Subject: This woman is an insult to the name ‘EU Animal Welfare Intergroup’ – we want her out !

Regarding the mass killing of strays in Romania;

Petition “The European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals: Daciana Sarbu’s (the Romanian speech self-declared her as being unfit for office.

Please remove her from her position.” on Change.org.

This petition was started by Occupy for Animals on 4th of October, 2013. It is addressed to the Intergroup, the European Parliament, the European Commission, and it aims to have Madame Daciana Sarbu, one of the Vice President’s of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals and wife of Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta, removed from her position.

It’s important considering that Romania are killing every dog in the country !. Will you sign it too? Here’s the link:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-european-parliament-s-intergroup-on-the-welfare-and-conservation-of-animals-daciana-sarbu-s-speech-self-declared-her-as-being-unfit-for-office-please-remove-her-from-her-position?share_id=kRIwyefZXs&utm_campaign=signature_receipt&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition

Petition Wording:

This petition was started by Occupy for Animals on 4th of October, 2013. It is addressed to the Intergroup, the European Parliament, the European Commission, and it aims to have Madame Daciana Sarbu, one of the Vice President’s of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals and wife of Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta, removed from her position.

The letter that is being send when you sign this petition, as well as the content compiled on our website, at: http://www.occupyforanimals.org/romania—daciana-sarbu-a-head-with-two-faces—one-face-smiling-at-the-death-bringers-the-other-face-smiling-at-the-protectors.html will explain why we believe that Madame Sarbu is not fit for office. 

Thank you, in advance, for signing our petition. 

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TO: The European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals

Copy to: 
The European Parliament
The European Commission

SUBJECT: Madame Daciana Sarbu’s totally misinformed and erroneous statements self-declared her as being unfit for office as either a member of the Intergroup, let alone as Vice President and we would suggest you remove her from her position. 

Dear Sir / Madam,

The sun is slowly setting on the public’s respect for THE institution of Europe…

A horrified civilized world looks on as the country of Romania whose corrupt re-deployment of assigned public funds has consistently failed to introduce any humane strategy to control the homeless animal population such as has been achieved in every global civilized country.

The result is the legitimization of an ‘eradication’ policy which will result in the destruction of many hundreds of thousands of street animals. Destruction by traditional Romanian methods which include injection of substances, such as injecting with anti-freeze, battering with shovels, ADD TO LIST – like practiced in the past. Since the new “legislation”, the following methods – although not acceptable in any other European country – are now totally legal and even encouraged, such as the use of carbon dioxide, carbon oxide, potassium chloride, nitrogen, electric shocks, penetrating captive gun.

This policy was rapidly implemented due to the EMOTIONAL response of the population because of the death of a child ALLEGEDLY caused by homeless animals.

The civilized world watched in horror as this draconian policy passed through the Romanian parliamentary system. Appeals were made to the EU.

BUT the major body of Europe, whilst disagreeing with the policy… could do NOTHING. But society demands a better response than…. NOTHING! 

Not only did the two press releases from the Intergroup on the subject not impress or inspire anyone, but we listened in abject horror as a Vice-President of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, Daciana Sârbu, during a recent exchange during an Intergroup meeting from 12th of September, 2013, identifies to the world that she is totally misinformed about policies and events over which her position demands knowledge.

The public now questions the expertise of those who represent them in the European Arena. Questions are now asked about what is ‘suitability for purpose’ of these non-elected representatives? Madame Sarbu’s delivery was profoundly unprofessionally uninformed. What qualifications does she have to command respect? In Romania there is an understanding that qualifications can be achieved by corrupt means. Was this the foundation of her acquiring such an elevated position? 

There are also things that just do not go well together, like:

being a Vice President of the Intergroup, a co-initiator of the Written Declaration on Dog Population Management 0026/2011,

the wife of Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta; 

– and do NOTHING in her own country to promote and implement a humane management of the stray animals populations like she has so brightly described in the WD 0026/2011;

– and keep a very neutral position when her input is most needed. Her neutral position being probably inspired by the attitude of her husband who also, throughout the scandal caused by the ‘slaughter law’, kept a very neutral position and refrained from openly telling if he was in favor of the euthanasia of stray dogs, or against. It was only in the 13th hour, October 3, 2013 that Mr Ponta made an ‘impressive’ statement: “There are two phases before the euthanasia: the adoption phase and the sterilization and keeping the dogs in the shelters. I would like, if we consider ourselves a civilized country, to use more the first two. This is my message and my signal”:

– and just stand by and watch as the tragedy is unfolding, bringing unnecessary suffering and death not only to animals but also to their protectors. In case you have missed it: three people have died so far and it’s only beginning. One can only stand and watch now and wait while the death count gets higher! We are waiting for the day that we will read with deep sorrow that a Romanian child has died of Carbofuran ingestion, which – as you know best is banned in the EU – but widespread in Romania. Daily are the reports of dogs found poisoned with Carbofuran and there are many necropsy reports that confirm this.

In light of the surprisingly misinformed content of Madame Sarbu’s speech from 12th of September, 2013, and her totally erroneous statements, as well as her continued absence from Intergroup involvement especially when a serious focus is placed on her country, we believe that Madame Sarbu is not fit for office as either a member of the Intergroup, let alone as Vice President and we would suggest you remove her from her position.

We, as the public who are represented, have challenged the ignorance within this exchange. And we would hope that you, who, of course, only want officials who exemplify the highest quality in seeking the best of interest for the animals and people of Europe, would agree with us that, after listening to her historic speech and reading our reflections, Madame Sarbu has no place in the Intergroup.

Madame Sarbu’s speech as well as other interesting information is compiled on our website, at: 
http://www.occupyforanimals.org/romania—daciana-sarbu-a-head-with-two-faces—one-face-smiling-at-the-death-bringers-the-other-face-smiling-at-the-protectors.html 

We thank you, in advance, for the time taken to read our message and for taking the necessary steps regarding Madame Sarbu’s unsuitability for purpose.

Yours,

[Signer’s name]

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