OCTOPUS FARMING IN THE U.S. WOULD BE BANNED UNDER A NEW BILL IN CONGRESS; ALLEGED NEWS

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V32yeA9yUuk&t=12s

A PLAN TO COMMERCIALLY FARM OCTOPUS FOR MEAT HAS LED TO A U.S. BILL THAT WOULD BAN THE PRACTICE, ALONG WITH ANY IMPORTS LINKED TO IT; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Bipartisan legislation to ban octopus farming was introduced in Congress during July 2024; Alleged News. [1]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

"Octopuses are among the most intelligent creatures in the oceans. And they belong at sea, not suffering on a factory farm," Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, a co-author of the bill, said to NPR in a statement; Alleged News. [1]

Outrage

Scientists and animal advocates expressed outrage over a plan by a large seafood company in Spain to farm octopuses on an unprecedented scale to harvest them for seafood; Alleged News. [1] 

OCTOPUS Act

The new legislation is known as the OCTOPUS Act; short for Opposing the Cultivation and Trade of Octopus Produced through Unethical Strategies; Alleged News. [1] It would require anyone importing octopus into the U.S. to certify that it was not produced through commercial aquaculture; Alleged News. [1]

Civil fine

If it becomes law, the ban would impose a civil fine up to $100,000 for each violation; Alleged News. [1] 

Washington banned octopus farming

In March 2024, Washington became the first U.S. State - and according to the group Compassion in World Farming [2] - the first government anywhere - to ban octopus farming; Alleged News. [1] Other states, such as California and Hawaii, have looked at similar bans; Alleged News. [1]

Amazing creatures

Octopuses are such amazing creatures. Let us respect their uniqueness. How can we cause suffering, loneliness and pain by farming for profit? What profit is there in hurting our marine neighbours on this earth? Let us save the sweet octopus from being treated in a way which could cause distress, hardship and death.

[1] Octopus farming in the U.S. would be banned under a new bill in Congress, Alleged News

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/07/25/octopus-farming-in-the-u-s-would-be-banned-under-a-new-bill-in-congress/

[2] Compassion in World Farming, Washington State Set to Ban Octopus Farming, Alleged News

https://www.ciwf.com/media-and-news/news/2024/03/washington-state-set-to-ban-octopus-farming?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw74e1BhBnEiwAbqOAjDh8oU-UlBMTHRsLoAMz3GnVVartreveDMLfZWv7NNh5335Lj0tFnBoCEH8QAvD_BwE

[3] Compassion in World Farming, Alleged News

https://www.ciwf.org/about-compassion/our-story/

With thanks to opb.org and youtube, the Dodo

UNITED KINGDOM; ISABEL VAUGHAN-SPRUCE HAS RECEIVED A PAYOUT FROM POLICE AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR SILENT PRAYER; ALLEGED NEWS

 

UNITED KINGDOM: MS ISABEL VAUGHAN-SPRUCE, OF MARCH FOR LIFE UK, WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED FOR MANY YEARS IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN IN CRISIS PREGNANCIES, HAS RECEIVED A PAYOUT FROM POLICE AFTER BEING ARRESTED FOR PRAYING OUTSIDE AN ABORTION BUSINESS; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Ms Vaughan-Spruce was accused of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) outside an abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham - the charges were dropped last year: Alleged News. [1] and [2]

Breach of human rights

Ms Vaughan-Spruce claimed the police actions breached her human rights, Alleged News. [1] She received £13,000 from West Midlands Police, which said it settled her civil claim "without any admission of liability", adding the city council brought in the PSPO to deter protesters; Alleged News. [1]

Reproductive coercion

Ms Vaughan-Spruce highlighted a survey about reproductive coercion, commissioned by the BBC, in which 15% of the 1,000 UK women surveyed said they had experienced pressure to terminate the pregnancy; Alleged News. [1]

Legal Support from Alliance Defending Freedom UK

Ms Vaughan-Spruce received legal support from Alliance Defending Freedom UK (ADF), part of a US-based legal advocacy group; Alleged News. [1]

[1] Abortion clinic payout woman shocked at prayer arrest, Alleged News

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gze361j7xo

[2]  United Kingdom: Director Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Fr Sean Gough found not guilty for silently praying near a closed abortion center, Alleged News

https://lumierecharity.blogspot.com/2023/02/united-kingdom-director-isabel-vaughan.html

[3] Videos Mail Online; Alleged News

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-2892073/Video-Catholic-woman-protesting-outside-abortion-clinic-arrested-again.html

With thanks to bbc.com and dailymail.co.uk

PRESIDENT OF CATHOLIC CARITAS GERMANY HAS CALLED FOR COST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WOMEN WHO OBTAIN ABORTIONS; ALLEGED NEWS

 

THE PRESIDENT OF THE CATHOLIC CHARITY CARITAS GERMANY HAS CALLED FOR COST REIMBURSEMENTS FOR WOMEN WHO OBTAIN ABORTIONS; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] Caritas Germany president Eva-Maria Welskop-Deffaa called lack of reimbursement for abortions an 'unnecessary burden' for women and said 'it should be possible to reimburse the costs' for women who undergo abortions; Alleged News. [1]

Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that "human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life . . . " [2]  "Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law." [3] 

Sermon on the Mount

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus Christ recalls the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill". [4] It is incumbent upon all who follow the way of Christ to adhere completely to the sixth Commandment. 

Innocent life

The life of an unborn child is that of an innocent. Let us protect this life always.

[1] President of Caritas in Germany demands reimbursements for women who get abortions; Alleged News

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/president-of-caritas-in-germany-calls-demands-reimbursements-for-women-who-get-abortions/?utm_source=digest-catholic-2024-08-21&utm_medium=email

[2] Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1. Respect for human life, number 2270 

https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P7Z.HTM#$2CA

[3] Catechism of the Catholic Church. 1. Respect for human life, number 2271

https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P7Z.HTM#$2CA

[4] Matthew 5:21-26,  Exodus 20:13

With thanks to lifesitenews.com and vatican.va

A CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT IN REMEMBRANCE OF ISRAEL AND GAZA

A Candle has been lit by Lumiere in remembrance of Israel and Gaza.

Our thoughts are with all who are suffering,
for all who have lost their lives; for religious who are in moral distress at being conscripted from their seminaries;
for all families, colleagues and friends.

We pray that Almighty God will act to bring peace and that the unimaginable suffering and deaths will cease.

Viewer discretion is advised re video: contains violent content not suitable for all viewers. Video is not suitable for children

https://youtu.be/SikD1Tyqkx8

With thanks to Youtube