Posted on June 9, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Something kind of ‘weird’ from the UK around 1979/80’ ish. One of my favourite tracks by a brilliant vocalist – Hugh Cornwell – ex Stranglers front man. Played this all the time – a real hit with my friends – weird ?, well yes, probably; but then we were at the time !!. ‘Nosferatu’ – a great album. It was the time of Siouxsie Sioux etc – the best of British ‘different’ music at the time – Mark.
The other night I chanced upon an irate caterpillar
He was irate he had a darting face
Crinkled with old forms Appendage arms spread out fanlike glancing
His string noise boxes
The rest were a howling wolf
Afraid to be left upright against sleeping forte
Calling to the caterpillar
Throughout the time span
Wanting to be fed wanting attention Wanting waiting full of tension
They don’t crowd the spiderlike object
They didn’t object at least not many
Just waiting for the next creak
From his aching limbs to reach their brains through
Cup-like objects stuck on the sides of their heads
No-one joked no-one spoke
They became embarrassed and planted contempt
Under their haunches
When the caterpillar rested
His appendages ummed
His appendages arred
But not connecting with
The string noise boxes
And… They…all just gazed
‘Nosferatu’ is a great album; if different !
‘Wrong way round’ and ‘Puppets’:
The late Ian Dury puts in a cameo, as the Ring Master in” Wrong Way Round” “Ere she is, ere she is, the one you`ve all bin waitin for”!!
The Clash (London Calling) sing backing vocals on ‘Puppets’
‘London Calling’ – The Clash: a classic album of its time
Siouxsie and the Banshees – ‘Shadowtime’ – she is from ‘Kent’ where we are – a super Kent girl !
More recent from Hugh – ‘Going to the City’:
With Brilliant Caz Campbell on Bass.
Bring on Gothic and alternative music – they were good times !!
Various animal petitions to sign up to:
Thank You – SAV.
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Posted on June 7, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Come on folks, please donate anything you can – even 1 Euro; it makes a huge difference. This facility is too good to close down, as it has over 500 dogs in its care. It needs funds – we have got the ball rolling today – please give anything using the secure site – first link below – Thank You.
To donate and see lots more, please click on the following:
June 2015 – Things have reached a very critical situation at shelter ‘Alex’.
If you can help this dog shelter which has been running for years to help animals around the Subotica region, then please do so. It does not matter the size of your donation – anything at all will help with the dailt costs.
Andrea, who is a volunteer at the shelter, sends the following plea for help:
Today, things have escalated in shelter “Alex” to the point where the only person who runs the shelter has no strength to run it anymore and is willing to surrender it to other people. The pressure comes from another which is getting lots of support.
The shelter is full. No matter how hard we try to advertise the shelter, to share our dogs, to introduce other people with the work of the shelter, and publish each donation we receive to be as transparent as possible, simply it doesn’t go. There is no money.
Alex, with kind heart helps the dog, but in vain. Nobody else steps in with a minimum donation or a can of food, or to provide a ride to the vet or provide a temporary home for a dog. Nobody helps. Adrijana and Dragan kill themselves from all the work they do during winter and summer, hot and cold temperatures, rain and sun, while I only maintain the fb page of the shelter.
There are 500 dogs at the shelter.
In shelter “Alex” there are dogs who have been saved going back to 2003 and they are still alive. Everybody is welcomed in the shelter “Alex”. People can come and see the dogs, pet them, take them for a walk.
At this present time things are extremely difficult. Adrijana has helped at the shelter for many years but she is now finding it almost impossible to continue as financial donations are few and far between; yet the animals need to be cared for – veterinary costs, food costs, shelter maintenance costs, etc, etc.
Without Adrijana or more help with donations, the fate of all the animals at the shelter is uncertain. Please somebody help!! – give anything that you can to help, please; we do not know what more we can do than to simply ask people if they can help the shelter with a donation of any size – THANK YOU.
Andrea Sreiber
Volunteer at shelter “Alex”
About the shelter:
It is currently run by a lady named Adriana Nadj; this has been the case since 2010. She acts alone with big help by her boyfriend – that is great, but very difficult.
It was the first ‘no kill’ dog shelter in Serbia, founded in 2003. So this shelter has a long history and was involved with the original formation of SAV in England. As you can see from the following links, the shelter and SAV go back many years. In the earler days the shelter was run by Slavica, who is part of team SAV. When it was operated by Slavica, the shelter was known as ‘EPAR’. Here you can see some early SAV post links to the shelter when it was EPAR:
Things have not been easy for the shelter; in 2010 city officials attempted to gain access to the shelter in order to take the dogs so that they could all be killed.
Links –
The shelter has a historically important meaning for Serbia. There have been up to 1000 stray dogs living there in the past; some of which were re-homed and some which died at the shelter by natural death.
There are currently around 500 dogs at the shelter.
The shelter was opened on 18.01.2003.
At the time, Subotica legally permitted euthanasia of dogs and on Fridays, people could bring their dogs to be euthanized for free. The shelter couldn’t allow this, so people from the shelter took those dogs and carried them to the shelter instead. This was the first no-kill shelter in Serbia. Its goal is protection of animals and the environment.
The shelter covers the area of 12000m2 + an additional land of app. 3600m2 next to the shelter which Adrijana received as a gift to expend the shelter.
As both SAV and Serbian campaigners have always spoken out iat length about sterilisation of animals (strays and owned animals); ALL the animals under the care of the shelter have been spayed and neutered.
A large number; approximately 70% of the dogs, are old (some having been under the care of the shelter since 2003/2004). Old dogs often lose control of their legs or suffer from an illness of some internal organ; and so the vets are regularly called on to help – and this costs money all the time.
The shelter does not have sponsors to cover medical costs. It is now looking for donations and / or sponsors to help with daily operating costs.
Small boxes at the shelter contain up to six dogs grouped by personality, to prevent fights. Dogs are also spread across six fields, also grouped by personality, around 10-20 dogs are on the fields. Each field also has a small pond. There are covered boxes, which contain dogs known for attempting to jump over the box walls. The small boxes and the fields require repair of old covers and installation of new covers, to provide shade.
Since it was originally founded, the shelter has helped thousands of dogs, having rescued, adopted and treated them. Dogs will only be adopted out after a mandatory inspection of its potential new home. Adoption is not possible if the owner intends to keep the dog on a chain. Adoption also comes with a mandatory contract. In the case of any dog being found to be in inadequate conditions, the dog is taken back into the shelter. The owner is also permitted to return the dog to the shelter at any time if there are reasons that they cannot continue to have the animal.
The shelter is funded exclusively by donations, which are neither regular or reliable. The City of Subotica currently only provides a free garbage dumpster and provides nothing in the way of financial help, even though the shelter is doing the city a big help by taking dogs from the streets.
The shelter also purchased a van to carry food three times a week from a nearby factory, and the fuel costs vary between 8000 and 10000 RSD. Electricity costs are around 15000 RSD per month. The shelter requires building materials, cleaning supplies, food (granules and canned food, salami, bread, etc), blankets, fleas/ticks
products and money to cover the vet costs, bills, etc.
Here are a few recent links so that you can see the work that is being done to help animals:
So, after having hopefully given you an insight into the opertions of te shelter, all we kindly ask is if you would consider giving a donation; no matter how small, to help with the operating costs of the shelter.
Here at SAV, we do not like to keep asking supporters for financial help; but the situation (as you can see) of trying to help around 500 dogs is a very costly one.
Please give anything that you can;
Thank you very much. SAV
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Posted on June 6, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil: Sad story, no happy ending
The dog at the center of a heartbreaking abuse story received a small token of justice last week, when the garbageman who killed him was fired.
Jadson James Franca was driving his garbage truck in Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil, late last month when, according to bystanders, he ran the truck up onto the pavement to hit the gentle dog.
Pictures taken of the incident show the dog collapsed on the side of the road in obvious pain.
But that wasn’t enough. While his companions laughed, Franca wrapped a chain around the dog’s neck and dragged his broken body over the rough pavement to the back of his truck.
One arresting picture shows the terrified pup lying on the pavement, his legs apparently broken beneath him as Franca pulls on his chain.
Franca then threw the injured animal into the trash compactor before driving away.
The photos sparked universal outrage after spreading online, causing police to indict the garbageman. He has already been fired, and his company, ViaLimpa, was fined.
Franca reportedly told police he was doing the dog a favor because he was badly injured and needed to be put out of his misery.
Unfortunately, the dog survived the trip to the dump but passed away a few hours later from serious injuries, Brazilian paper A Critica reported. And while Franca’s punishment might bring a degree of justice to this poor dog’s memory, Mayor Neilson Cross had some harsh words for the people who photographed the incident as well.
“People were more concerned about recording than saving the animals,” he told A Critica. “This is absurd.”
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Posted on June 6, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Watch Three Adorable Little Piglets Being Born at Animal Sanctuary
Watching three beautiful little piglets being born isn’t something you see every day, so when we realized that Rosa one of our rescued pigs at Mino Valley Farm Sanctuary was pregnant, we knew we were in for a treat!
Getting Ready for the Birth
Preparing for any birth at the sanctuary is stressful as you never know when it’s going to happen and if everything will go to plan. Thankfully with pigs you get a little prewarning, as they always start to prepare their nest exactly 24 hours before they go into labor.
With this in mind we cut Rosa some branches and collected her some bracken from the forest so she could easily construct her nest with minimal effort. As her belly grew bigger with each passing day we knew she was going to give birth soon, but it wasn’t until we noticed that she had started carrying her nest building materials into her house that it was imminent.
Once she got to work, she built what can only be described as the Fort Knox of nests. The walls were meticulously fashioned, and completely impenetrable. Like any good mother, she wanted the best for her babies.
The Babies Are Here!
Just as expected, 24 hours later Rosa went into labor and before long the first piglet was born. It was a little girl, and she was out and about heading to meet her mom in no time. Not long after the next baby arrived, this time a little boy with a pink nose and brown stripes. He was shortly followed by his sister, who had little white socks.
Normally pigs give birth to around four to seven babies so we anticipated more were on the way. When they didn’t arrive we got a little panicked, but our fears were premature.
Once the birth was over and the three little piglets were all cleaned up, they headed straight for the milk and spent the next few hours feeding and nodding off, then waking up and doing it all over again.
Unlike a lot of other babies, piglets can see and hear at birth, and they start to walk within a few minutes of being born. They quickly find their mother’s teats, often with some gentle nudging and encouragement from mom.
The mom and her piglets use various vocalizations when it comes to feeding time, and newborn piglets will recognize and respond to their mother’s voice when she calls them to suckle.
Watch Rosa giving birth and see the babies experiencing the world for the first time in the video below:
Growing Up and Family Bonds
For the first few weeks after giving birth, mother pigs are very protective and they only leave the nest on short foraging missions to get supplies and stretch their legs. This period of time is essential for developing a strong bond with her babies.
The piglets soon start to follow mom out of the nest, rooting and playing as they go, but never straying too far. If they get separated for any reason, the piglets will call with distinct vocalizations, and the mom will respond urgently until they can find each other and everyone is reunited again.
Here at the sanctuary the pigs are able to carry out all these natural behaviors, and witnessing them growing and connecting as a family is truly a blessing. We are incredibly lucky to be able to see them happy and free, knowing that they will get to spend the rest of their lives together.
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Posted on June 6, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Keep Sick, Suffering Calves Off the Slaughter Line
Proposed Federal Rule for Non-ambulatory, Disabled Veal Calves
Sponsor: The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ASPCA Position: Support.
Action Needed: Please use the form below to urge FSIS to protect calves from further cruelty by moving forward and issuing this rule as proposed.
Back in 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intention to enact a rule banning the slaughter (for veal) of calves who are too sick, injured or weak to stand. The formal language that would turn this from good intention to law has recently been drafted, and the USDA is accepting public comments until mid-July. Please join the ASPCA in supporting this rule.
It’s already illegal to slaughter adult cattle who are in such obviously poor condition, but a strange loophole in federal law allows a “wait-and-see” approach for disabled young calves: they can be pulled from the killing floor and given the chance to “recover,” which investigations have proven only leads to animal abuse as workers use inhumane techniques to force these baby cows, most of whom are no more than a few months old, to stand up. Instead of enduring further suffering, disabled calves should, like adult cows in physical distress, be immediately and humanely euthanized instead of entering the food supply.
What You Can Do
You can tell FSIS/USDA to protect calves by simply reviewing and submitting the sample comments below. If you have time, please add your own comments so the agency knows exactly what you think about protecting baby animals at slaughter plants.
Thank you for standing up for vulnerable animals, America.
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Posted on June 6, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Watch Misha and Tom, Two Wild-Caught Dolphins, Return To Their Home
Whale and dolphin advocates hope a new report chronicling the successful rescue, rehabilitation and release of two captive dolphins will provide a blueprint for others who want to see these animals returned to their rightful home in the wild.
Back to the Blue, a report released by the Born Free Foundation, tracks a two-year project undertaken to save Tom and Misha, two male bottlenose dolphins who were being exploited in substandard conditions in Turkey.
According to Born Free, Tom and Misha were taken from the wild off the coast of Turkey and used to perform and provide ‘swim-with‘ opportunities for tourists. The conditions they were being kept in, consisting of a small dirty swimming pool, led to heavy campaigning by Born Free, a network of local activists and other organizations who were concerned about their welfare and believed they would die soon without intervention.
In 2010, rescuers obtained custody of Tom and Misha and the two were promptly moved to a sea pen in southwest Turkey where efforts to return them home began as part of the Back to the Blue project, which was conducted jointly with the Turkish organization Underwater Research Society.
The report describes how they were returned to top physical condition, trained to hunt for themselves and encouraged to spend more time underwater on their own instead of relying on their human caretakers over a period of 20 months before they were finally set free.
“In captivity, we train the animals not to think on their own, to shut down their brains and do what we ask them to do. What we are trying to do when we release them into the wild is get them off autopilot and thinking again. If they can make it alive through a six-month period, then we know they have been successfully reintroduced. Within six hours of release, they were eating wild fish and swimming with another dolphin. It was fabulous,” said Jeff Foster, a marine mammal expert who led the rehabilitation team.
Born Free describes their final moments:
After about 20 minutes the team gave Tom the hand signal to swim through the gate and Tom slowly responded, swimming through the gate to freedom. Within seconds of Tom swimming through Misha joined him and hurriedly swam through the opening. They quickly rounded the corner of the small bay and raced excitedly around the area and out to sea.
Born Free believes this is the most comprehensively documented dolphin rehabilitation and release program that has been completed yet and hopes it will be used not only to set a new precedent for what’s possible, but also to raise awareness about the harm that continues to be caused by our desire to swim with dolphins and see them in tanks.
Rescuers note that while each individual is different, and not all may be good candidates for release, the efforts here add more scientific proof that this can be successfully done, despite arguments otherwise from the captivity industry.
“The rescue of Tom and Misha has made history. We now have the hard evidence that it is possible for these animals to be successfully and humanely returned to the wild. That is a dangerous concept for a multimillion dollar captive industry that profits from their very confinement, posing new ethical and moral challenges for the future of an outdated industry,” said Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation.
Tom and Misha’s story is thrilling, but they aren’t the only cetaceans who have been successfully released. More well-known cases involving orcas Springer (who was rescued, released and recently spotted with a calf of her own) and Keiko continue to show us we can do the right thing for these cetaceans and that if we choose to, they can thrive. All of these efforts also add fuel to calls to do the same for Lolita, Morgan and hundreds of others being kept in captivity, who should be returned to the ocean where they belong.
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Posted on June 2, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
From a little guy crying out in pain whenever he was touched – the latest super footage shows what a few months of dedicated care can do – a strong and healthy lad now !!
We know from our daily monitoring of the site that little ‘Budi’ has become a great favorite with many visitors.
Here are our previous links from February when Budi was rescued as a pitiful little guy who was in so much pain due to bad keeping from his captors that he was unable to move or sit up on his own.
Links to our original posts where you can see the initial terrible state that Budi was in – so much pain and hardly able to move:
Well some 4 months on it is really pleasing to see that he has come on in leaps and bounds – he has become an inquisitive young orangutan with a huge appetite for food and a strong will to survive.
Thanks to many global supporters, his life is no longer in danger and his health is improving every day. The change in little Budi has been remarkable.
Well here is the latest video showing his amazing progress – Budi and new friend Jemmi were recently introduced to some of the other orangutans at baby school for the very first time!
The team at IAR has just sent over this fantastic footage and we’re delighted to be able to share it with you.
Budi has become a daily visitor to the centre where he can spend time with all the new friends he has made, learning how to become a specialist of the forest that his kind should be.
Access the following link and scroll down to see Budi and all his new friends at the sanctuary:
This just shows what love, attention and compassion can do in bringing something back from the deepest of deep.
We hope that will really enjoy the new footage of the little man who has grown to be so strong and agile now.
SAV.
Previous Photographs Below From Our Posts – despite what it says below abouut clicking to see the video; please click on this new link following to see the latest of Budi:
Youtube video link below of the same footage:
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