Hungry Venezuelans Hunt Dogs, Cats, Pigeons as Food Runs Out

66 Comments on "Hungry Venezuelans Hunt Dogs, Cats, Pigeons as Food Runs Out"

onlooker on Fri, 13th May 2016 2:09 pm 



The horrid situation speaks for itself. We are now seeing the worse of the consequences in some countries. I would be remiss if I did not point out that while the veering towards a Socialist economy is partly responsible as are low oil prices, outside interference and sabotage are also to blame.

peakyeast on Fri, 13th May 2016 2:36 pm 



This great situation must be caused by the great gains in efficiency, technology and, of course, a growing educated population.

Just what Dr. Corny ordered for the world.

Hoodoo on Fri, 13th May 2016 4:38 pm 



This is going to be the eventual fate of a lot of the endangered animals we have remaining as the food supply in various parts of the world runs out due to lack of water or other catastrophe like a volcanic winter that depletes food supplies as the world becomes increasingly overpopulated.

Avatar Korra on Fri, 13th May 2016 4:46 pm 



Where is the United Nations to get involved.My good God now is the time for humanity to show,to step up.Dogs & Cats are now being hunted!!! its time the countries of this planet to get involved and help Venezuela.Someone has to start.

Doro Arango on Fri, 13th May 2016 5:23 pm 



This is not only not true, but a miserable lie.
You should be not only ashamed of yourself, but accountable for this kind of misinformation.

Al on Fri, 13th May 2016 6:13 pm 



Ask Hugo’s daughter to return the 4+ billion dollars her father stole from Venezuela.

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 6:39 pm 



“Hungry Venezuelans Hunt Dogs, Cats, Pigeons as Food Runs Out”

This is coming to a neighborhood near you. No? Wait and see.

Bill on Fri, 13th May 2016 6:46 pm 



The Venezuelans have nobody to blame but themselves.

Zedanski on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:11 pm 



Obama’s Hope & Change played out like a slo-mo train wreck.

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:11 pm 



Bill, “…and the US meddling in their affairs for the last 20-30 years.”

Zedanski on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:13 pm 



@avator korra

Naive much?

The UN is a large part of the reason Venezuela is in the shape its in.

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:13 pm 



Zedandski, like I said. This scenario is coming to America and the rest of the 1st world. Be patient.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:13 pm 



Bill, same for the debauched collapsing Americans. What a cesspool that place has become eh? Never see that kinda thing happen in the US, Americans love their cats and dogs(except Mike Vick).
They prefer to prey on each other.

Zedanski on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:16 pm 



@makati

Such a lie. If it wasn’t for America, venezuela would have remained the banana republic that it has always been.

Chavista’s will go down in history as the 2nd dumbest followers of failed ideologies in human history…right after Auschwitz guards and virgin-hunting muzzies.

Zedanski on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:17 pm 



@makati1

Obviously, your a “borderless world” kinda guy?

onlooker on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:20 pm 



It is obvious Zed, you know nothing about much if you think the US was interested in helping Venezuela or that it was not capable of creating destabilizing conditions there. Go read a little about US policies and its real agenda after WWII and then come back to us.

Zedanski on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:21 pm 



Come One Come All, See the fruits of Socialism in Latin America, where entitlements rule, political bias dominates and destruction of a once marginally well-off nation is relegated to the title of “Zimbabwe of Western Hemisphere”

Be proud Barack!
Be proud Hillary!
Be proud Bernie!

onlooker on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:23 pm 



Haha, do not make me laugh as you spew the evil of Socialism. You bypass the true evil of Capitalism and how its tentacles have reached far and wide to create this unjust and unequal world bordering on a complete economic, social and environmental meltdown.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:31 pm 



Merican’s like Bill love to support their terrorist government – cause it’s Merica. Wait till the SHTF at home Bill. Just speak out or refuse to follow their ordors and they will treat you like every third worlder they ever rolled over for the last 150 years. Not the slow strangulation of the commoner we see today, but rather one of those private “School Of The Americas” lessons.

The School Of The Americas Is Still Exporting Death Squads
South American militaries have been sending soldiers to the U.S. for “ethics” and “human rights” training for years, but history shows that many of these alumni go on to become notorious torturers and murderers, not defenders of peace.

http://www.mintpressnews.com/the-school-of-the-americas-is-still-exporting-death-squads/204655/

Latest Wikileaks Show Further US Intervention in Venezuela

http://www.venezuelasolidarity.co.uk/latest-wikileaks-show-further-us-intervention-in-venezuela/

U. S. Interventions in Venezuela, Peru, and Paraguay

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/03/18/u-s-interventions-in-venezuela-peru-and-paraguay/

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:44 pm 



We have some new proof of the effectiveness of the America brainwashing machine. Blind to realty. Welcome aboard and be sure to sign up with the Davy crowd. lol.

Zedanski on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:45 pm 



Yet again, another shining example of “Socialism FAILS”, with no one except those who they “pledged” to defend left to pick up the pieces.

How stupid can the leftist “intellectuals” and their lemmings truly be?

Quite.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:50 pm 



Caracas is a big city and since this is the digital age there should be no shortage of pictures and videos showing said hunting. Where are they? There are literally thousands of videos of hunting from here in British Columbia up in the middle of the wilderness – not a city of over 2 million people. Where’s the cats N dogs videos?

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:52 pm 



Here is a cell phone video from a big city. Big American rat infested city.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPXUG8q4jKU

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 7:54 pm 



Here’s a Canadian version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1MkBNoCnfc

Cameras everywhere – world wide.

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:00 pm 



Could not find out who owns PanAMPost. Probably a US funded NGO.

HARM on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:07 pm 



Zedanski is right, it’s obviously socialism is the cause of all Venzuela’s problems. Just look at the equally appalling conditions in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Austria, France, Japan, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand.

Clearly the only solution to all the ails society is unfettered 19th century crony capitalism. Brought to you by Wall Street (TM)

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:08 pm 



Zedanski, y’all must be reel proud of that Merican capitalism.

foundation. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15.3 million children under 18 in the United States live in households where they are unable to consistently access enough nutritious food necessary for a healthy life.[i] Although food insecurity is harmful to any individual, it can be particularly devastating among children due to their increased vulnerability and the potential for long-term consequences.
Food Insecurity

15.3 million children lived in food-insecure households in 2014.[i]
Twenty percent or more of the child population in 38 states and D.C. lived in food-insecure households in 2013, according to the most recent data available. The District of Columbia (31%) and Mississippi (29%) had the highest rates of children in households without consistent access to food.[ii]

In 2013, the top five states with the highest rate of food-insecure children under 18 were D.C., Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Georgia.

http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/impact-of-hunger/child-hunger/child-hunger-fact-sheet.html

Hunger in America has a new face
May 28: Soaring gas and food costs have brought one Ohio mother to a food bank — not to donate, like she used to, but to receive.

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/24859935

Hungry Children in Rich America

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/01/31/hungry-children-rich-america

MeMeMe on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:19 pm 



Can hunting humans for food be far away? Expect locals to begin “hunting” tourists for food soon calling it “going to the grocery store”.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:22 pm 



HARM, Canada is not actually socialist. I don’t have any numbers, but I bet the US spends just as much or more on what would generally be accepted as “social programs”.

I have always thought the taxpayer funded US military should be classified as a social program for the wealthy, since that’s who benefits from it. Those fuckers have many taxpayer funded programs the rest of us don’t no matter what country they live in.

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:22 pm 



Ap, it’s difficult for Zed to see the mote in his own eye, if he is a brainwashed American.

‘And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?”

Matthew 7:3 (King James Bible)

Funny what decades of religious indoctrination causes to pop up in your mind. LOl

makati1 on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:26 pm 



Ap, if you consider all the money spent on Welfare, food stamps, unemployment, SS, Medicare, Medicaid, etc, it far exceeds that of any other ‘socialist’ country in the world as percentage of taxes collected.

I am not going to bother to look up the actual figures, but you read about them in every article about how “entitlements” far exceed the military expenditures. And the percentage spent on education and infrastructure is minimal.

Davy on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:36 pm 



Venezuela is a book being written on collapse. It would be smart to take notice and learn. It would also be smart to make an effort as a world community to stall this collapse. Collapse is coming globally but we may be able to delay it and lessen the worst. Collapse will approach much quicker if we allow vital nodes in the global system to collapse. Venezuela is a major oil exporter. We have other oil exporters destabilizing like Libya, Iraq, and Nigeria. It is not like we have an endless supply of high quality oil production. We have a handful of very important oil producing regions. If we are not careful too many will go offline at the same time and we will have an oil supply crisis on our hands. In today’s world that equates to food insecurity and hunger. If the crisis continues too long it will snowball. A snowballing crisis in today’s global economy will be economic collapse and widespread famine. Our global system has limits and we are closing in on them. You can blame, complain, and finger point on why the ship is sinking or you can cooperate to locate lifeboats. We are near that point as we sink into the ice cold waters of collapse.

Boat on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:37 pm 



Participation in Federal Nutrition Programs

In fiscal year 2013, 44 percent of all SNAP participants were children under age 18.[x]
During the 2014 federal fiscal year, more than 21.5 million low-income children received free or reduced-price meals daily through the National School Lunch Program.[xi] Unfortunately, in 2014 fewer than 2.7 million children participated daily in the Summer Food Service Program.[xii]

Anybody up to $10,000+ in the US is eligible for food stamps. If kids are hungry it is not the governments fault. The rest of the world should have it so good.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:39 pm 



I don’t know. I just can’t think of a reason why anyone, say like a handful of powerful empire capitalists, would want to see or do anything to help Venezuela collapse. It’s not like the country has some kinda valuable resource they want easy access to and control of.

Davy on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:43 pm 



“Scenes From The Venezuela Apocalypse: “Countless Wounded” After 5,000 Loot Supermarket Looking For Food”
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-05-13/scenes-venezuela-apocalypse-countless-wounded-after-5000-loot-supermarket-looking-fo

“According to Panampost, on Wednesday morning, a crowd sacked the Maracay Wholesale Market in the central region of Venezuela. According to the testimonies of merchants, the endless food lines that Venezuelans have been enduring to do groceries could not be organized that day….As time went by, desperate Venezuelans grew anxious over not being able to buy food. Then they started jumping over the gates and stormed the supermarket. “They took milk, pasta, flour, oil, and milk powder. There were 5,000 people” one witness told Venezuela outlet El Estímulo. People from across the entire state came to the supermarket because there were rumors that some products not found anywhere else would be sold there. As a result of the massive crowd, the authorities were unable to preserve the peace. “There were 250 people for each National Guard officer… lots of people and few soldiers. At least one officer was beat up because he tried to stop the crowd,” another source told El Estímulo. Other food dispensaries run by the government were also looted by the people.”

Boat on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:55 pm 



mak,

Baghdad Bob in the Iraq war relied on facts as much as you do. Little to none. The US spends more per child than all but a handful of smaller countries on education.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 8:59 pm 



Boat, facts are provable and I don’t see a link. Not my job to look up the supporting evidence for your assertions. I get it, you still learning.

Boat on Fri, 13th May 2016 9:00 pm 



Many of you doomers are fast and loose when actual numbers are readily available. I hope your prepping goes better than your fact finding.

Boat on Fri, 13th May 2016 9:06 pm 



Pay me by the hour to educate you dumb asses and I will consider it.

Davy on Fri, 13th May 2016 9:20 pm 



Boat you are one of the last of the cornucopians. Your days are numbered because we deal with a reality of failures at multiple levels. You cannot keep false optimism up with all that negative reality. Numerous people who are contributing from multiple points of views and locations are bombarding your force field of denial. You are one lonely ridiculous hold out and you will be gone before long. Everyone else has folded. The reason you haven’t is clear. You are playing a game and enjoying the attention but this is a dangerous game because the reality of doom is contagious and you will be infected. Once infected you will convert or flee.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 9:21 pm 



You got nothing boat – hot air. Can’t back you idiot opinions.
That’s why no one and I mean no one takes anything you say seriously and thinks your a fucking retard.

GregT on Fri, 13th May 2016 11:00 pm 



“Pay me by the hour to educate you dumb asses and I will consider it.”

You just don’t get it Boat. You’re a complete idiot that is preaching to people who are far more considerate and intelligent than you are. Yet you continue to go on, and on, and on.

Apnea is right. Your a fucking retard.

Apneaman on Fri, 13th May 2016 11:46 pm 



Greg, I love boat. No other person on the whole internet has given me so much material to work with. And the boy do have some thick skin. I gotta give him that.

GregT on Fri, 13th May 2016 11:50 pm 



“The US spends more per child than all but a handful of smaller countries on education.”

And you Boat, are a prime example of the failure of that so called “education”. All of the money in the world, cannot fix stupid.

GregT on Fri, 13th May 2016 11:59 pm 



Yes Apnea,

Reminds me of a quote from awhile back;

“Are not humans the most frustrating, fascinating and contradictory creatures ever? This is why a good daily dose of absurdity and mocking are a necessary tonic to keep one’s sanity.”

I felt that one important enough to make a permanent note of.

Apneaman on Sat, 14th May 2016 12:10 am 



I just googled that quote. Hey that was me! I had forgot. Thanks for saying.

makati1 on Sat, 14th May 2016 12:10 am 



I like this quote I saw recently, but it is impossible over the internet.

“Stupid people are like glow sticks. I want to snap them and shake the shit out of them until the light comes on.”

We have a few ‘glow sticks’ on here also. LOL

antaris on Sat, 14th May 2016 12:18 am 



The most dangerous people are those ” that don’t know that they don’t know”.

Apneaman on Sat, 14th May 2016 12:18 am 



Hungry Teamsters? Maybe or at least a lot of Ramen and Mac&Cheese blue plate specials in their future.

Teamsters retirement fund heading toward bankrupcy, more than 35,000 impacted in Kentucky and Indiana

“She’s one of the 400,000 people facing a cut from the Central States Pension Fund. The retirement she paid into for 25 years as a subcontractor to Ford now wants to send her $1,400 less each month.

“It’s inevitable,” said Kenneth Feinberg, Treasury Department Special Master, on CNN Money. “The plan cannot survive.”

The change would have started July 1. However, last week, Feinberg rejected Central States’ so-called “rescue.”

“In 2014, Congress passed a little known law which allowed these multi-employer pension funds to cut benefits to survive. Central States applied first, and even with the denied proposal from Treasury, experts say this fund may be too big to fail.

“There were 59 failures last year,” said Mark Lamkin, CEO of Lamkin Wealth Management. “If it was a small plan, maybe $5 billion or $10 billion, it would be no issue. It’s the Teamsters, 400,000. My bet there will be a bailout and the taxpayers end up footing the bill.”

http://www.wdrb.com/story/31940544/more-than-35000-teamsters-in-kentucky-and-indiana-asking-for-bailout-after-union-fund-fails

GregT on Sat, 14th May 2016 12:33 am 



“We have a few ‘glow sticks’ on here also.”

Except for one minor detail. No matter how hard you snap them and shake them, the light is likely to never come on. They need to snap and shake themselves, which “absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event” is not going to happen. Ever.