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Spain: Further Update 04/11/09 – Donkey Charity (Uk / Spain) Now Plans Full Legal Action Against Donkey Abusing Sick in the Head Thugs

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

DONKEY BRUTALLY MURDERED IN SPAIN SHOCKS DONKEY CHARITY

04 November 2009, 2.30pm News release issued by El Refugio Del Burrito’s Press Office

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A donkey has been brutally murdered by teenagers in the village of Torreorgaz in the Spanish region of Extremadura. The news has shocked the Sidmouth-based Donkey Sanctuary and its Spanish counterpart now plans to take full legal action against the culprits.

El Refugio del Burrito, based in Fuente de Piedra is a Spanish registered charity, and part of the UK-based Donkey Sanctuary, dedicated to the care and protection of donkeys and mules.

Staff at the refuge were devastated to hear how a 20-year old female donkey died in the early hours of Saturday 31^st October after being repeatedly kicked, and more disturbingly for having objects inserted into its bodily orifices causing great internal damage, which then led to a fatal heart attack.

Ivan Salvia, General Manager at El Refugio Del Burrito says: “This cruel act is incomprehensible and we hope to find justice for the poor donkey concerned. The owner is just as devastated as we are.”

El Refugio del Burrito now plans to lodge an official condemnation to the local government of Extremadura to start the legal proceedings. The charity also hopes to gather support from the general public to campaign for animal protection laws to be fully enforced in future.

To support El Refugio del Burrito in their campaign, please visit www.elrefugiodelburrito.com

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NOTES

· The Donkey Sanctuary aims to protect donkeys and mules and promote their welfare worldwide. The charity was founded by Dr Elisabeth Svendsen, MBE in 1969 and has taken into its care over 13,600 donkeys in the UK, Ireland and other parts of Europe. It currently works in 18 countries around the world, including the Sanctuary’s core overseas projects in Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya and Mexico – bringing veterinary assistance to thousands of working donkeys. The charity relies entirely on donations to continue its vital work worldwide. For further information telephone: 01395 578222 or visit: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

· The Donkey Sanctuary has a connected charity, The Elisabeth Svendsen Trust for Children and Donkeys, where fit and healthy donkeys provide riding therapy to children with special needs at purpose built centres located throughout the country. For further information visit: www.elisabethsvendsentrust.org.uk

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Spain: 03/11/09 Update and Further Action Re Donkey Killing by Sick In The Head Thugs

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

Subject: LATEST NEWS tortured donkey in Spain

Previous SAV Post:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/spain-sadistic-sick-in-the-head-spanish-teenage-thugs-torture-and-kill-donkey-during-celebrations/

PLEASE WRITE TO THE MAYORESS DEMANDING THESE MONSTERS BE TRIED FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (SEE TEXT AND SAMPLE LETTER BELOW).

PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS WIDELY.

http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/556119/0/burra/muerta/torreorgaz/

The Mayoress of Torreorgaz, Concepción Polo, has read a statement condemning what was done to the donkey on Friday and also a letter from the parents of the teenage sadists apologizing for them and taking full responsibility, but get this: the Court for Minors only wants to prosecute based on “damages” because the animal died of a “heart attack” and not of the wounds !!!!!!!!!!

Please write again to the Mayoress’s office aytotorreorgaz@yahoo.es and tell her you are NOT buying this absurd excuse and that you demand that the criminals be tried for cruelty to animals under the 5/2002 legislation.

Ayuntamiento de Torreorgaz – Calle Del Moral, 1 – Teléfono: 927 20 50 01 / 927 20 52 03
Fax: 927 20 53 74 – E-Mail: aytotorreorgaz@yahoo.es

Sample letter:

Acabo de leer con total incredulidad que el fiscal de menores acusa a los menores torturadores del burrito en su pueblo de un mero delito de “daños” porque el animal murió de un “ataque al corazón” y no de sus heridas. Por favor, no nos traten de imbéciles, el animal murió de la gran paliza recibida y de la brutal violación a la que fue sometido y no nos importa cual de sus órganos cedió primero, aquí se debe aplicar la ley 5/2002 además de poner denuncia por lo administrativo. Cualquier acción para evitar un verdadero castigo a esos individuos sería un gran error de su parte ya que Vds. tienen a una pandilla de sicópatas en el seno de su sociedad, y está bien estudiado que los asesinos en serie y los asesinos de niños empiezan cometiendo barbaridades como la que nos ocupa.

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Translation of sample letter

I have just read with total disbelief that the teenage torturers of the donkey are being accused by the authorities merely of “damages” because the animal died of a “heart attack” and not of his wounds. Please do not treat us like idiots, the animal died of the terrible beating he received and of the brutal rape he suffered and we don’t care which one of his organs failed first, the law 5/2002 (*penal code) must be applied plus a civil suit. Any excuse to avoid a real punishment for these individuals would be a grave mistake on your part as you have a group of psychopaths in your midst and it is a fact that serial and child killers start by torturing animals to death as in this case.

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SAV: A Reduction in Site Posts Until 14/11/09

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

Dear all;

For the period 02/11/09 through 13/11/09 SAV will be limited in the amount of new site posts which it will be able to publish.

This is due to both other ongoing animal welfare investigation work and current building work happening at base.

Attempts will be made to continue with updates to the SAV site during this period, but posts will not be quite as regular as usual.

Sorry for the problems, but hopefully by the 14^th/15^th /11/09 things should be back to some kind of normality, if there is such a thing !

A more limited service will continue to be provided over the next week or so, until 14/11/09, so please keep checking the site for any updates and news.

Thanks for your understanding;

SAV

Above: Street Art.

Enjoy – Play It LOUD !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI&feature=player_embedded

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Existing (EU Member State) European Citizens: A Request for Your Help

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

We now wish to increase our awareness to existing European states regarding the current situation of animal suffering throughout the Balkans. We especially wish to highlight the apparent disregard of this issue by the EU Enlargement Commission, who would appear to be using every trick in the book to avoid raising the issue of animal welfare legislation implementation and stray animal management programmes by Balkans states currently wishing to gain EU Accession (membership).

We are left with no choice but to now inform the press and media throughout existing EU member states of the Enlargement Commissions apparent reluctance in asking Balkans states about some of the fundamental points of EU membership – “democracy and the rule of law” when applied to animal welfare legislation.

As a campaign NGO for animals in the Balkans, we have plenty of evidence from Balkans states arriving with us on a daily basis which clearly shows that animal abuse and suffering is widespread across the Balkans; abuse which should and could be stopped by governments strictly enforcing their national legislation within these states. We also feel that the EU Enlargement Commission should be raising questions with and informing Balkans (EU) accession states of the feelings expressed by very many EU citizens regarding the complete lack of current animal welfare legislation enforcement in the Balkans; a feeling that until improvements are implemented and shown, the EU should not consider any further member states.

Photo; Dogs In vardariste City Pound, Macedonia

*** To this end, we put out an appeal, especially to all our European campaigners. ***

The ‘Euro media’ now need to be constantly informed en masse of the situation regarding animals in the Balkans. They also need to be able to ask the EU Enlargement Commission what exactly they are doing about animal welfare legislation in these same states, especially when it comes down to new member states accession – ie. implementation of “democracy and the rule of law”.

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So we ask if campaigners throughout existing EU member states if they are able to research and provide us with contact addresses (e mail) of all media organisations located within their own (individual) member state.

Basically we require nothing more than a block listing of all national press and tv organisations for specific existing EU member states.

If this can be done throughout europe, we will very quickly have a large media database for all the major newspapers and tv stations across the EU. Then, we ensure that all reports and photographs of animal welfare issues within Balkans states (EU accession nations) can be rapidly posted to media agencies throughout europe. It will then be up to the press and media of these existing EU member states to contact the EU Enlargement Commission and their national MEP’s to ask what is or is not being addressed by the Enlargement Commission regarding animal welfare legislation (ie. implementing ‘the rule of law’) which is required for EU membership in these EU accession states.

Please provide all press and media listings in a block form, separated with a comma (,), to the ‘Comment’ section on the SAV site – this site. Ideally, please leave details as a comment to this very post. Don’t forget to state which EU nation the links are for.

The block details will not only provide us with a quick listing of all Euromedia contacts, by using the ‘comments’ section of this SAV post, the information will be easily available to other EU campaign organisations; thus increasing their media contact database listing.

Lots of results for rather a little in the way of an outlay, one could say.

We hope to get your lists in the near future.

Regards and thanks – SAV.

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“The aim of enlargement is simple: to extend the area of peace, stability, democracy and the rule of law, and prosperity and well-being throughout Europe”.

Olli Rehn – EU Enlargement Commissioner.

Web Link: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/rehn/index_en.htm