PROTESTING AGAINST THE FUR TRADE IN LONDON
13/11/2010 & 26/11/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JepBUtw37E&feature=youtu.be
CAFT – Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade:
Website: http://www.caft.org.uk/index.html
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SAV Comment: Excellent news, and in keeping with the overwhelming wishes of the British public. For too long now, Defra have ignored the people and tried every excuse in the book. We wish CAPS and BFF every success in taking this forward and getting a ban in British circuses.
Source: Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS):
Below – SAV Previous Post Links on this subject:
Defra Called to Come Clean on Plans for Wild Animals in Circuses.
Charities may turn to the High Court for Answers.
Today, The Born Free Foundation and the Captive Animals’ Protection Society called upon the Government to make their position clear on wild animals in circuses as the two organisations stated their intention to look to the High Court to clarify the nature of the “legal obstacles” that Defra officials and Ministers claim are standing in the way of a ban on the use of wild animals in travelling circuses.
In a letter sent to the Secretary of State on the 23rd December, the two organisations, who have been campaigning for a ban on the practise for a number of years, expressed their frustration at the Government’s failure to make its decision clear on the issue. The letter highlighted the result of the previous government’s 2010 public consultation process, which saw an incredible 94.5% of respondents calling for a ban, and the unanimous motion passed by MPs in the House of Commons in June of this year “directing” the Government to implement the same.
In spite of this, the Government has apparently opted for a regime to license the use of wild animals in circuses; a process which leading animal welfare organisations say will be unworkable. Numerous statements from Defra officials have cited potential (but vague) legal obstacles to a ban, referring to an ongoing court case challenging an Austrian ban, as an example of what could happen here. However, last week the Austrian case was dismissed by the Constitutional Court in Vienna, apparently clearing the way for action in Westminster.
The charities have appealed to the Government to make its position clear and clarify whether or not the perceived legal obstacles are still cause for concern. If unspecified legal difficulties remain, the two groups will consider going to the High Court to try to overcome the current stalemate using the Judicial Review process as part of “friendly proceedings” in which the Secretary of State would be the named respondent.
Said Liz Tyson, Director of CAPS:
“We sincerely hope that the resolution of the Austrian court case will give rise to the Government taking the decision to make good their promise to listen to the will of the House of Commons and we are eager to clarify their next steps. If the perceived legal obstacles persist then the only way we can see to resolve the current impasse is to take the matter to court. We can speculate forever about what the outcome of a legal challenge to a ban might be and, during this procrastination period, animals will continue to suffer. We are asking Defra to allow this process to be decided once and for all and to work with us to seek a solution.”
Will Travers, CEO of the Born Free Foundation added:
“Having personally worked on this issue now for nearly two decades and in light of overwhelming public, Parliamentary and professional support for a ban, the Born Free Foundation and its supporters sincerely hope Defra will move swiftly and decisively to humanely end this form of wild animal exploitation. We seek nothing less than a guarantee that no wild animals will be subjected to life on the road when the circuses season starts again next spring.”
More on this story can be found in the Independent this morning: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/coalition-faces-court-fight-over-refusal-to-ban-circus-animals-6282997.html
– ENDS –
Notes to Editors:
For more information on the case in Austria: http://www.vfgh.gv.at/cms/vfgh-site/attachments/0/5/5/CH0003/CMS1324453358376/wildtierverbot_im_zirkus_g74-11.pdf
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Reproduced from Uk newspaper – Daily Mail.
By David Gerges
Crammed into tiny cages, unable to stand and deprived of food and water, these dogs endured terrible suffering on a truck bound for a chain of restaurants.
The harrowing pictures show the cruel conditions in which 1,500 of the animals were found when the truck was stopped at a toll gate by highway police and animal rescue volunteers in Chongqing, south-west China.
The truck was stacked high with cages, each containing several dogs in pitiful condition.
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The animals were moved to a nearby farm by volunteers from the Chongqing Animal Protection Association who gave them food, water and emergency treatment. Sadly some of the dogs were already dead and rescue workers were unable to save other who were dying.
Volunteer Xiao Lu said: ‘When they [the dogs] saw us they were groaning, but some were so exhausted and dying that they didn’t even have the strength to make a sound.’
He said: ‘The dog peddler said his truck was only loaded with 700 dogs, but there are at least 1500.’
Dog continues to be a popular meal in the Far East, with many in China favouring the meat, particularly during the winter.
The incident comes just months after police in Thailand rescued more than 1,000 dogs that were being transported to Vietnam.
The dogs were being taken across the Mekong river in Laos as prices for stray dogs and pets in rural Thai villages can reach as much as $33 an animal.
11 COUNTRIES WHICH STILL EAT DOG MEAT
Eleven countries around the globe still eat dog meat. They are: China, Indonesia, Korea, Mexico, Philippines, Polynesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, the Arctic and Antarctic and two cantons in Switzerland.
China: Although the Chinese were the first to domesticate the dog and keep them as pets, dog meat has been a source of food from at least the time of Confucius, and possibly even before.
Indonesia: Eating dog meat is usually associated with people from the Batak Toba culture, who cook a traditional dish named saksang that is like a dog-meat stew.
Mexico: Dogs were historically bred for their meat by the Aztecs. These dogs were called itzcuintlis, and were often pictured on pre-Columbian Mexican pottery.
Philippines: In the capital city of Manila,the law specifically prohibits the killing and selling of dogs for food except in certain circumstances including research and animal population control.
Polynesia: Dogs were historically eaten in Tahiti and other islands of Polynesia at the time of first European contact in 1769.
Taiwan: Dog meat in Taiwan is particularly eaten in the winter months, especially black dogs, which are believed to help retain body warmth.
Korea: Gaegogi literally means ‘dog meat’ in Korean. Gaegogi, however, is often mistaken as the term for Korean soup made from dog meat, bosintang. The distaste felt by dog lovers, particularly from the West, has made this dish very controversial.
Switzerland: According to a Swiss newspaper report in 1996, the Swiss rural cantons of Appenzell and St. Gallen are known to have had a tradition of eating dogs, curing dog meat into jerky and sausages, as well as using the lard for medicinal purposes.
Vietnam: Dog meat is eaten throughout Vietnam. To many Northerners, it is a popular, if relatively expensive, dinnertime restaurant meal.
Arctic and Antarctic: Dogs have historically been an emergency food source for various peoples in Siberia, Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland. Sled dogs are usually maintained for pulling sleds, but occasionally are eaten when no other food is available.
Video Link (Daily Mail)
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Please give anything that you can to help this very worthwhile shelter
Thank You – SAV.
A homeless cats shelter in the Vojvodina region of Serbia
Website: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/
PayPal link and full details on site if you wish to donate by this method.
Bank Account Number
Felix – Felinolosko drustvo
SWIFT/BIC: VBUBRS22 (Vojvodjanska banka a.d. Novi Sad)
IBAN: RS35355000320003120311
Felix – Felinolosko drustvo
355-1070729-96
Svrha uplate: uplata gradjana
Mission Statement
The purpose of Novi Sad Cats is to raise awareness of (and eventually funds for) an independent animal shelter for homeless cats in the Vojvodina region of Serbia. We will also bring you true stories and lots of pictures of these charming creatures. Email us at felix.shelter@gmail.com
Felix kitties need your help!
The weather is changeable this winter and it affects all of my kitties, especially the oldest and the youngest. Almost all new kitties that arrived this year and are not fully adapted to the life in the shelter are already under treatment, they have a fever and eye discharge and most of them are sneezing.
It’s rather warm now, at least for this time of the year, but we had bad snow a couple of weeks ago, as you may see on the photos. I fear for my chronically ill kitties, they’re always in crisis during the winter. Although a contagious respiratory infection is not a serious health threat for most cats, for the elderly or those who have a chronic health problem it can result in serious complications.
My kitties are in continuous need of your support. Vet bills are mounting, and lots of medicines have to be bought for treatment at home.
Right now, 6 of my cats are being given injections and the vet is coming every day. It’s extremely hard to defray costs of maintaining or restoring health of dozens of senior cats, 15 chronic patients and 5 delicate kittens under the age of six months.
Again, I’m forced to ask for your help as we depend on your generosity.
My kitties and I thank you in advance from the bottom of our hearts!
Cats for virtual adoption
See our previous post on Felix Shelter:
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Dear all,
With 8 votes (and only one vote against) PL 912 for management of dogs by euthanasia has just been declared UNCONSTITUTIONAL because the Articles 7 and 8 – that speaks about under what conditions can be make euthanasia and also adoption are unconstitutional.
It means, in the absence of clear medical criteria,
EUTHANASIA IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Therefore, the Constitutional Court sends the law back to the commissions in Parliament!
Our materials containing the legal counters have been taken into consideration and the members of the Constitutional Court have proved they are not corrupt!
Your protests sent to the Constitutional Court, your whole work in Romania have been and are of incontestable help, showing to them they are always monitorised and warned!
Thank you very much for that!
Let’s hope the future will be for strays like today is!
Sincerely
Carmen Arsene
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Photos by Valerie Cameron – KAALE – http://www.kaale.org.uk/
ACTION – WRITTEN DECLARATION - 0049 / 2011
** CAMPAIGNER ACTION REQUIRED ** to be completed by first week of March 2012.
An 8 hour Written Declaration (WD), Ref 0049 / 2011 and calling for an 8 hour maximum journey limit for live animals in transport has now been created by the following MEP’s – Dan Jørgensen, Esther de Lange, Pavel Poc, Carl Schlyter and Andrea Zanoni.
This Written Declaration is IN ADDITION TO the 1 million + petition which has been recently signed and completed by Euro citizens.
***** Do not confuse it with this EU citizen petition – this is a separate issue.
This Written Declaration can only be signed by supportive Members of the European Parliament (MEP). It further supports the Euro citizen petition (! Million +) if the required numbers of (MEP) signatures are achieved.
The required number is at least 369.
And so we need to support this massive Euro citizen petition of over 1 million by collecting the signatures of 369 (minimum) MEP’s by the deadline date of 15th March 2012.
We currently have 119 MEP signatures collected throughout Europe but still have another minimum of 250 to collect.
To clarify, at least 369 MEP signatures of the WD need to be collected by early March if there is to be any success.
The number of the specific Written Declaration is: 0049 / 2011.
Its title is: Written Declaration on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered.
You can check which MEPs throughout Europe have / have not signed by clcking on the following link: http://www.8hours.eu/declaration
Very Important Note:
You can only ask your national and regional MEP’s to support this WD.
Please do NOT contact other MEP’s outside your area or in other EU nations asking for them to sign.
Once you have clicked on the link http://www.8hours.eu/declaration check the following in relation to your specific regional MEP’s:
A GREEN TICK (√) to the left of the individual (MEP) name means they HAVE signed the WD;
A RED BAR against their name means they still HAVE NOT signed the WD.
Hence these (red bar) MEPs are now the only ones which need to be further contacted.
Once clicked on the above link and using youur national flag ident, find your regional MEP’s; or use the link given below to select your region.
Then check against their name(s) – do they have a Green ‘Tick’ or a Red ‘Bar’ ?
If they have a Red bar still against their individual name, then they HAVE NOT yet signed the WD.
Therefore, please contact them immediately and ask them to support this
Written Declaration – 0049 / 2011.
We require as many Uk MEPs as possible to sign and support this
WD by 15th March.
Using the above procedure, you can specifically find out which of each of your REGIONAL MEP’s have or have not yet signed and, if not signed, ask them to add their signature to this WD - 0049 / 2011.
Take no further action against those who have already signed; apart from a line of thanks maybe ?
To help find your MEPs for different EU national regions, go to: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/performsearch.html?search=true&webCountry=GB&webTermId=7
Click on ‘Country’ and ‘All’ drop down to find the specific MEP’s which represent the different regions (your region) of the EU.
Please ask ALL your National and regional MEP’s to support Written Declaration 0049 / 2011 for the 8 Hour limit NOW !
Remember – Deadline of 15th March 2012.
We need to act NOW !
Thank You and regards;
SAV
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Justice handed down for Greek dogs beaten with sledgehammer
January 9, 2012
Moxsato, Greece: In the article published here on January 5th, the story about 2 innocent stray dogs who had been heartlessly bludgeoned with a sledgehammer simply because the human monster believed they had chased his chickens was told.
According to the information available, the trial has been completed.
In a huge victory for those innocent dogs and in a clear message for those who might consider this type of horrible cruelty in the future, the perpetrator has received a rather harsh sentence by Greek standards.
He was sentenced for a misdameanor crime, which was all that was available for the brutal beatings. He was sentenced to 9 months in jail without the possibility of parole or to pay a fine to get out early. He has also been ordered to pay a total of 8500 Euros (500 Euros for every threat he made to his neighbours, for the strays themselves, 1000 Euros for each dog harmed and 2000 Euros for King (Rigas), the poor dog who died from his horrendous injuries).
The perpetrator tried to present witnesses who stated the dogs attacked him because they were hungry, but the judge dismissed those witnesses as not being reliable. Advocates packed the courtroom holding pictures of King, which the judge stated was simply too hard to look at. Clearly the judge heard the pleas of the advocates for justice for these innocent dogs.
This is the first time an abuser of animals has received a sentence of this kind ever in the history of Greece. This is a huge step forward for animals in that country, and hopefully will deter others from committing such horrors in the future.
Advocates in Greece are celebrating this victory and hoping it spells positive change for the future for animals in that country. It was thanks to advocates from around the globe who spoke up for these innocent stray dogs that made it all possible.
Together, you truly do make a difference and your voices really are heard. Together, advocates showed the country of Greece and the world that the lives of all animals truly do matter.
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Please don’t forget to do your daily clicks to save animals and the environment; it literally takes seconds but makes such a difference:
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/primates/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/rainforest/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/wolves/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/big-cats/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/pets/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/seals/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/oceans/
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/global-warming/
Other daily click links:
http://www.care2.com/click-to-donate/
… and enjoy some music from a great English band while you click !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fM7Un_u4zXc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjDLn33KHKE&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_(band)
SAV Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58161525515
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ANIMA MUNDI Link:
http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile
Past SAV Posts:
Introduction
We (SAV) have been provided with lots of data and very disturbing videos and photgraphs from our great campaigner friends in Macedonia relating to the dogs which are held and regularly killed at VARDARISTE Pound, Skopje.
For ease of SAV visitor information and visitor actions associated with this campaign, over the next few days we will be publishing several posts, each post detailing one area of the campaign; it is very much hoped that you will visit ALL of the posts and then help us by taking action which will be detailed in the final post – Number 3.
Post 1 details:
video footage obtained of the Vardariste facility. A couple of photographs taken at the facility, showing the conditions in which the dogs are held, are also included.
Post 2 details:
photographs of the Vardariste facility and includes links to PETITIONS for the dogs which it is very much hoped you will add your name and comments to. Facebook links are also included in this post.
Post 3 details:
a SAMPLE LETTER which can be copied and e mailed directly to the Mayor of Skopje and also to the government of Macedonia via an e mail direct link form – the link which will be provided in the post.
Copies of the letter can also be sent to Macedonian Press and other media – again here, all e mail addresses will be given within the post.
Links to MACEDONIAN EMBASSIES / CONSULATES around the World will also be provided, so that you can forward on your own mail / letter to your national embassy if you wish.
So Post 3 is the most important ‘Action’ post which requires your help and support.
It is hoped that Post 3 will be acted on by you only once you have visited Posts 1 and 2, as these provide background video footage links, photographs and petition links showing the terrible conditions in which the dogs at Vardariste facility are held.
Please, please give your devoted attention to this campaign to help the dogs at Vardariste facility in Macedonia.
Thanks – SAV
*** Keep Visiting Us – Posts 1, 2 and 3 to be published over the next few days. ***
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Welcome to the first of three initial campaign posts intended to highlight the situation for dogs and cats at the Vardariste facility in Macedonia.
The video footage links given below relate to the conditions at the facility.
All of the Macedonian posts on this site are dedicated to the small number of incredible campaigners who work endlessly to help suffering animals. All of the videos and photographs you see are a result of their dedication to expose the reality of the Vardariste facility despite all out attempts by the authorities to stop photographs being taken.
SAV previous link:
Video footage links:
Why Does My Heart Fill So . . . ”WARdarishte” ! !:o((
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9L2ZhZWi4
NE UBIVAJ (ME!), VDOMI (ME!) — DON’T KILL (ME!), ADOPT (ME!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4T5XZlWfM
DO YOU FEEL LUCKY !?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdGJyqf2l8A
ISTOWAR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yEtSJf4vo8
** Important Information Link:
ANIMA MUNDI:
http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile
The final Post (3) of this initial campaign series will provide full details of how you can give your support to the animals at Vardariste facility. Posts 2 and 3 will be visible on SAV over the next couple of days
– please keep visiting !
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Video links to Vardariste facility can be seen in Part 1 of these campaign posts:
Part 1 Link:
A selection of photographs taken at Vardariste pound can be viewed here by accessing the following links:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=121506&id=176149692261
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=121197&id=176149692261
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=133485&id=83377435960
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=128575&id=83377435960&page=2
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140564&id=83377435960&ref=mf
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2744089&id=176149692261
Petitions – there are 2 currently running; please get as many people to sign it as you possibly can.
Petition 1 – To stop the massacre in Skopje.
Petition Link:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-massacre-in-skopje-macedonia
Petition Wording:
Target: Mayor of Skopje
There is one only shelter in Skopje, and dogs are killed in huge number and impressive frequency. The Mayor, responsible of the shelter, declared openly that dogs must be KILLED, everyone of them.
Volounteers of “Care for Animals” protested, of course, but it’s been vain
The shelter was meant to sterilize dogs and then let them go, but OFFICIALLY 56% of dogs are killed, there are about 10,000 dogs in the streets that have to be “cleaned” and volounteers can do very little without an International support.
It’s about time to let the Mayor know that DOGS CAN’T BE KILLED!
Vi ja prenesuvam mojata zgrozenost I revolt vo odnos na nacinite so koi gradot se obiduva da %u201Cvospostavi kontrola%u201D nad prekumernata brojka na bezdomni kucinja. Stacionarot Vardariste na koj kako prvicen concept ZALOVI-STERIZIRAJ-VRATI ni predizvika voodusevuvanje bidejki vetuvase human tretman so precizni vostanoveni cekori (koi ne davaat proctor za manipulacija), se ispostavi deka e samo pokritie I NAMESTO TOA , TAMU SE SPROVEDUVA SRAMNA, NE ETICKA I SPROTIVNA SO ZAKON ELIMINACIJA NA POVEKE OD SEKOE VTORO KUCE VO GRADOV (56%) STO E NEDOPUSTLIVO, NEEFIKASNO I SRAMNO PRAKTICIRANJE NA SILA, NESTO STO SKOPJE KAKO GRAD NO VOEDNO I NAS KAKO MAKEDONIJA KAKO DRZAVA NE UNAZADUVA I ETIKETIRA PRED INTERNACIONALNATA JAVNOST, KOJA DECIDNO NE SAMO STO NE DOZVOLUVA I%u017DIVUVANJA VRZ ZIVOTNITE, TUKU I ISTOTO NAJSTROGO GO OSUDUVA I SANKCIONIRA!!
Poradi toa into e potrebno:
1. Urgenten prekin na masovna eutanazija! Vakvoto nesto ukazuva na grozomorna surovost, koncepciska zaostanatost I grubo krsenje na zacrtanite zevropski standardi vo odnos na tretiranjeto na bezdomnite kucinja!
2. Itno reorganiziranje I zgolemuvanje na kapacitetite vo stacionarot Vardariste- Sramno e da ocekuvame nekoi rezultati od stacionar koj nudi samo 1 sluzba za zalovuvanje I 1 veterinar- a treba da se istretiraat 10000 kucinja! So vakviot neseriozen pristap samo se pribegnuva kon nekontrolirano ubivanje a nepovratno se trosat ogromni sumi na pari! Preku potrebno e vklucuvanje na najmalku uste 5 veterinarni lica ili sekoja opstina da angazira vetyerinar I zalovuvacka sluzba so vozilo.
3. Voveduvanje na konstanten monitoring na rabotata na ovoj proekt- inspektorat, gradska uprava, graganski zdruzenia,
4. DOSLEDNO VRAKANJE na zalovenite kucinja na istata lokacija, obvrska koja Komunalec apsolutno ne ja sproveduva, iako se za toa plateni! (posledica: %u201Cisprazneti lokacii%u201D gi popolnuvaat kucinja od drugi lokacii, duri I od nadvor od gradot!
5. Angaziranje na kompetenti lica vo stacionarot koi bi se zalagale za zgolemena stapka na vdomuvanje na kucinjata namesto nekompetentni I KOMPROMITIRANI lica na Komunalec, KOI SE NISTO DRUGO TUKU UBIJCI NA KUCINJA!
SOOCETE SE SO OVOJ PROBLEM NA HUMAN I EVROPSKI NACIN-SVETOT GLEDA!!
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Petition 2 -
There is also another Petition to EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn asking that he fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership.
Petition Link:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/EU-Investigate-Balkans-Animal-Welfare
Petition Wording:
Target: European Union Enlargement Commissioner: Olli Rehn
Sponsored by: Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/
Several Balkans states are now seeking either full membership (Accession) to the European Union (EU), or are attempting stronger links with the EU.
These include: Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) has been campaigning for the improved welfare of Balkans animals for several years. We have extensive experience and data relating to the terrible daily suffering inflicted on animals, despite existing Balkan states national legislation which should legally prevent much of this. There is very little evidence to show political and municipal authority enforcement of animal welfare legislation. %u2013 details of this on a %u2018nation by nation%u2019 basis can be seen via our site at http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/
In October 2009, SAV wrote to Commissioner Olli Rehn; EU Commissioner for Enlargement, expressing our deep concerns regarding an apparent lack of existing national animal welfare legislation implementation and enforcement by governments throughout the Balkan states.
Over 25 prime evidence links from the SAV site were provided to Commissioner Rehn, each of these containing many sub links, showing extreme Balkans animal suffering video footage which relate to our concerns. A few examples are shown in the following links ;
**WARNING Graphic Animal Suffering**:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSXlSH4pEA&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sewZvVbQro0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEfxbysd_Y&feature=channel
We have expressed our concerns to the Commissioner, that even when provided with such evidence, clearly showing extreme animal abuses, nothing with regard investigation and prosecution is being followed up by the Balkans authorities to press charges; to enforce (the) often existing national animal welfare legislation. In Serbia for example, the Public Attorney appears to be dismissing all evidence provided by animal welfare campaigners; instead, they themselves are themselves being accused of obstructing them (the Public Attorney) from getting on with their legal work.
In our letter, we have reminded Commissioner Rehn that (on his website) his very own words declare:
The European Union currently has 27 Member States. The Western Balkan countries, Turkey and Iceland may also join once they meet the conditions for membership. The aim of enlargement is simple: to extend the area of peace, stability, democracy and the rule of law, and prosperity and well-being throughout Europe.
We draw particular attention to the statement by Commissioner Rehn of – democracy and the rule of law, as it is felt that despite Serbian animal welfare campaigners providing large amounts of evidence to Serbian legislators, no action appears to ever be taken by Serbian authorities to apply the rule of law, a fundamental condition necessary for EU membership.
If no action (in the form of prosecutions against animal cruelty) is being shown to be taken by Serbian legislators following the production of evidence and documented requests by animal welfare campaigners, then we declare that Serbia is not meeting some of the necessary and fundamental aims of EU enlargement with regard showing the implementation of both democracy (ie. requests by animal welfare campaigners) and the rule of law (ie. by not prosecuting perpetrators of causing animal suffering), even when evidence is provided.
As a consequence, Signators of this petion request that Commissioner Rehn now fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership. Or is animal welfare legislation implementation simply being ignored.
We request the implementation of democracy and the rule of law for all animal welfare issues within Balkans states at all times prior to their EU Accession. Where this is not happening, we rquest the EU demands it prior to accession.
Past Macedonian SAV Post Links:
The final Post (3) of this initial campaign series will provide full details of how you can give your support to the animals at Vardariste facility.
Post 3 will be visible on SAV over the next couple of days – please keep visiting.
** Important Information Link:
ANIMA MUNDI:
http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile
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This final post at the current time is to provide campaigners with actions and further links (Facebook) for the Vardariste facility campaign.
At the end of this post you will find a Sample Letter (in Macedonian and English) which we ask you please copy and send to the Mayor of Skopje, the Macedonian government, and also the Macedonian media and press. A block listing (and independent contact details) for all global Macedonian embassies are also given.
Contact details for all the above are provided in this post; please just work your way down.
Video links to Vardariste facility can be seen in Part 1 of these campaign posts.
A selection of photographs taken at Vardariste pound; 2 petitions and links to several Facebook photo albums of Vardariste can be seen in Part 2 of these campaign posts
* Various Campaign Facebook Links* :
Animal Voice: VERY URGENT! TRAGICAL SITUATION IN SKOPJE (MACEDONIA) – Another letter is needed, thank you :
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=102246038894
Sign Up (Facebook):
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56189877290#/group.php?gid=22478686771
Facebook: SAVE THE MACEDONIAN DOGS FROM GENOCIDE – DA GI SPASIME KUCINJATA OD VARDARISTE !
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skopje-Macedonia/DA-GI-SPASIME-KUCINJATA-OD-VARDARISTE/176149692261
Facebook: ANIMA MUNDI
http://www.facebook.com/pages/ANIMA-MUNDI-Zdruzhenie-za-zashtita-na-zhivotni/144438226027?ref=mf
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** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS ** PLEASE COPY THE SAMPLE LETTER GIVEN BELOW AND SEND TO THE FOLLOWING:
REMEMBER – DO NOT
put anything into the ‘Subject’ Box of your e mail. If you do, it may be deleted immediately without opening.
** SAMPLE LETTER SAMPLE LETTER SAMPLE LETTER **
SUBJECT: ВЕ МОЛИМЕ ЗА ИНТЕРВЕНЦИЈА И ИТЕН ПРЕКИН НА УБИВАЊЕТО НА КУЧИНАТА ВО СТАЦИОНАР ВАРДАРИШТЕ!
Почитуван премиеру Груевски,
Почитуван градоначалнику Трајановски,
Bе молиме итно да го запрете убивањето на кучињата во стационарот вардариште и да ги отворите вратите на стационарот кои од понеделникот ги затворивте иако пред стационарот беа дојдени многу граѓани кои инсиистираа да вдомат куче!
Итно овозможете константен мониторинг во стационарот бидејќи тие што се чисти немаат што да кријат!
Bо нашиот стационар има највисока стапка на евтаназија од сите европски држави, а за таквото нешто со сигурност нема оправдување! сопрете го геноцидот – справете се со овој проблем на хуман начин а не со брутална примена на сила!
Итно реорганизирајте и зголемете ги капацитетите во стационарот вардариште – ама не само службата за заловување на која инсистирате туку приоритетно ангажирајте најмалку 5 ветеринари кои би ги проценувале и третирале кучињата,на тој начин овој проблем може по хуман пат да се стави под контрола во рекордно време и трајно реши во догледен период!
Cоочете се со овој проблем на хуман и европски начин – светот гледа!!
Со почит,
Important – Add Your (Name, Surname, Country)
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
SUBJECT: Stop this massacre of stray dogs immediately, the world is watching you!!
Dear Prime Minister,
Dear Mayor,
Macedonia has always been a symbol of ancient traditions, good people and hospitality… Now, seeing through our eyes, Skopje is a city of terror, massacre and use of strength against the week ones and those who don’t have a chance to defend themselves! We thought that we are part of the European family, but all we can see is an ugly picture of terror and a country that can’t handle the problem of homeless dogs. They are brutally killed in the “Vardarishte” shelter, the institution that literary has closed its doors for the people who want to adopt a homeless dog, the institution that didn’t changed its way of functioning and killing innocent animals, but became even more radical. All of this mentioned above, will put a mark on you – as aggressive politicians who don’t care about which instrument to use, as long as their objective is achieved.
But… do you know that one of the conditions for entrance in the European family is human treatment towards the dogs and transparency of the institutions who are supposed to take care of them? Do you know that you are the only one who don’t have at least three shelters for dogs in the capital city? Do you know that the world is watching you and your brutal actions? Do you want to be remembered as dog-killers and nothing more? Have you ever heard about the international organizations that fight for animal rights and all the victories that they have achieved?
According to the statistics, Skopje has the highest level of euthanized homeless dogs. Dogs that are young and healthy, creatures that have a right to live, just as every other being. We will do anything that is in our power – and believe us, we have the power, because we are not moved by money but by the LOVE towards the innocent creatures – to stop this massacre.
We are therefore asking you to stop this brutality IMMEDIATELY towards those who suffer!
Important – Add Your (Name, Surname, Country)
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Send your sample letter to all of the following – can be done as one large e mail ‘CC’.
gradonacalnik@skopje.gov.mk (Mayor of Skopje):
And to the Government at this link http://www.vlada.mk/?q=contact
COPY ALSO TO the Press and other media:
mia@mia.com.mk ; makfax@unet.com.mk ; netpress@netpress.com.mk ; dnevnik@dnevnik.com.mk ; vesnik@utrinski.com.mk ; vest@vest.com.mk; vreme@vreme.com.mk ; vecer@vecer.com.mk ; koha@koha.com.mk ; lajme.sk@mail.com ; vesnik@utrinski.com.mk ; a.pesev@utrinski.com.mk , desk95@a1.com.mk ; ranoden@a1.com.mk ; a1tv@a1.com.mk ; telma@telma.com.mk ; tvmtm@dasto.com ; info@alsat.t ; alsat.shkupi@gmail.com ; sitelvesti@on.net.mk ; kanal5@kanal5.com.mk ; rtvera@freemail.org.mk ; tvsutel@mol.com.mk ; skynet@euronet.com.mk ; mrtveb@mrt.com.mk ; mkrtvcor@mt.net.mk ; mkrtvir@mt.net.mk ; mkrtvsat@mt.net.mk ; fokuspress@yahoo.com ; redakcija@teamoderna.com.mk ; mail@antenna5.com.mk ; kanal77_sk@sonet.com.mk ; mail@antenna5.com.mk ; fakti@mol.com.mk ; politika@novamakedonija.com.mk ; nm@novamakedonija.com.mk ;
COPY TO MACEDONIAN EMBASSIES / CONSULATES ABROAD:
Block Listing:
makambas@albnet.net, info@macedonianemb.org.au , macembassy@24on.cc ; mak.permanentmission@eunet.at , ambassade.mk@skynet.be ; mk.mission@brutele.be ; macedonia.mission@hq.nato.int , sarajevo@mfa.gov.mk , maked@bgnet.bg , emb.macedonia.ottawa@sympatico.ca ; cgrofm@rogers.com , macdebas@public3.bta.net.cn , zagreb@mfa.gov.mk , prague@mfa.gov.mk ,
copenhagen@mfa.gov.mk , kairo@mfa.gov.mk , nenad.kolev@mfa.gov.mk , paris@mfa.gov.mk ; amb-mk@pelnet.com ; macstras@noos.fr , berlin@mfa.gov.mk , athens@mfa.gov.mk , budapest@mfa.gov.mk , rome@mfa.gov.mk , mkgkpodgorica@cg.yu , hague@mfa.gov.mk , knut.odegard@moldenett.no , ambrmwar@zigzag.pl ,
doha@mfa.gov.mk , bucharest@mfa.gov.mk, moscow@mfa.gov.mk , belgrade@mfa.gov.mk , makamb@siol.net , emb.mkd.madrid@gmail.com , stockholm@mfa.gov.mk , makedamb@bluewin.ch , emb-mac-holysee@libero.it , ankara@mfa.gov.mk , kiev@mfa.gov.mk ; embmac@carrier.kiev.ua , info@macedonianembassy.org.uk , usoffice@macedonianembassy.org ; gkrmdetroit@sbcglobal.net ; gkrmchicago@gmail.com
Independent National Listing Should you wish to contact only your own national Macedonian embassy:
ALBANIA: makambas@albnet.net
AUSTRALIA: info@macedonianemb.org.au
AUSTRIA: macembassy@24on.cc; mak.permanentmission@eunet.at
BELGIUM: ambassade.mk@skynet.be; mk.mission@brutele.be; macedonia.mission@hq.nato.int
BOSNIA: sarajevo@mfa.gov.mk
BULGARIA: maked@bgnet.bg
CANADA: emb.macedonia.ottawa@sympatico.ca; cgrofm@rogers.com
CHINA: macdebas@public3.bta.net.cn
CROATIA: zagreb@mfa.gov.mk
CZECH REPUBLIC: prague@mfa.gov.mk
DENMARK: copenhagen@mfa.gov.mk
EGYPT: kairo@mfa.gov.mk
ESTONIA: nenad.kolev@mfa.gov.mk
FRANCE: paris@mfa.gov.mk; amb-mk@pelnet.com; macstras@noos.fr
GERMANY: berlin@mfa.gov.mk
GREECE: athens@mfa.gov.mk
HUNGARY: budapest@mfa.gov.mk
ITALY: rome@mfa.gov.mk
MONTENEGRO: mkgkpodgorica@cg.yu
NETHERLANDS: hague@mfa.gov.mk
NORWAY: knut.odegard@moldenett.no
POLAND: ambrmwar@zigzag.pl
QATAR: doha@mfa.gov.mk
ROMANIA: bucharest@mfa.gov.mk
RUSSIA: moscow@mfa.gov.mk
SERBIA: belgrade@mfa.gov.mk
SLOVENIA: makamb@siol.net
SPAIN: emb.mkd.madrid@gmail.com
SWEDEN: stockholm@mfa.gov.mk
SWITZERLAND: makedamb@bluewin.ch
VATICAN: emb-mac-holysee@libero.it
TURKEY: ankara@mfa.gov.mk
UKRAINE: kiev@mfa.gov.mk; embmac@carrier.kiev.ua
UNITED KINGDOM: info@macedonianembassy.org.uk
UNITED STATES: usoffice@macedonianembassy.org; gkrmdetroit@sbcglobal.net; gkrmchicago@gmail.com
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Prior to the Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005, there was an old law dating from 1991 for the health protection of animals.
In agreement with the old law of 1991, the authorities produced their own other ‘underlaw’ (extra law) regulation – named ‘Pravilnik 29/94’, which was intorduced to allow the killing of animals after they were held in pounds for 3 to 7 days.
From 02/10/2005, the new Veterinary Law Article 168 effectively destroyed everything that was written in Pravilnik 29/94, because the 2005 law demanded the care of animals.
Pravilnik 29/94 was overwritten by Article 168, the result being that all killing of animals was forbidden apart only from cases for Rabies infected areas, which were covered by application of Articles 64 and 65 of the Veterinary Law.
By continuing to undertake the killing of animals after 3 to 7 days in accordance with regulation Pravilnik 29/94, the authorities were then in a situation where they were working in opposition to the actual existing law. Underlaw regulations (Pravilnik 29/94 also) have less power than the actual legal legislation, and they must certainly be in written agreement with the actual legislation, because if they are not in agreement, then the underlaw is simply not valid legislation.
But it is very much the case, even up to the present day, where authorities are still using Pravilnik 29/94 as a reason for the killing of animals. But in reality, Pravilnik 29/94 became nonexistent on 02/10/2005 with the introduction of the new Veterinary Law (Article 168). Hence there should be no killing, but animal care instead.
Whatever, Pravilnik 29/94 is only an ‘underlaw’ (extra law) regulation, has very less power than the actual law, and most importantly, must be in agreement with the existing law. Pravilnik 29/94 was valid originally (1991 on) to protect animal health but is now in opposition to the new and current animal law – the new Veterinary Law Article 168 of 02/10/2005.
Serbian campaigners have written to the Constitutional Court saying that it is unlawful for Shinters (Dogcatchers) and also veterinarians to kill stray dogs and cats only after they have been held for three (3) days, as this is now old and outdated legislation. Killing is forbidden under the new Veterinary law.
In an area where Rabies is present, then killing of animals is allowed (by Articles 64 and 65 of the Veterinary law), but an additional 18 other (Rabies control) regulations must also be complied with if an area (region) is to be protected from a Rabies outbreak.
Campaigners have now heard from the court in writing, and they say that no analysis of the case is necessary for Pravilnik 29/94 as it has been replaced by the new Veterinary Law Article 168 (02/10/2005). This is exactly what the campaigners had said, ie. that the old ‘underlaw’ (extra law) of Pravilnik 29/94 was still being used when it fact it has been overwritten by the new Veterinary Law Article 168 of 02/10/2005.
In addition, Article 46 of the new Veterinary Law (02/10/2005) states that the killing of stray cats and dogs is forbidden and that instead they should be provided with care.
In effect, from 02/10/2005 under the Serbian Constitutional (law) Court, animals should be provided with care and not be killed.
It would appear that all of the public firms responsible for garbage collection in Serbian cities are still working to, and effectively using Pravilnik 29/94 rather than Article 46 (168) of the new Veterinary Law. In effect, by still working to this now non existent law, these public firms who collect and kill strays are undertaking illegal work – they should be working in accordace with the new Veterinary Law Article 46 (168) of 02/10/2005 which demands care for the animals.
This is the reason why Serbian campaigners have now taken this case to the court of human rights in Strasbourg – an EU court. The case – Garbage collectors in Serbian cities are still working using the (now) non existent Pravilnik 29/94 rather than Article 46 (168) of the new and current Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005 which demands care. In addition, campaigners have requested justification be presented for all the animal killings by the authorities from 02/10/2005 right up to the present day.
So the situation currently is that if Article 46 of the new Veterinary Law (02/10/2005) has been complied with, which states that the killing of stray cats and dogs is forbidden and that instead they should be provided with care; then there should be many, many (thousands) dogs currently in municipal, city shelters (from 02/10/2005). But Serbian campaigners actually have documented the numbers of animals which were collected and taken to city shelters; many of which have then been (illegally) killed thereafter.
A situation which now someone in authority should have to answer; where are all the dogs and cats that should be in the shelters under existing Serbian law ? – the constitutional court declares that killing is banned from 02/10/2005.
And as another case, if the authorities say that they have NOT killed the animals due to the law and they are now in shelters, but the animals are NOT able to be seen in the shelters as they may have been killed, then where has all the public money gone which has been given to the firms and collectors who should be rounding up stray dogs and cats ?
They may say that the dogs have been found new homes with new owners and that is why they are not in the shelters. If this is the case, then it should be documented as proof what animals were microchipped and what the address of the new owner has logged under the microchip information, as the new Veterinary law declares that it is necessary to microchip and vaccinate after they have been caught; and that un-marked and un-vaccinated dogs are not allowed.
A new Criminal charge is currently being considered due to non compliance of existing law by many authorities throughout Serbia. If this happens and someone who has responsibility for regulation enforcement is punished because of this, it is hoped that the punishment will make other authorities change to a no kill sterilisation strategy.
There are no excuses for a crime such as this.
Serbian authorities and officials are responsible for ensuring the correct laws are implemented are:
Please look at the pictures in the following link:
http://zivotinjsko-carstvo.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=9592&st=0&start=0
These pictures all show the consequence of the non implementation of existing valid laws by the Serbian authorities. The Mayors of Serbian cities are directly responsible for the standard of animal shelters within their region. They are the very people who can introduce the mechanisms of change and stop much of the animal suffering.
It is not acceptable for the state and authorities simply to use Rabies as an excuse for the mass killing of both wild and stray animals right across Serbia. Rabies will not and cannot be controlled simply by killing animals. And the paramount point is that if the authotrities think that mass killings are the way to eliminate Rabies, then why is there a situation where Rabies exists in several parts of the country. ?
There have been many years of killing animals because of Rabies, and it has not solved the problem; Rabies has not stopped !. And so other and better solutions to Rabies have to be considered by the authorites, solutions above and beyond killing.
We have to question why the authorities are NOT giving oral Rabies vaccination to all wild and stray animals; a vaccination which gives an immunity for approximately three (3) years.
It would appear that many / all Serbian authorities are not implementing the most recent and current legislation which would give protection to animals in shelters, but are instead using old and outdated, non existing legislation (Pravilnik 29/94) as justification for the continued killing of animals held in shelters. In addition, Rabies is also being used as a reason for the mass killing of wildlife and stray animals in some regions, which to date appear to have very little impact on a reduction of rabies cases reported across the country. Furthermore, authorities seem very reluctant to introduce oral rabies vaccination to both wild and stray animals; a solution considered most sensible and appropriate by animal welfare NGOs.
Maybe the taxpayers of Serbia need to be made more aware of how their money is being spent and wasted using old and outdated regulations, and old and outdated methods of rabies control.
Another very important factor here is that what has been happening since 02/10/2005 is that existing Serbian law (legislation) has not been implemented throughout the country in relation to animal welfare.
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Re our recent SAV post:
We now have a translation of the recent ‘Kurir’ newspaper article:
http://www.kurir-info.rs/clanak/vesti/kurir-12-03-2010/zverstvo
(Translation by Stacey and Nephilla)
Niš – A group of children in the village of Donje Međurovo near Niš found by the tree at the end of football field six corpses of dogs. Dogs over the age of five months were killed and then hanged by legs on tree branches, but identity of person responsible for brutal massacre of animals is still unknown.
Dušan Stojanović, President of the Association for the Protection, Care and studying the animals “Zoo planet” from Niš, said that the police filed criminal charges against unknown perpetrator.
“According to the initial information we have obtained, the crime took place on March 8 or 9. Dogs were first drowned, and then hanged by legs upon the tree. What happened here is a real disaster, so brutal crime against animals is not recorded in the Niš area yet. Therefore, we will file criminal charge to the police. According to the new law of animal welfare, one year imprisonment sentence or a fine of 30,000 to 300,000 dinars can be enforced to the one who committed this crime – says Stojanović.
This horror movie scene was recorded with mobile phone by a girl who went that morning the nearby playground; photographs have been later submitted to the “Zoo Planet” association, with a request to discover the perpetrator of the massacre.
“There is an very delicate link between violence against animals and violence against people, because one who can make injuries or kill an animal today, can do the very same thing to a human tomorrow. “Having in consideration the brutality of the crime and that the sight the children who were passing by the crime scene that day saw, we expect successful discovery and strictest punishment against the perpetrators”, added Stojanović. The Police stated that said that they received notification, went out to the crime scene and started looking for the perpetrators.
http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Hronika/180432/Udavio-i-obesio-sest-pasa
WHERE TO SEND YOUR LETTERS OF PROTEST:
CC to:
muprs@mup.gov.rs, vetincpno@nadlanu.com, zoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs, goran.milosev@minpolj.gov.rs, office@minpolj.gov.rs, zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rs; muprs@mup.gov.rs; kabinet.zpv@gov.rs; f.diaz@oie.int, scientific.dept@oie.int,
SAMPLE LETTER:
Dear Mayor Simonovic,
I am gravely disturbed to learn of the deliberate torture of dogs in Nis, as perpetrated in the presence of children. These dogs were deliberately hung on tree branches and killed in a blatantly cruel manner. This is not an isolated incidence and factually represents an indefensible, ongoing campaign conducted by communities to address the growing population of homeless animals. Indeed, given the transparent nature of these killings and the seeming lack of official intervention and termination, it is alleged that municipal approval has been extended to sanction this. As such, I am demanding immediate intervention to protect these animals and criminalize the people responsible for such cruelty.
Allow me this moment to elaborate. Animals are sentient creatures who, as humans, experience joy, loneliness, fear, and pain. As humans, we unethically elevate ourselves to a status of superiority over all other beings, thereby rationalizing the brutality to which we subject them. We embrace this position as an elite class of six billion individuals, adopting euphemistic descriptions and apathetic banalities to justify this inequity. Speciesism, the discrimination of other beings, is a dangerous precept on which to stand, as immoral as sexism and racism; when human animals allow the exploitation and killing of 60 billion non-human animals globally and annually, we have become a group willingly complicit in such brutality, apathetic and selfish, disguising such maliciousness as excusable necessity, which is not only grossly unjust and immoral, but it is also exceedingly wrong.
Ours is not a challenge to be regarded as humans against humans but rather as a welcomed obligation, indeed privilege, to maintain an international attitude of compassion and justice to our non-human animal friends. We do not gain power or control by degrading animals but rather we desensitize ourselves to all cruelty and victims become mere numbers, statistics, or unethical financial means. Objectifying animals by condoning their abusers’ violent acts or rejecting animals as undeserving of empathy and respect only erodes our capacity for humaneness towards all living creatures.
It is impossible to contemplate supporting any country, via tourism or commerce, that excuses such blatant animal cruelty; as a direct consequence, the global community, refusing to defend this maliciousness, will condemn any further exploitation through personal boycotts. Ours is not an ambiguous request; you should understand that further killing will prove not only socially unacceptable but also financially irresponsible. As such, please provide immediate relief for these innocent animals and instead be a representation of animal compassion and strive to foster an ideal whereby animals are respected and empathized by your citizens. Allocate resources to construct shelters; implement sterilization and vaccination programs to prevent homeless populations and colony disease outbreaks; accept local and international advice and assistance; implement laws addressing current legal vulnerabilities; and enforce existing laws establishing animal cruelty as criminal.
I hope this letter finds you willing to scrutinize both your own involvement in the intentional exploitation of animals and your desire to therefore protect, rather than harm, them. Thank you for your attention to this urgent issue.
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This is an appeal to help get a wolf in Serbia returned to her home and the person that originally raised her. All of the following video links and newspaper articles are direct copies and translations of recent news from Serbia.
At the moment, over 3,000 people have written to the head of the Orthodox Serbian Church asking that the she wolf is returned to the monastery and the monk who has cared for her from when she was only 15 days old.
If you wish to write also and join in fighting for the release of the she wolf, then please use the sample letter and the mail links given at the end of this post.
This wolf needs to be returned to the man (the monk) who loves and cares for her. She must not be allowed to remain in a city dog cage as she is at present.
The video link (1) given below shows what a beautiful and trusting animal she is.
Please write to all the contacts given in the listings at the end of this post and give your support to gaining freedom once again for the she wolf.
SAV.
The request which was originally sent to us:
Pause for an instant, take a look at this short video and decide for yourself. Please help us and send email to our Goverment and and our church to give back the freedom to this sentient being, ripped from the nature by a cruel act of people. Please help set her free – an act of compassion that might not seem as significant to you, but for her, it’s her whole life, the one and only she has.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALX_Nn-M94
Thank you so much and God bless you.
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We are providing below a selection of video links and media articles which show the wolf and the maon who saved her as an infant.
Video link 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALX_Nn-M94
This Serbian Monk who moved to this monastery after 200 years of no one maintaining this holy place where there is only wild animal friends… he adopted the wolf when she was only 15 days old and this is their friendship after 6 months…Monk named her Alfa – he was saying that she is bit skittish from people but when they are alone she is cuddly with him …other man was saying that he never see this miracle before saying that this is only Gods work.
Newspaper article followed by translation (Google Translate):
http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Apel-patrijarhu-da-se-vuchica-vrati-monahu.sr.html
Appeal to the Patriarch of the she-wolf back monk
Скоро три хиљаде људи преко Фејсбука упутило молбу патријарху Иринеју да у манастир Ковиље врати Алфу, која се тренутно налази у азилу у ЂурђевуNearly three thousand people filed through the Facebook application Patriarch Irinej to return to the monastery Kovilje Alfa, which is currently in the asylum in St. George
Вучица Алфа у игри са Амвросијем (Фото Д. Урошевић) Alpha female wolf in the game with Ambrose (D. Urosevic Photo)
Готово 3.000 људи преко Фејсбука замолило је ових дана патријарха Иринеја да вучицу Алфу, која се тренутно налази у азилу у Ђурђеву, врати у манастир Ковиље, подно Јавор планине, где је као бебу прихватио и припитомио игуман Амвросије Алимпијевић. Almost 3,000 people through Facebook asking these days is that of Patriarch Irenaeus Alpha female wolf, which is currently in asylum in Đurđevo, Kovilje back to the monastery, under the maple mountain, where, as adopted and tamed baby Abbot Ambrose Alimpijevic.
Група „Вратимо вучицу монаху Амвросију” као профил слику има фотографију фоторепортера „Политике” Добривоја Урошевића која је у репортажи „Игуманов пакт с вуковима” објављена у нашем листу крајем јуна прошле године. The group “Let monk Amvrosova she-wolf” as a profile picture of a photograph photographer “Politika” Don Uroševića which is in the reportage “Igumanov pact with Wolves” was published in our list at the end of June last year.
Администратор ове групе на Фејсбуку Саша Вулфман Вуловић, дипломирани правник и директор Бироа за безбедност Групе „Застава”, објашњава нам да је аутор писма које је прошле недеље упућен патријарху његова супруга Маја, иначе доцент на Медицинском факултету Универзитета у Крагујевцу, и да су на идеју дошли и због сопственог искуства с вуком који је четири године живео с њиховом бебом и спавао с њима у кући у центру Крагујевца. The administrator of this group on Facebook Sasa Vulfman Vulovic, lawyer and director of the Bureau of Security Group, “Zastava”, explains that the author of the letter that was sent last week, the Patriarch of his wife, Maya, or assistant professor at the Medical Faculty in Kragujevac, and that the idea came because of personal experience with the wolf who is four years lived with their baby and slept with them in a house in the center of Kragujevac.
– Наша осамнаестомесечна ћерка се играла с вуком. – Our osamnaestomesečna daughter played with the wolf. Животиња се веже за онога ко ју је припитомио. The animal is tied for the person who has tamed. То је једна чиста душа. It is a pure soul. Алфа ће тамо живети „у мраку” и, одговорно тврдим, патиће за младим монахом док је жива јер никакав прихватни центар не може да замени љубав и слободу коју је она имала. Alfa will live there in the dark ‘and’ responsible hard, will suffer while the young monk is alive because no detention center can not replace the love and freedom that she had. Њен живот ће се свести само на узимање хране и спавање – каже Вуловић и с тугом додаје да је њихов Вучко умро од можданог удара прошлог септембра. Her life will be reduced to eating and sleeping – Vulovic said with sadness and added that their Vučko died of a stroke last September.
Професорка Маја Вуловић каже да је после репортаже о чистој и наjискренијој љубави вучице и монаха доста људи први пут посетило манастир Ковиље. Professor Maja Vulovic said that after the reports of pure love and najiskrenijoj she-wolf and the monks a lot of people first visited the monastery Kovilje.
– Међутим, вучицу су по наређењу владике жичког одвели у азил. – However, the she-wolf by order of Bishop Zica taken to the asylum. Разлог је био „да ће она да доведе чопор вукова који ће да поједу неку бабу из села”. The reason was that “it would lead pack of wolves that will eat a grandmother from the village.” Ако је неко иоле упознат с ћудима вука знаће да ће вучица, што је у овом случају, када достигне полну зрелост, с две године, сама отићи на територију мужјака а неће довести чопор. If someone is possibly aware of the miracles of the wolf will know that the she-wolf, which in this case, when you reach sexual maturity, with two years alone to go to the territory of a male will not lead pack. Друго, с обзиром на то да је она одрасла с људима врло је велика вероватноћа да никада неће напустити манастир и „свој чопор” чији је вођа монах Амвросије – тврди професорка и додаје да из ње не говори само сва могућа светска литература о вуковима, већ и искуство. Second, given the fact that she grew up with people is very likely that they will never leave the monastery and its pride “, whose head monk Ambrose – a professor says, adding that the it does not say just any possible world literature on wolves, but and experience.
Подсећања ради, прошлог јуна, „Политика” је објавила репортажу о младом монаху који је након 200 година паузе обновио манастир подно Јавор планине, а за који народ тврди да је старији и од Студенице. As a reminder, last June, “Politika” published a story about a young monk who was 200 years after the break restored monastery at the foot of the mountain maple, and for which people claim that the elderly and Studenica. У време када је наша екипа посетила Ковиље, монах је живео сам, а друштво су му правиле вучица и лисица. At a time when our team visited Kovilje, monk lived alone, and society rules him she-wolf and fox.
Како нам је испричао, вучица је имала само 15 дана када су му је донели, тек је била прогледала… How we are told, she-wolf had only 15 days when he was brought, it was only a sight … Хранио је на свака четири сата, прво млеком, па млевеним месом. Is fed every four hours, the first milk, and minced meat. Назвао је Алфа, јер су му рекли да је била најкрупнија у леглу и вероватно предодређена за алфа женку. Called the Alpha, as they told him that it was biggest in the litter and probably destined for alpha females. Алфа је имала свој бокс, али је Амвросије често пуштао, па су заједно лутали по шуми. Alpha had its box, but is often played Ambrose, and together they wandered in the woods.
Вуловићи нам кажу и да су у контакту са Амвросијем и да он зна за овај апел. Vulovic we say and that is in contact with Ambrose and that he is aware of this appeal.
Писмо које из часа у час електронски „потписује” све више људи, послато је на много адреса, не само у Београд, већ и нашим црквама у свету, у Аустралију, Лондон… A letter from hour to hour electronically “signed” more and more people on the many address, not just in Belgrade, but also to our churches in the world, in Australia, London … али, кажу нам Вуловићи, да до сада није било одговора. but tell us Vulovic, so far no response.
За оне који ће можда прочитати овај текст, а имају моћ да нешто ураде, поновићемо речи младог игумана Амвросија из наше репортаже прошле године: For those who may read this text, and have the power to do something, will say the words of a young Abbot Ambrose from our coverage last year:
„Оном кога волиш мораш дати слободу… “Love the one where you have to give freedom … То је права љубав. It’s true love. Тешко ми, људи, то схватамо, али се учимо… Difficult for me, people, to understand, but we learn … полако”. slowly.
Сандра Гуцијан Sandra Gucijan
[објављено: 24/04/2010] [Posted: 24/04/2010]
Another Newspaper article followed by translation (Google Translate):
Politics: Appeal to the she-wolf patriarch monk returns
24. 24th april 2010. April 2010 12:29 > 12:33 12:29> 12:33
Skoro tri hiljade ljudi preko Fejsbuka uputilo molbu patrijarhu Irineju da u manastir Kovilje vrati vučicu Alfu, koja se trenutno nalazi u azilu u Đurđevu.Nearly three thousand people filed through the Facebook application Patriarch Irinej to return to the monastery Kovilje Alpha female wolf, which is currently in the asylum in St. George.
Patrijarh se moli da se vučica vrati u manastir Kovilje, podno Javor planine, gde je kao bebu prihvatio i pripitomio iguman Amvrosije Alimpijević, piše ” Politika “.Patriarch prays that the she-wolf back to the monastery Kovilje, at the foot of Maple Mountain, where the baby adopted and tamed Alimpijevic Abbot Ambrose writes, “ Politics . “
Administrator grupe na Fejsbuku pod nazivom „Vratimo vučicu monahu Amvrosiju”, Saša Vulfman Vulović, diplomirani pravnik i direktor Biroa za bezbednost Grupe „Zastava”, objašnjava nam da je autor pisma koje je prošle nedelje upućen patrijarhu njegova supruga Maja, inače docent na Medicinskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, i da su na ideju došli i zbog sopstvenog iskustva s vukom koji je četiri godine živeo s njihovom bebom i spavao s njima u kući u centru Kragujevca.Administrator group on Facebook called “Let monk Amvrosova she-wolf, Sasha Vulfman Vulovic, lawyer and director of the Bureau of Security Group,” Zastava “, explains that the author of the letter that was sent last week, the Patriarch of his wife, Maya, or assistant professor at the Medical Faculty University of Kragujevac, and that the idea came because of personal experience with the wolf who is four years lived with their baby and slept with them in a house in the center of Kragujevac.
“Naša osamnaestomesečna ćerka se igrala s vukom.”Our osamnaestomesečna daughter to play with wolf. Životinja se veže za onoga ko ju je pripitomio. The animal is tied for the person who has tamed. To je jedna čista duša. It is a pure soul. Alfa će tamo živeti „u mraku” i, odgovorno tvrdim, patiće za mladim monahom dok je živa jer nikakav prihvatni centar ne može da zameni ljubav i slobodu koju je ona imala. Alfa will live there in the dark ‘and’ responsible hard, will suffer while the young monk is alive because no detention center can not replace the love and freedom that she had. Njen život će se svesti samo na uzimanje hrane i spavanje”, kaže Vulović is tugom dodaje da je njihov Vučko umro od moždanog udara prošlog septembra. Her life will be reduced to eating and sleeping, “said Vulovic sadness is added to their Vučko died of a stroke last September.
Profesorka Maja Vulović kaže da je posle reportaže u “Politici” o čistoj i najiskrenijoj ljubavi vučice i monaha dosta ljudi prvi put posetilo manastir Kovilje.Professor Maja Vulovic said that after the stories in “Politika” of pure love and najiskrenijoj she-wolf and the monks a lot of people first visited the monastery Kovilje.
“Međutim, vučicu su po naređenju vladike žičkog odveli u azil.”But the she-wolf by order of Bishop Zica taken to the asylum. Razlog je bio „da će ona da dovede čopor vukova koji će da pojedu neku babu iz sela”. The reason was that “it would lead pack of wolves that will eat a grandmother from the village.” Ako je neko iole upoznat s ćudima vuka znaće da će vučica, što je u ovom slučaju, kada dostigne polnu zrelost, s dve godine, sama otići na teritoriju mužjaka a neće dovesti čopor. If someone is possibly aware of the miracles of the wolf will know that the she-wolf, which in this case, when you reach sexual maturity, with two years alone to go to the territory of a male will not lead pack. Drugo, s obzirom na to da je ona odrasla s ljudima vrlo je velika verovatnoća da nikada neće napustiti manastir i „svoj čopor” čiji je vođa monah Amvrosije”, tvrdi profesorka i dodaje da iz nje ne govori samo sva moguća svetska literatura o vukovima, već i iskustvo. Second, given the fact that she grew up with people is very likely that they will never leave the monastery and its pride “, whose head monk Ambrose,” said professor, adding that the it does not say just any possible world literature on wolves, but also experience.
Prošlog juna, „Politika” je objavila reportažu o mladom monahu koji je nakon 200 godina pauze obnovio manastir podno Javor planine, a za koji narod tvrdi da je stariji i od Studenice.Last June, “Politika” published a story about a young monk who was 200 years after the break restored monastery at the foot of the mountain maple, and for which people claim that the elderly and Studenica. U vreme kada je naša ekipa posetila Kovilje, monah je živeo sam, a društvo su mu pravile vučica i lisica. At a time when our team visited Kovilje, monk lived alone, and society rules him she-wolf and fox.
Kako nam je ispričao, vučica je imala samo 15 dana kada su mu je doneli, tek je bila progledala…How we are told, she-wolf had only 15 days when he was brought, it was only a sight … Hranio je na svaka četiri sata, prvo mlekom, pa mlevenim mesom. Is fed every four hours, the first milk, and minced meat. Nazvao je Alfa, jer su mu rekli da je bila najkrupnija u leglu i verovatno predodređena za alfa ženku. Called the Alpha, as they told him that it was biggest in the litter and probably destined for alpha females. Alfa je imala svoj boks, ali je Amvrosije često puštao, pa su zajedno lutali po šumi. Alpha had its box, but is often played Ambrose, and together they wandered in the woods.
Vulovići nam kažu i da su u kontaktu sa Amvrosijem i da on zna za ovaj apel. Vulovic we say and that is in contact with Ambrose and that he is aware of this appeal.
Pismo koje iz časa u čas elektronski „potpisuje” sve više ljudi, poslato je na mnogo adresa, ne samo u Beograd, već i našim crkvama u svetu, u Australiju, London…A letter from hour to hour electronically “signed” more and more people on the many address, not just in Belgrade, but also to our churches in the world, in Australia, London … ali, kažu nam Vulovići, da do sada nije bilo odgovora. but tell us Vulovic, so far no response.
Za one koji će možda pročitati ovaj tekst, a imaju moć da nešto urade, ponovićemo reči mladog igumana Amvrosija iz naše reportaže prošle godine: For those who may read this text, and have the power to do something, will say the words of a young Abbot Ambrose from our coverage last year:
„Onom koga voliš moraš dati slobodu… “Love the one where you have to give freedom … To je prava ljubav. It’s true love. Teško mi, ljudi, to shvatamo, ali se učimo… Difficult for me, people, to understand, but we learn … polako”. slowly.
(MONDO) (MONDO)
Other video links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYUeIlIjeI0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5QUL1ieuA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGLSRYJi1BI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz41zS6NUIU&feature=related
Video translation:
SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
Belgrade
Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church
11000 Belgrade, Kralja Petra no.5 | +381 11 3025 101 info@spc.rs
Dear Sir Irenaeus, and all respected that keep the Serbian Orthodox Church
We write to you regarding news that VUČIĆ Kovilje taken from the monastery in the reception center Đurđevo.
After reports of truly clean and najiskrenijoj love she-wolf and the monk Ambrose lot of people came to see this God’s work. Thanks to this truly rare and unusual love many of our fellow citizens were first heard, and visited the monastery Kovilje.
However, due to human malice and stupidity, the she-wolf by order of Bishop of Raska and Prizren taken to the asylum.
The reason was, that it will lead a pack of wolves that will eat a grandmother from the village. “If someone is possibly aware of the miracles of the wolf will know that the she-wolf, which in this case, when you reach sexual maturity, with two years herself to go to the territory of a male will not lead pack. Second, because it is grown with people is very likely that they will never leave the monastery and, his pride, “whose head monk Anvrosije. I am writing this to you as someone who has studied all possible world literature on wolves and wolf as an owner who has lived for 4 years with our baby and slept with us in the house in the center of Kragujevac.
Great sin was made to God’s being innocent because no detention center can not replace the love and freedom that she had. Her life will be reduced to eating and sleeping. While the living will suffer for his monk. Wolves are animals that live and die for your pride, and her pride and her head is just the monks. I am writing you this from personal experience and from the experience of the world’s best experts on wolves.
As the Lord said that we are all God’s creatures by the will of God and Vucic, unspoiled, pure of heart. Saint Sava and his was the wolf, raven Sveti Ilija. Why the Serbs and the monastery Kovilje would not have their VUČIĆ?
We’re writing with a request to restore the monastery VUČIĆ Kovilje and return God’s love and light in her heart, because it will be the only way to live. Thus, in the asylum, in her soul will be only darkness. Note that one will not hurt and will not lead a pack of wolves. In the worst case will go to the forest and will not be back. We do not doubt that the Lord has given you enough strength to get this good work.
Can you restore luster in the eyes of God helpless Attachment create? – Believe that you can and more, and we believe that our Lord sent just such a temptation and you and us and to you and we can deal with them.
Please do not let that human stupidity and ignorance destroy this GOD’S work, and this pure love for a few such examples in the world and especially in these times I comfort, especially among the Serbs, who have unfortunately forgotten what a pure heart, honest soul and true love.
Please look into your heart and do not let an innocent being of God, Vucic, life passes in pain, suffering and darkness in the soul of his monks.
Do not forget to have strange ways of God, and that the Lord and by this time the rescue and save his soul saw to it and that love has to live not only in the heart of animals but also in the heart of people.
This letter you are writing on behalf of all people who still believe that good exists, that all the temptations that the Lord sends us to a cause such as this, that we show people how great and pure of heart and how we are all God’s creatures and and this Vucic.
Please return to the monastery VUČIĆ Kovilje, where her friend-monk monastery near her home, her forests and her freedom by her evil or reckless, or lack of dedicated people took to the Lord, and that the Lord intended it.
Please return the kidnapped Vučica freedom, only to be volja.Gospod God does not want to harm anyone, not even this Vucic, her suffering in captivity NOT GOD’S WILL -. Let God’s Will to be achieved. Zle force can be stronger than you, ljzdi good. Thank you.
It is the desire not only ours, but many people initiate action on the internet.
in advance, we thank you deeply.
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“Dear…,
We are kindly asking you to help give back to this wolf her freedom and let her return to the Monastery of Kovilje. We do appreciate that the fate of a wolf may not be an issue of high priority on your agenda. However, there are times when seemingly little things can be larger than those that outwardly appear to be of much greater importance. Relative to our own views, things bear the significance that we ascribe to them. But for someone else, whose fate is at stake, it can mean a whole lifetime, which can be joy or misery, depending on one single decision, seemingly unimportant, but of immense bearing. The greatness of man is the ability to grasp the future, one’s own and of others, and to bring joy into both.
Pause for an instant, take a look at this short video and decide for yourself. Please help us and send email to our Goverment and and our church to give back the freedom to this sentient being, ripped from the nature by a cruel act of people.
Please help set her free – an act of compassion that might not seem as significant to you, but for her, it’s her whole life, the one and only she has.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALX_Nn-M94
Thank you so much and God bless you.
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From: Jelena Tinska
To: kontakt.predsednik@predsednik.rs; Predsednik vlade predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs
Subject: Re: We don’t want Serbia in EU! Their Animal torture must stop!!!
Sent: Sat, December 11, 2010 7:59:28 PM
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/monk-and-wolf-monah-i-vuk/
Dear All
I am Jelena Tinska an actress in my country, Serbia. I cannot afford to help unhappy dogs and other animals financially as they would deserve, without cruel killings and torture that happens to them in this country and which is unfortunately their destiny. But since I work in media and TV, I have become “an extended arm in the media ” to the associations that fight for the wellbeing of the animals. I have my own weekly talk show ZEITGEIST, and also write for newspapers, and through those two types of media I fight for their well being the only way I can. I live in Novi Sad, where the situation is the same as in Belgrade.
I am not asking you anything from you. Nothing materialistic. But I ask you, based on the documentation that I have emailed you before in French, to please make EVERYONE you can aware, and from whom it depends if Serbia will join the EU, to make them aware of everything you know. And also to the Serbian government on the following email addresses I am writing with regard to the numerous e mails that I personally have had from animal welfare organisations in Serbia relating to animal cruelty there. It comes at a time in which you are declaring that “ the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) with Serbia in Brussels will consolidate the results achieved so far and advance the Justice and Home Affairs part of the Agreement”.
I wish to inform you of one area in Serbia where there has been and still is a complete lack of action on the part of the Serbian authorities responsible. I ask please that this letter be registered as a Formal Complaint to the EU regarding animal welfare atrocities in Serbia. I request written confirmation of this; thank you.
There have been very many reports circulating in Europe that the Serbian Authorities are not taking the actions that they should to ensure the proper treatment, care and control of animals within Serbia, a country hoping to obtain membership of the EU within the next two years. During 2006 we in the United Kingdom were supplied with many reports of Dogs (Canines) being rounded up, held and finally slaughtered in many Serbian towns/cities. Witnesses from these Serbian welfare organisations were able first hand to document the methods and procedures associated with street animal control by many Serbian authorities which appear to have been contracted to do the killings, and possibly using EU Enlargement monies given by the EU to do this.
Below is a sample of the reports we have obtained from welfare organisations in Serbia:
In one example; a visit to SMEDEREVO was undertaken on Wednesday 27th September. Welfare campaigners noted and witnessed several street Dogs which had been rounded up and were now being kept at the local pound. Many photographs of these dogs were taken, samples of which are provided in this letter for your review. We know that the Garbage collection for the city of Smederevo is undertaken by a public organisation called “KOMUNALAC”; and also that the dogcatchers (Shinters) employed by them are attempting to keep their dog killing secret. We have also obtained documentation showing a Report produced by the Veterinary Inspector of Smederevo as a result of a visit made by welfare campaigners on Friday 29th September. We note from the report that the entire pound was declared empty of dogs. Although we find it very hard to accept and do not consider it to be at all possible, we state that there may be the very un-probable possibility that all of the dogs in the pound were re-homed between Wednesday 27th, the day of the initial visit, and Friday 29th, the date of the veterinary report.
We are 100% certain that all the dogs held in the local pound during the dates detailed were subsequently killed by the local authorities. Despite the welfare organisations having asked the authorities mentioned to provide information of the addresses of the homes to which these dogs were allegedly sent for their re-homing, as it was considered a part of the conclusion to this welfare investigation, no information whatsoever has been provided by the authorities to prove that dogs had been re-homed from the pound in Smederevo.
Further, we have photographs (shown below) taken at the Garbage (rubbish) dump at Smedervo which were taken on 29th September; the exact date when the dogs from the pound were allegedly re-homed by the authorities. We are certain that the dogs shown in these photographs are the same dogs which were held in the pound during this period, and we are reliably informed by local monitors that prior to their killing, the dogs held in the local pound were kept in a very small enclosure, approximately 1.5 metres x 1.5 metres, and which was used as the facility to hold some 30 dogs !.
We understand also that neither food or water was provided to any of the animals during their time at this enclosure pound, a policy which we find to be disgusting. We are led to understand that the killing of the Smedervo dogs during late September 2006 was undertaken by the organisation “JKP Komunalac” , the City Rubbish contractor/organisation, and that a money transfer from the City Budget to the Bank exists to show that payment of the killings undertaken during September exist. Selected photographs from some of the very many we now have on file as evidence of the conditions/disposal processes on the rubbish dump at Smedervo are shown below.
Other towns/cities which we have been provided with similar information to the above incidents include: OVCA /belong to ORCA/– North of Belgrade. We were informed that the veterinary here has destroyed between 6000 and 7,200 dogs. We have very strong concerns that facilities at this town are always made unavailable to the public and that the facility is protected by monitoring cameras on the outside. We have been informed that if anyone who has lost a pet goes to the facility to try and find their dog, they are not allowed in and are asked to give a description of their animal. People are usually shown pictures of dogs in the facility on a monitor but always never end up being re-united with their own animal. They are always informed that their dog is not at the facility.
We suggest that the animals in all cases have been destroyed.
NOVI SAD – North West of Belgrade. Within the garbage collection and handling facility is a collection of iron cages measuring 1 metre square into which dogs are placed. Sometimes the dogcatchers (Shinters) place the dogs they have captured into the cages where they are held until killed; sometimes they are killed immediately after their capture. The dogs are usually killed by the injection of T-61 into their lungs. Once they have been killed, the bodies of the dogs are moved to the garbage dump facility (see photographs above) where their bodies are usually covered by the placement of at least one layer of rubbish in order to hide the killings that have taken place.
PANCEVO – North-East of Belgrade; near to OVCA detailed above. The Public organisation which handles garbage for this region is called “Higijena”, and we have witnessed some twenty (20) building boxes here for the holding of dogs collected in the region. We are informed that dogs should be held for at least seven (7) days but often they are killed in much shorter times, again by the injection of T-61 into their lungs. The chief of the dogcatchers who travel around the region is one Mr. Vladimir Zec, a man who appears to hold a diploma from the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) for his ‘Humane’ methods of dog catching and control’. The organisation “Higijena” appear to use this diploma as an alibi for the work which is done on dogs and which is paid for out of the city budge; possibly EU Enlargement money ?. In summary, “Higijena” appear to be using the reputation of an animal welfare organisation (WSPA) as a means for being contracted to kill animals; possibly with money given by the EU !
KULA – Some kilometres out of the city, the Public Veterinary Station has a facility JVS ‘KULA’ into which they place dogs after capture. When between 5 and 15 dogs have been captured, they are killed by the veterinarian. We know from documentation obtained by Serbian welfare organisations that the veterinarian, Mrs. Danijela Kozomora, claims that all of the 686 dogs destroyed during six months in 2006 had been declared as “Healthy”. This completely goes against what is declared by Mrs. Gordana Milosevic-Stojanovic (the Deputy Public Prosecutor of Serbia) who seems to declare that “only dogs with incurable illnesses are destroyed”. Something is very wrong. Under the Freedom of Information legislation which exists in Serbia and with information supplied from Serbian welfare campaigners, we have had access to, and still have photocopies of the documentation of veterinary inspectors reports for every one of the 686 dogs mentioned, and in every single report the destroyed animals are detailed as ‘healthy’ by the veterinarian.
SVILAJNAC – South-East of Belgrade. The Public contractor/organisation which handles garbage for this region is called “Morava”, and here again welfare monitors have witnessed dogs being held for killing (with both T-61 and the use of pitchforks and mallets)in holding cages as shown in the photograph below. One dogcatcher has informed the welfare organisations that he would want them to attempt to stop the killing of the dogs as he can no longer stand the terrible nightmares that he suffers as a result of witnessing dogs being killed with the mallets. We find this method of destroying living and healthy creatures completely unacceptable, regardless of where it happens. We have very strong reservations also about the methods which were employed for the killing of these “Stray Animals”. Sources have informed us that the dogs were killed by a variety of procedures including stabbing with Pitchforks, clubbing to death with mallets; the use of the drug T-61 and also the use of Nuvan, Kreozan-poisons. We would like to make it clear that the use of drug T-61 has NOT been considered an acceptable euthanasia drug in the United States of America since 1988, when it was withdrawn from manufacture, and also not accepted in Canada since 1994.
The American Veterinary Medical Association lists T-61 use as “a method (of killing) which should only be used under specific conditions unlikely to prevail in dog pounds anywhere”. Both T-61 and Kreozan cause death by suffocation. Sources inform us that for humans, overexposure to Nuvan causes acute depression which is evidenced by headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramps, excessive sweating, salivation, blurred vision, tightness in chest, weakness, muscle twitching and confusion. In extreme cases, unconsciousness, convulsions, severe respiratory depression and eventual death may occur.
Thus we ask you sir to please inform us if any Serbian personnel (Shinters) involved with the use of this agent have been made aware through health and safety legislation of its potentially lethal consequences. We know that it is used to kill dogs, it can also kill humans who are unaware of its dangers.
Why are Nuvan, Kreozan and T-61 still being used by authorities to kill dogs in Serbia in September 2006 when they are not being used in other civilised countries such as the USA and Canada ?
Evidence we have obtained via Serbian welfare organisation investigations show the huge numbers of animals that have been killed (destroyed by Euthanasia) over recent years. This evidence is shown in the following figure and is summarised in the accompanying Table. Summary of data shown in the above figure: YEAR CATCH (Dogs and Cats) ANIMALS KILLED ANIMALS BOUGHT ANIMALS IN SHELTER
2002 Dogs: 3032 Cats: 81 Dogs: 2991 Cats: 79 Dogs: 31 Cats: 2 Dogs: 18
2003 Dogs: 2727 Cats: 51 Dogs: 2734 Cats: 51 Dogs: 11 Cats: 0 Dogs: 10 Cats: 0
2004 Dogs: 3185 Cats: 88 Dogs: 3185 Cats: 88 Dogs: 0 Cats: 0 Dogs: 0 Cats: 0
From documentation we have been provided with and which is shown in the following figures, it can be clearly stated that 90% of the Budget money (possibly EU Enlargement donated money ?) allocated for animal welfare issues, for example, to Belgrade, will be spent on the killing of animals, and a mere 10% on the sterilization of homeless animals for the period 1st January to August 2006.
Of 5042 Dogs collected in Belgrade during this period, 4510 were killed and a mere 1389kg of food purchased and supplied for the animals. This data is ‘Official’ figures from a report by the Director of JVS “Belgrade” – Ovãa, the facility where the dogs are collected and then killed.
We understand from Serbian animal welfare organisations that we have corresponded on this issue with, that the Serbian authorities have been asked to stop the killings, to undertake sterilization of captured animals and to provide the same with marker ‘idents’ to show that they have been sterilized and thus should not be killed. We have been informed that the authorities have shown no interest in the requests of the welfare organisations and only wish to continue with a policy of killing.
We are hearing that at the moment animals which have been sterilised and provided with an ident are still being rounded up and destroyed – this is completely unacceptable ! Despite the new Serbian laws associated with Veterinary care: Veterinary Legislation, Article 46 refers, valid from 2nd November 2005, and which requires care for homeless dogs and cats, as well as the new Serbian Criminal Code: Article 269 Paragraph 2 of the which provides punishment of up to three years imprisonment for anyone who inflicts cruelty or killing on animals, we know that despite charges in the International Courts in Strasbourg – Case Number 1052/07 being brought by welfare organisations, the Public Attorney General of Serbia does nothing to conform with the requirements of the law and undertake their responsibilities.
Meetings between welfare organizations and the Public Attorney General of Serbia on 13th April and 14th August 2006 resulted in nothing being done to provide better protection for the street dogs and cats of Serbia.
For this reason now we are considering that the welfare organizations of Serbia should have our support to bring Criminal charges to the International Criminal Court at The Hague, because in summary, Serbian authorities are not complying with Serbian legislation and thus should be prosecuted for not doing so.
It should be made very clear that we know only two animal welfare organisations have to date attempted to bring criminal charges against the mass killing of animals. Sources have informed us that these organisations themselves have now come under attack from the Serbian authorities who seem intent on ultimately destroying these (animal welfare) organisations.
The aim of the authorities; which will never happen before the issue goes to court, appears to be to prevent the animal welfare organisations from ever being able to do further welfare work in Serbia. We understand that Mayors from some towns and cities are attempting to bring criminal charges against the welfare organisations mentioned above. Welfare organisations named “Subotica”, in Subotica, and “Durdevo” in Zrenjanin,”ORCA” in Belgrade, appear to be giving their support to the policy of the “New Strategy” which involves the mass killing of animals.
It is our knowledge that by having this ‘support’ of certain welfare organisations, many of the Serbian authorities are able to undertake their mass killings because they are appearing to declare that the killings have the approval of the welfare organisations.
The Public firm “Higijena” from Pancevo has a representative named Mr. Vladimir Zec, who travels by car all over Serbia collecting dogs and returning them to Pancevo for mass killing. Despite current laws on Veterinary and Criminal codes as given above, we know that at least four (4) employees of “Higijena” have in very recent times been operating in regions including Svilajnacs; -
Serbia does not treat its animals well despite the fantastic efforts and work undertaken by Serbian animal welfare organisations.
Thank you for your time and review of our dossier on this very important issue.
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Video link:
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/the-dairy-veal-connection/
The Dairy/Veal Connection (VIDEO)
Frank Allen, farm manager and humane investigator at Animal Acres Sanctuary in Acton, California reveals the horrors of the dairy industry and its connections to the production of veal.
Dairy cows are artificially inseminated by means of the “rape rack” to remain in a cycle of pregnancy and childbirth so they can continuously produce milk. They are constantly hooked up to painful milking machines which often leads to the development of mastitis. Mastitis is is a painful infection of a cow’s mammary glands that causes irritated and swollen utters that excrete blood and puss along with the milk.
The stress on their bodies is so great that they often collapse on the way to the slaughterhouse and must be dragged to their premature death at age 5. Their natural life expectancy is 25 years.
However, half of the calves born to dairy cows are male and cannot produce milk, rendering them useless to the industry. So what becomes of them? Veal.
Veal calves are separated from their mothers almost instantly. They live out the few short weeks of their miserable lives in crates so small they can’t turn around or even lie down properly so their meat will be more tender. Veal calves are provided a protein-deficient diet in hopes of inducing anemia. This causes their meat to be a more “desirable” shade of white.
Still calves, these babies are given their first real opportunity to walk (if they even can) as they’re led to their gruesome death at the slaughterhouse.
In this video, Frank visits a dairy farm in California that houses 380 cows. While there, a traumatized male calf, later lovingly named Sonny, catches his eye. He gets in touch with the owner of the dairy farm and has the baby released into the warm arms of Animal Acres.
Watch the video to see footage of the awful conditions at the dairy farm, but also the heartwarming story of an ex-veal calf’s new life and friends in his happy home.
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Hands up kitty !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bmhjf0rKe8
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This is Veterinarian Nicholas Mišljenović.
Question – What is the aim of a veterinarian ? – to save animals lives and help them in their time of most need ?
WRONG; for some Serbian veterinarians such as Mišljenović.
This man is now exposed as the veterinarian who kills 3,000 to 4,000 cats and dogs every year in the Serbian city of Novi Sad (NS).
The unfortunate stray animals which are caught on the NS streets are held for only three (3) days before they are killed by this man. This is in direct contravention to existing Serbian legislation since the end of 2005; please see the SAV link from January 2010 below.
For further detailed information relating to the decision by the Serbian Constitutional Court that from 02/10/2005, the killing of stray dogs and cats in Serbia is forbidden; see our old post from January 2010:
All that can be said about this situation is that it very typical throughout Serbia. Serbian government and authorities do NOT make any attempt to enforce existing nation laws when it comes to animals and animal welfare. The system is corrupt and those involved with ignoring the enforcement of national legislation are also corrupt.
None of these veterinarians are up to date with the current legislation for animals, despite it being in existence since 2005, and neither do they want to be up tod ate, because they are still making money out of undertaking illegal activities.
As can be shown in the article and the photographs, T-61 is still being used to kill the animals after three days. Under Article 7, the Law for Animal Welfare, the killing of stray dogs and cats is forbidden. T-61 has been banned from use in several countries, as it causes respiratory paralysis – the unfortunate animal, when injected, experiences suffocation as the lungs become paralysed and cannot function.
Article 15 of the Law for Animal Welfare states that it is ONLY LAWFUL to euthanise dogs or cats if they have an incurable illness or in the final stages of an incurable disease.
Below is the text of an excellent investigation just completed by Serbian Radio 021. Their investigation lifts the lid on the killing of stray animals in Novi Sad.
Copies of this article will now be sent to contacts SAV have within the EU Legal Affairs department of DG SANCO, as corruption and non compliance with the enforcement of national legislation are two issues that the EU does not wish to see. Serbia wishes to become an EU member state, but with its own inability to enforce (Serbian) national animal welfare legislation some six years after it was legally introduced; and which has been validated by the Constitutional Court of Serbia, it could be said that it is better if Serbia continues to remain outside of the EU.
Serbian Radio 021 article link:
http://www.021.rs/Novi-Sad/Vesti/FOTO-Ko-kontrolise-ubijanje-zivotinja-u-sinteraju.html
Translation of article into English directly by Google Translate – NO changes have been made:
All photo credits – Radio 021.
Who controls the killing of animals in the dog catcher?
Prema informacijama do kojih je došao Radio 021, ne postoji nikakva stručna služba koja nadgleda rad veterinara koji ubijaju životinje u novosadskom šinteraju.
According to information obtained by Radio 021, there is no technical division that oversees the work of veterinarians who kill animals in the NS sinter. Na tenderu za izbor firme koja će se baviti eutanaziranjem pasa i mačaka lutalica u Novom Sadu, ovaj posao dobila je veterinarska stanica “Košarčić” iz Futoga.
The tender for the selection of firms to deal with the euthanasia of dogs and cats in Novi Sad, the job got the veterinary station “Košarčić from Futog. Kako za naš radio kaže jedan od veterinara zaposlenih u ovoj ustanovi, Nikola Mišljenović, dok životinjama ubrizgava smrtonosnu injekciju prisutni su samo dežurni poslovođa iz “Čistoće” i on. As our radio said one of the veterinarians employed in this institution, Nicholas Mišljenović, while animals injected lethal injection are present only on duty supervisor of the “Purity” and on.
“Moj rad prilikom eutanaziranja životinja kontroliše moja medicinska, veterinarska etika. Tu je još prisutan i službenik “Čistoće” koji je dežuran kada nas pozovu”, kaže ovaj veterinar. “My work during the euthanasia of animals controlled by my medical, veterinary ethics. There is still present and an official” purity “that was on duty when you call us,” says the vet.
Mišljenović navodi da ceo proces traje kratko i bezbolno za samu životinju, a količina sredstva za eutanaziju se procenjuje odokativno.Mišljenović states that the whole process takes a short and painless for the animal itself, and the amount of funds for euthanasia is estimated odokativno. Prema njegovim rečima, od ubrizgavanja smrtonosne injekcije do uginuća životinje prođe svega nekoliko sekundi. According to him, the injection of lethal injections to death of animal passes a few seconds.
“Psa koga niko ne udomi za ta tri dana koliko se zadržavaju u objektu za privremeni smeštaj najpre izvlačim na ivicu kaveza i otprilike procenim koliko pas može biti težak, kako bi znao koju količinu injekcije treba da koristim.U toj proceni skoro nikad ne omanem, jer se ovim poslom bavim već dosta dugo. Tada se psu daje injekcija koja se ubrizgava između rebara, u plućno tkivo, a životinja ugine mirno par sekundi nakon toga”, kaže Mišljenović.
“The dog when no one udomi for the three days that remain in the house for temporary accommodation are taken out first on the edge of the cage and approximately evaluate how a dog can be difficult to know what amount of injection should koristim.U these estimates almost never wrong, because I do this job long enough. Then he gives the dog a shot that is injected between the ribs, the lung tissue, and the animal died peacefully a few seconds after that, “says Mišljenović.
Sa druge strane, predsednica Udruženja za zaštitu zivotinja Novi Sad,Lana Đorđević navodi da oni sumnjaju da se iza zatvorenih vrata uhvaćeni psi ipak ubijaju na nehuman način.On the other hand, the president of the animal protection Novi Sad, Lana Đorđević said that they suspect that behind closed doors still caught killing dogs in an inhumane way.
“Ja sam pre nego što smo registrovali udruženje putem elektronske pošte tražila dozvolu da uđem u šinteraj,odgovor je bio da će mi javiti kada preduzeće to odobri.Naravno,to se nikad nije dogodilo. Šta drugo,nego da posumnjam da se tamo dešavaju neke stvari koje žele da sakriju od javnosti.”,kaže ova aktivistkinja za prava životinja. “I am before we register the organization via e-mail asked for permission to enter the pound, the answer was to tell me when to odobri.Naravno company, it never happened. What else but to suspect that there occur some things you want to hide from the public. “says the activist for animal rights.
Veterinar Mišljenović ipak tvrdi da se sve životinje eutanaziraju sredstvom T-61 i da za to postoje dokazi, kao i da su spekulacije da se za ubijanje koriste motke ili deterdžent neosnovane i predstavljaju atak na veterinarsku profesiju i etiku.Veterinarian Mišljenović still hard to euthanize all animals means T-61 and that there is evidence, as well as speculation that the killer used poles or detergent baseless and represent an attack on the veterinary profession and ethics. Mišljenović navodi da nikad ne bi sebi dozvolio da vidi životinju da pati. Mišljenović states that would never have allowed myself to see an animal suffer.
“Tu nema nikakve agonije, nikakve dreke, nikakve patnje. Ja prvi nikad ne bih mogao da podnesem da gledam životinju kako umire u mukama. Metod kojim se eutanaziraju životinje je brz, human i tih, i jedini na koji bih pristao”, tvrdi ovaj veterinar.“There’s no agony, no crap, no suffering. I am the first ever I could not stand to watch an animal die in agony. The method by which to euthanize animals is a fast, humane and peaceful, and the only way that I agreed,” said the vet.
Jedna flašica pomenutog sredstva za eutanaziju košta oko 3.000 dinara.
One bottle of the said funds for euthanasia costs about 3,000 dinars. Da li se ovo sredstvo zaista koristi za ubijanje lutalica, ostaje nam samo da verujemo na reč veterinarima koji se time bave. Does this tool really used to kill stray, we can only believe a word vets who do that. (Miodrag Sovilj) (Miodrag Sovilj)
Same article in Serbian (original text):
FOTO: Ko kontroliše ubijanje životinja u šinteraju?
Prema informacijama do kojih je došao Radio 021, ne postoji nikakva stručna služba koja nadgleda rad veterinara koji ubijaju životinje u novosadskom šinteraju. Na tenderu za izbor firme koja će se baviti eutanaziranjem pasa i mačaka lutalica u Novom Sadu, ovaj posao dobila je veterinarska stanica “Košarčić” iz Futoga. Kako za naš radio kaže jedan od veterinara zaposlenih u ovoj ustanovi, Nikola Mišljenović, dok životinjama ubrizgava smrtonosnu injekciju prisutni su samo dežurni poslovođa iz “Čistoće” i on.
“Moj rad prilikom eutanaziranja životinja kontroliše moja medicinska, veterinarska etika. Tu je još prisutan i službenik “Čistoće” koji je dežuran kada nas pozovu”, kaže ovaj veterinar.
Mišljenović navodi da ceo proces traje kratko i bezbolno za samu životinju, a količina sredstva za eutanaziju se procenjuje odokativno. Prema njegovim rečima, od ubrizgavanja smrtonosne injekcije do uginuća životinje prođe svega nekoliko sekundi.
“Psa koga niko ne udomi za ta tri dana koliko se zadržavaju u objektu za privremeni smeštaj najpre izvlačim na ivicu kaveza i otprilike procenim koliko pas može biti težak, kako bi znao koju količinu injekcije treba da koristim.U toj proceni skoro nikad ne omanem, jer se ovim poslom bavim već dosta dugo. Tada se psu daje injekcija koja se ubrizgava između rebara, u plućno tkivo, a životinja ugine mirno par sekundi nakon toga”, kaže Mišljenović.
Sa druge strane, predsednica Udruženja za zaštitu zivotinja Novi Sad,Lana Đorđević navodi da oni sumnjaju da se iza zatvorenih vrata uhvaćeni psi ipak ubijaju na nehuman način.
“Ja sam pre nego što smo registrovali udruženje putem elektronske pošte tražila dozvolu da uđem u šinteraj,odgovor je bio da će mi javiti kada preduzeće to odobri.Naravno,to se nikad nije dogodilo. Šta drugo,nego da posumnjam da se tamo dešavaju neke stvari koje žele da sakriju od javnosti.”,kaže ova aktivistkinja za prava životinja.
Veterinar Mišljenović ipak tvrdi da se sve životinje eutanaziraju sredstvom T-61 i da za to postoje dokazi, kao i da su spekulacije da se za ubijanje koriste motke ili deterdžent neosnovane i predstavljaju atak na veterinarsku profesiju i etiku. Mišljenović navodi da nikad ne bi sebi dozvolio da vidi životinju da pati.
“Tu nema nikakve agonije, nikakve dreke, nikakve patnje. Ja prvi nikad ne bih mogao da podnesem da gledam životinju kako umire u mukama. Metod kojim se eutanaziraju životinje je brz, human i tih, i jedini na koji bih pristao”, tvrdi ovaj veterinar.
Jedna flašica pomenutog sredstva za eutanaziju košta oko 3.000 dinara. Da li se ovo sredstvo zaista koristi za ubijanje lutalica, ostaje nam samo da verujemo na reč veterinarima koji se time bave. (Miodrag Sovilj)
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SAV Comment:
Nicholas Mišljenović, maybe now the EU should review your situation.
Your own government and authorities are incapable of enforcing national legislation which has been documented for some six years now.
A nation showing the “Enforcement of the rule of law” is a basic requirement of EU accession (membership). Serbia shows that it is incapable of enforcing its own national legislation for animal welfare. Why ? – corruption or a failure of the authorities and people in government ?
Maybe time for the EU Legal Affairs department to review the case and provide us with their expert opinion.
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Two Very Important petitions to be signed please.
Both of these need to be signed INTERNATIONALLY as much as possible.
Please note – the video of the Turkish dog beating is disgusting.
You will only want to see it once, but please watch it with our warning in mind. Then sign the petition. These people are trying to get into the EU as members; and knowing how pathetic the ‘Enlargement commission’ of the EU is, they will be allowed to join.
Yet more animal abusers in the EU; so even more justification for the EU to get up off its butt and wake up to introducing Union wide legislation for all stray animals.
Will they ? – no; they have more ‘important’ things to do than saving animal lives – like a nations financial status and the rest. Pathetic !!
Please crosspost; especially to MEPs – ask them to watch the dog beating video and then justify to you why Turkey will be such a great member state to welcome into the ‘club’.
And to think that here again, just like Serbia; the EU will be trying so hard to welcome the animal abusers into the EU ‘Club’.
Petition 1 Turkey – Dog Beating Video
Video Link –
*** WARNING, THIS VIDEO SHOWS EXTREME ANIMAL ABUSE – DOG BEATING OF THE EXTREME ***
http://video.haberturk.com/haber/video/hayvanseverler-arasinda-infiale-neden-olan-o-video/49697
The petition can be signed by visiting the following:
http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/tierquaelerinalan
The news from Turkey about this is:
Worldwide signatures needed please
Petition Link: http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/harrods-stop-selling-puppies.html
Background (Preamble):
No responsible, caring, ethical breeder would sell their puppies to a pet shop therefore the vast majority of pet shop puppies come from puppy farms. These might well be licensed breeders but their dogs are often kept in very poor conditions with a very poor level of care.
The breeding stock does not normally have the relevant health checks for hereditary diseases that a responsible breeder would do to ensure that healthy puppies grow into healthy adult dogs.
There is also the stress involved and the risk of infection through transporting puppies from their place of birth to the place of sale and then keeping them in a very unnatural environment.
Petition: We the undersigned call on Harrods to set an example as they are such a high profile store and stop selling puppies.
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Some important new petitons – please make sure that you sign.
Thank you – SAV.
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Spanish organizations asked us to spread it widely
Stop promotion bullfighting by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
http://www.cas-international.org/en/support-us/protest-online/real-madrid/
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Cat skinned alive strung up its entire fur ripped off its body (Dominican Republic)
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/11/maximum-sentence-for-these-animal-torturers/
WARNING: the picture (upper left corner of Petition Site) is VERY DISTURBING
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Stray Dog: Shocking Brutality by Municipality Worker in Athens, Greece
Please everyone, sign this important petition and leave your comments of DISGUST! And copy your letter to the email provided on the page also
Civilized people everywhere are disgusted, horrified, outraged by the treatment of stray animals in Greece. This problem is ongoing and pervasive and it’s apparent that Greek officials have no intention of doing anything about it. I’ll NEVER visit Greece again and have informed all my animal loving friends and family about the unconscionable, inhumane abuse of animals in Greece, the cradle of uncivilized cruelty! (zelda)
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BOW HUNTING -
The entire time the calf was calling for his mother who remained 40 yards away not wanting to leave. He had two choices. Let it slowly die calling to its mother, or use a knife. He did the humane thing and took out his knife.
http://mathew5-7.blogspot.com/2011/02/bowhunter-spinshot-calf-elk-during.html
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Say NO to Uk rabbit battery farming
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/say-no-to-rabbit-battery-farming/
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And finally – Protest in London about Romanian strays:
Dear Friends,
On Thursday 26th May we plan to hold a protest in London close to the Romanian Embassy and also walk along to the Romanian Consulate Office , both located in Kensington. This is long over-due given the fact that most other Western European and Northern European have already held large and effective protests against the proposed change in the law which would allow the Romanian authorities to systematically massacre hundred of thousands of street and shelter dogs…. all in the name of money allowing corrupt businesses to get very rich on the back of slaughter!
The vote to bring on whether to bring in this law has been postponed several times already largely due to the pressure from the animal loving International community and from those within Romania itself.
Kendra and myself have quickly put together the website below specifically for this event. On here you will find information being updated constantly, links to FB, Twitter, Blogs etc. There are also car sharing opportunities listed if you’re not based in/around London.
PLEASE join us, this really could be our last chance to take a stand! If enough people turn out on the day it will send a message LOUD AND CLEAR that mass illegal killings of this kind will not be tolerated. Although those in power in Romania care little for animals they DO care about their image and standing in Europe and so will definitely take note!!. We have to hold the protest on a week day to avoid the Consulate and the Embassy being closed. We are working in conjunction with the police and they have helped us establish a meeting place, a route etc. We’ve also been granted permission to deliver by hand any petitions directly to the Embassy.
If you really can’t attend, we ask you to kindly crosspost, forward and share this email to any and all animal loving friends, family and colleagues.
Adopted ‘Rommies’ would be most welcome on the day so please bring them along… they will make perfect mascots and ambassadors for their fellow dogs at risk back home!
Warmest wishes
Chrissy xx
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The ‘Green’ Animal Welfare Betrayer ? ! ?
- David Cameron MP – will this pro-hunt Prime Minister (Uk) who promised to run ‘the greenest government ever’ now do yet another U turn and be the biggest wildlife criminal the Uk has seen ?
On Monday, it was revealed that the government might scrap vital laws which protect wildlife and the countryside and help stop climate change. Hardliners have branded the rules ‘red tape’ and say they could be scrapped within months. [1]
We need to work together to make sure our wildlife, our countryside and our planet are protected.
In the past, David Cameron has made headlines promising to run “the greenest government ever”. [2] We need to convince him that scrapping these laws would be a disaster for his reputation. A huge petition will prove to Cameron that he can’t afford to break his green promises.
*** UK RESIDENTS ONLY ***
Please take 30 seconds to speak up for legal protection for wildlife and the environment:
Among the laws under threat are the Climate Change Act and the Wildlife and Countryside Act. These aren’t little-known laws that no one cares about. The Wildlife and Countryside Act protects wild birds, their nests and eggs, and makes sure that national parks and marine reserves are protected. The UK’s Climate Change Act was a world first which helps make sure we reduce our emissions. [3]
We know that when we work together we can make sure the government doesn’t get away with plans which could hurt the environment. When they decided to try to sell off our forests, over half a million of us got together and convinced them to drop their plans. [4]
The government says it is “consulting” before scrapping these laws – so let’s give them a consultation response they can’t ignore! Please help make sure we have a huge petition telling the government to keep laws which protect our wildlife and our environment.
Sign the petition to send a powerful message to David Cameron and the government:
*** UK RESIDENTS ONLY ***
Thanks for being involved,
Hannah, David, Johnny, Charlotte and the 38 Degrees Team
PS: The laws under threat in the government’s “red tape challenge” include the Climate Change Act, National Parks Act, Clean Air Act and the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Do these sound like “red tape” to you? Please add your name and tell the government that protecting our countryside and our planet should be a priority: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/dont-scrap-environment-laws
NOTES
[1] Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/apr/17/environment-green-laws-red-tape
[2] Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1368328/Im-determined-make-Coalition-Britains-greenest-government-Cameron-uses-YouTube-promote-Earth-Hour.html
Friends of the Earth: http://www.foe.co.uk/resource/press_releases/cameron_backs_new_climate_01092006.html
[3] Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/apr/17/environment-green-laws-red-tape
[4] 38 Degrees – “Victory! Government to scrap plans to sell our forests” http://blog.38degrees.org.uk/2011/02/17/victory-government-to-scrap-plans-to-sell-our-forests/
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International Support Welcome – Please Sign the Petition Detailed Below.
In the Uk, David Cameron has invented this term called ‚the Big Society’ in which the public are supposed to give their views and the government will listen. 94% of the British public want an end to wild animals being used in travelling circuses in the Uk.
David Cameron is ignoring the wishes of 94% of the public and their involvement in the big society.
94% of the British Public Want A Wild Animal Ban in Circuses
- But David Cameron Does Not Agree – So No Ban !
So much for Conservative inventions such as this !
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/uk-blocks-circus-ban/
UK Conservative Government Headed by David Cameron Blocks Circus Ban
After the highly publicized beating of Anne the elephant from Bobby Roberts’ Super Circus last month, a ban on using wild animals in British circuses looked very promising.
But now the government headed by David Cameron has done a complete turnaround and intends to block their support for a ban.
Despite repeated polls that show between 80 and 94 percent of the British public wants to end the use of wild animals in the three traveling circuses in the UK and despite promises of support from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), ministers are expected to announce their preference for “self-regulation by circuses.”
The Independent said the move comes from the Prime Minister (David Cameron) who “wishes to reduce Government regulation.”
The Independent launched its own campaign calling for the Prime Minister to rethink the ban and announce a timetable to implement one. More than 6,000 people signed their petition.
Click Here for information on the petition.
They wrote:
Amid widespread public disapproval, the number of circuses using wild animals has fallen steadily from 20 in 1997 to three today. They use more than 20 animals. The Great British Circus is touring with at least five tigers and two camels, and is breeding lions for future performances. Peter Jolly’s Circus has four pythons, a zebra, a camel and one horned African cattle called an ankole, while Circus Mondao has two zebras and two camels. All three circuses say their animals are well looked after, travel only short distances and are not harmed by their trainers.
A ban has the support of animal welfare organizations such as Animal Defenders International, Born Free, Captive Animals’ Protection Society, RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association, which represents 12,000 veterinarians.
Click Here for information on the petition.
The RSPCA reported the animals live in one quarter of the minimum space that is required in a zoo and their circus training, transportation and performance causes “damage to their mental wellbeing.”
Liz Tyson, director of the Captive Animals’ Protection Society, said:
“From an ethical standpoint, there is no justification for people to teach animals tricks or to force them to perform for our entertainment. We regularly get people saying to us: ‘I can’t believe this is still legal.’ People make the assumption that we have got the highest standards for animal welfare in the world but the reality is that we are falling behind – Bolivia introduced a ban on the use of all animals in circuses in 2009.”
The circuses countered by saying the animals are well cared for and they travel no more than 20 miles with the animals confined. They report that it’s in their best “business” interest to look after them.
Click Here for information on the petition.
Link: Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) – Uk based organisation:
The Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) is a UK-based charity leading the campaign to end the use of animals in entertainment.
Through a combination of undercover investigations, research, campaigns, political lobbying and education, CAPS aims to stop the exploitation of animals in entertainment, particularly in circuses, zoos and the exotic pet trade.
Website link: http://www.captiveanimals.org/
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Hundreds of stray dogs currently held in a Romanian shelter have been killed during the past 24 hours.
Please see our other posts (below) dealing with this issue. There is also a petition link which we ask you all to support. Demand justice for the dogs which we have now found were killed using T61 – the respiratory paralysis drug.
We say again – ALL of the dogs which you see in this post and our other posts have been killed using T61 in the last 24 hours.
Now it is time for EU wide stray animal legislation. I hope that the terrible deaths of these beautiful animals will be a turning point for stray animal legislation within the EU – Mark, SAV.
Past SAV Links:
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A MUST READ NOTE: the declaration of a FAMOUS, EXCELLENT, TRUSTWORTHY ROMANIAN VETERINARIAN about the massacre in BOTOSANI
by Mira Iordanescu, Sunday, 15. May 2011 at 22:57
Dr. LIVIU GAITA, is a renowned Romanian veterinarian, in Bucharest…
Owner & Manager, vet doctor at ORTOVET; Studied at USAMV Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara; Lives in Bucharest, Romania; Married; From Bucharest, Romania; Born on July 4, 1963
Facebook profile :
http://www.facebook.com/lgaita1?sk=wall
He recently expressed his opinions about the massacre of strays in Botosani, Romania in the article
Why did the Botosani massacre happen: a test for the public opinion..
ENGLISH VERSION OF THE ARTICLE :
Liviu Gaita, a renowned veterinarian from Bucharest, has explained for ” de ce news” which might be the motivation of those who ordered the massacre in Botosani, where 230 dogs have been killed.
The presumption that they tried to cover up some money laundering, must be verified by the authorities, but the most probable presumtion would be the version of a pilot project with which the public opinion would be tested. Some political forces still hope the passing in the Parliament of the law which allows the killing of strays in local pounds and they want to see how the people would react after the implementation of the ” final solution”
In general, the products with protein ( dog food ) are stolen from the shelters and used to feed other animals ( like pigs ) in people yards. It is also possible another fraud at a large scale, with the paper work between stores and shelter, but the cover up would not need the mass killings of strays, continued Dr.Gaita. In Romania we do not have a system to monitor and efficiently control these activities, hence those who do this can not be easily found even if one finds starved or hungry dogs in shelters.
De Ce News:Can one make money buy stealing the food destined to the animals in a shelter ?
Liviu Gaiţă: In any shelter, public or private, the food is portioned by those who work there. There is a real battle to stop the workers from stealing the food, taking it home to feed their own pigs. It is illegal to feed the pigs with animal protein, but they like it, so this product is in great demand. It is a bit difficult to steal on a large scale, with invoices etc, but not impossible, if there are some agreements with the providers.
De Ce News: Can’t the weight of dogs be controlled, to see if they are hungry “
Liviu Gaiţă:
there is a ratio of the food which must translate in the corporal mass. At least they should not lose weight …unfortunately, there are no scales in the shelters and it would also be difficult to put the dogs on them..
De Ce News: Difficult but not impossible
Liviu Gaiţă:
This is an issue which is not taken in consideration by the law, the regulations are very weak. There are norms and statistics about nutrition in the West, which would allow the evaluation and the determination of the quantity of food given , but, if the law does not impose such a thing, in Romania these regulation have no value,.
I-au sufocat în pungi de plastic ( they have been suffocated in plastic bags )
De Ce News: So, they had no reason to hide, by killing the dogs in order to erase the traces, in Botosani, right “
Liviu Gaiţă: they did not necessarily have to kill them. There is no administrative way of controlling the weight and the food portions. It rather was a test of stress. They wanted to se how the public opinion would mobilize in case there would be a national campaign to massacre strays at a large scale. A kind of pilot experiment, in a city, some where in Romania, after which they will inform the central decision factors and simply say that it was just an excessive action, in case things turn ugly. they found a man ready to kill the dogs, even if he breaks the law, and did it. Now they evaluate the reaction from the population.
De Ce News: Are the actions in Botosani illegal ?
Liviu Gaiţă:
Without any doubt. They had to prove that each and every dog suffered of an incurable disease, which is not the case. The decision is incorrect from the medical point of view and illegal from the authorities’ point of view. We do not have here an epidemic, which can be transmitted to humans, as it was with the Aviary flu. The first measure is quarantine for 10 days, then each case is discussed separately. Another very grave aspect is the procedure used for killing. Under the legal regulations, it is impossible to kill 230 dogs in 2 hours. The (legal)procedure demands specific sanitary materials ( syringes, bottles etc ) which must be kept , in order to prove that the legal procedures have been followed, but also qualified personnel, i think they poisoned them, which is illegal, or they lie about the duration of the procedure . It is clear that they could not have the speed mentioned: the lethal substance for the euthanasia must be administered intravenous , through perfusion, not intramuscular, hence it last minutes and minutes…it is impossible to euthanise 230 dogs in 2 hours. They killed them with cruelty, by poisoning or, after the intra muscular injection they suffocated them in plastic bags.
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Adăugat de Val Vâlcu în Mai 15 2011 13:00. Adăugat în Administraţie.
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PLEASE SIGN THESE PETITIONS AND CIRCULATE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/massacre-of-strays-in-Botosani-Romania/
INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO STOP THE EXTERMINATION OF STRAYS IN ROMANIA AND OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE EU.
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Slavica has sent through some pictures of dogs who are staying with her.
MONDY
Look at Mondy, he is ok, was born 1996.- we found him behind the highway .
Now he had lipoma - subcutaneouse benign tumour .
Regards
Slavica
BISA
Look at Bisa , female , we found her before 10 years when she was
shot by hunters. Now she had an operation – like Mondy : benign tumour
subcutaneouse.
Regards
Slavica
BUBICA
Bubica, female, was operated, breast tumour – not cancer.
STAFFI
Stafi was rescued from Novi Sad city pound , he was on death row .
This is Stafi in his room.
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Update on the situation of environmental protection in Serbia.
Serbian Link – Ekoloski bilten: Ekoloski_bilten_broj_108,_20._jun_2011.
Dulić je istakao da će, kroz niz obuka i seminara, inspekcija, gradjani i privreda naučiti koja su njihova prava i obaveze u oblasti zaštite životne sredine. On je ocenio da će biti neophodna i efikasnija sardanja inspekcije, policije, tužilaštva i sudova,”jer jedno od uskih grla” u primeni propisa i dalje predstavlja neefikasnost sudstva.
*** Dulic pointed out that through a variety of lessons and seminars, inspectors, civilians and trade organizations will learn what are their rights and duties in the field of environmental protection.
He pointed out that it is imperative to establish collaboration in-between the inspection bodies, police, prosecution office and the courts, AS one of the main problems is in law implementation and that is followed by non efficiency of courts. ***
Šef Delegacije EU u Srbij Vensan Dežer kazao je da je EU u poslednjih 10 godina u oblast zažtite životne sredine u Srbijiuložila 500 miliona evra i da je cilj novog tvining projekta da poboljša najsloženiji deo procesa zaštite životne sredine, a to je sprovodjenje zakona.
*** EU representative in Serbia Vensan Dezer said that in the period of last 10 years EU invested 500 million euros in the field of environment protection and that the aim of this twining project is to improve the most complex in the process of environment protection which is –
LAW Implementation !!
LAW Implementation !!
LAW Implementation !! ***
See lots more photos and our past campaign posts at:
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/golema-reka-draft/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/serbia-save-stara-planina/
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Over the weekend of 2/3 July 2011, we at SAV were provided with some very disturbing images by Zlata and Zoran of ‘Help Animals’, Belgrade – www.helpanimals.org.rs
In the South of Serbia, near to the city of Novi Pazar, en route to the Monastery Sopoćani, there is what is advertised as a ‘Zoo Park’.
Looking at the sign near the entrance, showing (painted) animal images; one would be led to think that this facility is a haven for wild creatures. This could be nothing further from the truth !
‘Welcome to the Zoo’ – What You Will See
As can be seen from the very recent photographs below, this alleged ‘zoo’ is nothing but a living hell for all the animals which exist there – they do not live, they simply exists.
The ‘zoo’ has the following wild animals under its ‘care’ in the most disgusting conditions:
Alarmed by the photographs, we at SAV today, 04/07/11, immediately contacted the ‘Born Free Foundation (BFF)’ who are also here in England, Uk, like us. BFF were supplied with copies of some of the photographs (7 initially) supplied to us (SAV) by Zlata / Zoran.
BFF operate a special section in their organization – called ‘Zoo Check’, a section who keep information on all zoos across Europe. At the moment, BFF is preparing a large report for the EU Commission on zoo conditions and legislation right across Europe (EU) in its series of investigative reports called ‘EU Zoo Enquiry 2011’.
Link: http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/zoo-check/zoos/eu-zoo-inquiry/
The ‘EU Zoo Enqury 2011’ is an independent study, which has not been instigated by the European Commission. However, the (EU) Commission is fully aware of the investigation and its objectives, and officials have expressed an interest to carefully examine the study’s outcomes, which we understand will be completed during 2011.
After discussions with BFF, SAV were informed that as Serbia is currently NOT a member state of the EU, information on Serbian zoos was not being included. But we had pleasure in being informed by BFF that if any information on Serbian zoos could be provided to them, they (BFF) would include a ‘Serbian’ section in addition to their 21 nation reports of zoos throughout the European Union.
Serbia is not currently an existing EU member state; but accession (membership) should be granted to Serbia in the near future. And so after discussions with BFF, it was felt that as a potential (EU) member state in the near future, the state of Serbian zoos should be included as part of the overall series of European nation zoo reports being prepared for presentation to the EU Commission.
The aim of the BFF ‘EU Zoo Inquiry 2011’ is to evaluate the implementation and enforcement of the EC Directive 1999/22 (relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos), its transposition into national law, national enforcement of that law and the status and performance of zoos in compliance with their legal requirements.
In order to ensure a constructive approach and to seek solutions for any failings identified by the investigation, the Born Free Foundation and ENDCAP Member NGOs are keen to open dialogue with the respective national government, before information is provided to the European Commission.
Access to the current investigation (individual country) comprehensive reports produced by BFF can be viewed via the following link. Note this is only a small percentage of those scheduled to be completed as the overall presentation:
http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/zoo-check/zoos/euzoos/country-reports/
After today’s discussions with BFF, both SAV and Serbian animal welfare organisations will now commence work to try and give BFF as much information as we possibly can about the situation in existing Serbian zoos, in order that a specialist ‘Serbian’ report can also be produced and included as part of the country ‘package’ being prepared for the EU Commission.
We feel that by doing this, we can exert pressure on the Serbian authorities in the following ways:
When Serbia becomes an EU member state; if we find that these EU regulations are not being enforced and adhered to by national authorities, then we will have no hesitation in taking the issues and our evidence further to the EU Commission and the legal affairs departments of the EU.
Information for the ‘Serbian zoos’ section of this EU Commission report which we are now aiming to provide to BFF with, will then give an opportunity for the Competent Authority in the Member State (ie. Serbia) to identify actions, or to develop a work plan that will address the identified shortfalls.
Please remember – these reports of all EU member nation zoos will not be completed yet as there is still work to be done throughout this year; but it is an important factor that we have now agreed with BFF that information on Serbian zoos will be reported on and provided to the EU Commission in the near future. BFF are looking at using the information for each nation to then assist national authorities to ensure that each nations national zoo legislation is being implemented.
Existing EU legislation – Zoos are defined as ‘all permanent establishments where animals of wild species are kept for exhibition to the public for 7 or more days a year’. (Council Directive 1999/22/EC of 29 March 1999 relating to the keeping of wild animals in zoos)
This will even include looking and making recommendations to the EU Commission if it is considered that a zoo should be closed down and the animals re-homed.
And so now we are working in cooperation with some Serbian animal welfare organizations to further investigate national zoo legislation and to obtain as much evidence relating to non-compliance with any legislation that we can. Things have only just started to move for Serbian zoo animals, but we are determined to try and prevent scenes such as those in the photographs above from becoming the ‘norm’ in Serbia once it has become an EU member state.
Finally, the man responsible for the enforcement of legislation in Serbian zoos is one Oliver Dulich – Minister in the Serbian government since July 2008 for Environment and Spatial Planning. Information on him can be found at:
http://www.ekoplan.gov.rs/en/Oliver-Dulic-26-c27-content.htm
SAV would like to thank ‘Help Animals’ Belgrade for providing essential evidence in this investigation.
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Following from our recent post about the so-called ‘Zoo’ at Novi Pazar:
We are now moving on further with the campaign to expose all Serbian zoos to the EU Commission. With the help of Serbian campaigners, a dossier of information is currently being collated which will then be used to produce a detailed report on the conditions at many Serbian zoos. This report will be submitted to the EU Commission as part of a 21 nation series of ‘zoo condition’ reports currently being compiled by the Born Free Foundation here in the Uk.
http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/zoo-check/zoos/eu-zoo-inquiry/
A fast track to those individual national reports which are already produced can be seen via the following link-
http://www.bornfree.org.uk/campaigns/zoo-check/zoos/euzoos/country-reports/
- simply click on any national report, and once accessed, use the size controls at the top of the report to select text size and to turn each of the pages comprising the report.
As a very necessary piece of data to support this work, with the valuable help of Slavica in Serbia and translations from Tatjana here in England, we now have access to the existing Serbian legislation which is applicable to the keeping of animals in Serbian zoos and wildlife parks.
The Serbian existing version of this legislation can be seen in the following figures:
With the help of Tatjana; we are now able to provide a translation of this Serbian legislation.
It reads:
Extract from ‘THE’
Official Document on the Law for Animal Welfare Serbia
Section 14.
Protection of Animal welfare in Zoo’s. sanctuaries or breeding facilities of wild animals
Clause 71.
The proprietor of zoological park or a mini park, sanctuary or a nursery/ breeding facility for wild animals has obligation to provide:
1) Space and equipment for keeping and reproduction of animals in captivity which are adequate for needs of every particular animal breed
2) Adequate space for animal isolation, quarantine
3) Protection of animals from the visitors and visitors from the animals
4) Provision of ongoing health care
5) Food and water in conjunction with needs for every particular animal breed/ species
6) Keeping official record of every individual animal, as well as a record of all sold or exchanged animals, or animals that are given to third parties as a gift
7) Program of keeping up the animal collection/assortment with all the species and plan of looking after any new members that have been born in captivity
8) Financial means that are necessary for continuous work of the zoo
9) Plan for animal safety and re-homing in a case of zoo’s closure of any other unforeseen eventualities like bad weather.
Conditions about animal welfare that are listed in clause 1 of this document section 14 have to be fulfilled and this has to be formally approved and verified by minister.
Conditions from clause 2 of this section is final, but can be contested in court of law.
Minister, in collaboration and approvals of acting minister for the environmental protection will provide detailed conditions/guidelines for clause 1 of this section as well as all other elements necessary for operation of mini zoo facilities – parks.
Clause 72.
Person responsible for the protection of animal welfare in zoological park, sanctuary or breeding facility for wild animals must have completed studies on academic level with title – diploma – master in veterinary science (doctor for veterinary medicine ) or biological science (diploma zoologist /biologist – master) or completed basic studies in the length of minimum of 5 years in the field of veterinary science or minimum of 4 years in the field of biological science.
Persons that are in direct care of the animals must be trained in the welfare field.
Minister, in collaboration and approvals of acting Minister for the environmental protection will provide program for training of persons that are going to provide animal welfare from clause 2 of this section.
Clause 73.
Movement of wild animals that are under the special regime of animal protection in conjunction with local and international regulations can be carried out only in-between zoological parks, sanctuaries and breeding facilities with approval by minister and acting minister for the environmental protection.
End of clauses 71/72 and 73.
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There are many irregularities in this documentation which are of concern to us and which we hope will be of even greater interest to the EU Commission when they are provided with the national report for Serbian zoos. For obvious reasons we are not going to detail our areas of the (Serbian) legislation that we will especially be concentrating on, but as you can see from the legislation text which has been reproduced above, there may be quite a lot of questions that we need to ask the Ministry regarding their authorisation procedures associated with the keeping of animals in Serbian zoos.
We have special concerns about the space allocations which are provided to animals, and we also question the requirements of Clause 72 – that the “Person responsible for the protection of animal welfare in zoological park, sanctuary or breeding facility for wild animals must have completed studies on academic level with title – diploma – master in veterinary science (doctor for veterinary medicine ) or biological science (diploma zoologist /biologist – master) or completed basic studies in the length of minimum of 5 years in the field of veterinary science or minimum of 4 years in the field of biological science”.
Investigations into conditions at Novi Pazar zoo appear to show that this facility is very far from what one should expect from a person who has “completed studies on academic level with title – diploma – master in veterinary science (doctor for veterinary medicine ) or biological science (diploma zoologist /biologist – master) or completed basic studies in the length of minimum of 5 years in the field of veterinary science or minimum of 4 years in the field of biological science”.
Novi Pazar zoo is nothing more than a series of prison cells for animals.
One could almost say that the information detailed in Clauses 71-73 of the Official Document on the Law for Animal Welfare Serbia – Section 14. – Protection of Animal welfare in Zoo’s. sanctuaries or breeding facilities of wild animals; is nothing more than a paper smokescreen to give the impression that there are strict animal welfare laws for both animals and the persons controlling the facilities, when in fact there would appear to be nothing of the sort.
We are working now to expose this to the EU in the future report.
What do you think ?
Do the following photographs of Novi Pazar zoo show:
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ZOO Park in Belgrade, Serbia
The ZOO park in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, is located on Kalemegdan fort in the downtown region.
This park is relatively big and there are lots of animals in it. Some of them are in good condition but there are also concerns about others.
The ZOO belongs to the city of Belgrade.
Web site link: http://www.beozoovrt.izlog.org/
Extract from ‘THE’
Official Document on the Law for Animal Welfare Serbia
Section 14.
Protection of Animal welfare in Zoo’s. sanctuaries or breeding facilities of wild animals
Clause 71.
The proprietor of zoological park or a mini park, sanctuary or a nursery/ breeding facility for wild animals has an obligation to provide:
1) Space and equipment for keeping and reproduction of animals in captivity which are adequate for needs of every particular animal breed.
Clause 72.
Person responsible for the protection of animal welfare in zoological park, sanctuary or breeding facility for wild animals must have completed studies on academic level with title – diploma – master in veterinary science (doctor for veterinary medicine ) or biological science (diploma zoologist /biologist – master) or completed basic studies in the length of minimum of 5 years in the field of veterinary science or minimum of 4 years in the field of biological science.
Persons that are in direct care of the animals must be trained in the welfare field.
Minister, in collaboration and approvals of acting Minister for the environmental protection will provide program for training of persons that are going to provide animal welfare from clause 2 of this section.
Clause 71.
The proprietor of zoological park or a mini park, sanctuary or a nursery/ breeding facility for wild animalshas obligation to provide:
1) Space and equipment for keeping and reproduction of animals in captivity which are adequate for needs of every particular animal breed.
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Palić zoo park is located in the North of Serbia (Vojvodina).
It is a zoo which belongs to the city of Palić.
Address is: Krfska No. 4, 24413 Palić, Serbia.
The offical Web site can be viewed at:
http://www.zoopalic.co.rs/index.php/publisher/articleview/frmArticleID/4/
Extract from ‘THE’ Official Document on the Law for Animal Welfare Serbia
Section 14. Protection of Animal welfare in Zoo’s. sanctuaries or breeding facilities of wild animals
Clause 71.
The proprietor of zoological park or a mini park, sanctuary or a nursery/ breeding facility for wild animals has obligation to provide:
1) Space and equipment for keeping and reproduction of animals in captivity which are adequate for needs of every particular animal breed
2) Adequate space for animal isolation, quarantine
3) Protection of animals from the visitors and visitors from the animals
4) Provision of ongoing health care
5) Food and water in conjunction with needs for every particular animal breed/ species
6) Keeping official record of every individual animal, as well as a record of all sold or exchanged animals, or animals that are given to third parties as a gift
7) Program of keeping up the animal collection/assortment with all the species and plan of looking after any new members that have been born in captivity
8) Financial means that are necessary for continuous work of the zoo
9) Plan for animal safety and re-homing in a case of zoo’s closure of any other unforeseen eventualities like bad weather.
Conditions about animal welfare that are listed in clause 1 of this document section 14 have to be fulfilled and this has to be formally approved and verified by minister.
Conditions from clause 2 of this section is final, but can be contested in court of law.
Minister, in collaboration and approvals of acting minister for the environmental protection will provide detailed conditions/guidelines for clause 1 of this section as well as all other elements necessary for operation of mini zoo facilities – parks.
Clause 72.
Person responsible for the protection of animal welfare in zoological park, sanctuary or breeding facility for wild animals must have completed studies on academic level with title – diploma – master in veterinary science (doctor for veterinary medicine ) or biological science (diploma zoologist /biologist – master) or completed basic studies in the length of minimum of 5 years in the field of veterinary science or minimum of 4 years in the field of biological science.
Persons that are in direct care of the animals must be trained in the welfare field.
Minister, in collaboration and approvals of acting Minister for the environmental protection will provide program for training of persons that are going to provide animal welfare from clause 2 of this section.
Clause 73.
Movement of wild animals that are under the special regime of animal protection in conjunction with local and international regulations can be carried out only in-between zoological parks, sanctuaries and breeding facilities with approval by minister and acting minister for the environmental protection.
End of clauses 71/72 and 73.
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ZOO Park ‘Jagodina’, Jagodina, Serbia.
Located in Jagodina in central Serbia. Belongs to the city of Jagodina.
Offcial Web site is: http://zoovrtjagodina.rs.
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Help Animals have now reproduced the zoo letter in Serbian for campaigners to e mail to the authorities directly; as concerned Serbian citizens.
See the Serbian version of the letter via the following link:
http://www.helpanimals.org.rs/index.php/action/index/srp/42
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SAV and ‘Help Animals’, Belgrade, are working together to put additional pressure onto the Serbian government regarding zoo conditions for (Serbian) animals.
The ‘sample letter’ which is given on this site, and which is directed at Serbian government ministers, has also been reproduced on the ‘Help Animals’ site with the special intention that Serbian citizens and campaigners can ask their government directly to take this issue on board and act !
We hope that with this united campaign front, action will now be taken by Serbian ministers to fully review the situation for all animals in all Serbian zoos.
‘Help Animals’, Belgrade – Website link (including sample letter):
http://www.helpanimals.org.rs/index.php/action/index/srp/39
English = http://www.helpanimals.org.rs/index.php/action/index/eng
‘Help Animals’, Belgrade – Facebook link:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/groups/58256910394
Some SAV past Serbian zoo links:
Main article, including sample letter to send to Serbian government officials:
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/belgrade-zoo-park/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/serbia-jagodina-zoo-park/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/serbia-palic-zoo-park/
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Further to all of our zoo campaigning recently, we have produced a quick video relating to the situation at Novi Pazar zoo.
Please feel free to use the following link when you send out any correspondence, as it will hopefully make the unaware aware of the terrible suffering of some Serbian zoo animals and the conditions in which they exist.
Youtube video link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tTtV7AYWBM&feature=channel_video_title
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Obviously our main concern is now the current welfare and long term future of the animals which are currently existing at Novi Pazar. It is very early days into a positive result, but we will endevour with our Serbian welfare friends to ensure that good, permanent and much better quality homes are found for all the current animals at this ILLEGAL hell hole zoo. – SAV
‘VUK’ Zoo facility; Novi Pazar, Serbia.
Regarding the combined efforts of animal welfare organisations to expose the horrendous conditions at ‘VUK’ zoo facility in Novi Pazar, Southern Serbia, we have now been given a fantastic update by ‘Help Animals’, Belgrade.
http://www.helpanimals.org.rs/index.php/action/index/eng/19/Home
We now have official confirmation from the Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning that they undertook an inspection of the facility on 5th of July 2011, and that it was found that the owner of zoo park, one Mr. Ismail Redzepovic, from Novi Pazar, does not possess any documentation in relation to this facility being operated / kept as a zoo park.
Official letters are as follows:
Further, he (Mr. Ismail Redzepovic) does not even possess any form of licence for any kind of economic activity at this facility.
We are informed that he “just has something like a kind of agreement with Belgrade zoo park, from where it appears that allegedly, he was supplied with the animals he has.” It is also alleged that some of the animals were given “as a gift”.
There are many issues that concern us greatly with regard this zoo park situation; the main ones being the complete ignorance of the Serbian government Ministry (Ministry of Environment, Mining and Spatial Planning) that they have any idea what is happening. Once again, it comes down to animal welfare organisations exposing the situation ‘in the field / reality’, while government ministers appear to simply sit back, turning a blind eye to what is actually happening, whilst at the same time directing people to useless government zoo animal welfare regulations which simply exist as words on a sheet of paper !
Remember the words which inform us how tight the zoo regulations are !
This whole situation at Novi Pazar shows that the whole system is out of control, and that government ministers who are in a position to oversee what happens and strictly enforce the animal welfare regulations, are simply turning a blind eye to their official responsibilities.
We ask the following questions of the minister:
Clause 71:
Why were you as the Minister, not aware of:
“The proprietor of zoological park or a mini park, sanctuary or a nursery/ breeding facility for wild animals has an obligation to provide”:
Clause 72 states. Person responsible for the protection of animal welfare in zoological park, sanctuary or breeding facility for wild animals must have completed studies on academic level with title – diploma – master in veterinary science (doctor for veterinary medicine ) or biological science (diploma zoologist /biologist – master) or completed basic studies in the length of minimum of 5 years in the field of veterinary science or minimum of 4 years in the field of biological science.
Clause 73.
“Movement of wild animals that are under the special regime of animal protection in conjunction with local and international regulations can be carried out only in-between zoological parks, sanctuaries and breeding facilities with approval by minister and acting minister for the environmental protection”.
This expose is a massive embarrassment for the government and the ministers, showing simply that they have no control over what is happening. Animals are suffering hugely as a result. Paper documentation and ‘Weasel Word’ government legislation for the alleged protection of animals in zoos is supposed to exist in the form of “Official Document on the Law for Animal Welfare Serbia” – Section 14 – Protection of Animal welfare in Zoo’s. What a joke this legislation is; legislation which means nothing being overseen by people who do nothing – government ministers.
They should all be ashamed of themselves.
This information is being passed to the EU Legal Affairs section, Brussels, as further evidence why Serbian ministers need to get their act together regarding the enforcement of Serbian animal welfare legislation before Serbia is allowed EU accession.
Our thanks go out to all our supporters who have sent messages relating to this issue so far. This is not the end; probably just the beginning !
Past SAV posts relating to Novi Pazar zoo, and other Serbian zoo facilites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tTtV7AYWBM&feature=channel_video_title
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/belgrade-zoo-park/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/serbia-jagodina-zoo-park/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/07/14/serbia-palic-zoo-park/
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As a result of our involvement over quite some period relating to flora and fauna protection campaigning at Stara Planina, Serbia; we were informed by the EU that the issue would be raised with the Serbian government at a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, in April 2011.
The wording that we were provided with on 31/07/2011 is:
Dear Mr. Johnson,
On behalf of Mr. Hxxxxx, I would like to inform you that we have raised the issue of Stara Planina during the meeting with the Serbian authorities in April 2011. However, due to the heavy agenda and the limited time available for the discussions, it was agreed that information will be submitted to the Commission in writing.
We will keep you informed once we have received more information from the Serbian authorities.
Best regards,
MI.
We consider this is unacceptable and that with such an important environmental issue, time should have been made available at the April Belgrade meeting to discuss Stara Planina much further.
Not happy with the response, SAV founder Mark Johnson has now responded to the EU, asking that copies of the official Serbian government response about Stara Planina be provided to him by 22/08/2011. As the EU appears unable to define any deadlines on this specific issue for the Serbian government to respond, we are now attempting to set deadlines with the EU, who in turn need to act urgently and get a response from the Serbian government this month.
A copy of the mail from MJ to the EU can be viewed below:
Dear Mxxxxx;
I thank you for your mail of 29 July, as shown below.
“The main role of the European Commission’s Environment Directorate-General (DG) is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that agreed measures are put into practice in the EU Member States”.
From the site of Janez Potočnik – European Commissioner for the Environment - http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm
Despite what you say and with all the good intentions; I find your response completely unacceptable.
The information which I personally was provided with on 30 March 2011 by Mr. Hxxxxx declared:
“The Commission is aware of the situation of the Stara Planina and we are addressing this issue in the context of the EU enlargement process. In this context and in order to receive updated information from the Serbian government, we are going to raise the question on the situation of the Stara Planina site at the next EU – Serbia Sub-Committee Meeting that will take place early April in Belgrade. I will be able afterwards to come back to you with more information”.
Your mail of 29 July can provide me with no further information other than to say that you have left the issue of Serbian flora and fauna destruction in Serbia with those who are performing Serbian flora and fauna destruction – namely the Serbian government.
If my experience of attempting to deal with the Serbian government over environmental / animal welfare issues during the past 7 years has taught me anything, it is simply that Serbian government officials are xxxxxxxx and will do everything in their power to avoid having to respond to you, me, anyone, about Stara Planina until all the destruction has been done; flora / fauna species have been depleted and certain Serbian officials have money rolling in.
The EU is supposed to be fighting to stop environmental destruction at facilities such as Stara Planina. What we see as a result of your last meeting in Belgrade appears to be another ‘back burner job’ with the Serbian authorities setting the agenda and dictating to you when you will be getting a response about the environmental destruction that they are doing at Stara Planina. I guess that is very much a case of the Serbian government telling you what you wish to hear in order that the EU Accession door is kept wide open for their membership in the near future. Animals and plant species coming a very poor second.
If anyone, either you (the EU) or the Serbian government, does care about environmental destruction in Serbia at locations such as Stara Planina, then can I suggest that your time limited discussions should have been extended to consider such issues as environmental destruction in Serbia. Possibly you will learn to allocate more time for your next Serbian meeting so that Serbian environmental issues, which so many exiasting EU citizens have big concerns about, can actually be addressed and sorted out there and then, rather than simply being jotted down on notes, and responsibility for further actions being put back in the hands of politicians – those running Serbia.
Please look at the photographs I am attaching and take time to ask yourself – is this something which should be left with officials on the back burner of meetings with the EU ? – more continued destruction until the next important EU / Serbia meeting ? – then to be put off once again ? – I suggest not. Obviously you feel differently. So what power to the ‘EU man’ on issues such as this ?
Lets say that if I have not had further response from the Serbian government and also yourselves on the issue of Stara Planinna by Monday 22nd August, I will be informing all global supporters to my site that the EU has left the issue of Stara Planina environmental destruction in the hands of those who are responsible for this exact thing; a bent and corrupt Serbian government.
I hope and very much trust that you will inform the Serbian authorities that the issue of environmental destruction (by them) at Stara Planina is still being monitored by EU NGO’s, and that every attempt to expose the environmental destruction at this facility will continue to a global audience. Can I suggest that you provide me with a written copy of the Serbian government response on Stara Planina by Monday 22nd August, as I have no faith in being led up the written / verbal path that some future meeting of yours in Belgrade sometime in the distant future is going to do anything to halt the killing of species of wild animals and plants in the SP sector of Serbia.
I very much look forward to your / Serbian government response by Monday 22nd August; otherwise it will then be necessary to make public, to EU government and international press, the failings which have taken place at the Belgrade meeting of April 2011.
If there is no response by the Serbian government on the issue of Stara Planina by 22 August in relation to the April Belgrade meeting; then I consider this a failure by all parties concerned. 5 months is long enough for the Serbian authorities to respond;
I very much suggest that they do and that you and Commissioner Potocnik ask them to act; and quickly.
Regards – Mark Johnson.
Founder ‘Serbian Animals Vioce‘
Kent, England, Uk, EU.
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Copy to janez.potocnik@ec.europa.eu
Janez Potočnik is the European Commissioner for the Environment; who declares on his site:
“The Directorate-General for the Environment is one of the more than 40 Directorates-General and services that make up the European Commission. Commonly referred to as DG Environment, the objective of the Directorate-General is to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations. To achieve this it proposes policies that ensure a high level of environmental protection in the European Union and that preserve the quality of life of EU citizens.
The DG makes sure that Member States correctly apply EU environmental law. In doing so it investigates complaints made by citizens and non-governmental organisations and can take legal action if it is deems that EU law has been infringed. In certain cases DG Environment represents the European Union in environmental matters at international meetings such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity”.
Further Information on the flora and fauna in the SP region of Serbia:
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/golema-reka-draft/
The Serbian Government proclaimed in 1997 Stara Planina as a Nature Park, enjoying the First Category of Protection – as of utmost importance for the country.
Stara Planina also has the status of a significant International region. It is on the list for International Important Birds, on the list for International Important Plant Areas, on the list of Prime Butterfly Areas in Europe, on the preliminary list of Cross-border Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO protection (Man and Biosphere, UNESCO), on the list of Important Ramsar Sites (peat meadows), on the Emerald list (sites significant for conserving the European ecological network), and also on the list of cross-border protected region placed in the European programme Green Belt (IUCN), on the list of ProGEO geological heritage sites under The European Association for the Conservation of the Geological Heritage.
There are 344 moss species on Mt. Stara Planina. Among them are numerous species which are supposed to be protected by various international and Serbian laws. Species that live on decaying wood and peat meadows are very threatened. One great danger for these species are the hydro-geological works, because of great changes in the water balance of their habitat. Under great threat is Buxbaumia viridis, which is protected within the Bern Convention and Habitat Directive in the whole of Europe, because of habitat destruction (wet tree trunks) which is threatened because of the forest destruction.
With ski-centre construction on the Jabucko ravniste, the peat meadow and water usage from Dojkino vrelo peat meadow, two most important peat meadows will be destroyed. This is a direct threat for all peat meadow associated moss species.
Diversity of flora in the Serbian part of the Stara Planina mountain (the other half is in Bulgaria) with at least 1195 growing plant species, of which 116 (9,7% from all recorded species) are locally or regionally endemic. Endemics are the most threatened category and also the most important floristic elements for the biodiversity. An example of the danger of wild tourism development is seen in the near extinction of Winged Bell (Campanula calycialata) which grew only on Stara planina. One part of this fragile population was destroyed during the first phases of the project.
On Stara Planina grow 9 species from the World Red List,
42 species are on the European Red List of which 4 are CRITICALLY endangered, 3 species from the Habitat Directive (Gentiana lutea), 45 species from the CITES list (41 species of orchids), 179 species with the regional IUCN threat status, 14 species from the National Red List and 153 species from that are protected in various ways by the Serbian national legislature. Also, 21 plant species are LOCALLY CRITICALLY endangered (IUCN YUCR)
From the Decree on the Protection of Natural Rarities (Official Gazette of Republic of Serbia: No. 50/93) 40 species are present and therefore IT IS ILLEGAL to damage and destroy their habitat. The Bern Convention also protects 2 species growing on the mountain. Peat meadows are habitats for dozens of endemic plant species. On the peat meadows of Stara Planina, grow about 50-70 endemic species on average, one of the most important is Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), a very rare and very threatened insectivorous plant species which became extinct in other parts of Serbia. It should be remembered that mountain peat meadows today represent the most scarce and threatened World ecosystems. According to IUCN categorization, they are specified among fragile (very sensitive) ecosystems, in which the smallest changes of abiotic and biotic factors are CRITICAL (the disappearance of only 1-2 species can result in total COLLAPSE of the system.).
Construction of ski tracks (which involves both logging and bulldozing activites) on fragile steep slopes will unavoidably begin a process of erosion; this has already happened on some parts of the mountain where development was illegally started.
On Stara Planina live 136 species of butterflies, of which 3 are protected by the Bern Convention, 4 are declared as national rarities by the Decree on the Protection of Natural Rarities by IUCN categorization.
Of the butterflies that live on Stara Planina, THERE ARE 6 ENDANGERED SPECIES.
From the European conservation concern, there are 14 species recorded which are crucially dependent on peat meadow vegetation – and at least three of the species are living on the territory of the planned mega ski resort (Babin zub, Midzor, Topli Do).
Considering fish fauna of the mountain (26 species), the most important is Brown Trout In addition, in the cold mountain rivers lives the Golden Loach (Sabanejewia aurata) which is under protection by the Decree on the Protection of Natural Rarities. Also, the Bern Convention issues protection of six fish species which also live in the streams and rivers of Stara Planina Mt.
With the use of mountain springs as water sources for the demands of proposed tourist accommodation facilities, severe damage to the current water balance is expected, and the resulting effects on aquatic animals will be extremely harmful. Numerous streams and small rivers that are fragile ecosystems will also be threatened by pollution from effluent and drainage.
On Stara Planina live 18 species of amphibians and reptiles, of which 10 are protected under the Bern Convention, while 8 are protected by the Decree on the Protection of Natural Rarities. It is almost certain that many species will be lost if and when the works proceed.
So far, 206 bird species are recorded on Stara Planina. From that number, 140 bird species are protected by the Bern Convention, but some of them have ALREADY BECOME EXTINCT recently on Mt. Stara Planina due to human activity.
Localities are under consideration for development which will endanger nesting / bird species which have bred there in the recent past and which are currently protected by both the Bern Convention and the Decree on the Protection of Natural Rarities.
It is of great importance for every one of the above flora and fauna species that THEIR HABITAT REMAINS PRESERVED, and is not ruined by government ploitical ignorance of environmental legislation.
There are some 60 species of mammals on Stara Planina, among which some are very rare, including the Snow Vole (Chionomys nivalis), also an extremely rare living fossil of Tertiary origin which lives on the highest slopes of the mountain; it is directly threatened by the ski resort.
Together with Snow Vole, under the Decree on the Protection of Natural Rarities, an additional 19 mammal species and their habitat are protected. Under the direct threat of habitat destruction are the Lynx (Lynx lynx), Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna, Mole Rat (Spalax leucodon), Suslik (Spermophilus citellus), Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) and the Southern Water Shrew (Neomys anomalus). The Bern Convention, Apendix II is protecting 6 species: Suslik (S. citellus) Brown Bear (Ursus arctos), Marbled Polecat (Vormela peregusna), Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) and Otter (Lutra lutra), while Apendix III also protects an additional 12 species.
Only the Grey Wolf and Wild Cat in Serbia are not protected by law and sadly enough, considered as game animals by Serbian hunters who have a love for the destruction of nature. Animals detailed above, especially those from Apendix II, are now seriously threatened with habitat destruction from the building and future existence of the ski resort.
According to many scientific findings, this kind of tourism is likely to be unsustainable due to climate change (higher warming temperatures and lower snow yield), strong competition in the region and diversity destruction which will take result.
It is vigorously recommended that an alternative of rural (agro / eco and ethnic) tourism should be developed and made profitable on a sustainable basis without any major habitat destruction.
This would require less investment and would benefit and preserve the local communities. This kind of tourism would very much improve the quality of life of local people by enabling them to find additional outlets for their food and craft products and local services.
Eco-tourism has been previously recommended by IUCN as the only acceptable kind of tourism development of this region. Also the World Bank is now working on a project with local communities to improve ecological management of Stara Planina Nature Park (142,000 ha), biodiversity and sustainable natural resource-use incorporated in a major agricultural and rural development program, for example including c.30,000 ha of grasslands under sustainable grazing.
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Warning – Animal Abuse by those with nothing better to do !
http://blog.peta2.com/2011/08/urgent-turtle-torture-event-scheduled.html
Ohio County, Indiana, is home to an extraordinarily cruel event called “Snapperfest”—next scheduled for this Saturday, August 20!
Every year at the Campshore Campground, wild-caught snapping turtles endure terrible violence at the hands of participants.
The frightened animals are grabbed by their tails and repeatedly slammed to the ground. Their heads are yanked from their shells, and they are then swung around until “contestants” are able to wrap their fists around the animals’ necks.
STOP THIS EVENT!
Contact the so-called ‘Honourable’ people involved in supporting this:
The Honorable Connie J. Brown
Ohio County Commissioner
yvonnewalton@hotmail.com
812-438-4624
The Honorable Todd Walton
Ohio County Commissioner
twalton@cinergy.com
The Honorable Shane Koons
Ohio County Commissioner
812-584-0378
The Honorable Connie Smith
Ohio County Auditor
ohioctyauditor1@earthlink.net
812-438-2062
Campshore Campground
812-438-2135 (office)
812-290-5939 (cell)
info@campshorecampground.com
THERE IS NOTHING HONOURABLE IN SUPPORTING ANIMAL ABUSE !!
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All we ask is a signature to support our work and then move forward and try to take action to stop this for the future.
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/bulgaria-existing-eu-member-state-wall-of-shame/
Update:
Written declaration N° 26/2011 on dog population management in the European Union
Thanks to Paola, we now have a recent listing of MEP’s who have / have not supported this Written Declaration.
Access the MEP listing via the following link:
Under the column ‘Status’, you will see and entry of either ‘1’ or ‘0’.
A ‘1’ entry means that this WD HAS been signed and supported by the MEP detailed.
A ‘0’ means that the WD HAS NOT been supported by the MEP detailed.
Despite their personal views on their political positions, MEPs work for you – they are servants of the people – and you are the people.
We have attempted to get all MEP’s in our own area of SE England to sign up to this WD; and unfortunately, there has been little in the way of a positive response. We have had some support, which we very much appreciate, but this lack of interest by others is a reflection that many MEP’sd do not work for you, they simply do what they want. Some of the reasons (excuses) why the WD on dog population management in the EU cannot be supported have been astounding !
Please use the list link provided below to ascertain if your MEP’s have or have not supported this WD. Please take action to ask them to support it if necessary.
A full list of non supportive MEP’s will be issued nearer the closing time of this WD.
Then you can reflect on the situation and use it to review your voting policy at the next Euro Elections.
Thanks – SAV.
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Mr Farage, and 12 other UKIP-representatives, sit in the EU’s consultative assembly in order to keep watch, and report, on the acrivities of the EU’s institutions and to vote against all the EU’s so-called legislation. They are electorally mandated to do this.
They have no mandate for recognising the legitimacy of the EU or for calling upon it to do anything other than to dissolve itself.
Some “legislation” appears to contain worthwhile elements, but whether it does or not, it all contributes to increasing the EU’s power, and its erosion of democracy. As for written-declarations, they are of no significance whatever, except as opportunites for EU-propaganda and for the self-aggrandisement of those who propose them.
Even if all the MEPs vote for this (unbinding) written declaration, all the legislative power is in the hands of the Commission who can simply ignore the request. These Commissioners are not elected by anyone or accountable by the ballot box, but yet create 75% of laws in the UK - We do not recoginse this foreign government or support such a legislative process that is not accountable to the people of Britain.
Yours sincerely
Andrew S. Reed
Office of Nigel Farage
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Further to our post of 31st July;
we now have some excellent news from Animal Aid.
Now that Defra (a Uk government ministry) has been stripped of its prosecution powers, and the take over of this role by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS); we see this as excellent news for many, many animals within the Uk. Using the CPS, animal welfare campaigners will be able to by-pass the ianactions of defra and, provided that they have sufficient evidence, will instead be able to provide their data to the CPS with a view to prosecutions being undertaken.
SAV welcome this move and the tremendous work undertaken by Animal Aid. Defra, since being taken over by the existing government led by David Cameron, have been largely useless in progressing animal welfare within the Uk. Now hopefully it is time for change – progressive change – a change to help animals.
A day in the Uk to celebrate – that Defra have finally been sent a message; one that they should work towards protecting animal welfare rather than protecting those who cause animal suffering.
Their Press Release issued on 24/08/11 reads as follows:
Defra ‘stripped’ of its prosecution function after slaughterhouse cruelty campaign
A year-long campaign by Animal Aid to have Defra stripped of its prosecution powers has culminated this week in confirmation that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) will now take over this role. The news comes in the wake of a media furore caused by Defra’s decision to refuse to prosecute slaughterhouse workers who Animal Aid filmed burning pigs with cigarettes, punching an animal in the head and forcing seriously injured pigs to drag themselves to slaughter.(1)
Animal Aid first drew attention to a conflict of interest within Defra 12 months ago when the government department dropped all outstanding prosecution cases against four slaughterhouse owners and nine employees. The evidence against them had been obtained by Animal Aid using covert, fly-on-the-wall cameras. Animal Aid believes that the decision to abandon these prosecutions was politically motivated (the previous Labour government had investigated and brought criminal charges) and stated publicly its concern that Defra should not be both the industry’s champion and its regulator.
The department’s close ties to the farming and slaughter industries – three of the four Defra Ministers are also farmers, while the fourth worked for the National Farmers Union before becoming an MP – strengthened Animal Aid’s belief that a conflict of interest was inevitable.
Animal Aid had pressed for the independent Food Standards Agency to take on the role of prosecutor and had lobbied MPs to that effect. But an announcement quietly made on the Attorney General’s website on 12th August stated that the CPS would be taking over the role:
‘The Attorney General and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced today the transfer of Defra’s prosecution function to the CPS and the remainder of their legal team to the Treasury Solicitor’s Department… Defra Legal’s five prosecution posts will transfer to the CPS…
‘Defra and the CPS have considered carefully the benefits of the changes and agree that the new structure will provide a better strategic fit for prosecutions. The new arrangement will provide greater resilience in the conduct of Defra prosecutions, and the team conducting those cases would have improved access to the range of specialist teams in the CPS that are not available in a small in-house team. The team would also have access to the CPS’s network of advocates serving courts locally.’(2)
Animal Aid’s Head of Campaigns Kate Fowler welcomed the move, saying:
‘We are heartened that future decisions about slaughterhouse prosecutions will fall to the CPS. Defra is much too close to the industry and, as a result of this, many slaughterhouse workers have escaped prosecution, including some whose actions can only be described as sadistic. We hope that this change will lead to the individuals recently filmed burning, kicking and punching pigs at an Essex slaughterhouse being charged and prosecuted.’
Notes to Editors
For additional information or to arrange an interview, contact Kate Fowler or Andrew Tyler on 01732 364546 (out of hours 07918 083 774).
We have an ISDN line available for broadcast quality interviews.
Additional Information
(1) Animal Aid’s slaughterhouse campaign, including the most recent investigation, can be viewed here: http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/slaughter/ALL///
(2) The statement on the Attorney General’s website can be found here: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pages/AlignmentofprosecutionsbetweentheDepartmentforEnvironment,FoodandRuralAffairsandtheCrownProsecutionService.aspx
Animal Aid has filmed covertly inside nine UK slaughterhouses since January 2009 and found breaches of the welfare laws in eight of them. The national organisation has convinced ten of the leading supermarkets plus the leading wholesaler, Booker, to insist that their slaughterhouse suppliers install CCTV. It continues to press for an amendment to the law to make CCTV installation compulsory.
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Serbia / Belgium – 27/08/11 – Special Appeal for Damjian.
Please copy this post and send it far and wide – we need to find a new forever home for this guy. His requirements are more than the usual dog, but there must be someone who can give him the care and home that he deserves.
Please watch the video links below, in addition to the photographs.
Do what you can to help; if it is simply a donation to help with his needs.
Thanks – Mark – SAV.
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Mark can you make appeal for Damjian please?
Thank you!
Nancy
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Here some pictures of Damijan; He is in Serbia.
Damjian was hit by a car and found in the road like this.. he is blind in this one eye..and cannot bark as he should.
He is now in paid foster with Slavica, who is foster for puppies too.
We need each month some 80 Euro for his foster.
In addition, money for his diapers and special powder for him.
I now paid powder and diapers for 50 Euro from my own money.
He needs a lot of care.
I will send a basket and special bed for him for in winter to be inside.
He needs a home; he is so so, so sweet but a lot of work.
His spine is not straight.which makes it a bit more difficult.
He cannot control peeing very well and so needs to be washed and powdered.
Please if anyone can help find him a home – feel free to send this appeal around and use the movies and pics – or contact me for more information at:
Web link: http://straydogs.be/site/contact/contact.html
He has had several places in Serbia but nobody wants him or wants to take care of him. It is so sad for him.
Now he is ok with Slavica but for how long this time??
He so much deserves a loving home.
Movies I made of Damijan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WeigYalwwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRR_HsZtmSs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em_A6C4kZnQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEKGYHr0yi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8IqcyYE5eg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPAHsoZHM8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_Z6sSXYMw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlKU19mylAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wo9T5yJDVE
Nancy
Please Find Me A New Home – Thank You – Love Damjian.
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SAV Comment.
We are providing a copy of this post, complete with photographs of Archie, to the world famous Fitzpatrick referrals in South East England. We hope that liaison may be able to be mde between Fitzpatrick referrals and Dr. Sasa Stokic if necessary to provide further advice and help for the treatment of Archie.
Fitzpatrick referrals Web Site: http://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/
Take a guided tour of this top of the world animal treatment facility:
http://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/welcome-fitzpatrick-referrals-video-tour
Mission – http://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/about-us/our-mission
News and Events – http://www.fitzpatrickreferrals.co.uk/news-and-events
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Archie’s front and back left side paws brutally hacked off.
Smederevo / Belgrade, 26th August 2011 – Archie, a beautiful one-year old stray dog that used to live near a bus station in the Serbian city Smederevo, became another innocent victim of monstrous crime against animals. An unknown offender has cut off his front and back left paws and left the victim on the street, clearly wanting to make his crime (against stray dogs) known to everyone.
Archie was brought to Dr. Sasa Stokic’s practice in Smederevo, 24 hours after the crime was committed. There was a serious infection and Dr. Stokic had to amputate the lower parts of Archie’s legs in order to save his life. Dr Sasa Stokic is one of the few Serbian veterinarians who is also an activist for animals’ rights. He says that the mutilation was performed professionally, with a sharp object, and that there is no doubt that the dog was crippled deliberately. Archie is stable, but he is going to need time to recover, and he will probably be able to move with the help of special prostheses.
Police conducted an investigation and we are expecting that the public prosecutor will be informed about Archie’s case.
Experts say that individuals direct their aggression toward animals primarily due to mild penal policies and people’s traditional belief that torture and killing of animals is allowed.
The organisation ‘Humans for Animals’ warns that the crimes against animals must not be tolerated!
The authorities have to find and severely punish the perpetrators of brutal crimes and send the message to the public that every crime against animals is going to be punished and that the laws of the Republic of Serbia must be respected.
‘Humans for Animals’ invite all citizens to report the crimes against animals, because the Criminal Law of the Republic of Serbia says that the torturing and killing of an animal is going to be fined with a one year in jail.
‘Humans for Animals’ would like to thank Dr. Stokic and his wife Dusica Stokic and also Mr Bojan Ristic who helped Archie. They are taking good care of him.
Many times in the past these noble and brave people showed that there are great animal lovers and great people in Serbia that fight every day to make the life of at least some of homeless dogs and cats easier.
Natasa Vukmirovic, ‘Humans for Animals’, Belgrade.
Dr. Sasa Stokic, Veterinary Chamber of the Republic of Serbia, Small Animals Veterinary Association of the Republic of Serbia, Humans for Animals
Smederevo
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Dear friends;
Please try and donate 70 Euros; or whatever you can give, and make it possible for our 420 dogs in Nis shelter to survive the coming winter.
Houses are all to be fitted out with a double layer of wood, complete with a layer of styrofoam in between. In return for a donation, we will make a sign with your name on it as a donor.
Thank you so much!!
Jelena
Contact Jelena direct (see dzznis ‘Contact’ below) or for Uk donations; send to Jean Bird via the ‘Uk Donations’ link below.
Pictures; http://dzznis.org.rs/index.php?option=com_myalbum&Itemid=2
Contact: http://dzznis.org.rs/index.php?option=com_contact&Itemid=7
Uk Donations: http://www.serbiananimals.plus.com/HOW%20TO%20HELP.htm
Jelenas site link (Uk):
http://www.serbiananimals.plus.com/JELENAS%20WEBSITE.htm
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Can it get any worse you ask yourself ?
After witnessing dogs in the past having their legs hacked off by depraved morons, we now have this; a dog beheaded by another moron who wants to boast how fantastic he is on Facebook.
What will the Serbian authorities do about it ? – their usual – very probably, absolutely nothing.
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Story below – translated by Google translate. Correct translation to be provided in the near future when our translator returns from holiday.
Link: http://www.kurir-info.rs/crna-hronika/dzelat-iz-zajecara-psu-odsekao-glavu-119006.php
BELGRADE – Today, the dog, tomorrow …?
Na svoj Fejsbuk profil D.
On her Facebook profile D. Ž. Ž. (15) iz Zaječara postavio je juče svežu morbidnu fotografiju na kojoj se nalazi odsečena glava belog psa na panju, au pozadini krvav džak iz kojeg viri telo ubijene životinje. (15) from Zajecar set yesterday fresh morbid picture of a white dog’s severed head on a stump in the background of a bloody sack of flesh protruding from where the animals were killed.
Zaprepašćeni, zgroženi i šokirani ljudi koji su ovu fotografiju videli na Fejsu odmah su reagovali i obavestili našu redakciju.Shocked, appalled and shocked people who have seen this photo on Facebook immediately reacted and told our editorial board. Neki su ulazili u raspravu sa ovim „monstrumom“ i pitali se zašto je i kako mogao da uradi tako nešto. Some have entered the debate with this “monster” and wondered why and how could you do such a thing.
Dečko koji je završio osmi razred osnovne škole uz „smešak“ je objasnio da je ovog američkog staforda prvo samo bacio u reku Timok, a pošto je isplivao i hteo da ga ugrize, morao je da mu odseče glavu?!The kid who graduated from eighth grade with a “smile” explained that this was the first American staforda just thrown into the river Timok, and since he wanted to swim out and bites him, he had to cut off his head!
Njegovi roditelji, i sami šokirani, tvrde da ne znaju ništa o tome, a majka nam je čak rekla da su to tinejdžerska posla.His parents, shocked and alone, claim to know nothing about it, and my mother even told us that teenage work.
- Znate kakvi su u tim godinama i da ih ne možete baš uvek kontrolisati – rekla je dečakova majka u razgovoru za Kurir.Do you know what are in these years and you can not always control exactly – the boy’s mother said in an interview for Blic.
Otac je izjavio da je njegovog sina 2009.
The father said his son was the 2009th godine napao pas i da od tada verovatno ima traume. The dog attacked and since then has probably trauma.
- I called it because it is the birthday of another, and he claims to have a picture taken from the Internet because he wanted it to become important in society – said at the end of the boy’s father.
- Zvao sam ga jer je na rođendanu kod druga, i on tvrdi da je sliku preuzeo sa interneta jer je hteo da ispadne važan u društvu – rekao nam je na kraju dečakov otac.
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Please click on the following link to gain additional video footage:
http://legalaction4animalrights.net/2011/09/01/dogs-left-to-starve-in-the-citys-pound-of-botosani/
In May this year were over 200 dogs killed in one night at this municipal enclosure. People protested in Romania and all over Europe and the mayor promised to repent.
Now, the municipal mayor and the shelter manager instead let the dogs starve and die. Abandoned and neglected.
What about, the area of ethic, morality and animal laws?
They are starving for at least two weeks, the guards have confirmed that nobody brought them food. From the photos one can see that even the feces are no where on the ground, not that anybody cleaned. These dogs are just a bag of bones and can barely stand.
They have been brought in from the streets healthy and playful. Now they are dying.
The puppies are placed in a death box, where the Parvo virus is still present, because this virus disappears only after 6 months and is resistant to the common disinfection. Not that is has ever been done any disinfection.
Some die, some are brought in this continuous circuit of death. Once there the little ones die in maximum one week due to the diarrhoea, vomiting and dehidratation.
They are not fed at all, why for, if they will eventually die anyway. Any puppy arrived there, even if adopted later on, extremely weak, not vaccinated, will die despite all the efforts put in place to save them.
They are starving for at least two weeks, the guards have confirmed that nobody brought them food. From the photos one can see that even the feces are no where on the ground, not that anybody cleaned. These dogs are just a bag of bones and can barely stand.
Please take action!
Email to send —-> SAMPLE LETTER
SUBJECT : Please stop the torture of stray dogs in the city’s shelter in Botosani
Dear sirs,
I am sending you this protest letter, because I have had enough with the obvious unwillingness of Romanian authorities to solve the problem of strays overpopulation in a civilized, humane manner, as recommended by the European Convention, The World Health Organization as well as major international organizations for animal welfare and protection.
What has surfaced again from the city of BOTOSANI, about the way stray dogs are held in the city’s pound without FOOD and WATER for weeks, about the fact that the pound is LOCKED all the time, people who would like to go and visit and adopt need written approval, the fact that the local animal protection association (ADOR) and volunteers who want to help those poor innocent animals are denied access, the photos of STARVING animals and over crowded kennels, is one more example of the barbaric way Romania treats animals and of the fact that Romanian elected officials and authorities (DVS, POLICE) supposed to implement the laws of the land, show a total disregard towards them and total indifference about the image Romania has in the world now.
We know what happens in Romania - do you?
http://www.esdaw.eu/we-need-you/urgent-act!/botosani-urgent!-3755267 http://www.esdaw.eu/
People from around the world are outraged by the attitude of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Sanitary-Veterinary county officials, Botosani Police with regard to this DEATH CAMP which is the city pound.
Yet, the same officials continue to pay from the public money, salaries to dog catchers, care takers, and probably a veterinarian who can’t wait to find a new reason to “euthanise” hundreds of animals again.
We are determined to protest to the EU Parliament and to ask that sanctions will be imposed on Romania for the way animals are treated, for the fact that international Conventions and recommendations are not followed by Romanian authorities and for the fact that even Romanian laws in force are not applied.
We did not forget the horrible mass killing of 230 dogs in just a couple of hours in May 2011.
Please take all the necessary measure to close this death camp which is the city pound of Botosani, once and for all, and to collaborate with Romanian and International Animal Protection associations who are more than willing to help the stray dogs in your town and county.
Please start a mandatory sterilization campaign in your town and county as soon as possible and show the world that Romanians are still capable of compassion and able to solve the problem of strays overpopulation in a humane and civilized manner as expected from a civilized country, member of the EU in the 21st century.
Please allow access to the city’s pound to anybody willing to visit, every day, like in all civilized countries in the world, and please let those who really love and care for the animals to take care of those poor victims of such a barbaric mentality.
Thank you very much.
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*** please sign with your name, city, country ***
email addresses – send the letter to the following:
TO:
consiliu@cjbotosani.ro, petitie@prefecturabotosani.ro, primaria@primariabt.ro, catalin.alexa@primariabt.ro, niculina.mocanu@primariabt.ro, radriana.zaiceanu@primariabt.ro, valentina.bercea@primariabt.ro, iulian.ciubotaru@primariabt.ro, mimpiarr@gmail.com, mihaela.gontineac@primariabt.ro, evenimentul.bt@gmail.ro, coredactie@botosaninecenzurat.ro, office@ansvsa.ro, office@cmvro.ro, actualitateabotosaneana@yahoo.com, redactie@martorincomod.ro
CC: (parliamentary commission which will decide the fate of strays)
sulfina.barbu@cdep.ro, edler.andras@yahoo.com, andras.edler@cdep.ro, ionel.palar@cdep.ro, mapostolache@cdep.ro, attila.korodi@cdep.ro, marin.bobes@cdep.ro, victor.boiangiu@cdep.ro, dan.bordeianu@cdep.ro, cristian.buican@cdep.ro, sorin.buta@cdep.ro, bogdan.cantaragiu@cdep.ro, ion.calin@cdep.ro, gheorghe.ciocan@cdep.ro, relu.fenechiu@cdep.ro, vasile.gherasim@cdep.ro, zanfir.iorgus@cdep.ro, ghervazen.longher@cdep.ro, costica.macaleti@cdep.ro, antonella.marinescu@cdep.ro, marius.neculai@cdep.ro, cristinadumitru@mail.com, dumitru.pardau@cdep.ro, ioan.oltean@cdep.ro, cornel.pieptea@cdep.ro, neculai.ratoi@cdep.ro, denes.seres@cdep.ro, szilagy@rmdsz.ro, soporan.vasile@cdep.ro, nicolae.stan@cdep.ro, claudiu.taga@cdep.ro, radu.timpau@cdep.ro, eugen.uricec@cdep.ro, ecu777@yahoo.com, lucia.varga@cdep.ro, varga.lucia@yahoo.com, aurel.vladoiu@cdep.ro, boiangiuvictor@yahoo.com, zmb.gherasim@gmail.com, antonella.marinescu@cdep.ro, soporan.vasile@cdep.ro, claudiu.taga@gauss.ro, radub_t@yahoo.com, varga.lucia@yahoo.com, deputat_vladoiu@yahoo.com, sorin.zamfirescu@cdep.ro, zgonea@cdep.ro
BCC:
daniel.vanderstoep@europarl.europa.eu, a.erler@eurogroupforanimals.org, s.vantichelen@eurogroupforanimals.org, b.krech@eurogroupforanimals.org, e.pierron@eurogroupforanimals.org, v.schmit@eurogroupforanimals.org, k.reid@eurogroupforanimals.org, m.courat@eurogroupforanimals.org, s.mclennan@eurogroupforanimals.org, i.reddish@eurogroupforanimals.org, l.dendas@eurogroupforanimals.org, info@etn-ev.de
more addresses:
oana.antonescu@europarl.europa.eu; elena.basescu@europarl.europa.eu; George.Becali@europarl.europa.eu; sebastianValentin.Bodu@europarl.europa.eu; victor.bostinaru@europarl.europa.eu; cristiansilviu.busoi@europarl.europa.eu; corina.cretu@europarl.europa.eu; georgesabin.cutas@europarl.europa.eu; vasilicaviorica.dancila@europarl.europa.eu; Ioan.Enciu@europarl.europa.eu; petru.luhan@europarl.europa.eu; monica.macovei@europarl.europa.eu; catalin-sorin.ivan@europarl.europa.eu; RamonaNicole.Manescu@europarl.europa.eu; marian-jean.marinescu@europarl.europa.eu; iosif.matula@europarl.europa.eu; norica.nicolai@europarl.europa.eu; Rares-Lucian.Niculescu@europarl.europa.eu; IoanMircea.Pascu@europarl.europa.eu; rovana.plumb@europarl.europa.eu; cristiandan.preda@europarl.europa.eu; dacianaoctavia.sarbu@europarl.europa.eu; Adrian.Severin@europarl.europa.eu; Csaba.Sogor@europarl.europa.eu; TheodorDumitru.Stolojan@europarl.europa.eu; claudiuciprian.tanasescu@europarl.europa.eu; silviaadriana.ticau@europarl.europa.eu; laszlo.tokes@europarl.europa.eu; traian.ungureanu@europarl.europa.eu; tudorcorneliu.vadim@europarl.europa.eu; adinaioana.valean@europarl.europa.eu; renate.weber@europarl.europa.eu; iuliu.winkler@europarl.europa.eu; info@eurogroupforanimals.org; wmaster@izs.it; office@vier-pfoten.eu; wspa@wspa.org.uk; a.erler@eurogroupforanimals.org; riffa.hanninen@svt.se; tittarservice@tv4.se; lasarservice@aftonbladet.se; webbredaktion@svd.se; foreign.news@thetimes.co.uk; info@journeyman.tv; tvr@tvr.ro; biroupresa@tvr.ro; comisia.etica.arbitraj@tvr.ro; tvri@tvr.ro; redactia@romanialibera.ro; dan.constantin@jurnalul.ro; valentin.zaschievici@jurnalul.ro; marina.constantinoiu@jurnalul.ro; victor.ciutacu@jurnalul.ro; drp@gov.ro; procetatean@presidency.ro; jo.leinen@europarl.europa.eu; corinne.lepage@europarl.europa.eu; dan.jorgensen@europarl.europa.eu; carl.schlyter@europarl.europa.eu; boguslaw.sonik@europarl.europa.eu;
EU citizens, it is also important to inform your country’s EU politicians what is happening in Romania.
It is essential that they become aware of the atrocities in Europe so that they sign the new Declaration.
Written Declaration link:
And MEPs who HAVE NOT SIGNED
Please give your time…
Link to find individual MEPs for all EU member states – click on the country required from the map and then select by appropriate region:
Member of the European Parliament (MEPs)
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Our post on this issue:
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/serbia-depraved-moronic-kid-cuts-off-dogs-head/
Serbian press article (Kurir):
http://www.kurir-info.rs/crna-hronika/dzelat-iz-zajecara-psu-odsekao-glavu-119006.php
According to current information, a 15 year old boy from Zajecar, Serbia
cut off his own dog’s head because he allegedly bit him; and there is
another source saying the boy tried to toss his dog off a bridge, so the dog
bit him and the boy put the dog down and cut his head off. He has allegedly been
reported and the authorities know who he is and where he lives.
Message from Slavica:
Dear friends;
We have brought a Charge against this criminal, to the police, to inspection and have sent it to the Government as well as all the Serbian. This was done the first day after the news broke.
It could be useful doing a petition together calling for justice for this poor dog, as well as for poor Archie (you remember dog Archie with cutting off both left legs, and Mila (cutting off all 4 legs).
Archie – 2 legs cut off
And many others for whom we know and don`t know, but it happens again and again, because the police never find the criminals; and that makes a big frustration to us all.
It would be useful if petition be addressed to Mr. Ivica Dachic, minister of police – Serbia, and if petition text ask and request that the police find the criminals – thereby showing that they have some ability.
Because the police are not able to find some of these criminals and do not prosecute or make them pay through the legal system, the judicial system of Serbia is also very much under question . Crimes are left unpunished !
Slavica
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We, people of this Planet – whether or not we live in Serbia, we must send our strong request to the Serbian authorities, because these regular crimes toward animals stay unpunished,although Serbia has Laws for Animal welfare and Criminal Code, by which these crimes can and must be punished.
And also Serbia has a national Constitution in which it is written that all laws must be implemented.
United, we will be the bigger Power, and by that way we also will defend our human rights. Whether or not we live in Serbia, our human rights are violated by these non implementation of national laws : we want to live in harmony and peace with our animal friends, but we all are continually surrounded with horrors: the unpunished crimes toward our dear friends, which is not acceptable in a Civilized Human Society on this planet Earth.
By Article 7. of the Law for Animal welfare of Serbia - cruelty and killing healthy dogs and cats, even named `euthanasia ` is forbidden.
By Article 82. and 85 each Law – cruelty and killing must be punished by 5000 dinar to 50,000 dinar for each person and 100,000 to 1 million dinars to shinter firms; AND
by Article 269. of Criminal Code of Serbia : Paragraph 1; up to 1 year jail for crimes to any one animal and by paragraph of each Article ( 269.), up to 3 years jail if there is a crime committed towards more than 1 animal.
I will send this to Mrs Jelena Tinska, maybe she could write the text of petition in all lanquages – we will see what she will say.
Jelena Tinska , please can You help in this , as You always did. We all must write to the Minister of police and the Minister of Justice and also to President of Serbia – our human rights are also on the table- violated. It doesn`t metter if we live in Serbia or not, these criminals make our life a nightmare because our animal friends are being killed and all the criminals who do this are staying unpunished .
Slavica
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Thank you Austria!
Fate of Animals in the Tripoli Zoo:
As the National Transitional Council struggles to establish its legitimacy and, indeed, to get the government in Libya running, some residents of Tripoli who have been suffering for days are finally getting some relief.
CNN reports that a team of animal-welfare experts from Austria’s Four Paws International has arrived in the Tripoli Zoo to tend to the animals who — unlike human residents of Tripoli — had no choice but to remain where they were as missiles were fired and Kalashnikovs shot bullets into the mammal house.
Fifteen members of the zoo staff braved the fighting to feed and water the animals every day; without this care, they would have died after three or four days.
However, with running water only recently restored to Tripoli, the hippos were in poor shape; they could only drink the water left in their pool, but were unable to swim. They have survived and now have sufficient water.
But a Siberian tiger, Osama, has died. A doctor from Vienna, Dr. Amir Khalil, who rushed to Tripoli to help the animals after seeing a TV report, says Osama died due to his age (the tiger is possibly 21 years old) and also the stress he endured.
The Tripoli Zoo opened in 1986 and was undergoing a major reconstruction when the war broke out. The South Korean construction company that was working on the project left due to security concerns. The zoo’s director, Dr. Abdulfatah Husni, says the NTC has pledged support to the zoo and that he hopes there will be exchanges with zoos around the world and the arrival of new animals who have not been traumatized by the violence of the war.
Read more:
Pam.
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Deadline 4 November
Every year millions of animals are transported along European highways, and too often under unacceptable conditions.
In 2002, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Animal Health and Animal Welfare published the report “The Welfare of Animals during Transport” concluding that animal transports, as a ground rule, should be as short as possible. This recommendation is, however, not reflected in the current EU legislation.
Read more about the current EU legislation here .
According to current legislation animal transports up to several days are acceptable as long as the haulier fulfills simple demands concerning e.g. rest, feeding and watering of the animals. We do not think this is acceptable.
For a long time, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals, concerned citizens and politicians have argued that something has to be done. Animals for slaughter should never be transported for more than eight hours.
Therefore, sign now for 8hours - and please ask your friends to do the same.
Thank You.
The following are pictures of live animals being transported out of Ramsgate harbour, Kent, England Uk.
In the Uk, there is MASSIVE public opposition to this live animal trade; but the Conservative Uk government headed by (Prime Minister) David Cameron is NOT listening to the British people; nor is the Uk Ministry Defra, headed by Caroline Spelman MP and James Paice MP, who are allegedly responsible for implementing animal welfare, but who appear to do little to support animal welfare issues such as banning live animal exports from the Uk.
The British government (Defra) are not even supporting a European wide call for the 8 hour transport limit.
All pictures taken by V. Cameron of Kent Against Live Exports (KALE).
Every picture justifies why the long distance transportation of live animals should be stopped throughout the World, not just in Europe. Europe can make its voice heard by signing the above petition calling for a maximum 8 hour journey time. Please add your name to this campaign.
Note that the deadline is 4th November 2011. Please act quickly and pass on to all your friends and contacts – ask them to also kindly sign.
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Dear all,
In June, the Chamber of Deputies decides to send back to the Committee for public administration the PL912/2007 on the management of stray dogs, with the recommendation the animal welfare organizations to be consulted and to give a coherent, efficient, ethic form at the law and then, to return to Parliament.
2 weeks ago during a debate of about four hours, the animal welfare organizations representatives explained to those five members of the Commission present at the meeting, with relevant arguments why the project, why the legislative project is unconstitutional, illegal, ineffective. USELESS!! Because part of them don’t want to understand and others are interested exactly in making a bussiness by maintaining in the street a constant number of dogs.
Yesterday, September 14, the president of the Committee, Sulfina Barbu (PDL), decide to introduce the project for discussion, in secret, outside the agenda, when only a part of the committee members are present and no NGOs nor the media have no possibility of access.
By aberrant speeches of two deputies the animal welfare organizations are called extremist “because they do not accept euthanasia but sterilization”, trying their best to denigrate their work and the animal lovers.
Defying any logic, showing a contempt for citizens, for animal welfare organizations (of which they rejected for the third time all the proposals), the Committee adopted the same form containing a lot of absurd, stupid, discriminatory, unconstitutional provisions, and going beyond the regulation of this law:
In the 19-20 or 26 to 27 September this disastrous project come to vote in the plenum of Chamber of Deputies.
Please, help us to avoid adopting it!
Send protests to the email address below as well as to fax numbers:
You can send your own text (very short) or letter below.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Carmen Arsene
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Subject (example): STOP MASS KILLING DOGS!
To: Chamber of Deputies, Presidency, Government
Romania is known worldwide for incredible acts of animal cruelty.
Healthy animal euthanasia is not agreed at EU level, nor is the method to solve the stray dogs problem. It is unacceptable that Romania, after 10 years in which hundreds of thousands of dogs have been killed, spending tens of millions of Euros from the tax payers, to want to apply the same barbaric and ineffective method.
In the form adopted by the Committee for Public Administration, Territorial Planning and Ecological Balance, the law contains absurd and unconstitutional provisions, stops any chance that the problem of stray dogs ever to be solved, obstruct and discourage adoptions, gives power for control and sanction to the dog catchers, gives the possibility to any dog catcher to take any dog with owner and kill it.
We urge you to reject this project in the form adopted by the Commission for Public Administration and to adopt a coherent, efficient and civilized program: Neuter, Identification& controlled Return as the control of reproduction, combined with education in responsible dog ownership, being the only practical and permanent solution ? according the recommendations of Committee of technical experts from World Health Organization, Geneva.
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Fax: 00 40 21 3134931 – Chamber of Deputies – Parliament of Romania
Fax: 00 40 21 319.31.31 – Mr. Traian Basescu, President of Romania
Fax: 00 40 21 313 98 46 – Mr. Emil Boc, Prim-minister of Romania
Fax: 00 32 2 2854141 – European Peoples Party – where PD-L party is member
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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/sos-pigeons—portugal/
End the Use of Cruel and Ineffective Glue Traps for Small Animals ? after filling in info click NEXT ? then click SIGN
http://forcechange.com/4700/end-the-use-of-cruel-and-ineffective-glue-traps-for-small-animals/
Stop Dog Poisoning in Nepal
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-dog-poisoning-nepal.html
Cruel Training of Nepal Elephants Exposed
http://action.petaindia.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=111&ea.campaign.id=11716&ea.param.extras=ea_source_code%3Apiadvneenews%7Ec%3Dpi_enews
Stop The “Cat Cutters”: ask China for animal protection laws
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/stop-the-cat-cutters/
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The following report from Shanghaiist today (http://shanghaiist.com/2011/09/20/animal_activists_call_for_boycott_o.php) represents a tremendous victory for our Chinese colleagues and a clear indication of how they are gradually bringing about change in their society’s sickening attitude to animal welfare. We congratulate them unreservedly!
Animal activists shut down the Jinhua Dog Meat Festival
Animal activists have scored an unusually swift victory in an online campaign to stop the Zhejiang Jinhua Dog Meat Festival from happening on October 18.
This was to have been the eighth such festival and if allowed to take place, approximately ten thousand dogs would have ended up on the dinner table over a period of three days. People who have been to the festival in the past say it is a gruesome sight — dogs are kept in cages, and then butchered out on the streets when a customer comes along. The pitiful sounds of dogs yelping fills the air throughout the duration of the festival.
Campaigners have slammed the event as an unnecessary “massacre” of dogs, and argued that the dogs have not been through any health checks by regulatory bodies. They say many of the dogs were illegally culled, and some of them would still be seen wearing their identification tags just before the slaughtering.
The general public was urged to repost information from the campaigners through their blogs and microblogs, as well as to call up the press to voice their displeasure.
On Sina Weibo alone, the campaign tweet was reposted a whopping 55,000 times in less than a day. Within hours, news of the decision by the authorities in Jinhua to cancel the festival was announced by the local paper, Jinhua Daily.
Dog eating in Jinhua and the region around it goes all the way back to the Ming Dynasty. Legend has it that one general who was planning to invade Jinhua was constantly getting his troops barked away by dogs in the city. It wasn’t until they killed all the dogs that the army managed to conquer the city. To celebrate the success, they feasted over dog meat for days
Dog meat is also a popular delicacy in South Korea. Activists in Seoul scored a similar victory in June this year with the cancellation of a dog meat festival organised by the Korea Dog Farmers’ Association, which represents some 600 dog farms all across South Korea.
For more information on the suffering of dogs and cats in China, please visit our site at www.siriusgao.org.
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Ministarstvo poljoprivrede-Uprava za veterinu
Sektor veterinarske inspekcije,Beograd
20.9.2011.
PRIJAVA
da Agencija iz Kikinde - vidi atachment , koja radi po formalno zakonitom ugovoru a sto je sustinski privredni prestup , obavlja poslove “ zbrinjavanja “ napustenih i nezeljenih pasa i macaka NEMAJUCI OBJEKAT za zbrinjavanje zivotinja koje hvataju po Srbiji ( verujemo da pod “zbrinjavanjem “ podrazumevaju ubijanje ,koje je u Srbiji ZABRANJENO od 2.11.2005. – tumacenje Zakona o vet od strane Ustavnog suda IU-27/2007 zbrinjavanje ne znaci lisavanje zivota , lisavanje zivota zdravih jedinki je ZABRANJENO i predstavlja krivicno delo ) , a da time krsi i clan 7. Zakona o dobrobiti zivotinja, s ciljem da zajedno sa naruciocem posla ostvari nezakonitu dobit ,cineci dela kaznjiva clanom 269.KZ RS .
Zahtevamo da Uprava za veterinu,Sektor veterinarske inspekcije :preduzmete mere da podrucno-nadlezna rep vet inspekcija u Kikindi i sve podrucno-nadlezne rep.veter inspekcije u svim jedinicama lokalne samouprave s kojima je Agencija sklopila ugovore o delu od momenta svog postojanja do danas, zabrane ovaj nezakonit rad , u skladu sa Zakonom o vet i Zakonom o dobrobiti i da podnesu prijave: mesnonadleznom sudiji za prekrsaje kao i mesnonadleznom Osnovnom javnom tuzilastvu,jer u protivnom ,mi cemo biti prinudjeni podneti krivicnu prijavu protiv odgovornih lica involviranih veterinarskih inspekcija i Sektora veterinarske inspekcije Uprave za veterinu zbog : aljkavosti u obavljanju sluzbene duznosti i zloupotrebe sluzbenog polozaja cime , cime omogucuju sticanje protivpravne koristi drugome uz krsenje zakona i Ustava RS .
Napomena:
Cak i laicima je jasno sledece :
Piramida reprodukcije ni jedne vrste ne moze se staviti pod kontrolu ubijanjem vec rodjenih jedinki , nego prevencijom nezeljenih rodjenja i odgovornim vlasnistvom , ciji nadzor jeste pravo i duznost rep veter inspekcija : kontrola i kaznjavanje neodgovornih vlasnika koji drze i nekontrolisano reprodukuju i izbacuju necipovanhe kucne ljubimce , a ne omogucavanje “biznisa“ zivotinjskoj mafiji zloupotrebom javnog novca nezakonitim trosenjem na finansiranje nezakonitih radnji koje su nistavnim ugovorima prikazane kao zakonite sto one nikako nisu .
Molimo Upravu za veterinu-Sektor veterinarske inspekcije da nas obavesti o preduzetim merama u vezi ove Prijave .
S postovanjem
EPAR-OIPA SRBIJA/Alijansa za zastitu prirode,prava zivotinja i prava ljudi
24000 Subotica,Matka Vukovica,9
Zastupnik:Prim.mr.sci.dr.med. Slavica Mazak Beslic
Budi vegan-spasi Planetu
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Close up of above picture – sheep leg trapped between flooring of transporter. This issue was resolved very soon after these photographs were taken.
Dear all;
This is a quick line to try and give an update on the current situation.
For several months now I have been involved with a new project aimed at fighting live animal transport within the EU. Things are moving on and I hope to have very good news on this in a few weeks time – so watch this space as I will be informing everyone via SAV also.
And so, SAV has suffered as a result of the other very long and hard work associated with live animal transport work. I am fully aware of this; please accept my apologies that SAV has not been getting its usual and fairly regular updates.
Now that the animal transport groundwork has really been established, I am desperate to get back to at least trying to provide more regular updates to SAV. I am trying to keep several plates spinning, so unfortunately it is currently a case of something arrives on the site when there is time to produce it.
I trust you will understand the situation.
In the mean time, I would like to give you a little insight into the live animal transport campaign work which has been going on here in England, Uk.
I am providing below several links to reports which have been produced relating to the live transport of farm animals (sheep and calves) from Ramsgate port in SE England; to Calais in France. As you will see from the reports, lots of information and photographs are obtained; all this information is provided to Uk Members of parliament (MP), European MEP’s and also to top Uk government Ministers at Defra, which is the Uk government ministry responsible for farm animal transport legislation enforcement.
We have a couple of live animal transport petitions which can be signed; the Uk one (No.10) unfortunately can only be signed by Uk citizens as it is directed specifically at the Uk government.
The EU 8 hour petition can be signed by all EU citizens – so please add youur name, as the petition will be finishing in November.
EU petition link - http://www.8hours.eu/
Uk Downing street petition link - http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/16024
(Uk citizens only can sign).
Thanks and regards;
Mark
SAV – Kent, England, Uk.
Note that all of the individual reports contain photographs, some of which include animal suffering.
KALE Report J23 for sailing of 3 September 2011
KALE Additional Data for J24 Report of 9 September 2011
KALE Report J25 for 15 september 2011
KALE Report J26 for 16 September Ramsgate Sailing
KALE PR Ramsgate Export Report J27 for 21 Sept 2011
Below is just a small selection of the photographs of live animal exports from the English port of Ramsgate, Kent; many of which feature in the above reports.
8 hours maximum journey time throughout Europe it must be for all animals being transported. There is no other option !
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A request – Please, Can you help with a donation ?
Today (30/9/110 at SAV we have had a mail from Danica, who runs the Felix Cat Shelter in Serbia.
Danica has sent the following message. Please help by giving a donation if you possibly can.
The photographs are of some of the cats currently living at Felix shelter.
So Danica; we are trying to help you on our site, with the hope that some good visitors may be able to give you a donation.
Regards from your animal friends at SAV, Kent, England.
Thank you – SAV.
Original Message:
Will you please inform me is there any way I can post on your site?
My name is Danica Mirkovic and I run ‘Felix’ Cat Shelter in Serbia. ‘
When Etela’s shelter in Backa Topola, Serbia, was destroyed by the fire, I took more than 20 of her cats and they’re with me still. I’d like to post some information about them (with recent photos) and the rest of my cats (I have about 100 of them right now) and to ask for help.
It’s almost impossible for one person to defray all their expenses. I didn’t mean to make a site, just to log in here, but evidently this is not how it works.
I do have a blog, though: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/
I hope that you’ll contact me soon. My best regards, Danica Mirkovic
Email: felix.shelter@gmail.com
Website: http://dmirkovic01.wordpress.com
Full information on making a donation (Paypal or cards) is available on the blog – simply click on the ‘Donate’ link on the following site: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/
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Photo – Stray Dogs Hung from a Tree in Serbia
Dear all,
The Written Declaration no. 26/2011 on dog population management in the EU, launched by the MEPs Daciana Octavia Sarbu, Elisabeth Jeggle, Raul Romeva i Rueda, Adina-Ioana Valean, Janusz Wojciechowski), has been extended until 13 October.
The Written Declaration calls on the Member States to adopt comprehensive dog population management strategies which include measures such as dog control and anti-cruelty laws, control the number of unwanted dogs by sterilization, the promotion of responsible pet ownership, introducing the mandatory of identification and registration of every dog. Download the Written Declaration 26 in your own language here
To be adopted there are necessary 369 Members of European Parliamnets (MEPs) sign the Written Declaration. Up to now 322 MEPs have been signed it. It is a great success as other three Written
Declarations on this subject launched until now did not get such a high number of signatures.
Let’s make everything possible to get the rest of 47 signatures.
Please, contact the MEPs from your country and urge them to sign the Written Declaration before 13 October 2011.
In the document attached (Link below) you have the list of MEPs who did not sign yet the Written Declaration and their contacts (email and tel. from the cabinet in Strasbourg ). Please, get in contact by telephoneif possible, the best why to convince and then check she/he signs. If the MEP is not available you can speak with the assistant.
Link:
list MEPs who NOT signed the declaration_29.09.2011
For more details of contact of your MEPs (including the tel.no. from Brussels please, see
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch.do?language=EN
Thank you.
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Dierendag niet voor landbouwdieren
4 Oktober dierendag, waarop er miljoenen euro’s worden uitgegeven om dieren, die het in Nederland doorgaans goed hebben, nóg iets extra’s te geven. Dat is ze van harte gegund.
Eyes on Animals vraagt speciale aandacht voor de dieren die het noodlot hebben als produkt te worden beschouwd en behandeld en omwille van de consumptie vroegtijdig zullen sterven. Daar tussen zit helemaal niets!
Want op dierendag :
- zitten er zoals gebruikelijk miljoenen dieren binnen opgesloten en zullen nooit buiten komen;
- worden er zoals elke dag duizenden dieren in veewagens geladen op weg naar hun dood;
- worden er aan de lopende band snavels gekapt, hanenkammen afgeknipt, staarten gecoupeerd, biggen gecastreerd, tanden afgevijld, kalveren bij hun moeder weggehaald, haantjes versnipperd en dieren zonder bedwelming geslacht en ga zo maar door.
De lijst is lang. Dat beseffen wij. Maar met uw steun en onze inzet maken we samen die lijst korter. Eyes on Animals zet zich in om de kwaliteit van leven én van sterven van deze dieren te verbeteren. Als vrijwilligersorganisatie zijn wij geheel afhankelijk van giften en donaties. Wij kunnen ons werk niet voorzetten zonder uw financiele ondersteuning.
Daarom vragen wij u om op deze dierendag een extra gift te doen, een gift voor alle dieren voor wie dierendag geen feestdag is. Dank U wel.
Eyes on Animals
Onze bank: Triodos (Zeist)
Onze rekening: 21.23.64.219
IBAN: NL73TRIO0212364219
BIC: TRIONL2U
On October 4th it will be “World Animal Day”, when millions of dollars will be spent on gifts and toys for our beloved pets. They will enjoy this extra loving attention that they very much deserve.
Eyes on Animals would like that farm animals also be considered on this day.
On World Animal Day, most farm animals will still:
- be locked in dark buildings without any access to the outdoors; no sunshine or fresh air.
- be loaded by the millions into trucks and onto ships to be transported, sometimes for days, to slaughterhouses around the world.
- have their testicles removed while fully conscious, their beak-tips burnt off, their ears notched, their tails cut, and their mother taken away.
This list is long. We know. But with your financial support, we can make this list shorter. One year at a time, one World Animal Day at a time.
Via our investigations and trainings, Eyes on Animals can improve the lives of farm animals.
As a non-profit charity based almost entirely out of volunteers, we are dependant upon your donations. We cannot do this work without you.
Please, on this World Animal Day, consider making a donation to give farm animals something to hope for.
Thank-you.
Eyes on Animals
Our bank: Triodos (Zeist, The Netherlands)
Account number: 21.23.64.219
IBAN: NL73TRIO0212364219
BIC: TRIONL2U
Eyes on Animals
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SAV Copy of KAALE PR New Website
Dear all;
We at KAALE are very pleased to announce that despite being a completely volunteer organisation, and with very limited funding that comes our way; we have now managed to establish a new web site for all of our work associated with live animal exports from Kent ports.
Our new site can be viewed at: http://www.kaale.org.uk/
This (web site) is primarily the reason why we have now changed our name back to ‘Kent action Against Live Exports’ (KAALE), rather than remaining as ‘Kent Against Live Exports’ (KALE). There were no ‘KALE’ domains available for us to use for the internet, so KAALE is what we return to !
We have sections within our new site which provide information
and links for the following:
We need to stress that we are having to go with a formal release of this site some two or three weeks before we intended – as such, there are some sections of the site which are not yet completed but which are very much still under construction.
Through the ‘Defra’ and ‘EU Connections’ headers there should already be ample links should you wish to write directly to Defra officials and MEP’s regarding the export of live animals from the Uk.
There are still lots more information and links to be added to the site.
We will update regularly with each of our export reports; which at the moment are only associated with Ramsgate.
The ‘Clustrmap’ which is shown on our home page has been established in order to show us where all our site visitors are located in the world. We trust and hope this will dramatically grow in ‘red dots’ as the weeks and months pass.
http://www4.clustrmaps.com/counter/maps.php?url=http://www.kaale.org.uk
Regards – the KAALE Crew.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kAlrG4jS9M
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/news/3861213/Bullfighter-gored-through-the-head.html
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20111008/world/bullfighter-gored-in-the-face.388256
A Spanish bullfighter is recovering from a five hour operation to repair his face after a terrifying goring in the north-eastern city of Zaragoza, according to a hospital official.
Television images showed the moment when the bull’s left horn ripped into Juan Jose Padilla’s lower jaw to emerge beside his protruding eyeball as spectators screamed in horror.
The hospital spokesman said Mr Padilla had suffered eye, bone, muscle and skin damage when the bull pinned him to the ground and gored him.
TV footage also showed Mr Padilla getting up from the ring, his face gushing blood, as the bull was distracted by bullring assistants.
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Even with such typical scepticism as we see here in the Uk from so many alleged ‘animal welfare supportive’ MEPs (from political parties such as the Conservatives and UKIP), those parties who’s MEPs who could not even bother to sign the WD; we have now won through to be able to take our message further into the next stage now.
I would personnally like to thank Liberal Democrat, Labour Party and Green Party MEPs in the South East of England for giving their support to this declaration.
The others ? – well what can you say ? – remember when you vote at the euro elections next time !
A monumental day for animal welfare across europe. Please see the statement below from the EU Intergroup for animal welfare; plus other messages from Chrissy at Romanian Animal Aid, London, Carmen and also Ingrid.
There is lots to be done and lots still to be acheieved – but this is the first step now of what will end in better legislation for stray animals across Europe.
Thank You to everyone who lobbied there politicians – this is your victory.
A big congratulations to you all.
United we stand for animal welfare.
Regards and than
Mark – SAV, Kent, England.
UPDATE –
LIST OF WHICH MEPs DID (Tick) and DID NOT sign the WD.
Please click on the link below:
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October 13, 2011 · 12:09 pm
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CALLS FOR ACTION ON DOG POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND IDENTIFICATION
Eurogroup for Animals is extremely pleased that the European Parliament has supported a Written Declaration calling on the Commission and Member States to develop a cohesive policy for dog population management and compulsory identification and registration of dogs. This sends a clear message to the European Commission that it must act now and respond to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which states that, animals are sentient beings and that the EU and Member States must pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals.
This Written Declaration reinforces the message sent by the European Council during the Belgian Presidency at the end of 2010 when Council Conclusions on the welfare of cats and dogs were agreed. These conclusions called on the European Commission to include the welfare of companion animals in the second EU strategy for the protection and welfare of animals and represent a first step in developing a harmonised approach across the EU for companion animals.
“We are extremely grateful to the European Parliament for recognising the current difficulties experienced by not having a co-ordinated approach to companion animals across the European Union and for supporting this Written Declaration. Currently there are major differences in animal welfare standards across EU member states and there is a need for concerted action to improve the situation,”said Sonja Van Tichelen, Director of Eurogroup for Animals.
“We hope that the Commission will now act swiftly to address the concerns raised in both this Written Declaration and the Council Conclusions agreed at the end of last year. It is vital that we have a co-ordinated policy approach across the EU to prevent animal suffering and halt the spread of disease and illegal trade,”she concluded.
Eurogroup for Animals will work to ensure that the European Commission incorporates the welfare of companion animals robustly into the next animal welfare strategy and that the demands of Europe’s citizens represented by the members of the European Parliament are listened to and acted upon.
- ENDS -
Notes
1. Eurogroup for Animals represents animal welfare organisations of nearly all EU Member States. Since its launch in 1980, the organisation has succeeded in encouraging the EU to adopt higher legal standards for animal protection. Eurogroup represents public opinion through its membership organisations across the Union, and has both the scientific
and technical expertise to provide authoritative advice on issues relating to animal welfare. For more information about Eurogroup, visit www.eurogroupforanimals.org.
2. Council Conclusions on cats and dogs can be found here
http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/10/st15/st15620-ad01re02.en10.pdf
Related articles
Written declaration on dog population management in the European Union
(legalaction4animalrights.net)
Dear all,
After in European Parliament, during the last 10 years, three Written declarations with regard at stray dogs situation have been launched but did not obtain the majority necessary to be adopted, October 13 comes with a great success.
The Written declaration no. 26 on management of dog population (initiators: Daciana Sarbu and Adina Valean, Romania, Elisabeth Jeggle – Germany, Raul Romeva i Rueda – Spain, Janusz Wojciechowski – Poland) was ADOPTED !!!
The Written declaration requires the EU Member States to adopt a dog population management strategy including:
- Sterilization, identification, registration of dogs
- Promoting responsibility of the owners towards animals
- Legislative measures against cruelty to animals
The adoption of this statement is a very important step in stray animals welfare ! The animals from the countries with dramatic situation like Romania can hope!
Thank to you all who got involve in lobbying the MEPs!
Sincerely
Carmen Arsene
SIEG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Die schriftliche Erklärung wurde im EU-Parlament angenommen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Victory! Rachel Gilbert Goes Fur-Free!
Source: PETA Asia-Pacific
In what can only be described as another victory for the little guy, Rachel Gilbert has decided to remove all fur from her collection.
Gilbert joins other designers—including Alannah Hill, Camilla Franks, and Gail Elliott—in refusing to support an industry that confines animals to barren cages for their entire lives before killing them by anal electrocution, strangulation, or bludgeoning.
From http://www.rachelgilbert.com/ – “Rachel Gilbert is proud to confirm that our label is now completely fur free. Myself and The Team work extremely hard to ensure our creations are made from cruelty-free materials, for our own peace of mind and that of our loyal clients”.
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Military Ending Use of Live Monkeys for Nerve Agent Exercises
Background: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)
Congressman Confirms Army Will Stop Poisoning Monkeys in Chemical Weapons Training
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Army will soon stop poisoning live vervet monkeys in chemical weapons training exercises, the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) has learned from the office of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, an outspoken Congressional opponent of the practice.
At Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, the Army currently uses live vervet monkeys in exercises meant to teach trainees how to treat patients exposed to nerve agents. In August PCRM filed a legal complaint against this use of animals, urging the Department of Defense to halt the shipment of additional monkeys for use in these demonstrations. Despite the complaint, 20 more monkeys were recently shipped to Aberdeen.
But in a recent meeting with Rep. Bartlett, generals from Ft. Detrick and Aberdeen Proving Ground confirmed that the Department of Defense will soon end the use of monkeys in these exercises.
“I congratulate the military on moving away from the cruel, ineffective method of poisoning monkeys to try to teach medical personnel about nerve agent exposure,“ says John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., director of academic affairs for PCRM. “Military medical professionals should be fully prepared to cope with a chemical weapons attack, and the best training involves human-patient simulators and other high-tech methods.”
A military chemical casualty training video obtained by PCRM through the Freedom of Information Act shows a vervet monkey spasming violently after being given a toxic dose of physostigmine, a drug that can cause seizures, difficulty breathing, and sometimes death. The video can be watched here:
Nonanimal methods are more effective. Researchers with the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps and Israel’s Carmel Medical Center, for example, have developed a nonanimal training curriculum for the medical management of patients exposed to nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.
For an interview with a medical expert or a copy of the legal complaint, contact Jeanne McVey at 202-527-7316 or jeannem@pcrm.org.
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research,and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.
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World Wide Legal Action 4 Animal Rights
Lots of info, links and petitions at:
http://legalaction4animalrights.net/
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CAP Fails to Consider Animal Welfare
http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/27736/cap-fails-to-consider-animal-welfare
EU – Eurogroup for Animals is extremely disappointed that the Commission in
the proposals published today has missed the opportunity to address the
animal welfare problems caused by very intensive systems of agricultural
production.
The group says that these systems cause distress to millions of farm animals
and go against the concerns of Europe’s citizens who expect their food to be
produced without animal suffering.
The legislative proposals despite repeated calls by both stakeholders and
the general public do not recognise in their objectives animal welfare as a
public good. Instead the objectives are limited to delivering viable food
production, sustainable management of natural resources and climate action,
and balanced territorial development.
The improvement of animal welfare could well be promoted through these
broader objectives, but it remains to be seen how in practice this will be
taken into account as well as other public goods such as biodiversity
conservation.
“No basic payment is foreseen to be given to farmers to improve animal
welfare and in fact animal welfare is no longer stated clearly as an
objective of the Common Agriculture Policy as it was previously in 2003,”
said Véronique Schmit, Executive Officer Policy of Eurogroup for Animals.
This is disappointing as the reform doesn’t include any instruments to
reward farmers who correctly apply animal welfare related directives and
provides no sanction that is sufficiently dissuasive to those who fail to
respect the European law.
“The European Commission is failing to adopt measures according to Article
13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which states that
agriculture legislation must pay full regard to the welfare requirements of
animals. The majority of the CAP budget will also still be spent on
intensive production and this is totally unacceptable,” she added.
“The future CAP will also continue to subsidise the export of live cattle to
third countries, with the associated problems caused by long distance
transport. The European Commission has missed the opportunity of standing
firm and leading the way in ending export refunds,” she concluded.
Eurogroup for Animals will work with the European Parliament and the Council
to ensure animal welfare is incorporated more robustly in the CAP and the
proposals are debated over the coming months. We hope that policy makers
will recognise animal welfare as a public good and support the demands of
Europe’s citizens.
ThePigSite News Desk
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Free the Dolphins !!
Hotel room at a Singapore resort: $253.
Discounted tickets to watch wild dolphins suffer in captivity: Priceless.
Mastercard is offering discounted tickets to the infamous Resorts World Sentosa, a resort in Singapore that recently kidnapped 27 wild dolphins for an exhibit. Two of those dolphins have already died, and the 25 other dolphins are being held in brutal conditions until construction of the exhibit is complete. The surviving dolphins’ risks of illness and death increase with each day of captivity.
100,000 Change.org members have already called on Resorts World Sentosa to release its captive dolphins. If Mastercard cancels its ticket discount promotion, it will put big financial pressure on the resort to finally set the dolphins free.
Statistics for captive dolphins are bleak. While dolphins in the wild usually live for 45 years, more than half of all captured dolphins die within their first two years of captivity.
In tanks, dolphins swim around in circles. They can’t hunt. They’re exposed to bacteria that have been known to cause blindness and death.
Resorts World Sentosa has canceled ocean animal exhibits from public pressure in the past. With 100,000 Change.org members already calling for the resort to free its captive dolphins, financial pressure from Mastercard could push the resort to finally take action.
Please sign the petition to ask Mastercard to cancel its ticket promotion to Resorts World Sentosa:
http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-mastercard-stop-supporting-the-live-dolphin-trade
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EUROPEAN VEGETARIAN UNION PRESS RELEASE:
The French Government Outlaws Vegetarianism in Schools
Whoever believes that animals are not ours to eat is now in France a
second-class citizen.
A governmental order issued on October 2, 2011(1) has determined that all
meals served in school canteens in France must contain animal products, and
that meat and fish will be served at a certain minimum frequency. This
implies that by law from now on no vegetarian can eat at any public or
private school in France.
Six million schoolchildren are now forced to eat animal flesh, whether they
wish to or not. For many families lunch at home is not an option. At best, a
vegetarian student will be allowed to leave the meat on the plate, and
consequently suffer from inadequate and imbalanced meals.
Following a law voted last year by the French Parliament(2), similar decrees
will be taken shortly regarding almost all forms of catering from
kindergarten to hospital, prisons and retirement homes. Vegetarianism will
then have effectively been banned for a large part of the population.
These measures ostensibly aim at ensuring the nutritional quality of the
meals. Animal flesh is imposed as the only source of good quality protein
and iron and dairy products as the only sources of calcium, in disregard of
the fact that all these nutrients can be obtained in adequate quantity and
quality from plant and mineral sources. The internationally recognized fact
that: appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or
vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health
benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases [and that]
well-planned vegetarian diets are appropriate for individuals during all
stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy,
childhood, and adolescence, and for athletes(3) is flatly ignored.
No practical considerations warrant a blanket prohibition of vegetarianism
even in those canteens where the management is willing to offer vegetarian
or vegan alternatives. These decrees are thus an arbitrary violation of the
rights of the vegetarian citizens of France.
The European Vegetarian Union wishes to point out that the decision that
many citizens have taken not to eat animals is not a mere dietary whim or a
nonconsequential choice of lifestyle, but follows, for many of them, from
deeply held beliefs about the way animals should be treated. A democratic
government cannot arbitrarily restrict the beliefs of its citizens nor the
practice thereof. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
which is binding on member states including France, holds that: Everyone has
the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right
includes freedom to change religion or belief and freedom, either alone or
in community with others and in public or in private, to manifest religion
or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.(4)
The public debate regarding animal rights and the moral status of animals is
active in France as in many other countries. Citizens are entitled to choose
freely where they stand on these issues, and those who believe that they
cannot, in conscience, accept to eat animals must not be discriminated
against.
A government cannot settle a philosophical, ethical and political debate by
restricting the rights of those who disagree with its own positions. For
years, the official policy of the French government has been openly hostile
to vegetarianism.(5) The French agriculture minister, Bruno Lemaire,
declared in January 2010 that the government’s aim in determining its public
nutritional policy was to defend the French agricultural model and
specifically to counter initiatives such as those of Paul McCartney calling
for a reduced consumption of meat.(6)
The European Vegetarian Union demands that the recent governmental orders
outlawing vegetarianism in school canteens be rescinded and that the French
government respect the civil rights of its vegetarian citizens.
Renato Pichler
President of the European Vegetarian Union (EVU)
Footnotes:
1. Décret n° 2011-1227 du 30 septembre 2011; arrêté du 30 septembre 2011.
2. “Law for the modernization of agriculture and fisheries”, published on
July 27, 2010.
3. Position statement of the American Dietetic Association
4. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, article 10.1
5.An example is the site mangerbouger.fr, where the only nutritional advice
given to a teenager contemplating becoming a vegan is “By all means, do not
follow that diet!” (www.mangerbouger.fr/pro/IMG/pdf/guide_adolescents-2.pdf,
page 11).
6. http://tinyurl.com/FlashLeFigaro
European Vegetarian Union
Niederfeldstrasse 92, CH-8408 Winterthur
Fax: +41 (0)71 477 33 78
www.euroveg.eu / president@euroveg.eu
You can read this press release online at:
www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/press/20101014.php
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The Veterinary Director of Serbia, Mr.Zoran Micovic, has said on Serbian tv named: Beogradska hronika (18.10.2011), that after several citizens in Belgrade were attacked by stray dogs, he (Micovic) said that Serbia must and will change the laws because it is not possible to do animal controls without killing dogs and cats, and that citizens must be protected first.
He declared that killing will be permitted as is done in Slovenia and other EU countries.
But now, passed just this month, there is now the EU Written Declaration relating to stray dog population management control.
Unfortunately, as is so often the case with Serbian politicians, Mr. Micovic did not follow up the news about this Written declaration, even though it is part of his job task.
The wording of the EU Written declaration is as follows below.
This has now been adopted / approved in the fist stage by the EU Parliament:
WRITTEN DECLARATION
pursuant to Rule 123 of the Rules of Procedureon dog population management in the European Union
Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Elisabeth Jeggle, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Janusz Wojciechowski
Lapse date: <DateForclusion>{06/10/2011}6.10.2011</DateForclusion>
0026/2011
The European Parliament,
– having regard to Article 13 of the Lisbon Treaty,
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 5 May 2010 on the evaluation of the Animal Welfare Action Plan 2006-2010,
– having regard to Rule 123 of its Rules of Procedure,
A. whereas, according to the Treaty, animals are sentient beings and the EU and Member States must pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals,
B. whereas in some Member States, stray animals pose a threat to public health and safety,
C. whereas some Member States are taking extreme measures against stray animals,
1. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the principle mentioned in Article 13 of the Treaty is respected by the Member States;
2. Calls on the Member States to adopt comprehensive dog population management strategies which include measures such as dog control and anti-cruelty laws, support for veterinary procedures including rabies vaccination and sterilisation as necessary to control the number of unwanted dogs, and the promotion of responsible pet ownership;
3. Ask the Commission to encourage the Member States to introduce the mandatory identification and registration of every dog, by means of EU-wide compatible systems, in order to avoid the spread of diseases;
4. Instructs its President to forward this declaration, together with the names of the signatories, to the Commission and the governments of the Member States.
So under the regulations of this new WD, Slovenia and the rest of EU member countries will actually be obligated to do changes to their own national legislation so that the killing healthy dogs/cats going under the name of ‘euthanasia’ will be forbidden.
Sterilisation, identification by micro-chipping, responsible animal ownership for all owned animals will need to be undertaken as per the requirements of the WD.
This is the only way that dog and cat population numbers will ever be reduced in the EU; something which animal welfare campaigners have been saying for years, and which even now, the Serbian government still wants to dismiss !
But it must also be remembered, as it is a very important point; Serbia is wishing to become a member state of the EU. If it does, then it will be required to introduce all the EU legislation into its own national legislation – and this includes the requirements of the WD on dog population management in the EU.
So Serbia and the Veterinary Director of Serbia, Mr.Zoran Micovic; if you want to come into the EU, then you abide by the regulations of the EU. If you do not, then you remain out of the EU. The choice and requirements are simple for most people to understand; even though you still consider that you are in a position to ‘invent’ your own set of regulations which are non compliant with the new standards which have just been approved within the EU !
We can confirm that activists in Serbia are now currently informing the Serbian press and media that Mr.Zoran Micovic is way out of touch with the current situation in the EU – a situation of membership that his government is so keen to join. We suggest that he takes a good long look at the wording of the WD and changes his approach to ensure that this is adopted within Serbia; and not his old paaroach of kill, kill, kill as it has always been in the past.
FROM NOW, WE WILL BE WATCHING THE APPROACH OF Mr.Zoran Micovic AND HIS SERBIAN GOVERNMENT VERY CLOSELY. IF THERE IS AN APPROACH TO DEVIATE FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WD, THEN WE WILL BE MAKING REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN THE EU TO ALERT THEM TO SERBIAN NON COMPLIANCE; WHICH WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED GOOD FOR A STATE STILL WISHING TO JOIN !!!
Veterinary inspectors in Serbia have never taken the correct approach to stray animal management.
They do not punish irresponsible owners who do not have their animals sterilised, but who still allow their dogs and cats to go onto the streets every day to reproduce with un-sterilised stray street animals. A continuous cycle of ever increasing stray animals results. Yet the government is so thick it does not seem to, or want to, understand that something corrective has to be undertaken.
The EU written declaration should now start to address this problem.
For the Serbian government, the choice is a simple one – either play by EU rules (the WD) and become a member state, or ignore it and stay out of the EU.
Whatever your choice; we are watching and will take necessary action that we consider is required.
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When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when Pebbles suddenly stops and looks into the distance. Her bright eyes are intent. Her eager body quivers. Suddenly she begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, her legs carrying her faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and Pebbles finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved little head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together….
Thank You ‘Pebs’ for being such a little, loving sweetie;
and for bringing such joy into our lives.
Take care baby – and we will meet up with you again one day.
You were a very special; beautiful little lady.
God Bless xxx
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Letters of protest please to the following EU Contacts:
Madalina.IVANICA@ec.europa.eu,
This is the current situation regarding the EU and the subject of ‘Stara Planina’, Serbia.
On 30th March this year, Nicholas Hanley at the EU responded to SAV regarding their original letter regarding environmental destruction taking place by the Serbian authorities at ‘Stara Planina’.
Mr. Hanley responded with the following mail to Mark Johnson, SAV founder:
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From: Nicholas.Hanley@ec.europa.eu
To: Mark Johnson
Cc: Madalina.IVANICA@ec.europa.eu
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 2:57 PM
Subject: Stara Planina
Dear Mr. Johnson,
I would like to thank you for bringing to our attention the information on the situation of the sites Stara Planina, Kopaonik and others in Serbia. The European Commission can only formally register complaints regarding non-respect of EU legislation in EU member states.
Serbia, as a potential candidate country to the EU, is not bound by EU legislation yet, so we are unable to take any legal action regarding complaints on environmental matters. However, the Commission is always open to receiving information from the public on the situation of environment in non-EU member states.
The Commission is aware of the situation of the Stara Planina and we are addressing this issue in the context of the EU enlargement process. In this context and in order to receive updated information from the Serbian government, we are going to raise the question on the situation of the Stara Planina site at the next EU – Serbia Sub-Committee Meeting that will take place early April in Belgrade. I will be able afterwards to come back to you with more information.
I would also like to take this opportunity to assure you that we are working with the authorities of Serbia to help them bring the environmental policy in the country up to EU standards.
Yours sincerely,
Nicholas Hanley
Head of Unit
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By July 20th, SAV had still not been informed (the ‘comeback afterwards’) of anything regarding an update relating to Stara Planina or the result of the early April meeting in Belgrade. Because the EU / Mr. Hanley had provided no response, SAV founder Mark Johnson wrote again to Nicholas Hanley on 20th July 2011 in an attempt to obtain further information. A copy of his e mail is shown below:
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From: Mark Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 4:17 PM
To: HANLEY Nicholas (ENV) Nicholas.Hanley@ec.europa.eu
Cc: Dragan Jovanovic; Zoran Karic
Subject: Re: Stara Planina
Dear Mr. Hanley;
I write regarding your e mail which is provided below – regarding the situation of environmental (flora and fauna) destruction at Stara Planina in Serbia.
I note from your mail that the specific issue of Stara planina was to be addressed with the Serbian government at the EU – Serbia Sub-Committee Meeting that I can only assume actually did take place early April in Belgrade.
As I have not been provided with any information relating to the April meeting, and being asked of potential results by many associates within Serbia, I would be very grateful if you could provide me with an overview of the meeting, specifically relating to the Stara Planina issue, and what actions, if any, were proposed by the government of Serbia.
As you say in your mail, ‘we are working with the authorities of Serbia to help them bring the environmental policy in the country up to EU standards‘; I therefore trust that the Serbian government was informed at the April meeting about the environmental destruction they have taken at Stara Planina and that in order to rise to ‘EU standards’ when they become a member state, they are making necessary changes to their environmental destruction approach, which has been clearly demonstrated at SP.
When you have time; I would appreciate an update on the situation of Stara Planina and the information provided by the Serbian government.
I would like to provide my international supporters http://www4.clustrmaps.com/counter/maps.php?user=9b44b4e0 with an update of the current situation of / at SP.
Many thanks,
Regards
Mark Johnson
Founder – ‘Serbian Animals Voice’ (SAV) – Kent, England, Uk.
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As a result of asking these questions (to the EU) about the Belgrade meeting and what actions for same were proposed by the Serbian government at the meeting; the following mail was forwarded to SAV founder Mark Johnson from the EU on 29th July 2011:
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From: Madalina.IVANICA@ec.europa.eu
To: Mark Johnson
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: Stara Planina
Dear Mr. Johnson,
On behalf of Mr. Hanley, I would like to inform you that we have raised the issue of Stara Planina during the meeting with the Serbian authorities in April 2011. However, due to the heavy agenda and the limited time available for the discussions, it was agreed that information will be submitted to the Commission in writing.
We will keep you informed once we have received more information from the Serbian authorities.
Best regards,
Madalina Ivanica
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So, the EU Environmental people are too busy to deal with environmental issues which affect potential future EU member states ?
As a result, SAV founder Mark Johnson yet again responded to the EU on 31st July 2011, expressing major concerns that the EU really has no power, or does not appear to hold any power, with future EU accession member states (Serbia), and that the EU is simply powerless and is being completely dictated to by those who are causing environmental destructions as seen at Stara Planina, namely the Serbian government.
The mail from Mark Johnson to the powerless and un-informative EU institution of which Mr. Hanley is ‘department head’, can been viewed below:
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From: Mark Johnson
To: Madalina.IVANICA@ec.europa.eu
Cc Nicholas.Hanley@ec.europa.eu
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Stara Planina
Dear Madalina;
I thank you for your mail of 29 July, as shown below.
“The main role of the European Commission’s Environment Directorate-General (DG) is to initiate and define new environmental legislation and to ensure that agreed measures are put into practice in the EU Member States“.
From the site of Janez Potočnik – European Commissioner for the Environment – http://ec.europa.eu/environment/index_en.htm
Despite what you say and with all the good intentions; I find your response completely unacceptable.
The information which I was provided with on 30 March 2011 by Mr. Hanley declared:
“The Commission is aware of the situation of the Stara Planina and we are addressing this issue in the context of the EU enlargement process. In this context and in order to receive updated information from the Serbian government, we are going to raise the question on the situation of the Stara Planina site at the next EU – Serbia Sub-Committee Meeting that will take place early April in Belgrade. I will be able afterwards to come back to you with more information”.
Your mail of 29 July can provide me with no further information other than to say that you have left the issue of Serbian flora and fauna destruction in Serbia with those who are performing Serbian flora and fauna destruction – namely the Serbian government.
If my experience of attempting to deal with the Serbian government over environmental / animal welfare issues during the past 7 years has taught me anything, it is simply that Serbian government officials are bent, corrupt and will do everything iin their power to avoid having to respond to you, me, anyone about Stara Planina until all the destruction has been done; flora / fauna species have been depleted and certain Serbian officials havve money rolling in – to their personal backs pockets one would guess.
The EU is supposed to be fighting to stop environmental destruction at facilites such as Stara Planina. What we see as a result of your last meeting in Belgrade appears to be another ‘back burner job’ with the Serbian authorities setting the agenda and dictating to you when you will be getting a response about the environmental destruction that they are doing at Stara Planina.
I guess that is very much a case of the Serbian government telling you what you wish to hear in order that the EU Accession door is kept wide open for their membership in the near future. Animals and plant species coming a very poor second.
If anyone, either you (the EU) or the Serbian government, does care about environmental destruction in Serbia at locations such as Stara Planina, then can I suggest that your oh so busy time limited discussions should have been extended to consider such issues as environmental destruction in Serbia. Possibly you will learn to allocate more time for your next Serbian meeting so that Serbian environmental issues, which so many exiasting EU citizens have big concerns about, can actually be addressed and sorted out there and then, rather than simply being jotted down on notes, and responsibility for further actions being put back in the hands of corrupt politicians – those running Serbia.
Please look at the photographs I am attaching and take time to ask yourself – is this something which should be left with bent and corrupt officials on the back burner of meetings with the EU ? – more continued destruction until the next important EU / Serbia meeting ? – then to be put off once again ? – I suggest not. Obviously you feel differently. So what power to the ‘EU man’ on issues such as this ?
Lets say that if I have not had further response from the Serbian government and also yourselves on the issue of Stara Planinna by Monday 22nd August, I will be informing all global supporters to my site that the EU has left the issue of Stara Planina environmental destruction in the hands of those who are responsible for this exact thing; a bent and corrupt Serbian government.
I hope and very much trust that you will inform the Serbian authorities that the issue of environmental destruction (by them) at Stara Planina is still being monitored by EU NGO’s, and that every attempt to expose the environmental destruction at this facility will continue to a global audience. Can I suggest that you provide me with a written copy of the Serbian government response on Stara Planina by Monday 22nd August, as I have no faith in being led up the written / verbal path that some future meeting of yours in Belgrade sometime in the distant future is going to do anything to halt the killing of species of wild animals and plants in the SP sector of Serbia.
I very much look forward to your / Serbian government response by Monday 22nd August; otherwise it will then be necessary to make public, to EU government and international press, the failings which have taken place at the Belgrade meeting of April 2011.
If there is no response by the Serbian government on the issue of Stara Planina by 22 August in relation to the April Belgrade meeting; then I consider this a failure by all parties concerned. 5 months is long enough for the Serbian authorities to respond;
I very much suggest that they do and that you and Commissioner Potocnik ask them to act; and quickly.
Regards – Mark Johnson.
Founder ‘Serbian Animals Vioce‘
Kent, England, Uk, EU.
E mail Copy to janez.potocnik@ec.europa.eu
Janez Potočnik is the European Commissioner for the Environment; who declares on his site:
“The Directorate-General for the Environment is one of the more than 40 Directorates-General and services that make up the European Commission. Commonly referred to as DG Environment, the objective of the Directorate-General is to protect, preserve and improve the environment for present and future generations. To achieve this it proposes policies that ensure a high level of environmental protection in the European Union and that preserve the quality of life of EU citizens.
The DG makes sure that Member States correctly apply EU environmental law. In doing so it investigates complaints made by citizens and non-governmental organisations and can take legal action if it is deems that EU law has been infringed. In certain cases DG Environment represents the European Union in environmental matters at international meetings such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity”.
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With all this past history and the complete lack of real involvement by the EU authorities to become involved, or take on board the issues raised about Stara Planina in Serbia; a potential new EU accession member state, it has been left to the NGO institutions such as Serbian campaigners and SAV to investigate further.
Regarding his e mail of 30th March, and the declaration by Nicholas Hanley (EU) that “I will be able afterwards to come back to you with more information”; SAV have been provided with nothingapart from excuses as to why there has been no progression regarding EU awareness on the issue of Stara Planina.
In our opinion, the EU are doing very, very little regarding the issue of Serbian environmental destruction with the Serbian government, who at the same time, ARE wishing to become EU members !
THE CURRENT SITUATION – 13th NOVEMBER 2011.
Despite asking the EU for a Serbian government response on the issue of Stara Planina by Monday 22nd August; now on 13th November 2011, the EU (Mr. Hanley) has provided no further information to SAV.
So much for his March 30th declaration of :
“I will be able afterwards to come back to you with more information”.
SAV would suggest that Mr. Hanley wishes to keep Stara Planina on the back burner; no urgency from him to follow up with answers from the Serbian government, whilst the EU environmental commission sits by and lets flora and fauna be destroyed at Stara Planina. If this is not the case, then where is our EU mail informing us of the situation ?
The promise of – “We will keep you informed once we have received more information from the Serbian authorities”.
EU and the Serbian government; – Does the dog wag the tail or is the tail wagging the dog ?
Unlike being given any update for months from the EU, we at SAV have now been provided with an update by Dr.Miroslav Demajo, who has been a campaigner / adviser relating to problems associated with the Zvezdara forest in Belgrade. Despite being a protected area, and a long fight by environmentalists to stop road construction through the forest, there is still no result from the Belgrade City parliament, who should have voted on this issue way back around April 2011.
Through environmental campaigners in Serbia, we can now focus again on the environmental situation at Stara Planina and the complete ignorance of the EU to really address the situation.
The following are copies of the two documents issued by the Serbian authorities.
Below is the information provided to SAV by the Serbian environmental campaigners.
Attached are both documents, records of the inspection from the year 2009 and final answer – response of the public prosecutor of the municipality of the town Zajecar.. The response was after 2 years in order to be outdated and not valid anymore. The police investigation was opened in the police station in Knjazevac, police headquarters No. 230-75/09, ie in the year 2009 and continued after only one year ie. 20th Sept. 2010, and another two times, purely curtiously, 8th of April 2011 and 24th of October 2011, and according to this, they concluded (this we will ask for an insight, to get copies of these police actions and what they have written) that there is no basis for activating the procedure for a criminal offence which is subjected to be processed by official duty.
In the records of the inspector, which they overlooked, IS stated the criminal offence as well as economic breach ie. feloney , so this was not processed as it should have been.
All this they stopped and that is it. While writing the report, the inspector applied the then current rules and laws and at the time, this was to be further processed according to the then contemporary laws. Later they changed all of this, and this is it, the result, not valid anymore.
This is an excellent example of how even when the inspector acts as he should, the prosecutor does not act or vice versa, in any way, it is the aim not to react.
According to this, in case we are not satisfied and we consider that a law is infringed, they often write that we may complain that the law has been broken, in this case a protected natural region which belongs to all Serbian citizens, and that we may submit a private accusation / prosecution against whom we consider responsible and start a law suit process concerned with criminal acts etc.
It is all Serbian citizens are damaged by these actions and government rulings which have not been undertaken correctly.
These law suits are extremely costly and we do not have money for such activities, especially as all the inspector did as the official organ and as official duty, we would have to accuse the inspector also and all this as a private law suit. All this is happening as they do not know what to do with us as all trials to bribe us failed, we are immune to pressures, we always only try the application and respect of current Serbian laws, nothing more and nothig less, this is basic.
As a consequence of not applying Serbian laws, one of the condition of Copenhagen Documents and EU membership, that every country must apply and respect current laws, in order to avoid violation of human rights, we consider that our human rights are threatened as the country usually does not apply them, it does not respect and process laws, thus we live in a jungle where the rules are the stronger rule, by those who steal the money and undertake other criminal activities.
It is not a secret that Serbia is highly ranked in corruption, and that political parties are in deals with rich businessmen (who amounted riches thanks to the period from 1991 up to now).
Translations of two original documents follow :
1.
Republic of Serbia
Principle Public Prosecuter
KTP-873/128.10.2011.
Zaječar
Alliance for Animal Rights
Subotica
Street Matka Vukovića No 9
DSIV
There is no basis for processing the criminal act under the accusation submitted by the Alliance for Animal Rights from the 4th of Augustn 2008, concerning the construction in the ski center „Stara Planina“, located at Babin zub within the Nature Park „Stara Planina“ based on the report of the Police Station Knjaževac from Police Headquarters under No 230-750/09 dated 20th Sept.2010, 8th April 2011 and 24th Oct. 2011, this being a criminal act to be processed on official line of duty.
Deputy Public prosecutor
Dragana Sibinović
(Official Seal placed here)
2.
Sector for Control and Supervision
No. 353-501-sl09-04
Date 20.08.2009
Niš
Alliance for Animal Rights
Subotica
Matka vukovića 9
Subject: Announcement
According to the complaint forwarded to the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning concerning the construction of ski lifts on Stara Planina and other constructions, we inform you that all legal measures have been taken into account.
Due to the clear forest cutting with the purpose of constructing the ski lift, an official criminal offense accusation was filed against the Serbian Public Company “Srbijašume” (Forest Company, translation) for ski lift construction contrary to the conditions set by the Sebian Inst. For Nature protection, with prosecutions filed against 2 other subjects on the basis of economic felony, Public Company “Putevi” (Roads, translation) and Directory for Town Construction Zaječar for not complying to the conditions set by the Serbian Inst, for Nature Protection. For using explosives inside the Nature Park, prosecution was filed against Company ’Zaječar’ from Zaječar.
Concerning the placement of nets on the ski path and consolidation of dam, all conditions were met as set by the Inst. For Nature Protection. Also The Study on the Evaluation of Environmental Impact for the above objects was obtained.
I also note that the Program for the Management of Nature Park ’Stara Planina“ (the end date for this set by Decree, article 11) is prepared as well as the definition of new Park boundries changed by the new Decree (Official Gazette, Rep. Of Serbia, No 23/09).
Respectfully Republic Inspector
Dragana Šelmić
(Official Seal, placed here)
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How very typical that Mr. Nicholas Hanley at the EU and his senior Commissioner have failed to undertake all the necessary investigations and actions associated with Stara Plannina and Serbian EU accession regarding the ‘rule of law’; implementation of which is a fundamental requirement for both existing member states and those currently seeking EU accession, such as Serbia.
In this case, the EU has failed and failed well. As we have said in the past, Serbia is bypassing the rule of law and simply making up its rules to benefit its own, corrupt government and corrupt system. And all the time, the EU ignores the warning signs as we have presented to Mr. Hanley; instead it talks tough, actually having as much clout with future EU accession member state governments as a damp feather waved in a hurricane. But despite this, all the time, animals are being killed and the environment destroyed.
The EU has failed on the issue of Stara Planina. Hopefully, this report will bring an all too late response from Mr. Hanley; but even a late one is better than the ‘nothing’ we have had to date from the EU relating to actual EU progressive action with the Serbian authorities at Stara Planina.
Months and months of broken promises by the EU and a bent, corrupt Serbian government which wags the ‘EU Dog’.
It is now time to move on and expose the lack of EU action regarding Stara Planina. This (post) information is now being presented to the Uk national press with the hope they will investigate further and ask Mr. Hanley the question
– ‘what is the EU actually doing about future EU accession states such as Serbia and the implementation of the rule of (environmental) law ?’.
We suggest this can be answered in one word by the EU – ‘NOTHING’.
Previous posts associated with the Stara Planina environmental campaign:
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/golema-reka-draft/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/08/21/serbia-save-stara-planina/
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Danica has been in contact today (23/11) – the situation at Felix shelter for cats is very bad at this time of year.
Please do everything that you can to help Felix shelter. Below you will find contact, website and Paypal / card donation information should you wish to help with a donation or financial support.
Thank You – Mark – SAV.
Email: felix.shelter@gmail.com
Website: http://dmirkovic01.wordpress.com
Full information on making a donation (Paypal or cards) is available on the blog – simply click on the ‘Donate’ link on the following site: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/
The message from Danica is as follows:
Hello, Mark,
Winter is approaching fast, it is getting colder and colder every day and this chilly, wet weather affects almost all of my kitties so they are getting sick more often. Especially sensitive are the oldest cats, the chronic patients, and the new kitties that arrived this year and are not yet fully adapted to the life in the shelter. A virus is making rounds, causing fever, sneezing and discharge from the eyes. Older cats are not eating well and are lethargic – I honestly hope they can survive till spring. The fact that some of them are over 15 years old makes me even more preoccupied. One of my chronically ill kitties with FUS is in crisis again, like last year when he barely made it through the cold months. Many recently arrived kitties are already under treatment. With every new day new problems appear and it’s hard and exhausting for me but I won’t let my kitties down. Every kind of help is greatly appreciated and more than welcome.
Last winter was harsh, the shelter was snowed in and heating did not work. This year, the heat is on, but the number of cats is much greater and it will not be easy – there is a lot of work and a lot of worry again. I must admit I’m getting tired, but for the sake of my kitties I have to carry on fighting…
My kindest regards
Danica Mirkovic
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Please click on any photograph to obtain a larger image – SAV.
Is it any wonder that Serbia has lots of stray dogs ?
Here you will see pictures of dead dogs and dead pigs which have been literally dumped on wasteland adjacent to a highway by farmers ?.
It is suspected that the farm animals have died on farms because of sickness and / or disease; – their bodies literally being taken to a location off a main road and dumped. No secure animal carcass burial in accordance with any disease control procedures; animals bodies literally just dumped in the open and left to rot.
A hazard for animal health and also a hazard for human health.
So why are the Serbian authorities; now seeking EU membership, not doing something about this ?
This situation provides:
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*** WARNING *** – EXTREME ANIMAL SUFFERING – Shown on the http link given below. We would advise that you do not watch it; but whatever; please ensure that you add your name to this petition.
Thank you – SAV.
Petition Link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/446/justice-for-puppy-burnt-alive/
Target: Interpol, PETA, Government of Slovakia
Attention! It is advisable not to watch the video, it’s content is extremely violent!.
Last July it was published on the internet a video where a little puppy is burnt alive:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftvoje.noviny.sk%2Ftvojenoviny-clanky%2F25-07-2011%2Ftvojenoviny-uboheho-psika-upalili-zaziva.html&h=uAQG94ctkAQGfC7_swBF1AAUK5r1gzI5eMwAfwoBf2H357A
This last action made on purpose among some people having “fun” about it.
People that love animals are asking others to investigate and punish the people that did this as well as to create and develop new laws that will severely punish those who act in this horrific way against animals.
We are tired of living among crazy people that amuse themselves against defenseless and innocent animals.
This as all other cases must not be forgotten and must be investigated.
Please sign this petition and share it with your friends on all social networks!!
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A Christmas message from Danica Mirkovic, President of Felinologic Association Felix and the owner of Cat Shelter Felix.
Please try and make a special effort this month by either giving a donation or by an adoption of one or more of the cats – full details below.
Danica has kindly sent us some latest photos of the cats at Shelter Felix; enjoy them.
The message from Danica is as follows:
Felix cats need your help! There are several ways to support almost 100 kitties from a private, no-kill, cage-free cat shelter in Serbia. Make a difference today!
If you care about Felix kitties, please consider donating as much as you can. The situation is difficult right now. Gas bills are mounting although the real cold weather hasn’t even begun. Last year, I took a loan to pay for the heating system and when it was finished I thought that my kitties’ health problems were over. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a solid fuel storage and the fuel itself was nowhere to be bought. I couldn’t keep the fire going all night, more than 30 cats were sick and the most sensitive ones didn’t survive. It was necessary to install gas heating system which is much more efficient but it is not paid off yet.
Every cat lover knows cats are heat – seekers. Most of my kitties barely go outside these days, they all prefer to sit on radiators. Their rooms are comfortable and cozy and seeing them enjoying their time makes my heart sing. And I hope you can recognize this feeling, because I cannot cover all expenses without help of caring, benevolent people like you.
Winter is very harsh here, with lots of strong, icy cold and bitter winds. The outside night temperature was -13° C already and I fear that the worst is yet to come. I remember that last year’s lowest temperature reached 27° degrees below zero. Considering that I have almost 15 chronically ill kitties, and 25 older than 15 years, it’s essential to keep them warm. Please, help my kitties make it through the cold months. We can’t let them down now, can we?
Me and my kitties have always been grateful for your unselfish support and are now, more than ever. Every donation counts! If you decide to help us, please use the PayPal button on my blog: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/
If you’d rather virtually adopt one (or more) of Felix kitties, you can find their photos in my albums Cats for virtual adoption on my care2 and FB profiles. All Felix cats need nutritious food and quality medical care. For 30 $ per month you can sponsor a kitty you choose (each cat can have multiple sponsors) and I’ll send you all the information about and photos of “your” kitty on a regular basis. When you sponsor a cat, your donations are used to help all cats in my care.
You can also buy those beautiful flairs to support my kitties.
http://www.cafepress.co.uk/milancefelixmace
http://www.bonanza.com/listings/Novi-Sad-Cat-Shelter-Support-pinback-button-badge-set-2/17157578
You can make a difference!
PayPal button is on our blog:
http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/
Dinarske uplate: Felix-Felinolosko drustvo 355-1070729-96
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Stara Planina – Update. December 2011.
One 24th November 2011, SAV founder Mark wrote a detailed 3 page letter to the following:
Commissioner Janez Potočnik – EU Commissioner for Environment.
Commissioner Štefan Füle – European Commissioner for (EU) Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy.
In his letter, Mark declares to both Commissions of the EU that with regard to the environmental destruction at Stara Planina, Serbia, and also concerning the EU membership (accession) of Serbia in the near future, (Mark declares) that the EU is not living up to either its stated environmental or enlargement requirements, and that what is said in writing by the Commission to EU citizens by these same Commissioners, is not actually appearing to be undertaken by them in the real world.
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Some extracts from Marks letter to the Commissions are as follows:
“‘Stara Planina’ in Serbia; an area of outstanding natural (flora and fauna) beauty, which is now being destroyed by the construction of ski lifts, resorts and runs. I am attaching for your reference a full copy of the article I recently published re Stara Planina; less all the photographs which were also included. I attach a few sample photographs for your review as attachments”.
“As Serbia is aiming to very soon become an EU member state; currently seeking accession; the very least that I consider the EU Enlargement Commission should be undertaking, is to verify that the basic requirements of potential new member states observing the ‘rule of law’ is being undertaken”.
“Declaration by Commissioner Štefan Füle:
“Now, the EU, a community of values based on peace and freedom, democracy and the rule of law, as well as tolerance and solidarity is the world’s largest economic zone”.
“I trust that the latest overview of the issue of Stara Planina given in my attachment shows that the rule of law is NOT being implemented within Serbia. Serbia is very much still a nation which is run by politicians who are corrupt and who do not enforce their own national rule of law; which we are told is a requirement for EU accession”.
“In his ‘environmental’ website declaration, Commissioner Janez Potočnik informs us:
“EU enlargement provides a major opportunity for the environment, but also a significant challenge for the candidate countries that must be able to effectively apply all EU legislation when they join the Union. During the pre-accession period, the Commission is working intensively with Turkey, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as well as with the potential candidates of south east Europe and Iceland to help them meet the EU’s environmental protection requirements and support them in their efforts to transpose and implement the EU environmental acquis”.
Janez Potočnik - EU Commissioner for Environment – Does He Care ?
“Again I refer you to my attachment of Stara Planina, and especially draw your attention to the fact that Nicholas Hanley, Head of Unit at the EU environmental department, has basically failed to raise the issue of Stara Planina, Serbia, to anything like a worthwhile degree, at any of his meetings with the Serbian authorities. This is despite his written declarations to me personally that he would undertake this as far back as March 2011. Full copies of correspondence between Mr. Hanley and myself on the issue of Stara Planina are provided in the attachments”.
“All the time both the EU Environmental and the EU Enlargement Commissions are ignoring the issue of democratic opinion in relation to projects such as Stara Planina, Serbia, along with the democratic rights of Serbian citizens to be able to question the issue of any proposed constructions on this site, the enforcement of ‘the EU rule of law’ which you both so strongly talk about in your website statements. Serbia is currently failing in both its environemental and enlargement requirements to apply the rule of law as allegedly required for EU member state accession”.
“The EU Commissions; your Commissions are failing – both in their environmental and enlargement approaches. You say one thing on your web sites whilst actually doing something else which is completely different in reality; or in the case of Mr. Hanley and Stara Planina, apparent ignorance or a complete lack of desrire to address the issues and the environmental destruction which is taking place”.
“I await your responses with very much interest, informing me when you are actually going to start ensuring that Serbia enforces the rule of law with regard the environment, and giving its citizens their democratic right to oppose such destruction as is being witnessed at Stara Planina”.
“One has to ask if, as Commissioners for both the environment and for EU enlargement, if you actually have any concerns relatinng to the exact issues which you declare are so important on your websites the rule of law and democracy. From where I stand as an EU citizen, but also as an experienced environmental campaigner in Serbia fighting the environmental destruction at Stara Planina, I tell myself that you really have no real concerns”.
“Now it is up to you to take immediate action with the Serbian government and authorities regarding both environmental destruction at stara Planina, and also why people are not being allowed to represent their opposition to such projects through the ‘rule of law’ within Serbia. This needs to be undertaken before Serbia is given EU accession; not put on the back burner as you have done for many years, only for the Serbian authorities to go the very same way as the Romanian authorities are now; ignoring the requirements of EU memebership and simply doing just what they want”.
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… And So ……
And so, representation to both EU Commissions with prime responsibility for Serbian accession to the EU have now been made in relation to the environmental destruction at Stara Planina, and especially the inability of serbian citizens to express their concerns about same.
At the time of writing this post – 22nd December 2011, SAV have still not had any written response from any commission at the EU.
Maybe the EU is finally adressing the issue of Stara Planina with the Serbian authorities; something which should have been undertaken several years ago rather than now, when all the destruction of flora and fauna has taken place.
Maybe as appears to have been the case in the past, we are continuing to be ignored by the EU Commission; especially as they have not even acknowledged our formal letter, let alone reply formally.
Hopefully, time will tell one way or the other in the very near future – does the EU actually undertake what is declared by its Commissioners, or does it say one thing whilst going down a completely different path – that of doing nothing in reality ?
Copies of this post are being provided to both EU Commissions as reminders that we request a written response, and that if and when this is provided; you, our international supporters, will be informed of what action is / is not being undertaken by the EU Commissions for both the environment and for future EU nation membership.
We continue to look forward in hope to a response.
Below – The better days of Stara Planina
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To:
sasa.orlovic@minpolj.gov.rs ; aleksandar.radosavljevic@minpolj.gov.rs; radivoje.kaurin@minpolj.gov.rs, dusan.petrovic@gov.rs ; predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs,
Select any of the following for copies of letters sent:
EPAR Prijava, nastavak lovackih divljanja na opozarenom po…
EPAR, Prijava, ekoloska katastrofa na jugu Srbije, veliki …
EPAR, Prijava, LU Fazan Vranje, 04.12.2011
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A festive smile for you from Bearland
Dear Mark,
This is just a very short message to wish you all a wonderful festive season and to thank you more than I can say for all your support and encouragement over the past year.
Please visit my blog to see (and hear) a little festive tribute that our China and Vietnam teams put together for you — “Jingle Bears” won‘t be winning any awards, but I hope it gives you a smile.
From all of us at Animals Asia, have a lovely, warm and safe holiday season with your family and friends.
Bear hugs,
Jill
Dr Jill Robinson MBE
Founder and CEO
Animals Asia Foundation
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SAV Message:
We have included a few links to the excellent work being undertaken by Jill and the team in Asia. Please watch the very moving Vietnam bear rescue undertaken during November (2011) by clicking on the video links (Parts 1-3) below.
And as it is Christmas, listen to ‘Jingle Bears’:
Click here to listen to ‘Jingle Bears’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M5ND5AV0GE
Vietnam bear rescue November 2011 – 3 part video.
Part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2zb5aAZjTk&feature=relmfu
Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoDOsImq1A8&feature=relmfu
Part 3 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGZmyD6FvFc&feature=relmfu
Link to Jill’s blog: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=N0AK3D7MNQW8&d=23&m=12&y=11&tkn=m1087787&eid=926&sou=AL11AAFXMSDM&b=B02
Read more about Jill at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Robinson
http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=8JJZIL63JM7
http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=OHLY4S99FDAA
AnimalsAsia website link:
End Bear Farming: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=2J0NIOGTVCWA
Cat and Dog Welfare: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=7W6PU3NBTI5
Action Against Cruelty: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=A40L5SM6DC89
AnimalsAsia Worldwide Links:
Uk: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=F7OVXEAA2PK
USA / Canada: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=NPBLUQDED05
Australia and New Zealand: http://www.animalsasia.org/index.php?UID=NR04A5KGSWL
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Hillside Animal Sanctuary – Frettenham, Norwich, England, Uk.
We thought you’d like to see this film of Hillside’s rescued animals being cared for during a recent snowy winter.
Click on this link below and enjoy the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyV5-xdQ_v8
We’d very much like to thank everyone who has supported these animals during the year, and hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow…
from
Wendy and all at Hillside
Website: http://www.hillside.org.uk/
Since founding Redwings Horse Sanctuary in 1984, Wendy Valentine’s name has been synonymous with care and concern for horses.
In 1995, Wendy formed Hillside Animal Sanctuary after witnessing the plight of the battery hen and has since helped and campaigned for animals in need, particularly those who are so routinely abused in the intensive factory farming industry.
Hillside is now home to over 1000 animals and is one of the UK’s most successful campaigning organisations for the animals’ cause. We have always known that one of the main reasons animals are left to suffer in factory farms is because people have little or no idea about the immense cruelty involved in their food production. Although most of our rescued animals have been saved from the farming industry, Hillside is home to over 300 horses, ponies, donkeys and mules.
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As we are now getting towards the end of 2011, here are a few site stats for you relating to ‘Serbian Animals Voice’:
239,310 all-time visitors to the site.
Average of 326 visitors per day during 2011.
Busiest month of this year – 19,765 visitors during March 2011.
3,134 views on our busiest day, 17th March 2011.
Visitors for 2010 and 2011:
65,602 visitors during 2010.
116,643 visitors so far during 2011.
1,306 different posts (articles) published.
Average comments left on the site per month = 41.
Total comments left on site = 2,661.
So by almost doubling our visitor count during this year, maybe we are doing something a little bit right !
Thank you everyone for your support and for all of your visits – we hope and attempt to be informative on many animal welfare issues throughout the world.
Strays in Serbia and the Balkans are what we were originally founded for; and continue to fight for.
It is especially great news to send love to Slavica at EPAR shelter in Serbia; someone who is a true friend of the animals and someone who has endured some very serious health issues in recent years. But now we all share with Slavica in her fantastic news that things are very much in the clear and her health is improving daily; so now she can continue to fight so very hard for Serbian animals as she has always done. Thank you Slavica; you are a real animal hero !
Read a little more about Dr. Medicine Slavica Mazak Bešlić at http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/about-us/
We at SAV do not have any form of facility to deal with financial donations – instead we try to provide web site information and links to many of the issues (posts) that we cover. We simply ask people to donate directly to any organisation(s) of their choice should they wish to help animals. Serbian animals were what we started on, so donations to all Serbian animal welfare organisations are greatly accepted.
So, a great year for us at SAV; and we look forward to 2012 and the new challenges and the good news on some animal issues which are bound to come our way. There are lots of bad times and bad issues in this business unfortunately, but there are millions of good folk out there who are trying to help animals and make the world a better place. Hopefully our latest posts relating to excellent work of AnimalsAsia and the fun video of Hillside rescue sanctuary here in England will end the year on a better note for us all.
Have a peaceful and meat free Christmas – and best wishes for the new year.
See you all in 2012.
Regards Mark
SAV Founder – Kent, England, Uk.
Two of the best Uk Christmas tracks from years gone by – Enjoy !!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx4Cyhf_neU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8KT365wlA
You know, no matter how hard you try, some members of staff just lack that certain enthusiasm to get on with things !!!
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Hi Mark,
Look at message below, please .
These are caused by noimplementation Law for veterinary ( 2.11.2005.) Law for animal welfare ( 9.6.2009.) because veterinary inspectors don`t do their job although they are good payed : unlawfull but unpunished actions of city authorities and of unpunished irresponsible owners and ANIMAL SUFFERING and suffering of people who respect animals - are consequences.
In every Serbian city, in every Balkan city - situation is like this one in Nis , horrible.
And you cannot imagine how deep are suffering of farm animals and wild animals here - the biggest horror you ever see.
Thanks.
Regards
Slavica
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Facebook – Sonia Trimboli
SERBIA
They are in desperate need for help!
They live in terrible conditions. Moreover, on Friday 18 November, the court ordered the lady to move the animals in 2 weeks time. They all need either forever homes, foster, or money for fostering in Serbia. Please help. The two of them, Elvis and Crumble, are taken to the pension today since we had no other place for the.
One was hit by a car today and is still shivering in front of a nearby building, as no one could take him…
There was a big trouble today, people… PLEASE HELP!!!
We always need FOOD, so you can also donate food if you like.
Please donate what you can.
SWIFT: RZBSRSBG (RAIFFEISEN BANKA AD, BEOGRAD, RS)
IBAN: RS35265050000021736662
NEVENA TOMIC STOJANOVIC
JUŽNOMORAVSKE BRIGADE 91
NIŠ – REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE AT THE BANK THAT WE PAY THE COMMISSION
PayPal: naida_kaltak@hotmail.com with a note FOR NEVENA
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Petition link below:
Zaustavimo Vet-Ubicu, Mitka Davkovskog / Stop Vet-Killer, Mitko Davkovski
Why This Is Important
Please help STOP Dr. Mitko Davkovski (vet ambulance “Vetapan”, the City of Nis, Serbia) from killing of stray dogs…
Stray dogs are sterilized and are put back on the street shortly after…
Competent authorities fail to adequately solve the stray dog problem. In fact, all eventually boils down to catch them an masse, collected from a small town and in inadequate conditions (where 60 dogs are transported in trailer 1.5 x 1 m dimensions) driven to the higher centers and then sterilized.
While being in a stray dog center, they usually don`t get enough food and in case they are sick they don’t get adequately medical treatment. Also, while staying there they get fleas and ticks, and other parasites and viruses. At in the end, after that great treatment which I described, malnourished and often sick, they are given back to the street at the habitants, where they usually die in the worst pain.
All of these is pained by local community: for each male stray dog 30,- euros and for each female dog 50,- euros.
Facebook pages in Serbia are full of examples like this. In lot of cases stray dogs are found in the streets with opened wounds after being sterilized and chipped by some of those dog centers.
Also it is pretty often that dogs died while being in a dog center.
A story that at the beginnig seems nice but…
The Nis city council decided not to kill the stray dogs but to sterilize them!
After sterilisation and castrations the dogs are immediately released back to the streets or are put in the shelters where they don’t get the proper cure to heal!
The thing gets even worse when you find out the veterinary service is performed by Mirko Davkovski known as the undertaker of innocents who killed more then 1500 misfortunate dogs by injecting t61 injections right into their hearts lungs:
http://www.facebook.com/events/create/?eid=184174834990934
A.M. recorded by making photos of one of the sweeties who died because of this butcher. The beautiful dog in the pictures, was found in Nis (Serbia) on the street after her sterilisation performed by Mirko Davkovski in the Nis’ public pound! She was immediately released from the vet service in – as you can see – horrifying conditions. A.M. took the poor soul to another vet who tried to save her but, unfortunatelly, she died!
Everything that happened here is “LEGAL” !!!
This is not the first case, and if we don’t do something, it won’t be even the last neither!
Please send a letter or email … let them know, that there is nothing legal and moral in keeping a man like Mitko Davkovski on duty, someone who acts rather as a butcher than as a veterinarian!
Let them know that we – all of Europe – know about the atrocities that carry out every day in Serbia towards the animals. Let them know that we demand that Serbia begins to respect animals as sentient beings and the animal welfare laws are followed, we do not want more animal tormentors in the EU.
Please, speak out for this innocent souls… voice your opinion!
Dr Mitko Davkovski
Veterinarska stanica ” Vetapan”
Todora Milovanovića br.8
18000 Niš
Serbia (Europe)
email: vetapan@medianis.net
SMS/call them at: +38.163.458.182 Dr Mitko Davkovski
+381.63.410.123 (urgent phone)
+381.64.151.5884 Dr Slobodan Arsić
landline: +381 18 516 017, +381 18 46 01 391
MITKO DAVKOVSKI IS A BROTHER OF VLADA DAVKOVSKI (Assistant Chief of the administration of economy, development and environment of the city of nis, serbia.)
PLEASE SEND YOUR PROTEST LETTER to:
vetks@EUnet.rs, info@ni.rs, mayor@ni.rs, Nadja.Markovic@gu.ni.rs, radivoj.kocic@gu.ni.rs , miodrag.manic@gu.ni.rs, cvepredrag@gu.ni.rs, Biljana.Jovanovic@gu.ni.rs , Boban.Mihajlovic@gu.ni.rs , Dusica.Davidovic@gu.ni.rs , Srdjan.Vaskovic@gu.ni.rs , Milorad.Stosic@gu.ni.rs , Miodrag.Radovic@gu.ni.rs , Miomir.Randjelovic@gu.ni.rs , Miroslav.Djordjevic@gu.ni.rs , rzarko@gu.ni.rs , press@gov.rs , predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs , kabinet.zpv@gov.rs , kabinet.potpredsednika@gov.rs , potpredsednik.prr@gov.rs , msp@mfa.rs , info@mup.gov.rs , kabinet@mpravde.gov.rs , s.celebicanin@minpolj.gov.rs , slavoljub.stanojevic@minpolj.gov.rs , zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rs
(sample letter and email addresses are here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=125318180904781&set=pu.125309917572274&type=1&theater )
SERBIAN: SAMPLE LETTER 2:
Subject line: Zaustavite veterinara ubicu, Mitka Davkovskog
Horor u Nisu-delo veterinara ubice!!! http://www.balkankinology.net/pricaonica/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=30926
Ovako izgledaju psi iz Niskog sinteraja,koji budu sterilisani i onda izbaceni da umiru u najgorim mukama.Bio sam svedok i svojim ocima sam video kako se psi sterilisu na zivo,bez anestezije,daleko od ljudskih ociju i javnosti.Doticni veterinar-mesar uzima novac od grada za svakog sterilisanog psa,uvek prolazi na tenderu kada se raspise konkurs,jer brat mu je u politici i naravno, ko ce kome a ko ne svoj svome.Ovo bi trebalo da obidje svet da se vidi kako se u Nisu kolju psi.
http://i53.tinypic.com/2n1byfl.jpg
Kujica koja je pre dva dana pronadjena u Niskoj Banji,bacena u kanalu sa vodom,sa otvorenim rezom,ispadnutim organima…..
http://i51.tinypic.com/9unp77.jpg
Ja stvarno ne znam, sta je potrebno da se ovo spreci, i da duse ne duznih bica ne budu umirale na najgori nacin koji postoji.
Ovaj uzasan slucaj je objavljen u emisiji “Ovo je Srbija” (RTS1), ali jos uvek nista nije uradjeno po tom pitanju. DAVKOVSKI I DALJE UBIJA PSE!!!
VIDEO: Kako prolaze psi lutalice u Nišu! – “Ovo je Srbija” -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHkOypqjehI&feature=youtu.be&fb_source=message
ADRESA:
Veterinarska stanica ” Vetapan “
Todora Milovanovića br.8
18000 Niš
Srbija
tel: 018 516 017, 018 46 01 391
mob. 063 63 458182 Dr Mitko Davkovski
mob. 063 410123 (urgent phone)
mob. 064 1515884 Dr Slobodan Arsić
U NISU POCELO UBIJANJE ZIVOTINJA NA DEPONIJI GRADSKOG DJUBRISTA U PROTVZAKONITO IZGRADJENOM OBJEKTU. UBIJANJE ZIVOTINJA VRSI MITKE DAVKOVSKI SUVLASNIK ILI VLASNIK VETERINARSKE STANICA „VETAPAN“ NIS, UJEDNO RODJENI BRAT VLADE DAVKOVSKOG POMOCNIKA NACELNIKA UPRVE ZA PRIVREDU, ODRZIVI RAZVOJ I ZASTITU ZIVOTNE SREDINE GRADA NISA. PREMA PROCENAMA, DANAS CE BITI UBIJENO OKO 60 PASA LUTALICA, A JKP MEDIANA NASTAVLJA SA HVATANJEM. OJT CUTI, MUP CUTI, NIKO NISTA NE PREDUZIMA!!!!! OVO JE BLAGI UZAS!!! A MI SMO APSOLUTNO NEMOCNI!!! NEMAMO PRISTUP DEPONIJI, NIKO NAM NE JAVLJA KOLIKA JE CENA DA PLATIMO ZA TE PSE I DA IH DRUSTVO PREUZME!!!
OLIVER
Ovo su vesti iz prve ruke od predsednika CEIRI Nis
Vise informacija na web sajtu:
www.helphelp.co.sr
www.epar.org.yu
PS. saljite protestna pisma Milosu Simonovicu, to je jedan od nacina kako mozete pomoci!!!
PROTEST LETTER -SERBIAN
Grad Nish
Milos Simonovic,gradonacelnik
U ime elementarne ljudskosti, saosecanja prema svim zivim bicima i pravde, u ime zakona, zahtevam da, kao gradonacelnik i rukovodilac gradskog shtaba za upravljanje kriznim situacijama, bez odlaganja:
1.obustavite od izvrshenja monstruoznu odluku o brutalnom ubijanju pasa lutalica i drugih napushtenih zivotinja
2.stvorite uslove za humano reshavanje problema pasa lutalica i drugih napushtenih zivotinja
3.preduzmete mere za kaznjavanje vlasnika napushtenih zivotinja, kao i drugih pocinilaca krivicnog dela mucenja i zlostavljanja zivotinja iz clana 269 krivicnog zakonika
Ako niste u stanju da brinete o gradskim zivotinjama, kako cete da vodite brigu o gradjanima Nisha?
Ako niste u stanju da sprecite izvrshenje krivicnih dela nad zivotinjama, hocete li da zatvorite oci i kada su u pitanju krivicna dela prema ljudima?
Ako ste dali svoj glas za ubijanje nemocnih i napushtenih zivotinja, hocete li sutra odobriti i ubijanje starih i bolesnih ljudi?
I,konacno, hocete li okiceni ordenom zasluga za narod, u prvim borbenim redovima neustrashivo krenuti u boj za spashavanje sopstvene fotelje, koju ugrozava najbolji covekov prijatelj?
ovo sam jutros poslala, ne znam da li je neshto znacilo
ovo nije normalno
objashnjenje:taj pomenuti orden je zaista dobio `85-e
nek mu je na cast
I would appreciate a reply to responses@change.org.
Your reply will be shared with the thousands of people all over the world joining this campaign.
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Sincerely,
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http://eurogroupforanimals.org/news/several-eu-member-states-may-get-egg-on-their-face
Several EU Member States may get egg on their face
Posted on 03/01/2012
After twelve years of preparation the use of barren battery cages for laying hens is finally banned from 1 January 2012. Eurogroup for Animals applauds the entry into force of this law which will directly improve the lives of billions of hens across the European Union who are able from now on to perform more natural behaviour.
The latest figures however show that millions of hens are still kept in conventional battery cages in several Member States, despite the generous phase-out period given to producers to comply with the legislation.
This part of EU egg production is now illegal and issue, the European Commission recently confirmed that it is ready to open infringement cases as early as January 2012 if Member States do not comply with the Directive. It also confirmed that every EU member state must take its own measures to guarantee the effective introduction and enforcement of the ban immediately.
It is totally unfair that countries like Austria and Germany, which are already compliant with the ban should be penalised by the marketing and sale of illegal eggs in countries that do not comply with the legislation!
It is important that we as European citizens keep as much pressure as possible on the European authorities, national governments and major egg uses to ensure this ban is fully enforced immediately.
Each and every one of us can make a difference every time we buy or eat an egg, whether it be by challenging your local supermarket, café, restaurant or holiday hotel or asking your work place caterer or local council to ensure that all their eggs come from non-cage systems. Help us make 2012 cage free!
More details can be found here: http://layinghens.eurogroupforanimals.org
SAV Comment:
A major result to improve hen welfare throughout the EU. Unfortunately many hens will continue to be confined in the ‘Enriched’ cages; slightly better but not good enough.
Whenever you shop, please always buy free range eggs. Ensure that they are used in the foods which you buy. Kick battery eggs into touch – Go FREE RANGE !
The yolk of the free range egg is much more golden and better in quality as can be seen below. The taste of a free range egg is so much better. Please always ensure you only buy free range eggs.
Generally, the darker yellow to orange the yolk is, the healthier.
The yellow color comes from a natural pigment called xanthophyll that is found in yellow corn and green plants (source: Gail Damerow).
Free range chickens that ‘graze’ pastures produce darker yellow egg yolks that are less fat and have a vitamin A and D level that is way above the standard.
Above – Darker Yellow / Orange Free range Yolk shown on LEFT
Above – Spot the Difference ? – 1 Free Range Yolk and 2 Battery Cage Yolks.
Clue: Darker Yolk = Better Free range Quality.
= Top Left Yolk is Free Range !
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In one part of Belgrade city, 17 dogs, and unknown numbers of cats, birds and other animals have been poisoned.
A formal charge has been made against the police; as this is a crime. But as always, we can be sure that both the police and the authorities will not do anything, as the victims are just animals and the police and the authorities do not care about them.
But on the side of animal welfare, animals should be protected by the law also, hence the criminal charge. The law is the law and a victim is a victim – therefore the police should investigate and prosecute.
Things will be very different if Serbia ever joins the EU – so it should get in some practice of enforcing the law; something which it currently seems unable to do.
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Copy of official complaint / charge - Karabuma 5 jan
From: EPAR
To: muprs@mup.gov.rs ; kabinet.zpv@gov.rs
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 8:39 AM
Subject: Prijava-masovno ubistvo trovanjem: OTROVANO ČAK 17 PASA NA KARABURMI! i nepoznat broj ostalih zivotinja 30.12.2011.
MUP RS, Beograd – molimo da prosledote :
PU Beograd i
Na ruke Ministra , g. Ivice Dacica
5.1.2012.
Predmet : Prijava je u atachmentu., po saznanju iz medija – videti dole :
http://www.pets01.com/VestDetalji.aspx?ban=810&vestid=203
OTROVANO ČAK 17 PASA NA KARABURMI!
30.12.2011. | (J. R. – S. I.) | Kurir
Na Karaburmi, u blizini osnovne škole, za tri dana komadićima zatrovanog mesa ubijeni gotovo svi kerovi iz kraja.
BEOGRAD – Umirali u mukama!
Na Karaburmi, u blizini osnovne škole Filip Višnjić, za tri dana otrovom u komadićima mesa ubijeno je najmanje 17 pasa, a smrtonosni komadići nađeni su čak i u ulazima stambenih zgrada!
Za poslednja tri dana umrlo je 17 pasa, među kojima su i dva vlasnička – plačući nam priča Slavica Vukelić, čiji je pas jazavičar, star četiri godine, takođe otrovan. Kaže da je otrov pojeo u ulazu zgrade, dok je ona u tašni tražila ključeve od stana.
- Psu su se najpre ukočile zadnje noge, a posle 40 minuta strahovitog mučenja, uginuo mi je na rukama – kaže Slavica.
Njena komšinica Zorica Pejčić kaže da meštane ovog kraja najviše plaši to što je otrov blizu škole, pa „postoji opasnost da s njim i deca dođu u kontakt“.
Iz „Veterine Beograd“ kažu da su u više navrata intervenisali na ovoj lokaciji, kao i da su svi leševi smešteni u karantin u Ovči.
- Tu mogu da ostanu još nekoliko dana, u slučaju da dođe do istrage koju sprovodi policija – rekli su za Kurir iz ove ustanove i podsetili da je trovanje pasa krivično delo. Do zaključenja ovog broja od policije nismo dobili informaciju da li će pokrenuti istragu.
(J. R. – S. I.)
Otrovan, pa pregažen
Poslednji slučaj trovanja juče je zabeležila naša ekipa. Otrovan pas pao je nasred Ulice Salvadora Aljendea na Karaburmi. Dok je naša sagovornica dotrčala da mu pomogne, neko ga je već pregazio automobilom.
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MUP RS, Beograd
Na ruke Ministra , g. Ivice Daica
5.1.2012.
Predmet : Prijava
Postovani
Prijavljujemo masovno ubistvo pasa trovanjem u Karaburmi- po saznanju iz medija ,videti dole . Za sada se zna za 17 ubijenih pasa, trovanjem , ali taj broj moze biti I veci , I nepoznat je broj macaka, ptica I drugih zivotinja.
Kao sto i sami znate ovo nije prvo masovno ubistvo na ovaj nacin u Srbiji .Policija nije resila ni jedan ovakav slucaj u Srbiji - zbog nesavesnog rada ili nesposobnosti pojedinaca u toj sluzbi , sto deluje ohrabrujuce za sve psihopate od kojih neki ne vole pse, a neki decu,strace,beskucnike, kurve, narkomane, lovce, policajce, vatrogasce ili bilo koju drugu kategoriju , i takvima policija na ovaj nacin daje podstrek da ovde u Srbiji slobodno mogu primeniti ovaj model masovnog ubistva I ostati neotkriveni – pogledajte dole.
Pitanje je da li je ovo uradio neki “brizni“ roditelj koji je svoje dete upozorio ili neko drugi – zadatak policije je da to otkrije , kako bi bio ispostovan nalog clana 269. KZ RS.
Napomena: krivicno delo – cin ne menja sustinu zavisno od toga ko je zrtva I nije bitno da li je zrtva omiljena ili ne, zadatak policije u svakom krivicnom delu jeste : da otkrije pocinitelje I omoguci sprovodjenje pravde u skladu s vazecim zakonima.
Ocekujemo da policija omoguci sudjenje pociniteljima masovnog trovanja zivotinja na Karaburmi.
Hvala
S poštovanjem,
EPAR – OIPA SRBIJA/Alijansa za zaštitu prirode,prava životinja i prava ljudi
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Justice for emaciated, filthy and almost decapitated dog (Petition)
Click here for the Care2 petition: “Justice for poor Clover found nearly decapitated”.
Madera, CA: Clover, a 1-1/2-year-old poodle mix was discovered after a concerned advocate reported his condition to authorities. What they found when they arrived was horrific.
Clover was found helpless and severely sick. He was tied with a tangled short chain to a pole in a backyard, unable to escape his torment. A hard plastic rope had been tied around his neck clearly when he was just a puppy and much smaller, and the rope had slowly eaten into the flesh of his neck, almost completely decapitating him. (Source.)
He was freezing, emaciated, starving with no shelter whatsoever. His fur was matted with his own waste, he had a raging fever from the infection from his neck and he was in agony from the pain of it. No food or water was anywhere to be seen.
He craved kind human attention, but was in so much pain that it took numerous people to get him free from his painful prison of that rope and chain. Incredibly, the human monsters responsible for Clover had placed another collar on his neck, but never removed the old plastic rope. They left the chain attached to that rope, so every movement Clover made had to have been agony, with the rope carving deeper and deeper into his neck.
The authorities stated it had to have taken months for Clover to end up like this, so those monsters would have had to know he was in such bad shape. Even more astounding is that Clover was the second dog seized from this home because of neglect and cruelty in the past year. The home owners deny they had anything to do with Clover at all.
This shows how severely lacking laws are when it comes to the torture of animals. These monsters should have never been allowed even near another animal after the first seizure.
Clover was being cared for in a loving foster home, but in a heartbreaking turn on December 27th, he had to be euthanized because he had come down with tetanus, a horrible bloodstream infection most likely brought on by the rope that nearly took his little head off. Sadly, help came too late for little Clover. One can only imagine the kind of pain this precious boy endured with the cold, hunger, thirst, fever, infection and complete helplessness. (Source.)
He had been given medical treatment at the Madera Veterinary Clinic, where he had surgery to remove the imbedded rope and was fed through a feeding tube because the injuries in his neck had made it too painful to eat. He had received intensive medical treatment and when stable, went to the foster home to recover. At least for just a short while, Clover knew warmth and care, which he should have had his entire life.
A petition has been started directed at the Madera County Police Department, asking that the perpetrators who did this to Clover be brought to justice and the maximum possible penalties be handed down against them. No one spoke for Clover until one brave advocate made that lifesaving call about him. Now it’s time for all advocates to be his voice, and send the message that this kind of heinous cruelty will not be tolerated and will be severely punished.
This is a Care2 petition, which anyone can sign. You can access it here, or at the link provided below. The maximum penalty for felony animal cruelty, the charges that are being filed, is 5 years in prison and/or a $20,000 fine. That’s not much in comparison to the suffering this precious boy endured, but hopefully they will be given the maximum possible sentence as justice for little Clover.
If you would like to make a small donation to help offset the huge medical expenses related to Clover’s care, you can do so via the Friends of Madera Animal Shelter website here, or at the link provided below.
Rest in peace precious Clover. Advocates will speak for you and seek justice for your horrible suffering and neglect at the hands of human monsters. You deserved so much more from life and our hearts ache that you never knew what it was like to be cherished as you should have been. Know that we will carry on the fight for justice.
Click here for donations to the Friends of Madera Animal Shelter website.
Click here for more information about this story at Pet-abuse.com.
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Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
