As can be seen from our earlier article,
On Monday 22nd September 08, a copy of the ‘Serbia Suffering’ petition
along with copies of the OIPA and SAV letters, in addition to support letters from Mrs Susan R. Johnson, former Supervisor of Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina:
In English: oipa-letter
In Serbian: oipa-letter-spetembar-132008
pismo-predstavnika-sav-mark-johnson-predstavnicima-vlasti-srbije-1409082
were sent with a formal covering letter to no less than 50 senior people at the European Union, including many Commissioners.
Whilst not reproducing the letter here, we can say that the current situation for animals in Serbia has now been presented to the EU, and we are asking for change and Serbia to enforce its legislation for animal welfare. Serbia wishes to become a member state of the EU, and as part of the requirements for joining, each nation has to show that it is enforcing its own national legislation.
Serbia is NOT doing this with regard enforcing legislation for animals, such as Article 269 of the Serbian Criminal Code, which demands that anyone who injures, tortures or kills an animal can be punished with imprisonment for 6 months, or for animals such as bears and wolves, up to 3 years in prison.
By the end of 22nd September, SAV had confirmation by return that in excess of 25 of the letters had been opened and read by those in the EU. We at SAV now await to see what the EU consider the next stage of progress to be, and trust that we will hear from their spokesperson(s) in the near future.
Dogs bodies left on the City dump – Novi sad, Serbia
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Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 
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