Bosnia and Herzegovina: Parliament Say ‘YES’ To Killing Strays – We Have One Week To Go Before Second Reading Of Law – Can You Donate To Help Activists Fight This ?

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Here is the latest news from Sandra.  There is a maximum of one week left to fight for the strays of B&H.

The kill-law has had its first vote and the vote is YES.

But we have another week to fight before the second reading of the law!

RIGHT NOW WHAT IS NEEDED MOST URGENTLY FROM US OUTSIDE OF BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ARE FUNDS TO HELP THE ACTIVISTS CAMPAIGN.

IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE SEND A DONATION VIA YOUCARING – ANY AMOUNT NO MATTER HOW SMALL WILL HELP. https://www.youcaring.com/kill-law or directly to Paypal to donations@awabosnia.org mark for ‘advocacy’.

More information: http://inmemoryofvucko.org/2013/10/29/anti-kill-law-fight-continues/ 

Thank you!
Sandra Jensen
AWAB

Recent SAV post associated with this issue:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/22/bosnia-and-herzegovina-urgent-action-required-stop-parlaiment-from-changing-laws-to-mass-kill-strays-sign-petition-now/

RELATED POSTS: 

http://inmemoryofvucko.org/2013/10/21/massacre-of-stray-dogs-in-kalinovik-bosnia/  

KILL-LAW DEBATE IN BOSNIA

BOSNIA ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT KILL LAW!

THE HORROR SHELTERS OF BOSNIA – SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!

Bosnia Killing Dogs – No Different to Romania!

BOSNIA! IMPLEMENT HUMANE STRAY-DOG AND CAT POPULATION CONTROL AND TREATMENT

Dog Shelters in Bosnia: A Complex Situation

Horror Camps for Animals in Bosnia

Concentration Camp for Man’s Best Friend

Concentration Camp for Man’s Best Friend PART TWO

Mass Graves Found Near Dog “Shelter”

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: VOTING ON THE BOSNIAN KILL-LAW IS POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY

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**UPDATE 25/10/13 **

 

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VOTING ON THE BOSNIAN KILL-LAW IS POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY.

Italy has stood up against the proposed changes, please write to your MEP’s to ask them to join with Italy.

All instructions here:

http://inmemoryofvucko.org/2013/10/24/europe-follow-italys-example 

Link to Euromap to search out ‘your’ MEPs:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/map.html

Activists are continuing to lobby hard, and they still need your help – if you can spare a small amount to assist please donate via PayPal to: donations@awabosnia.org 

Thank you,
Sandra Jensen
Animal Advocates for Bosnia

Well done Italy for being a voice  –

Our SAV recent posts on this and other Bosnian issues:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/22/bosnia-and-herzegovina-urgent-action-required-stop-parlaiment-from-changing-laws-to-mass-kill-strays-sign-petition-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/07/bosnia-and-herzegovina-bosnia-about-to-implement-kill-law-please-take-action-now-limited-time/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/02/bosnia-and-herzegovina-urgent-action-reqd-on-31013-bosnia-will-vote-on-whether-to-replicate-the-romanian-slaughter-law-and-allow-the-killing-of-homeless-animals-sample-letter-to-send-urgent/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/06/26/bosnia-herzegovina-update-260613/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/06/25/bosnia-and-herzegovina-we-want-justice-for-siva-please-sign-the-petition-now-link-given/

 

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: URGENT Action Required – Stop Parlaiment From Changing Laws to Mass Kill Strays – Sign Petition Now !

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A dog which has been targeted during the last few days – Please sign petitions NOW

2 Petitions:

https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/bosnia-do-not-implement-kill-law

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/116/172/210/stop-bosnia-from-implementing-kill-law/ 

Thank you everyone for signing, but, please share the petition widely. 

The vote is on Thursday and we need as many signatures as possible.

Please see the recent post on In Memory of Vucko regarding a massacre in Bosnia that took place yesterday. This is what will happen to all the strays if the vote on Thursday to change the animal welfare law goes ahead!

http://inmemoryofvucko.org/2013/10/21/massacre-of-stray-dogs-in-kalinovik-bosnia/

Kind Regards,
Sandra Jensen
AWAB

In four days Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament will vote on changing the Animal Welfare Act.

If these changes are implemented, it will not only be ineffective in dealing with the stray dog problem but will mean untold suffering for thousands of strays.

Please read the posts listed below especially BOSNIA ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT KILL LAW! where you will find details of how to help stop changes to the law.

We need your help URGENTLY. 

Please join the Facebook Event for latest news and updates: 

STOP BOSNIA FROM IMPLEMENTING KILL LAW

PLEASE SIGN THE PETITIONS!

RELATED POSTS ON THIS  

http://inmemoryofvucko.org/2013/10/21/massacre-of-stray-dogs-in-kalinovik-bosnia/   BLOG:

 

KILL-LAW DEBATE IN BOSNIA

BOSNIA ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT KILL LAW!

THE HORROR SHELTERS OF BOSNIA – SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!

Bosnia Killing Dogs – No Different to Romania!

BOSNIA! IMPLEMENT HUMANE STRAY-DOG AND CAT POPULATION CONTROL AND TREATMENT

Dog Shelters in Bosnia: A Complex Situation

Horror Camps for Animals in Bosnia

Concentration Camp for Man’s Best Friend

Concentration Camp for Man’s Best Friend PART TWO

Mass Graves Found Near Dog “Shelter”

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Previous SAV posts:

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https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/07/bosnia-and-herzegovina-bosnia-about-to-implement-kill-law-please-take-action-now-limited-time/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/02/bosnia-and-herzegovina-urgent-action-reqd-on-31013-bosnia-will-vote-on-whether-to-replicate-the-romanian-slaughter-law-and-allow-the-killing-of-homeless-animals-sample-letter-to-send-urgent/

 

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina: BOSNIA ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT KILL LAW – Please Take Action Now – Limited Time !

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 http://inmemoryofvucko.org/2013/10/04/bosnia-about-to-implement-kill-law/

 BOSNIA ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT KILL LAW!

Posted on October 4, 2013

BOSNIA IS ABOUT TO IMPLEMENT A KILL LAW THAT REPLICATES WHAT IS HAPPENING IN ROMANIA. TO STOP THIS LAW COMING INTO EFFECT THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ARE CRITICAL.

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It is crucial that everyone, especially in Europe, lobby their embassy and MEPs. We need to keep the momentum, with press, meetings, lobbying and letters.

On Thursday the 3rd of October the Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament held a debate on whether or not to change the existing animal welfare law to allow ‘euthanasia’ of dogs held in shelters for more than 14 days without adoption (see below if you think this is an effective means to curb stray populations).

Those opposing the change in the debate (local representatives from Dogs Trust, various pro-animal NGOs, ordinary citizens, veterinary experts from the Veterinary Faculty, professors, lawyers) took more room and were in all ways more articulate. See this article on Klix.ba (Serbo-Croatian, you can google translate The problem of street dogs in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The solution is in registration, sterilization, and Punishment.)

However, the government representatives and in particular SDP representative Nermina Zaimović Uzunović (who originally presented a Bill on changes and amendments to the Animal Welfare and Protection Act at the assembly on July 6 2013) behaved as if they heard none of the facts, explanations of the cause of the problem and how to remedy the problem.

It will be hard to keep the law as is. The next 2 weeks are critical.

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We are drafting a new petition on change.org but cannot post final up until early next week. There are existing petitions you can sign below.

But what is important right now is to lobby your embassy representative in Bosnia and at home and your EU Member of Parliament.

Write a PERSONAL, POLITE LETTER asking them to strongly urge the Bosnia-Herzegovina government to not change the law but instead to start actually implementing it! (For a full translation of the existing law, please download this PDF.)

A DRAFT LETTER CAN BE DOWNLOADED HERE (word document). PLEASE PERSONALISE, ADD YOUR NAME AT THE BOTTOM AND THE NAME OF THE PERSON YOU ARE SENDING IT TO AT THE TOP.

See here to find your Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina:
http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-in/bosnia-and-herzegovina
There is also a listing of some of the Embassies on the
ACTION TO TAKE
page.

Find your MEP and write a personal letter to them as well.
See here to find any MEP in Europe –  
Euromap.

Also on the  ACTION TO TAKE page there are further links and suggestions of particular MEPs to write to. Make sure to end your letter with your name and contact details.

THE NEXT TWO WEEKS ARE CRITICAL.
We need to keep the momentum, with press, meetings, lobbying, letters.

A key member of the animal welfare lobby has stated:

“We need to play this smart, plan good timing for every action and save some ammunition for the days and weeks to come!”

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If you are from the UK, you can mention in your letter an incident concerning SDP representative Nermina Zaimović-Uzunović, the Member of House of representatives of Parliamentary Assembly who proposed amendments to the law.  Nermina Zaimović-Uzunovi said she was disappointed the discussion focused on Dogs Trust and their project (spay-neuter of 3000 strays in June 2013 in Sarajevo) which was financed by “the Queen” – and that Dogs Trust only worked in their own interest and this interest was financed by the “Queen”. Instead of acknowledging the good work done by Dogs Trust, and at great expense, she dismisses it, and certainly does not acknowledge that if her changes come into effect, the 3000 dogs sterilised by Dogs Trust will probably be killed. What a waste!

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If you have been reading this blog (see in particular this post, and this) you will know that to reverse or change the existing law (which, although not implemented, has an excellent basis for a humane management programme) for a kill law will be a disaster for a number of reasons, not least of which:

  • It will damage Bosnia-Herzegovina’s international image
  • It will fail
  • It will allow wholesale murder of stray dogs and cats

We already have documentation of how ‘shelters’ tend to ‘euthanise’ animals: by clubbing, injections of bleach and so on. So you can be sure that if the existing animal welfare law is changed, such means of ‘euthanisation’ will become commonplace.

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Also, the studies on management of stray dog and cat population are unanimous in that euthanisation is NOT the most effective way to control populations. Euthanasia deals only with the symptoms and not the cause of the problem. It is expensive, inhumane and will not provide a permanent solution. Studies have shown that TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) and CNR (Catch-Neuter-Return) programmes are far more effective (and far more humane) than euthanasia to reduce the street animal population. Please read this post for more information.

 

Please join the Facebook Event for latest news and updates:

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RELATED POSTS ON THIS BLOG:


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Funds are needed not only to help individual rescues and to help us keep safe the rescued dogs we are sponsoring but also to continue our advocacy work in Bosnia, uncovering the truth about what is happening there.

On our sister site, Animal Welfare Advocates for Bosnia, you can set up a monthly donation via PayPal, or if you want to make a one-off donation, please go to your PayPal account (or set one up, it’s very easy) and send the money to: donations@awabosnia.org  as a ‘gift’.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: URGENT ACTION REQ’D – On 3/10/13 Bosnia Will Vote On Whether To Replicate The Romanian Slaughter Law and Allow The Killing Of Homeless Animals – Sample Letter To Send – URGENT.

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** SAMPLE LETTER TO COPY AND SEND

(ADDRESSES FOLLOW THIS LETTER) **

TO:
The European Commission
The Council of Europe
The European Parliament
The European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Convervation of Animals

COPY TO:
The Members of the Bosnian Parliament and the Bosnian Ombudsmen

Dear Sir / Madam,

As if one European animal holocaust were not enough, we are afraid that another one is around the corner, and it’s looming in your potential member-country, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Tomorrow, 3rd of October, 2013, the Parliament of Bosnia & Herzegovina will vote on whether to replicate the Romanian ‘Slaughter Law’ and allow the killing of all stray animals!

On 3rd of October, 2013, the Bosnian parliament will vote on proposed changes to their animal welfare law, some of which include the rounding up of ALL homeless animals and killing them 2 weeks after capture!

Bosnia’s animal protection law is an excellent, very comprehensive law, and there is, actually, no need to change it, unless, of course, one intends to change it for the worse.

Please allow us to resume the situation for you:

During the Bosnian War, Sarajevo was under siege from 1992 to 1995. There was exposed artillery, snipers, cold and hunger clinging on the international humanitarian aid. Having not enough food for themselves, many people abandoned their dogs and cats, while others put their companion animals before themselves – giving them the little food they got from humanitarian aid – and a lot of animals also found themselves all alone because their owners had been killed. Today, an estimated 12,000 abandoned dogs (according to official sources) live on the streets of Sarajevo; nobody knows the number of abandoned dogs in the entire country given that there are no records.

In 2009, the Bosnian government passed a law – which is a prerequisite for Bosnia & Herzegovina’s EU membership that protects straying animals by prohibiting the catching (collecting) and brutal killing of the dogs by municipal workers. Since then, it is prohibited to kill stray animals, except in cases determined by a veterinarian as the only possible measure.

The law furthermore says that owners are required to sterilize and register their pet animals. They must register them at a competent veterinarian, which will have a record of all ownership of dogs and cats – the deadline for registration being seven days after acquiring a dog or cat. For those who already had pet animals, the deadline was 6 months from the entry into force of the law. Thus October 8, 2009 was the deadline by which all owned dogs and cats had to be registered.

One year after the entry into force of the law, that was the deadline for the municipalities, cities, cantons or entities to build shelters for animals. But this part of the law was not applied in practice at all.

Before aggression, Bosnia and Herzegovina was among the middle economically developed countries but today is the poorest country in Europe because of careless corrupted local, regional and central governments that only care about their own pockets and it should be no surprise that some of the few government or municipal shelters are set up mostly as money laundering machines for the government and some private individuals in order to enable them to steel money.

The mentioned law, passed nearly five years ago banning the killing of strays, had actually been passed because the government was alarmed at a sharp rise in canine slaughter as straying dogs proliferated on Bosnian streets. But people ignored the law, largely because authorities failed to provide alternatives such as sterilization and the needed shelters to house the animals and to keep them off the streets… and so the killings continued.

The law from 2009 is actually a very good law, but it was adopted “over night” without anybody providing the conditions for its implementation. And without proper implementation the best laws are useless and not even worth the paper on which they are written!

The Republika Srpska does not even accept the law from 2009 – even though they were obliged to – and they work according to the old law from 2008, which gives them the right to kill dogs after a period of 30 days. They even don’t fully comply to this old regulation and most often kill dogs as soon as possible. This happened at the Hresa-shelter end of 2012 when they killed 52 dogs in one night.

Since the country remains deeply divided along ethnic lines, different parts of Bosnia deal with the problem of strays in different ways. That’s because the 1992-95 war between Bosnia’s three groups, Bosniacs, Serbs and Croats, ended with a peace agreement that divided Bosnia into two semi-autonomous regions, linked by a weak central government. It’s an arrangement that allows some local governments to pass their own dog-killing laws that contradict the nationwide ban.

Today, almost five years after the implementation of Bosnia’s animal welfare law, and given that the government and the municipalities have failed to properly implement the law from 2009, it is no wonder that the problem has become huge and urgent. It can not be denied that 12,000 dogs living on the streets of Sarajevo alone, is a problem.

The culprits – next to careless dog owners that let their animals roam freely and mate as they wish and then simply abandon the puppies on the streets – sit in the government and municipalities.

The state has almost no interest in a humane reduction of stray animals, the prices at the veterinary clinics for neutering are very high considering the standards and the high rate of unemployment in Bosnia. To some people, monthly salary in Bosnia is as nearly as high as the cost of a castration is.

For months, the media is spreading hatred against street dogs, and intentionally causes fear and hatred towards the dogs. Animal lovers advocate for a non-violent solution of the problem, saying that disregard / non-implementation of the law passed in April 2009 caused the problem. Their opponents say that the law is inappropriate for Bosnia and Herzegovina and that killing dogs is the only way to resolve the problem and already in January 2013, Occupy for Animals had warned that many of them are committed to change the law, trying to return to the killing as a legitimate option.

On 3rd of October, 2013 the Bosnian parliament will vote on the proposed “slaughter law”.

It is rare that extremes of behavior challenge an established language, but these events invite depiction as ‘a pandemic speciescidal holocaust’ which will have no long term effect on the stray animals situation.

As you know, Catch-Neuter-Return is the only proven humane and effective method to reduce stray animal populations. Statistical studies indicate that in order to fully control a stray population, you need to achieve a 70 percent sterilization rate of the animals within a particular community. Once you reach the 70 percent threshold, the probability that an unsterilized female comes into contact with an unsterilized male is sufficiently small, and the population stops growing.

Killing stray animals, however, does not stop the problem and only offers a temporary “solution”. The World Health Organization’s “Guidelines for Dog Population Management” (Geneva 1990) and various other academic studies show that killing dogs is ineffective. Despite mass extermination campaigns by misguided municipalities the street dog population grows…

‘Extermination policies” has been proven ineffective as a method of population control because the vacuum left is soon filled by other dogs from surrounding areas (it is technically impossible to catch ALL dogs) who move in to utilize the resources available, or by the existing dogs using these resources to raise more puppies. It only offers a ‘temporary solution’.

In addition to the implementation of a massive spay & neuter campaign for homeless dogs:

– ALL dog owners must be compiled to sterilize their dogs
– the Bosnian government must provide free spay & neuter to those who cannot afford the cost
– the Bosnian government must take serious measures to end puppy mills and backyard breeding
– ALL animals must be chipped and a national register must be put in place
– the abandonment of animals must be severely punished

As long as the above mentioned measures will not be taken, the killing of even ALL homeless dogs (although technically impossible) will be futile and all dogs that will die, will have died in vain because nothing will have changed on the overall situation of Bosnia’s stray animals population. The situation will be exactly the same again in a few months…

It must also be noted that the word ‘euthanasia’ is inappropriate when it comes to Bosnia. People tend to believe that – when reading the word “euthanasia” – the dogs will be put out of their miserable life on the streets “humanely”.

But NOT SO! Euthanasia in Bosnia, like in most eastern European countries, has nothing to do with the merciful ending of an animal’s life as practiced in western societies. In the past we have seen dogs being round up and then killed using axes and iron bars…

The European Union provides the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina with many millions of euros worth of financial aid each year. The provisos attached to these aid packages require the recipient country to abide by EU laws which would include the laws related to animal welfare.

The European Commission has stated that aligning national animal welfare legislation with EU law is a prerequisite for EU membership. Many international animal welfare organisations cite Bosnia as one of the countries with the most instances of horrific animal cruelty and suffering and thus membership should not be obtained by Bosnia until radical changes are made regarding animal welfare.

A number of MEPs have raised and continue to raise the issue about the need for countries seeking to acquire EU membership to demonstrate standards of animal care, and thus it is mandatory that conditions at shelters in Bosnia Herzegovina are drastically improved and that humane stray dog control systems are implemented throughout the country.

Also, and with deep respect to the Bosnian Parliament, a significant body of evidence now exists to show that exposure to animal abuse impacts on children’s psychological health and as the Bosnian Parliament is aware, whereas any strategy affecting homeless animals is not within the EU remit of responsibility, under the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU has a Duty of Care to protect human health. Licensing slaughter on the streets will expose children to health affecting stimuli and would be inconsistent with EU policies. One would expect Bosnia to postpone application for EU Membership until the last animal is killed.

We urge the EU to please remind the Bosnian Government of their obligations to comply with EU-standards on animal welfare, including the humane control of stray animal populations, and to tell them to immediately drop the idea of killing all homeless animals two weeks after captures.

Thank you very much, in advance, for the time taken to read our message, and for taken the necessary measures regarding the matter that we have raised.

Yours respectfully,

 Your name and nationality

 

 

Please send the sample letter above to the following:

darko.babalj@parlament.ba ; mirsad.dugum@parlament.ba ; petar.kunic@parlament.ba ; lazar.prodanovic@parlament.ba ; adnan.basic@parlament.ba ; amir.fazlic@parlament.ba ; mirza.kusljugic@parlament.ba ; nermin.puric@parlament.ba ; denis.becirovic@parlament.ba ; mato.franjicevic@parlament.ba ; niko.lozancic@parlament.ba ; asim.sarajlic@parlament.ba ; beriz.belkic@parlament.ba ; azra.hadziahmetovic@parlament.ba ; bozo.ljubic@parlament.ba ; salko.sokolovic@parlament.ba ; borislav.bojic@parlament.ba ; mladen.ivankovic-lijanovic@parlament.ba ; sasa.magazinovic@parlament.ba ; senad.sepic@parlament.ba ; mladen.bosic@parlament.ba ; zijad.jagodic@parlament.ba ; slavko-slavuj.jovicic@parlament.ba ; zvonko.jurisic@parlament.ba ; emir.kabil@parlament.ba ; drago.kalabic@parlament.ba ; vesna.krstovic-spremo@parlament.ba ; milica.markovic@parlament.ba ; danijela.martinovic@parlament.ba ; bosko.tomic@parlament.ba ; nermina.zaimovic-uzunovic@parlament.ba ; info@ombudsmen.gov.ba ; mmicevska@vijeceministara.gov.ba ; predsjedatelj@vijeceministara.gov.ba ; amela.mulavdic@vijeceministara.gov.ba ; sefkabineta@vlada.ks.gov.ba ; sekretar@ssv.ks.gov.ba ; kab.ministra@mvteo.gov.ba ; kabinet.zamjenika@mvteo.gov.ba ; info@mvteo.gov.ba ; mp@mp.ks.gov.ba ; ministar@mp.ks.gov.ba ; nada.rajkovic@fmpvs.gov.ba ; jasenko.selimovic@sdp.ba ; generalni.sekretar@sdp.ba ; sda@bih.net.ba ; kosdask@sda.ba ; kosdasa@bih.net.ba ; pibeorg@gmail.com ; info@sbbbh.ba ; nasastranka@nasastranka.ba ; pr@nasastranka.ba

Mail the EU Intergroup for the welfare of animals at:

a.erler@eurogroupforanimals.org

info@eurogroupforanimals.org, 

and the Council of Europe at:

private.office@coe.int

bureau.paris@coe.int

cm@coe.int, webmaster.assembly@coe.int, democracy@coe.intwebmaster.legal@coe.int, 

 

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Petition Link:
http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/bosnia-implement-humane-stray-dog-and-cat-population-control-and-treatment

Bosnia sterilisation

Above – a dog which has been ‘sterilised’ in Bosnia – disgusting.

Bosnia & Herzegovina: ‘Siva’ Death Update 26/06/13.

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‘Siva’ Death UPDATE 26/06/13

Our recent post:

Bosnia and Herzegovina: We want justice for ‘Siva’ – Please Sign the Petition Now – Link Given.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Minister of Economy of Sarajevo Canton Emir Hrenovica today said that the conditions of veterinary services in the county are at a high level, it does not meet the standards of the European Union!!!!

On the occasion of the shocking story recently published by DEPO Portal terrifying consequences of sterilization that was performed at the Veterinary Clinic Hadzici after that bitch stray from the surrounding Binježeva ended with guts ripped open and soon died, Dogs Trust BiH, implementing the project sterilization weighed in on this case

Dogs Trust is now Bosnia and Herzegovina informed the public that the veterinary clinic in Hadzic remain suspended from Dogs Trustovog of the mass sterilization, and that the project is free sterilization continues to nine clinics in Sarajevo and East Sarajevo.

Failed investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of a dog in Hadžici last Friday. In the process of all stakeholders were consulted, and post-mortem analysis was performed by a veterinarian at the Veterinary Faculty in Sarajevo on Monday morning. However, autopsy results did not provide clear evidence for definitvan conclusion. It can not be said that the death was due to medical errors, nor that it is not the case.

We are able to confirm that the dog is neutered 17 June in the morning, and that same day got away from boxing for recovery. Our catcher is immediately notified in the morning, 18 June, the dog was found on its original location, Binježevo, in excellent condition. What happened to the dog between 18 and 21 June is not clear, and we can speculate, it said Dogs Trust BiH.

Histopathologically, the results are not yet complete, so that the clinic remains under suspension until further notice, confirmed the Dogs Trust BiH. Dogs Trust will remain in close contact with the clinic in Hadžici for potential future projects.

Bosnian Press Source:

http://depo.ba/hronika/nakon-zastrasujuce-sterilizacije-pasa-u-hadzicima-kako-je-doslo-do-masakra-u-veterinarskoj-klinici

About Dogs Trust (UK)

Dogs Trust International provides practical assistance to animal welfare organisations working outside the UK, who are striving to make meaningful and lasting improvements to dog welfare in their own communities.

https://dogstrustinternational.com/about/

Dogs Trust is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, with 18 rehoming centres across the UK, as well as a centre in the neighbouring Republic of Ireland.

We launched our international work in 1996 with the International Companion Animal Welfare Conference held in Budapest, Hungary. The format of the conference combined presentations from experts with opportunities for networking, and was so successful that it now takes place annually. .

From 2002 to 2009 we engaged in our first long term project outside the UK, working with other organisations to support SOS Dogs Oradea in running a ‘Collect, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return’ programme in Romania. During this time, 7000 dogs were neutered and 5000 rehomed, in a culture that had not embraced the rescue dog concept before.

We have now combined our knowledge and experience to develop a responsive, comprehensive programme of work to improve the welfare of dogs around the world.

Find out more about some of the work we do internationally and projects Dogs Trust has been involved in by reading International Comms Tails.

 

Dogs Trust International (and Sarajevo)

From October 2012, Dogs Trust Bosnia will work with local organisations, vets, authorities and schools to help humanely reduce the stray dog population, whilst also improving the long-term health and welfare of the dogs by educating the public.

https://dogstrustinternational.com/projects/gold-projects/dogs-trust-bh/

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina: We want justice for ‘Siva’ – Please Sign the Petition Now – Link Given.

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Please make sure you sign this petition – link below – Thanks – SAV.

http://www.change.org/petitions/we-want-justice-for-siva?utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

 

Subject: (Bosnia-Herzegovina) Veterinary station performs unprofessional and careless sterilisation of a dog who had given birth some days before – Petition to the Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Veterinary and vet station where where this brutal act occurred

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We want justice for Siva

“Four days ago local people from the village Binježevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) drove cuddly stray dog to the Veterinary Station “Hadžići” for sterilization. After four days, she was returned, but with cut open belly. Disturbing and shocking photographs serve as the evidence of the massacre committed against the unfortunate animal!”

Yesterday’s news of unprofessionally performed sterilization of a stray dog and her tragic death has shocked activists around the world.

Negligence, carelessness and irresponsibility from the staff of the vet station “Hadzici” is the main cause of this brutal act.

Sterilization was carried out on the unfortunate dog called Siva who was operated despite the fact she recently gave birth to the puppies.

Siva was favorite among local people and she won’t be forgotten!

Please sign this petition and give your voice as something like this must not happen ever again.

The letter will be handed to the Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Veterinary and vet station where this brutal act occurred.

Article in Bosnian language: http://www.depo.ba/hronika/niti-jedna-zivotinja-ne-zasluzuje-ovakvu-sudbinu-sokantne-posljedice-sterilizacije-pasa-u-hadzicima

To:
Vet Station “Hadzici”
Jerko Ivankovic-Lajic, Minister of Agriculture
Nada Rajkovic, Minister for the Veterinary Department

Yesterday’s news of unprofessionally performed sterilization of a stray dog and her tragic death has shocked activists around the world. Negligence, carelessness and irresponsibility from the staff of the vet station “Hadzici” is the main cause of this brutal act. Sterilization was carried out on the unfortunate dog called Siva who was operated despite the fact she recently gave birth to the…