Diclofenac is a powerful anti-inflammatory drug that has wiped out vulture populations in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Now, a repeat of this ecological disaster is threatening Europe. Despite the fact that safe alternative drugs are readily available, Diclofenac has been authorised for use on domestic animals in Italy, and in Spain where 80% of European vultures live, and is now becoming widely available on the EU market. According to experts in SEO/BirdLife (BirdLife in Spain), RSPB (BirdLife UK) and the Vulture Conservation Foundation, this may cause a European mass die off of endangered and ecologically valuable wildlife. Vultures have long suffered from unfavourable public opinion in Europe, but as species that are built to do the dirty work of ecological recycling, they are essential to the health and well-being of ecosystems. In Europe, four rare vulture species exist and are continuing to face threats to their survival. Egyptian Vulture is listed as Endangered by BirdLife on behalf of the IUCN Red List of Species while Cinerous Vulture is listed as Near Threatened. Fortunately, thanks to decades of conservation efforts and millions of euros invested, vulture populations are recovering. The introduction of Diclofenac now puts these efforts and investments in jeopardy. In India, Pakistan and Nepal, Diclofenac was regularly used in the 1990’s to treat cattle. When the animals died, Diclofenac remained in the body and was eaten by vultures, causing their almost immediate death. In about 10 years, the vulture populations in these countries has declined by 99%, bringing some of the most common and iconic large birds of the Indian subcontinent to the verge of extinction. This also led to serious human health consequences as the availability of unconsumed carrions led to an increase in stray dogs and spread of diseases such as rabies. Thanks to joint campaign efforts from the RSPB and its partner SAVE, Diclofenac has been banned in India and we are beginning to see signs of recovery for the Indian vulture population. The EU and its Member States have a legal obligation to conserve vultures under the EU Birds Directive and EU Veterinary Drugs legislation that require avoiding ecological damage. An immediate ban on veterinary Diclofenac is needed to protect our vultures from the fate of their Asian cousins, and would also send a crucial signal encouraging African countries to stop the spread of Diclofenac, which is already affecting the highly endangered populations of African vultures.

BME people are significantly under represented in all forms of media, even though 1 in 6 people are of an ethnic minority in the UK. The endemic racism that exists in the TV, fashion, film, theatre, media & advertising sectors has been tolerated for too long & things have to change. Please sign this petition to ask the media & creative industry to stamp out racism & rethink its use & portrayal of BME people!

Because the 1st and 2nd season is already out on DVD i think the fame series should continue to be brought out on DVD BOX SET until it is finished.

The decision to cut the service, ignored public opinion and contradicted the local authority's own comments just a few years ago, when in a press release it was announced that ‘due to a high number of passengers using the Local Link 406 service, these buses will run half-hourly rather than hourly on a three-month trial basis’ – So why remove a much needed and required service for local people! A local link bus service, like the 406, not only helps address the ever increasing number of cars on the road, thus reducing the cost of road repairs each year and burden on the local tax payers, enables people to be able to travel around the city and visit commercial premises, thus supporting the local economy, but more importantly helps reduce harmful pollution and impact on our city's environment.

National service "conscription" was introduced leading up to WWII and was abolished 15 years after WWII for good reason. It did more harm than good to those who were forced into a minimum of 2 years service. For many it would have been easier to spend 2 years in prison but then they would still have had to do the term of service after. Many got out by faking long term illness, or by suicide but the rest had to get on with it. Those who endured the grueling 2 years of service and survived the regime mentally unscarred were few if any and a generation were brought up by the men who endured their time in service. It has a long lasting and generational effect on society. where cruelty is a tool for training those in service like electric shocks on a lab rat. A reintroduction of National service "conscription", serves for cheap labour for what ever means the government of the day sees fit and with those having to serve, forced to do what ever training the controllers set. There is no benefit for the individual to serve a term of service and no long term benefit for society. although those presenting the bill will disagree it is something that is so abhorrent to any critical thinking free person that someone should be enslaved for a period of time for what ever reason. if you are reading this on face book please sign

All dogs should be on lead at all times on public paths/pavements. These dogs are our lifeline and if they are injured severly enough that they cannot work, it is so traumatic for dogs and their owners also we can wait up to 2yrs for another dog to be found and trained to suit our needs All that time without our lifelines. So please sign and kelp us keep our dogs safe

Because he has stayed true to his roots and fights for local campaigns

I am amazed that with all the damage the current Government is doing to our great British institutions, like the NHS, education, public services generally and now the BBC; with all the protests by GP’s, economists, unions, teachers, the government pushing ahead with its privatise everything dogma, we have no new party standing up for the things 38 Degrees members and many other believe in. We need to challenge the political system as a whole, which no longer represents the people of this country, but has become self-serving and the instrument of special interests. If we simply wait for the election in 2015 with no alternative to the current parties, our great British Institutions could be dismantled by then and once broken up and sold off piecemeal it will be very difficult to put the pieces back together. No party is calling for these assaults on our society to be stopped in strong enough terms- not Labour, not any party.

We must fight bullies wherever we find them

Israel appears to be gearing up for War in the Middle East by striking at Iran false flag or not. We will not be dragged into this forced Armageddon/World War III with war mongers. The ONLY way forward is Peace.

Chernobyl was a 30% meltdown, it was also 1/3 the size of the smallest containment failure at Fukushima. When you add in the horrendous 'Mox' fuels, the many hundreds of thousands of spent fuel rods and the instability of the whole site with it's six compromised reactors and numerous shoddy contaminated water storage tanks, Fukushima is a monster worthy of attention and great respect, some 20 million times the potential of the Chernobyl disaster. It has already released 10,000 Chernobyl’s into the Pacific Ocean and the Whales have stopped singing completely. Dealing with Japan's leadership and TEPCO'S inability to progress this situation is vital. We are already 3 years into the projected 6 year time frame that will see the complete break down of vital and interconnected systems supporting all life in the Pacific ocean due to uncontrolled highly radioactive releases directly into the Pacific waters. The sheer magnitude of the problem is matched only by the certainty that the type of contamination released from the plant is unsurvivable for anything it comes into contact with, if not immediately then over time. Our World is in fact under the very real threat of being stripped of many of the vital attributes that make it inhabitable and the Nuclear Industry has shown it's self to be completely unaccountable. There is an iceberg of Data supporting my view that should be shared and taken seriously. There has also been a concerted effort to play down the dangers and a sea of misinformation surrounding the issue has been allowed to flow freely around in the mainstream media. So far, even testing and scientific data research has been sporadic and actively discouraged, with any data gleaned thus far being actively spun to render the results less alarming. Air, Land and Sea...Fish, Grain and soil, Young and old alike..in fact all life from the smallest to the largest forms across the planet will in time fail to flourish in accordance with their natural 'God given' potential, the kind of mutations we can expect are already starting to show in Sea life in the Pacific and along the West Coast of the States and this is only the very start. There are already plenty of examples of problems for Humans due to higher levels of Radiation, especially for young girls and the evidence base is mounting all the time. Must we wait until it is so bad we have no options remaining? Japan meanwhile presses ahead with plans to send people back into the Fukushima prefecture to live and plan to restart their vast number of Nuclear plants across the country, having done little to educate their own Citizens to the immediate dangers this will expose them to whilst shooting for the 2020 Olympic games in complete denial of their failures. The stories of corruption and mismanagement are rife concerning TEPCO but they are far too powerful to challenge and are allowed to simply lie to us all about their real situation passing a law strictly forbidding comment. That is until 38 degrees came into the picture! With a half life in the billions of years, the relentless nature of Fukushima's Radiation releases can and should not be ignored any longer. I believe it to be the single most important Global problem mankind has ever encountered. We need millions of people to voice their concern and for Japan to be held to account. The Nuclear Industry can not be allowed to continue to ignore the very real danger they have put us in for the convenience of their shareholders and commitments within the global Military Industrial Complex. Action groups like CND have become blinded to their purpose, so it has come down to us...the people..the huge pool of engaged people within the 38 degrees community to start putting heavy pressure on our elected leaders to act. Time is of the essence....we have less time than anyone could ever imagine. Three of the projected six years have already passed for all life in the Pacific ocean, this however is just Fukushima's calling card. Do not for one moment think it will not impact Great Britain. The best...as they say...is yet to come. Please follow the situation closely and stay informed. http://enenews.com/ http://fairewinds.org/

Wrong decisions are causing Clubs to lose points, and therefore could cost them millions in lost revenue in the future, players are being suspended because of wrong decisions and cheats are getting away with their antics. Managers could lose their jobs because of Refereeing mistakes, it only takes a second or two to get the decision right. The Referees need this help because they too can be demoted etc for these wrong decisions we are seeing all too frequently lately. The F.A. needs to act now or millions could be lost by relegation, Managers lose their jobs and Referees are castigated and demoted.We are now in the 21st Century, Rugby uses this system so why not Football. Please vote for VIDEO EVIDENCE, it can only help all Clubs.