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Serbia: Sometimes, Dreams DO Come True !

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Under the section / Tab - ‘Shelters’ at the top of our site, we recently provided a Care2 link regarding Sasha, the Serbian man who has been rescuing stray dogs for years, and who very recently was in dire straits in helping them all; simply feeding them for a start.

Our article (which you can still see under ‘Shelters’ stated:

Subject: This Man is Running Out of Food to Feed 400 Rescued Dogs

Link:

http://www.care2.com/causes/this-man-is-running-out-of-food-to-feed-400-rescued-dogs.html

Written by Jovana Ivastanin

Sasha Pejčić is a rare kind of man who has been rescuing dogs in Nis, Serbia for years.

His animal shelter is absolutely breathtaking. The dogs all follow Sasha around and it’s amazing to watch their interaction with each other. They all eat together peacefully, play, run and sleep together.

Most of the dogs have been taken off of the streets and nursed back to health (as well as spayed and neutered) and now live in a large pack in a disused riding school. At night they sleep in stables in groups of about 15.

However, Sasha is now facing a major crisis over how to feed these dogs.

The Austrian organization that was supporting him is no longer able to cope with all the financial needs and the dogs did not eat for two days recently. Sasha has now run out of food totally. His four workers who help with the feeding and cleaning have not been paid since the New Year and the rent hasn’t been paid for four months.

Well now (16/05) we have some brilliant news !

Have you heard the news?

Thanks to the amazing Harmony Fund supporters across the planet, 400 dogs living at this cage-free oasis in Serbia are now safe.

Last month, they couldn’t eat for two days due to a financial crisis that gripped the shelter, but with your donations, we sent the first $10,500 this week and another $12,000 will go over to Serbia in June. After that, we’ll be helping on an ongoing basis with a couple thousand dollars a month for the long term to buy food, veterinary care, electricity and worker’s wages to make sure that the dogs here never go hungry again.

The shelter’s founder Sasha does not speak any English, so the news was given to him by translator. It’s heartwarming to see this stoic man who has become so accustomed to suffering try to hold back his emotion as he receives word that the dogs will not go without food ever again.

At the very end of this video clip, Sasha has just a few simple words to express how he feels.

You can watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzaaNNeS6vg&feature=youtu.be

Be sure to stay in touch with us at www.HarmonyFund.org

Bless you all for making this dream come true – and also thanks to all from SAV.

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Serbia: Pozega Pound – Please Sign the Petition and Tell the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management To Close the Facility Down – Immediately and Undertake the 13 Existing Prosecutions Against Workers of the Pound.

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Re our very recent post on the dog pound at Pozega:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/05/10/serbia-activists-trying-to-save-dogs-from-the-cruel-and-painful-death-in-nas-dom-pound-in-pozega/

There is now a petition which can be viewed and signed via the following link:

http://www.change.org/petitions/local-and-state-authorities-in-serbia-as-well-as-the-european-union-shut-down-the-horror-dog-shelter-in-pozega-serbia

Petition wording:

The infamous dog pound, ironically called “Our Home” in city Pozega in Serbia is catching dogs from 7 cities in Serbia. After a few weeks in the shelter dogs are being killed with t61 injection with no proper sedatives or preparation.
Dogs in this shelter are beaten and literally starved before they die. Most dogs can no longer walk and can barely lift their heads. Pups only couple of months old are curled up on the ground and do not react any more to the human voice.

Due to a sterilisation performed by incompetent veterinarians dogs die infection. Instead of surgical thread, rope is used to saw sterilisation wounds.

It is well known that the shelter supervisor and the veterinarian torture the dogs. There are currently 13 charges against the management of the pound, but they continue to catch and kill these poor animals.

- It is thought that around 70-90 dogs are killed every week!!!
- Local Authorities pay 100 euros for each dog to the pound!

This means the shelter earns around 400.000 euros per year.
- The pound charges volunteers 28 Euros per dog to get them out of the horror shelter

PLEASE SIGN THIS PETITION TO HELP US SHUT DOWN THIS CORRUPT SHELTER FOREVER AND TO CHARGE THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HORROR.

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Please crosspost this petition and get as many people to sign as you can.

If you are an EU citizen then please go to out ‘EU Links’ tab at the top of the page and use the links provided to provide this information to your national MEPs.

Explain that you are very concerned about the killing of dogs at this (Pozega) pound and that you wish all EU funding to be stopped that supports the abuses at this shelter.

At a meeting on 17^th April in Belgrade we were unofficially informed via Milos Skalicki of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, that the Serbian authorities were going to call for ‘better implementation of animal welfare laws’.

If the pound at Pozega is not somewhere where the Ministry should be acting immediately, then we don’t know what is !

You can see the Ministry response to the meeting below:

Response from the Ministry of Agriculture to letter DO NOT CHANGE ANIMAL WELFARE LAW IN SERBIA

TRANSLATION

On 04/09/2013 you sent an e-mail to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management in which you expressed the view that the Conference about the welfare of abandoned animals, organized by TAIEX and Veterinary management on 17.04.2013, should not be held because it is an attempt to make changes to the Animal Welfare Law, relating to the ban of killing animals.

We inform you that the Conference on this issue is of great importance and it is opportunity to meet Directors of Veterinary management from this region, representatives of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), representatives of the European Commission and the RSPCA – all to talk about the problem of abandoned animals. The aim of this Conference was to share experiences of countries in the region related to the problem of stray animals, control of their population, the role and responsibilities of government agencies and non-governmental organizations.

The allegations from some animal welfare organizations are incorrect – who are calling for protest rallies and petitions against the Serbian authorities, NGO organizations and speakers at this Conference – because, as stated above, this Conference hasn’t been organized as “attempt” to make changes in the existing Animal Welfare Law, but rather for better implementation of same.

Veterinary management has good cooperation with many well-meaning animal welfare associations and non-governmental organizations, of which some actively participate and provide help to us in achieving our mutual goal of animal welfare.

Sincerely
Milos Skalicki
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Belgrade, Nemanjina Street 22-26
Phone +381 11 3622-101
www.minpolj.gov.rs

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Letters from supporters asking that Pozega pound be immediately closed down can be sent to the following:

zoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs; s.celebicanin@minpolj.gov.rs; mfa@mfa.rs; kancelarijan@narodnakancelarija.rs; predsednikvladesrbije@srbija.gov.rs; kabinet.zpv@srbija.gov.rs; office@poverenik.org.rs; predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs; kabinet.zpv@gov.rs; potpredsednik.prr@gov.rs; kabinet.zpv@gov.rs; potpredsednik.prr@gov.rs; predsednik@pozega.org.rs

Thank you – SAV.

Filed under: Animals Requiring Adoption or Homes - Worldwide, CAMPAIGNS - Global Animal Welfare Issues, GENERAL NEWS - International / National / Regional, GLOBAL PETITIONS - Anything Animal, Anywhere !, LETTERS, SERBIA (Central Serbia: Capital - Belgrade) and (Serbia | 1 Comment »

England (UK): “Rock With The Foxes” Date Announced – Saturday 20th July 2013. In Aid of ‘The Fox Project’.

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

For UK campaigners.

ROCK WITH THE FOXES

Date -Saturday 20^th July 2013.

Please support Frankie and Bill – event in aid of ‘The Fox Project’:

The Fox Project

http://www.foxproject.org.uk/

http://www.foxproject.org.uk/gallery/

The Fox Project is a registered charity dedicated to the Red Fox.

Established in 1991 as a specialist Wildlife Information Bureau and Fox Deterrence Consultancy, it has incorporated a Wildlife Hospital since 1993 which, today, admits and treats around 700 foxes per year, including 250 cubs. It appears regularly on TV, radio and other media, both in the UK and internationally, has received awards from RSPCA, International Fund for Animal Welfare and Rolf Harris and is honoured to have Chris Packham as its Patron.

http://www.foxproject.org.uk/about-us/

http://www.foxproject.org.uk/fox-casualties/

The real fox news as it is: http://www.foxproject.org.uk/news/

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Serbia: Activists Trying To Save Dogs From The Cruel And Painful Death In “Nas Dom” Pound In Pozega.

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Serbia: Activists Trying To Save Dogs From The Cruel And Painful Death In “Nas Dom” Pound In Pozega

Warning: The text contains disturbing images and video.

http://inserbia.info/news/2013/05/serbia-activists-trying-to-save-dogs-from-the-cruel-and-painful-death-in-nas-dom-pound-in-pozega/

All Photos: nadlanu.com

POZEGA – PUC “Nas Dom’ (Our House) in Pozega, few people can call asylum for dogs, but majority calls it concentration camp, reports “Na Dlanu”.

The asylum represents horrible image of brutality toward animals which is not rare in Serbia.

This concentration camp for dogs in PUC “Nas Dom” in Pozega, as activists call this place since the scandal of the brutal treatment toward dogs was discovered, has started working in march 2008.

It was founded by two cities – Uzice and Cacak and seven more municipalities who gravitate towards Pozega, and capacity is about 200 seats.

“Estimations are that from the beginning until today, more than 7,500 dogs were killed. Dogs were tortured, killed with blunt objects, corpses were buried just off the coast Djetinje. Now the corpses are sent to Cuprija and are burned there”, said Dusica and Dragana, activists who are desperately trying to save these unfortunate animals via Facebook.

Company “Napredak” from Cuprija has won the tender for destroying the waste from PUC “Nas Dom” in Pozega. The dogs that are contained in the pound are left to starve to death, and if they don’t die they are killed with injections without anesthesia and in the first years with injections of liquid detergent.

“Among the numerous criminal charges against this pound is also criminal charge made by their former employee who testified about sadistic killing of dogs – a female dog with puppies – they killed all the puppies in front of her eyes, then at the end they killed her,” say activists who are trying to save these dogs.

Above – One of the employees pulls the dog like a bag Photo: nadlanu.com

At least 15 criminal charges have been filed against the pound and those responsible, but until today nobody has taken any action against them. The charges were filed to the Ministry of agriculture, The Veterinary against republic veterinary inspector, mrs. Micovic, for refusing to react on multiple charges made against the pound. “Otherwise, Mrs. Micovic and vet Bozovic are wedding best men,” reveal activists the connections between the responsible persons.

Conditions in the cages and boxes are dramatically bad. There is no water or food. Small dogs are not separated from big ones, so the slaughter of the animals is common. Also, dogs mate in cages. Pound does not meet the standard rules on keeping the dogs in asylum and pension of Republic of Serbia which was adopted in February 2012.

“Eywitnesses testify that employees are beating the dogs with sticks. The dogs that we manage to rescue are traumatized, they are afraid of the approach by humans and they have scars from beating,” continue their story activists.

As activists, who are trying to get public attention on this tragic situation, further state, it is not known how much money the pound receives from local governments of the seven cities it covers.

“It is known that Municipality Uzice pays RSD 11,000 (EUR 100) by the trapped dog. The municipality also pays sterilisation of the dogs. Nonetheless, the administration of the pound seeks from fosters or volunteers who take the dogs money for sterilisation. The administration does not want to agree that the dogs are sterilized in other veterinary clinics, and they send the confirmation about the sterilisation after,” activists said and added that these interventions are performed extremely unprofessional and that dogs’ lives are in danger of sepsis, as well as cuts are sewed by ordinary string.

Volunteer Svetlana Bozunovic- Lalic has wrote the following from the spot, calling the people who love dogs to join in the rescue:

“Saving dogs from death camp in Pozega can in short be described as pure demonstration of force and evil.

Irena, from the Assiciation “Kosutnjak” was scheduled to come to Pozega to take the dogs she reserved and paid for at the crack of the dawn. I was scheduled to come at 10 AM. The first news I received was that Irena got three dogs in their own choice, but not the ones she reserved week before and paid for. On the entrance to the pound they have set the table and few chairs, dogs for takeover were put in carriers, the table and chairs were turned to look at the grid to the street.

Everyone except the director Svetlana wore white coats, and few puppies were released. I entered and first thing that I was told was that there is suspicion of rabies and that we are not allowed to access the dogs, and that even the takeover is against the law and that they should do that! I took 12 dogs, but all the dogs I asked for, nobody had the anwer. They only told me that the skinny dog has died. At that moment Andrijana Kozic and few other girls arrived.

They, of course, did not let Andrijana inside. Instead of her, a girl named Ruza has taken 4 dogs. From that moment the complete madness began. Few of us who came for the dogs were standing like orphans at the gate of the pound and begged them to give us the dogs we already reserved and paid for. The fleecers picked up and fled to their offices hid from us and called the police. Four local policemen came, greeted with fleecers and kept us for two hours outside.

We voluntarily gave them our identity cards. Talking to the policemen we found out that one of these men numerous times called the fleecers to pick up a pack of dogs that was attacking his chickens. We suggested him to feed the dogs and that we will help him with this. We also suggested to split the pack in several locations, so they wouldn’t be strongly clustered and aggressive we offered help in food. I personally asked the policemen to provide me with the paper – document where it says that there has been official warning on the occurrence of rabies, because I did not get one in the pound. He told me it was not his job. In all that time, fleecers left one by one.

The first one to leave was senior Bozic. By his own words – he is an awkward combination of Erc and something else, a self-proclaimed God. Then left Svetlana, and then all others except for one guard. Mr. Rade Radunovic has called republic inspector with appeal to come and previously call the pound and tell them to give us the dogs we asked for.

Of course, criminals knew when to leave the object – every arrival of an inspector after they leave is completely meaningless. After about 3 hours of standing with the hope that we could at least get one more life out of there, we had to go. It was 30 degrees, dogs were in the carriers in the van…”

The Association for the Care of Animals “BETA” from Zajecar, has filed criminal complaint against the officials in PUC “Nas Dom” from Pozega, where, in a period of a year, were killed about 438 dogs, sterilisation without anesthesia and adequate surgical materials was performed, and often the “residents” of this pound were hungry for several days, according to website Zivotinje.rs.

InSerbia News tried to contact the officials in the PUC “Nas Dom” in Pozega, so we could hear their side of the story, however, nobody answered the calls.

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Romania: More On Flavius Barbulescu and His Henchmen / The City Officials Protecting Him – PleaseTake Actions and Join Facebook Page for Romanian Animals.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Our previous post on this issue:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

NEW FACEBOOK LINK

*** New Facebook links to support Romanian animals ***–

Please Sign up to join and get notes via RSS:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Romania-The-land-of-Death-for-animals/204542339556844

https://www.facebook.com/notes/romania-the-land-of-death-for-animals/flavius-barbulescu-the-monster-and-his-gang-brasov-romania-please-send-the-lette/607808265896914

Flavius Barbulescu – the MONSTER and HIS GANG – Brasov, Romania – please send the letter

by Romania – The land of Death for animals (Notes) on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:05pm

Flavius Barbulescu is the most notorious DOG KILLER Romanian has ever produced.
He lives in BRASOV – Brasov County Romania and….takes pride in having killed tens of thousands of dogs with the BLESSING, the APPROVAL and the PROTECTION of Romanian officials
Flavius Barbulescu has made a living from KILLING STRAY DOGS….with his team of dog killers ( or dog catchers….in Romania is it almost the same thing….)

Many notes and articles have been written about him on the internet….YET he LIVES HAPPILY and much more than COMFORTABLY , from KILLING DOGS, protected by the Mayor of Brasov, by the Police of Brasov and even by the COURTS in Brasov, because Barbulescu Flavius has 8 legal complains filed against him and tens of other reports, at the DSVSA, ANSVSA and Police….YET NOBODY TOUCHES HIM and his ” men”

There is a very detailed article about him on this site – and be prepared to read HORRORS – condoned by the authorities in Brasov county….and a HUGE THANK YOU to this great site which is a very LOUD VOICE for animals in South Eastern Europe…

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

More reading about the DOG EXTERMINATOR and his BUDDIES in these links….
THIS HORROR GOES ON AND ON AND ON FOR YEARS…because THIS EVIL is protected by people in high places….because THE POLICE SIDES with the MONSTERS, because the prosecutors and the justice SIDES with the MONSTERS…because THEY, the elected officials on that county, as well as many other counties in Romania DECIDED TO KILL…..KILL…..KILL……dogs FOR EVER….so these EVIL people, and PROTAN, make BIG MONEY,

The laws in force are broken by the very people who are supposed to make sure that they are applied, that CRIMINALS ARE PUNISHED, that NOBODY is above the law….

This is WHY people MUST take Romania OUT of any list for tourist destinations….THEY SLAUGHTER ANIMALS , illegally, they protect the criminals, they collaborate with CRIMINALS….
Take a look and SEE the “people” who work ( kill ) for FLAVIUS BARBULESCU and who protect him….

http://animatime.ro/2013/02/what-is-hidden-behind-the-pad-fote-eyowf-of-flavius-barbulescu/
http://chatte-gossips.blogspot.ca/2011/04/stray-dog-business-in-romania-by-codrut.html

Well…well….guess what….he is The President of the newly created “direction=agency” DMPA which is formed by 9 towns surrounding the city of Brasov. DMPA would mean in English the ” Association for the Monitoring and PROTECTION of ANIMALS….wow…These town halls ( Codlea, Sacele, Rasnov, Predeal,Sanpetru, Halchiu, Harman, GHimbav, Cristian and Bran ) receive from the Government a certain amount of money, every year, to manage the stray dogs population in their towns …Actually, around 50,000 Euro per town…and what do they do ? they contracted the services of SGPA Brasov ( The Service for the Management of Animals ) to catch and take to shelters in Brasov – STUPINI and RASNOV – the dogs….GUESS WHO is the boss of SGPA ????????? Yes, the same FLAVIUS BARBULESCU….So…money from the budget goes to the company led by Barbulescu, who kills 99,99 of all dogs they pick up from the streets in Brasov and those other 9 towns….

TO :

victorponta2.0@gmail.com,drp@gov.ro, info@mdrap.ro, PetitiiMFP@mfinante.gov.ro ,

petitii@mai.gov.ro, relatiipublice@just.ro, contact.minister@fonduri-ue.ro,

dumitru.parvu@politiaromana.ro, office@ansvsa.ro, amr@amr.ro,

florentin.robescu@politiaromana.ro, pt_brasov@mpublic.ro, pca_brasov@mpublic.ro, pj_brasov@mpublic.ro, cabinet@bv.politiaromana.ro, liviu.naghi@bv.politiaromana.ro, cabinet.prefect@prefecturabrasov.ro,

cabinet.subprefect@prefecturabrasov.ro, sesizare@mpublic.ro

CC :

primar@primaria-predeal.ro, viceprimar@primaria-predeal.ro,

contact@primaria-codlea.ro, primaria@municipiulsacele.ro,

primariagh@artelecom.net,

secretar@uatcristian.ro ,george.scripcaru@brasovcity.ro, razvan.popa@brasovcity.ro, adraian.atomei@brasovcity.ro,

uat_comuna_halchiu@yahoo.com ,

contact@primaria-harman.ro,

officeprimariabran@yahoo.com,

primariabod@yahoo.com,

redactie@hotnews.ro, martorocular@realitatea.net, contact@evenimentul.ro, reporter@corect.com, redactia@romanialibera.ro, mimpiarr@gmail.com,

BCC: marin.almajanu@cdep.ro, laurentiu.nistor@cdep.ro, marcelciolacu@clicknet.ro, hubert.thuma@cdep.ro, pitumas@yahoo.ro,

boboc.valentin@cdep.ro, boboc.valentin@cdep.ro, simona.bucuraoprescu@cdep.ro,ion.calin@cdep.ro, eugen.chebac@cdep.ro, cezar.cioata@cdep.ro, florin.ciurariu@cdep.ro, victor.dobre@cdep.ro, dragnea.liviu@gmail.com, floringheorghe@cdep.ro,
vasile.horga@cdep.ro, victor.manea@cdep.ro, marocico.ion@cdep.ro, carmen.moldovan@cdep.ro, ioan.oltean@cdep.ro, ionel.palar@cdep.ro, rovana.plumb@cdep.ro, neculai.ratoi@cdep.ro,razvan.rotaru@cdep.ro, dan.simedru@cdep.ro, simionescu33@yahoo.com,
raluca.surdu@cdep.ro, urcanflorin@cdep.ro, aurel.vladoiu@cdep.ro,
bogdan.ciuca@cdep.ro, steluta.cataniciu@cdep.ro, ciprian.nica@cdep.ro, gabriel.andronache@cdep.ro, theodor.nicolescu@cdep.ro,
avocatadam@gmail.com, daniel.barbulescu@cdep.ro, george.becali@cdep.ro, ioan.cupsa@cdep.ro, bogdan.diaconu@cdep.ro,daniel.fenechiu@cdep.ro, danielflorea72@yahoo.com, daniel.geanta@cdep.ro, alina.gorghiu@cdep.ro, m.grosaru@cdep.ro,
ibram.iusein@cdep.ro, manolache.marius@cdep.ro, mateandras@cdep.ro, bogdan.mihailescu@cdep.ro, niculina.mocioi@cdep.ro,
neculacosmin@gmail.com, enicolicea@cdep.ro, victor.roman@cdep.ro, valeriaschelean@yahoo.com, sorin.stragea@cdep.ro, vasile.varga@cdep.ro, colaboratori@ziare.com

Please add the email of the Romanian Embassy in your country, from this link
http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/romania

SUBJECT : Romania STOP the MASSACRES of STRAY DOGS committed by FLAVIUS BARBULESCU from Brasov .
Romania opreste masacrele cainilor fara stapan comise de FLAVIUS BARBULESCU din Brasov.

SAMPLE LETTER to copy and send

Use the above e mail addresses to send your letter.

Distinguished Romanian Officials,
Distinguished members of the Romanian Media

We, citizens of the world are HORRIFIED by the MASSACRES of stray dogs committed by FLAVIUS BARBULESCU from Brascov, Romania, and his team of dog catchers, veterinarian and all his employees, under the protection of Brasov County official, the Police included.
Noi, cetatenii din lumea intreaga suntem oripilati de MASACRELE cainilor fara stapan comise de FLAVIUS BARBULESCU din Brasov , impreuna cu angajatii sai, sub protectia autoritatilor din Judetul Brasov, care includ si Politia.

Based on the information included in the following links
Pe baza informatiilor de mai jos
http://animatime.ro/2011/06/barbulescu-flavius-portret-de-hingher/
http://animatime.ro/2013/02/cine-se-ascunde-sub-fote-le-hingherului-barbulescu-flavius/
http://animatime.ro/2013/04/in-amintirea-unui-prieten-ucis-de-hingherii-lui-barbulescu-flavius/
http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

( in the link above there are a lot of information about the BLOODY activity of Flavius Barbulescu’s dog catchers, and a lot of videos
In link-ul de mai sus sunt foarte multe informatii referitoare la activitatea sangeroasa a hingherilor lui Flavius Barbulescu, si foarte multe video-uri )
http://www.occupyforanimals.org/romania–organized-crime–stray-dog-business.html
http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/adapost-canini-stupini-orori-391490.html
http://brasov100la100.ro/noua-localitati-din-zona-metropolitana-au-constituit-directia-pentru-monitorizarea-si-protectia-animalelor
http://www.vrajitorul.eu/firma/28631524/directia-pentru-monitorizarea-si-protectia-animalelor
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Romania-The-land-of-Death-for-animals/204542339556844?fref=ts
http://www.causes.com/causes/522056-stop-the-massacre-of-animals-in-romania

we ask that you open a very detailed investigation into the activity ( and the finances ) of
va cerem de deschideti o ancheta minutioasa in activitatea si finantele

-DMPA Brasov – Directia pentru Monitorizarea si Protectia Animalelor
-Flavius Dumitru Barbulescu – Brasov
-SGPA Brasov
-Adapostul de caini de la Stupini
-Adapostul de caini de la Rasnov

We ask that Flavius Barbulescu and his accomplices ( in all his activities , including the Mayors and Deputy Mayors from Brasov, Codlea, Sacele, Rasnov, Predeal, Sanpetru, Halchiu, Harman, GHimbav, Cristian and Bran ) be brought to justice and punished for their horrible actions.
Cerem ca Flavius Barbulescu si complicii lui ( in toate actiunile sale, inclusiv primarii si vice-primarii din Brasov, Codlea, Sacele, Rasnov, Predeal, Sanpetru, Halchiu, Harman, Ghimbav, Cristian si Bran ) se fie deferiti justitiei si sa fie pedepsiti pentru actiunile lor.

We are shocked by this barbarism and we will think twice before deciding to visit Romania.
Suntem socati de acest barbarism si ne von gandi de doua ori, inainte de a hotara sa vizitam Romania.

Any more massacres will not be tolerated. It has to stop. Now.
Continuarea masacrelor nu va mai fi tolerata. Ele trebuie sa se termine. Acum

Sincerely,
Multumesc pentru atentie

( your name and country )

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Australia / Egypt: What the Australian Gutless Government Dont Want You To See – Very Disturbing Video and Full Australian and Egyptian Embassy Links Provided.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

WARNING – ABSOLUTE ANIMAL ABUSE AND SUFFERING

The video link on the ‘egypt’ below shows extreme animal cruelty and suffering – be warned.

Some of the most disgusting footage ever – it shows Australian cattle walking around even after they have had their throats cut and their heads are half hanging off – BE WARNED – Disturbing !!

This is the cruelty that Julia Gillard the Australian PM, and her other gutless cohorts in parliament support. This is what happens to Australian animals which are exported overseas on journeys lasting many weeks.

This is the most disgusting footage from an Egyptian slaughterhouse, supported by a most disgusting Australian Prime Minister and government.

Please click on the links and take action today.

Even non Australians can easily send a message to this disgusting live export government.

How to send a message to the Australian government, even IF YOU ARE NON AUSTRALIAN.

Click on the following link:

http://www.banliveexport.com/egypt

Under ‘Take Action’ – ‘Find my MP’ – if YOU ARE NON AUSTRALIAN, then use the drop down in ‘Fine my MP’ – ‘State’ and select the last drop down entry – ‘Non Austrailan’.

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/

http://www.banliveexport.com/egypt

Dear Mark,

Just over a month ago my heart sank as I opened an email from a brave Egyptian veterinarian. He was seeking our help after witnessing horrendous abuses of Australian cattle in Egypt.

He described terrified animals having their eyes stabbed, tendons slashed, throats brutally cut open and being butchered alive. Their ordeal was exposed nationally tonight on ABC’s 7.30 program.

It was the worst kind of déjà vu. I had been to Egypt before, in 2006, and he could just as easily have been describing the same horrors that shut down the trade with Egypt then.

I immediately travelled to Egypt with a co-investigator to speak to Dr Abdelwahab and to gather further evidence.

The problem was much bigger than initially thought. The cruelty witnessed was systemic. Australia’s live export industry had purpose-built two supposed ‘state of the art’ abattoirs that were being used to abuse and brutally slaughter Australian animals. Once again — the live export trade has been exposed for knowingly supplying animals to extreme cruelty.

I have no doubt that if these animals could speak, they would be asking: Why? Why should any animal be stabbed in the eye — for the mistakes of the live export industry? Why has this industry decided that it is acceptable for exported animals to have their throats cut while fully conscious? And why, when countless animals have suffered these same abuses in Egypt in the past, are we seeing history repeat itself in 2013?

They will never be able to ask these questions. But you will. Click here to add your voice to the hundreds of thousands of caring people who are speaking out on their behalf. In an election year, even politicians who won’t be swayed by the plight of animals, will be swayed by your vote.

Mark, I understand how upsetting images of animal abuse can be. I don’t want to shock you, and I do know you care. So if you click here, you can send an instant message right now — without needing to see any graphic images if you choose not to.

Please accept my most sincere thanks for helping to tell these animals’ stories — and save others from suffering.

P.S. As you read this, live exporters are making moves to send animals back into these same brutal abattoirs. We cannot let this happen. Please join me and take urgent action today and help end the cruelty of live export, forever.

Terrified animals making desperate efforts to escape after having their throats cut open; others with eyes stabbed; leg tendons slashed; and being butchered while still alive… This is the nightmare endured by animals who were exported live from Australia to Egypt. If it weren’t for the brave actions of one Egyptian vet who alerted Animals Australia, this cruelty may have gone completely unchallenged.

Tragically this systemic abuse occurred under the close watch of Australia’s live export industry — inside the ‘closed-loop’ facilities of Sokhna and Ismailia. These two locations represent the entire Egyptian live export supply chain and has been lauded by industry as ‘state of the art’. But when Animals Australia revealed that we had obtained footage from inside these facilities, the industry immediately and loudly announced a temporary trade suspension. Yet just days later, live exporters are already making moves to re-open the live export trade to Egypt — and send more animals to be killed in these same abattoirs. We cannot let this happen.

Animals shouldn’t have to pay the price for the fact that the live export trade cannot be trusted to protect them from extreme cruelty. Please take urgent action to demand that animals never again be sent to these cruel destinations, and tell our political leaders to end the cruelty of live export, forever.

You can copy the following and send to all your contacts by e mail if you wish:

I’ve just added my name to this online campaign to fight animal cruelty. Please join me:
http://www.banliveexport.com/take_action/egypt-live-export-investigation/”>http://www.banliveexport.com/take_action/egypt-live-export-investigation/

For a list of Egyptian and Australian embassies, should you wish to contact them and complain, then please use the following links:

Australia: http://www.allembassies.com/australian_embassies.htm

http://www.learn4good.com/travel/australia_embassies.htm

Egypt: http://www.touregypt.net/usconsulates.htm

http://eg.embassyinformation.com/

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EU: ‘STOP VIVISECTION’ – Please Visit the Site and Take Part in the Campaign.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

STOP VIVISECTION

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/what-stop-vivisection

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/citizens-committee

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/get-moving

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/faq

What is STOP VIVISECTION

Article 13 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union states “the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals”. The official acknowledgement, referred to therein, carries over the moral obligation to respect the fundamental rights of animals: the protection of those rights must be recognized as a European Union priority and must be guaranteed through the medium of a coherent legal framework at European level. Imposing pain and suffering to sentient and defenceless beings, animal experimentation – or vivisection – is, without a shadow of a doubt, to be considered as an intolerable practice.

Ethical reasons – shared, inter alia, by 86% of European citizens, as indicated in a 2006 Eurobarometer survey – are supported by scientists, claiming a lack of scientific validity in using “animal models” for assessing human health issues; indeed, any statistics prove the efficiency and the reliability of the model referred to therein.
Animal experimentation can therefore be considered as:

a danger for human health and the environment;

a brake on development of new methods in biomedical research, based on the most recent scientific achievements;

an obstacle to tap into much more reliable, exhaustive, cheaper and faster responses, provided by new technologies expressly conceived for humans.

In consideration of the above premises, we, the undersigned European citizens, urge the European Commission to abrogate the directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
We therefore call upon the European Commission to present a new proposal geared to doing away with animal experimentation, by the compulsory use – in biomedical and toxicological research – of data specifically conceived for humans and not for animals.

Why STOP VIVISECTION

The initiative STOP VIVISECTION was born following vibrant and numerous European citizens’ protests against the approval of Directive 2010/63/EU (said on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes). Such a directive did not trigger the abolition of animal experimentation as set forth in the European Treaties, whereby European Union policies must take into account animals’ needs and wellness, as sentient beings. Additionally, animal experimentation constitutes a serious danger for human health as animal testing do not have any predictive values for human being and impede development of new methods in biomedical research.

Learn more:

What is animal testing: questions and answers

JUST SAY NO: 66 articles that make Directive 2010/63/EU morally, scientifically and politically unacceptable

STOP VIVISECTION in progress

From 1st April 2012, thanks to Citizens’ Initiative, European citizens – with 1 million signatures – can take part in legislative decision making process of the European Union.
By the means of such a new instrument, the European Commission is compelled to analyse citizens’ requests within three months after the deposit of the signatures. The European Commission is therefore in charge to organise a public hearing of the steering committee and subsequently release a communication, explaining how it intends to act.

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Serbia: Petition for 17th April Meeting Now Closed and Delivered to the (Serbian) Government. We Now Await A Formal Response.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Regarding our petition which was specifically created for the one day meeting in Belgrade on 17^th April; we can confirm that today (2^nd May), we have now officially closed the petition.

It is no longer open for signatures.

Original links:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/04/07/new-petition-for-serbian-stray-animals-please-sign-now-and-do-not-let-the-government-return-from-no-kill-to-a-kill-policy-by-law/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/04/14/serbian-petition-can-you-get-us-to-3000-signatures-before-the-17th-april/

It can be confirmed that the petition has now (02/05/13) been delivered to the persons named on the petition – ie. the Serbian government.

We now wait to see if any formal response to the petition is supplied by the government. This will be sent to us via ‘avaaz’ – the organisation which we created the petition through.

The petition was closed with 3,293 signatures.

We wish to thank everyone who signed the petition and who made it such a success that it was in such a very short period of time.

Now we wait and hope for a formal written response from the Serbian government on this issue to explain to us fully what will happen as a result of the meeting of 17/04..

If we do get a reply from the government, this will immediately be published on this site.

You can see a full listing of all the persons who signed the petition, along with their nationalities, by clicking on the following link:

petition_signers

It has been a very global petition and we trust that the Serbian government will take note of the global feeling from you all about stray animal welfare in Serbia. We hope that this will be reflected in their response to us.

Thanks again and regards;

SAV.

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UK: ‘Doctors say drugs ‘profiteering’ threatens lives.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

‘Doctors say drugs ‘profiteering’ threatens lives.

A very interesting article from ‘i’, one of the UK daily national papers.

Reproduced as published in the newspaper. 29th April 2013.

‘Nice’ is the National institute for clinical excellence’ – the UK (government) authority which has to approve all medication before it is allowed to be given to patients.

Who says big ‘Pharma’ are having it hard ?

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Twitching In Agony – The Suffering of Our Equine Companions.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

WARNING – This following video shows continual animals suffering.

But if you care about horses, then it must be watched, even if just the once.

** WARNING – EXTREME ANIMAL SUFFERING **

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUiGMpgNyrY

Anyone who wishes to help horses, can easily join this group which a serious one. Lots of actions are taken by people in this group:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/STOP_HORSE_CRUELTY/

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UK: The Welsh Government Decides to Introduce Compulsory Microchipping for All Dogs.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has greatly welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to introduce compulsory microchipping for all dogs.

Dogs Trust has long campaigned for the introduction of compulsory microchipping, which has proven to be the most effective way of ensuring lost dogs are returned to their owners.

The compulsory permanent identification of all dogs means that more dogs found lost or straying can be returned to their owners and in a timelier manner. The total number of stray dogs in Wales increased from 9,482 in 2011 to 10,230 in 2012, equating to a staggering 28 dogs being picked up each day by Local Authorities in the country. We believe compulsory microchipping will help reduce the burden on animal welfare charities such as Dogs Trust, who have a centre in Bridgend, and reduce the cost to local authorities of kennelling.

Welcoming the Government’s announcement, Dogs Trust CEO Clarissa Baldwin OBE said:

“For many years Dogs Trust has led the campaign for the introduction of compulsory microchipping and we are delighted with the decision the Welsh Government has made on this important issue for dog welfare.

“Reducing the stray dog population in Wales and throughout the UK is at the very heart of what Dogs Trust does, which is why we have committed a considerable amount of money to ensure no dog owners in Wales will lack the financial ability to microchip their dog. Currently, microchipping involves a minimal one-off cost, but the benefits last a life-time.

“The reality is that no matter how responsible an owner you are there is a chance your dog could get lost or stolen – microchipping is the most effective way to assist in a lost dog being returned to their owner. Whether it’s an abandoned stray or much loved family pet, there is no such thing as hierarchy in dog pounds.”

Notes:

Dogs Trust has 18 rehoming centres, including one in Bridgend, and is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and cares for over 16,000 abandoned and unwanted dogs a year.
Dogs Trust has a non-destruction policy, and will never put a healthy dog to sleep. The charity is working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.

“Chip facts”

A microchip on its own is ineffective. Responsible owners need to register the chip number and their personal details with an appropriate database and update as necessary. It is important to remember that getting your dog chipped is just one slice in the pie of responsible dog ownership.
The cost of microchipping is minimal, and is just a one-off cost for the lifetime of the dog. Most vets will charge between £10-£20 for microchipping.
A 2011 You Gov survey reveals 83% of the public strongly in favour of compulsory microchipping

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Serbia: This Man is Running Out of Food to Feed 400 Rescued Dogs From the Streets – Can You Give A Donation ? – Thank You.

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

PLEASE support the work of this brilliant man now by giving any donation you can

- see the donation options link at the end of the post – Thank You – SAV.

Subject: This Man is Running Out of Food to

Feed 400 Rescued Dogs

Link:

http://www.care2.com/causes/this-man-is-running-out-of-food-to-feed-400-rescued-dogs.html

Written by Jovana Ivastanin

Sasha Pejčić is a rare kind of man who has been rescuing dogs in Nis, Serbia for years.

His animal shelter is absolutely breathtaking. The dogs all follow Sasha around and it’s amazing to watch their interaction with each other. They all eat together peacefully, play, run and sleep together. Most of the dogs have been taken off of the streets and nursed back to health (as well as spayed and neutered) and now live in a large pack in a disused riding school. At night they sleep in stables in groups of about 15. However, Sasha is now facing a major crisis over how to feed these dogs.

How the Shelter Was Born

Over the years, Sasha has witnessed so much suffering amongst the Serbian dogs and it has affected him deeply. Ever since he can remember, he always felt sorry for little puppies and would always try and feed them whenever he saw them. It was in 2008 that he really started to notice that many of dogs he was trying to help were disappearing – what he realized was that the Nis pound was killing more and more dogs daily as a way of ‘managing’ the population.

Sasha would often notice that his friends, the street dogs he fed on regular basis, would suddenly go missing. They were being caught by the dog catchers and murdered (the methods used to ‘euthanize’ dogs are unspeakable).

One day, Sasha found four puppies near a very busy street and he moved them somewhere safer as he was so scared they would be killed and he began feeding them in that safer place. A few days later, he found another eight puppies on the way to feeding the first four. He bought them a couple of dog houses for shelter and came back every day to feed and water them. People noticed this and started to drop off more and more puppies. In no time, there were 70 of them. Sasha managed to finance all of this on his own as he was working full time. If he was ever short due to an illness of the pups or something similar, he’d turn to friends and family for help and they’d lend him the needed money for the treatment.

Sasha managed to find a disused riding school that he could rent and the owner agreed he could keep dogs there. A homeless man, Zoran, noticed him feeding the puppies and started to help. Since Sasha was working, he offered Zoran a part time job so that he could look after the weaker puppies while Sasha was at work. Together, they started to help the really sick and injured dogs. Sasha would nurse them back to health and bring them to the ‘shelter’ Zoran and he had started building. When he first rented the disused riding school, it was overgrown and the roof of the stable was in a bad way. With the help of friends, family and a lot of hard work, Sasha and Zoran transformed it into the shelter that it is today.

Years later, Sasha is now responsible for more than 400 dogs who he has rescued. Several of them came in via a former humane organization who rescued dogs from the pound as they were being spayed but not stitched up properly after surgery before being put back on the street, which led to a terrible end for so many dogs. Some of the dogs have been left outside the gates, but Sasha is not actively rescuing more dogs now as he has reached full capacity. Sasha cannot manage on his own and he has some workers who come and help him (Zoran is one of them still).

As there are 400 dogs to be fed, the food bill is now very high. To start off with, Sasha could buy the food but as the numbers grew, he depended on donations from local abattoir and bakeries. This was a great solution for a while, but eventually they couldn’t keep up with the amount of food that Sasha needed for his ever-expanding pack.

To feed the dogs every day, Sasha needs between 100 and 120 kg worth of kibble. The cheapest kibble available in Serbia (dog food is a novelty, most people feed their dog stale bred dunked in their own leftovers) it is about Euro 16.4 ($21 US dollars) for a 20kg bag. The shelter mixes meat, dry food and donated bakery goods at a total of Euro 3,600 a month. A couple of years ago, he managed to find an organization in Austria who started to help him, but sadly this year they have not been able to cover all the costs and for the first time since Sasha has rescued his dogs, they have no food.

Here’s What’s Being Done to Help Feed the Dogs

While volunteers try to begin networking on Facebook to build a base of supporters to help with regular contributions, the Harmony Fund is offering to help raise immediate funds to feed the dogs as well as to pay the rent, the veterinary costs and the workers’ wages.

More wonderful photos of the sanctuary

DONATION OPTIONS:

and several donation options (http://harmonyfund.org/donation/sashas-shelter.html) can be found on their website.

** VERY IMPORTANT ** – ‘donation options’ link above:

Once you have entered the ‘Donation options’, you must specify from the drop down that you wish your donation to be given specifically to:

Please Direct My Donation To: Sasha’s Dog Shelter in Serbia.

If you do not select ‘Sasha’s Dog shelter in Serbia’ specifically from the drop down, then your donation will only go into a general fund.

You must therefore be specific and selective of where you wish your donation to go.

Serbia: Azil Alex Shelter – An Insight and Request for Help and / or Donations to Feed The Dogs.

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Please also check out our information on Dr. Medicine Slavica Mazak Bešlić under the header tab ‘About Us – An Insight Into the SAV Team’.

Located in Subotica, Northern Serbia, Friend – EPAR shelter was founded by Slavica and was the biggest No Kill shelter in Serbia. The running of the shelter has now been taken over by Adrijana who is continuing this no kill policy. Adrijana has now given a new name to the shelter that she works with; the old Friend – EPAR shelter founded by Slavica.

This shelter is now called (shelter) ALEX. Below is much more information on shelter Alex; please support them in any way you are able.

Azil Alex
Titogradska 53
24000, Subotica
SERBIA

Website link – http://azilalex2.weebly.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/azilalex.subotica

Dogs for Adoption – http://azilalex2.weebly.com/dogs-for-adoption.html

Information for Donors – http://azilalex2.weebly.com/information-for-donors.html

For donations in foreign currency (EUR) use the following account please:

Raiffeisen Bank 265-1000000023285-36
SWIFT: RZBSRSBG
Iban: RS35265100000002328536

Or by using PAY PAL and the following email address: adrijanaurschall@gmail.com

Visiting the shelter at Subotica

Visiting shelter Alex: If you decide to visit our shelter you will be our guest and it is best to first contact us by telephone or via our Facebook profile to make sure our staff can devote you attention during the visit.

Here is an insight into the current situation of shelter Alex by Adrijana

We are non-governmental organization for the protection of animals - “Alex”, situated in the city of Subotica,n North Serbia. ”Alex” is the first privately held shelter for animals with a “no kill” policy in Serbia and in former Yugoslavia. It was founded in 2003 out of the martial need to rescue animals from city streets and keep them away from brutal elimination executed by the communal service of city of Subotica. Unfortunately, the same situation is in most cities in Serbia and the wider region.

The above mentioned Subotica’s communal service established a shelter for dogs where their execution is allowed in the most brutal manner, although the Serbian Animal Welfare Act actually forbids this in Serbia since 2005.

The animal shelter “Alex” takes care of more than 600 dogs and operates on a solely donations only basis.

We never had any support from the city council until the year 2010, when our shelter was left without food and with dues for electricity. After negotiating with the city council, we got their commitment for waste removal free of charge, as well as the transportation of meat (milled meat products) from a nearby meat industry three times a week.

That is all the support we obtained. However, we hear stories on daily basis that this supplier to us may possibly go bankrupt like many companies, and we have enormous fear regarding how we are going to feed the dogs in our shelter.

Our shelter thus needs 300 Euro per day to be able to feed our dogs, should they be fed with granules. Dogs in our shelter are in the care of 5 people who are the there on voluntary basis and 5 external associates that are engaged in the promotion and provision of donations, as well on voluntary basis.

The shelter “Alex” managed to sterilize and castrate all of our 600 dogs in a year and find new homes for over 100 dogs thanks to our devoted volunteers.

Also, we take actions in educating young pupils in our city by visiting schools where we are trying to inform young people about the problem of stray dogs, about the problem of the survival of our shelter, and we’re talking about sterilizations as the only solution to reduce the population of stray dogs and cats.

Fortunately, we encounter a great deal of support from our fellow citizens, who recognized the sincere desire for progress and a resolution of stray animal problems in our city. Thus it is very hard to do, due to non-supportive attitude of our city council and municipality in financial terms and supplying any financial support.

We are addressing you with an honest request to help us with the food for our dogs. We offer you to send mini video and photos of our shelter, and you can also visit our Facebook page (Azil Alex) or our website page which currently serves as the major means of gathering support and for dogs adoption.

All these links are provided above.

Also, we would like to emphasize that during adoption of dogs from our shelter, we are doing rigorous checks on future adopter, where any future owner needs to sign a contract committing her or him to responsible ownership. If this is violated, we have basis for a lawsuit, because the irresponsible owner has then violated the Animal Welfare Act of Republic of Serbia which prohibits the maltreatment of animals and their ejection onto the street.

Shelter Alex would like to thank you and all our 600 dear dogs!

Adrijana Urschall

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Mexico:: Eyes Gouged Out and Penis Hacked Off With A Knife – Sign the Petition Demanding Justice for Angelito NOW Plese.

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Gobierno del estado de Ensenada Baja California:

I want justice for Angelito, the dog that was tortured, burned and maimed!!

Petition by

Sandra Rivera

Oxford, AL

Here’s the link:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/gobierno-del-estado-de-ensenada-baja-california-i-want-justice-for-angelito-the-dog-that-was-tortured-burned-and-maimed-2?share_id=pcHnkrGjzG&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Without eyes, his sexual member ripped with a knife and burned on the back was located in Colonia Gomez Morin (Ensenada Baja California Mexico) an stray dog that was tortured by “humans”.

Hector Manuel Lopez Carrillo the person in charge of Canine Care Center explained that the dog is a stray, has no name, this dog that one time was white was found by staff of the center in the worst conditions. They indignantly reported the event due to the cruelty that this animal was attacked with.

The dog was on the main street of Colonia Gomez Morin, awaiting death, blind and very hurt, when they picked him up and moved him to the center, where he is since Monday.

This is the first time an animal is detected in these conditions, with obvious marks of torture, by one or more people who “apparently” gouged out his eyes, burned his back with a cigarette lighter and finally removed his penis with a knife or stabs.

The person in charge said that it is the first time that the center has reached an animal with such traces of torture.

He added that they daily collect injured animals and in poor condition because they are sick or have been run/hit by cars, but in this case the evidence of torture, made the drivers to see the dog and report the matter to the Director of Medical Services.

This Tuesday they even doubted if it was better to put him to sleep or attempt to rescue, but he is suffering a lot and could be very difficult to rehabilitate without pain, plus he is completely blind.

He disclosed that there had been cases of animal in bad conditions but not that tortured, he acknowledged that unfortunately there is no law to protect them. Even when citizens have animals in an abusive situation, there is no law that obligates them to surrender their pets. If the dogs are in their property, the rescue cannot enter by force because their work is on the street.

PLEASE HELP ANGELITO SIGNING THIS PETITION because stray dogs such as Angelito deserve to be treated with respect. Whoever did this to him has to pay! This is such a horrible crime! Angelito is an innocent creature. The government needs to be severe with this kind of crimes!

To:
Gobierno del estado de Ensenada Baja California, Gobierno del estado de Ensenada.
4 Patas – Asociacion Protectora de Animales de Ensenada, Asociacion Protectora de Animales de Ensenada

I want justice for Angelito, the dog that was tortured, burned and maimed in Ensenada Baja California Mexico!!

I want him to be taken care of no matter what.

Sincerely,
[Your name]

Here’s the link:

Spain: Animal Abuser Matador Gets Gored By Bull Before It Is Tortured To Death.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

How many times by how many people was the bull ‘stabbed’ by various torture instruments before he finally was able to get his own back ?!

Feel sorry for El Juli, ….. NO ! NO ! NO !

He gets everything he deserves – he is an animal torturer !

Lots more pictures by Reuters photographers at:

http://news.yahoo.com/lightbox/spanish-matador-lopez-el-juli-gored-bull-during-photo-201225998.html

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Romania: Latest News and Website / Donation Link To Help Stray Animal Shelter.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Hello.
First we want to thank you for your support.

The most recent case is a dog rescue from the public shelter (Lucky jr). 11 months old male was in our care since he was just 2 weeks old. We treat him for Parvovirus when he was 2 months old, we also try to treat his 4 brothers but he was the only one who survive. Even we cleanse him monthly he do Haemobartonellosis at 6 months old.

Now at 11 months old he was catch by dog catchers.

We get him out of the public shelter full of ticks and very hungry.

Now Lucky need your help to recover from the nightmare he live at the public shelter.

You can see and help Lucky jr. here:

SAV – we cannot get this link below to work but are leaving in.

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/emergency-cases-red-page.html#sthash.9SiFsKbD.dpbs
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You can find cases, information and how you can support our work of saving stray animals, by visiting and donate on the site:

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/donate.html .

Being a young person is an opportunity to do something big for animals and for a long time, maybe forever!

Thank you for support!
Alina

Donate to help animals! http://animals-voice.weebly.com/donate.html

Contact us: http://animals-voice.weebly.com/contact.html

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/about-animals-voice.html#sthash.JannhRHo.dpb

Animals Voice was founded online at 28.02.2012 by me, a 20 year old girl.

With some help from animal lovers I start feeding, give them medical help and make dog house for some stray dogs and cats, but this is not enough! Stray animals deserve more! They deserve a shelter to stop them sleeping on the street, to ensure they don’t fight for their lives with bad people, – they deserve a normal and happy life.

Animals Voice could be more than just a little help with some food.

I ask all the animal lovers to donate any amount how small to help Animals Voice become a REAL shelter for the strays. – See more at:

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/about-animals-voice.html#sthash.JannhRHo.dpuf

Photograph links:

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/need-help-skinny-and-sick-dog.html#sthash.u0pJ6TdT.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/need-help-hurt-dog.html#sthash.AbUclUHP.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/sos.html#sthash.lle7rM2I.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/lucky-and-his-family.html#sthash.z3Px6vuN.dpbs

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Nepal: Completely Disgusting Animal Abuse Exposed by ”Animals Nepal’ In New Bhairab Brick Factory. Please Take Actions Given.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

SAV – We have no further info than what is published here.

Please click on the links in the text below to be diverted to other areas.

Worked literally to the bone – exposed backbone

Animal Nepal can be found at: http://animalnepal.wordpress.com/

The mule’s spine and vertebrae were exposed

http://animalnepal.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/animal-nepal-shocked-by-conditions-in-tika-bhairab-brick-factory/

Animal Nepal shocked by conditions in New Bhairab brick factory

15 Apr 2013

Lubhu, April 12, 2013 – Animal Nepal’s working equine outreach team today was shocked to find a grave case of animal abuse in New Bhairab brick factory in Lubhu, Lalitpur.

A mule, which was literally worked to death, died this morning from deep trauma saddle wound on its back. The wounds were so severe that the mule’s spine and vertebrae were exposed.

Donkey Sanctuary India’s managing vet Ramesh Kumar said he had never come across such a serious case of equine abuse. “I am deeply saddened to see the conditions of equines in Kathmandu’s brick factories, and vow to do whatever possible to improve their lives,” said Dr Kumar.

Already 15 equines died in a similar manner in the factory since December.

Over 30% of surviving 47 equines suffer from malnutrition, saddle wounds, blindness or other injuries.

Animal Nepal’s team of paravets is presently being trained in wound management, PRA methods, hoof cutting and tooth rasping.

Animal Nepal, apart from providing training to equine owners and child handlers, conduct regular mobile clinics in brick factories. The organisation has launched a campaign to improve the conditions of ‘brick donkeys’.

Actions – Letters and Petition

Supporters are requested to send a letter to the Federation of Nepal Brick Factories and to sign this petition on Care2.com.

Animal Nepal is a founder of Brick Clean Network Nepal, which promotes a responsible brick industry. A write up on ‘Blood Bricks’ , produced with the blood of countless working equines, child workers and bonded labourers, by Animal Nepal’s volunteer directors Pramada Shah and Lucia de Vries, can be found here.

England: Finally, The Government Bows To Public Pressure and Introduces A Ban On Wild Animals Used In Circuses.

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

FANTASTIC NEWS !! – 16/04/13

SAV Comment

Finally, after so many hard years of campaigning, public consultations etc, which always seemed to be ignored despite their overwhelming public support (94%) for a complete ban, we now have a deadline set by the UK government. Always viewed as taking sides with the circus owners, the UK government has (in our view) now been forced to accept that the British public DO NOT want to see wild animals being used in pathetic circus acts in England.

Despite the end being December 2015, this now gives UK animal welfare organisations plenty of time to ensure that all the animals are re-homed in much better environments, and do not have to spend each and every day of their very sad lives chained and cramped in the back of a circus trailer.

Brilliant news, and we celebrate for the animals !

Well done everyone who worked so hard on this issue for so many years – now we see good triumph over evil.

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BBC Link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22167725

Circuses to face wild animal ban

Vivisection.

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

If you do nothing, just watch the videos.

You will only want to see them once.

Vivisection is the practice of animal experimentation. This can include administering drugs, infecting with diseases, poisoning for toxicity testing, brain damaging, maiming, blinding, and other painful and invasive procedures. It can include protocols that cause severe suffering, such as long-term social isolation, full-body restraint, electric shocks, withholding of food and water, or repeatedly breeding and separating infants from mothers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uGqiJnbe30&feature=player_detailpage

Essentially, it is using animals in ways that cause distress and/or death in attempts to test the safety of drugs and biological products or of finding treatments, prevention, or cures for human diseases. However, results derived from the animal model are not valid or relevant for humans. Tens of millions (some estimate in excess of 25 million) of animals in the U.S. suffer, die, or are killed each year in laboratories for biomedical experimentation, product and cosmetic testing, and for science education.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bPtj89MzoZk

Imagine spending your entire life as a hospital patient or prisoner – this will only begin to approximate the life of an animal in a laboratory. Animals in labs live stressful, unnatural lives of daily confinement and deprivation. They spend their life in barren cages, unable to exert their will, make choices, or express their natural behaviors and needs. Most never experience fresh air or sunshine, only bars and concrete. The only changes in their lives come from invasive experiments, which range from uncomfortable to agonizing. And they are helpless to defend themselves.

Ten worst laboratories in U.S:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2XioWDHtX8&feature=player_embedded

Steps YOU can take to help end animal research

*Buy only cruelty-free cosmetics and household products. Download the free, pocket-sized Leaping Bunny Compassionate Shopping Guide with hundreds of companies who guarantee cruelty free at all levels of production:

http://www.leapingbunny.org/shopsearch.php

*Write to companies that still test their products on animals and let them know that you won’t buy their products until they STOP.

*Sign up for NEAVS eNews and eAlerts to learn what you can do to help locally, nationally and globally:

http://my.neavs.org/site/PageNavigator/SignUpNEAVS.html

*Make sure your charitable contributions are not going to cruel and wasteful animal experimentation. Visit Leaping Bunny for a complete updated list of approved charities.

http://www.leapingbunny.org/indexcus.php

*Tell the college or university from which you graduated that you won’t donate to the alumni fund as long as they continue to use animals in research or in their science education programs.

*Educate yourself and others about vivisection.

*Spread the word! When you see articles in your local newspaper about animal testing, write letters to the editor explaining how vivisection is cruel to animals and impedes progress on human health problems.

Source: NEAVS

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3035869951736&set=o.363725540304160&type=1&theater

“Vivisection is the blackest of all the black crimes that man is at present committing against God and his animal creations”.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

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Please visit our recent post (below) on the World Day for Lab Animals – 24th April.

Note – the above has not been produced by NAVS.

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/04/08/k-april-24th-is-world-day-for-laboratory-animals-data-from-navs-london/

UK (England) – National March and Rally – Sat 27th April.

OXFORD.

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Please Sign the Petition to the EU Regarding Horse Transport and Slaughter.

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Please sign the petition to the EU regarding horse cruelty during transportation and also at slaughter.

Subject: WG: Petition to EU-Member Andreas Erler BAN CRUELTY TO HORSES ….

Please, click on the link to hear the wonderful voice and song from Maria Daines!

Hello!

I’ve started the petition “Andreas Erler, a.erler@eurogroupforanimals.org:

BAN CRUELTY TO HORSES DURING TRANSPORT AND IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES ” and need your help to get it off the ground.

Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here’s the link:

http://www.change.org/petitions/andreas-erler-a-erler-eurogroupforanimals-org-ban-cruelty-to-horses-during-transport-and-in-slaughterhouses

Here’s why it’s important:

THE PAIN OF HORSE-TRANSPORT
Link auf YouTube:
http://youtu.be/JYGZs7mFI40

von: Annamaria Grabowski

NO TO HORSE-SLAUGHTERING
Link auf YouTube:
http://youtu.be/gZ3wJaesqIQ

von: Annamaria Grabowski

PFERDEFLEISCHIMPORT
Link auf YouTube:
http://youtu.be/C1SwLeMxeko

Mexico produces 78,000 tons p.a.
Argentina 57,000
Kazakstan 55,000
Brazil 21,000
Italy 16,000
Canada 18,000
Ukraine 13,000
Poland 18,000
Chile 10,000
Romania 14,000
Japan 200.000 horses
Senegal 9,5000
Columbia 6,000
Spain 5,000
China 150,000
Russia 80,000
Mexico 78,000
United States 25,000
(numbers estimated; by Wikipedia and Google)

Maria Daines`Song to Ban Horse Slaughtering:
Set Us Free:

You kill our souls you gonna carry this shame
Oh take a horse to water but he just won’t drink
I know your game no matter what you think
You wanna mess with me, I might knock out your teeth
Yeah all through history you wanna make us bleed an’ bleed
Well we got friends they all scratch our backs
The rope’s untied don’t take up the slack
Don’t go a pickin’ on me, they’re gonna set me free
They gonna set us free, they gonna set us free
Yeah all through history you never set us free
Well we got friends they all know the score
They’re right here breakin’ down the slaughterhouse door
They gonna set us free yeah, they gonna set us free
They gonna set us free, they gonna set us free
Oh the sun’s gonna shine on our backs they’re gonna set us free yeah
They’re gonna set us free, they’re gonna set us free
Oh the sun’s gonna shine on our backs n’ we’ll be runnin’ free…

Maria Daines/Paul Killington
17.2.06 All rights reserved
(mcps) ASCAP
http://www.maria-daines.com

You can sign my petition by clicking here.

Thanks!
Annamaria Grabowski

Please take a look unto my blog:

www.spiritandanimal.wordpress.com/

Annamaria

Thank You!

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Serbian Petition – Can You Get Us to 3,000+ Signatures Before the 17th April ?

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Serbia petition – Last Push.

Dear all; we have had a great week with the petition for stray animals prior to the meeting on 17^th April.

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/04/07/new-petition-for-serbian-stray-animals-please-sign-now-and-do-not-let-the-government-return-from-no-kill-to-a-kill-policy-by-law/

At the time of writing we have collected over 2,480 signatures from around the world in less than one week, which is brilliant !

Although we are hearing of some more positive news from sources regarding the meeting on 17^th, we need to keep the pressure up right until the day.

It would be great if we could achieve 3,000 signatures by the day of the meeting – Wednesday 17^th.

Can you help us do this ?

Can you please pass on the link to all of your contacts and friends before the 17^th, and ask them to give their support to the petition. The more signatures we have from around the world, the better things will be. Although we are confident that the meeting will be positive, we must not drop our guard now; we need to keep the campaign going up until the last minute.

Please do what you can to help us reach 3,000 signatures, or even go beyond.

Post meeting news will be posted on this site once we have accurate information on the outcome of the meeting.

DIRECT Petition link =

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Serbia_Implement_Existing_Animal_Welfare_Legislation_To_Protect_Strays/

Or alternatively, you can go via the SAV site link which is given at the start of this post.

Thank you all for your help and support.

SAV.

Please get everyone you know to do it NOW !!

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Thailand: SOI DOGS – Can You Donate To Provide Shelter for Dogs Rescued From the Meat Trade ?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

CRISIS FOR RESCUED DOG MEAT TRADE DOGS!

Soi Dog Foundation Appeal: https://www.soidog.org/en/donate-today/08-04-2013-appeal/default.aspx

Your support is needed now to help build the shelters so that more dogs can be saved. Your donation of $100/€75 will provide 4 square meters of shelter for rescued dogs, a generous donation of $200/€150 will provide 8 square meters. Each shelter will be 1,500 square meters and 100% of all donations will go directly to this vital project.

http://youtu.be/h5Fks2FyjVQ

A Crisis Looming For Dogs

Rescued From The Illegal Dog Meat Trade…

Dear Friends and Supporters of Soi Dog,

Last month over 1,000 dogs were rescued during arrests of dog meat traders. Had these dogs not been rescued they would have been transported to Vietnam and faced a slow and terrible end.

While it is wonderful that the lives of these dogs (such as those pictured here) have been saved a considerable challenge lies ahead and this will only be overcome with your help.

The recent interceptions of dogs destined for the dog meat trade has seen over 1,000 dogs saved in March alone. The shelter at Nakhon Phanom is now bursting at the seams.

After pressure from Soi Dog, the Department of Livestock Development agreed not to send 500 dogs to the Livestock center at Thong Pha Phum which itself is hopelessly overcrowded and is in effect a dumping ground far removed from public scrutiny.

300 dogs have recently been sent to the Khemmarat Livestock center, a much more suitable facility, however it is also already overcrowded.

The Department of Livestock have no budget to care for the dogs and have requested Soi Dog to help build additional shelters at Buriram in central Thailand. It is a matter of urgency that the first of these shelters be completed by the end of this month as otherwise additional arrests cannot occur, no dogs will be rescued and instead the dogs will suffer a horrifying fate on the dinner plates of Hanoi.

The video below (which contains no upsetting footage) gives a good overview of the situation and I encourage you to watch it.

Buriram is an ideal location as it is situated well away from any houses and covers a vast area of woodland. Yesterday 738,815 Thai Baht (about 25,000 US dollars) was transferred for over 30 tons of food. Soi Dog will continue to do all that can be done to stop the trade and save the dogs but expenses are currently outstripping donations and that cannot continue for long.

Each of the 9 shelters will cost approximately 1 million Thai Baht (34,000 US dollars) to build. Soi Dog has authorized funding for the first of the shelters and is working with the Department of Livestock towards completing the shelter. Please do not stand by and allow the dog traders to win!

Your support is needed now to help build the shelters so that more dogs can be saved. Your donation of $100/€75 will provide 4 square meters of shelter for rescued dogs, a generous donation of $200/€150 will provide 8 square meters.

Each shelter will be 1,500 square meters and 100% of all donations received will go directly to this vital project.

I cannot emphasize too strongly that this is an emergency situation! Although natural disasters such as the 2011 Bangkok floods tend to grab people’s attention the situation here is far more grave. Owing to the recent interception of over 1,000 dogs the situation at the shelters has indeed reached crisis proportions.

The more funds raised the more shelters that can be built and more dogs can be saved from the fate of the dog meat trade. Your support is urgently needed today!

Best wishes,

John Dalley

john@soidog.org

www.soidog.org

P.S. Please donate as generously as you can so more dogs can be saved!

For residents of Thailand: A special bank account has been set up with the Kasikorn Bank, Cherngtalay, Phuket branch to accept donations solely for this purpose. The account number is 4862142212.

US Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the USA and your donation is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by US law.

United Kingdom Residents – Soi Dog is a registered charity in the UK and your donation qualifies for HMRC gift aid.

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New Petition For Serbian Stray Animals – Please Sign Now and Do Not Let the Government Return From ‘No Kill’ To A ‘Kill’ Policy By Law.

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Hi all;

Very Important:

on 17th April 2013 in Belgrade the Serbian government may try to change existing legislation on the protection (No Kill) of stray animals. They may try to return to legislation which DOES allow the killing of stray animals.

We need to try and stop this happening.

Petition Link:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Serbia_Implement_Existing_Animal_Welfare_Legislation_To_Protect_Strays/

Please give your support to the above petition which is asking the Serbian government to better enforce existing animal welfare legislation, rather than revert back to a policy of stray killing as they have always done – and not in agreement with existing Serbian legislation.

We also call for a public education programme to inform irresponsible pet owners that they should have their animals sterilised, microchipped and vaccinated.

Sterilised owned animals DO NOT mate with stray animals and produce yet more strays !

Stray animal killing is big business in Serbia, despite good existing national legislation to give No Kill protection to stray animals. Unfortunately, big business and money makes it a profitable task for many, despite a No Kill law, verified by the Serbian Constitutional Court in 2005.

Constitutional Court directive reference as follows:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/01/25/serbia-constitutional-court-of-serbia-says-that-the-killing-of-stray-dogs-and-cats-in-serbia-is-forbidden-from-02102005/

The Constitutional Court of Serbia says that the killing of stray dogs and cats in Serbia is forbidden from 02/10/2005.

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.

The new petition started on 7/4/2013 is:

Serbia- Implement Existing Animal Welfare Legislation To Protect Strays! Its power grows with every additional signature.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Serbia_Implement_Existing_Animal_Welfare_Legislation_To_Protect_Strays/

Please sign it now and be a voice for Serbian animals !

Thanks – SAV.

Robin – 5/4/2013 – Take Care Little Man.

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

5/4/2013 – Rest In Peace dear little Robin.

You were one fortunate little guy to have such a caring and loving mum.

In the end, there was nothing more that could be done to help you and your trouble – you know the world would have been moved by your mum if it meant saving you.

Take care little man.

Thank you for such happy times.

Now gone but forever in thoughts.

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Watch the New HSI Animated Canadian Seal Video Here.

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Latest from the HSI – please click on the following link:

http://www.hsi.org/world/united_kingdom/

Watch the very effective animated video on the Canadian seal hunt by clicking on the following link:

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=seals_2013video_hsiglobal&s_src=hsiuknews_sealsvideo040413

Take further action by clicking on the yellow button underneath the video.

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Serbia: UPDATE 3/4/13 – ‘Jonza’ the Goat has now Started His Homeopathic Treatment – We All Wish Him Big Success !!!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

UPDATE: 03/04/13

Please see our post of 25^th March:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/03/25/serbia-england-international-efforts-to-help-jonza-the-goat-living-in-serbia/

Today we have had a message from Slavica.

The Vermiculite has now arrived safely in Serbia from the UK and we are informed that today young Jonza the goat has started his homeopathic treatment.

We are all keeping our fingers crossed that Jonza will be feeling much better very soon.

The message from Slavica:

Dear our friends

Vermiculite is by Jonza ! !!!!

Vesna has send me sms by mobile phone – Jonza has start today with homeopathic therapy thankfully you:-)

Jonza,Vesna, and I – we all are grateful to all of you , dear friends

with all our hearts .

Love and

Regards

Slavica

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EU: KAALE PR Regarding the 8 Hour Maximum Journey Time for Animals in Transport.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Please access the KAALE PR by clicking on the following link.

Website details given on PR.

KAALE PR 2nd April 2013 SAV Version

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Thailand: Petition to Government – End Orangutan Boxing Matches – These Primates Are More Intelligent Than You !

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Petition Link: http://forcechange.com/62904/end-orangutan-boxing-matches-in-thailand-now/?utm_source=ForceChange+Newsletter&utm_campaign=8ae41217ba-NL3874_2_2013&utm_medium=email#gf_1

End Orangutan Boxing Matches in Thailand

By Christopher Baranowski

Target: Government of Thailand

Goal: Stop inhumane orangutan boxing matches at the Safari World theme park

At the Safari World theme park in Thailand, orangutans are forced to put on gloves and fight each other in “fake” boxing matches as an attraction for visitors. Despite attempts for years to shut down the operation, this outrageously inhumane event continues to this day. Demand an end to this brutal spectacle by asking that the government of Thailand close Safari World for good.

Since 2005, over 22,000 apes have been sold, killed while being hunted or died in captivity as a part of the illegal trade of primates that still continues to this day. Huge profits are made selling illegally captured primates to zoos and other attractions around the world at the cost of biodiversity in places like Africa and southeast Asia. One of the destinations for these captured animals is the Safari World theme park in Thailand. Safari World drew harsh criticism as early as 2004 when evidence of orangutan boxing matches set up for tourists began to circulate among animal welfare groups. That year, the government seized 48 orangutans and returned them to their native country of Indonesia. But in 2010, images of kickboxing orangutans once again began to surface and animal rights activists renewed their charge against Safari World. Just last month, citizens in Indonesia donned monkey masks to protest the boxing shows that continue to go on.

According to reports, the orangutans at the theme park are dressed in traditional boxing gear and “pretend” to knock each other out, though animal activists insist the chances of the heavy animals knocking each other out is very real. Winners are awarded food and other rewards but ultimately both primates return to the dark cells where they are illegally kept. It is time to stop this disgusting display of animal brutality; orangutan boxing certainly stands as the most shameful symptom of the illegal primate trade. No operation that has repeatedly been cited for such flagrant abuse should be able to continue to exist. Demand that government officials put an end to the orangutan boxing matches by closing Safari World for good.

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USA: Help Protect the Wolves of the United States – Before Man the Almighty Does the Wrong Thing Yet Again and Destroys Them All.

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

I am in favor of animal rights as well as for human rights. That is the way of the whole human being.
– Abraham Lincoln

I care not much for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
– Abraham Lincoln

(Please take the two actions that appear in this email. Reading this email without TAKING ACTION accomplishes nothing for wolves.)

Demonizing, persecuting and slaughtering wolves is not acceptable any more. This sick and criminal behavior has nothing to do with science but is rooted in hatred, brutality, cruelty, selfishness, a dysfunctional culture and an evil tradition. But such evil traditions can and do change and we are going to throw this sick tradition on the trash heap of history where it belongs. The people of Michigan have begun the process of doing exactly that! And an accomplished wolf biologist in Montana has stepped forward for wolves in his state!

PROTECTING WOLVES IN MICHIGAN: POWER TO THE PEOPLE, THE HUMANE MAJORITY!!!
The state of Michigan has under 700 wolves and a fifty year tradition of protecting wolves. But Governor Rick Snyder, state legislators and the state’s corrupt wildlife MIS-management bureaucrats were more than ready to throw it all away to serve a bizarre minority of sport killers, selfish hunters, sadistic trappers and other strange humans who get off on killing innocent animals. Just as in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Minnesota and Wisconsin, an immoral, undemocratic and corrupt state political system was poised to give the finger to the humane majority and serve a bunch of animal abusers and twisted killers.

Not this time!! Michigan has a ballot initiative process that allows all citizens to vote and decide such important issues at the ballot box, for themselves. This democratic ballot initiative process places the power in the hands of the people and takes it out of the hands of corrupt governors, corrupt legislators and corrupt wildlife bureaucrats.

A coalition of over 2,000 Michigan residents volunteered for Keep Michigan Wolves Protected, a fantastic coalition of animal welfare groups, Native Americans, veterinarians, conservationists and faith based leaders. In just 67 days, often in sub-freezing temperatures, they gathered 253,705 signatures to place this measure on the ballot in November 2014. After the signatures are certified (161.305 valid signatures are required), it is the people of Michigan who will decide whether to protect the wolves there, not the animal abusers, not the anti-wolf killers, not the governor or legislators, not the corrupt state wildlife bureaucrats, not the NRA, not the energy companies. The people of Michigan will decide.

TAKE ACTION FOR WOLVES IN MICHIGAN:

Please support this wonderful endeavor at: http://www.KeepWolvesProtected.com
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PROTECTING WOLVES IN MONTANA: A NEW AND POWERFUL EFFORT
There is a new and wonderful initiative to protect wolves now under attack in Montana, led by Montana-based wolf biologist Jay Mallonee. Jay recently wrote: “For over twenty years I have researched and taught about wolves. Having had the longest running behavioural study of these animals in Montana’s history, outside of Yellowstone National Park, my interaction with wolf management agencies has been extensive. I have found that managers have an appalling lack of knowledge about these animals, along with a disregard for science.”

Unlike the very strange wolf biologist David Mech, who has used his credentials in an immoral and perverted way, to enable the persecution and massacre of America’s vital and innocent wolves by those who demonize and hate them, Jay Mallonee and other accomplished, honest and ethical wolf biologists are coming to the defense of America’s wolves with knowledge, science, respect and decency. Please support his efforts!

TAKE ACTION FOR WOLVES IN MONTANA:

Sign and share wolf biologist Jay Mallonee’s petition at:
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-the-unjustified-killing-and-hunting-of-montana-s-wolves-use-science
(When you click on this link, please take the time to read what Jay has to share. He has studied wolves in the wild for decades and knows these beautiful and innocent beings very well. Knowledge is power.)
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Thank you for America’s ecologically vital, innocent and beautiful wolves,
Robert Goldman
Protect America’s Wolves! petition and action campaign
http://signon.org/sign/protect-americas-wolves?mailing_id=10862&source=s.icn.em.cr&r_by=4977271

P.S. We are approaching 20,000 signers from around the US and the world.

Please share this entire Action E Mail with everyone you know who cares, so they can help fight for wolves, too.

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Germany: Dog Found Dead – Wrapped With Cable Clips – A Sign of Modern Attitudes to Animals By Some ?

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

This happened in Anklam, Meckenburg-Vorpommern.

The little dog was found, already dead, near the Anklam airfield.

Police and animal welfare are shocked, and are to take up investigations.

If it was someone just trying to get rid of his dog then there would have been a shelter close by the site where the dog was discovered. But clearly the perpetrator had other ideas

Any identification has yet to be found, hopefully enabling police to identify the owner.

http://www.nordkurier.de/cmlink/nordkurier/lokales/anklam/wer-hat-dem-hund-das-angetan-1.557219#.UVWe55MuNTI.facebook

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Bulgaria: UPDATE 31/03/13 – My Name is ‘Borko’, a Year This May I was Beaten so Badly That My Spine Was Broken. Please Take Action for Me and My Friends.

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

INFORMATION UPDATED 31/3/13

BORKO

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Video =

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=589874617690272

My name is Borko, a year this May I was beaten so badly that my spine was broken.

I was taken in by a loving family, my Daddy is a Bulgarian Doctor and a very kind man. Now my Daddy is being vilified in our village because he helps the poor… strays like me.

The people want my family and me out and there was a mob sent to our home with a film crew. I was attacked and beaten again in my own garden.

PLEASE share for us and let the world know that the Government in Bulgaria are not enforcing acts of cruelty and that they are allowing the kind people who help animals like me to be persecuted and removed from their home.

Watch my video here, please don’t ignore my CRY for help ♥

Video =

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=589874617690272

http://www.occupyforanimals.org/bulgaria–lynch-mob-enters-private-property-and-beats-defenseless-crippled-doggy-while-tv-reporters-film-the-scene-and-the-police-does-nothing.html

A message shared by K9 Rescue Bulgaria:

Thank you so much everyone for your incredible support of Borko and his family.

Borko is much loved by his family and he loves them too, so we do not want to take him away from them, yet of course, they also want his safety, and this is the purpose of our appeal – to finally have legal protection for Borko and all the other animals in Bulgaria. This is why we want to gain as much publicity as possible, so that it is picked up by the international media and the Bulgarian Government are embarrassed into finally taking action against animal abuser.

Bulgaria has an excellent animal protection act, yet it is totally unenforced and this is what we want to see change, to stop the mob culture like this, that we keep seeing time and again happen against animal advocates in Bulgaria, who are targeted daily for feeding, helping, rescuing and accommodating strays.

The fact that the TV crew think it’s acceptable for the ТTV 7 Film Crew to simply film and report this atrocity as the most normal thing in the world, without criticism of Borko’s abuse, only criticizing that the village doctor has animals on his property and patients have to put up with them, speaks volumes about the culture towards animal abuse as being normal and acceptable in Bulgaria.

It’s time for change, and maybe, just maybe, Borko can be the voice of that change…

Please help Dr Litov and Borko to grab the international media’s attention to embarrass the Bulgarian government into finally enforcing their Animal Protection Act.

Please send this video link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=589874617690272 or the You Tube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCnRYYxzaro to:

The President of Bulgaria,
Rosen Plevneliev
priemna@president.bg

The Prime Minister of Bulgaria,
Marin Raykov
GIS@government.bg

Secretary General of Bulgaria,
Liliya Ivanova
liliya@esu-online.org

with each email copied to the Bulgarian Press:
editor@sofiaglobe.co
editor@novinite.com

and to the following news channels and newspapers:

Major news-channels:
kelly@foxnews.com; americasnewsroom@foxnews.com; bullsandbears@foxnews.com; cash@foxnews.com; cavuto@foxnews.com; forbes@foxnews.com; friends@foxnews.com; fncspecials@foxnews.com; fns@foxnews.com; newswatch@foxnews.com; foxreport@foxnews.com; atlarge@foxnews.com; hannity@foxnews.com; happeningnow@foxnews.com; huckmail@foxnews.com; glennbeck@foxnews.com; jer@foxnews.com; ontherecord@foxnews.com; redeye@foxnews.com; special@foxnews.com; studiob@foxnews.com; oreilly@foxnews.com; warstories@foxnews.com; cavuto@foxnews.com; mediainquiries@msnbc.com

British Media:
ITV news yourstory@itv.com
BBC news worldhaveyoursay@bbc.co.uk

British newspapers:
letters@guardian.co.uk
letters@independent.co.uk
letters@the-times.co.uk
dtletters@telegraph.co.uk
letters@observer.co.uk (subject field of email should say “Letter to the Editor”)
letters@dailymail.co.uk
letters@mailonsunday.co.uk
express.letters@express.co.uk
letters@the-sun.co.uk
mailbox@mirror.co.uk
your.letters@news-of-the-world.co.uk
newsdesk@notw.co.uk
letters@liverpool.com
reporters@dailyrecord.co.uk
reporters@sundaymail.co.uk

Germanmedia:
chefred@taz.de
explosiv@rtl.de
info@bild.t-online.de
info@center.tv
info@zdf.de
mail@vox.de
news@rtl.de
nachtjournal@rtl.de
news@rtl.de
post@express.de
Punkt12@rtl.de
Redaktion.extra@rtl.de
redaktion@jungewelt.de
redaktion@wdr.de
userpost@taz.de
zuschauerredaktion@rtl.de
zured@daserste.de
zuschauerservice.n24@n24.de
redaktion@radiokoeln.de
redaktion@koelner.de
online@welt.de

and/or to any other media outlet that you can think of. Please can you also contact the offices given below and tell them of your disgust.

These are the addresses of the mayor of Devin municipality and the mayor of the village of Selcha, as well as the address of the public prosecutor’s office in Smolian.

Mr. Cvetalin Vasilev Penkov
Kmet OBSHTINA DEVIN Ul.
Druzhba No 1
DEVIN PK
4800 BULGARIA
Tel: 359 (0)30412174
e-mail: obshtina@devin.bg

Venelin Velizarov Opov
Kmet Selo Selcha Obshtina Devin Obl.
Smolian PK 4814 BULGARIA
Теl: 00359 (0)30476/223
Mobile: 00359 (0)889536600

Public Prosecutor’s Office
Smolian Bul. Bulgaria No 16
Smolian BULGARIA
Email: rprok_smolyan@sm.prb.bg

Use the following link to see all Bulgarian MEPs.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/performsearch.html?action=0&webCountry=BG&webTermId=7&name=&politicalGroup=&bodyType=ALL&bodyValue=&type=&filter=

Below is a block listing of ALL Bulgarian MEP contact details.

Please mail them and tell them how disgusted you are with what you have seen on the video and the photos of ‘Borko’.

Send them a copy of the video: link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=589874617690272 or the

You Tube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCnRYYxzaro

Tell them that Bulgaria wants to be in the 21^st Century, and yet mob rule allows animals and their protectors to be targeted like this. They are MEPs, European Politicians – and they need to act with their government and act hard and fast.

Otherwise we do not want Bulgarian MEPs if they do not take action.

BLOCK BULGARIAN MEP CONTACT LIST:

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Update on Borko, Danny & Jako

Here are some photos’s of Borko and his brothers Danny and Jako taken today, March 30, 2013.

All three dogs are well and safe for now.

These sweethearts are the “so called dirty vermin” that the villagers object to being in their doctor’s house!

For updates on Borko and his family, please follow the Facebook-page of K9 Rescue Bulgaria.

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UK (England): KAALE Report J76 on the shipment of live animals from Ramsgate port, England, to Calais, France, on 28/3/13

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

As a continuation of the fight by UK campaigners against the live animal export trade, Thursday 28th march saw an export consignment departing from the port of Ramsgate in Kent.

The ‘consignment’ consisted of just one vehicle carrying live animals – one too many but it could have been 6 or 7.

A12 hour round trip by the vessel from Calais, France, to Ramsgate, and then the return (to Calais) with animals . makes any normal person ask how this can be a trade which makes money for the operator ??

Please click on the following link to read the KAALE report of this shipment of just one truck.

SAV Copy of KAALE Report J76 for Ramsgate shipment of Thur…

Visit KAALE at http://www.kaale.org.uk

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UK: Its Very Bad – Cold spring kills thousands of newborn lambs – Helicopters drop food as farmers in isolated rural areas struggle to save animals

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/26/cold-spring-kills-newborn-lambs

Cold spring kills thousands of newborn lambs

Helicopters drop food as farmers in isolated rural areas struggle to save animals

Tuesday 26 March 2013 12.21 GMT

Fears for the UK’s already embattled upland sheep-farmers have been raised by the return of winter to hill country, which has cost thousands of newborn lambs their lives.

Emergency crews have helped with rescues in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Cumbria and the Pennines. But the sheer graft of digging into snow-blanketed fields has come too late for many flocks.

Shielded by thick fleeces, ewes have largely survived the drifts, which have topped 16ft (5 metres) in many parts of the fells and mountains. But in spite of modern protective measures, including plastic jackets to warm young lambs, rescue has often come too late.

In Northern Ireland, helicopters have been deployed to carry out food drops to animals in isolated rural areas cut off by the snow. At the height of the extreme weather, up to 140,000 homes and businesses were without power as heavy snow and ice brought down power cables in counties Down and Antrim.

With power restored to most households and businesses, the focus has switched to the plight of thousands of livestock cut off in snowbound mountainous areas without food.

Sinn Féin’s agriculture minister, Michelle O’Neill, said: “It is a severe situation. People have said that this is worse than 1963. Some of the scenes are harrowing – to see farmers bring in sheep that have died in the snow. People are angry and concerned. We have an animal welfare issue. Farmers need a food drop. We have a surveillance helicopter so that we can see where the livestock are and then we have an MoD helicopter, which is prepared to make a food drop.”

The blow to agriculture and the economy has been worsened by the scale of power failures in which more than 3,000 people were cut off for a fifth day in parts of Argyll and the island of Arran. For the first time in Scottish and Southern Energy’s history, two large metal pylons were toppled by snow and ice. The last time a pylon fell was in 1987, in the far north of Scotland.

Drifts are still blocking roads in hilly areas, with continuing fierce cold and occasional snow flurries doing nothing to ease the situation. The Met Office issued further yellow, “be aware” alerts for ice in Scotland and north-east England and snow in the north-east, Yorkshire and the east Midlands. It said severe cold weather and icy conditions would last at least until Friday morning.

“Bitterly cold easterly winds will persist this week, bringing snow showers to north-east England and light snow flurries across other areas of England,” it forecasted. “With lying snow and partial snow melt during the daytimes, icy conditions are likely during the nights.”

Social service departments in affected areas are stretched to reach isolated homes, and the Age Sector Platform called for an emergency winter fuel payment to pensioners as the chill persists. The prevailing easterly winds are forecast to keep temperatures exceedingly cold until late April, except in the south-west where their clash with milder Atlantic fronts promises weeks of rain.

Paul Mott, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said drier conditions were likely for most of the country in the runup to Easter but a slow thaw at the end of the week would be able to make little progress. He said: “We should see temperatures creeping up to 4C or 5C (39F or 41F) during the days by about Friday but there is still going to be a very sharp frost during the night. For the foreseeable future it is going to stay cold, and the snow on the ground is likely to last for some time.”

Transport problems also persist, with the AA attending 16,000 callouts on Monday, 6,000 more than the seasonal average. Rail services have been better on Tuesday but drifting snow has blocked trains in the Midlands between Rugeley Trent Valley and Hednesford and signalling problems have disrupted services in East Anglia between Thetford and Norwich and in Kent between Queenborough and Swale.

Malcolm Roberts, a farmer in Oswestry, Shropshire, had been expecting 600 lambs before the end of the month but is now having to pile up small victims of the snow while rescuing his 200 ewes. He said: “Every day since the snow hit, and surely for days to come, I’m having to go and pick up lamb corpses from ewes who have given birth outdoors. Newborns can only survive for around half an hour in the freezing temperatures – and the snow is so thick that some are even buried.

“We have to get through it. What else can you do? But there’s no doubt the financial impact will be absolutely devastating. This is my living, and if you’re not successful raising lambs you can’t survive: that’s the bottom line. We spend more trying to feed the animals, more on fuel, more to run the farm. But as livestock die, you end up having less produce to sell and are hit hard.”

The farm lacks room for indoor lambing, a problem widely shared by small sheep-breeders. Vegetable crops have also been affected. Tim Gilbert, who grows fruit and vegetables on the edge of Hereford, said: “After last year’s horrendous, rain-filled summer, we had been hoping that 2013 would be much better. It’s always disastrous when it snows. We’ve had to stop completely for at least a fortnight. The effect not only hits us but also impacts on our customers, who rely on us.”

A spokesman for the National Farmers Union said: “Severe weather warnings are still in place and the majority of farmers are out there, battling freezing temperatures, to protect their livelihoods, families and income. It’s relentless.”

The power blackout in Scotland has been described as the worst for 30 years, with 400 engineers working to repair lines. A spokesman for Scottish and Southern Energy said: “Scottish Hydro Power Distribution engineers are continuing their intense and brave efforts to restore power to homes in Argyll and Arran following unprecedented weather conditions.

“Instances of significant damage to the electricity network infrastructure have been among the worst seen for 30 years, with the weight of line icing pressurising the transmission lines around Crossaig, where transmission towers were felled by the conditions. Transmission overhead lines staff have started working to make towers safe and carry out temporary repairs after finally gaining access to the location earlier today.”

Scottish Power said: “Our engineers have encountered some of the most difficult conditions they have ever faced attempting to restore supplies.” The company has set up eight field kitchens in Argyll and Arran and delivered 18 large generators and 50 smaller ones to supplement existing resources such as the generator at Arran War Memorial hospital, which is keeping power going. Royal Navy helicopters and lifeboats have joined ferries in taking supplies to the islands.

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Serbia / England: International Efforts To Help ‘Jonza’ the Goat Living In Serbia.

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Jonza

The end of last week saw several of us called into action to try and help a goat in Serbia.

His name is ‘Jonza / Jonzy’ and from the photos of him above and below, we are sure you will agree with us that he is a very handsome young lad !

He lives with Vesna and Slavica, and they contacted to ask if we can get some Vermiculite Homeopathic medicine for Jozna, as he has severe arthritis in his legs. Vesna asked for this medicine specially as in the past and for many years, she worked in a homeopathic ambulance. So Vesna knew exactly what would be good for Jozna and his leg problems, which we are informed are currently causing him lots of pain.

Vermiculite is not available as a homeopathic medicine in Serbia.

Jonza was rescued by Vesna and Slavica in 2007, and has been under their care ever since.

And so Friday morning (22/3) we jumped into action to try and help Jonza as quickly as we could.

First of all contact (myself) was made with Ainsworth homeopathic specialist in Marleybone, London. I thought that when I explained to the man on the phone that I needed medicine to help a goat in Serbia with leg problems, the man would think I was some kind of nut and put the phone down. Instead, he was very helpful and listened to what I asked. He then said ‘yes, ok’ and asked me if I required tablets or liquid for Jonza.

In the end, with the help of Jean and Linda here in the UK, and also by going back to Vesna and Slavica to get exact requirements, an order was made on 22/3. Today, 25/3, Linda has informed me that she now has the medicine (sent in the post by Ainsworth’s) and that tonight it will be packaged up ready for shipment to Serbia tomorrow (26^th). Packages normally take about one week to arrive, so we are very hopeful that by the middle of next week, Jonza will have started his new medication, and more importantly, we see an improvement in his leg condition.

We will try and give more updates on Jonza as time moves on, but for now enjoy the pictures that we have from Vesna showing Jonza.

Get well very soon Jonza !! – from all the crew.

Regards - Mark – SAV London.

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UK (England): Live Exports Update Latest News – 20th March 2013.

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

UK Live Exports Update – 20/03/2013:

Please see our post of 18^th March (link as follows) for an overview of events leading to this report.

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/03/18/uk-england-the-story-continues-live-export-ship-due-at-dover-on-19th-march-for-berthing-trials/

Latest – Tuesday 19^th March 2013 –

Today the MV Joline owned by the consortium of Johannes Onderwater, Tom Lomas and Peter Ziolkowski arrived at Dover at 11-30am to start her berthing trials prior to returning to this port after protestors have made events too hot for her at Ramsgate.

If she does return to Dover, we view this as a victory that through perseverance we have stopped her using Ramsgate, as the stringent tests and inspections she is facing at that port makes the trade less profitable even though her berthing fees are less than a third what they will be at Dover.

The ship took nearly two hours of manoeuvring before she could get onto berth No. five within Dover harbour, time we very much doubt she will have / be given by the port authorities when in operational mode. She then attempted berth No. two, with even less success. It was later revealed that the trials were inconclusive and more modifications would be needed on the Joline before further tests could be carried out.

The ‘Joline’ arrives at Dover for berthing trials (Photo: KAALE)

This was in good weather with light winds, no swell and a rising tide in the harbour. The large and regular cross-Channel ferries (UK-France and return) were also affording her courtesy by producing only minimum wash as they entered and exited the port; usually their wash is much higher as they put on speed to exit the harbour because of their fast turnarounds.

After the tests we thought she was to lay over until Wednesday (20^th) on the Eastern Arm in the harbour; but a contact advised us that she had asked to stopover, but when told the price, she decided to move out of Dover port. She proceeded to Ramsgate harbour where we understand she is to lay off until Friday (22^nd) morning, when they intend to sail with live animals to Calais. The sailing is scheduled between 7.30am and 11.00am, but as we all know they can change their mind and we will update everyone should events change.

The Joline heads to Ramsgate after leaving Dover (Photo: KAALE)

We thought she would look very different after her modifications in the Netherlands, but the only differences we could visibly see were rubber bumpers round the entire vessel and ropes to grasp if personnel fall overboard. We understand she has also had fitted a bow thruster to make her more manoeuvrable.

The High Court has granted the RSPCA an oral hearing for its legal challenge to ban live animal exports from Ramsgate.

The hearing will be held in open court at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on 10 May. This has now been scheduled for earlier and has started today – Wed 20^th March. In January, a judge refused the RSPCA permission to bring the case to a judicial Review following consideration of court papers. But the charity appealed the decision and has won the right to an oral hearing, which could result in a full judicial review.

RSPCA chief executive Gavin Grant said: “We remain confident in the strength of our case and that we can persuade the court to grant permission for a full hearing”. “Our challenge to the legality of the arrangements which Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) have put in place to regulate this trade deserves to be heard at a full hearing as the implications for animal welfare are very serious.” The RSPCA believes the AHVLA, which is responsible for checking consignments of live animals operating through Ramsgate port, is “acting illegally”. The charity has accused the AHVLA of failing to impose sailing restrictions on the Joline - which it described as an “open-decked, flat-bottomed converted Russian tank transporter” – to ensure that animals were “not injured or caused undue harm while being transported by sea”.

The RSPCA has established a fighting fund to help pay for the legal costs for the case. The fund has in a matter of just a few months received over £160,000 in donations to date. The AHVLA said it would not be commenting on the case while legal proceedings were still active. In December, UK farm minister David Heath announced new, tougher rules for live animal exports from Ramsgate port. AHVLA inspectors have been told to increase inspections and take a “zero tolerance” approach to any breaches of welfare regulations where unnecessary suffering is caused to animals.

Up until now the AHVLA have only inspected around 1 in 3 of all livestock transporters arriving at the port. Whilst not the official ‘competent authority’, the RSPCA inspectors have inspected every truck and its animal cargo, finding many breaches of regulations. The RSPCA have done a much better job of inspections than the government inspectors at AHVLA.

Charges following sheep deaths (at Ramsgate)

3 men and a firm are to face charges following the deaths of 47 sheep at Ramsgate. 3 sheep drowned and 44 were destroyed during an incident at the port on 12 Sept 2012.

The men, based in the UK and France, and a Kent firm are accused of loading sheep which were unfit to travel and transporting them in an inappropriate vehicle.

All defendants are due to appear before Canterbury magistrates (in Kent, England) on 2 April. The maximum punishment, if convicted, is 6 months’ imprisonment and/or a £5,000 fine.

The Farming Minister David Heath announced that every future consignment of live animals that passed through Ramsgate would be inspected (and not just 1 in 3 as has been done up until now). He said there would be tougher enforcement of welfare procedures following a review by the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). The AHVLA also plans to make sure a vet is within an hour of the port and has vowed to work with transport operators on new emergency contingency measures.

Please visit the Kent Action Against Live Exports (KAALE) web site, for which SAV founder Mark is also the EU and legal correspondent, at www.kaale.org.uk

The Joline loaded with animal transporters crosses the English Channel in heavy sea conditions (Photos: KAALE)

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UK (England): Hunt Sabs Attacked by Hunt Supporters Whilst Saving Foxes – Also Brian May’s ‘SAVE ME’

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

http://hsa.enviroweb.org/index.php/news/press-releases/414-planned-attacks-on-saboteurs-by-essex-a-suffolk-hunt-supporters

Planned attacks on saboteurs by Essex & Suffolk hunt supporters

Hunt saboteurs Association Press Release. 17th March 2013

On Saturday 16^th of March as part of a clearly planned attack saboteurs from the Essex and Suffolk group were attacked. Using sticks tipped with metal supporters of the hunt assaulted and beat the saboteurs aiming in particular for the person carrying the video camera, smashing it beyond use. Saboteurs were also kicked and punched in the head in the sustained attacked.

Following this incident the hunt chased a fox to earth into a badger sett and proceeded to dig into the sett in breach of both the Protection of badgers act 1993 and the Hunting act 2004. Saboteurs on the scene were again attacked with spades and multiple assaults were committed, resulting in many injuries such as pictured. Essex police responded to a 999 call with four vehicles and a helicopter and acted on the clearly visible injuries by arresting a saboteur for breach of the peace, although no charges were pressed. On request for action to their assaults they were told by police in attendance to report them to a police station later.

Lee Moon of the hunt Saboteurs Association stated:

“Faced with a clear breach of animal welfare law and numerous assaults to hunt saboteurs, Essex police responded by blaming the victims and ignoring the crimes against wildlife. They seem to be acting in the time honoured stance of turning a blind eye to hunt violence and animal cruelty. It’s about time Essex police started realising that times have changed and the public expects these criminal acts to be treated the same as if they were in the high street on Saturday.”

Above – UK Prime Minister David Cameron MP – PRO HUNT Supporter and person who prior to election vowed to have a vote in parliament to overturn the anti hunt legislation which is now giving more protection to UK wildlife.

Tories still working for repeal

Tory MPs are “actively working” behind the scenes at Westminster to drum up support for a repeal of the hunting ban before May 2015, a senior Minister has revealed. Environment Secretary Owen Paterson told the Yorkshire Post he is “absolutely clear” that there will be a free vote on repealing the controversial ban before the next general election – but that, as things stand, the pro-hunt lobby does not have enough support to win. The Coalition Agreement signed by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in May 2010 committed the newly-formed Government to holding a free vote on the hunting ban at some stage during the 5-year Parliament. But almost 3 years later, the issue has barely surfaced at Westminster. In an exclusive interview with the Yorkshire Post, Mr Paterson, a Tory right-winger and passionate advocate of fox hunting, said,

there is “more work to be done” to convince backbench MPs to vote for a repeal. “We’ve got a pretty busy programme with a lot of other issues,” he said. “But I’m absolutely clear it’s the right thing to do to have a free vote at the appropriate moment.” The problem for the pro-hunt lobby is that while many Tories want the ban repealed, the party also has a smaller number of mainly urban-based backbenchers who insist it should remain in place. With many – though not all – Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs opposed to repealing the 2005 legislation, the pro-hunters face an uphill struggle to win a free vote in the Commons. Mr Paterson, who was handed the environment brief in last year’s Cabinet reshuffle, said a group of backbench Tories have been tasked with drumming up support over the coming months.

Yorkshire Post Sat 2 Feb

Owen Paterson, Conservative MP – Trying to Get Hunting Approved by Parliament once again.

East Kent Murder – the REAL side of Foxhunting – Photo: Mark Johnson (SAV) / East Kent Hunt Sabs.

SAVE ME by Brian May – ‘Queen’ Guitarist

Brian May’s SAVE ME – http://www.save-me.org.uk/

http://www.02infinity.co.uk/save_me/about.html

http://www.02infinity.co.uk/save_me/merchandise.html

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UK (England): The Story Continues ! – Live Export Ship Due At Dover on 19th March for Berthing Trials.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

KAALE PR 18 March 2013.pdf SAV

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Rabies: Why China Needs To Become A 21 Century Nation – And Dog Killing In Nepal – Disturbing Video – Please Take Action.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

If a person can contract rabies from butchering animals that are infected with the rabies virus or have already died from it, a person can also contract rabies from beating a rabid dog to death (as in the recent Nepal footage), as blood, saliva and/or brain tissue inevitably goes flying around in the process. This is one very good reason to discourage the public from the all too common practice of beating suspected rabid animals to death.

A Side of Rabies With Your Dog Meat in China

People in China and other Asian countries are dying of rabies. But
it’s not because dogs are biting them — it’s because they are biting
dogs, eating 18-80 million a year just in China.

“Rabies is a major problem in China. The country’s Ministry of Health
says it has the 2nd highest rate in the world after India.” And it’s
getting worse. Human rabies cases appear to be on the rise in China
based on the most recent numbers available. “In 2007, there were 3302
confirmed human rabies cases in China, nearly 21 times the number
found from the entire period between 1990 and 1996.”

It’s not just eating the meat that causes rabies. Slaughtering,
processing and cooking it may be even more dangerous. After a rabies
outbreak led to human fatalities in Viet Nam, government officials
“reported that 70 percent of deaths were from dog bites but up to 30
percent were thought to be linked to exposure during slaughter or
butchery.”

“In a 17 Mar [2009 -- see comment below] study from Hanoi published by
the PLoS Medicine journal, researchers pointed to 2 cases of human
rabies in Viet Nam where the patients were believed infected while
butchering a rabid animal — in one case a dog, the other a cat.”

“In the 1st patient’s case, he had prepared and eaten a dog that had
been killed in a road traffic accident; rabid dogs were known to
inhabit the neighbourhood. The 2nd patient had butchered and eaten a
cat that had been sick for a number of days.” Other people who ate the
same meat did not fall ill.

According to the Welcome Trust rabies is a very serious — and in
nearly all cases fatal — disease. It is estimated to kill over 30 000
people each year in Asia, and the number of cases in China and Viet
Nam is increasing. Symptoms include agitation, severe spasms, fever,
fear of water and inability to drink liquids, and eventually death.
There is a vaccine for rabies and even a treatment that can [very
rarely] cure the disease after infection, but it must be administered
very quickly after the patient contracts rabies. “Once a person shows
symptoms, the disease is almost invariably fatal.”

[Byline: Piper Hoffman]
Communicated by: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>

This report cites figures in support of an assertion that rabies
virus infection is increasing in China and wishes to correlate this
with increasing consumption of dog meat in China. In support of this
contention the article cites 2 cases [which actually occurred in 2009
- Mod.CP] in Viet Nam where rabies was contracted by an individual
slaughtering an accident-injured dog [see: Rabies, via dog/cat
butchering - Viet Nam archive number 20090318.1092], and another
slaughtering a cat.

Eating dog meat is common in many Asian countries, but research
conducted as part of the South East Asia Infectious Diseases Clinical
Research Network identified a potentially lethal risk associated with
preparing dog meat. In research published on 18 Mar 2009 in the open
access journal PLoS Medicine, Heiman Wertheim and colleagues from the
National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases and the
National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology in Hanoi, Viet Nam,
report on 2 patients admitted to hospital showing signs of rabies
infection. Neither patient was thought to have been bitten by a rabid
animal in the preceding months see: Wertheim H, et al: Furious Rabies
after an Atypical Exposure. PLoS Medicine. 17 Mar 2009 [available at
http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000044].
It is clearly probable that rabies virus can be transmitted during the
course of slaughtering and butchering dogs and cats, if the person
involved has exposed abrasions or wounds. However, rabies virus cannot
be transmitted through consumption of cooked meat since rabies virus
(and related rhabdoviruses) are heat sensitive and rapidly lose
infectivity at normal environmental temperature and humidity.

Vaccination and dog licensing are mechanism for controlling rabies
virus infection, not banning consumption of dog meat. – Mod.CP

PETITION TO SIGN HERE:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-cruel-dog-killings-in-nepal.html

(NP) Swift action by animal protectors in Nepal in the wake of botched stray killing

Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:35 am (PDT) .

Posted by: “Lisa Warden” foghorndoghorn

Animal protectors in Nepal were quick to respond when police in Kathmandu engaged in a botched killing of a street dog in the city last month. The killing was filmed and uploaded to youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkUNXTlcVJs).

The footage shows a dog hiding in a drain at the side of the road. The dog is shot and injured by a police officer. The dog then runs out of the drain, and one of the officers eventually manages to club it to death.

The issue was brought to the attention of Animal Welfare Network Nepal (AWNN), a coalition of animal welfare groups and concerned individuals working in the country.

Shristi Singh Bhandari, Communication Director at Animal Nepal submitted the following update to AWNN on March 6, 2103 (certain names have been redacted):

<<Dear all,

I am sending you my follow up on the recent shooting of the stray dog in kathmandu:

1. After receiving the video, I went to talk to the local people who had witnessed the killing about the issue. They told me that the dog had bitten several people and they were scared to walk by the street. SO they called the local police to attend to the matter. The police told them to tie the dog up to observe if he had was rabid, The locals obviously did not agree to do so. They again called the police to take care of the situation, so they came and you know the rest.

2. I went to talk to the nearby police station where they had reported the dog. The officer who was at the station told me that the police officers had been dispatched by the Kamalpokhari police station and not from the local section.

3. I went to talk to Inspector Kunwar from Kamalpokhari branch about the matter. He was very supportive and said that they indeed had make a mistake but the main order had been handed out by xxxx of Hanuman Dhoka district police station. The inspector proposed to work together in future that still needs to be discussed.

4. Then I went to Hanuman Dhoka t o talk to xxxx who was super rude and non cooperative. He said it was an emergency situation and he did what he had to do and that he does not have time to look for animal welfare groups and that he will not dispatch any letters regarding what happened and that we were more than welcome to stage a protest.

5. SO I got in touch with Rana bahadur Chand who is the head of Hanuman Dhoka and told him about the situation. He said he was shocked to find out how xxxx had behaved and that he himself had not seen the video. He said he will be more than glad to release the circular stating an order to contact animal welfare groups to handle such cases in future and a letter to AWNN stating the case. So he has asked to draft a letter for them so that they can sign and send it to everyone necessary. I on the other hand told him that in case he does that we will send a press release thanking him for his cooperation. So we are drafting a letter and will send him that by 2 today and hope to get it back by tomorrow morning.He has called us to work with the police in such matter. Once the strike is over I will be going to meet him with our brochures and information.>>

A letter was drafted to send to the police that they would then issue as an apology for their actions, plus a circular for the police to issue to their officers regarding future handling of suspected rabies cases. AWNN was subsequently invited to attend a still-to-occur gathering of police to sensitize them about animal welfare issues.

Kudos to the animal protection community in Nepal for swift and effective action.

Lisa Warden

REPLY

Re: (NP) Swift action by animal protectors in Nepal in the wake of botched stray killing

Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:49 am (PDT)

Posted by: “Lucia Animal Nepal” animalnepal

Thanks Lisa.

Today our team met Kathmandu Police Chief Rana Bahadur Chand, to hand over our petition with 4000 signatures (see http://animalnepal.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/take-action-against-brutal-dog-killing-by-nepal-police/).

He informed us that he has send out a circular to all police offices to not kill dogs but instead inform animal welfare agencies when dealing with an agressive dog. Chand promised to send a letter of apology to the Animal Welfare Network Nepal.

The chief said he loves animals and that he and a number of colleagues oppose animal sacrifice.

We have also been asked to educate police officers about animal welfare.

This is an encouraging development but much work remains to be done. Poisoning is still the preferred method to ‘limit’ stray dog populations by virtually all municipalities in Nepal. AWNN in August organised a seminar on humane dog management, during which a number of local government promised to stop the poisoning, see
http://animalnepal.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/national_seminar_on_dog_population_management_nepal/

We request international campaigners to continue to be involved in the Nepal situation. With no animal welfare legislation in place, and hardly any humane dog management taking place outside Kathmandu Valley, Nepal really needs encouragement in this area.

Thanks,
Lucia

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FROM Animal Nepal website:

Take action against brutal dog killing by Nepal Police

Kathmandu, March 1, 2013 – Animal Nepal today expressed its shock at the brutal killing of a dog by the Nepal police in Baluwatar, Kathmandu. The dog, which reportedly bit two people, was killed brutally with the help of a gun and bamboo sticks, in full view of the public. The killing was recorded by video and uploaded on youtube.

Animal Nepal today handed over letters to the Inspector of Police, the Chief District Officer and the Kathmandu Municipality, requesting the authorities to take immediate action.

According to Animal Nepal, “the images of ‘man’s best friend’ dying such an agonizing death are heart rendering and deeply traumatizing for children and other members of the public.”

Despite the fact that humane solutions like Animal Birth Control/Anti Rabies have been introduced in Nepal a decade ago, authorities continue to kill dogs inhumanely using strychnine poison, guns or sticks. The incident shows that Nepal badly needs an Animal Welfare Act, to provide protection for canines and other animals.

The campaigners invite all concerned citizens to sign this petition, as well as send emails to the municipality through this link, and to the Nepal police at info@nepalpolice.gov.np. The CDO can be reached by fax at 009 771 4267619.

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Spain: Please Sign The ‘Galgos’ (Hunting Dog) Petition Below.

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Bitte Petition unterschreiben und weiterleiten

PLEASE READ, THEN SIGN AND SHARE THE PETITION BELOW.…..

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_the_barbaric_and_cruel_treatment_of_Spanish_hunting_dogs/

100,000 + galgos abandoned at the end of hunting every year – work it out for yourself!…….

People say the figure of 50,000 galgos abandoned every year is exaggerated – usually i…t’s the hunters who say so, of course, as they don’t want the bad press.

Vera of Galgos en Familia, Malaga province in southern Andalucia says, ‘Co-inciding with the end of the hunting season at this time of year, more than 5.000 galgos are abandoned by hunters in our province.
It is estimated that 1,500 galgos are collected each year from the streets of Malaga province and the majority of these from the valley of Antequera, where they are used as tools to capture hares, a hunting activity that is banned in other european countries but is still very much allowed here in Spain.

The galgos, classed as useless and not worthy by the hunters are punished beaten and abused for not doing what is expected of them before being left to their fate on streets, motorways and countryside of Malaga.’ Vera saves many galgos and podencos from Malaga perrera, El Paraiso.

So, 5,000 just from one province in the region of Andalucia. This link, lists the 50 provinces in Spain, including the Canary Islands. Most of the names you will recognise as suffering from abandonment of galgos and podencos. So, even reducing the number down to, say 30 – that still qives a figure of 150,000 abandoned at the end of hunting every year!
# Galgo news.
www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Stop_the_barbaric_and_cruel_treatment_of_Spanish_hunting_dogs/

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New Zealand: Way Behind Other Nations – Plans To Undertake Legal High Drug Testing On Animals – Petition and Letter – Please Sign.

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Petition Link

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-new-zealand-house-of-representatives-hon-peter-dunne-leave-animals-out-of-legal-high-testing

Petitioning The New Zealand House of Representatives; Hon Peter Dunne

The New Zealand House of Representatives; Hon Peter Dunne : Leave Animals Out of Legal High Testing

LEAVE ANIMALS OUT OF LEGAL HIGH TESTING

The New Zealand Anti-Vivisection Society (NZAVS) has joined forces with SAFE and the New Zealand SPCA to prevent the testing of psychoactive drugs (“party pills” or “legal highs”) on animals.

These tests would involve suffering and cruelty to both large and small animals (rats and dogs) leading to pain, distress and death. Using animals as the subject of tests for recreational drugs is unethical and unnecessary.

NZAVS, SAFE and the SPCA want the New Zealand Parliament to include a clause specifically prohibiting animal testing in any proposed legislation aimed at the regulation of these substances.

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If you’re in New Zealand email NZAVS at nzavs@nzavs.org.nz for paper petition signature sheets and get your friends, family, workmates and acquaintances to sign them. You can add your signature to both the paper and online petition.

What is the Government planning?

A Bill is being introduced to regulate the sale of low risk psychoactive drugs (“party pills” or “legal highs”) for recreational use. This will require safety testing. The final stage of the testing will require human trials. Some indication of the risk to people needs to be known before that stage. The main proposal the Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering requires four rounds of fatal animal tests to be carried out on both large and small animals (usually rats and dogs). For these tests the animals will be exposed to large doses of the drugs until adverse effects are found (acute toxicity); repeated long term exposure before being killed to allow internal examination; carcinogenicity and toxicokinetic tests (long term fatal tests that look at the drugs’ passage through the body).

Why oppose animal testing of recreational drugs?

Using animals as the subject of tests for recreational drugs is immoral and unethical; and not only that, it is also unnecessary. The UK has banned all use of animals for the toxicology testing of the recreational drugs tobacco and alcohol since the 1990s, Canada requires three toxicology tests for all tobacco products, none of which use animals.

Investigating the potential harm of these drugs does not require the use of animals. The very idea that animals could be used in this way and killed to facilitate the sale of recreational drugs is something to which the majority of New Zealanders are opposed. By signing the petition you can add your voice to this opposition.

What are the other options?

There are many types of tests available that serve the required purpose that do not use animals. Tests using cell cultures, bacteria and advanced computer modelling can provide all the information, and more, that animal tests do. For example, there are long established carcinogenicity tests that are in common use as they give better results than animal tests. There are non-animal tests that have been approved for use by many regulatory bodies internationally, including in both Europe and the US1, that can be used for all four types of tests the MoH is considering.

What else can I do to stop this happening?

Make a submission to the Select Committee considering the Bill. NZAVS is providing information on how to do this to anyone that is interested. For an info pack send your address by email to nzavs@nzavs.org.nz and one will be posted.

You can also email NZAVS for petition signature sheets and get your friends, family, workmates and acquaintances to sign them.

Peter Dunne is the Minister responsible for the legislation; you can let him know what you think about this issue by contacting him via email: peter.dunne@parliament.govt.nz or by post with no stamp required: Hon Peter Dunne / Parliament Office / Private Bag 18 888 / Wellington 6160.

To:
The New Zealand House of Representatives; Hon Peter Dunne

PETITION TO STOP ANIMAL TESTING OF PARTY PILLS

To the House of Representatives

We, the undersigned, respectfully request that the New Zealand Parliament includes a clause specifically prohibiting animal testing in any proposed legislation aimed at the regulation of Psychoactive Substances
(“party pills” or “legal highs”).

Sincerely,
[Your name]

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I Look At His Eyes …..

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Hi Mark,

look at this rabbit. I look at his eyes and I could see his mind.

He wants to say to us:

Look at me now. Look at my welfare. Never forget these are the most difficult moments of my life - until I am waiting my own violent death and am hearing the screaming of my sisters and brothers. - those of you who would eat me and wear my skin, must think about the last seconds of my life .

That was my one and only life.

If you are a ‘thinking species’ – then think about this.. Where is now my ‘welfare’ ? – what about your so-called ‘animal welfare; organisation’s speak’ ?

Maybe some of them could try this ‘welfare’ on themselves, maybe then they would not further to be hypocritical and maybe they would not just think about the collection of donations by spreading lies about my welfare.

My welfare – is my right to live free to the natural end of my life .

Regards

Slavica (Serbia)

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Canada: Luka Magnotta Court Case Update.

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Below you can see the latest court / trial updates to the situation in Canada regarding Luka Magnotta.

– March 2013:

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/member-of-luka-magnotta-s-legal-team-withdraws-1.1194668

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2013/03/15/montreal-luka-magnotta-cries-during-preliminary-hearing.html

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Luka+Magnotta+case+Father+victim+rushes+courtroom+again/8104832/story.html

Our SAV past posts associated with this case:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/06/20/canada-luka-magnotta-arrives-back-in-canada-after-capture-in-germany/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/05/31/remember-luca-magnotta-who-proudly-posted-cat-killings-on-the-internet-it-started-with-animals-and-as-we-always-say-leads-to-human-abuses-again-welfare-people-appear-correct-and-the-politic/

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China (Yet again): 6,000 Dead Pigs Dumped in River by “local pig farmers who lack awareness of laws and regulations”.

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Report link:

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/13/world/asia/pigs-china-river/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Chinese farm says it dumped dead pigs in river

By Madison Park and Dayu Zhang, CNN

March 14, 2013 — Updated 0518 GMT (1318 HKT)

Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese farm admitted to dumping dead pigs into Huangpu River, which had about 6,000 bloated carcasses pulled from its water this week, state media reported.

The pig farm in Jiaxing City said it dumped carcasses in the Huangpu River, raising concerns about the quality of water supply.

The labels in the ears of the pigs indicated the city as their birthplace, according to Xinhua, the Chinese state-run news agency. The city is south of Shanghai, in the Zhejiang Province.

Earlier, local Chinese media had suggested the dead pigs had come from the area with local officials blaming dumping on “local pig farmers who lack awareness of laws and regulations.”

The city’s government said a total of 70,000 pigs died from “crude raising techniques and extreme weather” at the beginning of the year, according to Xinhua. But it also insisted that the collected corpses were disposed safely.

The selling of diseased pigs appears to be a bigger problem in the area as on Wednesday, a court in Zhejiang Province, issued prison sentences for 46 people convicted of selling meat from diseased pigs, Xinhua said.

The sentences ranged from six months to 6 and a half years in prison, the report said.

Shanghai water concerns

The “dead pig dumping scandal” in Shanghai has been growing since Friday, Xinhua reported.

Chinese officials have said they expect to find more carcasses in the river — but they insist the Shanghai water is fine.

The scandal has incredulous residents one-upping each other on the country’s popular microblog service, Sina Weibo.

“Since when is finding dead rotting pigs in a major river not a public health problem?” Weibo user, xxx asked. “ Answer: When this happens in China.”

A report in the Shanghai Daily newspaper earlier Wednesday said that no pollution had been found in the river.

“Since apparently, the water has not been contaminated, big leaders, please go ahead and have the first drink,” Weibo user,@_Nina_Burbage quipped.

However, a later water sample was found to contain a porcine circovirus, Xinhua said.

The World Health Organization says there are two types of porcine circoviruses, but neither is known to cause disease in humans.

An official from a Shanghai water plant was quoted in Xinhua saying, “If the water is contaminated, we will put more the disinfectants and activated carbon to purify the water.”

‘Dead pigs all around’

Sanitation workers, clad in masks and plastic suits, have been fishing the bruised pig bodies surfacing in the Huangpu River. The pink, decomposing blobs have wreaked foul odors and alarmed residents.

“There were dead pigs all around and they really stunk,” one local resident told CNN. “Of course, we’re worried, but what can you do about it? It’s water that we have to drink anduse.”

If the water treatment process is very effective and can handle the sudden glut of contaminants, it’s possible to minimize the impact, said Julian Fyfe, a senior research consultant specializing in water quality at the University of Technology Sydney.

However, “most treatment plants would not be designed to accommodate that level of shock loading. It’s such an unusual event,” he added.

Fyfe spoke in general terms about water quality issues, as he is not involved with Shanghai’s water treatment.

“If they are chlorinating heavily, which a lot of places may do, especially if they’ve got a very polluted water body to start with, then the effects could potentially be small,” Fyfe said.

Pig corpses that have been in the water for days would leak blood, intestinal fluids and other pollutants, which could alter the taste and color of tap water.

Many residents have begun drinking bottled water due to fears of contamination, according to the Global Times, a Chinese newspaper.

Ripe for satire

The agricultural commission in China said it had tested organ samples from the pigs and the results suggested the animals had contracted a porcine circovirus.

On Tuesday, national officials acknowledged the pig incident in a press conference Tuesday.

“According to monitoring statistics, there’s no evidence to show that there’s an outbreak of any major animal epidemics,” said Chen Xiaohua, the national vice minister of agriculture. “But in the meantime, the incident shows how we need to improve our work in the future.”

The situation appeared ripe for satire.

A movie poster for “Life of Pi” was doctored and replaced with “Life of Pigs,” with the main character’s boat filled with dead pigs, and the water dotted with the bruised corpses.

One weibo user joked: “I finally figured out why drinking boiled water makes me gain weight — because it is in fact pork soup!”

Local authorities say they’re looking into how the pigs ended up in the river.

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China (Again): Plans To Destroy Cambodian Rainforest By Flooding – Please Take Action (see below).

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

RAINFOREST ACTION ALERT PLEASE SEND, SHARE, LIKE, FORWARD!

Massive Chinese Dam Threatens Cambodia’s Cardamom Rainforests

By Rainforest Portal a project of Ecological Internet: http://www.rainforestportal.org/ with John Seed, Rainforest Information Centre: http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/

March 14, 2013

TAKE ACTION to ensure Cambodia’s Cardamom rainforests remain standing:

http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=cambodia_dam

The Areng Valley in the Cardamom Mountains of south-west Cambodia is threatened with flooding by a Chinese hydropower dam. This biodiversity gem – home of the Siamese crocodile and indigenous Khmer Daeum – is to be destroyed for a relatively small amount of electricity. Standing large, connected, and ecologically intact old-growth forests are required for local and global ecological sustainability and well-being.

Please send the following alerts to protect old-growth rainforests as well:

Tell Avon, New Jersey: Old-Growth Rainforest Boardwalks Cause Abrupt Climate Change
http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=rainforest_boardwalk

Protest Tasmanian Old-Growth Logging in Proposed World Heritage Area
http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=tasmania_forests

Ecuador Tribe Will “Die Fighting” to Defend Rainforest #IdleNoMore
http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/alerts/sendsm.aspx?id=ecuador_oil

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Please support Ecological Internet’s campaigns to protect and restore old
forests at http://www.rainforestportal.org/shared/donate/

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Germany: Boars Shot By Hunters Are Highly Radioactively Contaminated – How Many Have Been Shot By Hunts During the Last 5 Years and Presented to a ‘Certified Measuring Body’ Before Going Into the Human Food Chain ?

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

For explanation: the here used term “Swabia” refers to Baden-Wuerttemberg, with Stuttgart as its capital.

It is interesting to note that there is no mention of other “game”, which is also shot in high numbers in Germany and consumed (except for foxes, where the fur is used) – sold via local shops and in local restaurants. Deer also dig for food at this time of year. The following pics have been taken in the local forest (Southern Germany).

Below – The remains of locally shot boar/deer – Jan. and Feb. 2013.

Normally only the head, legs and skin is discarded in the waste bins.

The meat is sold locally by shops for human consumption and also used in local restaurants.

http://www.welt.de/regionales/muenchen/article114358170/Ganze-Wildschweinrotte-radioaktiv-verseucht.html

12.03.13

ANIMALS

Entire group of wild boar radioactively contaminated

Even 27 years after the reactor catastrophe at Tschernobyl the effects are measurable. After a boar hunt near Augsburg all shot animals had to be disposed of: the sows very heavily contaminated.

Wild boars in the forest. By foraging for food they plough through the ground. There, especially in mushrooms, a lot of radioactivity is still concentrated.

37 radioactive Swabian wild boar make the Greens feel uneasy. The animals had recently been shot during a “Saujagd” (boar hunt) near the city of Augsburg. All 37 were afterwards disposed of due to a too high exposure dose, said Christine Kamm, with the Augsburg Green party.

The readings came up with Caesium-137 values of 10,000 becquerel per kilogram. From 600 becquerel onwards game is declared unfit for consumption, said a representative of the Augsburg regional environmental authority.

The reactor catastrophe at Tschernobyl in 1986 is still considered the main source for Caesium pollution. The radioactive metered values for the recently shot 37 sows are even higher than those of previous measurements, said Kamm. “The values rise, although the radioactive half-life of Caesium is 30 years”:

The Greens intend to submit an inquiry to the state parliament in order to find out if Swabian sows are a special case and how many radioactively contaminated animals have been shot in the last 5 years. Boars shot during hunts must be presented to a certified measuring body – unless the hunter intends to consume the meat himself.

Radioactivity in the Ground

The high level of contamination of these 37 Swabian boars may also have seasonal reasons. Caesium-37 is measured for the most part in the surface soil of the forest, said a representative of the environmental authority. In years with a good food supply the boars ate mostly acorns and beech nuts. In bad years the boars took to ploughing through the ground looking for mushrooms. “This can lead to fluctuation between years”.

The state authority conducts radioactivity measurements of its own within the framework of the precautionary radiation protection legislation (Strahlenschutzvorsorgegesetz). From 1^st of March 2012 to 1^st of March 2013 only 12 of 136 examined sows tested positive for elevated radiation. One of the animals came from Swabia, the other 11 from Bavaria.

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Romania: Animals Voice Romania – Support Please.

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Animals Voice Romania

Hello.
First i want to thank you for signing this petition.
And I want to tell you more about our activity and to ask for a donation to support our cases. We have 5 important cases right now:
1. Chancy (6 months old cat)-broken eye
2. Maronica (5 years old dog)-heartworms
3. Neuter 3 stray dogs
4. Grey (7 months old cat) – hit in his mouth by people, have 1 broken tooth and wounds.He eat very hard.
5. Food,medical care and more to about 30 stray dogs and cats
You can see all those cases with photos and complete stories at our site: http://animals-voice.weebly.com/

We also want to do:
-neuter as many animals as possible
-save and take care about the animals that was beaten, abused or hurt
-rescue dogs from dog catchers and public shelters
-make our own shelter
-support owners with low bidget but with big heart
- See more at: http://animals-voice.weebly.com/projectscases.html#sthash.NcMW6TKW.dpuf

If you want to help us save stray animals you can donate here: http://animals-voice.weebly.com/donate.html

DON’T BE INDIFFERENT!

Thank you,
Alina (site administrator)

This message is from bumbac alina who started the petition “Romanian Government: Stop Barbulescu Flavius from Brasov, Romania to kill stray animals!,”

View the petition

‘Home’ link:

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/home.html#sthash.MuKVcRls.dpbs

Photo links:

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/need-help-skinny-and-sick-dog.html#sthash.QNigtLTG.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/need-help-hurt-dog.html#sthash.AoCKZ8De.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/sos.html#sthash.cIuJ30Hb.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/lucky-and-his-family.html#sthash.Dy7ujBtX.dpbs

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/aschiuta.html#sthash.MDB9XYKk.dpbs

To give donations please click on the following link – Thank You.

http://animals-voice.weebly.com/donate.html?utm_source=supporter_message&utm_medium=email#sthash.aj3c3OOA.dpbs

Man – The Most Intelligent Species ???

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

http://vimeo.com/56093731

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EU: March 11th 2013 – A Great Day – Cosmetics Testing On Animals In the EU Is NOW BANNED !!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Cosmetics testing on animals in the EU is now BANNED !

http://www.rspca.org.uk/getinvolved/campaigns/laboratory/cosmetics?source=130311_CAMP_Cosmetics&utm_source=Campaigns&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CopyThanks&utm_campaign=130311_CAMP_Cosmetics&spMailingID=5259649&spUserID=MzA4NTgwNDY5OTAS1&spJobID=313744720&spReportId=MzEzNzQ0NzIwS0

The RSPCA has campaigned for ‘cruelty-free’ cosmetics for 30 years and from 11th March 2013, new EU legislation will ban the sale of cosmetics which have been newly tested on animals within the European Union. This means that multinational companies can’t avoid a test ban in the EU by carrying out tests in other countries - if their products or ingredients have been newly tested on animals then they cannot be sold in the EU, no matter where in the world testing took place.
This ban is a landmark for animals and we hope it will send the message to other countries, and to companies operating outside the EU, that animal testing in the name of beauty is not acceptable.

Amid pressure from parts of the cosmetics industry to delay the ban, EU Commissioner Borg, who has responsibility for this area did not waiver. This ban will no doubt spare the suffering of many animals, if you would like to thank Commissioner Borg on their behalf, please do so by using the form below…

Please email Commissioner Borg to thank him

From the RSPCA:

Dear Supporter,

It’s finally here! It’s almost 30 years since the RSPCA began campaigning for ‘cruelty-free’ cosmetics. Today (11 March) the ban which prevents the sale within the European Union of cosmetics which have been newly tested on animals, finally comes into force.

The testing of cosmetics ingredients and products using animals can cause significant suffering. The EU recognises that causing animals harm for such a trivial purpose is morally unacceptable. Despite pressure from some parts of the cosmetics industry to delay a sales ban on products tested on animals, the EU Commissioner with responsibility for this area stood firm.

Please email Commissioner Borg to thank him, on behalf of the animals and ethical consumers across the EU.

Many cosmetic companies are multinational but this new legislation means that they can’t avoid a test ban in the EU by carrying out tests in other countries. If their products or ingredients have been newly tested on animals then they cannot be sold in the EU, no matter where in the world the testing took place.

And the good news doesn’t stop there as in response to the EU ban, Israel has introduced its own similar ban, and India has stated their intention to ban the use of animals to test cosmetics. We hope the EU ban will set an example to other countries, and to companies operating outside the EU, that animal testing in the name of beauty is not acceptable.

Thank you for your support!

This ban is brilliant news for the animal welfare but it isn’t the end – there are still many animals being used all across the world to develop cosmetics products that will be sold outside of the EU.

We will soon be taking our message to these countries and companies to ask them to follow the EU lead. We will do our best to keep you posted on this issue.

For the most recent updates and other ways you can help animals, sign up for our campaign updates here.

Thanks again!

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Annual ‘Clustrmap’ Archive To Take Place – 11th / 12th March 2013.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

During the next few days (probably 11^th or 12^th of March), you will see that all the red ‘visitor’ dots vanish from our global clustrmap and that once again it becomes blank.

This is part of the normal ‘annual archive’ system and new visitor locations for the next year (from March 11th / 12th) will start afresh to be shown on the new (initially blank) map.

For the record, so far we have had:

Best ever views – 3,134 on 17^th March 2011

1,552 individual ‘posts’ on different animal issues.

All time – 404,099 Views

3,237 Comments left on the site.

Copies of recent clustrmaps are published for years below so that you can see how we have ‘spread our wings’ now to be a site regularly visited by supporters from all around the world.

Thank you to everyone – the site started as a simple way of highlighting animal abuses to strays in Serbia following an e mail to me personally from a Serbian campaigner (and now good friend) at the time. I had a think and decided to try and establish an on line campaign group to draw attention to the abuses of stray animals in the Balkans.

I think that combined with the valiant efforts of many Balkans animal welfare groups and individuals, we have at least made some kind of difference. We have not sorted all the troubles; far from it, but we are united in our approach to stand up and be a voice for the silent ones – the animals who need our support.

Animal cruelty and suffering is not acceptable no matter how or where it occurs. We will continue to cover good and bad stories from across the globe; asking you to help us by taking action when necessary.

Thank you for your continued support.

SAV is a completely volunteer run site, which is undertaken when time from other animal work allows, such as the UK live animal exports work / investigations which always take up plenty of time.

Please visit us at ‘Kent Action Against Live Exports’ (KAALE) - http://www.kaale.org.uk to review all of the export investigation work which we are also working on in Europe to stop the live trade in animal misery.

This SAV site is updated whenever time and manpower allows – please stick with us on this.

Special thanks to Diana for all her hard work undertaking research.

Regards Mark – Founder of SAV;

Kent, England UK.

Tabular listing of visitors / nations – getting the animal kindness message across – everywhere !!!

Country	Views
United States	38,025
United Kingdom	17,425
Serbia	9,125
Canada	8,437
Germany	5,884
France	4,291
Australia	3,686
Italy	3,655
India	3,219
Netherlands	3,176
Belgium	2,034
Austria	1,774
Spain	1,276
Greece	1,259
Turkey	1,167
Sweden	1,129
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic	1,124
Bulgaria	1,072
Romania	1,003
Brazil	983
Bosnia and Herzegovina	970
Switzerland	960
Philippines	906
Poland	892
Ireland	833
Croatia	822
Hungary	694
Czech Republic	692
Portugal	659
Mexico	647
Russian Federation	632
South Africa	626
Malaysia	605
Denmark	571
New Zealand	552
Thailand	515
Finland	498
Slovenia	494
Norway	491
Singapore	488
Slovakia	482
Israel	477
Indonesia	470
Iceland	450
Pakistan	448
Republic of Korea	403
Ukraine	383
Japan	358
United Arab Emirates	307
Lithuania	296
Hong Kong	271
Cyprus	267
Colombia	250
Argentina	249
Montenegro	232
Egypt	220
Albania	211
Sri Lanka	199
Taiwan	187
Malta	186
Chile	172
Mauritius	166
Nigeria	165
Latvia	162
Saudi Arabia	149
Georgia	149
Luxembourg	137
Estonia	135
Morocco	131
Viet Nam	128
Venezuela	106
Algeria	102
Peru	102
Côte d’Ivoire	96
Puerto Rico	87
Nepal	77
Costa Rica	73
Ecuador	71
Armenia	69
Benin	68
Trinidad and Tobago	64
Azerbaijan	64
Senegal	63
Lebanon	63
Tunisia	60
Qatar	59
Togo	52
Ghana	50
Bangladesh	49
Moldova	47
Jordan	43
Iraq	41
Panama	38
Mongolia	37
Jamaica	37
Uruguay	36
Dominican Republic	35
Kenya	33
Kuwait	32
Myanmar	30
Belarus	28
Guatemala	28
El Salvador	27
Cambodia	25
Oman	23
Ethiopia	22
Palestinian Territory, Occupied	20
Bahrain	20
United Republic of Tanzania	19
Paraguay	18
Honduras	18
Bolivia	17
Cameroon	15
Brunei Darussalam	15
Syrian Arab Republic	15
Jersey	15
Nicaragua	14
Uganda	14
Monaco	13
Yemen	13
Libya	13
Réunion	12
Guam	12
Guyana	11
Netherlands Antilles	11
Maldives	10
Bahamas	9
Bhutan	9
Namibia	9
Grenada	9
Seychelles	9
Isle of Man	8
Gibraltar	8
New Caledonia	7
Macao	6
Kazakhstan	6
Saint Kitts and Nevis	6
Suriname	6
Belize	6
Guernsey	5
Bermuda	5
Guadeloupe	5
Zimbabwe	5
Faroe Islands	4
Burkina Faso	4
Gambia	4
Madagascar	4
Afghanistan	3
Botswana	3
Liechtenstein	3
Angola	3
French Polynesia	3
Turks and Caicos Islands	3
Haiti	3
Fiji	3
Martinique	3
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)	2
Virgin Islands	2
Åland Islands	2
Sudan	2
Rwanda	2
Mozambique	2
Gabon	2
Tonga	2
Barbados	2
Iran, Islamic Republic of	2
Lao People’s Democratic Republic	2
Saint Helena	2
Northern Mariana Islands	2
Malawi	1
Zambia	1
Mauritania	1
Djibouti	1
Cape Verde	1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1
Antigua and Barbuda	1
Swaziland	1
Cayman Islands	1
Papua New Guinea	1
Saint Lucia	1
British Virgin Islands	1
Kyrgyzstan	1

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Serbia: News From Felix Shelter – March 2013. Situation Is Desperate – Celebrity Help Needed To Support Costs.

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

SAV Comment

We have helped Danica and Felix to get some additional funding support for emergency work to be undertaken on the shelter. This is obviously far from enough.

There must be some people somewhere in our supporter global network who know others who can help out here with a bigger set of donations; be they celebrities, tv and media persons (Oprah ?), sports personalities or even very rich ‘animal welfare’ organisations.

As you can see from the photos above and below, the situation has reached crisis point. One cheque from just one celebrity would probably cover all the costs needed to get Felix shelter sorted and running properly again.

Is anyone reading this prepared to make contact with celebrities and others to try and get Felix shelter some help ?

Or are we going to see the place fall down, despite all our efforts, and all the cats made homeless once again ?

Over to you – please do what you can to try and support this very worthwhile cause.

Thank You.

Serious problems with a damaged shelter

We’ve been repairing the shelter since last spring, but in spite of our best efforts the repairs are far from being finished. Instead of replacing the entire roof of the main building (which would have been a very costly, but only permanent solution), we managed to install additional supports and strengthen the roof as much as we could. Had this winter been as snowy as the last one, the roof would’ve surely collapsed under the snow load. It must be replaced this year at any cost, as it can’t possibly endure another winter. Moreover, we didn’t even touch the roof of the auxiliary rooms in the backyard. The entire structure is worn out and some of the roof rafters and beams are cracked and half-rotten. The old roof tiles, partially covered in moss, are moving and sagging and with the melting snow and heavy rains, water has started making it’s way in. What would have happened had the precipitation been more abundant, I dare not imagine.

As to the auxiliary rooms themselves, they have originally been made of bricks and rammed earth. If we want to fix them permanently, special nets should be adhered to the inner walls and Bavalit applied afterwards. Bavalit is a kind of mortar, a mixture of hydraulic binders, mineral aggregates and additives. Then the new insulation layer can be added to the ceiling and we would have a nice and safe indoor enclosure. The only cat room in the front yard is in the worst shape, with a huge bump in the ceiling caused by moisture, and a number of cracks in the walls. If enough of the ceiling gets wet, it will become too heavy to support itself and will collapse on my unsuspecting cats! We have to fix it ASAP!

The outdoor enclosure is another matter. The perimeter of the whole yard and the roof should be enclosed with some fencing with a stronger, but finer mesh. The existing fence is too weak and is actually chain-link fencing with links that are too large to prevent little kittens and skinnier adults from escaping through the wire. Although there wasn’t as much snow this winter, the wire mesh dangerously sagged at one point, as it was already droopy after it barely help up through the last year’s winter. Another heavy snow load would have knocked it down. We’ve been lucky so far, but who can guarantee we will be equally lucky next winter? I won’t even mention that paved paths through the yard should also be made…

Another big problem is the outdoor fence. The posts had already started to deteriorate and crumble. They became wobbly last year, and this year’s snow and ice further degraded them and caused extensive additional damage. Not only that, the gates can’t close properly. These rotten posts will fall apart and cause the whole fence to fall down any day now. It’s not an exaggeration, it’s an inevitable reality and a dire emergency!

Please, help us! We’re overwhelmed and doing everything we can, but we just can’t do it without your help! The need is great, but no amount is too small. Thank you in advance for anything you may be able to provide!

PayPal button is on our blog:

http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

and our website:

http://catshelterfelix.com/

Webshop:

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/catshelterfelix

Dinarske uplate: Felix-Felinolosko drustvo 355-1070729-96

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Previous SAV Posts:

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/serbia-020712-more-news-and-photos-from-danica-at-felix-shelter-can-you-help-with-a-donation-towards-roof-repairs-thank-you/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/serbia-latest-from-felix-cat-shelter-sanctuary-photos-info-and-appeal-to-help-with-new-building-updates-due-to-terrible-winter-can-you-help-please/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/serbia-post-winter-repairs-at-felix-shelter-are-costing-can-you-help-costs-with-a-donation-paypal-link-provided/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/serbia-the-felix-kitties-have-got-a-website-please-visit-and-take-a-look/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/serbia-big-freeze-across-europe-latest-pictures-from-cat-shelter-felix-can-you-help-with-a-donation/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/serbia-please-help-the-kitties-at-felix-shelter-with-a-winter-donation-thank-you/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/serbia-financial-appeal-to-help-the-cats-this-winter-at-felix-shelter/

http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/serbia-felix-cat-shelter-a-request-for-financial-help-please-can-you-give-a-donation-full-details-below/

Please give a donation if you are able – anything will help, no matter what the size.

Thank You – SAV.

Australia: Live Exports Again; Now GOAT Exports – PM Gillard, DO What the People Ask – BAN IT !!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

URGENT: Live goat exports exposed

WARNING – ANIMAL ABUSE / SUFFERING

Live Goat Export Cruelty Video:

http://www.banliveexport.com/take_action/malaysia-goat-cruelty/

Animals Australia Link: http://www.animalsaustralia.org/

Mark,

Few Australians would realise that right now, in rural areas across the country, wild goats are being rounded up, packed in crates, and exported for slaughter. Even fewer have ever seen inside this trade.

Last month, Animals Australia conducted our first ever investigation in Malaysia—Australia’s largest live export market for goats. Once again, we discovered that the new live export ‘rules’ are being blatantly disregarded. And as a result, animals have been left totally exposed to cruel treatment.

Across 6 facilities in Malaysia, goats were filmed being roughly handled; stuffed into bags and car boots; and sold into unapproved facilities—often with their ear tags removed to conceal this clear breach of export regulations.

Like so many animals in the live trade, in their final moments of life, these goats had their throats cut whilst still conscious. You won’t witness such graphic vision in this video, but you will feel their pain, sense their fear and hear their cries.

This week Minister for Agriculture, Joe Ludwig, claimed that “99%” of exported animals are treated “humanely”. This could not be further from the truth. With a government and opposition who unwaveringly defend this trade, with regulations fundamentally failing to protect animals everywhere we look, it would appear that live exporters are getting away with 99% of the cruelty in this trade.

But with your help, we can ensure they can’t get away with it anymore. Every investigation, every email and phone call to a politician—every action you take—brings us a step closer to ending this trade in cruelty.

Please send an urgent message to our political leaders, calling on them to spare animals from such cruelty, by supporting a ban on live export.

Some years ago I had the pleasure of having a goat, Wilma, as part of my ‘animal family’ and can attest to how smart, playful and curious they can be. As companion animals they will show unconditional love and loyalty, just like a dog.

But this is also the face of a lesser-known victim of Australia’s live export trade. Never before has the Australian public seen a glimpse of what these highly intelligent animals face once they leave our shores — until now.

Animals Australia investigators recently returned from Malaysia — the largest export market for live Australian goats — where we documented their ‘journey’ for the very first time. What we witnessed was heartbreaking — but hardly surprising. In this, the 20th live export exposé, exporters were again caught flouting the ‘rules’ and abandoning frightened animals to a cruel and terrifying ordeal.

We’ve ensured that you won’t see any graphic images or slaughter vision in our latest investigation — which means that everyone can watch this important video and help share these animals’ stories. But we can tell you that after our cameras stopped filming, these animals will have shared the same fate that most Australian exported animals endure — their throats were cut while fully conscious.

If that sounds disturbing, consider for a moment that this week, Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig insisted publicly that “99%” of exported animals are treated “humanely”. This is not only completely at odds with the evidence — it’s completely at odds with the views of most Australians who know that cutting the throat of a fully conscious animal is not an act that will ever be considered “humane”.

Mark, it’s hard to understand why our political leaders are so quick to defend live exports each and every time irrefutable evidence of animal cruelty is exposed — particularly when it is worth so little to the economy. There was a time we thought that presenting the evidence and the case for change would be enough, but increasingly we find ourselves engaged in a PR war against a barrage of lies and industry spin — convenient but false claims that many politicians seem to swallow all too easily. Your voice is the most powerful tool there is to remind our leaders that Australians won’t settle for spin while animals continue to suffer.

Every civilising step in human history has been fought and ridiculed before being accepted as self-evident. This battle wages fiercely because we are closer than ever before to ending live export — so we will continue to calmly rebut every untruth, thoughtfully answer every question, and passionately represent every animal.

This is our promise to them, and this is our commitment to you, our valued friends and cherished allies for animals.

Could you please spare one minute today, to click here and send an instant message on behalf of these animals?

Non Australians can still take part –

Under ‘1’ Take Action – ‘State’ – ‘Find my MP’

Use the drop down (under ‘State’) to go and select ‘Non Australian’.

Then follow the link below to use the International Action page.

YOU CAN THEN WATCH THE LIVE EXPORT VIDEO VIDEO ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS.

Or use this link: http://banliveexport.com/take_action/tell-the-PM

With gratitude,

Lyn White
Campaign Director

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UK (England): Stephen Brown Jailed for Animal Cruelty.

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice

Blyth speed driver Stephen Brown jailed for animal cruelty
by Brian Daniel, The Journal
May 10 2013

Above – Stephen Brown, 29, of Blyth who was jailed for animal cruelty

A NORTHUMBERLAND man who took mobile phone pictures of his dogs killing a deer has been jailed.

Stephen Brown, 29, of Blyth, was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison and given a seven-year ban from keeping animals after sickening images were found on his phone by police who had arrested him for something else.

Brown pleaded guilty to two charges brought by the RSPCA of entering land without consent of the owner or occupier in search or pursuit of a deer with intent to take, kill or injure, and causing or attempting to cause an animal fight to take place.

Both charges were dated between November 18, 2011, and April 17, 2012, while three others were withdrawn.

Brown had already been jailed for 15 months at Newcastle Crown Court after leading police on a high-speed chase at twice the speed limit while banned from the road.

Mid and South East Northumberland magistrates in Bedlington have since heard how on July 12, last year, an officer from Northumbria Police arrested Brown, of Fenwick Drive, for an unrelated matter.

His Blackberry phone was seized and the contents of it reviewed.

In all, 25 photos were found, involving up to three lurcher dogs and a deer.

Dogs are seen shaking the deer by the head and biting its neck.

In another image, the deer is “struggling for its life,” prosecutor Denise Jackman told the court.

A further image shows the deer lying on its front with a dog’s jaws over the back of its neck.

In others, a booted foot is visible pressing against the deer’s head, pushing it towards the dog.

The dog is biting the jugular area, “a killing attack” Mrs Jackman said.

In some pictures, the deer appears to be unconscious or dead.

A person is visible in some holding the unconscious or dead deer while in one it is lain over a car bonnet.

The court heard the Grey Diahatsu Fourtrak 4×4 in the images was registered to Brown and that police had seen him in or with the vehicle on numerous occasions.

Furthermore officers knew he had owned a black lurcher which had been recently killed by a car.

A search warrant was obtained by police.

Items were recovered and seized which included hunting lamps, a battery pack, a mobile phone and a picture showing a black lurcher type dog attacking a deer.

Dog Lass was also seized with it resembling one of the animals on the photos.

Brown was arrested and the dog and photos examined by a vet.

Mrs Jackman told the court the case “covers a subject which the wider public are appalled at”.

She said: “These photographs depict such behaviour where it can be seen the dogs are attacking the deer and in other photographs the dogs are present when the deer is there.

“The defendant has deliberately and on several occasions caused immense suffering to deer by virtue of the dogs being set upon them.

“The extreme fear caused to the animals and the pain inflicted before death was entirely avoidable.

“The period of time cannot be exactly timed but the vet is certain it was not instantaneous.”

Magistrates imposed an eight-week jail term on the deer charge and 18 weeks on the other, ordering them to run concurrently.

The seven-year animal ban was imposed on the causing animal to fight charge.

The court ordered that it could not be challenged for three years.

Magistrates ordered that Lass be taken from Brown’s care and given to the RSPCA.

They also ordered the forfeiture and destruction of the equipment seized from Brown’s home.

After the case, inspector Helen Bestwick said: “It is a very serious matter of horrific animal cruelty which has been taken very seriously by the RSPCA and the police and we are very happy with the outcome.”

Brown’s solicitor Graham Crouth declined to comment after the case.

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/05/10/blyth-speed-driver-stephen-brown-jailed-for-animal-cruelty-61634-33308573/

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Well now (16/05) we have some brilliant news !

Thanks to the amazing Harmony Fund supporters across the planet, 400 dogs living at this cage-free oasis in Serbia are now safe.

You can watch it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzaaNNeS6vg&feature=youtu.be

ROCK WITH THE FOXES

Date -Saturday 20th July 2013.

The Fox Project

The Fox Project is a registered charity dedicated to the Red Fox.

Serbia: Activists Trying To Save Dogs From The Cruel And Painful Death In “Nas Dom” Pound In Pozega

NEW FACEBOOK LINK

** SAMPLE LETTER to copy and send **

** WARNING – ABSOLUTE ANIMAL ABUSE AND SUFFERING **

The petition was closed with 3,293 signatures.

‘Doctors say drugs ‘profiteering’ threatens lives.

PLEASE support the work of this brilliant man now by giving any donation you can

- see the donation options link at the end of the post – Thank You – SAV.

Subject: This Man is Running Out of Food to

Feed 400 Rescued Dogs

DONATION OPTIONS:

Please Direct My Donation To: Sasha’s Dog Shelter in Serbia.

Visiting the shelter at Subotica

Visiting shelter Alex: If you decide to visit our shelter you will be our guest and it is best to first contact us by telephone or via our Facebook profile to make sure our staff can devote you attention during the visit.

Gobierno del estado de Ensenada Baja California:

I want justice for Angelito, the dog that was tortured, burned and maimed!!

FANTASTIC NEWS !! – 16/04/13

Circuses to face wild animal ban

UK (England) – National March and Rally – Sat 27th April.

OXFORD.

Please sign the petition to the EU regarding horse cruelty during transportation and also at slaughter.

Serbia petition – Last Push.

Please get everyone you know to do it NOW !!

CRISIS FOR RESCUED DOG MEAT TRADE DOGS!

A Crisis Looming For Dogs

We need to try and stop this happening.

5/4/2013 – Rest In Peace dear little Robin.

You were one fortunate little guy to have such a caring and loving mum.

In the end, there was nothing more that could be done to help you and your trouble – you know the world would have been moved by your mum if it meant saving you.

Take care little man.

Thank you for such happy times.

Now gone but forever in thoughts.

INFORMATION UPDATED 31/3/13

Update on Borko, Danny & Jako

A Side of Rabies With Your Dog Meat in China

PETITION TO SIGN HERE:

Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:35 am (PDT) .

Posted by: “Lisa Warden” foghorndoghorn

Animal protectors in Nepal were quick to respond when police in Kathmandu engaged in a botched killing of a street dog in the city last month. The killing was filmed and uploaded to youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkUNXTlcVJs).

Posted by: “Lucia Animal Nepal” animalnepal

Thanks Lisa.

Today our team met Kathmandu Police Chief Rana Bahadur Chand, to hand over our petition with 4000 signatures (see http://animalnepal.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/take-action-against-brutal-dog-killing-by-nepal-police/).

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