In the arms of an Angel – A Tribute To Animal Rescuers by EVOLVE! Campaigns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8miJcfFBf_0
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We are now able to provide an (English language) translation of the newspaper article provided in our recent post:
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Predsednik Srbije Boris Tadić zatražiće da usvoji kerušu Milu kojoj su nepoznati vandali, pre dve nedelje, odsekli sve četiri šape!
Serbian President Boris Tadic shall require to adopt kerušu Mile where, unknown vandals, two weeks ago, cut off all four paws!
Strašna sudbina keruše, o kojoj su izveštavali svi domaći, ali i mnogi strani mediji jako je potresla predsednika Tadića, pa je on odlučio da se i lično ponudi kao njen usvojitelj, potvrđeno je juče Pressu u Predsedništvu.
Keruše terrible fate, of which the coverage by all local, but many foreign media is very shaken by President Tadic, so he decided to offer as a person and her adoptive parents, it was confirmed yesterday by the Presidency Press.
– Predsednik planira da uskoro obiđe Milu.
The President plans to soon went into Milo.
On će tom prilikom zatražiti da je usvoji… On this occasion, will seek to adopt …
Ipak, sve zavisi od ljudi koji su Milu spasli i koji sada brinu o njoj. However, everything depends on the people who rescued Milo, and who now worry about it. Oni će, na kraju, odlučiti kome će kerušu dati na usvojenje – rekao je juče za Press sagovornik blizak Borisu Tadiću.
They will, eventually, to decide who will kerušu given for adoption – said yesterday for the Press interlocutor close to Boris Tadic.
Sandra Spoja, aktivistkinja Udruženja za zaštitu životinja „Evropska inicijativa 17″, koja je na parkingu u naselju Medaković pronašla osakaćenu kerušu Milu, oduševljena je Tadićevom idejom.
Sandra circuit, an activist of the animal protection “The European Initiative 17”, which is in a parking lot in the village Medaković found kerušu crippling Milo, Tadic was thrilled by the idea.
– Oduševljena sam! – I am delighted!
Sjajno! Great! To znači da će Mila imati najbolju moguću negu i verovatno najsavremeniju operaciju.
This means that Mila have the best possible care and probably most modern surgery.
Moći ćemo da pratimo i kako teče njen oporavak – kaže Spoja. We will be able to track flows and how her recovery – said the joint.
Veterinar Vlada Antić iz ordinacije „Artvet” u kojoj leče Milu bukvalno je ostao bez reči kada smo mu rekli da predsednik Tadić planira da usvoji tog psa.
Vet Clinics of Government Antic “Artvet” which literally treated Milo was left without words when we told him that President Tadic is planning to adopt the dog.
– Prijatno me je iznenadio predsednik…- Pleasant surprise me was the president … Zaista, to je sjajna vest. Actually, that’s great news.
Nadam se da će Mila imati najbolju moguću negu – kaže Antić. I hope Milo will have the best possible care – said Antic.
Njegov kolega, veterinar Miomir Ranđelović, kaže da je gest predsednika Tadića lep, ali da ne zna koliko je izvodljivo da predsednik preuzme brigu o njoj, najmanje još nekoliko meseci.
His colleague, vet Miomir Randjelovic said that President Tadic nice gesture, but did not know how feasible that the president takes care of her, at least a few months.
– Razgovaramo sa hirurzima, gledamo proteze, ali kad se operacija izvrši, moraće da prođe bar nekoliko meseci dok ona ne nauči da hoda…-
We talk to surgeons, dentures look, but when the operation completes, it will have to wait at least several months until she learns to walk … Mila je kod mene, stabilno joj je stanje, jede, pije, ali operacija ugradnje proteza tek predstoji. Mila is with me, her condition is stable, eating, drinking, but the prosthesis implantation surgery is imminent. Osim toga, briga o njoj biće teža od brige o zdravim psima, jer je ona praktično invalid, pas sa posebnim potrebama – kaže Ranđelović. In addition, concerns about it being heavier than the care of healthy dogs, because it is practically an invalid, a dog with special needs – said Randjelovic.
Veran Matić, direktor Fonda B92 koji je osnovao Fond „Mila” kaže da Tadić svojim gestom šalje lepu poruku društvu.
Veran Matic, B92 fund manager who founded the Fund “Mila” Tadic said that his gesture of sending a nice message to society.
– To je lepa inicijativa kojom Tadić šalje vrlo lepu poruku društvu.- It’s a lovely initiative that Tadic sent a very nice message to society. Mi smo osnovali Fond „Mila” i napisali da je na devojci koja je pronašla Milu i veterinaru koji se brine o njoj da odluče kome će je dati na usvajanje. Bilo je jako puno zainteresovanih koji su se javili da je usvoje, a Tadićev gest je u svakom slučaju vrlo lep – kaže Matić. We have established the “Mila” and wrote that the devojci it found Milu and a vet who cares about her to decide kome give to the adoption. It was very much interested in who appeared to adopt a Tadićev gesture is in any case very nice – said Matic.
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Srbija očekuje izvinjenje drugih Serbia expects apology to others
BEOGRAD – Predsednik Srbije Boris Tadić izjavio je da i od drugih parlamenata očekuje da osude zločine koji su se desili u 20. BELGRADE – Serbian President Boris Tadic said that other parliaments are expected to condemn the crimes that have occurred in the 20th veku, kao što je srpski parlament osudio zločin u Srebrenici. century, such as the Serbian parliament condemned the crime in Srebrenica.
– Srpski narod, koji je bio kroz čitavu svoju istoriju u najvećoj meri meta zločina, smogao je snage kroz deklaraciju o Srebrenici da uputi izvinjenje i iskaže iskreno žaljenje. – The Serbian people, who had been throughout its history largely targets of crime, mustered a force through a declaration on Srebrenica to apologize and express sincere regret. Zbog tih grešaka, zločina i strašnih činova, mi smo se izvinili i iskazali žaljenje. Because of these mistakes, crimes and terrible acts, we have apologized and expressed regret. Očekujemo da će svi imati takav pristup, da će svi imati snage na nivou najviših državnih institucija da iskažu žaljenje, ne samo zbog žrtava koje su se desile ove ili prošlih godina, nego zbog žrtava u čitavom 20. We expect that everyone will have such access, everyone will have the power to the highest level of state institutions to express regret, not only because of the casualties that have occurred this year or in previous years, but for victims throughout the 20th veku – rekao je Tadić nakon polaganja venaca na spomen-obeležje u Jajincima, gde je u Drugom svetskom ratu streljano više od 80.000 Srba, Roma, Jevreja i drugih. century – Tadic said after laying a wreath at the memorial features in Jajinci, where during the Second World War, shot more than 80,000 Serbs, Roma, Jews and others.
On je upozorio na pokušaje revizije istorije i ponovno jačanje fašističkih i antisemitskih ideologa, i istakao da se protiv toga treba boriti. He warned against attempts to review the history and re-strengthening of anti-Semitic and fascist ideologues, and pointed out that to fight against it. (EP) (EP)
D. LUKOVIĆ D. LUKOVIĆ
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** Whaling plan draws greens’ anger **
Proposals to limit whaling quotas draw fire from green groups, though some
catches would fall.
Link to further information:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/sci/tech/8638199.stm
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2010
Contact: Tom Pfeifer, (202) 225-5811
Chairs of Animal Protection Caucus Introduce Bill Making Crush Videos Illegal
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Co-chairs of the Animal Protection Caucus Reps. Jim Moran (D-VA) and Elton Gallegly (R-CA) introduced, along with 54 other cosponsors, a bipartisan bill authored by Gallegly and designed to overcome the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down federal law barring the sale of so-called “crush videos,” which graphically depict the abuse and killing of animals.
Gallegly’s original bill passed the House in 1999 on a bipartisan vote of 372-42 and in the Senate by unanimous consent. President Clinton signed it into law. For 10 years, it shut down the crush video industry.
“Violence is not a First Amendment issue; it is a law enforcement issue,” Gallegly said. “Ted Bundy and Ted Kaczynski tortured or killed animals before killing people. The FBI, U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice consider animal cruelty to be one of the early warning signs of potential violence by youths. This law is one step toward ending this cycle of violence.”
“The Supreme Court decision is a blow to the effort to prevent animal cruelty and a victory for the profiteers behind the `crush’ video industry, which glorifies the killing of defenseless animals,” said Moran. “For 10 years, federal law had worked to dramatically reduce the proliferation of these videos. Now, Congress must act to restore these commonsense protections against animal cruelty.”
The more narrowly focused legislation would prevent video depictions of drowning, impaling, burning and crushing of animals, while addressing constitutional concerns outlined by the court.
“Animal abuse and profiting from these actions are wrong,” said Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH), a member of the Animal Protection Caucus and original cosponsor of the bill. “We must close the loopholes to crack down and end the trade in crush videos. Today, we are unequivocally restating, with a narrowly tailored measure, that it is unacceptable to videotape and sell extreme, cruel, and illegal depictions of the torturing, maiming, or mutilation of animals.”
“When the law banning animal cruelty videos was passed in 1999, the videos depicting the crushing of small animals virtually disappeared from the market,” said Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), another original cosponsor. “The implication by Chief Justice Roberts that the law should be circumscribed to require that the depicted conduct be `cruel’ will be addressed by this new bill.”
“Animal cruelty is not something to celebrate and circulate online,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), an original cosponsor and Animal Protection Caucus member. “On the heels of yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, we’re taking immediate and bipartisan action to protect animals without infringing on the right to free speech. The bottom line is that we need to protect animals from being tortured or killed in a manner that is criminal or morally reprehensible. No one should be allowed to profit from so-called crush videos or other images of animal cruelty.”
“While I am disappointed in its ruling, I have the highest respect for the Supreme Court,” Gallegly said. “They left the door ajar for us to continue to outlaw these heinous actions and we intend to do so.”
“I refuse to stand by while people profit from the mutilation and torture of helpless puppies, kittens and other animals.” said Moran. “I look forward to continuing to working with Congressman Gallegly to respond to this decision while preserving the constitutional freedoms all Americans hold dear.”
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Source of info:
http://www.house.gov/gallegly/media/media2010/042110crushvideo.htm
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PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY TO ALL GROUPS AND CONTACTS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
REMEMBER DEAR ‘MIMA’
Thought you’d like to see an update:
‘Mima’ who had all four paws chopped off in Bulgaria is doing well.
Please see website link below which you can translate.
Dearest ‘Mima’ a very brave girl to survive her terrible ordeal.
We send our warmest love and hugs to her. Donations still needed please to help her.
From this……………………………………..
to this …………….
Many thanks for your support
SWAP team UK
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Subject: Thought you’d like to see an update: Mima
MANY, MANY GREAT IMAGES OF PROGRESS AND LOVE AT…………
http://www.db-tierhilfe.de/mima-drjanovo.php
The top images are always the most recent.
These show Mima after successful surgery in a German vet clinic.
Once the stumps are fully healed things will hopefully move on to the planned prostethics.
Donations are still most welcome – it is far from over yet.
And the costs will continue to rise as Mima recuperates from her ordeal.
Diana
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Original appeal
PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY TO ALL GROUPS AND CONTACTS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
Petition: All four paws of the 5 year old female dog were axed off – Justice for Mima! (Bulgaria)
WORLDWIDE SIGNATURES NEEDED FOR THIS HEINOUS ACT- MAY JUSTICE PREVAIL.
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PLEASE EVERYONE SIGN PETITION BELOW
Many thanks
SWAP team UK
Mima’s legs were butchered apparently over an old conflict between neighbors. Only a monster is capable of this heinous act!! Currently, there are no laws against Animal Cruelty in Bulgaria. Please show your support and demand justice for Mima and all other defenseless animals abused and tortured in Bulgaria. We also have to show we are not going away until this happens.
PETITION – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/punishment-for-the-man-crippled-mima
Punishment for the man crippled Mima
Target:
To Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov
Sponsored by:
On March 26th Dobromir Donchev from Drianovo,Bulgaria found Mima lying crippled near his home. All four paws of the 5-years -old female dog were axed. Donchev took Mima to the vet immediately where she was stabilised. Nevertheless Mima will be most probably put to sleep. Her paws were cut in such a barberic way that it is almost impossible to be replaced.
Mima’s owner is sure the crime was done by a neighbour because of an old fight. But there is nothing he can do about it. There is no zoo police in Bulgaria and no proper punishment for such acts.
Young people from Drianovo now, are gathering signatures asking the Bulgarian Prime Minister for justice. Please show your support and hopefully this case will set the long waited changes of Bulgarian Law against Animal abuse.
PETITION – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/punishment-for-the-man-crippled-mima
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Kyrgyzstan – Wikipedia Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan
Petition Link: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/558699231
Target: Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Brussels, Belgium
Sponsored by: Friends of Wolves
Lake Issyk Kul and in all Kyrgyzstan
VIDEO LINK AND FOOTAGE – Salborun Taigen and Bird Festival
http://sonsofhedin.org/archives/290/comment-page-1#comment-252
We can not tolerate such barbaric acts.
This return to archaic and cruel tradition is a disgrace for Kyrgyztan.
These noble animals deserve respect and protection of their population!
This 2 day festival on the northern shore of Lake Issyk Kul in the town of Cholpon-Ata draws the regions best hunting dogs, eagle hunters, and falcon handlers in all of Kyrgyzstan.
Festivities range from eagle hunting of pheasants; Taigen also known as Kyrgyz hunting dog racing; to wolf baiting.
These long standing traditions have an important place within Kyrgyz culture and reflect their nomadic past.
Such festivities reflect the Kyrgyz people’s nomadic past.
The final event of the festival is only opened to the most respected Berktuchi and Taigen who must hunt a live wolf. This fierce and sometimes gory battle frequently results in mortal wounds. For the sake of sportsmanship, festival officials attempted to place a bit in the wolf’s mouth to no avail, settling for a heavy chain tethering her to a lead weight.
Within rural communities, Kyrgyz have long raised Taigen and trained Eagles to protect both the lives of their livestock and family. This captured wolf was responsible for killing 68 sheep, 20 cows, and 17 horses. Such an unfathomable number of lost cattle and sheep is enough to impoverish any community.
We also encourage regional NGOs, interested students, and international development experts to contact us at : info@sonsofhedin.org
Lake Issyk Kul and in all Kyrgyzstan
Salborun Taigen and Bird Festival
http://sonsofhedin.org/archives/290/comment-page-1#comment-252
We can not tolerate such barbaric acts.
This return to archaic and cruel tradition is a disgrace for Kyrgyztan.
To whom it must concern.
I’d like to refer you to the article I read about the 2 day festival in February on the northern shore of Lake Issyk Kul in the town of Cholpon-Ata which draws the regions best hunting dogs, eagle hunters, and falcon handlers in all of Kyrgyzstan. The final event of the festival is only opened to the most respected Berktuchi and Taigen who must hunt a live wolf. This fierce and sometimes gory battle frequently results in mortal wounds. For the sake of sportsmanship, festival officials attempted to place a bit in the wolfs mouth to no avail, settling for a heavy chain tethering her to a lead weight.
I know that within rural communities, Kyrgyz have long raised Taigen and trained Eagles to protect both the lives of their livestock and family.
I fully agree that their sheep, cows and horses need protection, but there are other ways to do this. But this killing has nothing to do with protection but has a long standing tradition within the Kyrgyz culture and reflects their nomadic past.
For them the hunting is a sport.
And not only the lives of the wolves are at stake, but also that of the dogs, the hawks and eagles.
These animals are abused to the glory of the Kyrgyz.
Such barbaric traditions can not be tolerated.
Animals are inherently sentient and possess the capacity for thought and emotion, including contentment, loneliness, fear, and agony. All animals, human and non-human,
experience the desire to live free from exploitation and suffering and fear the manifestation of death. Humans have adopted dangerous constructs of speciesism, the prejudicial regard of non-human species, to validate the brutality inflicted upon them. Using this manufactured status of superiority, humans have sanctioned the use of animals as commodities, regarding them only as products to benefit our goals and needs.
We embrace inequity to justify our treatment of animals, yet euphemistic descriptions meant to facilitate morality cannot disguise the fundamentally unethical parameters with which we surround ourselves to distinguish our dominance. As dangerous as racism and sexism, speciesism further divides the chasm between species, which desensitizes us to cruelty and inevitably leads to human inequality and injustice.
Furthermore, it is also important to recognize the potential environmental ramifications of such a species decline; the ecology is a delicate entity whereby all elements work with and amongst each other in symbiotic manners; any one imbalance will cause negative influence throughout all species, plant and animal. It is therefore ecologically necessary that you acknowledge your contribution to this damage and adopt immediate measures discontinuing such. Although you may not consider the wolves as having essential worth, they value their own lives, and your blatant disregard not only has broad consequences outside your borders, it also has potentially criminal repercussions based on established EU protocols; you should be aware that in surrounding areas wolves are protected species.
The hunting and killing of this vulnerable group of beings is unacceptable, and the celebratory nature with which the slaughtered animals are displayed is indicative of only self-serving indulgence.
This return to archaic and cruel tradition is a disgrace for Russia.
These noble animals deserve respect and protection of their population!
Please act in a compassionate and empathetic manner and ensure that barbarity like this will end
Thank you for your time and attention,
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All Pictures – Sonsofhedin.
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Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 