Australia: Killing To Start Tonight – Please Take Action for Kangaroos.

australia

 

http://www.australiansocietyforkangaroos.org/  

http://www.australiansocietyforkangaroos.org/the_truth.html  

Kangaroos are the victims of the largest land-based wildlife massacre in the world. Every year the kangaroo industry kills millions of kangaroos for their meat and skins to make pet food, footwear and meat for human consumption. Their joeys are wrenched from their pouch and bashed to death, decapitated, shot or left to die as orphans from starvation, dehydration, stress or predation. Hundreds of thousands of joeys are dying this way every year in Australia due to the kangaroo industry.

Please send the​ plea

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To:

rattenbury@act.gov.au  

senator.milne@aph.gov.au  

ACT Greens Minister Shane Rattenbury

and Greens Leader Christine Milne,

Pleading for mercy for the Canberra Kangaroos and Joeys.

Shooting begins tonight in ACT Nature Parks.

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Thank you

ASK

Australian Society for Kangaroos

Ph:  0417354408

​/0410745793​

PO Box 524 Castlemaine Vic 3450

W: www.AustralianSocietyforKangaroos.org

E:  AustralianSocietyforKangaroos@gmail.com

Nikki Sutterby

President

Australian Society for Kangaroos

Ph:  0417354408

PO Box 524 Castlemaine Vic 3450

W: www.AustralianSocietyforKangaroos.org

E:  AustralianSocietyforKangaroos@gmail.com

 

 

Videos, Petitions, Sample Letters – and A Lot More – English and German.

Wichtige Petitionen*

zum Unterstützen  und Weiterleiten

*ausgewählt von Martina Patterson

Important Petitions*

Please support and forward

*selected by Martina Patterson

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GOOD NEWS FIRST:

A sad, emaciated puma who spent his life chained to the open back of a car —

the only home he’d ever known — is finally free.
https://www.thedodo.com/peru-circus-mountain-lion-tiger-1114770518.html?utm_source=The+Dodo+Newsletter&utm_campaign=3658dcbc6d-04_29_2015_NL&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4342b46fc5-3658dcbc6d-141994417

Success: Tiger Temple Closed Down

http://forcechange.com/141817/success-tiger-temple-closed-down/?utm_source=ForceChange+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6b66281132-523FC4_29_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_600a6911b9-6b66281132-296106429

Mexico Agrees to Build Big Cat Sanctuary

http://bigcatrescue.org/mexico-sanctuary-conference/

Umweltminister der Länder wollen Fracking verbieten

http://www.umweltinstitut.org/aktuelle-meldungen/meldungen/umweltminister-der-laender-wollen-fracking-verbieten.html

UPDATE!

Small Steps Equal Progress in Fight Against Poaching – Update on “President Barack Obama: Save Elephants and Rhinos From Extinction”

https://www.change.org/p/president-barack-obama-save-elephants-and-rhinos-from-extinction/u/10660045?tk=xraLINFDpxAyzGeC9UB53KpSFDMl987EDLVnu7rRbw0&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email

Mohan’s court hearing postponed again – Update on “Mr. Amrit Tripathi, IAS: Expedite Mohan’s freedom”

https://www.change.org/p/mr-amrit-tripathi-ias-expedite-mohan-s-freedom/u/10659173?tk=DtephG5HmnF7X0i-3th13FPOkTZdN8tPRazgy5HOZgc&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email

Stop TTIP Newsletter – April 2015                

http://www.newsletter-webversion.de/?c=0-66sa-5snzv6-193t

An exposé on the dog meat industry in South Korea – You can help save the South Korean dogs! – Update on “All Samsung/LG Retailers: Help Stop Heinous Butchering of 

https://www.change.org/p/all-samsung-lg-retailers-help-stop-heinous-butchering-of-dogs-in-s-korea-boycott-samsung-lg/u/10657565?tk=Ltj7Tov6uIHRuSB0xez-f7jqN9vd4uhFZEFIuI8gzfQ&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email

Call CCS And Demand That They Stop Medically Neglecting Elder Mumia – Update on “Correct Care Solutions, John Kerestes superintendent of SCI Mahonoy, Pennsylvania

https://www.change.org/p/correct-care-solutions-john-kerestes-superintendent-of-sci-mahonoy-pennsylvania-governor-american-diabetes-association-joint-commission-on-accreditation-general-counsel-stop-the-medical-neglect-of-mumia-abu-jamal/u/10657793?tk=OW7YyxSSXQJiQfXUoMc-2YrXEtGIXLRiAbJw4JeMADs&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email

BAD NEWS:

The FBI is now working for Monsanto

by J. D. Heyes

Monsanto corporate executives probably thought they had a decent amount of influence with the federal government, but they may never have thought that their genetically modified food products would become protectorates of the FBI, all under the guise of “national security.”

As reported by the Des Moines Register in recent days, “protecting America’s lucrative [GMO] seed corn industry” now rises to the level of fighting terrorists and government spies, according to the FBI, which has invoked broader powers authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, in a case against two Chinese siblings who allegedly plotted to steal patented GMO seeds from cornfields in Iowa.

The paper further reported:
Stealing hybrid seeds enhanced with traits such as drought resistance doesn’t pose the same immediate threat as a suicide bomber, but the FBI treats economic espionage and similar trade secret theft as dangerous threats to national security.

Monsanto gets the power of the intelligence community to do its bidding

“It’s people’s lives,” Christopher Burgess, CEO of security consulting firm Prevendra and a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, told the paper. “It’s our livelihood. It’s why we feed so much of the world is because we invest in research and development.”

The “feeding the whole world” argument is controversial in and of itself, based on scientific findings that, among other things, GMO corn lacks nutrients http://www.naturalnews.com/039864_GMO_corn_nutrients_minerals.html

but is full of chemicals, according a 2012 paper entitled, “2012 Nutritional Analysis: Comparison of GMO Corn versus Non-GMO Corn.” An earlier study found that rats fed a steady diet of GMO corn developed major tumors, http://www.naturalnews.com/037249_gmo_study_cancer_tumors_organ_damage.html

with 70 percent of female rats dying early. Nevertheless, GMO maize is now a protected state secret, even though defense attorneys for the two Chinese siblings have argued the government’s protection under national security auspices is unprecedented and represent a dangerous overreach.

Defendants Mo Hailong and Mo Yun have been charged with planning to steal patented GMO seeds from agri-business giants DuPont Pioneer and Monsanto, http://www.naturalnews.com/Monsanto.html

the paper said. The idea, according to court records, was to steal the seeds and bring them back to China where they would allegedly be copied, then counterfeited by a large Chinese agri-corporation, Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group. If convicted, the suspects could face a maximum of 10 years in prison.

The Des Moines Register reported further:
In 2013, Nicholas Klinefeldt, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, indicted the siblings and five other Chinese citizens on charges of theft of trade secrets.
In a move that defense attorneys call “breathtaking,” prosecutors plan to introduce evidence at trial gathered under FISA, which allows the FBI   
http://www.naturalnews.com/FBI.html

to bypass a traditional search warrant. Agents seeking evidence instead need only get approval from a secret Washington, D.C.-based court designed to hear complex national security cases.

Gathering and presenting secret evidence before a secret court

That court is called the FISA court, and it is staffed by regular federal judges who serve non-renewable seven-year terms. http://www.fjc.gov/history/home.nsf/page/courts_special_fisc.html

 It should be noted that the court’s proceedings are carried out in secret, and that because these federal judges are not fluent in intelligence community/national security jurisprudence, the court rarely turns down a warrant request. http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/06/fisa-court-nsa-spying-opinion-reject-request

That alone helps explain how the FBI could inject itself into a case involving the theft of Monsanto and DuPont GMO seeds under the mantle of national security; that would give the agency additional authorities it may not normally possess, such as the power to present secret evidence without divulging how the agency obtained it.

“This case involves a breathtaking and unprecedented expansion of the government’s use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,” Des Moines attorney Mark Weinhardt wrote in court papers. “… For the first time in the statute’s history (as far as our research reveals), the government used FISA to investigate a trade secret dispute between two privately owned companies.”

Sources:

http://www.desmoinesregister.com

http://www.naturalnews.com

http://www.fjc.gov/history

http://www.motherjones.com

PREDEAL – Dogcatchers from DMPA CODLEA BRASOV enter private ground, struggle with old and sick woman and steal puppy from her court. The woman was taken to hospital. Life in danger. Nobody cares now for her dogs.

PREDEAL – Hundefänger der DMPA CODLEA BRASOV brechen auf Privatgelände ein, wenden Gewalt gegen eine alte und kranke Frau an und stehlen gewaltsam Welpen aus ihrem Hof. Die Dame ist mit lebensgefährlichen Herzproblemen ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert worden. Keiner kann sich um ihre Hunde kümmern.

https://mapofhope.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/3-dogcatcher-attackieren-kranke-frau/

Chernobyl forests ablaze. Again.

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=ed413812-32f2-4668-ace6-99c3f1cf7d34&c=bfd4b2f0-3377-11e4-829d-d4ae528ed502&ch=c0f76100-3377-11e4-83b4-d4ae528ed502

Schwere Waldbrände bei Tschernobyl: Droht radioaktive Wolke?

http://www.umweltinstitut.org/aktuelle-meldungen/meldungen/waldbraende-bedrohen-tschernobyl.html

Petitions – protests – sample letters

PETITIONEN /PROTESTE/MUSTERBIREFE

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Petitionen.Tierleid.int/

Jennifer Lopez so beautiful and so cruel, wearing Fur, the Skin of Murdered Animals

Jennifer Lopez so schön und so grausam, trägt den Pelz, die Haut von ermordeten Tieren
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/529/313/377/boycott-j-lopez-protest-her-wearing-fur-the-skin-of-murdered-animals/?z00m=22874511&redirectID=1664347568

Please let her know about the unspeakable suffering of these poor creatures:
Cry of the innocent – a moving video about the fur trade
Bitte informieren Sie sie über die unsäglichen Leiden dieser armen Geschöpfe:
Schrei der Unschuldigen – ein bewegendes Video über den Fellhandel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv2hT4fa9Gg

Fur? 60 seconds, everyone should have seen

Pelz? 60 Sekunden, die jeder gesehen haben sollte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z_UlHf50nA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUO4Wc93amyc9VDvzTa1bekg

Viele Menschen glauben, dass Pelztiere nur in Pelztierfarmen in China leiden. DAS IST

NICHT SO! Sie leiden kläglich in Pelzfarmen weltweit. Dies ist ein Screenshot des Videos eines analen Stromschlags in einer Pelzfarm in Illinois. Sie sterben nicht sofort, sie gehen in einen Schockzustand, während ihre Innereien grundsätzlich vom Strom “gekocht” werden. SEHEN Sie sich das VIDEO an:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKtqLilQ7k&feature=c4-overview&list=UUReMLkS0wxPG2a56TdHOjGQ

SAVE THE DATE! Cruelty Free Fashion Show, New York City
http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/email/newsletter/1412353869

North Carolina—a state with countless factory farms—is on the verge of passing a dangerous ag‑gag law. Urge Governor McCrory to veto this unconstitutional bill that seeks to protect animal abusers.

http://noaggag.com/#petition

Fire Trainer Seen Whipping Horse on Face

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=0dd93fa0930de1dbe9a01c531&id=6b66281132&e=73acd8cdb8

We’re at nearly 100,000 signatures! Help us get there! – Update on “Louisiana State House, Louisiana State Senate: Revise Louisiana State Law that requires that dogfight

https://www.change.org/p/louisiana-state-house-louisiana-state-senate-revise-louisiana-state-law-that-requires-that-dogfighting-victims-be-euthanized/u/10658761?tk=Y1QEm72jKLeBZHG29EdYvQxInZkUpepc5RbktSH9rxQ&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email

Stop the TV Show Whose Contestants Killed an Endangered Species

http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17298

Von: “Gerhard Heybrock” <Gerhard.Heybrock@online.de>
Betreff: Medien-Niveau GB: verspeisen eines selbst gekillten Krokodils

Wie weit wir in Europa mit unserer Dauer-Freiheit und von aktuellen Generationen unerkämpften Demokratie schon gesunken sind, zeigt beispielhaft der öffentlich-rechtliche britischer TV-Sender Channal 4. Hier wird einer von Wellness und Langeweile verblödeten Gesellschaft ein Medien-Amüsement der Sonderklasse an Geschmacklosigkeit vorgespielt: Massakrieren und Essen eines panamaischen Krokodils. Dass es sich dabei noch um eine bestandsbedrohte und international besonders geschützte Art handelt, ist den Vertretern der Aktion-Sendung entweder völlig unbekannt oder schnurz egal, wahrscheinlich beides. Wenn das so weiter geht, wird es wohl nicht mehr lange dauern, bis es ans öffentliche Menschen-Essen geht. Das würde garantiert die Einschaltquoten in die Höhe treiben und beträfe nicht mal eine bedrohte Art.
Fordern Sie den Sender mit der Petition unten auf, seine o. g. Sendung im Internet sofort zurückzuziehen und 25.000 $ zum Wildtierschutz in Panama locker zu machen.

http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17298

Protect the Tule Elk at Tomales Point

http://www.wildcarebayarea.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=35768&em_id=12881.1

Protect Mule Deer from Habitat Destruction

https://online.nwf.org/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=D4FF174237BD18B0B0753223DE107881.app245a?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2081&autologin=true&s_email_id=20150430_ACT_ENG_DOICoal_MuleDeer_RapidResponders+|STAct

Petition gegen den Stier„kampf“ in Frankreich

Aidez le CRAC Europe à obtenir l’abolition de la corrida ! Dites non au harcèlement judiciaire qui le frappe!

https://www.change.org/p/sympathisants-anticorrida-militants-anticorrida-aidez-le-crac-europe-%C3%A0-obtenir-l-abolition-de-la-corrida

Hinrichtungen und qualvolle Tötungen von Tieren innerhalb der EU muß endlich ein Ende gesetzt werden

http://www.petitionen24.com/kimbo_und_tays

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Von: flugpate.com [mailto:info@flugpate.com]
Gesendet: Sonntag, 1. März 2015 17:47
An: info@flugpate.com
Betreff: Furchtbare Zustände im Natura Parc/Mallorca

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Tierschutz Mallorca Ansprechpartner : Ingrid Lorenz

E-Mail : info@schweizer-design.com

Telefon : 07053 920310

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Hier ein Bericht unserer Tierschutzkollegin Anna:

Liebe Tierfreunde,
Am 21.02 habe ich an einer Demonstration gegen Natrua Parc in Palma
teilgenommen. Natura Parc ist ein privates Unternehmen, das sich in Sta.
Eugenia befindet und mit staatlichen Geldern subventioniert wird.
Natura Parc wird von Gemeinden/Ayuntamientos beauftragt “störende”,
herrenlose Tiere abzuholen. Wohin, die Tiere gehen und was mit ihnen danach
passiert, interessiert keinen. Tiere von der ganzen Insel werden an eine
Sammelstelle gebracht.
Wir haben gegen die Zustände dort demonstriert, weil die Bedingungen die
dort herrschen nicht mal dem Minimum der europäischen Standards der
Tierhaltung entsprechen, einfach grausam sind und der Tierquälerei
gleichzusetzen sind.
Eine Unmenge von Hunden und Katzen die auf kleinster Fläche, ohne
tierärztliche Versorgung, ohne Decken und oft ohne Futter zusammen gepfercht
werden. Wilde und zahme, kranke und gesunde zusammen, die ganz kranken, die
im Sterben liegen werden nicht eingeschläfert.
Nicht viele Menschen trauen sich dort hin zu gehen, aber meine Freundin
Patti hat es getan um auf das Problem aufmerksam zu machen und dafür
bewundere ich Sie sehr! Ich habe die Katzen die Sie von dort rausgeholt hat,
gesehen. Glaubt mir, so viel Elend habe ich noch nicht im meinem Leben
gesehen, viele starben schon auf dem Weg zum Tierarzt.

Das Motto des hiesigen, deutschsprachigen Radiosenders INSEL RADIO lautet:
»Mallorca die schönste Insel der Welt«. Hier möchte ich nur kurz erwähnen,
dass ich zu meinem Entsetzen vor einigen Tagen in den Nachrichten dieses
Senders ein Lob auf die tolle Arbeit der Natura Parc hörte. Leider
entspricht diese Aussage nicht der Realität. Die Einflussnahme der
Geschäftsleitung auf die Medien scheint hier von den tatsächlichen Problemen
und unwürdigen Zuständen in diesem Tierheim abzulenken.
Es ist eine Schande, dass in einem EU Land, mitten in Europa, so eine
Grausamkeit passiert und einige die es wissen und dies verhindern könnten,
dulden diese Missstände.
Helft uns bitte, alleine schaffen wir es nicht!!! Der Einfluss der
Tierheim-Betreiber ist in dem öffentlichen Leben sehr groß und trotz unserer
Protestaktionen, Petitionen an die Behörden etc. kommen wir kaum voran, und
das Leid der Tiere nimmt kein Ende.
Wir brauchen Eure Hilfe, jede/r die/der ein Herz für Tiere hat kann einen
Beitrag dazu leisten. Wir müssen mit allen uns zur Verfügung stehenden
Mitteln den Druck auf die Behörden erhöhen, damit sie Maßnahmen einleiten
die dem Elend ein Ende setzt.

Schicken Sie bitte diesen Text und die Bilder weiter, erzählen Sie es allen,
adoptieren Sie ein Tier von dort, übernehmen sie eine Patenschaft, oder was
immer Sie auch tun können!!!
Wir müssen gemeinsam handeln, um sich gegen die Mächtigen dieser Insel zu
wehren und den Tieren ein würdiges Leben und Sterben zu ermöglichen.

Im Anhang Bilder von der Demo und Tieren, die von dort kommen.

Ich danke Euch!
Anna Beutl

Gesendet: Freitag, 01. Mai 2015 um 13:55 Uhr

Von: ang.wohlfarth@t-online.de
An: petitionen@bayern.landtag.de, Christine.Hoiss@bayern.landtag.de
Betreff: Petition an den Bayerischen Landtag gegen die Rassenliste Kampf- und Listenhunde Nr. KI.0169.17

Franz Segl
Referat P II Ausschüsse
Leiter des Büros des Ausschusses für Kommunale Fragen, Innere Sicherheit und Sport
Maximilianeum | Max-Planck-Straße 1 | 81675 München
Postanschrift: Bayerischer Landtag | 81627 München
Telefon +49 89 4126-2207
Telefax +49 89 4126-1768
petitionen@bayern.landtag.de

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
sehr geehrter Herr Segl,
sehr geehrte Frau Hoiss,

wir unterstützen die Leitpetition Nr. KI.0169.17 ohne Wenn und Aber.
Wir hoffen sehr, dass die nachfolgende Studie sowie die Beißstatistik Beachtung finden und diese Rasse-Stigmatisierung endlich beendet wird.

Mediziner der Kinderchirurgie der Medizinischen Universität Graz haben die Studie „Analysis of Dog Bites in Children” (in Pediatrics 2006;117:374-379) veröffentlicht: Studie erstellt „Risiko-Profil“ von Hunderassen http://wuff.de/artikel.php?artikel_id=963
Nahezu alle bekannten Beißstatistiken werden vom Deutschen Schäferhund ( DSH) und von Mischlingen angeführt.
Die aktuelle Beißstatistik Berlins – wer hätte das gedacht: Die “Kampfhunde” sind gar nicht “böse”

http://www.lumpi4.de/die-aktuelle-beisstatistik-berlins-wer-hatte-das-gedacht-die-kampfhunde-sind-gar-nicht-bose/

Rassismus, egal gegen wen er gerichtet ist, ist immer schlecht, denn er schafft Vorurteile, macht Angst und verleitet somit zu falschem Verhalten und Entscheidungen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Martina und Shawn Patterson,
53909 Zülpich

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

wir möchten uns den Worten von Martina und Shawn Patterson voll und ganz anschließen. Die sogenannten “Kampfhunde” sind nicht gefährlicher als alle anderen Hunde.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Angelika Wohlfarth, Netzegaustr.1, 81377 München

Ilse Mümmler, Alpenrosenstr.3c, 82194 Gröbenzell

Ellen Hammermair, Hochfellnstr.36, 85560 Ebersberg

Ulrike Eiber, Balanstr.94, 81541 München

Herta Eiber, Eichleite 51, 82031 Grünwald

Antia Schweiger, Döbereinerstr.7, 81247 München

Transparenz-Petition unterschreiben!

„Der hohe Konsum von Tierprodukten wird im Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs der Schweizer Politik mehrheitlich ignoriert, obwohl wir hier einen einfachen Hebel hätten, einen starken positiven Einfluss auf den Klimawandel, die globale Wasserknappheit, den Welthunger sowie das Tierwohl auszuüben. Wir könnten viele drängende Probleme auf einen Schlag eindämmen.

Mit unserer Petition fordern wir den Bund auf, bezüglich der Folgekosten von Tierprodukten Stellung zu nehmen. Inwiefern ist die hohe Fleischproduktion mit den Nachhaltigkeitszielen des Bundes vereinbar? Widerspricht die starke Subventionierung der Branche diesen Zielen nicht eklatant? Und inwiefern sind die Zustände in Tierfabriken und Schlachthöfen mit der in der Bundesverfassung verankerten Tierwürde zu vereinbaren?“
http://sentience.ch/politik/transparenz-petition/

http://www.provegan.info/de/newsletter/detailseite-newsletter/-/transparenz-petition-unterschreiben/

Save Ancient Mango Trees!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/569/831/711/?z00m=22912274&redirectID=1664017067

The Great Barrier Reef needs your help!

https://www.greenpeace.org.au/action/?cid=87&src=EM3&cc=ENP001.248690.0&creativeID=351412&utm_campaign=Save%20the%20Reef&utm_source=t2%20Submission%20chaser&utm_medium=email&utm_term=t2em3linktakeactionbutton

“Gegen Unrecht”-Team direkt aus Sizilien – Jetzt Unterschriftenliste verteilen!

Wir melden uns heute direkt aus Catania in Sizilien: Gestern um 5 vor 12 sind wir hier angekommen. Wir besuchen bis Samstag Projekte, die konkrete Nothilfe für die Überlebenden leisten, sprechen mit EinsatzhelferInnen und Flüchtlingen. Die Kulisse erinnert an Urlaub. Aber wenn man mit den Menschen hier in Catania spricht, wird schnell klar: Die Angst ist groß. „Heute könnten wieder Leichen eintreffen“, erzählt uns der Taxifahrer Emilio.

Es geht nicht darum, dass wir uns schuldig fühlen, sondern dass wir JETZT die Chance ergreifen, gemeinsam etwas zu ändern!

Und das haben wir schon erreicht: mehr als 33.500 Unterschriften!
Großartig, aber nicht genug. Da geht noch mehr!

Das kannst du tun:

Jetzt Unterschriftenlisten http://www.gegen-unrecht.at/download/Unterschriftenliste_mittelmeer.pdf ausdrucken, einpacken und ins lange Wochenende mitnehmen.

Beim Frühlingsfest, auf dem Fußballfeld, beim Maiaufmarsch oder im Familien- und Freundeskreis Unterschriften sammeln und an uns schicken. Du wirst staunen, wie schnell so eine Unterschriftenliste voll ist.

Werde Fan der Initiative “Gegen Unrecht” auf Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/initiativegegenunrecht

folge uns auf Twitter und informiere dich über alle aktuellen Aktionen, Fakten und Nachrichten auf www.gegen-unrecht.at

Setzen wir gemeinsam ein Zeichen der Mitmenschlichkeit und Nächstenliebe!
Gemeinsam bleiben wird dran!

Aus Catania für das „Gegen-Unrecht“-Team,
Angela, Werner, Bernd, Martin und Klaus

End the Delays to Protect West Coast Fishers

http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=17297

Pesticides used near schools? Time for that to change.

http://www.panna.org/issues/related-actions/pesticide-use-near-schools-time-change

Von Bienen, Giften und Pestizden – nun ist es amtlich.

Der Chemieriese Bayer verzichtet darauf, weiter gerichtlich gegen den BUND vorzugehen. Jetzt können wir endgültig bienenschädliche Bayer-Pestizide straflos als “bienenschädlich” bezeichnen.
Natürlich geht es uns um mehr. Wir kämpfen weiter dafür, dass endlich alle bienenschädlichen Pestizide vom Markt genommen werden. Schön, dass wir weiter auf Sie zählen können! Haben Sie schon unseren Aufruf unterschrieben? Nein? Nicht schlimm. Jetzt schnell noch den Protestbrief abschicken:
Bayer, stoppt bienenschädliche Pestizide!

http://www.bund.net/index.php?id=22191

Tell Your State Senator: Stop Microbeads from Entering New York’s Waterways

https://secure3.convio.net/river/site/Advocacy;jsessionid=1D5FE03BC6670A5A8BF38072EEAB4C9F.app312b?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=471

Are you ready to spread the word about microbeads on May 6th?

We’ve been hustling to get this movie out into the world to support legislation to ban microbeads popping up across the U.S., Canada and Europe.

http://action.storyofstuff.org/signup/microbeads_movie_share?utm_source=launch_prep_email&utm_medium=email&t=2&akid=978.185858.sWmNzn

Help us #StopMarlboro.

http://ctfk.salsalabs.com/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=652

Wir zahlen nicht für euren Müll!

Jetzt unterzeichnen: Wir wollen keine ‘Bad Bank’ für AKW!

https://www.umweltinstitut.org/mitmach-aktionen/aktion-wir-zahlen-nicht-fuer-euren-muell.html?utm_source=Newsletter-Button&utm_medium=E-Mail&utm_campaign=Atom-Aktion

Take Action:  Support the Raise the Wage Act

http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/2002/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16536

Bald nur noch 5,- € Noten? – Bargeld erhalten!

Verteidigen Sie die Unabhängigkeit der Menschen.
Reduzieren Sie den Einfluss der Banken auf das notwendige Minimum.
Verhindern Sie die schrankenlose Überwachung.
Setzen Sie sich für den Erhalt des Bargelds ein.
http://004.frnl.de/index.php?action=archive&mode=view&mi=18719&nl=143&ei=pattersonmatpatt@gmx.de

Menschen die so grausam zu anderen Lebewesen sind, wünsche ich ein sehr einsames und trauriges Lebensende, mit vielen Schmerzen, damit sie fühlen können wie sich die Hölle anfühlt, die sie anderen bereitet haben!

Thirsk slaughterhouse ‘attacks’ probed by FSA

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-31094229

Make CCTV compulsory in animal slaughterhouses

https://www.change.org/p/rt-hon-elizabeth-truss-mp-rt-hon-make-cctv-compulsory-in-animal-slaughterhouses?recruiter=79644135&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=mob-xs-no_src-no_msg&utm_content=ci_fb_share_title_text%3Acontrol

Online-Appell: Qualschlachtungen stoppen!
http://newsletter.albert-schweitzer-stiftung.de/swm/browser.php?key=272-01-01-0C667FCD8C6ABF116879A129B3DC7C8A-9029733B69722BE76073&rid=01_02_04_111&RG=3

Ask your MEPs to support European legislation for CCTV in abattoirs.

Bittet Eure Abgeordneten, die europäischen Rechtsvorschriften für die Videoüberwachung in Schlachthöfen zu unterstützen.
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=5323fef14402c8a6293efe8c3&id=79be17cae8&e=59f0a1b10e

Europe-wide video surveillance at slaughterhouses and documentation
http://www.europewide-cctv-in-all-slaughterhouses.eu/petition-uk

Europaweite Videoüberwachung an Schlachthöfen und Dokumentation
www.petitionen24.com/europaweite_videouberwachung_an_schlachthofen_und_dokumentation

All EU residents are urged to contact their MEPs calling for a MANDATORY CCTV IN ALL SLAUGHTERHOUSES making sure animal welfare laws are applied. Unstunned slaughter and any other cruelty against animals must be abolished once and for all.

Only our concerted efforts and determination will make this happen. We are not alone – the JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE and well over 100 organisations are supporting our demands for such a law. Please contact your MEPs and urge them to act. Thank you!

LISA BOLDIZSAR (Austrian spokeswoman) and
MARTINA PATTERSON (German spokeswoman)

EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR CCTV IN SLAUGHTERHOUSES

www.europewide-cctv-in-all-slaughterhouses.eu

To all the meat-eaters, vegetarians and vegans!

The cruel conditions in the slaughterhouses need to be changed urgently!
Please vote for the helplessly delivered slaughter animals.
 

An alle Fleischesser, Vegetarier und Veganer!
Die grausamen Zustände an den Schlachthöfen müssen dringend geändert werden!
Bitte gebt Eure Stimme für die hilflos ausgelieferten Schlachttiere.

Auf unserer Webseite sind weitere Links zu unserer Petition in verschiedenen europäischen Sprachen
http://www.europewide-cctv-in-all-slaughterhouses.eu ,

http://www.lorieesser.com/der-horror-im-schlachthof/

Do you work in an abattoir? Get in touch.
If you are one of these workers we want to hear from you.
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=5323fef14402c8a6293efe8c3&id=51eec0b527&e=59f0a1b10e
http://www.scotlandforanimals.org/

http://scotlandforanimals.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5323fef14402c8a6293efe8c3&id=8bf7638d1f&e=59f0a1b10e

PETA Deutschland

Ohne viel Schnickschnack zeigt Euch dieses 5-Sekunden-Video, warum man auch auf Bio-Fleisch besser verzichtet.

BITTE GEBT DEN KNAPP 2 MILLIONEN TIEREN, DIE TÄGLICH ALLEINE IN DEN DEUTSCHEN SCHLACHTHÄUSERN GETÖTET WERDEN, EURE STIMME UND TEILT DIESES VIDEO!

www.peta50plus.de/fehlbeteaubung-beim-schlachten
www.veganstart.de

Slaughtered While Still Conscious
http://www.e-activist.com/ea-campaign/action.handleViewInBrowser.do?ea.campaigner.email=LanEbAfBXPAnbQ71WR4QQYptSBJWF7Iq&broadcastId=47138&templateId=34473

Ein Virus namens “Menschheit”
http://www.lorieesser.com/virus-menschheit/

Out of sight…out of mind…

http://www.scotlandforanimals.org/CCTV.html

http://www.scotlandforanimals.org/

http://www.scotlandforanimals.org/fundraising.html

Le modèle alimentaire français : l’élevage des cochons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAXZ41fyzSQ&feature=youtu.be

USA: Install Video Cameras in Slaughterhouses and Factory Farms
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/384/743/772/install-video-cameras-in-slaughterhouses-and-factory-farms//

http://www.facebook.com/l/BAQGhb7Q5AQGj7Yg1kVTt5yMIha_5PRMDIJfmVH-UZQ1b5Q/www.thepetitionsite.com/384/743/772/install-video-cameras-in-slaughterhouses-and-factory-farms//

Horror at halal slaughterhouse:
Shocking undercover film shows the ‘needless suffering’
of livestock that are butchered without being stunned first

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2603360/Horror-halal-slaughterhouse-Shocking-undercover-film-shows-needless-suffering-livestock-butchered-without-stunned-first.html

Be the difference! Sei Du der Unterschied!

Please vote / Bitte abstimmen:

Consumer Attitudes on Antibiotics and Food

Antibiotic use in food animals has become a major public health issue because of the risk posed by drug residues remaining in food, and the potential for overuse to give rise to antibiotic resistant bacteria.  It is estimated that 80 percent of the antibiotics sold in the United States are used in food animal production.

http://action.cspinet.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1927&ea.campaign.id=38192&ea.tracking.id=1&ea.url.id=395404

Kritik an Tierversuchen der Düsseldorfer Universität

http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/kritik-an-tierversuchen-der-universitaet-aid-1.5051878?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily&utm_content=topnewsletter-duesseldorf

Umfrage: Sollten Tierversuche verboten werden?

Ja

Nein

Sollten Jäger weiterhin auf streunende Haustiere schießen dürfen?

Ja, das Recht sollten sie weiterhin haben.

Nein, streunende Tiere sollten nicht abgeschossen werden dürfen.

http://www.rtl.de/cms/news/rtl-aktuell/sollten-jaeger-weiterhin-auf-streunende-haustiere-schiessen-duerfen-3b074-51ca-18-1902955.html?bdrm=tif25fef9e4-3bd3b710

A Shocking List of Companies Who Still Test on Animals

http://craftybird.hubpages.com/hub/Companies-Test-on-Animals

https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=5534&utm_campaign=1014%20Experimenter%20Resignation%20EA&utm_source=peta2%20E-Mail&utm_medium=Alert

Will you continue to use the above products, even if they test on animals? NO!
Do you believe that animal testing is necessary? NO!
Occupy for Animals

This new App will tell you if your makeup and household products have been tested on animals: http://cruelty-cutter.org/

Finden Sie tierfreundliche Kosmetik!

http://kosmetik.peta.de/

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Informations and terms – Infos und Termine

Friedrich Mülln

WAS HAT JACKWOLFSKIN MIT DELFINMORD ZU TUN?

Wollte mal erwähnen, dass Jack Wolfskin der gleichen Firma gehört, der auch das Wal und Delfingefängnis Seaworld gehört. Dieses bekommt Wale und Delfine aus Japan, bekannt durch Delfinhöllen wie Taiji die weltweit mit Walen und Delfinen handeln.
Man sollte sich also dreimal überlegen, ob man diese Firma unterstützt.
Viele TRlerInnen rennen damit rum, vielleicht wegen der Pfote auf dem Logo…

SeaWorld responds to animal abuse criticism with character assassination, posts old video of former trainer drinking

http://www.naturalnews.com/049525_SeaWorld_orca_whales_Blackfish.html

Walk for Whales 2015

Show your support for whales this summer and take part in our annual fundraising walk.

http://uk.whales.org/join-an-event?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=W4W+and+WWW+events&utm_content=W4W+and+WWW+events+CID_a49beb2bfb54ddbfa3e2f68b77d89ea0&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Read%20about%20our%20walks

Zum Muttertag eine Tierpatenschaft mit Herz verschenken!

http://www.tierschutzbuero.de/newsletter/2015/snl/18/newsletter.htm

Eine besondere Idee zum Muttertag

https://my.animalsasia.org/email-archive-2015/15-mothersday-edm-de?erid=2872451&trid=283fd79c-1b20-4611-9576-13014834de4f&efndnum=000004496635

Ich habe die Hölle gesehen – Teil 2

https://mapofhope.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/ich-habe-die-holle-gesehen-teil-2/

Ich habe die Hölle gesehen – Teil 1

https://mapofhope.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/ich-habe-die-holle-gesehen-teil-1/

Kastration und Adoption statt Tötungsstation!

Stoppt das rumänische Hundemassaker!
Das Problem packt man nicht am Schwanz,
sondern man löst es an der Wurzel!

http://www.stopptdashundemassaker.de/

„Große Vogelschau“ in Deutschlandradio Kultur

Zahlreiche vogelkundliche Themen vom 4. bis 9. Mai

https://www.nabu.de/news/2015/04/18840.html

Bundesweite „Stunde der Gartenvögel“ 2015

Vom 8. bis 10. Mai: elfte Auflage der großen Mitmachaktion

https://www.nabu.de/tiere-und-pflanzen/aktionen-und-projekte/stunde-der-gartenvoegel/index.html

Bürgerschaftswahl in Bremen –

So stehen die Parteien zu Tierversuchen

Anlässlich der am 10. Mai anstehenden Bürgerschaftswahl in Bremen hat der bundesweite Verein Ärzte gegen Tierversuche Parteien zu Tierversuchen befragt, und kritisiert deren im Ergebnis großteils tierfeindliche Einstellung.

http://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/de/startseite/60-neuigkeiten/1807-buergerschaftswahl-in-bremen

Mahnwache gegen Air France am Frankfurter Flughafen

Die AG Frankfurt/Rhein-Main protestiert wieder gegen die Tierversuchstransporte der Air France

Termin: Sa., 2. Mai 2015, 9-14:30 Uhr
Ort: Flughafen Frankfurt, Terminal 2 (zwischen Halle 1+2)

http://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/de/startseite/21-ankuendigungen/1808-mahnwache-gegen-air-france-am-frankfurter-flughafen

Ausstellung “Tierversuche” im Tierheim Hamburg

Vom 18.04.-03.05. präsentiert der Hambuger Tierschutzverein von 1841 e.V. die Ausstellungstafeln “Tierversuche” der Ärzte gegen Tierversuche in seinem Tierheim Süderstraße.

Termin: Sa., 18.04.-So.,03.05., während der Öffnungszeiten des Tierheims, s. www.hamburger-tierschutzverein.de
Ort: Tierheim Süderstraße 399, 20537 Hamburg

Veranstalter: Hamburger Tierschutzverein von 1841 e.V.
http://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/de/startseite/21-ankuendigungen/1805-ausstellung-tierversuche-im-tierheim-hamburg

Vortrag an der Uni Freiburg

Dipl.-Biol. Silke Strittmatter (geb. Bitz), wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin bei Ärzte gegen Tierversuche hält an der Uni Freiburg einen Vortrag mit Titel: Tierversuche – medizinische Notwendigkeit oder sinnlose Quälerei?

Termin: Mo., 4. Mai, 20:00 Uhr
Ort: Universität Freiburg, Erdgeschoss KG 3 HS 3044, Karl-Rahner-Platz/Humboldtstraße, Freiburg
Veranstalter: Tierrechte Uni Freiburg, Veranstaltungsposter >>

http://www.aerzte-gegen-tierversuche.de/de/startseite/21-ankuendigungen/1809-vortrag-an-der-uni-freiburg

2.-3. Mai 2015: Veggie Expo in München

Samstag, 9. Mai 2015: Veggie Markt in Köln
Sonntag, 24. Mai 2015: Vegan Street Day in Stuttgart
Samstag, 30. Mai 2015: Veggie Straßenfest in Nürnberg
Samstag, 30. Mai 2015: Der vegane Markt in Ahrweiler
Sonntag, 14. Juni 2015: Veganes Sommerfest Bremen
Samstag, 11. Juli 2015 Vegan Street Day in Dortmund

Diese und weitere Termine finden Sie unter:
www.tierrechte.de

Help Us Rally in Seattle Against Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plans

When: Friday, May 1, 7 p.m.
Where: Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G Street, Arcata, CA
Cost: $10 (plus a small handling fee if purchased online)

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/action/events/index.html#shellno

Oakbank & Warrnambool Protests

Let’s keep up the pressure on jumps racing to bring this cruel sport to an end. Please come to our Oakbank and Warrnambool demonstrations (see details below). 

   Upcoming Demonstrations – WE NEED YOU!

Einladung zur Dachsdemo am 6. Mai

Am 6. Mai demonstrieren wir gegen die Fuchs- und Dachsjagd vor der britischen Botschaft.

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tierrechtsverein CANIS, demonstriert der VGT am 6. Mai vor der britischen Botschaft in Wien gegen die Dachs- und Fuchsjagd in England.

Wo: Britische Botschaft, Jauresgasse Ecke Metternichgasse, 1030 Wien

Wann: 6. Mai 2015, 9:30-12:00 Uhr

https://www.vgt.at/presse/news/2015/news20150428es.php

Gesendet: Montag, 23. März 2015 um 14:26 Uhr

Von: “Sven Giegold” <sven.giegold@europarl.europa.eu>
An: pattersonmatpatt@gmx.net
Betreff: Save the date: Streitfall TTIP! 9. Mai 2015 in Dortmund

Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

die Verhandlungen zum Transatlantischen Freihandelsabkommen TTIP sind
in vollem Gange, doch die Kritik aus der Zivilgesellschaft lässt
glücklicherweise nicht nach. Auch wir Grüne in Bundestag und
Europäischem Parlament beschäftigen uns intensiv mit den Verhandlungen.

Ich will Euch und Sie deshalb schon jetzt zu einem ganztägigen NRW-TTIP-
Konvent in Kooperation mit der Evangelischen Kirche einladen. Wie schon
im letzten Jahr wollen wieder mit hochkarätigen Referentinnen und
Referenten die Diskussion zu TTIP, CETA, TiSA und co voranbringen.
Themenschwerpunkte werden sein:
Freihandel und Demokratie
TTIP und die Wirtschaft
TTIP & co. und die Kommunen.

Bitte merkt Euch und merken Sie sich den Termin vor:

Streitfall TTIP

Mit Prof. Dr. Siegfried Broß (Ex-Bundesverfassungsrichter), Pfr. Klaus
Breyer (EKvW), Sven Giegold (MdEP), Britta Haßelmann (MdB), Katharina
Dröge (MdB), u.a.

Samstag, 09. Mai, 11:00 – 16:00 Uhr.

Dortmund: Im Gemeindehaus St. Marien, Kleppingstraße 3-5.

In Kooperation mit IKG/EKvW, MÖWe und Bündnis 90/Die Grünen.

Weitere Infos folgen in Kürze!

Darüber hinaus möchte ich Euch und Sie auf den großen Aktionstag gegen
TTIP am 18. April aufmerksam machen. Initiativen in ganz Europa werden
an diesem Tag ihren Protest gegen dieses Freihandelsabkommen auf die
Straße tragen. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn auch bei Euch/Ihnen vor
Ort etwas stattfände! Eine Übersicht über die stattfindenden Aktionen
sowie die Möglichkeit, selbst einen Termin anzulegen, gibt es hier:
http://www.ttip-unfairhandelbar.de/start/mitmachen/

Yes! We Care! 16.05.2015

Tierschutzvereine und Bürgerintiativen vereinigen sich  weltweit und kämpfen

Gegen Massenmord und Quälerei an Rumänischen Strassenhunden

Weitere Informationen zum Anlass, zu den Veranstaltungen, Hinweise für Teilnehmer, Journalisten und Veranstalter folgen

Liste der teilnehmenden Städte (Stand 05.03.2014)

Aachen, Winkler, Theissen Kappaust https://www.facebook.com/events/823687767667819/

Beckum, Birgit Kxx https://www.facebook.com/events/537614716378355/

Berlin, Jabusch , Stoffels https://www.facebook.com/events/863792223664312/

Bochum, Hasselbeck- Gütering https://www.facebook.com/events/378470762334923/

Brüssel, Coremans https://www.facebook.com/events/1603785606429519/

Bukarest, Details folgen

Celle, Meibes, https://www.facebook.com/events/334165343456596/

Düsseldorf, Betticher https://www.facebook.com/events/1606048759638854/

Frankfurt, Reinhardt, Bernhardt https://www.facebook.com/events/786680304739994/

Hamburg, Wesemann, Kretschmer, Gorski https://www.facebook.com/events/792964907468055/

Heinsberg, Mehr https://www.facebook.com/events/444736595678713/

Hildesheim,Nathusius / Heldmann / Schmidt, https://www.facebook.com/events/1585659165007611/

London, Renton, https://www.facebook.com/events/795575263851797/

München, Animals United, https://www.facebook.com/events/775060902590721/

Nürnberg, Kurz, Ibba, Duve https://www.facebook.com/events/1058844897475589/

Rotterdam, Schellekins https://www.facebook.com/events/372000566315555/

Sinsheim, Jäger https://www.facebook.com/events/1545490335700284/

Strassbourg/FR https://www.facebook.com/events/817259848353127/

Valencia/Spanien Alvares https://www.facebook.com/events/1667858740108072/

Wien, Huber, https://www.facebook.com/events/1117553281603572/

Wolfsburg, John, https://www.facebook.com/events/1559182964355710/

Würzburg, Cormier, https://www.facebook.com/events/359499054233674/

Abweichende Termine mit gleichem Ziel:

Basel, Chenaux https://www.facebook.com/events/448324911982013/

Würzburg, Bäumler, https://www.facebook.com/events/1385837331726874/

MARCH AGAINST MONSANTO

March Against Monsanto: May 23. Everywhere

http://www.march-against-monsanto.com/home/

Sign up for your free packet of Monsanto Makes Us Sick materials

http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50865/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16483

STOP VIVISECTION  – Ein Verband von Vereinen in DEUTSCHLAND – KAMPAGNEN 05. – 07. JUNI 2015

http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=267758775b4365555b856d58a&id=30a7c53ead&e=41f9fd7294

Walk for Whales 2015 – Sunday 28 June 2015

http://uk.whales.org/events/walk-for-whales-2015?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Walk%20For%20Whales%202015%20April&utm_content=Walk%20For%20Whales%202015%20April%20CID_d4480c5b48a0e33640068e1f182b37db&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=Find%20your%20nearest%20walk

Große Demo gegen Stierkämpfe in Alès, Frankreich am Samstag, dem 31. Mai 2014

Wir leiten hier den Aufruf der französischen Antistierkampforganisation Comité Radicalement Anti Corrida (CRAC) weiter. Das Ziel dieser 2. großen Demo ist es, den Bürgermeister und sonstige Entscheidungsträger von Alès dazu zu bewegen, den Ort wie Fréjus, Collioure, Fenouillet und Bourg-Madame in eine stierkampffreie Stadt umzuwandeln. Wer sich zu der Zeit gerade in der Region aufhält, sollte nicht nur teilnehmen, sondern sich auch vorher bei crac-deutschland@anticorrida.com melden. Der Tourismus aus Deutschland ist eine wichtige Einnahmequelle für die Region und deshalb wird CRAC den Bürgermeister über die Anwesenheit von ausländischen Demonstranten informieren.

Sie können allerdings auch von zuhause aus mitmachen: www.ales-corrida.de . Dort gibt es auch Links zu Musterbriefen und Facebook.

Wir sind stolz darauf, bei einem der letzten Stierkämpfe in Fréjus an der Demo teilgenommen zu haben. So sah das damals aus. Es hat sich gelohnt!

Gehen Sie hin! Zwei Veranstaltungen gegen die Stierquälerei in Pamplona und sonstige spanische Fiestas in Düsseldorf

  1. Vor dem spanischen Generalkonsulat, 40474 Düsseldorf, Hombergerst.16, am Donnerstag 03.07.14 um 12 Uhr

  2. 40212 Düsseldorf, Schadowplatz, am Samstag, 12.07.14 um 13:00 Uhr

Veranstalter sind “Die Eulen e.V.”

http://www.anti-corrida.de/aktiv.htm

Animal welfare = climate = Environmental Protection = Human
Conclusion: Animal welfare is community involvement and living ethics!

Tierschutz = Klimaschutz = Umweltschutz = Menschenschutz
Fazit: Tierschutz ist soziales Engagement & gelebte Ethik!

Zitat von Dr. rer. nat. Katharina Wirnitzer (PhD), www.tierschutzaktiv.at

The meat and dairy drug: not food, not fashion and not a fad – it is a drug (Philip Wollen)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=75eblACv_uI&feature=relmfu

Philip Wollen über die Notwendigkeit, auf Fleisch zu verzichten. DEUTSCHE VERSION

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yYTlclsy6wA

Sir Paul McCartney Narrates ‘Glass Walls’

http://action.peta.org.uk/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=5&ea.campaign.id=5133

Das Klagen der Kühe – Schulversion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IN8SU7gB-Ms#!

And Then Came Man – Check it Out.

www.liveleak.com/view?i=0f0_1356636529

The Faces of Animal Research

http://blog.peta2.com/2011/11/the-faces-of-animal-research.html?utm_campaign=1111%2009%20Faces%20of%20Animal%20Research%20Blog&utm_source=peta2%20Email&utm_medium=E-news

http://www.peta2.com/achievements/animal-testing-video/home/?utm_campaign=Animal%20Testing&utm_source=peta2%20e-mail&utm_medium=alert

The failure of animal experiments –

an animated educational film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mo25wUKNySg&feature=youtu.be

Unsinn Tierversuch – Ein animierter Aufklärungsfilm der Ärzte gegen Tierversuche

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxFbQfbxXjI&feature=youtu.be

Search for brands that DON’T test on animals here:
http://peta.vg/1ks9 ‪#‎StopAnimalTests

My story …

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=g56DGkc2T78

The ‘Humane Slaughter’ Myth

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAMPAIGNS/slaughter/ALL///

http://www.occupyforanimals.org/slaughter.html

Slaughter animals, their last way:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBaO-NxAcLo

Why Are These People Crying?
www.peta.org/b/thepetafiles/archive/2013/03/12/why-are-these-people-crying.aspx?utm_campaign=0313%20People%20Crying%20Blog&utm_source=PETA%20E-Mail&utm_medium=E-News

Pferdetransport – Quälerei ohne Grenzen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bGTBaOaAco&NR=1&feature=endscreen

She’s Alive… Beautiful… Finite… Hurting… Worth Dying for!

www.informationclearinghouse.info/article32994.htm#.UJ-W4aiE9yU.wordpress

The price of milk (explain this…)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=82afx4sLeMk

This film should be seen by the entire world!

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MN8JYhByVYg

Undercover Investigation at Hy-Line Hatchery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ–faib7to

GMO A Go Go: An Animated (and Satiric) Short Film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkionqWPc-Q

Cry of the innocent – ein berührendes Video über den Pelzhandel –

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv2hT4fa9Gg

Pelz? 60 Sekunden, die jeder gesehen haben sollte /

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z_UlHf50nA&feature=c4-overview&list=UUO4Wc93amyc9VDvzTa1bekg

Viele Menschen glauben, dass Pelztiere nur in Pelztierfarmen in China leiden. DAS IST

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKtqLilQ7k&feature=c4-overview&list=UUReMLkS0wxPG2a56TdHOjGQ

The Animal Holocaust by Jo Frederiks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5XX35L4fmQ&feature=share

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Iran: Is This Not The Most Disgusting Abuse From A Disgusting Municipality – Stray Animals Being Killed By Injections Of ACID !! – Petition; Phone Numbers; Sample Letter all included. Please contact the scum named Fetrat Right Now !

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UPDATE 2200hrs GMT – You may well find that the video given in the links below has now been removed.

This is a Youtube action and we have no control over this – it was a disturbing section of footage but supported the petition and letter very well.  These can still be actioned regardless  – Thank You.

We urge everyone watch the video once – and then take every single action that you can against this.

WATCH THE VIDEO ON 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhZFn6luJo

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URGENT – PLS SEND EMAIL LETTERS TO MR FETRAT OF SHIRAZ MUNICIPALITY TO END THE BARBARIC ACID INJECTION EXTERMINATION OF STRAY DOGS

SHIRAZ, IRAN–Municipal contractors have been hired to exterminate “street” dogs with the help of a toxic injection which costs around $4 per shot.

Animal Rights Activist Albert Ebrahimzadeh reports that the drug that is used brings on a very painful death as the animal suffers right till the end. The blood curdling screams of the dog are heartbreaking as the acid burns its way through his body.

IRANIAN ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HAVE LAUNCHED THIS PETITION, PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/349/702/271/stop-the-inhuman-killing-of-stray-dogs-in-shiraz-iran/#sign

Please send your own complain directly to the Shiraz Municipality, to attention of Mr. Pak Fetrat, Mayor of Shiraz through the below Emails, links and phone numbers:

Public and International Relations Management, Shiraz Municipality:

Tel: +98-71-32340097
+98-71-32340095
+98-71-32341402

Fax: +98-71-32340096

Email –   pub@eshiraz.ir    

137@shirazcity.org

SMS: 30001377

Website: www.eshiraz.ir/p

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhZFn6luJo

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PETITION

Petition link

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/349/702/271/stop-the-inhuman-killing-of-stray-dogs-in-shiraz-iran/#sign

Petition wording

Stop the inhuman killing of stray dogs in Shiraz (Iran)

target: Mr. Pak Fetrat, Shiraz Mayor (Shiraz Municipality

WATCH THE VIDEO ON 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhZFn6luJo

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153232092379461

The Shiraz Municipality has undertaken a massive killing of stray dogs by hiring APATHETIC Contract Killers in order to control the population of the Stray dogs in any way possible!

But what makes it horrifying, is the very inhuman agonizing method of killing through which the dogs are forcefully injected with Acid, so it brings them a very painful lynching death and the animal endures much suffering before its death; but the contractors don’t pay any attention to the animal’s agony since they just care about the money and the cheapest way to get rid of those Poor animals and earn more money.

WE HIGHLY URGE THE SHIRAZ MAYOR, “Mr. PAK FETRAT” TO STOP THE SENSELESS, CRUEL AND INHUMAN KILLINGS OF INNOCENTS, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF BEING SHELTER-LESS.

Forward it to as many people as possible (we need the numbers).

Share it on Facebook or Twitter. We need LOTS of support to put pressure on the ones responsible for this crime against animals!

Please send your own complain directly to the Shiraz Municipality, to attention of Mr. Pak Fetrat, Mayor of Shiraz through the below Emails, links and phone numbers:

Public and International Relations Management, Shiraz Municipality:

Tel: +98-71-32340097
+98-71-32340095
+98-71-32341402

Fax: +98-71-32340096

Email:  pub@eshiraz.ir   

137@shirazcity.org

 SAMPLE LETTER

Sample Letter – please send in your own name and share widely :

Send to –

Emails :   pub@eshiraz.ir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dhZFn6luJo

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Public and International Relations Management, Shiraz Municipality

to attention of Mr. Alireza Pakfetrat, Mayor of Shiraz

To the members of the shiraz City Council – Gholam Mehdi Haghdel, Mahmoudreza Taleban,    Zahra Yaghetin, Fetmeh Hooshman, Eksan Asnafi, Bijan Zarei, Ebrahim Sho’ara, Ahmadreza Naghib Zadeh, Mozaffar Mokhtari, Shobeir Zare’e Khafri, MohammadKazeen Dastgheyb, Zein Al Abedin Arab, Mohammad Haghnegar

Emails –  pub@eshiraz.ir

Dear Mr. Pakfetrat,

Dear Community and City Administration,

Your order to exterminate stray dogs by acid injections is a barbaric offence against these dogs, against people, against your citizens, against your culture and against the Quran here a few examples

Abdullah Ibn Yzid reports, that the Prophet Muhammed, has forbidden any enforced acquisation of goods and any abuse of animals (bu). [sun:4427]

Abu Huraira reports, that the Prophet Muhammed said : “during a longer journey a man was overwhelmed by thurst when he spotted a well full of water. He climbed down and drank some water. When he climbed up and came out of the well he found a dog so thursty he was licking up sand trying to find some liquid in it. The man told himself :  »due to his thurst this dog is in the same condition as I was before I drank water« He climbed down the well again filled his leather stockings with water, held it with his teeth, climbed the well up again. Allah thanked him for his deed and and forgave him ll his sins !« The People said »o Messenger Allahs, are we also being rewarded for (deeds towards)animals?« The Prophet answered: »for all your actions against all living creatures you are being rewarded!«” (bu, mu). [sun:4423]

Anas reported, that the prophet Muhammed said: “No muslim will plant a tree or saw the seed of a plant, on which birds, people and animals likewise can feed, without getting the reward of sadaqa from Allah …” (bu). [sun:2562]

The representatives of the civilized world community demand you live up to your own culture and IMMEDIATELY STOP THIS UNNECCESARY BARBARIC TORTUROUS ACID INJECITON EXTERMINATION OF THE STRAY DOGS IN THE SHIRAZ COMMUNITY.

Instead apply the WHO neuter and release strategy and accept that Allah loves all his creatures, especially thos who respect the lives of the other be it humans or animals.

In anticipation of your respectful compliance with Muhammed’s real legacy and the original scriptures of the Quran.

At present; I regard your actions with these sentient animals are insult to decent people and animals of this planet; as well as that of your own religion.  You sirs are complete hypocrites to your own religion.

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England: Sad But True – The EU ‘Legislates’ For ‘Protection’ Of Animals That Make Money For Them; For Others Such As Strays, They Dont Really Care About Any Legislation !

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There is an animal welfare meeting entitled Animal Populations – World Resources and Animal Welfare taking place in Croatia during July 2015. http://www.ufaw.org.uk/zagreb2015.php

SAV have contributed to this by supplying information to the (UK) RSPCA for further consideration.  In our opinion; the EU should be enforcing much tighter and better legislation for the control of stray animals throughout Europe rather than simply saying it is the problem of each member state to make up its own rules on how it deals with the issue.

There should be EU wide formal legislation on the control and management of stray animals – something which EU animal welfare organisations have been calling for, campaigning for, and asking for over many years.  To date they have been ignored by the EU.

As we have pointed out, with Serbia seeking EU accession, combined with its treatment of stray animals; combined with lukewarm interest from the EU Enlargement Commission, there is the possibility that the EU, once it allows Serbia into the EU as a member state, will see another Romanian situation for strays – a “Romania 2”.  EU animal welfare organisations will go crazy at this attitude of carefree neglect by the EU, which may result in the deaths of thousands of Serbian animals as we have been witnessing for many years; despite otherwise official ‘rules of law’ which the Serbian government completely ignore.

In the EU there is a simple rule – farm animals make money for member states; stray animals don’t.  That is the pitiful way in which the EU looks at stray animals – legislate for those on the farm; forget the rest !

Here is the link which should provide you with the information supplied by SAV.

RSPCA

Alternatively, A full transcript of the very hastily produced document can be read in full as follows.  We were instructed to complete the task within days – so we did !

We have always pledged that we are a voluntary organisation doing free work that defends the rights and welfare of stray animals.  This does not and will never change as long as we exist.

In many international institutions there are many people who are paid thousands of their national currency to take action for animals.  But do we ever see any real benefit or results ? – do we see any legislation coming out of the EU regarding the control, management and future reductions of stray animals throughout the EU ? – NO; the EU does not want to get involved; it simply wants to pass the buck back to each individual member state to act as they wish for stray animals; whilst ensuring the cash cows, pigs and chickens that bring in the money and are transported all over the EU are given full ‘protective’ legislation (we still very much question this and the adherence to the ‘rules’ !!)  which is created and updated regularly by the EU.  As we say; farm animals make money for member states; stray animals don’t.

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Very sad but very true; and an even sadder reflection on how the EU actually looks at live, sentient beings, be they a stray, un-sterilised or un fed dog in Romania; or a factory chicken, growing so quickly through by the use of growth promoters and cruelly held behind ‘now bigger and better’ bars on a Dutch intensive farm.

We have been the animals voice – we will continue to be the animals voice; and we will continue to fight for better NO KILL welfare for all stray animals throughout the EU; with or without the help of the high paids.  We will not ‘button our lip and bend to say the things that some politicians wish us to say – we will expose the reality !’

All the time the EU dismisses EU wide regulations on stray animal legislation; the EU has NO right to describe itself as an organisation which cares for animals.  Some animals yes; maybe cared for a bit more, but then EU politicians are not following livestock transporters across the EU; they simply quote the rules and usually ignore the real cruelty presented to them.

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As for strays; it is not an EU issue; sweep it under the ‘member state control’ carpet and then we in the EU mighty towers can go home and sleep safe each night; unlike the strays they leave at the mercy of individual EU member states.

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We will never give up until the EU does the right thing and introduces stray animal legislation.  Until it does, we will continue to have ‘Romania 2’, ‘Romania 3’ etc as more and more nations with the Serbian views on so called animal ‘welfare’ are welcomed into the EU club by those at the Enlargement Commission.

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FULL SAV TRANSCRIPT:

A Dire Situation for Serbian animals

– as it has been for many years.

Overview – APRIL 2015

And now are we to witness one of the biggest crimes of the decade ?

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/03/31/dear-friends/

As of the end of March 2015 – the Serbian government now appear to be happily making up new regulations under the blinkered eyes of the EU Enlargement Commission and others which will allow them to kill yet more stray animals !!

A draft version of Ministry of Agriculture working group’s proposals for the amendments to the existing Animal Welfare Act in Serbia has leaked to welfare groups who have concerns – It introduced the concept of “quarantine for a lost and abandoned animals,” which lasts ONLY 15 days, after which the animals can be “killed humanely”, if there is such a thing as humane killing.

We at SAV believe that the newly proposed amendments to the existing Serbian Law – which were never fully implemented by the Serbian government and regional authorities in the first place, and which has not been adhered to for the last 10 years; are both counter-productive and unacceptable; and that in no way it will solve the problem of abandoned animals whilst killing thousands of healthy animals so ‘humanely’.

Any process, such as the way positively forward should include representatives of civil society from the beginning, as enforced by the “Guidelines for the involvement of civil society in the process of adopting regulations” allegedly adopted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia on 26 August 2014.  Why are they not enforcing the rule of Serbian law ?

If these proposed government only policy amendments do get accepted; it would allow dog catchers to kill all dogs that have no individual owner within 15 days of catching them.  This will include all dogs and cats in PRIVATE shelters, even those who have been offered homes.  This legislation being proposed is a complete and utter farce.

We, along with many others within the animal welfare movement, believe the Government of Serbia is using these proposed amendments to literally try and quickly ‘clean-up’ the streets of Serbia to make them look more favorable as candidates for EU membership.

To suit their own benefit, they (the government) keep conveniently forgetting that they have other globally proven methods of actually successful stray animal population management that is NOT detrimental to animals.  The government will not take any advice from those that know better than them – animal welfare organisations – we wonder why ? – is money the root of all evil in this case ?.

What could be the reasons for more and quicker killing times you might ask yourselves – well the obvious reason for this newly proposed ‘kill policy’ being presented by the government is because dogcatchers, local government officials, veterinarians and many politicians, all currently take money from the public purse by being involved with an animal killing strategy.

They do not want to enter into anything that will gradually and effectively reduce stray animal numbers over time.  This proposed (and big money making) amendment is yet a further, long term future guarantee of additional income for them that will continue to take money; putting it higher up the pyramid than ensuring effective animal welfare and a strategy plan that effectively deals with strays.

Existing EU citizens do not want this kind of mafia government in the EU.  The EU Enlargement Commission should be representing the people of the EU, ie. those who are financially supporting Serbia via their taxes being paid (nationally) into the EU club.  But the EU Enlargement Commission; through its lack of information to welfare groups; combined with its failing to address the animal welfare requirements of existing and concerned EU citizens; makes it seem as if the whole system is very biased in one direction – to get Serbia into the EU come what may ! .

Letters and supportive information to the EU Enlargement Commission

 – and the complete lack of response to date.

Link – https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/04/09/9415-the-eu-enlargement-commission-appears-to-be-failing-serbian-animals-we-have-still-had-no-response-to-our-letter-of-february-according-to-the-commission-today-so-now-we-respond-by-askin/

Keith was provided subsequently with a written response to his letter which can be viewed via the following link:  https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stray-dogs-in-serbia-and-bosnia-and-herzegovina_response-from-commission_20-03-2015.pdf

– Many video links are included in this letter from SAV on the 22nd; a few of which are copied here below; regarding issues on which the Serbian government and police have taken NO action; despite the clear evidence and information provided.  The Serbian government and police are NOT enforcing the (Serbian) rule of law.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAljUem_8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPAzp8E6S0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIFzA-mK4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE9l-cm64hU

Questions which should be addressed by the Serbian government and the EU Enlargement Commission

  • So the following question has to be asked of the Serbian government / authorities:

Why are the above animal abuses (the 4 youtube video links given above) still not being addressed by the Serbian government and police ? – all the links to people and their names are provided – why are things not happening ?

As of 2/10/2005; some TEN (10) years earlier, the Constitutional Court of Serbia says the killing of stray dogs and cats in Serbia is forbidden from 02/10/2005.

Unfortunately, the Serbian government appears to be doing nothing to address the resolutions expressed by the Constitutional Court in 2005; or making any attempt to investigate and take action on those who promote animal suffering as per the above videos, for example.  We repeat, the Serbian government is NOT enforcing the Serbian rule of law.  It appears happy to take very large sums of money from the EU, whilst at the same time NOT enforcing the ‘rules of law’ which are very much promoted and said to be ‘a fundamental requirement of the EU Enlargement Commission for Serbia and any other nation seeking EU Accession !! – a take with one hand and give the two fingers with the other one could argue.

Constitutional Court link – https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/01/25/serbia-constitutional-court-of-serbia-says-that-the-killing-of-stray-dogs-and-cats-in-serbia-is-forbidden-from-02102005/

Questions in the SAV letter of 22nd February asked of the EU Enlargement Commission / Commissioner Hanh, as to why:

  • the EU is investing millions of Euros into pre – accession funding for Serbia – for example €208.3 million (Euros) for the year 2013 alone; and yet very little, if anything, appears to be being done for animal welfare within Serbia using some of this money and despite a Serbian (Constitutional) Court ruling in favour of animals made some 10 (ten) years ago which is still being ignored.

Source: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/instruments/funding-by-country/serbia/index_en.htm

  • Does the existing EU citizen not have any say in how all ‘their’ money (taxes)  are being spent by EU Enlargement Commission / Commissioner Hahn with regard to alleged ‘improvements’ in Serbia ?

  • What exactly are the ‘improvements’ that we are supposed to be witnessing in Serbia for the stray animals of Serbia as a result of all this EU funding pumping into the Serbian government ?

 

EU Document – Reference – INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE (IPA II)

This details where, and on what, the EU money provided to (pre-accession) Serbia should be spent is detailed in:

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2014/20140919-csp-serbia.pdf

It includes the statements:

8.2. Objectives, results, actions and indicators

The objective of EU assistance is to support gradual alignment of the Serbian agricultural policy with the (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),.

The expected results are the following:

Veterinary and phytosanitary services and controls are implemented in line with the EU requirements; and,

Animal health is improved

So we ask the simple question once again – why is the issue of stray (Serbian) animal welfare being ignored by both the EU Enlargement Commission and also the Serbian government when animal health is supposed to be ‘improved’ according to the EU itself ? – is a proposal to quicken animal killing times as being presented by the Serbian government producing a situation where animal health is being improved ? – we think not ! – maybe someone can inform us where we have misinterpreted what is meant in this statement within the EU documentation as to ‘improvements in animal health’ ?

Do the Serbian government insist that ‘improved’ (animal health) actually means an increased ‘kill rate’ as per the new proposals currently being put forward by them ?

Is the EU Enlargement Commission going to come out of what appears to be animal welfare hibernation and actually raise concerns with the Serbian government about what the EU says in its own document and what is actually being currently proposed for so-called ‘improvements to animal health’ by killing them all quicker and in less time ?

In reality – the Serbian Constitutional Court (back in 2005) established a national (Serbian) ‘rule of law’ protecting stray animals; and now the EU is currently pumping endless millions of Euros into Serbia to ensure the much needed EU pre-accession requirement of new member states seeking membership is doing nothing but supposedly ensuring the application of ‘the rule of law’, when it is blatantly clear to all (except the EU Commission possibly) that Serbia is completely ignoring the requirements of the ‘rules of law’ in its EU accession when related to animal welfare improvements.

  • For SAV, this is further supported by the fact that:

No response has ever been provided to SAV by the EU Enlargement Commission regarding the SAV letter of 22nd February which is referenced earlier.  By 9th April 2015, Brussels was contacted by telephone by MJ (SAV) to ask if response to the SAV letter of 22nd February is ever going to be supplied by the Enlargement Commission.  He is verbally informed that it is being prepared and will be sent shortly.  See our very other recent post to get the full story and that actually, a letter was never intended to be sent out to SAV in response to their questions and video footage supplied.

By 21st April, there is still no response in any format supplied directly to SAV.  There never will be; we are to take the response given to Keith Taylor MEP as ‘our’ response also.  Hence prior to knowing this, as of 21st April; another phone call was made to EU Enlargement Commission (Emma Udwin – emma.udwin@ec.europa.eu+32 (0) 2 29 59577 ) to ask what is happening; if anything.  She verbally informs SAV that ‘Serbia’ is responsibility of Kyriacos Charalambous – a member of the EU Enlargement cabinet; who to date has never taken any of the many attempted phone calls made to him re Serbian animal welfare. kyriacos.charalambous@ec.europa.eu+32 (0) 2 29 97712

Whilst on the phone to SAV on 21/4; Emma Udwin sends e mail to Kyriacos Charalambous to ask him to telephone SAV and inform ‘what is going on’.  Confirmed by SAV as the mail was dictated on the telephone; although any  such e mail not seen or copied to SAV as a consequence.  By end of 21/4; SAV had still not been contacted.  Hence our phone call to him on 22/4.

From the experiences of SAV with the EU Enlargement Commission to date, it would appear that those at the EU Enlargement Commission regard themselves much higher above the ‘normal’ EU citizen who is providing all the EU pre-accession funding to Serbia.  This was very apparent with the way in which SAV were dealt with during their phone call of 21st April.  Despite supposedly working for us, the existing EU citizen; the Commission does not seem able to provide responses to letters asking them to justify their actions or inactions.  They certainly never provide updates to anyone (the normal EU man – NGO’s); of what is going on.  It appears to be a very closed ‘cash cow’ loop with one and one only eventual aim – to get Serbia into the EU regardless of evidence to the contrary over the rule of law enforcement being provided by NGO’s; and also regardless of the cost to the EU citizen who is CURRENTLY funding the entire process and thus really should have a right to an answer !!.

EU citizens deserve answers from ‘their’ EU Commissions, and they deserve them now despite the catastrophic failures of the EU Enlargement Commission regarding Serbian animal welfare issues for Serbian strays.  As of the 22/4; we are also informed that we should be sharing responses to letters from the EU with our supportive MEP !!

If there is one thing that the EU should have learned about from the fairly recent past; then it is regarding Romania and what their ignorance of stray animal welfare by the EU has done there to drag itself and its animal welfare reputation into the gutter.  Many EU citizens now consider the un-elected EU Commissions with utter contempt because they only do what they want – they say one thing on the ‘europa’ web site, whilst turning blind eyes to such ‘essential’ EU membership requirements as applying ‘the rule of law’; which it is claimed is a fundamental EU requirement.  If it is being done, why has Serbia NOT acted to enforce the pro-animal legislation of its own Constitutional Court for the LAST 10 YEARS ? – somebody, somewhere, answer us and explain what we misunderstand, please – even if we have to share the letter with others who ask !!

WHY IS THE EU ENLARGEMENT COMMISSION NOT MAKING A REAL ISSUE OF SERBIAN ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS (especially for stray animals) AND ENSURING THE SERBIAN GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY ENFORCES THE ‘RULE OF LAW WITHIN SERBIA’ as supposedly required so much by the EU as a fundamental requirement by future member states ?

  • And why does the EU Enlargement Commission simply ignore its own EU citizens who ask them to justify their actions / inactions, yet whilst expecting them to pump endless amounts of EU cash into Serbia ?

As we have made clear in our post:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/04/09/9415-the-eu-enlargement-commission-appears-to-be-failing-serbian-animals-we-have-still-had-no-response-to-our-letter-of-february-according-to-the-commission-today-so-now-we-respond-by-askin/

Does the Serbian government and EU Enlargement Commission actually know the law ? – with their failures relating to the Constitutional Court and the ruling of 2005 for stray animals; it would appear not.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/04/01/serbia-campaigners-know-the-law-it-seems-the-serbian-government-regional-authorities-and-possibly-eu-enlargement-commission-dont-why/

Conclusion

Serbia will most probably be allowed to join the EU despite the EU Enlargement Commission not taking the hard stance it should be taking with the Serbian government regarding stray animal welfare controls and management.

One therefore has to ask – Does the EU dog wag the Serbian tail; or the Serbian tail wag the EU dog ? one has to ask.

Guaranteed and one very much to remember and quote to the EU for the future – Serbia will become ‘Romania 2’ when it is allowed to join the EU without taking positive action for animals; which should include a stray animal ‘no kill’ management policy.  Romania 2 is probably the only thing that can be guaranteed regarding current EU Enlargement / Serbian government actions and policy for animal ‘welfare’.   Thus, the Serbian tail probably does wag the EU dog.

Where is the ‘welfare’ in Serbian animal ‘welfare’ ? – and where is the EU Enlargement Commission that the good EU citizen is supposed to have faith in to ensure / guarantee that all the EU standards and requirements such as the application of the rule of law are being met ! ? !

Other links and petitions re Serbian animal issues

  • Petition –  Serbia is currently undertaking the process of applying for EU membership (called ‘accession’). Existing animal welfare legislation in Serbia is good, but in the vast majority of cases it is not regularly / ever being enforced by:

    • Serbian government, regional authorities or the national police.

    By the EU Commission’s own admission; ‘there is legislation in place (Serbian Animal Welfare Laws), but this is not fully implemented’.

    By not implementing its own existing national laws; which include those relating to animal welfare; Serbia is NOT upholding a fundamental principle required by any nation to gain EU accession; which include:

    ensuring the implementation of all the nation’s own “Rules of Law” national legislations
    • “paying full regard to the welfare requirements of animals” in accordance with the key principles required for all EU member states as defined in Article 13 of the EU Lisbon Treaty (TFEU).

    Serbia is currently failing in this and its own national animal welfare legislations. As a consequence, it should NOT currently be considered for EU accession until it fully implements and proves to the EU Commissions, EU animal welfare NGO’s and the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup / Eurogroup, that it IS actually fully implementing ALL existing Serbian animal welfare legislations.   It is not time for the government to change the rules to their advantage when they cannot even enforce the rules which were set some 10 years ago in Serbia !!

    EU Commissioner J. Hahn is allegedly responsible for EU Enlargement Negotiations which at this current time include Serbian accession. Within his responsibilities, he must ensure that a PRE- EU membership Serbia enforces the rules of law.  Currently it does not.:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/758/710/260/serbia-must-fully-enforce-its-own-national-animal-welfare-legislation-prior-to-membership-of-the-eu/

  • Petition –  After examining the working version of the Amendment of the Animal Welfare Act of the Republic of Serbia, it introduced the concept of “quarantine for a lost and abandoned animals,” which lasts 15 days, after which the animals can be “killed humanely.”  We want a solution to the problem of abandoned animals in a humane and sustainable manner.

https://www.change.org/p/ministarstvo-poljoprivrede-i-za%C5%A1tite-%C5%BEivotine-sredine-republike-srbije-protiv-izmena-zakona-o-dobrobiti-%C5%BEivotinja-u-delu-o-napu%C5%A1tenim-%C5%BEivotinjama?recruiter=31203990&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_term=des-lg-share_petition-no_msg&fb_ref=Default

  • Petition – 4/3/15 – Where have all the Svilajnac City dogs gone ?

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-of-svilajnac-predrag-milanovic-predsednik-svilajnac-rs-stoppt-die-hundef%C3%A4nger-stop-dog-catcher?recruiter=7882471&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=share_facebook_responsive&utm_term=des-lg-no_src-no_msg

  • Petition – I invite all who are against euthanasia and animal cruelty to be involved in this action and support this petition in order to prevent violence against animals because of animal cruelty is often an indicator of violence towards people, psychologists think. Anyone who abuses animals, abusers and people so it is important to exclude any form of violence in society to the violence that often ends in death minimize the society. Applying your comment and we want to be the President of the Republic of Serbia to the attention of all of us as citizens of the Republic of Serbia, because we all have the right to protect and defend our order and animal rights and what guarantees us the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/23/serbia-petition-i-invite-all-who-are-against-euthanasia-and-animal-cruelty/

 

·         Keith Taylor MEP (for SE England) who has now helped us as always by writing to the current EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the top man who is responsible for the enlargement of the EU by application (accession) nations, such as Serbia.

In his letter, Keith has helped us by generally dealing with the issue of the terrible treatment of strays in both Serbia and Bosnia – Herzegovina.

As we have pointed out several times on our posts in the past, Keith has again backed us and stated that as EU Accession countries, both Serbia and B-H are NOT currently upholding the EU principle of the rule of law, as well as the need that accession countries are required to fully implement EU laws into their national laws as a requirement of membership.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/19/england-serbia-vice-president-of-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-writes-to-eu-enlargement-commissioner-regarding-sav-concerns-about-the-non-implementation-of-animal-welfare-legislation-in-both-se/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/28/england-serbia-28115-update-news-on-serbian-animal-fighting-videos-sav-work-with-mep-to-inform-enlargement-commissioner-of-failures-in-the-rule-of-law-enforcement/

Note – the following videos may be removed at source, but hard copies have already been taken and are now being held as evidence where required.  We call on the Serbian government and police to actually take some positive action concerning these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAljUem_8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuuozxWKyzk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPAzp8E6S0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIFzA-mK4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE9l-cm64hU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIFzA-mK4o  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAljUem_8g   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnAATwQL7OM  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuuozxWKyzk    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udH12guL5lM     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MfVXA0t3I       

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diiJvVTdPP0     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO9wtBaSqm4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zovhCkxO_80

And so, as far as we are concerned as an EU animal welfare NGO, Serbia is NOT enforcing its own rules of law

We see the EU Enlargement Commission making it clear that it has responsibilities for ensuring that new member states DO uphold the rule of law; whilst we, a simple EU animal welfare NGO, continue yet again to provide the clear evidence to everyone at the EU Enlargement regarding animal abuse and cruelty within Serbia; for which very little seems to be happening as a result !

Mark Johnson

Founder SAV – Kent England (UK / EU)

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England: 22/4/15 – Update On The Serbian Animal Situation With The EU Enlargement Commission.

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22/4/15 – Serbian situation update.

The situation regarding the ‘new kill’ proposals being put forward by the Serbian government, which they have been hoping to introduce during May; is obviously changing and updating on an almost daily basis.

Today (22/4), Mark made a telephone conversation to the EU Enlargement Commission (one of many over the past few months) in Brussels to ask when, if ever, he will be getting a written response to his letter of 22nd February 2015.  Read the original letter via this ref:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/commissioner-hahn-sav-post-version.doc

Mark was in conversation with the Commission Member of Cabinet, Mr. Kyriacos Charalambous, who is partly responsible for Serbian EU membership.

The conversation continued for quite some time, and the eventual outcome was that it transpired the EU Commission will not actually be writing back to Mark himself.  Instead, they wrongly assumed that the letter from Keith Taylor MEP (two days earlier than Mark’s) on 19th of February  –  https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/letter-to-commissioner-hahn-serbia-and-bosnia-stray-animal-welfare-19-feb-2015-1.pdf  ;

and the letter from Mark himself on 22nd of February  https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/commissioner-hahn-sav-post-version.doc

were, in their opinion, basically the same thing; and as such needed just one response from them.

This response from Commissioner Hahn was thus sent directly to Keith Taylor MEP, and titled ‘Honorable Member’; addressed only to Keith himself and nobody else, the content of which you can see directly below.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/stray-dogs-in-serbia-and-bosnia-and-herzegovina_response-from-commission_20-03-2015.pdf

We would always argue that in no way were the letters of Keith and Mark identical, and we still feel that each letter should have been acted on and responded to as individual issues by the EU Commission.  Commissioner Hahn and the Enlargement Commission for example; did not even touch on the many animal fighting video links which were provided in Mark’s letter and Mark’s letter only.  Video evidence that the Serbian government and police should have acted on years or months ago – and here we are now with the EU Commission further supporting the Serbian government with their utter ignorance and disrespect of what the videos actually show.  The Commission should run the issues, not give in and do what the Serbian government does and does not want to do.

Just for the record, as this link is being sent back to the EU Head of Cabinet; we repeat a few of the video links which were supplied ONLY in Mark’s original letter; not that of Keith Taylors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAljUem_8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPAzp8E6S0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIFzA-mK4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE9l-cm64hU

People involved in this animal abuse can be clearly seen in the videos; along with the name of the person who posted them onto Youtube in the first place – Jovica Vidovic.

So why has no action been taken by the Serbian government and police to enforce ‘the rule of law’ we ask ? – something the EU Commission seems unable to pick up on; and also, why are the EU Enlargement Commission waffling on with excuses to us that they have fully responded about things in the reply to Keith Taylor, when the actual reality is that the issues of the videos raised by Mark specifically do not even get a hearing at the EU Commission !!

So we are now left in the situation where the EU Enlargement Commission have failed to respond directly back to Mark regarding his letter to them of 22nd of February 2015. In the telephone conversation on 22/4, Mark did point out to the Member of Cabinet that a fundamental requirement of any EU accession state is ensuring that any new state seeking EU membership should be fully enforcing ‘the rule of law’ within its own country – and this should be proven to the EU.  So we ask again, where is the action being taken by either serbia or the EU Commission regarding the videos above ?

Mark also pointed out to the Commission that despite rulings from the Serbian Constitutional Court in 2005 saying that stray animals must not be killed; but instead controlled by other means,  https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/01/25/serbia-constitutional-court-of-serbia-says-that-the-killing-of-stray-dogs-and-cats-in-serbia-is-forbidden-from-02102005/  the Serbian government has ignored the rulings of its own national Constitutional Court and continued to round up and kill stray animals for at least the last 10 years.

In the opinion of SAV and many others, it was made clear by Mark today (22/4) to the EU Commission that the Serbian government has  been ignoring the requirements of the Serbian Constitutional Court for the past 10 years is not enforcing the rule of law within Serbia.

Mark was ‘verbally assured’ by the EU member of Cabinet, that the EU is working hard to ensure that the ‘rules of law’ are enforced throughout Serbia before it is given EU membership. Mark pointed out that in his opinion and that of many others involved with animal welfare in Serbia, that these new proposals for ‘quicker killings’  of stray animals which are currently being presented by the Serbian government are simply a way of (as it has been said) “cleaning up the streets in order to Fast Track Serbia’s EU membership”.  This was denied by the EU Commission when suggested to them.

Fed up with no action from the EU; Mark closed the conversation with the EU by informing them he had little faith in their current actions; asking them to ensure that the Serbian government did NOT continue with their new kill proposals for May 2015, and reminded the EU that we (and many other EU animal welfare groups) will be watching and reporting on every event which takes place for Serbian animals over the coming months.

If the Member of Cabinet at the EU did not get the message today that they need to act; and act positively and quickly in the next few weeks; then it has to be asked exactly what one has to do with the EU to simply get a message through to them !!

And then we wonder why so many people in the UK (for example) want to get out of the EU ! – with actions like theirs is it any wonder people want to move to an authority that does not continually drag its heels.

So, we have been busy behind the scenes.  This is the latest of all the events but we will continue to keep you updated as always when we feel it is time to do so.  And EU Commission; we are watching your actions (or lack of) very closely.

We dont want a ‘Romania 2’ when Serbia is allowed into the EU.  Sort It Now.

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9/4/15 – The EU Enlargement Commission Appears To Be Failing Serbian Animals – We Have Still Had No Response To Our Letter of February According To The Commission Today !! – So Now We Respond By Asking You To Send The Sample Letter Provided Below.

Our original post which include copies of our and Keith Taylor’s letters to Commissioner Hahn.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/21/test-comm-hahn/

The EU Enlargement Commission is quick enough to hand out hundreds of millions of Euros to Serbia every year – paid for by, yes you have guessed it – us existing EU citizens; and yet they cannot even send a reply to us EU citizens who write if February to express their concerns about a lack of EU (Enlargement Commission) action in dialogue  with the Serbian government about Serbian animal ‘welfare’; or is it ‘mafia’ ??

Any wonder most people in the UK want to pull the plug on the EU !

UK elections in May 2015 – the people will decide if the EU is as good as what it thinks it is.

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Today 9/4/2015; we made several telephone calls to the EU Enlargement Commission to ask why we have still not been supplied with a response from the EU regarding our letter dated 22nd February.

After much ‘please wait’ and being put on hold; we were eventually verbally informed that nothing has actually been sent back to us at SAV by the EU Enlargement Commission.  This is despite the fact that the Serbian government are currently drafting new legislation which will allow it to kill stray animals in much less time than it currently does.

The Serbian government intend to have this new legislation passed by the end of May 2015; despite many objections and documented submissions by Serbian animal welfare organisations.

Given that the EU Enlargement Commission is dragging its heels on the subject of animal welfare within Serbia; despite our evidence and letters; and more importantly; current attempts by the Serbian government to ‘sneak through’ new legislation by the end of May to make the killing of stray animals easier; we now have no choice after today’s fiasco at the EU Enlargement Commission; but to now produce a letter which can be sent to Commissioner Hahn at the EU.

We trust the letter says all that needs to be said. If the Enlargement Commission had acted and replied to us when it should have, there would be no need for all of this.  But the EU has got lost once again with its own importance which it appears to doing very little to actually enforce the ‘rule of law’ within Serbia as it says it will prior to EU accession into the EU.

Please copy and send the following letter to the Commissioner who appears to be failing the animals of Serbia.  Thank you.

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SAMPLE LETTER – or modify to your own standard.

Send to:

Johannes.Hahn@ec.europa.eu

Dear Commissioner Hahn;

I write to you as a member of ‘Serbian Animals Voice’ (SAV) which is based in England UK.

As of today, 9/4/15; I am informed by your very own Commission that it has not yet even responded to SAV regarding their letter to you of 22/2/15 and the situation of animals within Serbia.  As SAV is an EU (UK) based orgaisation dedicated to Serbian animal welfare; there concerns should at least be addressed by un-elected EU politicians such as yourself.

I would like to remind you that the EU is investing millions of Euros into pre –accession funding for Serbia – for example – €208.3 million for the year 2013 alone;

Source: http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/instruments/funding-by-country/serbia/index_en.htm

In the words of the site given above – “The pre-accession funds also help the EU reach its own objectives regarding a sustainable economic recovery, energy supply, transport, the environment and climate change, etc”.

Does the EU citizen not have any say in how all ‘their’ money is being spent by you ? – it would appear not.  You Sir are not even addressing letters of concern regards Serbian animal by EU animal welfare organisations such as SAV !

The document – INSTRUMENT FOR PRE-ACCESSION ASSISTANCE (IPA II)

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/key_documents/2014/20140919-csp-serbia.pdf   ]

declares the following:

8.2. Objectives, results, actions and indicators

The objective of EU assistance is to support gradual alignment of the Serbian agricultural policy with the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),. The expected results are the following:

Veterinary and phytosanitary services and controls are implemented in line with the EU requirements; and,

Animal health is improved through eradication of diseases and/or better control of brucellosis, bovine leucosis and tuberculosis, rabies and classical swine fever”.

Thus, as SAV to date have had no response from your Commission relating to their letter of 22nd February 2015, regarding the issue of Serbian animal welfare; and the above statements by the EU on ‘improving (Serbian) animal health’; what now needs to be questioned is it currently appears that the Serbian government is devising new (and quick to be passed – May 2015 ?) legislation for stray dogs which will allow them to be killed in less time than existing Serbian legislation allows.

Thus it can only be assumed that despite the words made in the EU documentation (links provided); either the EU Commission does not actually care about the welfare of animals within Serbia; and combined with the complete lack of information which your Commission are providing to existing EU and other global citizens on this iissue, it can only be assumed that you are showing no real opposition to the new proposals being made by the Serbian government for the welfare of stray animals.

The things that have been witnessed in Romania over the last few years regarding stray animal treatment has been a complete and utter embarrassment to the EU.  Tell me please; is the Enlargement Commission prepared to have a ‘Romania 2’ by not putting pressure on the Serbian government to drop the new proposals; and instead adopt a national policy of stray animal sterilisation combined with much better public education ? – or are you content with witnessing the abuses shown everyday in Serbia over the last 10 years or more by organisations such as SAV, and the animal killings by the ‘animal mafia’, for which I include local and regional authorities ?

You Sir need to act and act very quickly to stop animal suffering in Serbia.  The current Serbian government is currently attempting to change the law for the negative for Serbian strays; something it hopes to finalise by the end of May 2015.

You, as the EU citizens un-elected head of the EU Enlargement Commission are responsible for ensuring that Serbia adopts the standards of the EU; not for letting the Serbian government make up and devise new animal welfare legislation which could be passed within weeks simply to the benefit of the Serbian government and the animal mafia operating throughout Serbia; very much to the detriment of Serbian animals and their welfare.

I will hold you and your team personally responsible if Serbia is allowed to once again ‘get away’ with making false promises to the EU regarding animal welfare improvements – in Serbia there are no animal welfare improvements; there have been just indiscriminate killings of many animals which do not conform with existing Serbian legislation – “the rule of law” which the EU is so very keen to promote in so much of its documented publicity.

Please; for once, get the Serbian government to enforce the ‘rule of law’ as determined by the Serbian Constitutional Court back in 2005; and do not allow yourself to be bribed into a ‘Romania 2’ by the Serbian government and authorities with their new ‘quick fix’ legislation for stray animals.

I will be watching your Commissions actions very closely over the next month or more regarding the new animal welfare proposals currently being formatted by the Serbian government.  Inn no way should these be allowed to progress any further; and I hold you and your ‘Serbian team’ responsible for ensuring that this does not happen.

The EU should be improving animal welfare, not being dragged down by new legislation from nations who wish to join the EU; take all the money, and yet continue to kill stray animals regardless of the Serbian ‘rule of law’; just like they have done for so many years regardless of the national ‘rules of law’ which were supposedly approved by the Serbian Constitutional Court back in 2005.

Links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/01/25/serbia-constitutional-court-of-serbia-says-that-the-killing-of-stray-dogs-and-cats-in-serbia-is-forbidden-from-02102005/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/04/01/serbia-campaigners-know-the-law-it-seems-the-serbian-government-regional-authorities-and-possibly-eu-enlargement-commission-dont-why/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/09/20/serbia-constitutional-court-declares-that-subotica-city-is-killing-dogs-and-cats-illegally-setting-a-possible-change-across-all-cities-in-serbia/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/10/13/serbia-nis-city-garbage-firm-jkp-medijana-illegally-kills-1300-dogs-in-nine-months-during-2009-information-now-provided-to-constitutional-court-of-serbia/

Please ensure that the SAV letter of February 2015 IS responded to; before the new legislation  is sneaked through the back door by the Serbian government – thank you.

Yours truly,

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England: Ever Had One Of Those Days When Despite The Evidence You Provide; You Just Get Ignored ??

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7/4/15 – well despite the site being quiet for several days now, we have been working in the background regarding the drafting of amendments to the existing Serbian animal welfare legislation.

Vesna has been working hard writing (in Serbian) a lengthy open letter to over 250 e-mail contact addresses within Serbia, including many media organisations and animal protection associations.  Vesna has written about the current process of drafting the amendments and also about the general situation in the country regarding ALL animals and where she (as a Serbian herself) feels the problems lie.

The next step will be to have a version produced in English also for international supporters, so that they can use this to write also and add to the pressure to ensure that these proposed draft amendments do not become law.

The feeling here is that these draft amendments are being produced by the Serbian government in order to ‘Fast Track’ their application for membership of the EU, and by doing this whilst at the same time removing stray animals from the streets, Serbia will look better in the eyes of the EU as a result. We do not agree, which is why we are also concentrating on our campaigning within the EU, especially with regard the Enlargement Commission.

Today also we made contact with the London office of our friend and animal welfare supporter Keith Taylor MEP (for S. Eastern England) –

http://www.keithtaylormep.org.uk/category/animal-rights/

– to ask if there had been any response from Commissioner Hahn regarding Keith’s letter which was sent on 19th of February 2015.

You can see our post of the time, which includes a link to Keith’s letter to Commissioner Hahn, by clicking on the following:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/21/test-comm-hahn/

After discussions here in London, which included correspondence with Brussels, it was found that Commissioner Hahn had responded to Keith. As a result of today, Keith is now further consulting with his colleagues in the European Parliament on the Commission’s response, and the London office of Keith have informed that they will keep us informed of any potential next steps.

You can read the response from Commissioner Hahn directly below. Alternatively, we have also provided a link which should take you directly to a copy of the same letter.

Stray dogs in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina_response from Commission_20.03.2015

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As Commissioner Hahn says, the welfare of stray dogs and cats is not governed by EU rules and instead remains under the sole responsibility of the member state concerned. However, as detailed in the second paragraph of his letter, we do feel that as the EU Commissioner responsible for EU enlargement, which currently includes Serbia, the Commissioner is in a much stronger position than he makes out to be able to further communicate with the Serbian government regards expressing concerns of many animal welfare organisations, including ourselves.

In paragraph 3 Commissioner Hahn declares that the EU has supported the guidelines by the OIE; or world Organisation for animal health. Despite being members of the OIE; whose regulations they should follow; it is clear that Serbia does not want to abide by international regulations such as those established for the control of stray dog populations. We think that we have provided enough evidence and photographs over many years on this site (SAV) to make it blatantly clear that Serbia is not, and will not comply with international guidelines for stray animal management; especially as he OIE makes it very clear that a long-term sterilisation program must be used for the reduction in stray animal numbers rather than the ‘kill, hope, and keep our fingers crossed that numbers will reduce’ strategy which seems to be prevalent throughout the Serbian government and its authorities.

Despite what he says, we feel there is very little in the way of positive action from the EU Enlargement Commission and Commissioner Hahn regarding making feelings known and any real positive steps towards getting the European citizens views presented to the Serbian government.

Finally, we at SAV have still had no response from Commissioner Hahn to our letter regarding Serbian animal welfare which was dated 22 February 2015. A copy of our letter which was sent to Commissioner Hahn on this date can also be viewed at the following link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/21/test-comm-hahn/    – we have attempted to make correspondence with the EU enlargement commission today (7/4) but despite several phone calls, have not been able to talk to anyone.

Therefore we will continue to keep all of our campaign avenues open as we probably now has less than one months to oppose the draft amendments which are being promoted by the Serbian government.

Our petition to Commissioner Hahn will remain open – http://www.thepetitionsite.com/758/710/260/serbia-must-fully-enforce-its-own-national-animal-welfare-legislation-prior-to-membership-of-the-eu/  and in addition to this we hope over the next few days to produce sample letters which can be sent both to the EU and also to Serbian contacts in both English and Serbian languages.  Keep watching !!

It must be remembered that EU Commissioners are not elected by EU citizens; they are simply appointed. As existing EU citizens, we at SAV would hope that EU Commissioners would at least acknowledge what we have to say regarding our experience over many years of attempting to be a voice for Serbian stray animals.

Unfortunately it seems that as we are having no response to our letters and no information or updates from the Enlargement Commission regarding what is happening with communications to the Serbian government; the general feeling is that we are being completely ignored as we are pushing the EU to make sure that the ‘rule of law’ (as so strongly promoted by the EU) is enforced by Serbia prior to EU accession. We do not want the Serbian government making amendments to existing Serbia legislation simply to make it easier for them to become yet another EU member state.

Romanian animal welfare and EU failings to enforce animal welfare legislation within Serbia has become a very big embarrassment for the EU. If it is not very careful, Serbia will very soon join the EU and with its animal welfare failures, will be yet another major embarrassment to the EU – a kind of ‘Romania 2’.

We have tried to make this clear where necessary, but we appear to be being largely ignored. What happens over the next few months, and what is accepted by whom in the near future will determine how the world looks at the EU and certain aspects of its attitude to stray animals. Regardless, we will continue to be a Serbian Animals Voice.

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