Posted on April 24, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Tell Castle’s Bears to End Demeaning Tricks and Release Bears to Sanctuaries
Bears don’t ride bicycles, do handstands, or balance on balls in nature.
Yet Castle’s Bears dresses them in ridiculous costumes, muzzles them, yanks them around on leashes, and forces them to perform demeaning and possibly painful tricks for many Shrine circuses.
Instead of roaming, swimming, and foraging in the wild, the bears at Castle’s Bears are forced to perform demeaning tricks such as riding bicycles, doing handstands, and balancing on balls.
Last year, one was filmed urinating in apparent distress when forced to walk on his or her front legs.
Please join us in urging Castle’s Bears to release the bears to reputable sanctuaries.
Posted on April 23, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
The photo provided by the bear conservation organization Arcturos, shows the little brown bear Luigi. The animal was found on a road in the mountainous region of Pindos
and was taken by the bear conservation organization Arcturos near Nymfaion.
ATHENS. A Greek car driver has saved the life of a few months old orphaned brown bear. “Luigi” is now being fed by a bear conservation organization.
The animal was found a few days ago on a road in the mountainous region of Pindos in northwestern Greece and was taken up by the bear conservation organization Arcturos near Nymfaion. “The little one is fine now. We have fed him up, “said the spokesman for Arcturos, Panos Stefanou, on Wednesday the German Press Agency.
The little bear already has a name. “He likes to play with balls, so we named him after the name of the famous Italian goalkeeper Luigi,” said Stefanou, looking at Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus.
The wildlife conservation organization released a video of the little Luigi.
Arcturos has saved dozens of bears in recent decades. There are currently 21 bears under the protection of the organization. (AP)
Posted on April 23, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
June 10th, 2018 — that’s Dooms Day for the fin whales off the coast of Iceland.
That’s because, after a two-year respite, Hvalur, inc – the Icelandic whaling company has given notice that it has begun preparations for whaling season and will commence hunting this summer.
Fin whales are an endangered marine mammal, and while some species might be regionally in jeopardy, the fin whale is at risk of being hunted to extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
That’s why it is extremely baffling that Iceland, one of the most progressive nations on Earth, would allow one of its companies. Hvalur, Inc is responsible for the agonizing death of countless. The innocent mammals are harpooned, dragged in and then secured to the side of the ship. If they aren’t already dead, they must endure an excruciating trip back to shore before they are finally butchered and sent off to Japan for consumption.
Altogether, some 200 whales could meet be murdered if Iceland doesn’t ban this barbaric practice.
Ask Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir to do what is right. Sign the petition and ask Iceland to put an end to whaling now.
Posted on April 19, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
UPDATE 20/4/18
Further to our post and the letter to the OIE below, we would like to offer our thanks to animal supporters who have supported our issue by copying and sending additional copies of the letter to the OIE and others. This has come as a surprise to us, but we very much welcome the additional support.
Thanks go to the following campaigners for supporting us:
Chantal Buslot – Belgium
SANG
Maria Schneider, – Germany
Anneke Andries, – Netherlands
Hennie Oosterman; David Weisman; Susan van Ockelen; Jeanet Verweij; Miranda van Ittersum; – Netherlands.
Jean S.; Armand Beaufort; Lisette G.; Aurelie B.; Cheryl Minottes; – France.
Yvonne Suters; Inge Schroeder; Wolfgang Beckingen; Mireille Dautz; – Germany.
Tina Bartels; John Summers; Henry T.; Vickey Osborn; Teddy Miller; – United Kingdom.
Amanda Fields; Jurgen Sorens; Rita Suffolk; Mary Dalton; Joseph Pritchard; Kimberley Fields; – USA.
Simon Sears; Beverly Woods; Anita Brewer; Daniel Russell; Petra Stafford; – Australia.
Andrea Sreiber – Serbia
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Hi all; this is Mark;
First; there have not been many posts on the site recently, and I apologize for this.
The reason is that we have been very busy re Serbian animal campaigning – I will try to cover what we have been doing as quickly as I can; with additional attachments as necessary.
Overview – Both the Serbian government / authorities have a illegal approach to (stray) dog and cat management which is completely different to us. We work within the law and try to promote it; they work against the law. You can read more about Serbian animal law at https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/about-serbian-animals/ which is on our site.
So; time again for another gripe in speaking out for animals in Serbia. The OIE – or ‘World Organisation for Animal Health’ (Health ??) has a website which can be viewed at http://www.oie.int/ The attitude of the OIE in the Balkans has been very much one of allowing stray dogs to be killed under the guise of ‘disease control’. Naturally, this works perfectly for the Serbian government and regional authorities who wish to kill off as many strays as the can – and reap the financial rewards that are associated with doing this.
Our view, which is supported by Serbian law, is different. We do not feel that healthy stray animals should be murdered just to comply with the term ‘disease control’. As you can read in https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/about-serbian-animals/ since 2005 there have been national (Serbian) laws which should give the right of life and protection to stray animals. Despite being ‘law’; the government and authorities have ignored our suggestions of a national sterilisation approach which would gradually reduce stray animal numbers; in favour of an attitude of killing as many strays as they can. This works in several ways in their favour – they get a ‘head count’ financial reward for every animal which they kill (up to 500 Euros per animal); and by not sterilising as we suggest; they have a continual source of new strays on the streets to catch and kill for this financial ‘bounty’. Some people may thus be getting very rich financially our of adopting this attitude; we have a tendency to call it ‘corruption’.
Ok; so now we need to give people the facts. Slavica has worked brilliantly hard to draft out a letter re this issue. We have then taken this draft and attempted to make it read better English. Slavica’s letter defined all the legal Serbian legislation with regard to the supposed ‘protection’ of Serbian strays – ie what the Serbian law says on paper and which the courts should work to re legal issues. We took the letter further by making suggestions of the ‘rule of law’ which is required to be shown by any member state wishing to join the EU. Serbia is one such country; it is currently an EU ‘Candidate Country’ applying for EU membership.
The EU ‘rule of law’ issue is an important one; as it requires that any state seeking EU membership needs to show / prove that it is enforcing all of its own national laws. If it cannot do this, then effectively EU membership should not be permitted. As we have always shown since the foundation of SAV back around 2005; Serbia has been NON Compliant with Serbian law regarding the treatment of stray animals. So, this new letter needed to make this clear.
A formal letter was produced which has now been presented to the Serbian government. Copies have also been provided to the EU ‘Enlargement Commission’ who are responsible for new member states. We suggested in our review of the draft that certain contacts at the EU dealing specifically with the ‘rule of law’ be informed of this current situation of non compliance. This has been done.
You can see a full copy of Slavica’s letter here – along with an additional copy of the letter which has been presented by the ‘No Kill Coalition’ who are based in the capital of Serbia; Belgrade.
So, here we now have it. A formal letter of the current situation for Serbian animals and the non compliances with existing Serbian laws sent to all those who should be informed of the situation; and this includes the OIE.
In an additional way, via Slavica also, we have today (19/4) been provided with a copy of the formal EU Progress report for 2018 in relation to Serbia.
A copy to this is given here if you wish to review:
This official report from the EU on the situation in Serbia is not especially good, and in many ways backs up what we have been saying for many years especially with regard to corruption.
On pages 20 and 21 there is a lot which shows that corruption is still prevalent within Serbia, which comes as no surprise to us. The EU had made several suggestions to attack this; and hopefully we would like to see actions regarding animal welfare get involved with this anti corruption policy.
Now that all the evidence has been provided to both the Serbian government, and more importantly, the ‘rule of law’ enforcement personnel in the EU; we can only hope that the evidence and non compliance with national legislation will work in favour of the animals in the future.
Who knows, we may even see the day come that we have campaigned for over so many years – the day when national stray sterilisation, vaccination and microchipping takes priority over the corrupt and money making attitude of many officials who simply want to undertake a stray dog kill approach as we are currently experiencing.
Stray sterilisation is the way to control and eventually eliminate stray animals on the streets. A policy which is better in the long term for all – strays and humans.
Whatever; our fight to be a voice for the voiceless will continue what ever happens in the towers of importance.
As you read this, live exporters are preparing to load thousands of gentle sheep onto ships. Conditions will soon go from bad to worse as ships enter the deadly northern summer.
We now know that on board these ‘floating ovens’ animals can be left to stew in their own filth while literally cooking to death.
Live exporters know that the truth can sink their trade — which is why getting this ad series on TV is the last thing they’ll want.
No-one who sees this footage can defend subjecting animals to such extreme abuse.
Please help us broadcast this message to every politician, farmer, and power broker before it’s too late.
Posted on April 15, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment
We have just endured the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games from the Gold Coast. All happy Australians singing and dancing; people from a nation which supports such an animal abusing industry and government. We could not see anything to sing and dance about – the images of the livestock ships represent the real side that the Australian government want to keep closed. So we give the video footage for you once again to see what Australia is really about.
we now have the following update from Animals Australia.
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This time last week, only live exporters knew the horrors that await every sheep who boards their ships. Now, their secret’s out. And the world is watching.
Nearly 200,000 people added their voice to yours, demanding urgent action. Everyone from Bill Shorten to Israel’s First Lady are ‘shocked’ and ‘disturbed’ by the damning evidence. Calls to shut down the cruel live sheep trade — especially during the deadly northern summer — are escalating.
But Mark, our Government is about to condemn more animals to suffer on live export ships. Only this time, they’re doing it knowing how extreme their suffering will be.
Right now, the ship featured in last Sunday’s explosive 60 Minutes storyis docked in Fremantle, Western Australia. The export company responsible for subjecting millions of animals to extreme, routine suffering is preparing to load tens of thousands more animals onto its ‘ship of shame.’
As it stands, it looks like the Australian Government is going to let them.
Not only that — some 85,000 animals have already left our shores on another ship this week. Outrageously, this exporter was allowed to pack the maximum number of animals possible into his vessel. We know what that looks like.
If you’re angry — you’re not alone.
The decision to allow a single animal to set foot onto any of these ships while the entire world is reeling from images of faeces-covered sheep cooking alive, panicked animals gasping for air, piles of dead and rotting bodies, and distressed animals unable to reach food or water … it’s unconscionable.
We cannot — and will not — watch on while more animals suffer.
As you read this, our campaign team is working around the clock to dial up the heat on this cruel trade. In the coming days, we’ll be unveiling what I promise you will be sheep exporters’ worst nightmare. And tonight, 60 Minutes will be airing explosive new footage of live export cruelty obtained by Animals Australia investigators.
Every time the Australian Government allows rich export companies to break laws and subject thousands of gentle animals to abuse … we’re going to turn up the spotlight a little brighter.
If you’re outraged that our Government is willing to let more animals languish on live export ships, you can let them know by:
Calling the Prime Minister’s office on 02 9327 3988 (International callers: +61 2 9327 3988)
Calling Australia’s Agriculture Minister, David Littleproud’s office: 02 6277 7630 (International callers: +61 2 6277 7630)
Calling your MP’s office: click here for the number (Australian residents only)
Mark, this past week we’ve been utterly overwhelmed by your outpouring of support. The victims of this industry have the world on their side.
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 