Serbia: (Subotica) New President of Friend-EPAR, and the City Authorities, Are Asked Serious Questions About Stray Animal Treatment and Compliance With Existing Serbian Laws.

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

SUBOTICA

Below is a copy of the document which has been sent by Serbian campaigners to both the Subotica city authorities and also to the new President of Friend-EPAR in paper form.

Please remember that Slavica was removed as the original President of Friend-EPAR by collaboration between other players who want to continually kill stray animals, despite what the Serbian national legislation says.

IMPORTANT NOTE –

A new name of EPAR-OIPA SRBIJA has now had to be established by Slavica (of original Friend-EPAR) because of the attempts made by Branka Bojanin to take over control of the EPAR shelter which was run by Slavica.

Remember the attempts by Branka Bojanin to try and let all the shelter dogs out onto the streets recently sothat they could then be captured, taken back to the city pound and killed ?

See the video of the events at:

http://www.b92.net/info/vesti/index.php?yyyy=2010&mm=12&dd=21&nav_id=480834

Branka Bojanin is the blone woman who you can see fighting with the police in the video above.  She attempted to turn 700 dogs from EPAR shelter out onto the streets so that they could be caught and killed.  Note all the shinters and other dogcatchers waiting at the gates of EPAR shelter ready to catch the animals.

Slavica who owns the shelter, prevented the authorites and the dogcatchers and Branka Bojanin from undertaking their wishes.  But by her underhanded means, Branka Bojanin has thrown Slavica out of the position of President of Friend-EPAR so that she, Branka Bojanin, can work directly with the Subotica authorities and try to kill as many animals as possible.

This is why Slavica has now had to form a new organisation, EPAR-OIPA SRBIJA, as she (Slavica) is being forced out of official positions at Friend-EPAR by the city authorities.

All the dogs at EPAR shelter are still safe due to Slavica’s efforts at this time to protect them

The letter (below) is about the legal obligation of the city authorities and the organisation Friend-EPAR (President : Branka Bojanin) regarding the matter of the lawful treatment of stray dogs in all places where stray dogs live ( there are 3 places with large numbers as follows): 

1. city pound, Ganjo sor 134, Subotica  – up to 300 dogs 

2. dog shelter Friend-EPAR, Titogradska 53, Subotica – up to 1000 dogs

3. dog shelter Segedinski Put 86, Subotica – up to 100 dogs.

The President of APS `Subotica` who collaborates with the shinters is Mr. Nebojsa Mihajlovic. He sold  to the shinters 3 boxes from the dog shelter for killing strays in the past, and he has allegedly taken payment of 7000 dinars per month per box.

Mr. Nebojsa Mihajlovic is now a member of the actual Commision for killing stray dogs/cats in the Subotica city pound, Ganjo sor 134.

He is also President of the local APS `Subotica` which is supported by the city authorities – because Mr. Nebojsa Mihajlovic colaborates with the city shinters.  He has always declared that  ` there are too many  stray dogs so some of them must be killed by `humane way`.

But the APS shelter (his shelter) is not registred and  is ‘small and dirty’ with places for 70-100 dogs.  It is understood that via the city authorities, Mr. Mihajlovic has received money from the city authorities for this ‘shelter’ for many years.

The document shown below from campaigners isa  very serious document and it is strong in its agreement to existing laws.  By the implementation of existing laws we insist on lawful animal treatment.  

ALL stray dogs and cats, wherever they live in Subotica city, and because of the authorities alleged obligation to implement national Serbian animal welfare law, MUST THEREFORE UNDERTAKE the CARE of all stray dogs/cats in ALL PLACES in the city. 

This is the law for every city authority throughout Serbia – this is Serbian animal welfare legislation for stray animals.  Unfortunately, the city authorities throughout Serbia are NOT complying with existing Serbian national animal welfare legislation.

It must be known that if anything is found to be non-compliant with the existing Serbian animal welfare legislation, then campaigners at EPAR-OIPA SERBIA will bring criminal charges against all / any persons associated with the non-compliance.

SAV will subsequently ensure that copies of the charges about legal non-compliance are provided to the EU Enlargement Commission.  Showing compliance with the national law(s) is a requirement of EU membership which must be shown by any nation requiring EU accession.

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From: EPAR

To: gunacelnik@subotica.rs

Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 3:53 PM

Subject: Obavestenje , Urgencija 8.1.2011.

Grad Subotica

Gradskoj upravi

Udruzenju gradjana Prijatelj-EPAR

Obavestenje  :

27.12.2010.

Ovim vas obavestavamo o uslovima koje su duzni   da  ispostuju  : grad  Subotica i  organizacija Prijatelj-EPAR u  pravljenju dogovora u vezi zbrinjavanja napustenih pasa i macaka   nepoznatih vlasnika .

U slucaju nepostovanja  dole navedenih uslova  obavestavamo vas  da ce organizacija EPAR  preduzeti sledece mere :

1. podneti tuzbu Osnovnom sudu u Subotici  protiv  odredjenih ,poznatih  odgovornih lica  koja su autori nezakonitih opstinskih odluka  2003. i 2008. po kojoj su postupali  i finansirali nezakonit tretman napusternih  pasa i macaka do juna 2010., i nezakonit tretman javnog novca , to su lica  koja su  odgovorna   zbog  masovnog ubijanja pasa i macaka u prihvatilistu Ganjo sor,  te transfera novca  firmi JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo` Subotica  za obavljanje  nezakonitog tretmana,  pa cak i u periodu kada ta firma nije obavljala poslove za koje  su je placali novcem iz gradskog budzeta .

2. Ostati  pri krivicnoj prijavi falsifikata u vezi  nezakonitog preuzimanja organizacije Prijatelj-EPAR od strane svih lica koji  : nisu  clanovi ove organizacije i nemaju certifikat  kojim  dokazuju clanstvo  u skladu sa Statutom Prijatelj-EPAR , a uzeli  su na bilo koji nacin ucesce u falsifikovanju pecata organizacije i   falsifikovanju cinjenica o aktivnostima  organizacije Prijatelj-EPAR,  a  radi postizanja odredjenog cilja koji ce rasvetliti istrazni postupak.

3.Ostati pri krivicnoj prijavi zbog pokusaja izbacivanja 700 pasa  iz azila i ugrozavanja bezbednosti gradjana i dobrobiti zivotinja , od strane Udruzenja Prijatelj-EPAR.

Obavezni uslovi koje je grad Subotica  ima ispuniti  ,  zato sto je  njegova  zakonska obaveza   ZBRINJAVANJE svih napustenih pasa i macaka nepoznatih vlasnika u Subotici, bez ubijanja- jer je isto zabranjeno od 2.11.2005. Zakonom o veterinarstvu  , a drustvo Prijatelj-EPAR  ih ima prihvatiti   u skladu sa svojim Statutarnim obavezama  , su sledeci :

1. S obzirom da Grad daje za  poslove hvatanja i zbrinjavanja  200-400  zivotinja godisnje  : 450 000 dinara ,  dnevno ,tj.  75 -37,5 dinara  dnevno  po psu/macki  za zivotinje smestene u prihvatilistu za privremeni smestaj Ganjo sor134, istu  aktuelnu kolicinu novca  po psu davace i za  istovrsno zbrinjavanje istih takvih zivotinja nepoznatih vlasnika  u prihvatilistu Titogradska,53, kao i u prihvatilistu Segedinski Put 86 .

2. Vozni park koji je  novcem poreskih obveznika namenjen  realizaciji  zbrinjavanja  pasa i macaka   nepoznatih vlasnika ,  tj namenjen ovim  zivotinjama  zbrinutim u prihvatiliste  za privremeni smestaj  Ganjo sor 134, Subotica,   i psima i mackama u prihvatilistu za zbrinjavanje  takvih zivotinja Prijatelj -Titogradska 53, Subotica, kao i u prihvatiliste  Segedinski Put 88 , koristice se  proporcionalno  broju zivotinja  , tj.   broj vozila  koje ce od raspolazucih  vozila koristiti pravna lica koja obavljaju  zbrinjavanje pasa i macaka  nepoznatih vlasnika  , bez obzira na kojoj adresi su zivotinje smestene ,  bice proporcionalan  broju zivotinja  koje  zbrinjava.

3. Novcane nadoknade  zaposlenih u  zoohigijenskoj sluzbi JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo`  koji  zbrinjavaju  odredjeni broj zivotinja u prihvatilistu Ganjo sor 134  i volonterske nadoknade  ljudi koji  zbrinjavaju  odredjeni broj zivotinja u prihvatilistu Titogradska 53  , i u prihvatilistu Segedinski Put 86, moraju biti medjusobno identicne ,  a takodje  broj  ljudi koji   u oba slucaja obavljaju poslove zbrinjavanja  mora biti proporcionalan broju zivotinja  i  biti u zavisnosti od broja zivotinja  u sva tri  slucaja , tako da na 50 zivotinja  dolazi 1  covek koji ih  svakodnevno zbrinjava.

4. Odmah  preduzeti  administrativne mere za ponistavanje  nezakonitih  delova Opstinske Odluke Subotice ,Sl list grada  Subotice br. 6/10  i prekinuti  nezakonito lisavanje  zivota pasa i macaka u   prihvatilistu za  privremeni smestaj Ganjo sor 134, te zbrinuti  prekobrojne zivotinje   iz ovog  prihvatilista za privremeni smestaj u prihvatilista za zbrinjavanje  , pri cemu novac i sve prinadleznosti imaju pratiti  zivotinje .

5. Odmah u skladu sa clanom 54. Zakona o dobrobiti zivotinja, zapoceti  izradu i sprovodjenje programa za kontrolu i smanjenje populacije napustenih pasa i macaka prema specificnostima sredine.

6. Odmah preduzeti mere vakcinacije pasa protiv besnila i mikrocipovanje pasa koji do danas nisu mikrocipovani na adresama : Gano sor 134, Segedinski Put 86 i Titogradska 53  u Subotici .

Svi drugi  zakljucci  i davanje i prihvatanje drugacijih , nepovoljnih za zivotinje , a time i za gradjane , bili bi nezakoniti  i  aktivirali  bi  gore navedene  poteze   organizacije EPAR .

Narocito  bi bili stetni `izmestanje`  iz legalnog prihvatilista za zbrinjavanje u  prihvatiliste za privremeni smestaj  zivotinja u kojem  se  prema raspolozivim dokazima vrsilo  masovno ubijanje , vrsi se i sada  kao  nezakonita  `komunalna` delatnost .

S postovanjem

EPAR-OIPA SRBIJA  /Alijansa za zastitu prirode,prava zivotinja i prava ljudi

24000 Subotica, Matka Vukovica,9

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Serbia: Subotica – Authorites Asked Where Are the Animals and the Money ?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

SUBOTICA.

Below is a copy of the letter which Serbian campaigners (EPAR -OIPA SERBIA )have sent to the Subotica authorities.

The letter questions the information about where all the dogs and cats now are who were logged as being caught in the official report produced and provided by the Subotica authorities – copy of the information (letter) are also provided below.

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To: gunacelnik@Subotica.rs

Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 12:34 PM

Subject: Zahtev 23.12.2010. – lokacija i postupci GU prema zivotinjama , izjave GU javnosti, OPASNOST PO SIGURNOST GRADJANA

Grad Subotica

Gradska uprava,putem poste

23.12.2010.

hitno- u roku do 48h

Predmet: Zahtev ovlascenom licu da u zakonskom roku do 48h ,na adresu u potpisu dostavi sledece informacije:

S obzirom da  Grad Subotica nema prihvatiliste  nego samo objekat prihvatiliste za privremeni smestaj napustenih pasa i macaka  malog smestajnog kapaciteta , u kojem moze da ih drzi do smestanja u prihvatiliste ;

S obzirom na izjave date medijima od strane g.Marije Usumovic i g.Suzane Dulic , da ce  pomoci gradjanima  tako sto ce izmestiti preko 700 pasa iz  jedinog registrovanog legalnog prihvatilista u Subotici na adresi Titogradska 53, ne navodeci  lokaciju na koju ce izmestiti pse , ni ciji su to psi ,

S obzirom na nezakonita ubijanja napustenih pasa i macaka  nepoznatih vlasnika  koja vrsi grad  pomocu  vet stanice veterinara g.Grge Tikvickog ,o kojima posedujemo  dokaze  ,

S obzirom da  Drustvo Prijatelj preti  da ce  700 pasa pustiti na ulice , sto predstavlja izazivanje opasnosti po sigurnost , zivot i zdravlje gradjana i zivotinja :

trazimo hitno sledece  informacije   :

1. u  koji objekat  su g.Usumovic i g.Dulic dajuci izjave javnosti Srbije da ce grad `izmestiti` preko 700 pasa ,  imale u vidu  da izmeste preko 700 pasa  iz  legalnog prihvatilista u Titogradskoj 53, Subotica i

2.  koji  Zakon i  koji  zakonit postupak  prema  psima iz tacke 1. ovog zahteva, su  g.Usumovic i g.Dulic imale u vidu , kada su  izjavile  javnosti Srbije , putem medija, da ce grad “postupati  u skladu sa zakonom “ i  “ primeniti zakonit postupak“  i  prema  700 pasa ,nakon sto ih izmesti iz legalnog prihvatilistas Titogradska 53 ,i

3.ciji   su  ovi  psi ,   700 pasa  koje gospodja Usumovic i Dulic  zele   izmestiti  na nepostojecu lokaciju  , a Drustvo Prijatelj  ih zeli izbaciti na ulicu ?

4.Sta sprecava  grad da postupi zakonito bez premestanja preko 700  iz legalnog prihvatilista ,koje je drzava Srbija oznacila legalnim ,kad istovremeno grad , pa  i pomenute gospodje , imaju saznanje da  Subotica nema drugi legalan  osim  ovog u Titogradskoj , jedini legalan azil za  napustene pse nepoznatih vlasnika , a tu je i  zakon koji nalaze da grad  mora da zbrinjava ove zivotinje u PRIHVATILISTA ,i da je  UBIJANJE od 2.11.2005. g. ZABRANJENO, kako najmanje  jedanput nedeljno sto je grad cinio po Opstinskoj odluci do 2008. , tako i najmanje jedanput mesecno sto grad cini sada ,

s obzirom  pomenute gospodje neodgovorno tvrde da  grad postupa zakonito prema uhvacenim  neobelezenim psima i mackama nepoznatih vlasnika i da ce isto tako  zakonito postupati i prema psima koji sada zive u legalnom prihvatilistu Titogradska 53,  a   znaju da grad postupa nezakonito i prema uhvacenim psima i mackama koje  uhvati   zoohigijenska sluzba grada , znaju jer to finansiraju u ime svih poreskih obveznika  –  nezakonitost  dokazuje Odluka Ustavnog suda Sl.gl.RS 9/2010 , jer   grad  IH LISAVA ZIVOTA NAJMANJE 1 PUT MESECNO koristeci usluge vet.stanicer `Veterinar`  .  Po izvestaju  zoohigijenske sluzbe grada Subotice uhvaceno je  1508  pasa  i 99 macaka od 3.5.2006. do 16.11.2010. ,  a brojno stanje je   16.11.2010. :  201 pas i  nijedna macka po izvestaju JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo` na dan16.11.2010. ,stoga  trazimo  hitan odgovor, a u pitanju je oko 100 miliona dinara javnog novca  kojim je placeno postupanje prema 1508  pasa i 99 macaka u Subotici :

5. Gde je grad smestio  pse i macke  koje je uhvatio  putem svoje zoohigijenske sluzbe, firme  koju  grad placa :  najmanje 450 000 mesecno, i kad radi i kad ne radi , plus   je grad  pribavio ovoj  firmi i   sredstva za rad i objekat  za privremeni smestaj-   gde su psi i macke ,osim onih koji se trenutno nalaze u  subotickom gradskom prihvatilistu za privremeni smestaj na adresi Ganjo sor 134,Subotica ,  i ciji su  psi i macke koji se nalaze  u  prihvatilistu za privremeni smestaj  : Ganjo sor 134 , Subotica? ciji su 1508 pasa i 99 macaka  koji su  usli u ovo prihvatiliste i gde su  sada oni koji fale  u brojnom stanju ? koji `zakonit  postupak`   pominju   g. Usumovic i g.Dulic , da je grad primenio prema  uhvacenim psima  i mackama koji  nisu  vise u ovom prihvatilistu  i gde su oni sada, jer je od 1508 uhvacenih  pasa i 99 uhvacenih macaka – u objektu za privremeni smestaj  u Subotici, Ganjo sor 134 ,na dan 16.11.2010. bilo 201 pas i ni jedna macka  .Gde je 1406 zivotinja  ,  jer  16.11.2010. je po  dostavljenom izvestaju od strane g.Prastalo Milice iz JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo`  u objektu za privremeni smestaj pasa i macaka  prisutno   samo : 201 pas i nijedna macka ,po zvanicnom  izvestaju JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo` Subotica i cije su to zivotinje sa kojima nezakonito  `barata`   grad  Subotica   tj. g.Matilda Seker , g.Usumovic, g.Dulic i JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo` Subotica ,tj.g.V.Dragin  ?

6. Da li je grad Subotica postupao  do  18.juna 2010. po nezakonitim  Opstinskim odlukama  Sluzbeni list grada Subotice 63/03 i  33/08  i Sl gl RS 9/10,  I KO JE  BIO PREDLAGAC ISTIH , a ko je predlagac  Opstinske Odluke  Subotice  br  6/10  u kojoj   predlagac : eutanaziju kucnih ljubimaca proglasava komunalnom delatnoscu ? i  navodi da se ista ima obavljati najmanje  1 puta mesecno  – ignorisuci zakone  koji zabranjuju ubijanje pasa i macaka  bez dokaza indikovanosti eutanazije  .Dostavite  sve liste  svih `eutanaziranih` pasa i macaka  koji su ubijeni po  svim pomenutim opstinskim odlukama Subotice  ili adresu na koju su  zivotinje zbrinute iz prihvatilista za privremeni smestaj Ganjo sor 134 ,imajuci u vidu  ukupan broj zivotinja koje su u Ganjo sor unesene – videti dokument u atachmentu , o cemu GU  ima saznanje jer  dobija  od JKP`Cistoca i zelenilo`  mesecne izvestaje o obavljenom poslu koji placa mesecno po 450 000 dinara plus  svih ostalih izdvajanja datih ovoj firmi od strane  gradskog i republickog budzeta na raspolaganje .

EPAR-OIPA SRBIJA/Alijansa za zastitu prirode,prava zivotinja i prava ljudi

24000 Subotica, Matka Vukovica,9

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Also below is a copy of the letter from the Subotica authorities where they claim they have had a meeting with Friend-EPAR – (now controlled by Branka Bojanin) and with other veterinary inspectors.  But the real issue here is that the meeting was NOT documented in any form of a report – which makes things unlawful as all members are required to make an official report about every meeting.  So why not this time ? – have they something to hide and which they only verbally agreed on ?

 

If both Mrs Usumovic and Mrs Dulic say that the city of Subotica has done evrything in agreement with the law, then it has to be asked, where are the animals and where is the money ? – remember that animals must not be killed under existing law – they must be provided with unlimited (time) care.

But Subotica has only a small facility for the city animals which are captured.  Therefore animals ARE routinely killed despite the existing Serbian law because the authorities have no place for them !

This is NOT in agreement with the law !!

And still, just like Smederevo and the rest, the authorities are doing nothing to work towards a public education programme which will sterilise animals and thus reduce numbers in every city.

Killing animals is all they know and all they do, and that is the wrong approach; an illegal approach under existing Serbian law.

We will endevour to expose and fight this animal abuse by the authorities however long it takes.

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Serbia: Smederevo – Information of the Real Situation Now Supplied to SAV by a Serbian Campaigner.

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Smederevo – the actual ,existing reality of the situation in Smederevo today as supplied by a Serbian campaigner. 

E mailed to SAV on 09/01/2010 after the publication of our following post:

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2011/01/08/serbia-newspaper-article-smederevo-fails-for-several-decades-to-solve-its-problem-of-stray-dogs/

 

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The mail reads as follows:

 

Hi Mark  

 

Mr. Devecerski – the communal inspector and the Smederevo authorities want to continue to act in agreement to old and nonvalid laws. They did not read the new laws which are valid from 2.11.2005.

 

Under the new Serbian law : the killing unwanted dogs and cats IS forbidden , and it is punishable by Article 269. of the Serbian Criminal Code – up to 3 years jail sentence. 

 

The only lawful way for the stable control of the number of stray dogs/cats in population is sterilisastion of all owned pets and punishment for irresponsible ownership; NOT simply by killing dogs and cats but by the prevention of unwanted births in the first place – and that is sterilisation.

 

Mr Devecerski and the Smederevo authorities are responsible for the high number of stray dogs on the Smederevo streets, for continued animal suffering, for the citizens violation and also for irresponsible spending of many millions of taxpayers dinars.

 
And because they are still not able solve this problem they want to continue killing animals, but killing IS forbidden – and so they also violate human rights by non-implementation of existing, valid laws, but have continued plans to carry on with unlawful actions.
 
Criminal charges will be made against Mr. Devecerski and his co-workers.

Maybe he and some Smederevo authorities will be the first who will be punished .We hope so.

 

Mr Devecerski has read and still works to old, non-valid illegal laws from 1991.  Pravilnik 29/94 which he also currently uses is a non-existing law now.

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We will bring a Criminal chatge against  Mr. Devecerski, because  he has sent to the public  the wrong  information about  what  is currently, under existing Serbian law, lawful and what is unlawful acts.  Mr. Devecerski is paid for  giving  to the public the right information and for  correct implementation  of existing and valid laws;  for the prevention of the high number of stray dogs on the streets by implementing these current existing laws..

 

The high number of stray dogs on the streets is a consequence of current unlawful actions by Mr .Devecerski and others in authority.

 

There is here again : CORRUPTION on the scene.

 

 

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