The patients of the clinic are special. More than other diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey who are hospitalized and treated by the Center for the recovery of wildlife.
The last budget of this fundamental reality for nothing note: for anesthesia equipment bought on the internet which will enable veterinary surgeons to make surgical interventions more directly into the simple structure of Parcobaleno, in the heart of the Wood Virgiliano.
Directed by Simon CLINICA Massari, was born eight years ago spontaneously, in the sense that it relies solely on volunteers, from Wwf Mantua, in order to heal, liberate and ringed – once healed – wild animals injured in city tovati and countries.
Each year the number of patients grows, it is unfortunately the stable of volunteers who are the heart and soul of this structure: the animal hospital.
Anyone can help out in the middle. Currently, volunteers are a dozen and you can join by calling Andrea Fiozzi, one of the organizers. In September-October will leave little training required by the veterinarian and the voluntary agreement with experience.
Any participation or support are welcome.
While we are visiting someone at the center door syringes, gloves, drip tube is not used by humans.
PATIENTS The animals are brought to rescuers Parcobaleno by the people who find them in the street, on the banks of rivers and lakes in the country.
In most of these small prey fallen from nests, and that can not fly, or nocturnal animals that feed on dead animals on roads, are often invested in vehicles and are trauma and fractures.
In other cases the animals are victims of braconaggio. Injuries by people without scruples and with zero sensitivity. Andrea Fiozzi shows schermografia a Falchetto with 19 white dots around the body: “I have bullets for hunting, which fortunately have not harmed any vital organ.”
DIET While there is shown the new operating room, Celestino, a volunteer, passes and announces: “Now I prepare to eat.” It is the hour of dinner for the patients. So we must prepare a menu with full respect for biodiversity. Of prey and this is a surprise awaits us. The volunteer opened a bench fridge. The frozen mice and chicks. In another bowl live earthworms. Explanation: “That for the food to the hospital is the largest expenditure that the structure is in charge. Thanks to the Province can provide food, such as medicines and the disposal of carcasses.
In clinical Parcobaleno you can get an idea of what animal life, the food chain that escapes us in modernity. But also in enforcement. The structure has nothing to do with animals or humanised tins de luxe.
The volunteers told: “The food comes from foreign centers specializing in livestock and freezing. There are strict rules of hygiene to be observed. Thawed food and served by consulting a table that indicates that the diet should be applied to every patient. ”
WOUND The animals are kept for the most birds, particularly raptors: kestrels, hawks, owls, and civette Allocchio. “There happens to host some mammal – Fiozzi says – as hedgehogs or badgers. Capita some marsh turtle. ”
Each year about one hundred of the patients. “Currently we have 25 copies in the process of healing. Sometimes we are entrusted animals already ringed, some coming from Sweden or Finland in the wintering Mantovano.
Voliere AND WATER “We originally built of wood aviaries for animals in the process of healing. We then used the former greenhouses of the Service Giardini del Comune di Mantova. These structures are much more resistant and durable, “explained the operators. “And now we are planning new aviaries smaller, because the number of animals increases. Inside the Parcobaleno there is a pond used to irrigate the entire forest Virgiliano. Recently, it has built a well to monitor the level of water that is increasingly the form of a pond, populated by frogs and the flora typical, such as reeds and Tifeo.
SCHOOLS The Parcobaleno be visited by schoolchildren, but it is not a zoo. Since the beginning of the recovery center for wildlife is addressed to foundations for funds to pay to ensure specialized guides that lead students to discover this Mantova made of fauna and flora. It was prepared by a House Green microscopes and giant screen. Here beats the heart of green and animal.
An operating room in the Woods Virgiliano.
Published under Uncategorized. Saved a Bastardina abandoned landfill
Published under Uncategorized.The officials the National Animal Protection of Roma, have spoken in Gildone, zone length, extreme outskirts of Rome, where a mixed dog was found in a state of neglect in a land used as landfill.
The dog was suffering from wounds in guinea pigs with a large part of the body without food and water available to him was green with dead mice and worms. Zoofilia guards contacted the duty judge who authorized access into private property. The dog was transported to rescue and care of the case at the municipal kennels in Rome.
Zoofilia agents have seized the dog and Criminal complained to the court the owner AA Roman of 62 years for mistreatment of animals offense under Article 544 ter of the Penal Code provides for up to one year imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros.
Ferragosto Lunch with animals in the pool with the bears
Published under Uncategorized.o know them better, the perception ordori, sounds, movement. Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 Bioparco invites all who are still in town to visit the former zoo, attend the meal of animals, from 11 to 16, to hear the puppies were born recently in the framework of international conservation dell’Eza. Visitors young and old can participate and celebrate the day of August in the company of animals Bioparco. In particular, the Bear Valley, you will see 4 brown bears dive into the large pool in search of their favorite ghiacciolone, based on fish and fresh fruit. Sandro, Luke and Nino, who are three brothers born in 1996 in this period of heat love nibble the food in water, so they feed and cool at the same time. Not be outdone the Japanese macaques who will dive into their pool, the conquest of their icicle of yogurt or fresh fruit such as plums, bananas, melons and so on. The two Asian Elefantesse love Nelly and Sophia switch their meal, based on grass and fresh fruit, with refreshing showers and baths using mud as a protective cream against the sun’s rays. The Lemur of Madagascar ferragosto celebrate together with the small lemur Catta born a few weeks from mother Kintana, eating watermelons, vegetables and mixed fruit in season. The chimpanzees have lunch with fruit and vegetables, like carrots or potatoes or bamboo canes filled with frozen yogurt or fruit. To celebrate their first August there will also be First, the little zebra Grant born between the night of 19 and June 20 in the Savannah, and Nausicaa of the small Terrestris tapir born between the night of August 7 and 6 in ‘area of South America. In addition, the Children’s Farm, you can see all the pets of a typical farm: cows, sheep, rabbits, chickens, pigs and two donkeys sardines. To conclude the day’s meal of the Seals who eat in this period between 5 and 7 kg of fish per day.
Environmentalists and farmers want leading organic growing that Poland was a zone free of genetically modified foods.
Published under Uncategorized.Information, distribution of leaflets and inciting to boycott genetically modified food. Prior to the Provincial Office in Bydgoszcz representation of organizations opposing the GMO bydgoszczan argued about the risks to their health can lead to the consumption of such products. – Food is our poison, and the cultivation of a ruling, because the studies came out, from a combination of genes that go dioxin, which is poison – Danuta PILARSKA translators, member of the Organic Farming of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Manifestation of shares is part of the European March Against GMOs. In a petition to the voivod, the ban on genetically modified crops in the European Union, protestujący position calling for the Polish authorities. – If the food appears, the idea is not to be so carefully labeled, so we have the choice whether we want to eat – says Dariusz Kurzawa wicewojewoda.
On the Polish market of genetically modified plants are mostly used only for animal feed. Generally it is corn or soybeans. These plants, among others increase their resistance to pests or prolong the durability of fruit. According to scientists, they are not harmful, because after 15 years of their presence in the market is not on any evidence. – From now on, no one said any negative impact on the environment or humans, but as with all scientific studies are very careful – explains Professor. Elwira Śliwińska from the Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding UTP.
The text and information, that the products contain genetically modified ingredients should be legible and written in letters of the same size as the component or product.
Why Argentina did not get?
Published under Uncategorized.“The need for joint effort to reduce the outrageous poverty and social inequality, because the Gospel calls us to build a society more just and cohesive” Pope wrote in a letter to Argentyńczyków.
Former president Néstor Kirchner immediately felt called to the plate and wyręczył the current president, his wife Cristina, commenting on the words of Pope. – I agree with the Holy Father. Poverty is always a scandal. I just added to their defense: – We have a moral right to talk about poverty, because we have reduced it.
Produced by the farmer, and mieszczuch konsumował
Published under Uncategorized.Homemade goat cheese, niepryskane fruits, vegetables nienawożone chemically, different flours and preparations, you can buy directly from producers in the bazaar, which once held the fourth Saturday in the club in Wroclaw phalanstery
Phot. Tomasso, supplies organizers
“Short route” – from the producer of organic foods to healthy friends …
More and more people want to live in harmony with nature and healthy to nourish. But environmental markets are rare, and healthy food shopping networks sold by intermediaries, and several times more expensive without the guarantee that is actually organically produced, wholesome and delicious.
Therefore, supporters of Wroclaw in the fashionable world traffic slowfood skrzyknęli that mieszczuchom easier to buy healthy food directly from the manufacturer.
It is important for us to build lasting ties between producers of healthy, locally produced food and consumers. We would like to achieve is to be guaranteed delivery of products from certified organic farmers and equally important to ensure the permanent disposal of their crops and products. Inspired by the French with us in support of agriculture natural rustic Amapá organization, who were with us in May.
First, a ekobox, or mailing list of people interested in buying healthy products. It got people already buying organic food from farmers, as well as those who wish to join them. Offers farmers no longer go to more than 300 people from Wroclaw and its environs. In the catalog of products are dairy products, cereals, herbs, fruits, vegetables and preserves. For example, kilogram of cow’s milk curd with it cost 30 zloty, and goat – 40. E-mail you can order products.
Virtual proposals for real change in every second Saturday at a meeting of producers and buyers at ul. St.. Anthony 23 (in the chair. 11-14).
Monika Onyszkiewicz from the Lower Silesian Foundation for Sustainable Development, which co-bazar: – So far, producers lose time for development, the goods all over the city. Since you want to buy their products, we have created a “short path” to farmers engaged in the production of healthy food, rather than look for its customers. Farmers can bargain with each other and to change the imported products to Wroclaw. This helps to save time and reduce transport costs.
For the time being on the premises are all Falansteru. Niestosujący pesticide producers come from the areas of clean – with Kamieńca Wroclaw, Lomnica, Lubnowa, Krośnica, whether Mniszków Jarkowa.
- We know where they come from crops, we have certainty as to their non-toxicity. Aware that the products are manufactured with respect for the environment, labor rights and the rights of animals is equally important to us – Jeżewski convincing.
Monika Onyszkiewicz: – We hope that each of us will be more bazaar. Both sellers and buyers. In the future we would like to organize the market with a genuine environmental events, some open, public place. This may be courtyard between the streets and Anton Ruska, near pub and phalanstery Low Meadows, and maybe some place that a few hours a week will change the trade? This is all over the world, and we may be able to do so.
Eco food to bluff?
Published under Uncategorized.The UK Food Standard Agency, an independent agency for the nutrition survey carried out, showing that organic food is not healthier, or does not provide significant health benefits compared to standard products.
Material was examined for the last 50 years concerning the content of nutrients in agricultural crops and breeding animals of both types and their impact on health.
Dr. Alan Dangour, author of the report, said in an interview: Most studies to date based on the assumption that organic food contributes to health. But the analysis of material published over the past 50 years shows that there is any evidence relating to the nutrient values. Rather small differences may not affect the state of health.
This proposal has already been challenged by experts. Supporters of organic food for researchers criticized that it does not take into account the impact of pesticides and artificial fertilizers.
In autumn, will end three-year campaign to promote organic farming Success has not yet affected consumers
Published under Uncategorized.Now the number is close to the 15.5 per thousand. Comes to processing plants organic agricultural products. Difficult barrier to overcome, however, are still the food prices – too high for many consumers.
The value of food produced in an environmentally sound manner do not have to convince anyone. Such products are produced by farmers, natural methods, without using chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides. It does not apply to genetically modified plant seeds, animal husbandry and in the case ruled out the use of growth hormones and antibiotics. Thus, they are clean and healthy, and these intermediates are also produced healthy food, which goes on our tables. As the demands on farmers by awarding certificates of “eco” are high for a long time in Poland, there was just such a farm. Even at the beginning of the decade there were just under 3 thousand. Now this number has increased five times, also thanks to a three-year campaign to promote organic farming.
According to the Quality Inspection Articles of Commerce Agri-Food, the largest works in the provinces ekogospodarstw Malopolska (more than 2.1 thousand.), Podkarpackie (nearly 2 thousand.) And Lublin (1600). The smallest is in the region of Opole (62) and Silesia (192). Yet more and more farmers are interested in this production, because of their knowledge of the ekorolnictwa is growing, even with training, which are organized all over Poland. It is also more and better access to seeds of plants such as the tools and machinery for the organic cultivation of land. Using this example, farmers who use tractors instead of horses in the field.
What is important for owners ekogospodarstw, comes the plants to produce organic food, which is growing market for their products. These companies all over the country is now nearly 240 (in 2004 there were only 55) and they both deal with the processing plants and meat.
Consumers should not have a problem recognizing the organic food store, put it on the packaging is the “organic farming”. This implies that the product in at least 95 percent. was made from ingredients produced on the farm organically. But the label is one thing, the other is the means of the consumers. Poles are not wealthy, so the price is often a major factor in making the decision to buy. And since organic food is more expensive than manufactured on an industrial scale, the few people to afford. Experts recognize, however, that if you will continue to increase the number of ekogospodarstw and processing plants, and thus will produce more and more of such food, its price will have to fall automatically. Of course, it is still more expensive than ordinary products, but these relationships will no longer be a price so high as now. And then you can say that the consumers feel the positive effects of a campaign to promote organic farming.
The new law on organic farming (enters into force tomorrow) will facilitate the establishment of ekogospodarstw, because they simplified the procedures of registration and issuing of certificates.
The price war between supermarkets put off
Published under Uncategorized.You as the consumer simply fooled. In that spirit to many participants in the About Money statement on our web site out. In majority, they agree: the current price war is a joke.
“Product A 10 cents cheaper? Product B 12 cents more expensive, a reader expresses the feelings of many. “You always pay too much.” Another notes: “Many brands are the contents changed. For example, 500 grams is 400 grams, and 1 liter is 800 centilitres, but the price remained the same. And then they lower prices and we thought that everything is cheaper, just the usual from my own cigar box. ”
According to half of the more than 1100 people have completed our Internet statement, the price is so small that no dog that omloopt. “If I here any super afmoet to 2 or 3 cents cheaper to be, then I have a day to” sighs a reader Flevoland.
One third of the participants, however, that every cent that can be saved is a bonus. Or, as reader Aalten observes: “Forget the supermarkets but good fight for the lowest price. Consumers who are really careful and not too bad to go to various shops, foot or by bike of course, is the smiling third! “A reader from Delft is so wholeheartedly agrees:” A margin or reduction of a few euro cents on your weekly shopping seems peanuts. Only a year has 52 weeks, so with a (large) family that a few hundred years a euro care. ”
Almost one fifth of the participants believe that the supermarkets first but once the quality and range should improve. But that flavor is indeed open to debate, the varied reactions. Where a quality of Aldi and Lidl and praises the label of other supermarkets is not so good, other participants say exactly the opposite. There, we will never agree.
Do not whine
A few readers from the border to prefer shopping in Germany: cheaper, according to them. Still got to price in our Boodschappenkar between the German, Belgian and Dutch supermarkets our country mostly from the cheapest bus. Mel from Athens is that Dutch people should not whine: “The prices in the Netherlands are very cheap if you compare with the Greek supermarkets. Pepper Duration here, and less income! With 50 euros you fill your basket disagree. I wish they had a price … ”
Finally, a tip from Andre Doetinchem: “Let people make a shopping list at home and not buy more than necessary, which are advantageous from. If something in advertising and you have no need, it is expensive. “
Blinqi pet breeding visinnovaties
Published under Uncategorized.Deventer Blinqi is no ordinary animal and fishing store. It is also a laboratory where owner Marcel Maatman all new products developed for fishing.
His last successful invention: food baskets. Meanwhile, he has been home to produce thousands of copies. When the domain of Marcel Maatman (36) enters, the smell of fresh sawdust you respond.
His shop on the street in Smyrna Deventer looks like a warehouse full float, fish, fishing rods and of course animals, observing a moth in the corner of goldfish in a waste water cooler next to the counter. This is also the place where he will be caught for new products.
“Complaints from customers’, often starts with. His self-designed food basket promises to be a great success. On a large table to discuss the matter back a few regular customers worry about everything to do with fish. They often come along for a chat and a cup of coffee.
Maatman: “It is sometimes hard to manage, though. Then we send them around really closing.”Besides animals and fishing shop Blinqi also a breeding ground for ideas and inventions. From organic dog food to enter the innovative basket which there are currently thousands produced become.
“Many ideas within me do I shoot immediately on paper. Thus there is ever a major staple in the closet.” Six days a week he is in the case, thus almost an extension of the living room seems to be. In one corner is a box in which even the youngest scion of the family is nice to sleep.
“We live a few blocks away, and fortunately not the case because in addition we would never forward anything else,” says girlfriend Charlotte (31), which is part of full-time in the shop to the Smyrna Street. Thanks to the homemade food baskets, which fish to the bait must attract, won the earlier born Deventenaar many youth competitions.
Now he tackles the larger of seven home in Deventer must ensure that wholesalers will all versions of the baskets can make. “To my regular customers here in Deventer needs, I have already made nearly 3,000.”
About the success of his brainchild: “Sustainability, but also the shape and color: we will deliver them in various colors to match the colors of the food. The traditional silver fish baskets scare too many off. And with my cone-shaped food baskets you can inwerpen much further.”
It was exciting when the first baskets were tested. “That we were in a pool, because we really wanted to be sure it would work. The traditional implementation is already more than twenty years, so we really wanted to come with something new.” The patent office in Enschede they know him now, because all variants of the basket, including an environmentally friendly version of stone instead of lead as an aggravation, it must separate patent applications.
“Three wholesalers know that now. There are already tens of thousands of pieces ordered and rural visbladen go there to spend,” beams Maatman. And although the first prototypes for the Maatman sponsored visteams were intended. Now, in times of crisis, its entrepreneurial spirit so even jobs for home workers. “But the passion for fish, the most important.”
