January | 2009 | Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

COUNCIL POUND IS FULL – THESE 2 DOGS HAVE DONE THEIR TIME BY 2ND WEEK JANUARY
THEY ARE IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

NICE LOOKING DOGS – HOMES SPACES NEEDED URGENTLY

PLEASE SEND DETAILS TO ALL YOUR CONTACTS

Here are two staffy x’s which will be in need of a safe place come the 2nd week of January.

The black and white boy is probably aged approx 15 mths and he is a Staffy x Boxer.

The brindle and white boy is again probably aged at about 15 mths and he is a staffy.

Both dogs are very friendly.

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Austria: Help Animal Care Austria With Serbian Protests

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

With special thanks to our friends at ‘Animal Care – Austria’.

www.animalcare-austria.at

office@animalcare-austria.at 1094 Wien/Vienna PF 47 0043/676/3944570

SERBIEN – Bitte noch ein wichtiger Protest!!!! DANKE!!

Bitte um zahlreiche Verteilung und Weiterleitung unter anderen Tierschutzvereinen und Privatpersonen.

An: mayor@ni.rs,

CC: micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.ju,

krstic@predsednik.srbija.yu; kabinet@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; snezana.poledica@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; vetuprava@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; ivanal@uzzpro.sr.gov.yu; rjtdz@BITSYU.NET; muprs@mup.sr.gov.yu; kabinet@mpravde.sr.gov.yu; kabinet@mps.sr.gov.yu; kabinetpredsednika@parlament.sr.gov.yu; dusan.pajkic@minpolj.sr.gov.yu

Textvorschlag:

MAYOR Milos Simonovics , Bürgermeister der Stadt Nis,

Director Zoran Micovicz, Director Vet.Department Belgrad

Sehr geehrte Herren,

Fehlende Präventivmaßnahmen können und dürfen keinesfalls durch das Beseitigen von herrenlosen Tieren ersetzt werden. Der Mensch an sich und somit die Verantwortlichen Vorort haben durch groß angelegte Kastrationsprojekte dafür Sorge zu tragen, dass die Überpopulation herrenloser Tiere nicht noch mehr zunimmt.

Mit diesem Protest fordern Tierschützer aus Österreich und dem angrenzenden EU- Raum die Verantwortlichen der Stadt NIS zum Um- und Überdenken Ihrer Handlungen auf, damit nicht weitere unschuldige Tiere getötet werden!

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Name

Adresse, Land

Textvorschlag englisch:

Suggested Text:

An: mayor@ni.rs,

CC: micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.ju,

MAYOR Milos Simonovics

Director Zoran Micovicz, Director Vet.Department Belgrad

Dear Sirs,

The lack of preventive measures does not justify the killing of stray animals. All humans, especially those in power, are obliged to help in reducing the overpopulation of stray animals by large-scale castration projects.

With this letter of protest animal lovers and animal protection associations from Austria and its European neighbors urge the authorities in the City of Nis to reconsider and change their actions in order to stop the killing of innocent animals.

Sincerely,

Name

Adresse, Land

ERNEUTE TÖTUNGEN VON STREUNERTIEREN IN SERBIEN:

NACH WIE VOR WERDEN IN DER SERBISCHEN STADT NIS STREUNERTIERE UND TIERE IN UND AUS DEN TIERTÖTUNGEN UMGEBRACHT- UND DAS ALLES, OBWOHL DER BÜRGERMEISTER DER STADT NIS – AUF DEN DRUCK VON TIERSCHÜTZERN AUS GANZ EUROPA – ZUGESICHERT HATTE, MIT KASTRATIONEN AUF DAS PROBLEM DER ÜBERPOPULATION IN ZUKUNFT REAGIEREN ZU WOLLEN!!!!!!

WIE ACA GERADE ERST ERFAHREN HAT, SOLLEN IN DER STADT NIS FÜR DAS JAHR 2009 MEHRERE MILLIONEN!! DINAR ZUM TÖTEN VON STREUNERTIEREN ZUR VERFÜGUNG STEHEN, NICHT ABER FÜR KASTRATIONEN !

Nun bittet ACA erneut um Ihre Mithilfe im Kampf gegen das sinnlose und unnötige Töten von Streunertieren in NIS (SERBIEN).

BITTE PROTESTIEREN SIE IM NAMEN DER UNZÄHLIGEN UNSCHULDIGEN TIERE MIT UNTEN STEHENDEM TEXTVORSCHLAG und senden SIE ihn an die angeführten E- MAIL- ADRESSEN.

Textvorschlag:

Bitte richten Sie Ihren Protest (schriftlich und telefonisch) an:

MAYOR Milos Simonovics , Bürgermeister der Stadt Nis ( mayor@ni.rs) mobil: 0038/1/18504411

Cc:Director Zoran Micovicz, Director Vet.Department Belgrad ( micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.ju) mobil: 00381 063 609 603

Animal Care Austria ( ACA ) betreut einige Projekte im In- und Ausland, eines unter anderem in NIS. ( Nähere Einzelheiten unter www.animalcare-austria.at) .

Nun sind in Nis in letzter Zeit gehäuft Massentiertötungen vorgekommen, die alle aus Gründen der Hygiene-Vorschriften angeblich indiziert und somit scheinbar abgesichert, gegen den massiven, aber letztendlich unbeachtet gebliebenen Protest der Tierschützer Vorort , vorgenommen wurden.

Da man sich – wie überall in diesen Ländern, in denen Tierschutz noch ein Fremdwort ist – nie von staatlicher Seite im Vorfeld mit Kastrationsprogrammen auseinandergesetzt hat, ist jetzt die Zahl der Streunertiere massiv angewachsen, doch sich auf diese Weise der Überpopulation von Hunden und Katzen zu entledigen, ist inakzeptabel!

Da ACA Kastrationen ein großes Anliegen sind und sich darauf die eigentliche Philosophie begründet( für jedes vermittelte Tier wird zusätzlich noch eines Vorort kastriert), werden und können wir dem Treiben in NIS nicht länger zusehen! Unserer Meinung nach wäre ein massives Auftreten von vielen Tierschutzorganisationen im In- und Ausland als Druckmittel bei den Verantwortlichen Vorort die einzige Chance, etwas zum Positiven zu bewirken und endlich diese mittelalterlichen und unmenschlichen Vorgangsweisen abzustellen.

Daher unsere Frage und Bitte an Sie als Privatperson oder auch an Ihre Organisation: Wären Sie bereit, gemeinsam mit Animal Care Austria und anderen Vereinen den Kampf gegen dieses schreckliche Tierelend aufzunehmen und den Tieren Vorort ein vielleicht doch noch erträgliches Leben zu ermöglichen? Gemeinsame Petitionen, Publikationen über die Lage in Nis , Druck Vorort bei den Verantwortlichen und letztendlich ein Kastrationsprojekt würden sicherlich den gewünschten Erfolg bringen.

Für alle Anfragen stehen wir gerne jederzeit zur Verfügung ( ACA – Handy 0676 39 44 570)

Herzliche Grüße

Renate Grell Carol Byers Claudia Schraml

Vorstände von ACA

www.animalcare-austria.at

Bitte um zahlreiche Verteilung und Weiterleitung unter anderen Tierschutzvereinen und Privatpersonen.

Renewed Killing of stray animals in Serbia:

In the Serbian city of Nis the killing of animals living in the streets and animals living in pounds continues, despite the fact that the Mayor of Nis, urged by animal protection associations all over Europe, had promised to solve the problem of overpopulation by castration.

Animal Care Austria learned recently that the City of Nis will provide millions of Dinars in 2009 for killing instead of castrating stray animals! Therefore, Animal Care Austria is asking you again for your help to stop these useless and unnecessary killings of stray animals in Nis (Serbia).

Please, protest against this cruelty to innocent animals, and send the following message to the e-mail addresses listed below.

englisch:

Suggested Text:

Please, send your letter of protest to:

Mr. Milos Simonovics, Mayor of the City of Nis ( mayor@ni.rs) mobil: 0038/1/18504411
Cc:Director Zoran Micovicz, Director Vet. Department Belgrad (micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.ju)

mobil: 0038/1/63 609 603
krstic@predsednik.srbija.yu; kabinet@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; snezana.poledica@minpolj.sr.gov.yu;
vetuprava@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; micovicz@minpolj.sr.gov.yu; ivanal@uzzpro.sr.gov.yu; rjtdz@BITSYU.NET; muprs@mup.sr.gov.yu; kabinet@mpravde.sr.gov.yu; kabinet@mps.sr.gov.yu;
kabinetpredsednika@parlament.sr.gov.yu; dusan.pajkic@minpolj.sr.gov.yu

ACA has several on-going projects in Austria and in other countries, including the one in Nis. (For further details see www.animalcare-austria.at.)

Heavy protests by local animal protectors, ignored by the authorities, could not prevent a recent series of mass killings in Nis, which were carried out under the pretext of hygienic reasons. Since the authorities of Nis have failed to introduce timely castration programs (a common practice in countries with a low level of animal protection), the number of stray animals has risen dramatically. However, the killing of animals to reduce overpopulation is unacceptable!

Animal Care Austria strongly supports castration as one of our main missions (“for every animal adopted in Austria, a local dog is castrated”), and we must act now! It is our opinion that the only chance to improve animal protection in Nis, and to finally stop these medieval and cruel killings, is to join forces with numerous domestic and foreign animal protection associations and to apply pressure on the local authorities. Therefore, we would like to ask you, as private persons or representatives of your organization, for your help. Please support ACA and other animal rights associations in their efforts to stop these horrible actions and to improve the living conditions of stray animals. Through the writing of joint petitions, the reporting on the situation in Nis at home and abroad, and the relentless pressuring of local authorities in Nis to initiate a castration project, we will succeed.

Please contact us for further information. ACA mobile phone: 0043(0) 676 39 44 570.

Sncerely,

Renate Grell Carol Byers Claudia Schraml

Animal Care Austria, Members of the Board

Please forward this information to other animal protection associations and private persons.

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The Kitten and the Bird

Posted on January 3, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Thanks to Katherine for the wonderful pictures.

Animals can live together without hatred – why not man ?

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Saved In 2008 – Please Watch Video

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 2:45 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYtg2no2bQ8

Hi All !!

I’m not sure if you got this as I know Kathi Taylor (aka Kathi – Don’t Dump That Dog) has one heck of a distribution list but wanted to share with all I know (rescuers and non-rescuers) alike. For those who don’t know Kathi, she’s a wonderful, wonderful rescuer, who works endlessly and tirelessly and someone who I’m privileged to call a friend and fellow rescuer.

Through many sleepless nights, countless cups of coffee, crosposting from sun up to sun down, too much mileage to even keep track of, too many tears shed and so much sanity lost……these are just some of the faces saved this year….and represent why we all do what we do ……Oh!….and I’m pretty sure all us transporters out there are responsible for the uptick in gas prices due to demand this past summer….Sorry!

I look forward to 2009 as a year of even more saves, happy endings and success stories!!

Love you all!!

— Melissa

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Victory in Europe: EU Makes Good Start to 2009 With Ban on the Import, Export and Trade of Cat and Dog Fur !

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

December 31, 2008

Get an in-depth report on the cruel dog and cat fur trade, and how you can help stop it. [pdf]

Today, Humane Society International/ UK and The Humane Society of the United States welcome a European Union ban on the import, export and trade of cat and dog fur that will become effective on Jan. 1.

The ban, spurred by international outrage about images of dogs and cats being callously killed for their fur, was passed by a unanimous vote of the European Parliament on June 19, 2007.

WARNING: contains graphic footage

“Every year, the fur of millions of cats and dogs in China and other parts of Asia is made into garments and exported for sale in other countries,” said Mark Glover, director of Humane Society International in the United Kingdom. “The ban will ensure that EU citizens are not unknowingly contributing to this gruesome and cruel practice.”

In the late 1990s, Humane Society International and The HSUS conducted an 18-month investigation into China’s fur industry. Evidence was obtained that the fur of dogs and cats were used to make garments that were exported to foreign markets. Investigators captured unsettling images that included a German shepherd dog being skinned alive in public view and cats being slowly strangled to death in front of their terrified cagemates.

HSI/HSUS investigators found garments made with dog or cat fur on sale in Australia, Europe and the United States; these were often falsely labeled (as other animals or even as “fake fur”) likely because consumers would refuse to purchase the fur of companion animals.

The import, export and sale of dog and cat fur was banned in the United States in 2000 as a result of the undercover HSI/HSUS investigations, and Australia followed with its own ban shortly thereafter.

In China, a country which has no animal welfare laws, dogs, cats, raccoon dogs and other animals are openly and legally slaughtered often in cruel ways. China is the largest exporter of fur in the world. By closing foreign markets for dog and cat fur, Chinese fur businesses will have fewer places to market their products.

Get an in-depth report on the cruel dog and cat fur trade, and how you can help stop it. [pdf]

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