Posted on January 31, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
HELP US SAVE THE HALONG BAY BEARS
Emaciated, missing limbs, some near blind, others with open wounds, all starving – these are the animal collateral of Vietnam’s cruel bear bile industry.
Help us force the farmer who profited for years from these poor bears to hand them over to Animals Asia for urgent medical care and rehabilitation.
Sign the petition and ask the Vietnamese government to remove the bears from the farm so Animals Asia can give them the care they deserve.
DEAR PRIME MINISTER NGUYỄN TẤN DŨNG
We believe the bears of Cau Trang Farm in Halong Bay have suffered enough. Please intervene and allow Animals Asia to rescue them. Then they can start their rehabilitation and live out their years in a sanctuary with all the care they deserve.
Vietnam has made great strides in defeating bear bile farming. As demand for bear bile dwindles we believe we must all do what we can to help the victims of the trade and ensure the bears suffer no more.
Any subsequent delays could further endanger the lives of these very sick bears. We urge a swift, humane resolution to this problem.
Thank You.
Dr Tuan Bendixsen,
Animals Asia Vietnam Director
ABOUT ANIMALS ASIA
Animals Asia was founded in 1998 and is devoted to ending the barbaric practice of bear bile farming and improving the welfare of animals in China and Vietnam.
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Posted on January 28, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Fiona finally seems to be doing well at last.
Her second surgery was successful and the stitches have just been removed.
She looks a lot more cheerful after the protective collar she’s been wearing for days has been taken off.
Walking on three legs is obviously not a problem for her, she’s gotten accustomed to it pretty quickly. She’s still being kept in the cage for the main reason of her own safety, as she just might get re-injured if she starts to jump around before she’s completely ready.
Long story short, we dare to hope her story will have a happy ending after all.
Above – Morgan – Earlier Times – at the vets!
Latest pose for the camera
Morgan’s not a kitten anymore, although he’s running and playing as if he is.
He’s grown a lot, put on some weight and is already a teenager, just like that!
He doesn’t seem to have any problems now, but considering his terrible reaction to the general anesthesia during the surgery performed a couple of months ago, we can’t be sure he’s completely healthy.
However, he’s obviously enjoying life now and we take a lot of delight in his happiness 🙂
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Posted on January 25, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Adopt a pet in Oman.
This is a great site if you are in this part of the world and are looking for a feline or canine buddy – just check out the huge selection of beautiful animals in need of a permanent forever home at https://adoptapetinoman.wordpress.com/
We have used a few of their images here of just a few of the super animals looking for homes. There are many, many more.
Thanks – SAV
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Posted on January 24, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
From Danica;
It’s with utmost sorrow and profound grief that we sadly announce the passing of our gorgeous little boy Tak.
Although we knew he didn’t stand a chance against the deadliest cat virus there is, a tiny glimmer of hope persisted almost until the end. Even if only one in a million is strong and lucky enough to win this losing battle, maybe he could’ve been that one? Sadly, FIP has claimed yet another angel…
Not so long ago, Tak was a joyous and sparkling kitty boy, full of life and loved to bits. But once the first symptoms of the most feared cat disease showed up, the decline was rapid and all of his youthful vigor disappeared at a frightening rate.
Only the sparkle in his big, bright eyes remained the same until the end.
Fly free now, my little sweetie. You’ll purr forever in our hearts.
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Posted on January 18, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Utterly sad and totally heartbreaking, but we should’ve seen it coming 😦
Our wonderful, sparkling, loving boy Tak, the only survivor out of the three kittens that arrived from a construction site in Belgrade in September has FIP. It’s a fatal and incurable viral disease which has already killed his sister Tok, and now thinking of it, it’s highly probable that the non-effusive (dry) form of FIP claimed the life of his brother Tik.
It seems all of them were doomed from the start…
We don’t really know if these three cuties were blood related, as we’ve received confusing and contradictory information about them for months, but at least one of them, if not all, were probably born to a mother who was a carrier of coronavirus.
It’s impossible to say if Tak, Tik and Tok got infected from her or from each other and if genetic or husbandry factors were involved. But the sad reality is that all of them got sick with a horrible disease with a virtual 100% mortality rate for which not only that there is no diagnostic test, but also no effective treatment.
FIP is still mysterious and the only thing that’s known for sure is that it usually starts in little kittens and strikes suddenly, weeks, months or years after the initial infection.
Just a week ago, Tak seemed to be a happy, cheerful, energetic kitty boy with no problems in the world. Without warning he began to slow down, became lethargic and his belly looked slightly swollen, but none of us wanted to see what the vet confirmed – that he too has FIP. He’s been under treatment ever since, he’s being given IV fluids, antibiotics and is being force fed as we’re hoping to make him as comfortable as possible and trying to achieve at least temporary palliation of the clinical signs.
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Posted on January 18, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Our real winter has begun a week ago. After a couple of sunny and rather mild days for this time of year, a bitterly cold blast arrived and we were caught in its icy grip, with temperatures plummeting to 10 degrees Celsius below zero.
Although the central heating was on day and night and despite the fact that all of the kitties had grown really thick winter coats, they were eating astonishing amounts of food and the last food delivery literally disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Actually, kitties are always eating more than usual during the cold season and even though the weather isn’t so hard on us these days, it’s becoming harder and harder to keep all of the Felix residents properly fed. This winter is predicted to be brutal and it’s highly probable the worst is yet to come, so even deeper freezes are sure to be coming our way and the first big snowstorm can easily cut us off from the rest of the world.
We simply must have ample food reserves in case this happens and we get snowed in just like we did twice last year.
All of you know that we don’t usually ask for help to buy the cats’ food, but we can’t possibly feed a three digit number of kitties on our own.
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Posted on January 4, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment – As Danica says below; not the start to a new year that anyone wants. But saying this, we know that as you can see, little Tik finally got to know love, warmth and a tummy full of food, all thanks to Danica who has to be admired by us all for her dedication to helping felines in Serbia.
Below we are showing some pictures of Tik when being cared for by Felix shelter.
We all strongly hoped that this year would not begin with heartbreak but sadly, our wonderful and audacious little Tik gave up the ultimate struggle for life.
He was just too small and too weak and he ultimately came to the point where his exhausted body simply couldn’t carry on. Possibly he got tired of fighting a desperate but apparently hopeless fight that seemed to last forever, and it was easier for him to just let go.
He fought the hardest he could, we did everything we could, but sometimes not even everything is good enough.
Fly free now, my sweet little angel, I know we’ll meet again one day 😦
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