21st August: Racha, Serbia – Dogs and Cats allegedly being Shot by Police and Hunters; 8 cats Clubbed to Death Using Mallets ?;

Posted on August 21, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Mobile phone numbers for the Director of Vet. Dep.  of Serbia, Mr. Zoran Micovic are:

00 381  63 6 09 603  
00 381 64 868 00 00
He speaks English.
E mail address is:   micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.yu

SAV have been informed today that hunters and policemen in Racha; a village in the municipality of Kragujevac, are shooting both dogs and cats on the streets of Racha, and foxes in the surrounding areas of the village, in some alleged attempt to stop and eradicate rabies in the area.

Allegedly, some eight 8 cats have been killed by the use of a mallet.

Mr. Dragin and Mr. Micovic should be aware that the mass killing of animals as a means of rabies control usually leads to the redistribution of the surviving animals into the then newly vacant territories, thus actually increasing the rabies risk through increased movement.  Also, a sudden reduction in animals in one particular area through mass killing may allow greater access to resources for the remaining animals, resulting in them quickly being allowed to replace the culled animals.

Please contact your MEPs through the link given below, with the request that until this kind of action allegedly being undertaken in Racha; is halted, Serbia should remain a non-EU member.

To find details of your national MEPs, please click on your country on the following link; you will then be provided with a national list.

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public.do?language=EN

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry.do?language=EN 

E mail contact details we have at present for Mr. Dragin and Mr. Micovic are as follows; these will be changed, updated or added to as things move along.

Mr.Sasha Dragin- Minister of Agriculture kabinet@minpolj.sr.gov.yu

Mr.Zoran Micovic -Director of Veterinary Department of Serbia micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.yu

We now call on Mr. Dragin and Mr. Micovic to provide us with a response as to why this has been allowed in direct contravention of serbian animal welfare legislation.

 

Filed under: CAMPAIGNS - Global Animal Welfare Issues, SERBIA (Central Serbia: Capital - Belgrade) and (Serbia |

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