Liesa Priddy has tried to get hunting on our Panthers several times even though she and her rancher neighbors have killed or run off the panthers main food source, the Florida Deer!

Remember this is the very same moves made on our beloved Florida Black Bears by Nick Wiley, a person that we pay to help protect our endangered wildlife?

This group has sold all of our Florida Black Bears food source and sold permits to kill off our Florida Deer.

Now they complain because wildlife is coming around looking for anything else to eat.

Florida Panther Permit

http://www.fws.gov/refuge/florida_panther/

Wiley’s Whims! Posted on July 22, 2015

Lately, it appears that Nick Wiley is having a turn of the mind, or rethinking many things, including, Panthers, Black Bears, to hunt or not to hunt and the true core meaning of the agency that he is the head of,  the  FWC,  or Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Just three short years ago, this same man swore on the phone, after called raising hell over the 8 Black Bears that had been killed in Orlando when stupid people, did stupid things,

stating that they would never be hunted!

He has recently had secret meetings without other consul, other than that of a South Florida Rancher named Liesa Priddy, who was appointed to the Commission by Governor Scott in 2012 for the usual 5 year term, and together they decided that a new plan should be put in place for what until now has been the most critically Endangered Mammal in the country and who also happens to be our State Mammal, the Florida Panther.

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/wileys-whims/

Thank-you to Walking with the alligators Donna for much of this information.

I would like to see a petition for the removal of both Wiley and Priddy and replace one or both with Tahtonka.

However, she would never run, stating that she has no qualifications for protecting Florida Wildlife, endangered species, fish, plants and animals?

https://tahtonka.wordpress.com/

and

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/

and

https://politicalpanderings.wordpress.com/

and

https://flawlesspandemonium.wordpress.com/

and

https://organicopinion.wordpress.com/

Trust No One

https://walkingwiththealligators.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/trust-no-one/

:-)

Show me anyone in Florida, the country and dare I say, the world more qualified for this job?

No hunting in the very rich areas of the state?

Over 1500 bear killing permits

Today at 5PM WFTV Channel 9 News! 

Checking the maps, one must notice that the only place with a bear to foolish human problem lies in the "Closed to hunting area?"

WHY?

No hunting in the very rich areas of the state?

The guess on the number of Florida Black Bears 3000?

Mind you that this is only a guess, on the way to a doctors appointment we, to our sadness, spotted another Black Bear down in central Florida.

How many others?

If your lose your license (by breaking the law) for whatever reason and you are stopped by a police offices, (license and registration) what can you plan on happening?

You are going to be arrested and on your way to court at the very least.

So, if we the people are not allowed to break the law, why is it that state and federal officials can get away with breaking their own laws?

Friday, July 31, 2015 3:10pm

On Monday, hunters hoping to shoot the Florida black bear during the state’s first bear hunting season in 21 years began buying up permits. With over 1,200 permits sold by Wednesday afternoon, it looked to be a hugely popular hunting event, regardless of, or perhaps because of, the national furor over Cecil the lion and the point of big game hunting.

For the right to shoot up to 320 of the formerly threatened species with a bow, crossbow, rifle, pistol, revolver, shotgun or muzzleloader, out-of-state hunters are paying just $300, while locals are paying just $100.

Open season on bears starts Oct. 24. Bait and dogs won’t be allowed, nor will hunters be allowed to take cubs or mothers with cubs.

Given that published reports say there are just 3,000 Florida black bears in the wild, we sent eight questions on the hunt to officials at

the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Conservation group sues to stop black bear hunt -Tony Marrero Tony Marrero, Times Staff Writer-Friday, July 31, 2015 3:10pm

http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/conservation-group-sues-to-stop-black-bear-hunt/2239541

Lawsuit Aims To Halt Return Of Bear Hunting-August 3, 2015

Conservation groups want a judge to shoot down the return of bear hunting in Florida and to halt the pending sale of bear-hunting permits.

With permits for this fall’s hunt going on sale Monday, the Seminole County-based group Speak Up Wekiva filed a lawsuit in Leon County circuit court Friday challenging the constitutionality of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-approved bear hunt.

“There is no evidence to support the supposition that hunting bears in remote wildlife management areas will reduce conflicts in suburbia,” the lawsuit contends.

http://www.northescambia.com/2015/08/lawsuit-aims-to-halt-return-of-bear-hunting

In June 2015, the FWC approved a limited bear hunt 

Checking the maps, one must notice that the only place with a bear to foolish human problem lies is in the

"Closed to hunting area?"

No hunting in the very rich areas of the state?

 

to take place beginning Oct. 24, 2015 in four of the seven BMUs

. The purpose of reinstating a bear hunting season is to stabilize expanding bear populations in different parts of the state that are capable of supporting hunting.

Another Medical supplier is closing its doors

 

Today while watching the news before my yard-work another healthcare supplier is going belly-up because of so much paperwork from government!

We in this country were,

one would guess,

 faulty led to believe that computers would help save our forest with much less paper use?

Not in congress with new law making apparently.

We are beginning to see just how correct Congressmen Alan Grayson was back while the media was poking fun at his report to congress?

A Kilgore medical supplier is closing its doors after 34 years, and the owner says it's Medicare's fault.

http://www.cbs19.tv/story/28885594/kilgore-medical-supplier-closing-after-34-years-blames-changing-medicare-regulations

Instead of working with our president to improve Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, congress is passing laws making it harder for suppliers and providers to stay in business! Remember that (all of them are small business owners)?

Soon there will be no supplier of equipment and no providers to work with our healthcare in this country!

Just what our congress has been working to do.

Of course they have the very best insurance that your can buy for them!

Alan Grayson as a congressman has had the unique opportunity to see the republicans healthcare plan for America!

A blank piece of paper?

https://youtu.be/-usmvYOPfco

After saying he was inspired to read the Republican health care plan by the paper-waving GOP lawmakers at Obama's recent address, Grayson summed up his findings with a few simple pieces of poster board. "The Republican health care plan: don't get sick," he said. But, he added, "The Republicans have a back-up plan in case you do get sick ... This is what the Republicans want you to do. If you get sick America, the Republican health care plan is this: Die quickly!"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/alan-grayson-republicans_n_303996.html

While congress is doing their thing, Grayson is still hard at work for the people.

Grayson Secures $6.5 Million Grant for Orange County Fire Department

Funding Will Help Hire 45 New Firefighters

Congressman Alan Grayson (FL-09) announced today that the Orange County Fire & Rescue Department (OCFRD) will receive a $6.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program that he helped to secure through his grants program.

OCFRD is the fourth largest fire department in the state. It provides critical support to Central Florida’s hospitals, schools, local businesses, and tourist destinations such as Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Grayson wrote a letter to FEMA in support of OCFRD’s application, and Grayson’s Grants Coordinator met with OCFRD staff.

http://grayson.house.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases-archive/140-grayson-secures-6-5-million-grant-for-orange-county-fire-department

hunters seem to be taking offence

International Animal Rescue Foundation World Action South Africa

with Dirk Hesse and 2 others

 

The image seen here is (FAKE) however illustrates the opposite side of things in relation to false hunting practices.

International Animal Rescue Foundation World Action South Africa shared their photo.

Posted May of 2014 hunters seem to be taking offence against a mocked imag

What's your thoughts?

International Animal Rescue Foundation World Action South Africa

Keep the derogatory comments off the thread please.

The image is a mocked image and does not call nor has it ever (for violence).

Anyone that doesn't agree we invite for debate - not name calling or threatening.

International Animal Rescue Foundation World Action South Africa

We shoot Hunters!

First day of hunting permits sold over 600 permits

More than 600 permits to hunt bears this fall were sold by mid-afternoon Monday, the first day in more than two decades that such licenses have been available in Florida.

The sale of the special-use permits began despite a lawsuit that was filed Friday against the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to halt the hunt.

The state hasn’t estimated how many permits — which cost $100 for Florida residents and $300 for non-residents — will be bought by Oct. 23, the day before the hunt begins.

The hunt is planned to last two to seven days, depending on the number of bears killed.

600 plus permits a day.

29 days in August since the first permit day.

30 days in September

23 days until the first day of the hunt?

There will be two to seven days of the hunt, if our hunters learn how to read?

So!

Remembering Cecil, everyone's pet lion murdered by a crazed hunter with a rifles loaded to the hilt with a silencer on it!

In theory there could in fact be 6,000 plus Black Bears killed before a judge can rule that the hunt is illegal because it is against Florida's law to kill a Black Bear!

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article29892355.html

We are painting four signs 100' by 100' placing them around our house.

 

We shoot Hunters!

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Susan Smith

In other words

or

In plain English

Sorry we cashed the checks a long time ago

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Susan Smith said, the hunt must go on so we must defended the commission's ability to approve rule changes in spite of the lawsuit!

Florida Fish and Wildlife begins accepting bear hunting permit applications

Bear hunting season starts end of October

http://www.wptv.com/news/state/florida-fish-and-wildlife-to-accept-bear-hunting-permit-applications-monday

Lawsuit Seeks To Halt Return Of Bear Hunting

By JIM TURNER OF THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA • 14 hours ago

The lawsuit doesn't ask for a judge to halt the commission from offering the permits. However, Speak Up Wekiva and groups supporting the lawsuit -- the Sierra Club, the Massachusetts-based Environmental Action, the League of Women Voters of Florida and the Center for Biological Diversity -- want the state agency to suspend permitting until the lawsuit is settled.

"If they do sell the permits, and the hunt is ruled unconstitutional, they'll have to pay everyone back, and that could be very time-consuming," said Chuck O'Neal, a Longwood resident and member of Speak Up Wekiva whose name also appears on the lawsuit.

Smith said permitting remains on schedule to begin Monday.

http://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/post/lawsuit-seeks-halt-return-bear-hunting

Riding a sea turtle is totally illegal.

Riding a sea turtle is totally illegal.

If riding endangered species is in fact illegal (Sea turtles and Manatees for starters), what happened to those two girls and why did those boys jumping on a manatee get off with a little slap on the wrist?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2327496/Facebook-video-shows-man-jumping-manatees-Florida.html

How much trouble this woman could be in

 

MELBOURNE BEACH -- Pictures on social media show what appear to be girls riding a sea turtle on a Brevard County beach during the critical sea turtle nesting season.

One picture shows what appears to be a young girl looking as if she's riding a large sea turtle, either sitting on or hovering over it with her hands in the air.

The other picture shows another girl, but her hands appeared to be pressed down on the turtle's back. She was either sitting or leaning over its shell.

http://www.bradenton.com/2015/07/03/5880852_viral-photos-of-girls-riding-sea.html?rh=1

These pictures of what appear to be two girls riding a sea turtle, allegedly at Melbourne Beach, have sparked outrage on social media and prompted an investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It is illegal in Florida to harm or harass sea turtles.

(PHOTO/via Facebook)

Steve Barrett ‏@SBarrettWFTV • Jul 3

Riding a sea turtle is totally illegal. #WFTV

Save Lake Eola Park Petition

One of the very few parks left in central Florida and maybe all of Florida where a pet lover can walk with their pet in peace and enjoy the day with friends and Florida is about to chop this off and hand it off to developers?

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/eoladogpark/

Notice that it was just on the news today, the morning of the vote a 'Cruel trick' on the public used often by our public official after the checks are already in the mail!

Local group fights high-rise proposal in Lake Eola Park

City planning board to discuss proposal Tuesday

UPDATED 7:22 AM EDT Jul 21, 2015

The new tower would go up at East Central Boulevard and North Rosalind Avenue but the project has strong critics who plan to make their presence known Tuesday in front of the city planning board.

The 28-story high-rise is designed to have residential units, shops, restaurants and a parking garage. It is the brainchild of Chicago developer Mark Bortz, who owns the two buildings that would be taken down to make way for the high-rise.

The proposal also includes outdoor seating, a water wall and other park enhancements.

But a group called Save Lake Eola Park Park said the land that the new building would take up was deeded from St. Luke’s Cathedral to be used as a public park only.

The development is ultimately subject to City Council’s approval after the municipal board reviews it.

The city planning staff recommended that the proposal be approved, but only under 10 pages of conditions, including everything from trees to lighting. They are meeting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday to discuss the proposal.

City leaders could approve new high rise buildings near Lake Eola

http://www.wesh.com/news/local-group-fights-highrise-proposal-in-lake-eola-park/34270470

Janai Norman WFTV News Reporter Orange County Two New High rise on Lake Eola

One 26 stories high the other 28

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/city-leaders-could-approve-new-high-rise-buildings/nm36c/

Voting on this morning?

Taipei Taiwan

Welcome Taipei Taiwan

http://english.gov.taipei/

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

To our dog Breanna's blog looking for and translating

Black Bears food tupelo, saw palmetto, blueberry

http://airedalepets.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-bears-food-tupelo-saw-palmetto.html

into your language for all to read.

http://translate.google.com.tw/translate?depth=1&hl=zh-TW&prev=search&sl=en&u=http://airedalepets.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-bears-food-tupelo-saw-palmetto.html

9 Investigates: Is Florida's bear hunt necessary?

It started out being 250 bears?

Now it is up to 320?

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/9-investigates-floridas-bear-hunt-necessary/nmpYW/

Black Bears food tupelo, saw palmetto, blueberry are being gathered up and sold faster than it can grow!

But 9 Investigates discovered that FWC doesn’t know exactly how many bears live in the state.

“Most animal populations should be estimated every generation, which is roughly every eight years for bears,” said Sarah Barrett, of FWC’s Black Bear Management Program. “We have updated numbers on four of the subpopulations and are collecting the data for the remaining three subpopulations.”

“If they’re going to hunt, they may as well kill them all because they have nothing to eat,” Lake County resident David Baumgardner said.

Baumgardner’s family has lived in Lake County for three generations. He said his family has always shared the land with the bears, but recently they have had far more interactions.

“I have seen more bears, morning, noon, afternoon and night in the past six years as the bears scurry about trying to find native food sources than I have in the previous 65 years,” Baumgardner said.

Immigration and crime

See if any of this sounds familiar to my friends/followers?

In recent weeks, there has been an upsurge in controversy over crime committed by immigrants.

Fact!

Both legal and illegal immigrants have far lower crime rates than native-born Americans do.

Even if they did not, it does not follow that immigration restrictions and deportation are the right solution to the problem.

Claims that we could lower violent crime rates by reducing immigration or deporting more illegal's are fundamentally misplaced.

Indeed, if reducing violent crime is really the goal, we could shift some of the vast resources currently devoted to keeping out and deporting peaceful

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/07/14/immigration-and-crime/

Numerous studies show that immigrants have lower crime rates than natives, a finding which holds true even if you focus solely on Mexican immigrants – the main objects of Trump’s ire. Indeed, Mexican-born immigrant males aged 18-39 who lack a high school diploma actually had a lower incarceration rate in 2010 (2.8%) than all native-born males of the same age group (3.3%), regardless of education level (the incarceration rate for native-born men without a high school diploma was 10.7% in the same year).

Now try this if you will?

All Florida Black Bears are the cause of pet food being eaten by wild life in central Florida and all of the trash containers being invaded in central Florida?

If we kill innocent Black Bears all over Florida our trash will be safe if left out all day and all night and we can feed our pets outside anytime that is convenient for humans?

As with, shifting some of the vast resources currently devoted to keeping out and deporting peaceful migrants and reinvest them in combating violent crime and terrorism.

We also should/could shift some of the vast resources currently devoted to unnecessary meetings and hunts to laws the will deeply punish the habitual offenders leaving their pet food out, feeding the bears and placing their trash containers out the night before trash pickup day?

http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/permits-for-florida-black-bear-hunting-season-will-be-available/article_e28bf076-2550-11e5-badb-cff2841442ca.html

 

Lets face the truth, if deporting legal and illegal immigrants will do little to effect our crime rate?

How is it that killing innocent Black Bears all over Florida except in the problem areas will solve that problem?

And with this my friends/followers, the Defense Rests!

Lets hold another Hunting Season

Coyotes killing cats in central Florida

Well, I say,

 "Lets hold another Hunting Season and Kill all of the Coyotes!"

This way stupid, selfish, pet owners will have no need to bring in their pets at night and maybe

'HITLER'

would still be outside trying to round up something to eat?

Why not it worked on the poor innocent Black Bears so that stupid, selfish, Floridians will once again not lock up their trash and can now start feeding the Florida Panther and/or our Raccoons and get ready for their own personal

'Hunting Season'!

When if ever will this foolishness stop?

Soon, very soon, central Florida will look like the rest of the

 "Cement Cities around the country!"

Woman says her cat, 'Hitler,' killed by coyotes in Ocoee

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/coyotes-killing-cats-ocoee-neighborhood-residents-/nmyqD/

One small step from the Florida Supreme Court System!

Florida Court throws out districts, Maps

Well this ever end?

One small step from the Florida Supreme Court System!

One giant step for Floridians!

Or is it?

Only time will tell.

This has been going on since long before I arrived in the state so I seriously doubt it!

Remember my Floridian Democratic and Republican Friends, if you keep voting your political party because your parents did, your grandparents did and your great-grandparents did, you will be getting the same shaft that your parents did, your grandparents did and your great-grand parents did?

Wouldn't it be better for you, your children and your grandchildren if we all joined in, dumped all of our congress both parties and start fresh with better Floridian Laws?

If you had more of your rights, money, health and home, your family, your children's family and your grand-children's family will sleep better, have more money to enjoy life better, because you will be healthier?

Florida Supreme Court throws out Congressional districts, Maps will have to be redrawn before next year's election

http://www.wesh.com/politics/florida-supreme-court-throws-out-congressional-districts/34074384

Lawyers duked it out in the courtroom Wednesday over Florida's new congressional maps.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

The Florida Supreme Court is throwing out the state's congressional districts, saying the Republican-controlled Legislature violated a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2010.

The ruling Thursday means new maps will have to be drawn for most of the state's 27 congressional districts

before next year's election.

A coalition of groups that including the League of Women Voters challenged the maps, saying they didn't adhere to the amendment approved by voters that dictates political districts can't be drawn to benefit incumbents or political parties.

A lower court agreed that GOP operatives worked behind the scenes in violation of the amendment, but approved a second map that changed only two districts.

Challengers said that wasn't enough.