PLEASE SIGN THESE PETITIONS AND CIRCULATE AS WIDELY AS POSSIBLE
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/massacre-of-strays-in-Botosani-Romania/
INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO STOP THE EXTERMINATION OF STRAYS IN ROMANIA AND OTHER MEMBER STATES OF THE EU.
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Botosani shelter stray dogs – now all dead; murdered by the Mayor.
Recent SAV posts on the crisis for strays in Romania:
Over 220 stray dogs were massacred in the Romanian town of Botosani last week, just as an example. This could be a daily situation if new laws are passed in Romania – please see the main text from Chrissy below.
Support for Romanian strays needed at the London demo on 26/05.11.
Please crosspost this message to all your contacts.
Thanks – SAV.
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Dear Friends,
On Thursday 26th May we plan to hold a protest in London close to the Romanian Embassy and also walk along to the Romanian Consulate Office , both located in Kensington. This is long over-due given the fact that most other Western European and Northern European have already held large and effective protests against the proposed change in the law which would allow the Romanian authorities to systematically massacre hundred of thousands of street and shelter dogs…. all in the name of money allowing corrupt businesses to get very rich on the back of slaughter!
The vote to bring on whether to bring in this law has been postponed several times already largely due to the pressure from the animal loving International community and from those within Romania itself.
Kendra and myself have quickly put together the website below specifically for this event. On here you will find information being updated constantly, links to FB, Twitter, Blogs etc. There are also car sharing opportunities listed if you’re not based in/around London.
PLEASE join us, this really could be our last chance to take a stand! If enough people turn out on the day it will send a message LOUD AND CLEAR that mass illegal killings of this kind will not be tolerated. Although those in power in Romania care little for animals they DO care about their image and standing in Europe and so will definitely take note!!. We have to hold the protest on a week day to avoid the Consulate and the Embassy being closed. We are working in conjunction with the police and they have helped us establish a meeting place, a route etc. We’ve also been granted permission to deliver by hand any petitions directly to the Embassy.
If you really can’t attend, we ask you to kindly crosspost, forward and share this email to any and all animal loving friends, family and colleagues.
Adopted ‘Rommies’ would be most welcome on the day so please bring them along… they will make perfect mascots and ambassadors for their fellow dogs at risk back home!
Warmest wishes
Chrissy xx
Pictures – Strays at the Botosani Shelter – All Have Now Been Killed By Orders From the Mayor.
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17/05 – News Snippets Direct as it Arrives – No Edit. – SAV
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002180405288&sk=wall
Dear friends…the mayor does not allow us to take the dogs out…they sad that the dogs are sick and the treatment will be assured by the same doctor that killed the other 230 dogs. If you can help us in any way please do it now.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150181539917986
EMERGENCY LETTER…..
help us stop the slaughter of the WILD HORSES in the Danube Delta RomaniaPLEASE SEND THIS LETTER
by Mira Iordanescu, Tuesday, 17. May 2011 at 01:25
Dear friends, I know, this is horrible…bad news after bad news…but please….please…HELP…
We just found out…literally meaning JUST FOUND OUT, one hour ago, that starting tomorrow MAY 17, 2011 they will start the ROUND UP and the transport to SLAUGHTER of the famous wild horses who live in the Letea Forest in the Danube Delta….for , maybe hundreds of years….Yes, they have multiplied…there are about 4,000….this is not an astronomical number…YET Romanian authorities have come up, AGAIN , with the only solution they are capable of : KILL THEM ALL…
Please take a look at this documentary…please stand by the people who try to save them…Please forward this note to all HORSE RESCUE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD…this can not be allowed to happen…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdV5oQL1AY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqm4El-TPwg&feature=related
And take a look at this paradise, in the Danube Delta, which they want to STAIN WITH BLOOD
Please read about the Natural Park LETEA, in the Danube Delta in Romania…it is home to extraordinary wild horses…now they want to MASSACRE THEM…and they have a genetic material recognized by scientifics…the only horses who grow longer hair in winter…they can live in very rough condition…they are a treasure……now they go after the horses too..
http://wikimapia.org/12306879/Letea-Forest
SAMPLE LETTER
SUBJECT : Please STOP the round-up and the slaughter of the wild horses in the Danube Delta
Dear officials.
We just found out with stupor, about the decision of local authorities in the Galati county, to start the round up and the SLAUGHTER of the wild horses who live in the renowned natural Park The Letea Forest, th the Danube Della.
We are appalled by these kind of decisions, to slaughter animals, taken recently by Romanian authorities…it is beyond our understanding WHY other, more civilized and humane measures are never taken in consideration by Romanian Authorities when it come the over population of animals, of any kind.
It is very obvious that Romanian authorities are prone to KILL animals, rather than develop and implement programs which will help solve these situations in a civilized and humane manner as expected from a country in the EU in the 21st century.
We are aware of the treasure these animals represent , as described in the videos linked bellow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqm4El-TPwg&feature=related We kindly ask the Romanian Authorities to immediately reverse their decision and to consult with International Animal welfare organizations, Romanian Animal Protection Organizations, specialists , and to find another solution to let these animals live in peace in their natural habitat. We are determined to expose the way Romanian treats animals, all over the world, and we are also determined to boycott Romania, because such barbaric treatment of animals is unacceptable in the civilized world.
In the last couple of months, Romania took front stage , around the world, with the HORRIBLE treatment of stray dogs…who Romania continues to slaughter…now, Romania decided to also KILL all WILD HORSES…
Please, dear Romanian officials, look at these videos…and think again…all you do lately is to DESTROY…
Please read the information given by Mr. Stefan Raileanu about the wild horses from the Danuve Delta :”Caii semisalbatici sunt prezenti in �ntregul areal al Deltei, iar in ultimii ani au devenit o problema destul de mare si un subiect de controversa, din cauza inmultirii lor. In Letea, caii sunt o problema pentru padure, zona protejata de stat, intrucat rod scoartele copacilor, ceea ce duce apoi la uscarea lor. Unele estimari indica in jur de 2500 de cai in areal. Altele – in jur de 1000. Din cauza ca au crescut un timp indelungat fara supravegherea omului, acesti cai au dezvoltat unele obiceiuri caracteristice unor animale semi-salbatice. Este greu sa te apropii de ei, caci se tem de o oameni si te simt imediat ce ai �ncalcat o distanta de siguranta. Fiecare grup este condus de o pereche ce are grija de restul turmei, iar cea mai mare autoritate o are armasarul, care este si cel ce da semnalul de retragere, cu un scurt nechezat sau cateva lovituri cu copita in pamant. Uneori, cand simte ca turma e amenintata, armasarul fuge intr-o directie, pentru a-i ademeni pe atacatori, iar iapa conduce restul turmei in alta directie, mai sigura. Caii din Letea s-au adaptat conditiilor dificile de hrana, iernilor grele si verilor toride. Pe timp de iarna, parul de pe corp le creste de 3 ori mai repede decat al cailor obisnuiti. In plus, au dezvoltat abilitatea de a metaboliza mai bine celuloza, iar asta le permite sa reziste chiar daca au de mancare doar scaieti si uscaturi. Alti cai ar avea dificultati in a supravietui in aceste parti. “Caii din Delta sunt singurele exemplare care mai dau rusticitatea speciei. Astazi, caii de sport pierd rezistenta la boli, la frig si capacitate de efort in conditii suprasolicitante. Vor veni vremuri cand acesti cai vor reprezenta o comoara zootehnica, o baza genetica importanta ce va repara tot ce pierd rasele specializate. Vor fi din ce in ce mai putine locuri in care se vor gasi comori zootehnice ca acestea. Aceste cabaline sunt o minune si nu trebuie sa fie privite ca niste daunatori”, spune Stefan Raileanu de la Institutul National de Cercetare si Dezvoltare Delta Dunarii.
It is beyond our understanding how the decision to KILL these animals has been taken…
Please, take note about this broadcast on international television about these wonderful animals you intend to KILL..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdV5oQL1AY&feature=related
We thank you for the time accorded to read this petition and we still hope that the Romanian authorities will bring back their own country in the 21st century, in the civilized world.
Please also take note of this petition
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/6/save-the-horses-in-the-Danube-Delta/
The time has come for the Romanian Government to honour the membership of Romania in the EU, and to solve all problems regarding animals overpopulation, based on the principles stipulated in the International Conventions and Treaties Romanian has signed and ratified.
Thank you very much for your attention.
TO:
presedinte@cjtulcea.ro, vice2@cjtulcea.ro, vice1@cjtulcea.ro, dgapl@cjtulcea.ro, arbdd@ddbra.ro, birouldepresa_mmga@yahoo.com, srp@mmediu.ro, sulfina.barbu@cdep.ro, ion.calin@cdep.ro, ioncalin@yahoo.com, ghervazen.longher@cdep.ro, dan.bordeianu@cdep.ro, cristian.buican@cdep.ro, dusa_mircea@cdep.ro, ioan.oltean@cdep.ro, mihaela.stoica@cdep.ro, procetatean@presidency.ro, redactie@martorincomod.ro, contact@evenimentul.ro,presidency@oipa.org,info@oipa.org, international@oipa.org,paola.ghidotti@oipa.org, bianca.mina@roemb.co.uk, a.erler@eurogroupforanimals.org, s.vantichelen@eurogroupforanimals.org, b.krech@eurogroupforanimals.org, e.pierron@eurogroupforanimals.org, v.schmit@eurogroupforanimals.org, k.reid@eurogroupforanimals.org, m.courat@eurogroupforanimals.org, s.mclennan@eurogroupforanimals.org,i.reddish@eurogroupforanimals.org, l.dendas@eurogroupforanimals.org, presse@strayanimalrights.org, presse@aerztefuertiere.de, eupaw@ghkint.com, jan@fve.org
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(From Facebook)
Andrew Smith
After half an hour Fabiola Penu 0722.811.254 (Asoc. puppy-puppy), which was already at the Chamber of Deputies, today announced it will vote euthanasia law.
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… The emergency call to go immediately to the greatest number at the Chamber of Deputies, perhaps if we have, with shirts at rallies, to assist the large number of balconies.
At this time, 11:00 am, the situation is extremely serious, is only 5 (FIVE) people from animal lovers.
URGENT Let’s go to Chamber of Deputies in BALCONIES !!!!!!!
GIVE MORE!
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYEHMk6Lb3o&feature=player_embedded
More than 200 dogs massacred at Botosani Romania animal shelter (VIDEO)
On Tuesday, over 200 dogs were killed at a public shelter at the Botosani, Romania animal shelter by the order of the mayor. Supposedly, an overnight decision was made based on fear of an epidemic at the shelter because some of the dogs in the shelter were sick. Volunteers discovered the dogs the next this morning– in plastic bags with traces of blood everywhere. The dogs were not euthanatized by injection but slaughtered. The volunteers were in shock and tried to save the few remaining puppies that were alive, but were allegedly assaulted and offended by the guards.
Public shelters in Romania do not have a quarantine zone and only the NGOs feed the dogs and offer medical services. The dogs are typically kept in improper conditions because the final goal is for them to die. Euthanasia is illegal in Romania unless the dogs are sick.
Video of this tragedy appeared on the news in Romania and can be seen by clicking on the video link to the left. A Romanian news article gives an account of the event according to one of the volunteers that found the deceased dogs (roughly translated):
“It’s hard to describe in words what I see here. Hundreds of dogs dead, killed in an hour! We tried to get some puppies in a legal manner but it was postponed and all were empty promises and ultimately saw that they wanted to kill them all. Yesterday, ADOR members came and fed the dogs on the basis of an agreement with the City. The animals were healthy. Indeed there were some sick puppies, but not rabies, as they sy.. Yesterday there were 230 dogs, we report. Today I found several near the paddocks and I took them with us. We had raised money to pull dogs for adoption, they knew of it but it proved to be in vain. We filed a criminal complaint, we do not know what will happen… we’ll see, “said Eugen Nistor, ADOR Member of Botosani.
The NGO from Botosani that has been helping this animals in the shelter is ADOR. Their mission includes the following:
Photos from a Botosani march in silence for the dogs killed in shelter can be found in the slideshow link to the left and on the ADOR Facebook page. More photos and video from the march can be seen at this Romanian website as well as here.
If you are outraged at the mass murder of the dogs at the Botosani shelter, you can contact the mayor, Catalin Mugurel Flutur, directly at primaria@primariabt.ro. You can also find a sample letter and a list of all email addresses for the local politicians at his website.
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Sources: Nicoleta Adriana, Video news, ADOR
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MASSACRE OF DOGS IN a public shelter in BOTOSANI ROMANIA…Please send PROTEST LETTER
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DEAR FRIENDS
It is obvious, that local authorities in Romania, are DETERMINED to EXTERMINATE the strays, with or without the blessing of a LAW….they now try all possible ways to KILL AS MANY dogs as possible…
Tuesday night ( May 10/11, 2011 ) they have KILLED all 200 dogs in the shelter of Botosani Romania…based on, most likely prefabricated information that an incurable disease has been discovered…(distemper)…The workers, attacked the media with bricks and a smell of alcohol surrounded them, it is said that they denied access to the POLICE !…it is very unlikely that these poor creatures have been ” humanely PTS ! Now, the Sanitary-Veterinary office from Botosani has discovered the …..”disease” and the Deputy- Mayor gave the order to kill the dogs…The Local Association, has been able to save 10 of them..
Please be so kind and sent the letter bellow. The ” euthanasia” took place over night. The veterinarian says that he PTS 200 dogs in 2 hours, with Inter-thoracic injection… well…you see, THEY, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, will find all kind of “explanation ” to KILL…please look at the photos, at the bottom of the note, you will see the dogs one day before their slaughter ! ( You may read more info in this note by Nicoleta Adriana
https://www.facebook.com/notes/nicoleta-adriana/220-dogs-were-massacred-last-night-in-botosani-romania-at-the-order-of-the-mayor/201480749892951 )
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To whom it may concern,
I, as a human being and citizen of the world, can not find the right words to express my outrage about the massacre of strays at the city pound in Botosani, Romania.
It has become obvious already that local authorities in your country will do anything to slaughter as many strays as possible.
What has happened in your town is yet another example of how horrible the animals are treated in your country, and and there is no excuse for this barbarism.
http://www.realitatea.net/maidanezii-din-botosani-au-fost-omorati-si-incarcati-in-saci_833785.html
http://www.antena3.ro/romania/macel-la-un-adapost-de-caini-din-botosani-peste-200-de-animale-au-fost-ucise-124926.html
http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/botosani/Macel_la_padocul_din_Botosani-_zeci_de_maidanezi_au_fost_omorati_0_478752237.html#commentsPage-3
It is obvious that the poor animals in the shelter of Botosani have been killed in barbaric ways, ( based on the media reports) and it is obvious that the employees of the shelter , by throwing bricks to the journalists, and by refusing even the Police the access in the premises, have displayed the REAL face of the barbaric treatment of animals.
Although the veterinarian says that HE euthanized 200 dogs, it is very strange that this procedure has been done over night, and that by 6 am, the next day all corpses were already ready to be sent to incineration at PROTAN…
http://www.stiri.botosani.ro/stire/28842/Performanta+incredibila+a+medicului+veterinar%3A+peste+200+de+caini+eutanasiati+in+2+ore!.html
I shall boycott Romania until the animals will be treated properly and until Romania will implement the only successful program to reduce strays population, recommended by the WHO, Capture/Castrate/RETURN….and will implement and APPLY real laws for the protection of animals…
Indeed, Romania is the land of death for the animals…
I try to understand WHY the animals have been killed OVER NIGHT…? And why the local association DID NOT KNOW about the distemper epidemic in the shelter,…and why the dogs where OK one day before…
I still hope that a HONEST, THOROUGH and OPEN investigation will take place and ALL those responsible for this hideous crime against innocent animals, will be punished.
Thank you very much for your attention ,
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Hundreds of stray dogs currently held in a Romanian shelter have been killed during the past 24 hours.
Please see our other posts (below) dealing with this issue. There is also a petition link which we ask you all to support. Demand justice for the dogs which we have now found were killed using T61 – the respiratory paralysis drug.
We say again – ALL of the dogs which you see in this post and our other posts have been killed using T61 in the last 24 hours.
Now it is time for EU wide stray animal legislation. I hope that the terrible deaths of these beautiful animals will be a turning point for stray animal legislation within the EU – Mark, SAV.
Past SAV Links:
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A MUST READ NOTE: the declaration of a FAMOUS, EXCELLENT, TRUSTWORTHY ROMANIAN VETERINARIAN about the massacre in BOTOSANI
by Mira Iordanescu, Sunday, 15. May 2011 at 22:57
Dr. LIVIU GAITA, is a renowned Romanian veterinarian, in Bucharest…
Owner & Manager, vet doctor at ORTOVET; Studied at USAMV Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara; Lives in Bucharest, Romania; Married; From Bucharest, Romania; Born on July 4, 1963
Facebook profile :
http://www.facebook.com/lgaita1?sk=wall
He recently expressed his opinions about the massacre of strays in Botosani, Romania in the article
Why did the Botosani massacre happen: a test for the public opinion..
ENGLISH VERSION OF THE ARTICLE :
Liviu Gaita, a renowned veterinarian from Bucharest, has explained for ” de ce news” which might be the motivation of those who ordered the massacre in Botosani, where 230 dogs have been killed.
The presumption that they tried to cover up some money laundering, must be verified by the authorities, but the most probable presumtion would be the version of a pilot project with which the public opinion would be tested. Some political forces still hope the passing in the Parliament of the law which allows the killing of strays in local pounds and they want to see how the people would react after the implementation of the ” final solution”
In general, the products with protein ( dog food ) are stolen from the shelters and used to feed other animals ( like pigs ) in people yards. It is also possible another fraud at a large scale, with the paper work between stores and shelter, but the cover up would not need the mass killings of strays, continued Dr.Gaita. In Romania we do not have a system to monitor and efficiently control these activities, hence those who do this can not be easily found even if one finds starved or hungry dogs in shelters.
De Ce News:Can one make money buy stealing the food destined to the animals in a shelter ?
Liviu Gaiţă: In any shelter, public or private, the food is portioned by those who work there. There is a real battle to stop the workers from stealing the food, taking it home to feed their own pigs. It is illegal to feed the pigs with animal protein, but they like it, so this product is in great demand. It is a bit difficult to steal on a large scale, with invoices etc, but not impossible, if there are some agreements with the providers.
De Ce News: Can’t the weight of dogs be controlled, to see if they are hungry “
Liviu Gaiţă:
there is a ratio of the food which must translate in the corporal mass. At least they should not lose weight …unfortunately, there are no scales in the shelters and it would also be difficult to put the dogs on them..
De Ce News: Difficult but not impossible
Liviu Gaiţă:
This is an issue which is not taken in consideration by the law, the regulations are very weak. There are norms and statistics about nutrition in the West, which would allow the evaluation and the determination of the quantity of food given , but, if the law does not impose such a thing, in Romania these regulation have no value,.
I-au sufocat în pungi de plastic ( they have been suffocated in plastic bags )
De Ce News: So, they had no reason to hide, by killing the dogs in order to erase the traces, in Botosani, right “
Liviu Gaiţă: they did not necessarily have to kill them. There is no administrative way of controlling the weight and the food portions. It rather was a test of stress. They wanted to se how the public opinion would mobilize in case there would be a national campaign to massacre strays at a large scale. A kind of pilot experiment, in a city, some where in Romania, after which they will inform the central decision factors and simply say that it was just an excessive action, in case things turn ugly. they found a man ready to kill the dogs, even if he breaks the law, and did it. Now they evaluate the reaction from the population.
De Ce News: Are the actions in Botosani illegal ?
Liviu Gaiţă:
Without any doubt. They had to prove that each and every dog suffered of an incurable disease, which is not the case. The decision is incorrect from the medical point of view and illegal from the authorities’ point of view. We do not have here an epidemic, which can be transmitted to humans, as it was with the Aviary flu. The first measure is quarantine for 10 days, then each case is discussed separately. Another very grave aspect is the procedure used for killing. Under the legal regulations, it is impossible to kill 230 dogs in 2 hours. The (legal)procedure demands specific sanitary materials ( syringes, bottles etc ) which must be kept , in order to prove that the legal procedures have been followed, but also qualified personnel, i think they poisoned them, which is illegal, or they lie about the duration of the procedure . It is clear that they could not have the speed mentioned: the lethal substance for the euthanasia must be administered intravenous , through perfusion, not intramuscular, hence it last minutes and minutes…it is impossible to euthanise 230 dogs in 2 hours. They killed them with cruelty, by poisoning or, after the intra muscular injection they suffocated them in plastic bags.
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Previous SAV post on the Romanian killings by the mayor:
International Outrage at the Massacre of over 230 dogs in the municipal shelter, BOTOSANI, Romania
**** Please sign the International PETITION at: ******
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/massacre-of-strays-in-Botosani-Romania/
Demand that there is no alternative – the animal abusing Mayor MUST BE REMOVED – See the following text for all the petition demands.
Please DEMAND Justice for the dogs of Botosani
Target: Botosani City-Hall, Botosani Police, Botosani DVS, Romanian Police, Romanian Parliament, EU Parliament, International Organizations and Media
Sponsored by: I.A.F.A.R.R., ALF-ARA ROMANIA, ANIMCORD.
I, as a human being and citizen of the world, can not find the right words to express my outrage about the massacre of strays at the city pound in Botosani, Romania.
It has become obvious already that local authorities in your country will do anything to slaughter as many strays as possible.
What has happened in your town is yet another example of how horrible the animals are treated in your country, and and there is no excuse for this barbarism.
http://www.realitatea.net/maidanezii-din-botosani-au-fost-omorati-si-incarcati-in-saci_833785.html
http://botosaninews.ro/53132/administratie/si-ovidiu-portariuc-condamna-uciderea-cainilor-maidanezi/
http://botosaninews.ro/53115/administratie/directorul-adjunct-al-dsv-nu-toti-cainii-erau-bolnavi/
We ask for a thorough investigation into this atrocity. We ask that the veterinarian Cristian Pencu be suspended without pay, for the entire duration of the investigation. We ask for all tests done to determine that ALL THE DOGS at the shelter were contaminated with Distemper, be released to the media.
We ask for the resignation of the Deputy-Mayor, Florin Ghiorghita, who gave the order to KILL all dogs, based only on two handwritten pieces of paper given to him by the veterinarian.
We expect one of the most honest and severe investigation possible and we ask that all persons found guilty be punished in the most severe way, at the full extend of the law.
It is incomprehensible how those dogs who looked so well the day before their slaughter, have been deemed sick, incurable and killed without mercy.
We ask f or the punishment of the workers, who physically harassed the people and obstructed the Police, to be fired immediately, and charged in accordance with the law.
It is in the interest of your country to finally APPLY THE LAW. Romania’s and Romanian people image in the world has been stained, once again with innocent blood.
**** Romania has become a shame for the EU. ******
I shall boycott Romania until the animals will be treated properly and until Romania will implement the only successful program to reduce strays population, recommended by the WHO, Capture/Castrate/RETURN….and will implement and APPLY real laws for the protection of animals…
In deed, Romania is the land of death for the animals…
I try to understand WHY the animals have been killed OVER NIGHT…? And why the local association DID NOT KNOW about the distemper epidemic in the shelter,…and why the dogs where OK one day before…
I still hope that a HONEST, THOROUGH and OPEN investigation will take place and ALL those responsible for this hideous crime against innocent animals, will be punished.
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(Info from http://www.etn-ev.de/)
Brand-new information from Brasov –
Profiteers are planning the mass murder of stray dogs!
Behind the back of the mayor of Brasov and together with several communities on the outskirts of Brasov, Flavius Barbulescu, director of SPGA in Brasov, founded a company to build a supra-regional detention camp for stray dogs. Hoping on the soon to be legalized mass euthanasia, this shelter with closed-circuit television monitoring and no public access, will be more like an extermination camp for stray dogs. All this is done with the assistance of the Vice Mayor of Brasov, Adrian Gabor, who is in charge of the dogs in Brasov.
Flavius Barbulescu
Barbulescu is responsible for all dog catching activity in a 200 km radius around Brasov with more than 30.000 dogs killed exclusively in Brasov.
Adrian Gabor breaks his promise given to Princess Maja von Hohenzollern in 2009, in which he agreed to neutering the dogs and not to kill them. In secrecy, they prepare a massacre.
Please demand the mayor of Brasov to prevent and stop these plans, to remove the dog Killer Flavius Barbulescu from office and to remind the vice mayor of his promise.
The urban dog shelter in Brasov Stupin led by Flavius Barbulescu must be closed immediately and the control of dogs in Brasov must be transferred to the local animal welfare organizations.
This must not happen!!
Please demand of the Mayor of Brasov:
– to stop these plans
– to revoke Flavius Barbulescu’s responsibility for the dogs
– to remind the vice mayor of his pledge and to stop him
– to immediately close the municipal dog pound of Brasov Stupin under the control of Flavius Barbulescu and to transfer the care and responsibility for the Brasov dogs to the local animal welfare organisations
Please direct your protests to
The City hall of Brasov:
Fax : 40268470147
E-mail: Scripcaru@brasovcity.ro
Flavius Barbulescu:
Fax: 40268547815
E-mail: spga@yahoo.com
UPDATE:
We have now been provided with the following additional e mail contact addresses should you wish to use them:
Local and national authorities County Board :
relatii.publice.cj@judbrasov.ro, office.cj@judbrasov.ro
County Prefecture : Prefect Ioan Gontea – Deputy Prefect Ambrus Carol : cabinet.prefect@prefecturabrasov.ro, cabinet.subprefect2@prefecturabrasov.ro
Romanian Police Bucharest:
petitii@politiaromana.ro,liviu.popa@politiaromana.ro,dumitru.parvu@politiaromana.ro, lucian.muntean@politiaromana.ro, florentin.robescu@politiaromana.ro, alexandru.tanco@politiaromana.ro
Brasov Police: cabinet@bv.politiaromana.ro , liviu.naghi@bv.politiaromana.ro
National Sanitary Veterinary Authority Bucharest : office@ansvsa.ro
Brasov office of ANSVSA : dsvbv@rdslink.ro
College of Veterinarians – National : office@cmvro.ro
(most veterinarians employed or contracted by municipalitites are members of this college)
And YES, Romania IS a Member State of the EU !
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International Support Welcome – Please Sign the Petition Detailed Below.
In the Uk, David Cameron has invented this term called ‚the Big Society’ in which the public are supposed to give their views and the government will listen. 94% of the British public want an end to wild animals being used in travelling circuses in the Uk.
David Cameron is ignoring the wishes of 94% of the public and their involvement in the big society.
94% of the British Public Want A Wild Animal Ban in Circuses
– But David Cameron Does Not Agree – So No Ban !
So much for Conservative inventions such as this !
http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/uk-blocks-circus-ban/
UK Conservative Government Headed by David Cameron Blocks Circus Ban
After the highly publicized beating of Anne the elephant from Bobby Roberts’ Super Circus last month, a ban on using wild animals in British circuses looked very promising.
But now the government headed by David Cameron has done a complete turnaround and intends to block their support for a ban.
Despite repeated polls that show between 80 and 94 percent of the British public wants to end the use of wild animals in the three traveling circuses in the UK and despite promises of support from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), ministers are expected to announce their preference for “self-regulation by circuses.”
The Independent said the move comes from the Prime Minister (David Cameron) who “wishes to reduce Government regulation.”
The Independent launched its own campaign calling for the Prime Minister to rethink the ban and announce a timetable to implement one. More than 6,000 people signed their petition.
Click Here for information on the petition.
They wrote:
Amid widespread public disapproval, the number of circuses using wild animals has fallen steadily from 20 in 1997 to three today. They use more than 20 animals. The Great British Circus is touring with at least five tigers and two camels, and is breeding lions for future performances. Peter Jolly’s Circus has four pythons, a zebra, a camel and one horned African cattle called an ankole, while Circus Mondao has two zebras and two camels. All three circuses say their animals are well looked after, travel only short distances and are not harmed by their trainers.
A ban has the support of animal welfare organizations such as Animal Defenders International, Born Free, Captive Animals’ Protection Society, RSPCA and the British Veterinary Association, which represents 12,000 veterinarians.
Click Here for information on the petition.
The RSPCA reported the animals live in one quarter of the minimum space that is required in a zoo and their circus training, transportation and performance causes “damage to their mental wellbeing.”
Liz Tyson, director of the Captive Animals’ Protection Society, said:
“From an ethical standpoint, there is no justification for people to teach animals tricks or to force them to perform for our entertainment. We regularly get people saying to us: ‘I can’t believe this is still legal.’ People make the assumption that we have got the highest standards for animal welfare in the world but the reality is that we are falling behind – Bolivia introduced a ban on the use of all animals in circuses in 2009.”
The circuses countered by saying the animals are well cared for and they travel no more than 20 miles with the animals confined. They report that it’s in their best “business” interest to look after them.
Click Here for information on the petition.
Link: Captive Animals Protection Society (CAPS) – Uk based organisation:
The Captive Animals’ Protection Society (CAPS) is a UK-based charity leading the campaign to end the use of animals in entertainment.
Through a combination of undercover investigations, research, campaigns, political lobbying and education, CAPS aims to stop the exploitation of animals in entertainment, particularly in circuses, zoos and the exotic pet trade.
Website link: http://www.captiveanimals.org/
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Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) 