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Serbia: New Pictures and News from EPAR Shelter, Subotica

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Slavica from EPAR Shelter, Subotica, Serbia, has now kindly sent an update on the current situation at the EPAR shelter.

Above is the EPAR shelter on a warm, summers day.

EPAR – http://www.epar.org.yu/index-e.html

Friend – EPAR for Esteem and Protection of Animal Rights.

OIPA Member League.

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Please pay as per instructions given below:

57A: Account with insitution: RZBJCSBG RAIFFEISENBANK AD BEOGRAD

59: Beneficiary customer: CS73265100000002328536 DRUŠTVO PRIJATELJA ŽIVOTINJA PRIJATELJ Matka Vukovića 9

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Issues below are covered in no specific order of importance, but we hope you will find all the super pictures and information of interest.

EPAR have recently purchased a truck which is being used daily for a wide variety of tasks including – collecting and delivering straw bales, carrying food for the dogs, carrying of general things required for the shelter such as wood and fencing etc.

Here are three photographs of the truck in service:

Here are some photographs of some of the dogs inside some of the EPAR shelters –

Dry and warm

You remember Amaryla and Boki. (below) – He is sterilized, like all male dogs at the EPAR shelter.

Here some dog food is arriving by the truck now purchased and owned by EPAR .

There is always enough food provided for the dogs, especially when it is cold and metabolisms need to be kept high and functioning well. You can see the food available and placed on the ground at the front of the shelter.

Here is a picture of the shelter facility where all the dry dog food is stored.

Many of the dogs love cakes and bread, and so there is always some around – Slavica is sure that many of the dogs could be vegans without much trouble !!

Here is one of the five places where straw bales are stored ready for winter.

EPAR has over 1,800 straw bales stored ready for this winter which will be used for providing additional warmth for the dogs in the shelters – please see the ‘Dry and warm’ pictures above.

Now everyone waits for the cold of winter, but they are also prepared to save and help the dogs over the winter period.

Here are some pictures of sweet ‘Api’.

Api was very ill when she arrived at the EPAR shelter, who was pregnant on arrival and who was in a coma for over two weeks before she improved. She is such a sweet little female and very popular at the shelter.

Api now spends her time with male dog ‘Gugi’, male dog ‘Bobi’ and another female, ‘Fibi’.

Both Gugi and Bobi have been sterilised, like all male dogs at EPAR shelter.

FINALLY, Please look at the smiling faces of all the lucky dogs at the EPAR shelter using the following youtube link: we hope you will enjoy seeing the smiling faces of some of the residents under the care of EPAR shelter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cTG4Ozgs7c

… and PLEASE try and give a donation to keep them smiling this Christmas and winter.

The upkeep of the shelter, food and straw and veterinary bills always need to be paid for, regardless of the time of year. Please give what you can at this special time.

Thank You – Slavica and SAV.

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Serbia: LOLA UPDATE – 03/12/08 – Good News

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

** LOLA UPDATE – 03/12/08 **

Regarding the appeal put out a few days ago; please see

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/serbia-urgent-appeal-100-euros-required-for-vital-operation-on-lola/

it was an immediate decision that Lola needed to be operated on as soon as possible.

The operation was performed on 01/12 and Lola immediately began to walk around ok after awaking from her operation.

Jelena has kindly sent this new photo of Lola relaxing a day after her surgery.

Please, money for the surgery is still required, so please give anything you can. See the above link info for details.

Thank You, and get better very quickly, Lola.

Well done Jelena for all your work.

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SERBIA: URGENT APPEAL – 100 EUROS REQUIRED FOR VITAL OPERATION ON ‘LOLA’

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

*** URGENT APPEAL – PLEASE LOOK AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS AND THEN GIVE WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP THE OPERATION COSTS FOR ‘LOLA’ – 100 EUROS; Thats All !. ***

Information about donating can be found at the bottom of the following link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

Jelena says:

This beautiful CANE CORSO girl; we named her LOLA, was taken and abandoned in a village near Nis, Serbia.

According to the veterinary who has helped her, she is only a year old.

She has hyperplasia of vagina, and a cist on her eye, that is, most likely, the reason the people (her owners) didn’t want her any longer.

We are looking for sponsors for her operation which will cost 100 Euros which equates to

£ 85 Uk Pounds or $ 126 United States Dollars.

and it is urgent.

Then we are hoping to find her a new home abroad.

Please help urgently ! – Thank You

For Jelena’s shelter information, please access the following SAV links:

Information about donating can be found at the bottom of the following link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

Shelter links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/a-happy-tail-mini-now-adopted-and-living-in-austria/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/05/serbia-jelanas-shelter-can-you-help-find-homes-for-these-little-dogs/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/very-urgent-appeal-from-jelenas-shelter-serbia/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/a-message-from-jelena-about-her-shelter-and-overseas-re-homing-of-serbian-dogs/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/koko-arrives-in-canada-pictures-with-her-foster-mum-janet-at-toronto-airport/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/11/20/serbia-good-news-from-jelenas-shelter-and-help-needed-donations-for-an-injured-kitten/

and then please GIVE A DONATION !!

Information about donating can be found at the bottom of the following link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/07/please-give-support-to-jelenas-shelter-now-thank-you/

For LOLA, Please give anything you can – THANK YOU

Uk donations can be done very easily (cheque) and sent to Mrs Jean Bird at Harbourough Animal Concern.

Jean can be e mailed immediately at jean.birdvegg@btinternet.com and she will provide you with additional information.

lola11

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… and What are You Getting This Christmas ? – Click and Unwrap to See !

Posted on November 30, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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SAV would like to send early wishes to everyone for a very cruelty free Christmas, and a Very Happy New Year in 2009.

Thank You for all your support with all the campaigns – we hope to have your continued support next year.

KEEP ON BEING A VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS ! !

Regards.

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Turkey: CAT NEUTER and RELEASE, 25-26th OCTOBER 2008, ISTANBUL ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Hi everyone

if there was a trophy to be handed out for those that do wonderful work but quietly and where it is needed the most I would give it to my two friends Guzide and Ayse. They work together in the areas of Istanbul where N & R is required the most but very rarely touched.

My vote for the two most caring ladies in Istanbul goes to Guzide and Ayse.

Thank you so much you do wonderful work, I should know because I have followed you for a few years now.

With love & much respect, Tina

From: Guzide ERDEN

Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:08 PM

Subject: 25-26 October 2006 + 9th Nov, CAT NEUTER&RELEASE, Istanbul Archeology Museum’s Garden

CAT NEUTER & RELEASE, 25-26th OCTOBER 2008,

ISTANBUL ARCHEOLOGY MUSEUM

Istanbul Archeology Museum is in the center of old city, a favorite place for tourists. This peaceful place has a large garden with full of trees that has been a home for several large cat groups. The number of cats have been increasing significantly for two reasons : (i) No sterilization took place beforehand (ii) Cats are being dumped into the garden from other areas. The pictures give an idea from the place and cat groups.

Initially a two-day sterilization activity was realised. The third step was done 2 weeks after. The Museum team are very cooperative with us, they allocated a place for the equipment, operation and post-operation. A team of a vet, vet. assistant and a catcher worked together during n&r.

RESULTS :

Total number of cats sterilized : 42 (17 male, 25 female). All of them are vaccinated against rabies, besides inner and outer anti-parasite treatments applied.

Only vaccinated : 8 ( 5 of them were young enough for an operation + 3 were already sterile).

Medical treatment : 1 (sent to the clinic)

We thank very much to the below organisations, without their support this activity could not have been realised :

Marchig Trust that covered the cost of the activity (vet, vet assistant, catcher, medicine)

Actiezwerfhonden that provided the cat trap.

FIRST DAY, 25th Oct.

The vet who is in green giving injection for anaesthesia.

This vet has been very experienced in n&r. He can make the operations through a very small cut with inner stitches, so that the recovery period is the shortest possible with the minimum risks. Please see below how small cut he makes the operations from.

The traps are very useful when catching (cat trap) and keeping the cats before/after op (dog traps). The traps were provided by Actiezwerfhonden (Holland).

THE SECOND DAY, 26th Oct

There was heavy shower in the morning, but the team continued the activity.

3 DAYS AFTER THE ACTIVITY :

A visit was made to the place 3 days after to check the area/cats. The non-sterile ones and the ones require medical treatment were noted for the 3rd step.

Ayse Doganci is in the picture.

A sign is required to separate the sterilised one from the others (male ones can be identified but the females!). In every sterilisation activity we catch one or two that had been sterilized before but have no sign of the operation.

As seen, the small cut to one ear given during the operation enables easy separation.

No harm to cats.

The tourists and cats are very happy to be together.

During catching, we received so many questions and curious looks. It was pleasure to tell them that “this catching was for sterilisation and vaccination only !”. Those explanations together with the team’s careful and caring attitude gave them a good relief.

THE THIRD STEP, 9th Nov.

The third step was realised on the 9th Nov. It was good to see the sterilized ones around.

FINAL NOTES :

Upper respiratory infection (viral) are very common among the cats. We observed that the rate was not below than 60%. As the winter is close, we will not do the operations till spring.

In the mean time, a vitamin and anti-biotic treatment is planned. A day-long activity can work well.

There are still non-sterile ones that are very difficult to catch. Besides, there are many young ones around.

If those are done in next spring, then the cat populations will be kept under control.

Guzide Erden Ayse Doganci

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Canada: After the Seal Pups, Now The Government Approves Mass Whale Killing !

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

From: Taffy Lee Williams <tlwilliams@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:16:56 -0500

URGENT: A HORROR STORY IS UNFOLDING IN CANADA:

The slaughter (by Nunavet) of what was thought to be 200 (which we now
know was underestimated) narwhales “trapped in the ice” was bad enough;
now the horror has turned into a blood bath of up to 500 narwhales!

This atrocity is putting the area’s population of narwhales at risk of
extinction.

Please contact Minister Gail Shea and tell her to put a stop to the
slaughter of hundreds of narwhales. Tell her to call off the hunters and
send in the nearest icebreaker immediately. Also tell her that the annual
quota for whales 130 should be respected and any additional “takes”
applied to next year’s allotment for the Nunavet. Tell her whale meat is
contaminated, and

the real reason the slaughter continues is for the
single ivory tusk, worth $1500 a piece.

This is not about subsistence tribal whaling, this is about wholesale
slaughter and wholesale marketing of ivory tusks. Here are the contact
numbers. Let’s flood the office of Gail Shea with letters immediately, to
save the lives of these whales.

Taffy

Send your own letter or if you copy the letter below please add the
following statement:

I am in complete agreement with the message below; it expresses my own
thoughts and sentiments on this grave matter.

   Name,
   City, State,
   Country

Mail to: Shea.G@parl.gc.ca
The Hon. Gail A. Shea
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

Telephone: (613) 992-9223
Fax: (613) 992-1974

Letter to copy and send – Send your own letter or

if you copy the letter below please add the
following statement:

I am in complete agreement with the message below; it expresses my own
thoughts and sentiments on this grave matter.

   Name,
   City, State,
   Country

The Hon. Gail A. Shea
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6

Dear Minister Shea:

It is simply unfathomable that the DFO has been as exceedingly negligent
in protecting the narwhales of Pond Inlet as it has been. Not only does
the condemnable lack of action by the DFO reveal the agency’s actual
utter disregard for the welfare of its natural resources, but supports
an illegal disregard for the rule of law established for the welfare of
marine species.

I speak for hundreds of animal welfare and wildlife specialists in my
area, and while we are far from the scene, I advise you that the concern
for these whales is exceedingly great. We don’t need to remind you that
we are in a global crisis and the extinction of species is 100 times its
normal pace due to human activities.

If the native Nunavet could not accurately estimate the number of
entrapped whales (“200”), as it now seems there are more than double the
initial tallies (closer to 500), one can discount their statements that
the population is “healthy.” In reality, a population could be called
“healthy” to justify a mass slaughter.

Narwhale tusks can fetch $1500 a piece on the market. What do you think
is the real motivation force here? The quota for hunting whales should
be adjusted over the next several years to account for the slaughter in
excess of their 130 number tally this year. This is the only proper
course to take in response to this outrageous killing spree.

It was reported that the nearest icebreaker was 50 km away from the
carnage. In that case, the DFO should be condemned even further, as 50
km is an easy distance to travel, despite the conditions, to save an
entire population of cetaceans.

Now a major portion of the global population of narwhales, and certainly
this specific population and its genetic diversity, are poised for
annihilation.

-We can not urge you more strongly and with more urgency to call off any
hunting activities immediately and send the icebreaker to the scene. In
addition, you must please advise the Nunavet to vacate the scene at
once. Otherwise the blood of this species falls on the regulatory body
that failed to act, allowed an essentially illegal mass slaughter to
occur, and brought about a collapse of the ecosystem that the narwhales
are an integral part of.

If the DFO is ridiculously concerned that “the noise of the icebreaker
will scare the narwhales,” what do you think the sound of gunshots next
to their faces, and the slaughter of their close kindred is doing to
them? That is a poor excuse for what is likely a lazy and apathetic
attitude, leading to the utter failure of the DFO’s objectives by the
DFO itself.

In addition, it is essential that the DFO create an proper marine mammal
stranding response team to immediately address future crises such as
this, for whatever measures are in place are pitifully, woefully
inadequate.

Sincerely,

Taffy Williams

Taffy Lee Williams
New York Whale and Dolphin Action League
PO Box 273
Tuckahoe, NY 10707 USA
914-793-9186
407-404-2046
<http://www.ny4whales.org>www.ny4whales.org

When we save whales, we save ourselves.

Taffy Lee Williams
New York Whale and Dolphin Action League
PO Box 273
Yonkers, NY 10707 USA
www.ny4whales.org
914-793-9186 / 407-404-2046 cell
Because when we save whales, we save ourselves.

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Uk: A Message from Maria and Paul About Their SOS Galgos Gig

Posted on November 29, 2008 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

The following message about SOS Galgos has been sent to us by

Maria and Paul. Please check out the links given at the end of this

message to see the work of SOS and also Maria and Paul. (SAV).

Dear all,http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=18DfbQ02Q3w

just a quick message to share the first few clips of our visit to SOS
Galgos. We had such a lovely time and it was truly an inspiration, I’m
sure new songs will come from the imagery and sights and sounds but
for now here is the moment we met sweet little galgo ‘Wonder’ and her
new family, the link to view is here –

We will hopefully have a slideshow of the whole event online soon &
there’s some pics on the SOS Galgos website.

Have a great weekend & keep on rockin!!!

Bye for now,

Love from Maria & Paul xx

Notes from the slide show –

On November 21st 2008 we flew to Barcelona in Spain to visit Anna and
Albert of SOS Galgos and play a benefit gig for them at City Hall, the
event was called ‘Concierto Benefico Live cantante de rock ‘Maria
Daines a favor a los galgos necesitados’ and it was fantastic! The
event started with an Egyptian fashion show where the models were all
dressed as Cleopatra, including an amazing Egyptian King! The models
walked down the red carpet each walking with a beautiful dog, most of
them galgos, it was so glamorous and unforgettable.

Maria and Paul Perform

Egyptian Fashion Show

On the day after the event we went for a walk on the beach with many
of SOS Galgos rescue dogs and that’s where we met the precious galgo
named ‘Wonder’, she is blind but you would not believe it if you met
her, she is loveable, intelligent, happy, sweet natured, and now, the
best part of all, she has her own family because she has been adopted
and they love her very much. Of all the special memories we took home
with us from the trip, meeting Wonder and her family is something we
will always treasure and even thinking about it now I have a lump in
my throat.

My mum, Mary Coe, painted a picture of Wonder and donated it to SOS
Galgos and on the beach I was able to present the picture to Wonder’s
mum and dad, it was quite an emotional moment and as you can see,
Wonder is looking at the picture of her wonderful self!

Thank you to everyone who made us so welcome in Spain and thank you
to Anna Clements, Albert Sorde and volunteers of SOS Galgos who do
such a vital job saving and rehoming the galgos and greyhounds that
badly need help when they are cast out or neglected.

You are in our hearts always.

Best wishes, Maria & Paul xxxxxxx

To visit the brilliant SOS Galgos website, which has many photographs,