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USA: Chance to Eliminate Class B Dealers in the United States – Please Take Action Now.

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

US campaigners.

Please try and give your support to this very special campaign. Call immediately – see ‘TAKE ACTION’ below.

Thanks – SAV.

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Subject: Finally moving to eliminate Class B Dealers in the United States
– please read and ACT!
Date: Sat, July 18, 2009 12:46 pm

Help Finally Ensure Stolen Pets Don’t Wind up in Laboratories

Congress is considering language to settle a decades long battle to prevent
pets acquired by “Class B dealers” from winding up in research labs. Class B
dealers are animal dealers whose operating licenses from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) allow them to round up dogs and cats from animal
shelters, auctions, private individuals and other “random sources,” and then
sell them for experimentation.

For years, investigators have documented these dealers abusing dogs and cats
before selling them to research facilities, and USDA has spent an
extraordinary amount of resources trying to keep tabs on them. Now, the
National Academies of Sciences just issued a report stating that Class B
dealers are not necessary to provide random source dogs and cats for
NIH-funded research. The report also said that the “USDA simply cannot
assure that stolen or lost pets will not enter research laboratories via the
Class B dealer system.”

With only 11 of these dealers left, and 5 currently under investigation by
the USDA, it’s time to finally put these disreputable middlemen out of
business.

TAKE ACTION

Your U.S. Representative, Betty McCollum, sits on the subcommittee that is
considering this language and is in a critical position to ensure that pets
are protected from abuse and theft for experimentation. Please call Rep.
McCollum at (202) 225-6631 and insist that this language be included to
finally put an end to Class B Dealers.

When you call, you will speak to a staff member who will take your message
and pass it along to your legislator. Please remember to be polite and
professional, and leave your name and address so it is clear that you are a
constituent.

You can say: “Hello, my name is [your name] and I’m calling
from [your town] to urge Representative McCollum to include language in
the Labor HHS Appropriations bill prohibiting the use of dogs and cats
from Class B dealers for research, to prevent pet theft and abuse.

Thank you.”

“The greatness of a nation and its’ moral progress can be judged by the way
its animals are treated.” Mahatma Ghandi

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Serbia: Is Anything Changing for Animals ? – If ‘Yes’, Then Provide Us With A Written Statement of Your Progress, Serbian Government, Possible Future EU Member State !

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Serbia Update – 18/07/09

EU membership state policy is supposed to be one of an open policy, providing information, and the rest for citizens to see. What about Serbia ?

Dear all,

The photographs shown in this post, and many others, have been provided to us this week. They were taken at the OVCA pound, Belgrade during the past few weeks.

Please take time to read the PR issued by the RSPCA in April 2009 after their meeting with President Tadic (of Serbia), and being given assurances (by the President and Ministers) of better animal welfare procedures within the country. A copy is given by accessing the following link, or a copy is given directly at the end of this current post.

Link: https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/serbia-uk-press-release-from-uk-rspca-regarding-serbian-animal-welfare/

Well the news from Serbia at the moment is very limited with regard the new animal welfare legislation and how it is affecting animals. SAV wrote to the RSPCA, Uk, on 22^nd June (06) 09 asking if information can be provided by them in relation to what exactly the new Serbian animal welfare legislation means for stray and roaming animals now residing in city pounds.

As of today, 18/07/09, mid July, we have been provided with NO written response from the RSPCA in relation to what the Serbian government are actually doing to support their words detailed in the Press Release of 23^rd April 2009.

No accurate and informative information is being provided to welfare organisations in relation to what is happening in Serbia today.

But now we do have access to the following photographs taken at the infamous OVCA pound, Belgrade, Serbia, on 14/07/09:

OVCA Belgrade Link : http://www.zivotinje.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=277

18/07/09 – SAV have written once again to the RSPCA International’s Senior Programme Manager for Europe, asking for an accurate and informative information as to what exactly is happening in relation to the new Serbian animal welfare legislation (of June 09) and the treatment of stray and pound animals within Serbia.

Via our internal Serbian campaigners, copies of this post will also be sent directly to the Serbian Government and Ministries responsible for animal welfare issues.

We have asked the RSPCA International to kindly provide a response to us before the end of July (07) 2009, as most of you, our global supporters and campaigners, wish to know if the words of the Serbian government in the PR of 23/04/09 are actually materialising into action, or if they are words which in reality, aspire to nothing, no change for the animals in city / government pounds.

We require answers to the photographs shown in the above link and we are determined to get them. It is now down to all parties involved with the PR of 23^rd April (See below) to provide gloabal campaigners with an update on what is happening for animals within Serbia.

No information breeds misinformation and it breeds anger.

Time for the parties involved at the original meeting of 23^rd April to inform the waiting world what progress IS actually happening. Without accurate information to substantiate the declarations made in the formal Press Release of 23^rd April, we can only assume that the new pictures of 14^th July 09 from OVCA Belgrade actually show the ‘progress’ which has been made for Serbian animals;

That could mean nothing different now from that of the past.

We will provide updates on this important issue as soon as we are provided with information from anyone.

As stated, we simply require regular information from parties involved, which includes the Serbian government, to inform us what is happening. If they do not provide this information, then we can only go with the info and photographs we ARE provided with.

Responsibility now lies with all these parties to continue from where they started – the Press Release !

Serbian government, RSPCA International; please provide us with up to date information of what is happening across Serbia for stray and roaming/shelter animals. We are not asking for the world, just a fairly basic question !

Please use the following link to find global Serbian embassies. http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-of/Serbia

Please feel free to copy this post, especially the OVCA, Belgrade pound photographs link – http://www.zivotinje.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=277 – , and send to the Serbian embassy in your country, asking them to provide accurate and up to date information on the new Serbian animal welfare legislation; especially that about the animals in OVCA pound, Belgrade.

Thank You.

SAV.

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RSPCA Press Release:

President of Serbia meets with RSPCA ahead of firstanimal welfare law

Thursday, 23, Apr 2009 12:00

Serbia has today signalled its intent to improve animal welfare following a meeting between the country’s president and the RSPCA, ahead of the introduction of new legislation to better protect animals next month .

RSPCA International’s Senior Programme Manager for Europe, Alexandra Hammond-Seaman met President Tadic after Serbia joined a long line of countries worldwide signing a petition calling for a Universal Declaration of Animal Welfare.

Alexandra said: “It was a great honour to meet President Tadic and discuss such a vitally important issue. The Minister for Agriculture, Saša Dragin signed the petition and confirmed that Serbia will be adopting its first animal welfare framework law in May.”

Serbia is a potential country to join the European Union, and this move will allow the country to harmonise with current EU legislation on animal welfare.

The animal welfare framework law covers all species, and includes research animals, the protection of farm animals, transport and slaughter and the protection of wildlife in captivity, as well as forbidding wild animals in circuses.

After the adoption of this law Serbia will adopt the full EU legal framework on animal welfare into national legislation, as one of the prerequisites in the process towards the EU integration.

Alexandra added “RSPCA International has been actively engaged with Serbia for over five years now, by providing assistance and training with issues such as dog population control and stray dog management. We also work very closely with Serbian government agencies and the veterinary profession on improving farm animal welfare in the Country. We look forward to continuing to play a central role in helping to enforce the law.”

RSPCA International attended the meeting with another non-governmental organisation, the Organisation for Respect and Care for Animals (ORCA) which has in the past worked in Serbia to promote responsible pet ownership.

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*** ADDITIONAL INFO ***

Campaigners in Serbia have written very recently to ask the government about the new animal welfare legislation and its implementation, complete with a request for public information.

Did government inspectors demand to the 135 communities that they make a programme for the numbers control of stray cats and dogs ? – in agreement with Article 54 of the law for animal welfare ?

If the municipalities have not made this plan, then as we understand, and in agreement with Article 83, the inspectors can directly punish those responsible for not making the plan, with a fine of 10,000 to 50,000 dinar.

This information will be provided to the EU Parliament immediately.

As stated above, we have asked questions; now we require formal WRITTEN answers from the Serbian government.

Verbal assurances and promises from the government are not adequate.

Only written responses will suffice.

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Ministarstvo poljoprivrede šumarstva i vodoprivrede Republike Srbije, Beograd

Veterinarska inspekcija Ministarstva poljoprivrede šumarstva i vodoprivrede, Beograd

Republička veterinarska inspekcija, Subotica-

Republička veterinarska inspekcija, Beograd-

14.7.2009. 18.7.2009.

Predmet : Zahtev ovlašćenom licu Ministarstva poljoprivrede-Sektora veterinarske inspekcije u skladu sa Zakonom o slobodnom pristupu informacijama od javnog značaja da , u zakonskom roku do 15 dana , na adresu u potpisu, dostavi tražiocima sledeće informacije i kopije dokumentacije:

1. Da li je organ jedinice lokalne samouprave Subotica i svih 135 lokanih samouprava Republike Srbije i grada Beograda izradio, i da li sprovodi , u skladu sa Zakonom o dobrobiti i Zakonom o veterinarstvu :

Program kontrole i smanjena brojnosti populacije pasa/mačaka – bez ubijanja , zbrinjavanjem ovih životinja ( s obzirom da metodu kontrole brojnosti : ubijanjem i/ili napuštanjem tj. izbacivanjem na ulice , važeći zakoni Rep.Srbije krivično-prekršajno sankcionišu ) .

2. Dostavite fotokopiju Programa kontrole i smanjena brojnosti populacije pasa/mačaka organa jedinice lokalne samouprave Subotica, i svih 135 lokalnih samouprava i Grada Beograda koji je izradjen i koji se sprovodi , primenjuje u skladu sa važećim Zakonom o dobrobiti životinja i svim ostalim zakonima Rep.Srbije , koji po Ustavu RS moraju biti u medjusobnoj harmoniji – a nadzor čijeg dono[enja ,postojanja i primenjivanja je u nadležnosti područno-nadležne Rep.veterinarske inspekcije , čiji rad je pak pod nadzorom i koordinacijom Sektora veterinarske inspekcije Ministarstva poljoprivrede Republike Srbije , Beograd Omladinskih brigada 1.

3. Ukoliko organ jedinice lokalne samouprave, Subotica i svih 135 lokalnih samouprava i Grada Beograda ne poseduje i samim tim ne primenjuje Program kontrole brojnosti i smanjenja populacije kućnih ljubimaca –bez ubijanja tj zbrinjavanjem tj.ukoliko odgovorno lice organa jedinice lokalne samouprave Subotica i svih 135 lokalnih samouprava Rep Srbije i Grada Beograda ne postupa po Zakonu o dobrobiti životinja koji nalaže izradu ovog Programa , a važeći je od 10.6.2009. , da li je nadležna Rep veterinarska inspekcija naložila lokalnoj samoupravi Subotica i svim odgovornim licima u 135 lokalnih samouprava i Gradu Beogradu : postupanje po clanu 54, članu 66. stav 2 i 67. Zakona o dobrobiti životinja – s obzirom da se rok od 3 godine ne odnosi na ove članove Zakona o dobrobiti životinja nego se daje samo i isključivo za uskladjivanje rada prihvatilišta s odredbama ovog zakona – kao što nalaže Zakon o dobrobiti životinja članom 87. , i taj se rok ne odnosi ni na jedan drugi postupak naložen ovim Zakonom .

4. Dostavite Rešenje kojim je Rep.veterinarska inspekcija naložila lokalnoj samoupravi Subotica i svim lokalnim samoupravama u Srbiji – 135 plus Grad Beograd -postupanje po članu 54. , članu 66. i članu 67. Zakona o dobrobiti životinja , po kojima organ jedinice lokalne samouprave dužan postupati od 10.6.2009. , ili u protivnom , kao što kaznenin odredbama nalaže Zakon o dobrobiti životinja ,odgovorno lice ovog organa – odgovorno za ovu oblast , pa i za donošenje i primenjivanje zakonitog Programa kontrole i smanjenja populacije napuštenih pasa i mačaka , podleže kaznenim odredbama definisanim članom 83. Zakona o dobrobiti životinja( ili pak ,nepostupanjem po službenoj dužnosti i ne nalaganjem izrade i primenjivanja zakonitog ili tolerisanjem nezakonitog Programa kontrole i smanjenja brojnosti populacije pasa i mačaka -područno nadležni Rep veter.inspektor podleže disciplinskom postupku i krivičnom gonjenju zbog nepostupanja po službenoj dužnosti usled nepreduzimanja mera- ukoliko mere ne preduzima , u ovom , kao i u svim drugim slučajevima ).

5. Ukoliko je organ jedinice lokalne samouprave Subotica i svih 135 jedinica lokalne samouprave i Grada Beograda izradio Program kontrole i smanjenja brojnosti populacije pasa/mačaka – bez ubijanja i bez izbacivanja na ulicu – jer su isti u suprotnosti sa važećim zakonima Rep Srbije – dostavite informaciju : kojom drugom metodom, smanjuje brojnost populacije ovih životinja( s obzirom na činjenicu da su stalni glavni izvor novih jedinki : nesterilisani vlasnički psi/mačke .)

Napomena radi pojašnjenja ovlašćenom licu za postupanje po Zakonu o slobodnom pristupu informacijama od javnog značaja :

Prelazne i završne odredbe definisane stavom 2 člana 87. odnose se samo na uskladjivanje rada prihvatilišta sa Zakonom o dobrobiti životinja, jer postojanje prihvatilišta i zbrinjavanje je naloženo još 2 11.2005. , članom 46. Zakona o vet.– tj. : članom 87. Zakona o dobrobiti životinja zakonodavac daje rok do 3 godine za uskladjivanje rada samog prihvatilišta sa ovim Zakonom i budućim podzakonskim aktima , – što ne odlaže obaveze postupanja svih subjekata po svim ostalim nalozima Zakona o dobrobiti životinja i svih ostalih zakona Rep.Srbije koji se tiču životinja ( Zakon o veterinarstvu- od 2.11.2005. , Krivični zakon RS od 1.1.2006.) , – stoga :

nema zakonske osnove za odlaganje obaveze postupanja lokalne samouprave po članu 54. i 66. stav 2 , i 67 . ovog Zakona, kao ni za odlaganje postupanja po nalogu člana 46. i 138. Zakona o veterinarstvu važećeg od 2. 11.2005. godine.

Zakon ne dozvoljava odlaganje , jer svako odlaganje povećava neopravdane troškove iz lokalnih budžeta i budžeta grada Beograda i dovodi do ponavljanja dugogodišnjih promašenih investicija i rasipanja javnog novca u ovoj oblasti, kako na finansiranje nezakonitog rada šinterskih timova( hvatači pasa -radnici javnih komunalnih preduzeća plus veterinari koji vrše masovna ubijanja plaćena javnim novcem ,pod licemernim i netačnim nazivom “eutanazija” i “trijaža”) koji ne mogu staviti pod nadyor piramidu reprodukcije pasa i mačaka , tako i na održavanje opasnosti od povredjivanja gradjana ujedima i isplate milionskih svota odštetnih zahteva ujedenih gradjana – opet iz javne kase – što nije motivisalo na yakonito ponašanje, Budući da je sada preciyirano da je odgovrnost lična – odredjenog lica u organu jedinice lokalne samouprave i Grada Beograda i odredjenog rep vet inspektora- to očekujemo pomak s mrtve tačke , zakonito eliminisanje problema ili zakonito sankcionisanje odgovornih zbog njihovog eventualnog nepostupanja.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/serbia-is-anything-changing-for-animals-if-yes-then-provide-us-with-a-written-statement-of-your-progress-serbian-government-possible-future-eu-member-state/?preview=true&preview_id=4172&preview_nonce=4610134847

S poštovanjem

Društvo prijatelja životinja Prijatelj-EPAR/OIPA Srbija/Alijansa za prava životinja

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India (Bangalore): Invitation to Help Dogs In India by Letslivetogether

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Greetings from “Lets live together” an aspiring individuals dream of
an NGO for a humane cause.

http://letslivetogether.wordpress.com

Please accept this as an invitation to be a part of OUR effort to form a humane society. Lets live together is promoting the concept of people adopting homeless pups then buying dogs through Project “life on the street”. Project “life on the street” is a tribute to all the not so fortunate pups who don’t find homes mainly because they are born (homeless) on the street.

Lets Live Together’s actions have contributed to finding homes for more than a 1000 abandoned and distressed street pups.
We believe that ADOPTION would definately help in solving the street
dog issue, sensiblily.

The coming Sunday that’s ‘the 19th of July 2009′ 10.30am. We
From Lets live together are organising our 5th Volunteer’s meet . Come
join in and HELP US BUILD A PLATFORM for Animal lovers in reaching
Animals better.

Do be a part of this MEET which will enable us to spread more
awareness and to portray the life of street animals on a larger scale.
Lets live together would be honoured …
Come with friends, family and colleagues .

You are welcome to have a look at
http://letslivetogether.wordpress.com – a blog managed , to create
awareness.

Lets live together’s Life time-Membership’s are open now for Animal
lovers, Pet lovers and every individual wanting to make a difference.

The venue : No30, 3rd main , Karthika Clinic, Rammohanpuram, Bangalore
-21 [near devaiya park, malleshwaram]
Sunday that’s ‘the 19th of July 2009′ at 10.30am.
CAL: 9986413916

Be there for animals!

Please circulate this message widely.

—
Thank you,

Achala Paani [09986413916]
letslivetogether.in@gmail.com
www.letslivetogether.wordpress.com

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Korea: Koreans Protest About Dog Eating

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Main Link: http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/

http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/dogslife.html

http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/Moran2002.html

http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/video.html

http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/petitionpage.html

http://itstheirdestiny.2kat.net/international.html

Koreans Protest Dog Eating

Dear Friends,

We are pleased to be able to forward on the following report from the Korea Times, perhaps a sign that there is hope for the future. Our congratulations to our Korean colleagues who have campaigned for so long.

Concert Consoles Puppies on Dog Day

By Park Si-soo
Staff Reporter

For human beings, summer is a thrilling season. Millions of Koreans escape from the hustle-and-bustle of daily life to enjoy their freedom under the blazing sunshine.

For dogs, however, it must be an appalling period as tens of thousands of chubby dogs are slaughtered for use in an energy-boosting meal.

Any sense of guilty?

An inaugural concert for puppies and dogs was held in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday.

It marks “Chobok” ― the first of the so-called dog days in July-August when dog meat soup called “boshintang” is consumed nationwide as a traditional health food for summer.

The concert symbolizes the changing lifestyle of Koreans, with more and more men refraining from eating dog meat these days out of concerns at the content of boshintang.
Due to a lack of supply, boshintang sometimes contains other animal meat, including rabbit and cat. Sometimes ill and stray dogs are used for boshintang.

On the other hand, many young Koreans love to live with puppies and dogs as pets, and this new generation has grown up without eating dog soup.

A Seoul-based 64-member symphony orchestra and popular K-pop singers went to Cheongdo, 320 kilometers south of Seoul, to play in the unprecedented event, hosted by famous comedian Jeon Yoo-sung. Cheongdo ward office was the sponsor.

The 60-year-old comedian, now retired, is well known for his eccentric and norm-breaking repetoire.

“Dogs have sacrificed themselves a lot for humans. But we have done nothing for them. That’s the reason for the event,” Jeon said. “I hope this event will help refresh their minds during the stressful season.”

Raising the curtain at 8 p.m. with the “Light Cavalry Overture” composed by Suppe, the orchestra played a variety of classical and contemporary music pieces, whose themes either originated from dogs or were helpful in consoling their “sacrifice.”

The concert went on for about two hours under torrential rain.

To enter the venue, small dogs were required to wear a name tag, while wearing a muzzle was necessary for larger dogs, the office said.

“Among the music played were marching songs such as `Pomp and Circumstance’ composed by Elgar, and others by Beethoven. This is to keep participating dogs from being disheartened so much during the season,” Jeon said. “I am considering making it an annual event.”

14/07/09
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/07/117_48448.html

On another note, most of us have at some time or another felt the pain of the passing of a pet dog or cat. Our friends at Sirius GAO (http://sirius.2kat.net) have now opened a forum at http://sirius.forumotion.com – anyone is welcome to leave a comment, memorials, or just share thoughts.

Our continued thanks for your support and for caring enough to want to make a difference.

From all the team at ITD

catmeat

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Serbia: BAN HUNTING IN SERBIA Petition – Please Sign Now and Crosspost Worldwide

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

BAN HUNTING in Serbia/ZABRANA LOVA u Srbiji

http://www.gopetition.com/online/29019/sign.html

Previous SAV posts / links: Please access and look at the many pictures of animal killing:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/serbia-those-who-claim-to-be-protectors-of-wildlife-continue-doing-their-thing-killing-for-fun/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/serbia-hunters-claim-to-care-about-wild-animals-and-are-the-protectors-of-nature-as-they-always-do-wherever-it-happens-please-view-pictures-of-the-protectors-of-nature-and-decide-for-yo/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/serbia-1000-hunters-target-and-kill-3-wolves/

Published by Fond “sPas” on Jun 29, 2009

Category: Environment

Region: Serbia

Target: Hunters’ Union of Serbia, Ministry of agriculture, water-managment and forestry of Serbia

Web site: http://yahoo.groups.com/group/straydogsinyu

Background (Preamble):

ENGLISH
(Scroll down for Serbian, please)

It is not necessary to be a biologist or a ranger in order to spot that
there are no wild animals in most parts of Serbia. It is sufficient to be a
humane person and have a walk in a forest or a plane and notice that there
is no life, except plants’. There are even no unprotected birds, let alone
the protected ones. You may spot a hare here and there what concerns
bigger animals, but in thirty visits to nature you’ll see only one
ran-over fox with its dead offspring.
In spite of these facts, the officials do not undertake a measure, which
is adopted in many countries – ban hunt. May be hunting is not an
exclusive cause of the deserted nature, but it is certainly the main one.

Not only because of the numerous guns in merciless hands, but also for the
disturbance, which hunt causes in an area for a long time, and also
because of the hurting of people, which often occurs. Instead of the
«traditional» chases, followed by folk’s festivities, the last could be
organised with shooting artificial targets and lectures of celebrities,
who promote animal rights.

It is also known that artificial raising of «game» causes misbalance in
nature, because the so raised individuals do not comply with the rules,
characteristic to their species. For instance, the ducks from incubators
do not hatch their eggs, in that way reducing the total number of «fowl».
Here we do not ponder over guesses whether there is criminal in hunting
in general, «mafia», abuses etc. We are concerned with the well-being of the
natural world in our country. Therefore we demand

1. Ban on all kinds of hunting, including chases, for at least three
years, in all seasons.
2. Permanent ban on hunting migrating birds in all seasons.
3. Strict control of every kind of fishing.
4. Escalating all penalties for breach of the aforementioned and all
existing limitations, permanent disarming inclusive.
5. Permanent ban on breeding “fowl”.

At the end of the second year it will be possible to allow hunting boars
(exclusively), if they become very numerous in some areas. Such a permit
will be issued by the Ministry of agriculture, water management, and
forestry.

The aforementioned measures will be carried out on the whole of the
Serbian territory. Adequate non-governmental organisations should be
included in the control of their implementation. They should also help
hunters to take care of their dogs, if they don’t want to keep them. The
NGOs should aid the organisations, that live of hunting, to organise
tourist or ecological activities, the so called “safari-tourism”,
excursions with cameras etc. There are many more persons with cameras than
those with guns.

http://www.gopetition.com/online/29019/sign.html

SRPSKI

Nije potrebno biti prirodnjak ili šumar da bi se uočilo kako u većem delu
Srbije nema divljih životinja. Dovoljno je biti humana osoba i prošetati
šumom ili livadom, pa primetiti da nedostaje život, sem biljnog. Nema ni
ptica, koje nisu zaštićene – zeba, slavuja, ševa, senica, detlića,
prepelica, mišara – a kamoli zaštićenih. Od krupnijih životinja ćete možda
primetiti ponekog zeca, ali u trideset poseta prirodi videćete samo jednu
zgaženu lisicu na putu sa nastradalim mladunčetom.

I pored toga, nadležni ne pribegavaju meri kakva je doneta u mnogim
zemljama – zabrani lova. Možda nije lov isključivi krivac za pustu
prirodu, ali je sigurno glavni. Ne samo zbog brojnih ubojitih pušaka u
nemilosrdnim rukama, već i usled uznemiravanja, koje lov prouzrokuje na
duže vreme u određenom predelu, a brojna su i ranjavanja ljudi. Umesto
“tradicionalnih” hajki s narodnim veseljem, mogu se organizovati narodna
veselja sa gađanjem glinenih golubova i posetama istaknutih ličnosti, koje
zastupaju zaštitu životinja.

Poznato je i da uzgoj “divljači” dovodi do neravnoteže u prirodi, jer se
uzgojene jedinke ne ponašaju u skladu sa zakonitostima, svojstvenim
njihovoj vrsti. Patke iz inkubatora, na primer, ne izlegu nasađena jaja,
pa se tako smanjuje i broj divljih jedinki.
Ovde se nećemo upuštati u nagađanja da li i u ovoj oblasti postoji
kriminal, “mafija”, zloupotrebe itd. Nas zanima dobrobit živog sveta u
našoj zemlji, stoga zahtevamo

1. Zabranu svake vrste lova, uključujući hajke, na najmanje tri godine, u
svim sezonama.
2. Trajnu zabranu lova na ptice-selice u svim sezonama.
3. Trajnu zabranu uzgajanja pernate “divljači”.
4. Strogu kontrolu svake vrste ribolova.
5. Znatno pooštravanje kazni za kršenje ovih (i dosadašnjih) ograničenja,
uključujući i trajno oduzimanje oružja.

Na kraju druge godine moratorijuma moći će da se dozvoli lov na divlje
svinje (isključivo), ukoliko se pokaže da su se one prenamnožile u nekim
oblastima.

Ove mere će se sprovoditi na području cele Republike Srbije. U nadzor nad
njihovim ostvarivanjem treba uključiti odgovarajuća nevladina tela, koja će
takodje pomagati lovcima da zbrinu svoje pse, ukoliko ih ne žele zadržati, kao i organizacijama što žive od lova da se bave turističkim i
ekološkim delatnostima, tzv. safari-turizmom, izletima s kamerom i
fotoaparatom i sl. Daleko više osoba poseduje fotoaparat, nego pušku.

Petition:

http://www.gopetition.com/online/29019/sign.html

We, the undersigned, demand:

1. Ban on all kinds of hunting, including chases, for at least three
years, in all seasons.

2. Permanent ban on hunting migrating birds in all seasons.

3. Strict control of every kind of fishing.

4. Escalating all penalties for breach of the aforementioned and all
existing limitations, permanent disarming inclusive.

5. Permanent ban on breeding “fowl”.

SERBIAN

Mi, dolepotpisani, zahtevamo:
1. Zabranu svake vrste lova, uključujući hajke, na najmanje tri godine, u
svim sezonama.

2. Trajnu zabranu lova na ptice-selice u svim sezonama.

3. Trajnu zabranu uzgajanja pernate “divljači”.

4. Strogu kontrolu svake vrste ribolova.

5. Znatno pooštravanje kazni za kršenje ovih (i dosadašnjih) ograničenja,
uključujući i trajno oduzimanje oružja.

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India: By Rishi Dev, Citizens For Animal Rights – An Explanation of a Part of the W.H.O. Report Regarding SELF REGULATION OF DOG POPULATION

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

An explanation of a part of the W.H.O. report regarding SELF REGULATION OF DOG POPULATION

W.H.O. REPORT says –

The “logistic growth” of population of dogs is due to the self defined “carrying capacity” of the environment which regulates the “life expectancy” of the dog population. And that the mortality rate of litter is much much higher than the survival rate, which keeps the population from exploding.

ALSO ANY ” REDUCTION IN POPULATION IS RAPIDLY COMPENSATED BY BETTER REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVAL”, as when the population is less the carrying capactiy increases and the resources of the micro habitat increases…. i.e. why mass killing also fails.

THE MATHEMATICAL DISCOURSE

IDEALLY

1 dog responsible for 60,000 to 70,000 dogs in a life time

In one year 1 Dog = 2 x 6-8 litter = 12-16 dogs directly plus 6-8 x 6-8 = 36-64 dogs indirectly ( these next set of 6-8 dogs are from the litter that the first offspring produce in their first heat ) = 48-80 dogs in one year

So, if one dog “theoretically” should produce 80 dogs in one year, then by using formulae of Permutation and combination the –

SAY 4,00,000 dogs in Delhi should produce –

3.2 crore dogs in FIRST year

256 crore dogs in SECOND year

and so on

basically the dog population should explode in a few years alone.

PRACTICALLY

Yet the population only increases by say 1.2 times and not 150000 times.

So what does this prove ??

That the Survival Rate of dogs is 0.156% only. And that nature controls the population on its own.

This happens because the Carrying Capacity of the micro habitat & the Mortality Rate is defined by factors such as –

a) Food source – garbage dumps and human feeding.

{ Note : Since there is always a “minimum” food available with nature and by human wastes, hence there will never be a situation when “no” food is available to dogs. But if they feed on garbage then they protect garbage from us and become a threat to us. Also there will be inter species fights and the dogs will fight each other also for gaining control over the garbage. But if we have proper “waste disposal management” then the unlimited supply of food will end the most dogs will migrate. The remaining can be fed by humans so they start protecting and recognizing humans as their primary food source. In that case these dogs won’t let any other dog come in that area for fear of sharing the limited food. This is domestication of street dogs to control their own population & reduce threats. }

b) Space – covered and uncovered spaces

c) Medical support – artificial and green areas

d) Restriction of movement and other threats like vehicles, other packs of dogs and other animals.

Thus, there are forces other than human intelligence that are at work – NATURES BASIC Laws and Principals of survival.(this hold true for any species.)

Hence, by Waste Control & Disposal Management, Community level Adoption, Manual Feeding, Vaccination, Sterilization, Training ( in the same order) one can define the carrying capacity of the environment for a species such as dogs. This will “stabilize” the population for 8-12 years. But it will never ever “completely eliminate” the species as is commonly believed. Once these dogs will die in 8-10 years, limited migration of dogs into these “dog vacuum spaces” will happen and the same process will have to be repeated again. But since the death and replacement is uneven and slow the effect will not be felt at mass scale.

MASS EUTHANASIA or KILLING – does not have the same effect as above for many reasons. Looking at it purely in the light of factors considered above, then killing/ euthanasia fails as it creates “unbalanced”, “unnatural” and “large” vacuums which allows “disproportionate” migration of dogs.

Whereas, in the above case the migration happens only of selected dogs which have better survival instincts and are more healthier, in the case of mass euthanasia “all” dogs including the unhealthy ones migrate in as the “logistic increase” in resources happens suddenly. Moreover, the concept of dogs guarding their own territory from other dogs does not work in mass killing and they pour in like water in an empty bucket.

Apart from the above reasons the mass euthanasia or killing is impractical, expensive, extremely slow at large scale, thus leading to no effect in totality as dogs migrate much faster and longer distances than humans can kill.

This is true for all species including humans.

Also while killing is going on the Animal Birth Control Program and Immunisation is off, hence population continues to increase at an alarming rate, as nature automates the process of reproduction if any species is under treat. It is because the “carrying capacity” of the environment increase and the ‘natural mortality rate’ decreases. So population remains same or increases.

Rishi Dev,

Citizens For Animal Rights (CFAR),
New Delhi.

Article 51A of the Indian Constitution . . .
” It shall be the duty of every citizen of India . . . to have compassion for all living creatures . . . ”

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Time for an end to global pictures like these – dogs being rounded up, put into pounds and then slaughtered.

RESULT ? – NO REDUCTION in stray animals numbers; whatever the governments say !

Ignorant, self opinionated and misinformed Governments and authorities need to take responsible action for stray animal management and numbers control.

“mass euthanasia or killing is impractical, expensive, extremely slow at large scale, thus leading to no effect in totality as dogs migrate much faster and longer distances than humans can kill”.

SAV.

Thanks Rishi.

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