Serbia: Time To Make The Press Accountable – Your Assistance Required.

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

UPDATE 10/2/18

 

The following photos are in relation to a private dogcatcher firm named Avenija MB.

This firm has political support by leading political parties, and it works in 52 municipality cities all over Serbia.

These photos show how this leading dogcatcher firm work.

 

They put 20-30 dogs (sometimes as many as 49) into this trailer and transport them from locations all over Serbia.

The dogs are in-microchipped, in-vaccinated, and when put together in this trailer, there is much fighting.  Yes, 30+ dogs crammed into this trailer.

 

This procedure is in opposition to Serbian laws, but the political parties support this way of dealing with the street dog issue.

Sadly in Serbia, there is no independent media to really take up the fight for animal advocates.  It is a mafia type system making lots of money out of dog catching; when the money should really be put into sterilisation and the reduction of dog numbers on the streets.

As we have said before; there are some people who are making big money out of this business operation, and by ignoring the laws of the land.

 

Here (for example) is video footage from animal friends Vier Pfoten (Austrian AW organisation) taken back in 2008.

 The dog has been fully treated by VP – which includes being sterilised, microchipped and vaccinated against Rabies.  To show this, the dog has a Red button tag fitted to ear to clearly identify to dog catchers that it has been fully sterilised and vaccinated.

Regardless of all the treatment and a clearly visible red ear tag, the dog is still darted ready for capture and disposal by a balaclava wearing dog catcher !   – He is also clearly visible in the video:

 

 

This video above was taken 10 Years Ago !! – and nothing in Serbia has progressed for animals and their welfare.

So, dogs being sterilised and vaccinated by animal welfare organisations – something which the Serbian government should really be doing in order to reduce street dog numbers; and still the dog caching organisations (working for the authorities) ignore the red button ear tag and continue to catch the dog as part of their ‘collections’.  This dog, like all the others, has a bounty on its head; the companies and / or authorities will be paid a dividend from the taxpayers contributions to government to get this dog off the streets.  Money, time and effort wasted by VP (Austria) for sterilisation and vaccination; and yet more money rolling in to authorities and management from the Serbian government to cover the capture and killing of this dog.

As we have said so many times; the government and authorities do NOT want to adopt a stray / street dog sterilisation because over time it will reduce stray dog numbers; thus solving a long term problem for Serbia.  By not sterilising dogs, the authorities can guarantee that there will be a constant new source of street dogs for them to capture and claim back official money from the government – the head bounty.  Where does the money go ? – ask the seniors who run this style of a system.

The money being paid out by the government as ‘head count bounties’ for each dog caught and killed, would more than support the finances required for a national long term sterilisation and vaccination programme.  But the government and authorities do not want to know about this. 

Why ? – because some people are maybe living very comfortably thank you from the system the way it currently operates.

 

The following are videos of Avenija MB, who catch and put dogs into this unlawful trailer.

The dogs are then often transported long distances – 500 to 1,000km.  They go in all seasons, including Winter and Summer.

As you can see in the video above (dog with red ear tag), they still catch dogs that are fully identified as being sterilised and vaccinated.

The owner of this private firm is Mrs Andjelija Stevanovic; which is allegedly operated with her son Mr Nenad Stevanovic. 

We are informed that they have very close links with a politician named  Mr  Zoran Babic – who we are informed is also the Director of a National firm named Koridor  Srbije.  Mr Babic is a very close friend of the President of Serbia Mr.Aleksandar Vucic.

As we say; any wonder why there is no enthusiasm for a national sterilisation programme !!!

 

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A campaign has now started in Serbia which is aimed at getting the Press and media to adopt a different attitude to the way they deal with the issue of stray dogs.

Their approach has always been very negative; yet they do very little, if anything, to show up the Serbian governments attitude of what they should be doing under Serbian constitutional law – providing stray dogs with care.

 

Below is a copy of the letter which has been submitted to the Journalists Association of Serbia.  It fully describes how people are feeling about the Serbian press / media coverage regarding stray dogs.

** ACTION ** – This is where we need your (international) supporter help with this campaign.

 

These are the e mail addresses to which we would like you to send mails.

You could send a copy of this post by selecting and copying the post link at the top of this article.

 

We need to make it very clear to the Press that they are NOT doing their job.

 

Mails to go to the following:

petar.jeremic@uns.rs ; nino.brajovic@uns.rs ; vladimir.radomirovic@uns.rs ; press@uns.org.rs ; administrator@nuns.rs ; press.sluzba@nuns.rs ; sekretar@nuns.rs ; predsednik@nuns.rs ; citaoci@ringier.rs ; redakcija@newsblic.rs

 

Rather that constantly attacking the dogs on the streets, the Journalists Association is in an ideal situation to both show the lack of government / regional authority compliance with Serbian law – and also to put pressure on the government and authorities that sterilisation on a mass national level is the only way that the number of strays is ever going to be reduced.

We know, and have proven so many times on this site, that there are a lot of people in important positions in government and regional government who are making a great deal of money out of the continual rounding up and killing of street dogs.  Without undertaking sterilisation there is a constant supply of street dogs to be captured and killed – and very productive bounties paid to some in authority for doing it.

People in power do NOT want a reduction in the number of street dogs; otherwise their corrupt income will reduce.  They say ‘to hell’ with the Constitutional Court (of Serbia) and what it says.  This careless and non compliance with enforcing the national law makes it look as if Serbia is in an ideal position to become an EU member state – simply because the EU Commissions do very little to enforce EU law also when it comes to animals and their welfare.  Reg 1/2005 and all that.

Here is the open letter which has been produced by Serbian campaigners and which we are asking you to support by sending a copy of this post or the letter to the e mail addresses given above.

 

Open Letter:

Journalists’ Association of Serbia

Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia

28.07.2017.

Open letter

Respected Sir/Madam,

We are deeply disappointed, indignant and disgusted by the media prosecution that has been occurred for years against homeless dogs.

Homeless dogs are in the media mentioned exclusively and only in a negative connotation, to widespread sensationalist news about bites of dangerous, raging dogs from horrid packs, which are always called “strays”, following  with titles like “Dread”, “Horror”,
“Dog bite a child”, “Dogs attacked a mother with a kid”, etc.

Those types of texts are accompanied with images of huge dogs with wide open jaws, taken from Internet, which are not connected at all with the text. Such texts are superficial, without any details, do not point at the source of real problem, and their target is always the homeless dog, even when they are about dogs who do have owners and make false charges of dog bites.

There are many of these false charges because of high money compensation, which is drawn from municipal budgets. The truth is always befogged.


Such manner of reporting, superficial and wrongful, leads to spreading of hate among citizens toward dogs, and have dangerous long term consequences.
Brutal behavior to dogs that has owners or homeless dogs is immense, even without spreading of hate. This kind of journalism only encourages that hate. So, inhumane society emerges, which has no compassion for the weaker beings and primitivism is promoted.


If the reason for such warmonger texts is to increase newspapers circulation, per system – sensational news sell newspapers (which certainly is not justified and sludge the role of journalist profession), why then sensational news are not also: “Kids set on fire puppies in the school yard”, “Teenagers pushed a firecracker in a mouth of homeless dog and light it”, “Man hanged dog with a belt”, “Puppy’s legs cut off”, “Dying  dog thrown into a garbage container alive”, “Hunters in Kosovska Mitrovica killed 20 homeless dogs on the streets”, “Dogs in the shelter in Vršac eat each other”, “Mass poisoning of dogs in Serbian towns”…..

Isn’t this news? Or this news is unattractive to the media? Why?

Spreading hatred towards dogs by the media has many consequences. Besides that encourage brutality towards dogs, it also encourages the hatred of citizens towards animal welfare volunteers, so people are divided on being either haters and lovers.

This leads to a conflict and create a false image that Animal Welfare Associations aims to have dogs on streets because they feed them and remove from streets, for which they need money funds.

Unfortunately, there are no texts about positive examples of their humanity, rescues, adoptions and how they invest their own money, time and work. This topic is not popular.

Homeless dogs are very often in the media when there is need to publish interviews with the director of Public Communal Company and managers of incorrectly named companies “zoo-hygiene’s” – in which they denounce crimes in their facilities, torture of dogs, stilling food and money funds for animal “humane care”, dog slaughter, and how hungry dogs eat each other in there public shelters. Like in the cases of shelters in Loznica, Požega, Vršac, Ovča etc, etc.

With this one-side reporting is encouraging corruption, which in the domain of Zoo-hygiene and “humane care” already exceeds inconceivable limits. No one is interested in the corruption or not dare to write a text on this topic. But, that corruption is the cause and essence of everything what is happening.

Homeless dogs are the golden cocks and collateral damage of our society; the media proclaimed them as the number one enemy of our nation, fear and hatred is growing among the citizens, the public is mislead how dogs creates enormous costs for the state – all this is excuse to steal money from municipal budgets for their fake “humane care”.

Money, of course, goes into human private pockets and these poor hated beings are not important at all.

Why this is not an article topic? Is research journalism gone?


Why is not a topic over 3000 dog kennels and that only 3 are registered in APR?

This is the reason why many dogs end up in streets and increase the number of homeless animals, sadly this problem doesn’t bother the Veterinary Directorate, which is in charge to control the welfare of dogs in kennels.

Would it not be a sensational story about rackets and people who have jobs but don’t have to pay taxes?

Isn’t it sensational news how dog-catchers attack an animal welfare activist and civilians, as well how Avenija MB insults the citizens, how the municipal authorities, who have with Avenija MB a suspicious contract about purchases, insult animal welfare activists, there revanchism, threats??????

These apparently are not topics about which citizens – who finance municipal budgets and their thievery in the name of “humane care of homeless dogs”, as well by local authorities and Public Communal Company “Zoo-hygiene” – should read and know.


For them stories are about bites, spreading hatred and calling to lynch homeless dogs, who are not guilty because people abandon them, throw them onto the street, because “Zoo-hygiene’s” don’t do their job honestly, with love and respect the Animal Welfare Law, and because they are born in the society in which offenders who do not respect laws are unpunished.

This is also a topic to be talked about in the media, concerning these “dangerous strays”.

If a role of the media is to inform us truthfully, to educate and ennoble, then on this subject, for now, they fail.


We sincerely hope there is will for change and that media coverage about homeless dogs, instead of perpetual talking about “strays”, will stop repetition of same many-decade-old mantra – Dog bites, Horror – while municipality budget funds for solving the problem of homeless dogs are being devoured and their number is growing, and nothing is done to find the solution.

The role of the media to solve the problem of homeless dogs in the streets of Serbia is extremely important, but it seems that the media are not interested to personally take some responsibility. We hope that will be changes on this topic.
Otherwise, the vicious cycle of nonsense and inhumanity will continue.

These are some of the titles…

https://www.blic.rs/vesti/beograd/uzas-u-batajnici-copor-pasa-lutalica-napao-kolica-sa-bebom-majka-izujedana/7k59ct5

http://niskevesti.rs/drzala-dete-u-narucju-dok-je-copor-pasa-ujedao/  

http://mitrovica.info/muke-gradana-vlast-nemocna-jesu-li-nam-psi-postali-vazniji-od-dece/

http://www.okradio.rs/vesti/specijali/u-fokusu/jos-miliona-za-pse-lutalice-_61334.html

http://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/beograd/2836152-uznemirujuci-video-uzas-na-dedinju-kvrolocni-mesanac-rasporio-stomak-malom-psu-vlasnik-ga-branio-na-kraju-je-i-on-izujedan-foto

 

Best regards,
With hope that many things will change.

 

Signatories:

Animal Welfare and Nature Protection Associations

 

PRIJATELJ  Ub, zastupnik Suzana Gojković

SOLIDARNO ZA ŽIVOTINJE I PRIRODU Beograd, zastupnik Aleksandra Dudić

BELKA Majdanpek, zastupnik Igor Janković

SPASKE Kraljevo, zastupnik Danijela Jović

ORPAK Kruševac, zastupnik Lela Bucek

BORSKE ŠAPE Bor, zastupnik Nikola Nedeljković

TERA Zemun

BORBA ZA ŽIVOT Vranje, zastupnik Tanja Lakičević

PROTEKTA Vlasotince, zastupnik Borka Mitić

BOBI  Gornji Milanovac

ZAŠTITA POMOĆ I UDOMLJAVANJE VRANJE, zastupnik Marko Spirić

KOALICIJA ZA ŽIVOT NO KILL COALITION Beograd, zastupnik Mirjana Raščanin

KOALICIJA ZA ŽIVOT NO KILL COALITION ogranak Dimitrovgrad, zastupnik Melita Stavrev.

EPAR-OIPA SRBIJA, Subotica, zastupnik Prim. mr. sci. dr. med. Slavica Mazak Bešlić

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You can find out a great deal more on the cruelty inflicted by the Serbian government and regional authorities – the money making dog killers who seem to be ignored by the press in their coverage, by visiting  the following

– in our opinion the press would have a lot to cover if they wished; but are they also being told to keep quiet about it all and only to cover stories on those terrible street dogs ?

How far does this go ? – right to the very top we would suggest !

 

The following is about 20% of the data we have on our campaign work in Serbia over the last 12 years or more.

Mr Press – we hope that with the following you would have been able to throw a story or 100 together about how corrupt the Serbian animal welfare system is regarding street dog catching and killing by the authorities. 

But you seem incapable of telling the truth.  Who we ask, is stopping you ?

Browse through the following links; if you are REAL Press people then maybe you can do some follow ups on these.  If you don’t, then we know exactly who pulls your strings !

 

And so we need to let the world  know, as we do – https://clustrmaps.com/site/h5no

A few (Say 20%) of our past posts:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/about-serbian-animals/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/?s=pozega

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/10/17/serbia-investigation-exposes-veterinarian-paid-1-5-million-dinars-for-killing-1148-dogs-in-just-one-city-nis-no-wonder-there-is-no-enthusiasm-for-a-no-kill-strategy/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/09/09/serbia-9910-expose-on-veterinary-corruption-procedures-how-they-can-be-paid-2-or-3-times-for-doing-just-one-job/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/04/20/serbia-the-illegal-activities-of-the-dogcatchers-of-avenija-mb/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/?s=loznica

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/04/12/serbia-take-action-with-letter-to-serbian-and-eu-politicians-regarding-illegal-non-lawful-actions-of-serbian-dogcatchers/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/03/19/serbia-mass-killing-of-stray-dogs-in-nis-serbia-a-pathetic-government-not-complying-with-the-law-inform-them-and-the-eu-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/02/12/thank-god-the-eu-enlargement-commission-is-enforcing-the-joke-called-the-rule-of-law-in-serbia-can-you-imagine-what-it-would-otherwise-be-like-for-animals-there/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/09/11/serbia-shelter-lesi-now-under-immediate-threat-from-authorities-100-stray-dogs-in-care-may-have-to-be-returned-to-the-streets-and-certain-death-please-act-immediately-thank-you/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/06/12/17534/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/12/31/serbia-petition-and-sample-letter-to-send-stop-the-vet-killer-mitko-davkovski/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/02/16/serbia-exposed-the-killer-vet-of-novi-sad-he-who-kills-in-excess-of-4000-stray-dogs-and-cats-each-year-despite-serbian-national-legislation-banning-him-from-2005/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/01/12/serbia-farm-animal-update-12111-throw-straw-in-the-liquid-excrement-and-let-them-get-on-with-it-nothing-really-changes-at-the-serbian-republic-veterinary-ministry/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/11/08/serbia-campaigners-request-for-proof-relating-to-unlawful-acts-of-animal-killing-by-the-republic-veterinary-inspection/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/03/08/serbia-terrible-animal-suffering-on-farm-but-serbian-agricultural-ministry-say-all-is-ok/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/02/22/serbia-loznica-friday-242-the-current-last-rescue-loznica-entering-the-doors-of-hell-again/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2018/01/07/serbia-please-help-svetlana-help-the-strays-of-bor-facebook-link-below/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/10/24/eu-will-eu-strays-be-given-a-legal-voice-in-the-coming-weeks/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/09/09/serbia-official-request-to-have-all-serbian-zoos-closed-down/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/07/29/serbia-pitiful-footage-of-a-polar-baer-at-belgrade-zoo-and-what-will-the-serbian-government-do-nothing-as-usual/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/08/06/serbia-can-we-go-and-see-the-animals-having-fun-at-the-zoo-daddy-the-real-side-of-palic-zoo-serbia-and-the-animals-that-exist-there/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/07/27/serbia-270711-investigation-reveals-illegal-zoo-operating-and-a-minister-who-does-not-have-a-clue-about-things/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/07/11/serbia-we-now-have-serbian-zoo-standards-documentation-is-this-legislation-a-paper-smokescreen-for-animal-prisons/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/07/04/expose-040711-serbian-zoos-–-a-move-to-improvements-in-serbian-zoo-animals-living-conditions-using-the-eu-commission/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/07/30/england-uk-we-now-undertake-new-work-for-bears-and-other-zoo-animals-in-serbia/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/08/22/serbia-disturbing-abuse-criminal-charge-but-will-authorities-and-eu-actually-do-anything/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/07/29/serbia-pitiful-footage-of-a-polar-baer-at-belgrade-zoo-and-what-will-the-serbian-government-do-nothing-as-usual/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/06/12/serbia-yet-another-legal-shelter-facing-threats-from-municipal-authority/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/03/08/serbia-terrible-animal-suffering-on-farm-but-serbian-agricultural-ministry-say-all-is-ok/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/03/19/serbia-mass-killing-of-stray-dogs-in-nis-serbia-a-pathetic-government-not-complying-with-the-law-inform-them-and-the-eu-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/02/12/thank-god-the-eu-enlargement-commission-is-enforcing-the-joke-called-the-rule-of-law-in-serbia-can-you-imagine-what-it-would-otherwise-be-like-for-animals-there/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/08/19/serbia-serbian-police-do-not-enforce-the-rule-of-law-asrequired-by-the-eu-commission-why-does-the-eu-turn-a-blind-eye-whilst-giving-serbia-millions-of-euros/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/08/13/serbia-italy-the-links-between-hunting-endangered-eu-red-list-birds/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/08/03/eu-serbia-mass-animal-and-bird-killings-exports-to-the-eu-despite-eu-bans-yet-the-eu-enlargement-commission-does-very-little-despite-the-1-5-billion-euros-given-to-serbia-pre-eu-accession/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/07/20/serbia-please-take-action-for-the-dogs-at-loznica-graphic-photos-sample-letter-e-mail-addresses-please-send/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/07/05/serbia-germany-a-request-for-help-by-german-campaigners-regarding-loznica-serbia-shelter-facilities-and-a-mayor-who-does-not-want-to-talk/

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/

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/2015/03/04/32514/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/19/serbia-charge-made-against-subotica-city-council-for-non-compliance-with-serbian-animal-welfare-legislation/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/13/serbia-global-almost-250000-people-save-dog-sanctuary-from-eviction-on-christmas/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/11/04/serbia-4112014-today-is-day-number-96-that-the-minister-has-not-taken-action/

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/11/01/serbia-11114-the-full-facts-of-the-nani-abduction-by-hunters-police-from-family-mitic-now-presented-to-mr-m-davenport-eu-ambassador-to-serbia/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/10/27/in-2013-the-eu-provided-serbia-with-208-million-euros-to-ensure-application-of-the-rule-of-law-guaranteeing-democracy-ensuring-human-rights-why-then-has-the-serbian-government-failed-w/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/08/serbia-criminal-charge-now-made-regarding-the-city-of-subotica-having-no-official-program-to-control-its-stray-animal-numbers/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/04/03/serbia-petitions-to-sign-re-death-camps-for-stray-dogs/

TIME FOR THE PRESS TO REPORT ALL THE STORY

– NOT JUST ONE SMALL PART OF IT.

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England: And What Did You Do Today ?

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

 

Mark has just completed giving responses to a UK government consultation on the first draft of a new Animal Welfare Act.   This is a unique opportunity to speak out and be a voice for the voiceless for all animals and support stronger legal protections for them in the UK.

So, an opportunity that cannot be missed.

Included in his response; Mark had called for, and justified the need for:

 

·         More definition in the term ‘Sentience’ when applied to all animals and their situations

·         Often, in places such as factory farms, animals do not ‘live’; they merely ‘survive’

·         The term ‘Animal’ needs much more definition; lab rats, broiler chickens, circus tigers are all ‘animals’ but their protection requirements vary greatly – hence you cannot define everything as an ‘animal’ only – more specific definition is required

·         The ‘welfare needs of animals’ should be defined explicitly in written legislation

·         UK sheep exported live in Summer in temperatures above documented maximums given as example

·         There is no ‘welfare’ for animals that travel constantly with the circus

·         Maximum sentences for animal cruelty. Definitely not strict enough.  The legal profession to have much more specific legislation as part of statute; which defines the protections which are to be given to any specific animal species which is in any specific environment.  In the UK, many judges have recently spoken out that the are only allowed to impose certain maximum sentences for animal abuse; when they would individually (and legally) be allowed to give much harsher sentences.

·         For example, if slaughterhouse workers are shown to abuse animals with UK slaughterhouse cctv legislation; then the worker to be dismissed from his job in the industry for life.

·         Much heavier financial fines to be given for animal abuse

·         A call for the ‘law enforcers’ to actually enforce the law at places such as hunt meets; where legislation is often overlooked

·         Examples of the failings of EU legislation; especially that which is supposed to ‘protect’ animals in transport (EU Regulation 1/2005) has been cited as a typical case of ‘paper’ legislation which is actually hardly ever enforced by the authorities.  You have seen our many battles with the EU authorities on live (EU) animals being exported to Turkey, for example.

 

Submission for the consultation finishes on 31/1/18; and so very soon now the government will start undertaking a full review of submissions.  We are currently unsure when the first new draft ‘Animal Welfare Act’ will be produced; as we appreciate there is a lot of submissions and opinions (from many different viewpoints) to be considered.

We know that this new Act will become UK legislation in the not too distant future.  And knowing the feel of the British and animal welfare, we hope that many of our viewpoints will be included in the new Act. 

We are not legal specialists by any means; but there are a couple of near future very important issues to consider:

 

·         The UK will be leaving the EU within the next few years – Brexit negotiations with the EU are well under way

·         When it leaves the EU, the UK will be free to establish worldwide trade agreements.

 

And so, if a new up to date ‘Animal Welfare Act’ is part of UK law / legislation; this will form part of a good negotiating basis for future deals around the world.  It is hoped that UK standards can be used in agreements set up with, for example, China; and that Chinese animals welfare will greatly improve as a result.  This is just one example and one hope.

The same can be said for trade deals with (current) EU member nations.  The UK will be establishing new trade deals with current EU partner states; and as such, UK animal welfare standards will be used as a ‘tool’ during future negotiations.

Who knows, this new Acorn of the Animal Welfare Act could grow into a big tree which then spreads its animal welfare branches (through new trade deals) into nations who currently do not put animal welfare much onto their list of priorities.  If they want a good deal with the UK, then hopefully they will have to change that will be the view from the UK.

 

Existing UK animal welfare legislation – there is already lots – check it out:

Remember that under Brexit negotiations; all existing EU animal law will become new UK (independent) law post Brexit.

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/animal-welfare

 

 

The United Kingdom was the first country in the world to implement laws protecting animals. In 1822 an Act to Prevent the Cruel and Improper Treatment of Cattle was passed by Parliament.  The UK government has publicly stated that animals are sentient beings, not merely commodities, and has confirmed its commitment to the highest possible standards of animal welfare.

The first general animal protection law, called the Protection of Animals Act, was introduced in 1911 and updated several times since.

  

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/defending/legislation_1.shtml

 

http://www.politics.co.uk/reference/animal-welfare

 

https://www.bva.co.uk/News-campaigns-and-policy/Policy/ethics-and-welfare/animal-welfare/

 

 

Finally; a few things which we keep planted somewhere in the head !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Germany: Thoughts From Venus. The EU Dream Is Dead.

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Article

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/906781/brexit-news-plans-for-european-union-superstate-dead-jean-claude-juncker-verhofstadt?utm_source=CRM&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=EU_superstate_Juncker_dream_over&utm_campaign=DailyNews_Express 

Dear Mark,


 When I read Juncker’s ridiculous attempts to re-enter you, Britons, some thought came to me, and I send it to you.
Nigel Farage, head of the exit party UKIP, in the EU Parliament said: “Juncker has never had a decent job”!!

He is right.
 And anyway, he cannot practice the job of the President of the EU Commission decently.

 

And here is my comment.

Mr Junker

Juncker got a “nerve exit”!
He still cannot believe that he has lost the most beautiful bride in the EU -England.
It cannot be explained otherwise that he now pretends that everything can (and should) be reversed.

The Brexit is a disaster, he says, a loss for all. Blame it are only a few politicians, not the English people.
He is generous: The EU has not kicked out England, we would like to keep it, and if they want to stay we will find a solution.

And Tusk adds: our hands stay outstretched.

Mr Tusk

 

The truth is: EU is the loser in this situation, disaster is when you stay in the EU. When it comes to Brexit, the Brits will have gained their versatile freedom, and the EU will lose a strong partner.

Some have understood that being an EU member is a disaster.
Everyone has understood that the model EU does not work.

England can open its own club with Scandinavia, Iceland, Finland, the Baltic States, and perhaps even the Netherlands, to which perhaps Switzerland and Austria may then join.

And Germany can supply the impoverished Mediterranean area.

In any case, the real  political Britons fortunately no longer have a vision of Europe, so it is more than embarrassing to try to convince the people to go in again with the kitsch of the open arms or with the sloppiness of the economic catastrophe, where soon nobody wants to go in anymore.

 

My best regards

Venus

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2018/01/17/penny-finally-drops-with-junker-all-his-threats-are-failing/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr Gove – Animal Welfare Minister – UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Germany: Any Hope In The EU Intervening To Help Animals ? – NO.

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

SAV Comment

In the near future we hope to be able to publish 2 major articles on how the EU is failing animals.  We are producing these at the moment. Watch this space.

 

The EU and its Colonies

Above – EU Must Ensure Animal Welfare; or put it another way;

Animal rights activists are firmly convinced that the hell of the “useful” animals can only be improved by two measures:
1. People should stop eating meat and
2. The countries (at least in the EU area) should finally adopt an effective animal welfare law and respect it.

There are also a few, few who have invested great hope in the intervention of the EU. And still believe that the criminal circumstances, especially in the slaughterhouses, can only be abolished by laws, decisions and prohibitions by the EU.
They believe that an EU country can live well on subsidies and thus help animals.

But they forget the example of Romania, as with the EU’s subsidies for the strays and their sterilizations, some have become over one-night rich as “dog catcher “and professional animal killers.

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/02/26/romania-whats-new-about-romanian-politicians-bent-and-corrupt-mayor-emil-boc-refuses-to-take-action-against-animal-abusers-typical/ 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/05/22/romania-video-in-memory-of-the-botosani-shelter-victims/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2012/12/15/romania-exposed-dogcatchers-pocketing-eu-animal-welfare-provided-funds-for-themselves-why-animals-are-left-to-starve-and-die-the-eu-politicians-must-act/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/01/romania-exposed-conditions-at-public-shelter-mihailesti-one-of-bucharests-public-shelters-the-legacy-of-corrupt-politicians/ 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/01/romania-exposed-conditions-at-public-shelter-mihailesti-one-of-bucharests-public-shelters-the-legacy-of-corrupt-politicians/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/01/romania-exposed-conditions-at-public-shelter-mihailesti-one-of-bucharests-public-shelters-the-legacy-of-corrupt-politicians/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/02/if-the-situation-in-romania-teaches-us-one-thing-it-is-that-corruption-does-not-work-nor-does-stray-animal-killing-en-masse-sterilization-and-public-education-is-the-way-forward-to-reducing-sttra/ 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/12/swedish-mep-carl-schlyter-honorary-president-of-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergoup-talks-about-mass-dog-killings-in-romania/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/10/06/romania-9-former-ministers-face-corruption-charges-that-will-shake-the-political-scene-corruption-by-ministers-where-else-one-asks/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/02/02/romania-delegation-of-the-european-parliament-come-face-to-face-with-the-actual-reality-of-the-dog-shelters-in-romania/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/01/14/romania-death-is-the-master-in-romania-and-the-eu-accepts-it-without-question/ 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2016/07/06/romania-boycott-mangalia-until-the-dog-killing-mayor-cristian-radu-changes-his-attitude-to-strays/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/10/20/romania-serbia-mr-janusz-wojciechowski-mep-video-interview-killing-dogs-in-romania-just-the-same-as-killing-dogs-in-serbia/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/12/10/eu-121214-brussels-belgium-12-noon-massive-demo-for-slaughtered-romanian-dogs-see-info-below/

 

Today I will be more careful with the Dog Catchers business of Romania.
Because in Germany it is just like that at the moment, not with strays, but with wild boar.
In many German states, there are now livestock premiums to encourage local hunters to go hunting more often despite falling prices for wild boar meat.

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the land gives the huntsman € 25 for each hunted animal, in Bavaria it is € 20.

I do not know how many are dreaming of EU membership.
All I know is that this dream can become a nightmare.

Because the biggest betrayal of the EU so far is the betrayal of the animals.

And for us too, who have been trying for years to persuade these lazy, high-paid and irreverent gang (the Members of the European Parliament) to do their duty.

Millions of petitions against animal transports were ignored.

Petitions against illegal crimes in German slaughterhouses were also ignored.

Undercover investigations by animal rights activists have recently shocked even carnivores and not vegan citizens of Germany.
For  some of those I send as a link below.

But the German government, with the arrogance and indifference of a country that is practically the EU, despises laws and agreements and allows itself to act according to the economic interests of the meat mafia, when and where it suits them. In its own country and in EU countries.

So Germany is no different than the EU dynasty with its 28 colonies. Poverty, credit, profits and economic crises favor the EU for poor countries.
Illegal animal transports, slaughterhouses-Dachau, animal farms like cemeteries support the EU for the animals.

I consider the EU (Germany) to be the moral and economic bankrupt of the 21st century.
And there’s no reason to keep this syndicate alive. No one!
It remains only to discuss how we can eliminate this extermination machine.

Best Regards

Venus

 

http://www.andreas-tierhilfe.de/category/0-earthlings-wieviel-wahrheit-vertraegst-du/waende-aus-glas-ein-blick-hinter-die-kulissen-der-tierwirtschaft-0-earthlings-wieviel-wahrheit-vertraegst-du/

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWTI4pUZpI

 

https://www.peta.de/schweinezucht-guenthersdorf#.WlTXWTcxlPZ

 

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USA: 12/1/18 – Newsweek (USA) – Worth Reading.

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

 

 

 

 

“Chaos in the Netherlands. There are cars being burned. There are politicians that are being burned,” Hoekstra said at the time. “With the influx of the Islamic community — and yes, there are no-go zones in the Netherlands. All right?

 

After drubbing by media, Trump’s ambassador to the Netherlands apologizes for remarks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/01/12/after-drubbing-by-the-press-trumps-netherlands-ambassador-apologizes-for-anti-muslim-remarks/?utm_term=.8f07cf3153cf 

 

 

 

http://www.newsweek.com/new-us-embassy-trump-hates-everyone-else-likes-779288

 

 

UN condemns reported Trump remarks on ‘s***hole countries’ as ‘racist’

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/un-condemns-reported-trump-remarks-on-s-hole-countries-as-racist-1.3352557 

 

The Daily 202: Trump has no nominees for 245 important jobs, including an ambassador to South Korea

Interesting Chart  in this article – 1 year on and so many appointments still not having been made.

Too many holidays playing golf in Florida ?  – it is called ‘priorities’ to most people who watch government.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2018/01/12/daily-202-trump-has-no-nominees-for-245-important-jobs-including-an-ambassador-to-south-korea/5a57cce830fb0469e8840085/?utm_term=.e0ac32faca11 

 

MAGA ? – not really – more like through his actions isolating the USA from the rest of the world.   And that is the view from the UK – aka ‘Special Relationship’ and all that Jazz.

No doubt the mid terms later this year will show us all how the USA public really feel.

 

Another interesting article below – seems like Bush rather than Mr.  Obama – but then as we all know, anything ‘Obama’ is trashed by Trump.  He Knows best !

– Grosvenor Square vs Nine Elms: The $1bn US embassy saga behind Donald Trump’s ‘bad deal’ outburst

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/12/grosvenor-square-vs-nine-elms-1bn-us-embassy-saga-behind-donald/  

 

Norway Renames Itself ‘Shithole’ In Solidarity With Countries Trump Insulted

http://www.breakingburgh.com/norway-renames-shithole-solidarity-countries-trump-insulted/ 

For Republicans – the bit coloured red is Norway.  It is part of Europe.

 

 

 

 

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Germany / Morocco. Animals At Peace / Morocco Meeting Update.

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

When I saw the animals in this video, and how peaceful and responsible they are to each other, I suddenly realized what psychopaths around us live, who call themselves “hunters”, and who are nothing but mentally ill murderers.

Regards

Venus

 

 

 

4/1/18- Update news from Amal;

 

Relating tour recent post regarding Morocco.

 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2017/12/22/morocco-england-a-progressive-moment-for-all-animals-in-africa/

 

Dear All,

I wish you all the best for the New Year 2018, and hope that together we can achieve victories for Animals in Morocco and Africa.

On the 27 December, we had a very productive meeting with partners (RAF) and Onssa (Moroccan OIE).

You can find the update on attached documents below.

One is in French, the 2sd is translated via google translation in English. Please forgive me if some words are not correct.

A 1st list of Professional associations has been sent by the Regional Representative of the Onssa to the RAF. We hope to get some of the decision makers at the next meeting that will take place on February the 10th in Rabat.

If you have any advices. We are aware that the challenge is absolutely huge but we keep on going, with your support.

Best Regards,

Amal

 

Amal El Bekri

S/G Rapad Maroc (Morocco)

Member of the UN Major Group

Anaw & Paawa Representative

North Africa Region

Email          : amal_el_bekri@yahoo.fr

                     amalelbekri67@gmail.com

Mobile/Gsm : + 212 6 61 47 31 00

Site Web/Website: www.rapadmaroc.org

 

View the documents here:

 

ELABORATION OF A PLATFORM FOR ADVOCACY

 

PADD2

 

 

 

 

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Serbia: Felix Shelter News – December 2017.

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Another year at Cat Shelter Felix is quickly coming to an end. We’ve had bad days, worse days, sad days, good days and the best days…

We’ve learned some lessons, especially regarding certain people we thought we could trust, unexpected failures, empty words and broken promises. But we’ve also been blessed with many old and new magnificent friends who were by our side through thick and thin. Katrina Fillo is one of them, and thanks to her, the efforts she’s made and everyone who has decided to step in and take part in her auction, our kitties will receive the first portion of heating gas, so there will be no more freezing time for a while. Thank you all so much! And a special thank you to Katrina, the kind person who lives on the other side of the globe and who still found a place in her heart for our furry residents. No words can express how grateful we are.

The same goes to our friends who have shared our sorrows and joys over all of these years and who always think about our kitties, no matter what. Everything we are able to do is a mutual effort, because none of this would be possible without support from all of you.

We’ve started this year with a little over 100 cats, and we’ll end this year with 150 of them, more or less. We’ve lost some of them, but they will never be forgotten and we already miss them dearly. Willow, Milton, Venus, Serena, Alethe, Frca, Tufnica, Augusta, Ziggy, Zack, to name just a few, are no longer with us and recently two of our seniors have passed away peacefully due to their old age, Okac and Trecac. Every loss is difficult and we’ll never get used to saying the last goodbye to our companions we have loved so much.

We were also able to help and save dozens of new furry fighters: Srna, Tessa, Ebony, Argos, Jack, Finn, Hailey, Sheena, Orin, brave mom Raena and her five babies, plus one orphaned little one, the four cats who lost their owner and their home, and many, many more. We’ve also managed to get our outside chained link fencing replaced with a new and better one, so our kitties are safe from any harm and can no longer escape.

And although we don’t feel like we’re just running in place anymore, we’re still far from our goal. There are still veterinary debts that need to be paid off since our kitties get ill all the time due to this cold weather. We also need to pay out our debts for wet canned food and get new quantities of food soon, because we’re almost out of it and the holidays are approaching soon… Yes, we’re scared if we’ll be able to provide all of our residents with food. Their annual vaccine shots against rabies are mandatory and obligatory but we’re not even close to getting this done and we have only three weeks more left.

So please, if you think that every living being on this planet deserves the same amount of love, care and nurture, help us keep our residents happy and safe. They are not asking for any kind of luxury, we only need to fulfill their most basic needs.

Every donations counts, as there is no such thing as a small contribution.

Please help them to get through yet another winter or at least be at peace during the upcoming holiday season. Let them learn they’re not just cats, unimportant and replaceable. Show them they’re unique and priceless. Make them finally know they count to someone.

Felix – Felinolosko drustvo, Subotica, Serbia
PayPal: savage1@shaw.ca
SWIFT/BIC: VBUBRS22 (Vojvodjanska banka a.d. Novi Sad)
IBAN: RS35355000320003120311

To learn more about us or our residents, please visit our website and don’t forget to subscribe.
https://www.catshelterfelix.com

Alternative ways to donate:

Please go to the following for other ways to donate:

https://www.youcaring.com/cat-shelter-felix-512392

For alternative ways of giving donations:

PayPal button is on our blog:

http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

and our website: 

http://catshelter-felix.com/

Webshop: 

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/catshelterfelix

Dinarske uplate: Felix-Felinolosko drustvo  355-1070729-96

 

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