Comment: Ghana's cattle transportation, a typical case of animal cruelty

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• The mask 10 years ago

  Accra is the national capital. Workers at the various ministries live in Accra with their families. The government of Ghana in order to achieve its objectives has been holding a series of workshops in batches, sometimes lasti ...
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  Accra is the national capital. Workers at the various ministries live in Accra with their families. The government of Ghana in order to achieve its objectives has been holding a series of workshops in batches, sometimes lasting for more than a month, for officials from all districts of Ghana. A disturbing trend has been noticed. All these workshops are being held in the Ashanti Regional capital.
  
  This is disturbing for 2 reasons. Firstly because the capital is Accra the government officials have their homes in Accra and not the Ashanti Regional capital. The government therefore has been paying hotel bills for these government officials to stay in the Ashanti Regional capital throughout the duration of the workshops. If the workshops were held in Accra there would be no need for money for their accommodation. The additional expense is so enormous that it could have been used to contruct schools and clinics in many needy communities across the country.
  
  Secondly this is leading to strained family relations as government officials are spending more and more months in a year away from their families who live in Accra.
  
  The President, Parliament, Journalists and the political parties must ensure that all such workshops are held in Accra.

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• Pontius Pilate 10 years ago

  Much as I share in your frustrations concerning how we treat our animals, please and please if you really want to appreciate what we understand by these rights, kindly check out how we execute our human rights. SMH!!

  Much as I share in your frustrations concerning how we treat our animals, please and please if you really want to appreciate what we understand by these rights, kindly check out how we execute our human rights. SMH!!

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• OSEI 10 years ago

  "cruelly beats, kicks, ill-treats, over-loads, tortures, infuriates, or terrifies any animal, or causes or procures, or being the owner, permits any animal to be so used"
  You are sick in your head. These animals are meant fo ...
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  "cruelly beats, kicks, ill-treats, over-loads, tortures, infuriates, or terrifies any animal, or causes or procures, or being the owner, permits any animal to be so used"
  You are sick in your head. These animals are meant for the slaughter house. I hope you are not advocating against eating meat altogether since killing these animals is the ultimate cruelty

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• kofi Adjei Mensah 10 years ago

  Mr Osei, no offence but I think you did not read everything or you did not understand the clauses. Yes animals are meant for meat but at the same time before they are slaughtered they must not be subjected to punishment. You ...
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  Mr Osei, no offence but I think you did not read everything or you did not understand the clauses. Yes animals are meant for meat but at the same time before they are slaughtered they must not be subjected to punishment. You can go ahead and kill them for meat but do so in a humane way. This is how civilized people thinks. We are in 2015 man. Just a reminder. Thanks

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• EBBY 10 years ago

  If a snake wanders into your backyard, do you apply the humane clause before you butcher it to death or you have a double standard with regard to a good animal and a bad one?

  If a snake wanders into your backyard, do you apply the humane clause before you butcher it to death or you have a double standard with regard to a good animal and a bad one?

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• mabia 10 years ago

  why do you think we normally say a prayer before slaughtering animals. these animals have to be in a relaxed state and not agitated.
  what type of meat do we eat if not that with muscles in a tense state due to the high adre ...
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  why do you think we normally say a prayer before slaughtering animals. these animals have to be in a relaxed state and not agitated.
  what type of meat do we eat if not that with muscles in a tense state due to the high adrenaline levels before the animals died

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• Peter 10 years ago

  This is a typical case of neglect of respect of rules especially for animals. Ghana needs to strengthen its Veterinary services. Delibrate attempt to destroy the service in the past 20 years.

  This is a typical case of neglect of respect of rules especially for animals. Ghana needs to strengthen its Veterinary services. Delibrate attempt to destroy the service in the past 20 years.

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• Ghanaman 10 years ago

  The best solution is to build the slaughter houses nearer to the ranches or cattle pens and only transport the carcases to the markets or retail outlets in refrigerated vehicles! After all this is the 21st century!!

  The best solution is to build the slaughter houses nearer to the ranches or cattle pens and only transport the carcases to the markets or retail outlets in refrigerated vehicles! After all this is the 21st century!!

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• PASQUIN 10 years ago

  Thank you very much, Ghanaman, for your excellent contribution.This is the way forward instead of INSULTING CRITICISMS.
  What's even more baffling is thatthe majority of those in that business are MUSLIMS whose religion ABHOR ...
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  Thank you very much, Ghanaman, for your excellent contribution.This is the way forward instead of INSULTING CRITICISMS.
  What's even more baffling is thatthe majority of those in that business are MUSLIMS whose religion ABHORS CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
  Are they ignorant or tyeh just dont care???

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• TANII BA! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 years ago

  TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  TANII IS STILL TANII, WHAT EVER IT IS. MAHAMA IS TANII, NO BRAINS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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• MANSON UK 10 years ago

  Think about your own fellow citizens in jails and those living in slums around Accra and Kumasi. Africans are not fully evolved and need several hundreds of years to go to understand humanity.

  Think about your own fellow citizens in jails and those living in slums around Accra and Kumasi. Africans are not fully evolved and need several hundreds of years to go to understand humanity.

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• Nyamedo Nkrumah 9 years ago

  The churches have contributed a lot to the way how people consider themselves superior to animals, looking down to them like a heap of shit. But in reality they are our brothers and sisters, and Jesus wants us to treat them i ...
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  The churches have contributed a lot to the way how people consider themselves superior to animals, looking down to them like a heap of shit. But in reality they are our brothers and sisters, and Jesus wants us to treat them in the same way we want to be treated by others.

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• Shillar 1 year ago

  God bless you

  God bless you

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