Kiwis lead the way
The groundbreaking decision by the New Zealand government to ban live export should remind everyone that the Australian government has failed to curb the systematic abuse of animals by live export corporations.
Millions of cows and sheep depart Australia on these death ships every year.
Theyâre forced to live on top of one another, surrounded by a slurry of their own faeces, urine, and water.
Seasick and unfamiliar with the pellets theyâre given as food, many starve to death before reaching their destination.
The horrifying footage from the Awassi Express of panting sheep lying in piles of their own faeces and decaying corpses in 2017 brought home the menace of heatstroke on board live-export ships.
Location: West Kelowna, B.C.
In the beginning: “It was at least 75 percent that we lost in business that first month and a half to two months, I’d say. It was quite significant. We were freaking out. And of course, we didn’t really know what to think, there wasn’t really much information coming out, just a lot of a lot of fear in the beginning.”
Adapting to change: “A lot of our sales [before the pandemic] were mainly from eating indoors, for the experience at Kekuli. [Customers] want the Indigenous music, we have the Indigenous art and giftware and food and bannock. But then we had to shut down half the store because the government reduced seating to 50 percent. Then we had to spend money on things like stickers, decals and signage, and safety gear like sanitizer for the customers when they come in. We just had to be very flexible in the beginning.”
Leon Valley councilman charged with assaulting police chief days before closed council session
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Leon Valley Police Chief Joe Salvaggio formerly worked for the San Antonio Police Department. Friday, June 19, 2020.Billy Calzada, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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A Leon Valley city councilman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting the police chief just days before the council is set to meet in a closed session to discuss the chief’s employment status.
City Councilor Josh Stevens said he never initiated contact in the altercation more than a year ago with Police Chief Joe Salvaggio. Stevens, 30, is one of at least two vocal critics of Salvaggio on the council.
Leon Valley councilman booked, indicted on charge of assault on a peace officer
Court documents show the victim was Leon Valley Police Chief Joe Salvaggio
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Leon Valley – Newly elected Leon Valley Councilman Joshua Stevens was booked into the Bexar County Jail on Tuesday on a count of assault on a peace officer, a second-degree felony.
According to court documents, a grand jury indicted Stevens for knowingly and recklessly causing bodily injury to Leon Valley Police Chief Joe Salvaggio.
A Leon Valley Police report obtained by KSAT through an open records request states the incident happened on Jan. 7, 2020.
The officer who took the report said he walked in on Stevens and a female involved in a verbal altercation at City Hall. Chief Salvaggio was standing behind Stevens.