Macedonia: 16/02/10 Update – Still No Change – Your MASSIVE Action and Support Now Needed – Please Read On ….

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

     

    

As you can see from the letter sent to us on 16/02/10, things are not changing in Macedonia, despite the wishes of the public for the authorities to show much more compassion.  The wishes of the people of Macedonia are being ignored by the Macedonian authorities.        

    

The Mayor of Skopje – Responsible for the Killings

What Can You Do to Help and Support ?

   

Please support all of our campaigner friends in Macedonia by taking actions as we have published on the following link;         

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/macedonia-actions-for-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-%e2%80%93-part-3-of-3/ 

 This link includes a sample letter to copy and paste, addresses (e mail) of where to send them, and a full list of Macedonian embassies around the world which can also be sent the e mail letter. 

The following is a direct copy of the letter received on 16/02/10 by SAV, from Macedonian campaigners: 

Dear friend of animals,We ask for your help again in order to stop the massive killing of the homeless dogs and the inhuman treatment in Skopje, in the holding facility Vardarishte.  

Despite all efforts to change the condition, nothing has been changed for better, there is no consideration for the reactions by the Macedonian citizens who are disgusted from the principle of massive killings, disgusted from the standards for the dogs stay in the holding facility Vardarishte, disappointed from the functioning of the facility.   

   

Although as a public institution it is obligated to operate transparently in front of the citizens, it hides public data, it is closed for public and for visits, except for the total 6 hours per week (of which 3h on Friday, from 9-12h when people are at work), there is prohibition of free movement within it, the recording and photographing are the most strictly prohibited in order for the glamorous camp photo of the 21st century not to be seen.  

1. Currently, in the holding facility almost all small puppies are dying from freezing, pneumonia, viruses, because it is very cold and temperatures are below 0, and the holding facility is half closed type of facility, without any possibilities for working in winter!  

And the few dogs that have surgery done / sterilized, die because they are outside, freezing. The dogs lie on frozen water, frozen concrete, with no place to hide or get warm even for a moment. They continue washing the cages with heavy flows of water, without removing the dogs from cages. The dogs stay in the cages and die in tremendous torments!  

Simultaneously continues the practice of massive killing, officially around 70%, unofficially much more.  

 

2. People who catch dogs are completely incompetent, rude bullies (with the exception of maximum 5 out of 36 dog catchers). Hunting massively, saying that there won’t be any dog on the streets, not even leaving the dogs that are quiet and for whom the people take care of, vaccinated, sterilized….They say that it has been ordered and that every stray dog is to be caught – believe it, there is massacre and genocide, and only in Skopje there are around 10 000 homeless dogs! 

 

3. The dog-catchers also carry bats while catching, going in 8 teams, in three shifts, with unmark vehicles, massively and roughly catching a part of the dogs, and part of the dogs they don’t even take them to the holding facility but surely kill them in other places – for this we testimonials by citizens whose dogs have been caught and who had gone the same day to look for their dogs.However, the dog-catcher have been telling them that their dogs had not been caught (despite the photographs of the dogs being caught) or that they have been adopted, of course, without giving them information about location!  

4. The latest strategy in the holding facility is that on every cage they put papers on which it is written that the dog is too aggressive – we claim that it is a disgusting lie in almost all cases, because they never want to say who concretely (including name, analysis and evaluation) has put the paper.Believe me, almost all dogs marked like this, even those who are so dear, peaceful, social, with randomly written label – ‘AGGRESSIVE’  to justify the killing, declared without any official document to show, official evaluation by competent person.  

 
    

  

    

 This is the main excuse for the death of almost 90% of caught dogs, dogs that we didn’t manage to save.
  

Despite all our reactions, calls, meetings with the authorities, organized protest (under the slogan No to Bloody Skopje), we fail to stop or change anything, we have never succeeded anything because obviously this is a fixed defined “strategy” for solving the problem of excessive dogs population.  

 There is no holding facility on the entire Macedonian territory, where the CNR program should performed! Instead, here rules the system of massive poisoning, dog tournaments, torture, murder with guns.  

Please help us in any way, please start to put pressure once and for all to put an end to the violent and extremely cruel principle – we will do everything for this to be stopped, everything that you think that could and should be done. We ask for your support because without assistance from abroad, the struggle for salvation and life of over 10 000 dogs in Skopje, and many more in other places in Macedonia, is lost in advance. 

 THANKS !  

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Past SAV Posts including many photographs:    

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/macedonia-dogs-being-hunted-with-baseball-bats-killed-and-dumped-on-local-landfill//01/09/macedonia-dogs-being-hunted-with-baseball-bats-killed-and-dumped-on-local-landfill/      

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/macedonia-sav-now-supports-eu-eurogroup-for-animals-by-formally-writing-letter-to-eu-commissioners-expressing-concerns-about-conditions-and-animal-suffering-at-vardariste-holding-facility-skopje-ma/     

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/macedonia-no-change-at-skopje-now-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-president-writes-to-the-eu-commissioner-asking-for-actions/     

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-part-1-of-3/     

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-%e2%80%93-part-2-of-3/     

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/macedonia-actions-for-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-%e2%80%93-part-3-of-3/         

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Macedonia: Dogs Being Hunted With Baseball Bats, Killed and Dumped on Local Landfill.

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Please click on the BAS link below for the current information:

http://balkansanimalsuffering.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/macedonia-skopje-dogcatchers-hunting-for-dogs-armed-with-baseball-bats-dead-dogs-killed-in-secret-being-disposed-of-on-local-landfill/

  • Other BAS links for Macedonia, including over 50 photgraphs of the suffering at Vardariste holding facility, Skopje:

http://balkansanimalsuffering.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/macedonia-photographs-set-1-of-3-animal-suffering-at-vardariste-holding-facility-skopje/ 

http://balkansanimalsuffering.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/macedonia-photographs-set-2-of-3-animal-suffering-at-vardariste-holding-facility-skopje/

http://balkansanimalsuffering.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/macedonia-photographs-set-3-of-3-animal-suffering-at-vardariste-holding-facility-skopje/

The Mayor of Skopje – Responsible for ‘Controlling’ Animal Welfare, not Authorising Dogs to be Killed with Baseball Bats and Dumped on City Landfill.

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Macedonia: SAV Now Supports EU Eurogroup for Animals by Formally Writing letter to EU Commissioners Expressing Concerns About Conditions and Animal Suffering at Vardariste Holding Facility, Skopje, Macedonia

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Macedonia

 

SAV are now presenting a formal complaint to the EU Commissioner about the terrible situation for strays in Macedonia.

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Please refer to our recent post regarding Macedonia:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/macedonia-no-change-at-skopje-now-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-president-writes-to-the-eu-commissioner-asking-for-actions/

South East area of England Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Dr. Caroline Lucas, http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk/   who is also the President of the EU Eurogroup for Animals  http://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/about/about.htm  , wrote a formal to Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, The European Commission, DG Health and Consumers, Brussels, who is responsible for animal welfare issues within the EU.  Carolines letter of 30th November relates to European Parliament / EU Eurogroup animal welfare concerns in both Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina but drawing special attention to the situation regarding stray dogs in Skopje, Macedonia.

A copy of Caroline’s letter to Commissioner Vassiliou can be viewed by clicking on the following link:

Brussels letter stray dogs and cats

To provide additional support to the letter (dated 30th November) to the Commissioner by Dr. Lucas, SAV have now also written a formal letter, complete with the supply of 12 photographs of the conditions in which animals are being kept to the following:

Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou –   http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/vassiliou/index_en.htm

and also Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner  –   http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/ferrero-waldner/

expressing our concerns about many issues relating to the animal holding / death facility at Vardariste, Skopje.

A copy of SAV’s letter to Commissioner Vassiliou and Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner  can be viewed by clicking on the following link:

Commissioner letter Macedonia Dec 2009

Within the letter, we have informed the Commissioner(s) that a formal petition has also been established by SAV to EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn, asking him to seriously review the lack of action being taken by many Balkans states regarding animal welfare legislation implementation prior to allowing these same states EU accession (membership).

We will keep you informed of any response(s) which either we or Dr. Lucas at the EU Eurogroup for Animals have returned from the Commissioners.

Commissioner Olli Rehn Petition Link: 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/EU-Investigate-Balkans-Animal-Welfare 

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Past SAV post links relating to the Vardariste, Skopje holding centre and the suffering of all animals which go there:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/macedonia-exposed-the-alleged-wonderful-conditions-at-vardariste-animal-pound-via-eu-funding-of-10000-euros-a-year-we-demand-eu-intervention-now-to-stop-this-terrible-abuse-of-animals-par/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/macedonia-actions-for-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-%e2%80%93-part-3-of-3/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-%e2%80%93-part-2-of-3/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-part-1-of-3/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/macedonia-important-new-campaign-launch-save-the-dogs-at-vardariste-pound-skopje/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/eu-sav-writes-to-eu-enlargement-commissioner-olli-rehn-regarding-concerns-about-balkans-animal-welfare-legislation-enforcement-or-lack-of/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/macedonia-update-vardariste-pound-111009-sav-formally-writes-to-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-requesting-investigation-into-conditions-at-and-eu-funding-of-same/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/take-action-now-for-dogs-in-skopje-macedonia-video-footage-and-oipa-action-links/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-declares-all-dogs-must-be-killed-please-read-and-send-sample-letter-supplied-also-2-petitions/

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Macedonia: No Change at Skopje – Now the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup President Writes to the EU Commissioner Asking for Actions

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Macedonia

 

 

 

There appears to be very little, if any change to the situation in Macedonia.

Demonstrations have been taking place outside of the offices of the Mayor and the Republic authorities.  These have been demonstrations against the killing of stray dogs and cats in Vardariste, Macedonia.

Video Link:   http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=185321080679 

SAV have been sent the following message from an activist in Macedonia. 

Their identity will not be given.

The message reads:

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I’m writing to you because I know that you are the person who is trying to help the stray dogs in Skopje, holding facility Vardariste, and that you are doing your best to stop the massacre in our city.

I’m not sure that you get all report about situation of abandoned dogs in Skopje, but it’s because we are too busy, hoping we’ll finaly succeed to solve the problem by our own. Obviousely it’s not possible.
 
 Unfortunately, despite a little progress, the things are not changing, the dogs are killing brutally everyday.. So I’m writing to you, hoping that you won’t forget us and hoping you could help.

Aid holding facility is still opened just for six hour weekly, cooperation with organisations for animal protection is not existing. Entrance in this holding facility  is still not allowed for volunteers, we cant’t take pictures of dogs in there.
 
 Contract with two volunteers has expired and now they don’t allow  us to sign a new contract, not to talk about transparency, which is poor.
Mortality in aid station is officially about 60 percents -unofficially about 90%, the dogs are despairing everyday.  Public informations about aid station are hidden. Although we requested informations, they sent us a undefined answer, so we complained to allow free access to public informations.

Commission obligated aid station to give us corresponding info, but we still don’t have it.   We also requested explanation for big number of euthanasia.

Now we are finishing production of amendments for existing laws for animal well-being, which are in coordination with european law practice.

Also, we are working on law for prohibition of animal euthanasia.

 Since the majority in the City Council and the Parliament is from ruling party it is very hard for us to loby for a support of this law among the greater number of people’s representatives.

The same situation is with program for solving problem with for growing street dogs population. The program has been made by head of an veterinary master and we are supporting it. It’s basic is CNR strategy and it need to be supported in Assembly of Skopje City.

So, we’re appealing You for help us to make a pressure on Assembly by members of European parliament.

We belive that can be very important and significant. We’re, also, appealing You to help us make contacts with people that can provide any kind of help.  Macedonia, as an state which aspires to become EU member, has to accept sugestions. I belive you know that one of condition that Macedonica has to realize to become EU member is european animal protect law.

We are trying to influence on people choise, we are dooing a lot of campaign (adopt, don’t buy), we involved a public persons, actors, musicians, we offer any kind of help for the people who will adopt stray dog  but the effect is minimal, it will took us a long period to influence and to change the mentality.

We preveousely believed that RSPCA are trying to help the dog, but obviously they are only truing to help the government to “solve” the problem! 

Thank you very much, any kind of help and sugestion is very important for us in fighting for animal rights..

Sincerly,
Xxxxxxx  –   animal protection activist

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But hopefully things are also moving forward in the EU with regard Macedonia.  Due to large number of letters sent to her by Uk constituents, South East area of England Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Dr. Caroline Lucas, http://www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk/   who is also Leader of the Uk Green Party – http://www.greenparty.org.uk/news  and also the President of the EU Eurogroup for Animals  http://www.eurogroupforanimals.org/about/about.htm  , has now written a formal letter to Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou, The European Commission,

DG Health and Consumers, Brussels, who is responsible for animal welfare issues within the EU, regarding European Parliament / EU Eurogroup animal welfare concerns in both Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina but drawing special attention to the situation regarding stray dogs in Skopje, Macedonia.

 

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A copy of Caroline’s letter to Commissioner Vassiliou can be viewed by clicking on the following link:

Brussels letter stray dogs and cats

Note that in her letter Caroline states:

“These reports are extremely worrying.  They have been brought to my attention by very large numbers of people, both constituents and others, demonstrating how concerned many EU citizens are about the welfare of pets and strays. 

I recognise that the Commission has limited influence on this issue, especially in countries outside the EU. However, as Macedonia is recognised as a candidate for EU membership, and Bosnia-Herzegovina is a potential candidate country, I would like to ask the Commission to ensure that improved animal welfare standards are integral to ongoing dialogues with these two countries”.

The EU all-party Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals

The all-party Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals was created in 1983 in the European Parliament to discuss European and international animal welfare and conservation issues and, where appropriate, take initiatives which can lead to legislation.

Attended by representatives from most political groups and nationalities, this influential Intergroup provides a forum for MEPs for debate and for initiating action for a wide range of animal welfare and conservation issues.
The Intergroup meets every month during the European Parliament Plenary sessions in Strasbourg.
 
Future actions:

Very soon, SAV will also be writing formally to Commissioner Vassiliou in support of Carloine Lucas’ letter asking her to give priority to Balkans states animal welfare issues, especially regarding the facility for strays at Skopje, Macedonia.  As can be seen from the mail sent by the Macedonian activist (copy above), the situation for Macedonian animals is terrible and we need the EU to ensure the best animal welfare policies are introduced prior to Macedonian membership (accession) of the EU.

We will be asking SAV supporters to also write to Commissioner Vassiliou asking her to take immediate action for the strays in Skopje, and elsewhere in the Balkans states.  The current situation at Skopje is unacceptable, and SAV with help from its supporters (many being EU citizens) can put pressure on the EU with regard Balkans state(s) EU membership.

 

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Macedonia: ACTIONS For – Vardariste Pound, Skopje, Campaign – Part 3 of 3

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Macedonia

This final post at the current time is to provide campaigners with actions and further links (Facebook) for the Vardariste facility campaign.

At the end of this post you will find a Sample Letter (in Macedonian and English) which we ask you please copy and send to the Mayor of Skopje, the Macedonian government, and also the Macedonian media and press.  A block listing (and independent contact details) for all global Macedonian embassies are also given.

Contact details for all the above are provided in this post; please just work your way down.

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Past Campaign Links

Video links to Vardariste facility can be seen in Part 1 of these campaign posts.

Link:  https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-part-1-of-3/

A selection of photographs taken at Vardariste pound; 2 petitions and links to several Facebook photo albums of Vardariste can be seen in Part 2 of these campaign posts

Link:  https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-%e2%80%93-part-2-of-3/

* Various Campaign Facebook Links* :

Animal Voice: VERY URGENT! TRAGICAL SITUATION IN SKOPJE (MACEDONIA) – Another letter is needed, thank you :

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=102246038894

Sign Up (Facebook): 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skopje-Macedonia/SRCE-ZA-ZIVOTNITE-Zdruzenie-za-zastita-na-zivotnite-i-zivotnata-sredina/83377435960

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56189877290#/group.php?gid=22478686771

Facebook:  SAVE THE MACEDONIAN DOGS FROM GENOCIDE – DA GI SPASIME KUCINJATA OD VARDARISTE !

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Skopje-Macedonia/DA-GI-SPASIME-KUCINJATA-OD-VARDARISTE/176149692261

Facebook:  ANIMA MUNDI

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ANIMA-MUNDI-Zdruzhenie-za-zashtita-na-zhivotni/144438226027?ref=mf

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** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS **** ACTIONS ** PLEASE COPY THE SAMPLE LETTER GIVEN BELOW AND SEND TO THE FOLLOWING:

REMEMBER – DO NOT

put anything into the ‘Subject’ Box of your e mail.  If you do, it may be deleted immediately without opening.

**  SAMPLE LETTER   SAMPLE LETTER   SAMPLE LETTER  **

SUBJECT: ВЕ МОЛИМЕ ЗА ИНТЕРВЕНЦИЈА И ИТЕН ПРЕКИН НА УБИВАЊЕТО НА КУЧИНАТА ВО СТАЦИОНАР ВАРДАРИШТЕ!

Почитуван премиеру Груевски,
Почитуван градоначалнику Трајановски,

Bе молиме итно да го запрете убивањето на кучињата во стационарот вардариште и да ги отворите вратите на стационарот кои од понеделникот ги затворивте иако пред стационарот беа дојдени многу граѓани кои инсиистираа да вдомат куче!

Итно овозможете константен мониторинг во стационарот бидејќи тие што се чисти немаат што да кријат!

Bо нашиот стационар има највисока стапка на евтаназија од сите европски држави, а за таквото нешто со сигурност нема оправдување! сопрете го геноцидот – справете се со овој проблем на хуман начин а не со брутална примена на сила!

Итно реорганизирајте и зголемете ги капацитетите во стационарот вардариште – ама не само службата за заловување на која инсистирате туку приоритетно ангажирајте најмалку 5 ветеринари кои би ги проценувале и третирале кучињата,на тој начин овој проблем може по хуман пат да се стави под контрола во рекордно време и трајно реши во догледен период!

Cоочете се со овој проблем на хуман и европски начин – светот гледа!!

Со почит,

Important – Add Your (Name, Surname, Country)

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

SUBJECT: Stop this massacre of stray dogs immediately, the world is watching you!!

Dear Prime Minister,
Dear Mayor,

Macedonia has always been a symbol of ancient traditions, good people and hospitality… Now, seeing through our eyes, Skopje is a city of terror, massacre and use of strength against the week ones and those who don’t have a chance to defend themselves! We thought that we are part of the European family, but all we can see is an ugly picture of terror and a country that can’t handle the problem of homeless dogs. They are brutally killed in the “Vardarishte” shelter, the institution that literary has closed its doors for the people who want to adopt a homeless dog, the institution that didn’t changed its way of functioning and killing innocent animals, but became even more radical. All of this mentioned above, will put a mark on you – as aggressive politicians who don’t care about which instrument to use, as long as their objective is achieved.

But… do you know that one of the conditions for entrance in the European family is human treatment towards the dogs and transparency of the institutions who are supposed to take care of them? Do you know that you are the only one who don’t have at least three shelters for dogs in the capital city? Do you know that the world is watching you and your brutal actions? Do you want to be remembered as dog-killers and nothing more? Have you ever heard about the international organizations that fight for animal rights and all the victories that they have achieved?

According to the statistics, Skopje has the highest level of euthanized homeless dogs. Dogs that are young and healthy, creatures that have a right to live, just as every other being. We will do anything that is in our power – and believe us, we have the power, because we are not moved by money but by the LOVE towards the innocent creatures – to stop this massacre.

We are therefore asking you to stop this brutality IMMEDIATELY towards those who suffer!

Important – Add Your (Name, Surname, Country)

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Send your sample letter to all of the following – can be done as one large e mail ‘CC’.

gradonacalnik@skopje.gov.mk  (Mayor of Skopje):
And to the Government at this link http://www.vlada.mk/?q=contact

COPY ALSO TO the Press and other media:

mia@mia.com.mk ; makfax@unet.com.mk ; netpress@netpress.com.mk ; dnevnik@dnevnik.com.mk ; vesnik@utrinski.com.mk ;  vest@vest.com.mk; vreme@vreme.com.mk ; vecer@vecer.com.mk ; koha@koha.com.mk ; lajme.sk@mail.com ; vesnik@utrinski.com.mk ; a.pesev@utrinski.com.mk , desk95@a1.com.mk ; ranoden@a1.com.mk ; a1tv@a1.com.mk ; telma@telma.com.mk ; tvmtm@dasto.com ; info@alsat.t ; alsat.shkupi@gmail.com ; sitelvesti@on.net.mk ; kanal5@kanal5.com.mk ; rtvera@freemail.org.mk ; tvsutel@mol.com.mk ; skynet@euronet.com.mk ; mrtveb@mrt.com.mk ; mkrtvcor@mt.net.mk ; mkrtvir@mt.net.mk ; mkrtvsat@mt.net.mk ; fokuspress@yahoo.com ; redakcija@teamoderna.com.mk ; mail@antenna5.com.mk ; kanal77_sk@sonet.com.mk ; mail@antenna5.com.mk ; fakti@mol.com.mk ; politika@novamakedonija.com.mk ; nm@novamakedonija.com.mk ;

COPY TO  MACEDONIAN EMBASSIES / CONSULATES ABROAD:

Block Listing:

makambas@albnet.net,  info@macedonianemb.org.au ,  macembassy@24on.cc ; mak.permanentmission@eunet.at ,  ambassade.mk@skynet.be ; mk.mission@brutele.be ; macedonia.mission@hq.nato.int ,  sarajevo@mfa.gov.mk ,  maked@bgnet.bg ,  emb.macedonia.ottawa@sympatico.ca ; cgrofm@rogers.com ,  macdebas@public3.bta.net.cn ,  zagreb@mfa.gov.mk ,  prague@mfa.gov.mk , 
copenhagen@mfa.gov.mk ,  kairo@mfa.gov.mk ,  nenad.kolev@mfa.gov.mk ,  paris@mfa.gov.mk ; amb-mk@pelnet.com ; macstras@noos.fr ,  berlin@mfa.gov.mk ,  athens@mfa.gov.mk ,  budapest@mfa.gov.mk ,  rome@mfa.gov.mk ,  mkgkpodgorica@cg.yu ,  hague@mfa.gov.mk ,  knut.odegard@moldenett.no ,  ambrmwar@zigzag.pl , 
doha@mfa.gov.mk , bucharest@mfa.gov.mk,  moscow@mfa.gov.mk ,  belgrade@mfa.gov.mk ,  makamb@siol.net ,  emb.mkd.madrid@gmail.com ,  stockholm@mfa.gov.mk ,  makedamb@bluewin.ch ,  emb-mac-holysee@libero.it ,  ankara@mfa.gov.mk ,  kiev@mfa.gov.mk ; embmac@carrier.kiev.ua ,  info@macedonianembassy.org.uk ,  usoffice@macedonianembassy.org ; gkrmdetroit@sbcglobal.net ; gkrmchicago@gmail.com

Independent National Listing Should you wish to contact only your own national Macedonian embassy:

ALBANIA: makambas@albnet.net
AUSTRALIA: info@macedonianemb.org.au
AUSTRIA: macembassy@24on.cc; mak.permanentmission@eunet.at
BELGIUM: ambassade.mk@skynet.be; mk.mission@brutele.be; macedonia.mission@hq.nato.int
BOSNIA: sarajevo@mfa.gov.mk
BULGARIA: maked@bgnet.bg
CANADA: emb.macedonia.ottawa@sympatico.ca; cgrofm@rogers.com
CHINA: macdebas@public3.bta.net.cn
CROATIA: zagreb@mfa.gov.mk
CZECH REPUBLIC: prague@mfa.gov.mk
DENMARK: copenhagen@mfa.gov.mk
EGYPT: kairo@mfa.gov.mk
ESTONIA: nenad.kolev@mfa.gov.mk
FRANCE: paris@mfa.gov.mk; amb-mk@pelnet.com; macstras@noos.fr
GERMANY: berlin@mfa.gov.mk
GREECE: athens@mfa.gov.mk
HUNGARY: budapest@mfa.gov.mk
ITALY: rome@mfa.gov.mk
MONTENEGRO: mkgkpodgorica@cg.yu
NETHERLANDS: hague@mfa.gov.mk
NORWAY: knut.odegard@moldenett.no
POLAND: ambrmwar@zigzag.pl
QATAR: doha@mfa.gov.mk
ROMANIA: bucharest@mfa.gov.mk
RUSSIA: moscow@mfa.gov.mk
SERBIA: belgrade@mfa.gov.mk
SLOVENIA: makamb@siol.net
SPAIN: emb.mkd.madrid@gmail.com
SWEDEN: stockholm@mfa.gov.mk
SWITZERLAND: makedamb@bluewin.ch
VATICAN: emb-mac-holysee@libero.it
TURKEY: ankara@mfa.gov.mk
UKRAINE: kiev@mfa.gov.mk; embmac@carrier.kiev.ua
UNITED KINGDOM: info@macedonianembassy.org.uk
UNITED STATES: usoffice@macedonianembassy.org; gkrmdetroit@sbcglobal.net; gkrmchicago@gmail.com

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Macedonia: Vardariste Pound, Skopje, Campaign – Part 2 of 3

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Macedonia

Video links to Vardariste facility can be seen in Part 1 of these campaign posts:

Part 1 Link:  

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/macedonia-vardariste-pound-skopje-campaign-part-1-of-3/

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A selection of photographs taken at Vardariste pound can be viewed here by accessing the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=121506&id=176149692261

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=121197&id=176149692261

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=133485&id=83377435960

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=128575&id=83377435960&page=2

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140564&id=83377435960&ref=mf

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2744089&id=176149692261

 

Petitions – there are 2 currently running; please get as many people to sign it as you possibly can.

Petition 1 – To stop the massacre in Skopje.

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Petition Link: 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-massacre-in-skopje-macedonia

Petition Wording:

Target: Mayor of Skopje

There is one only shelter in Skopje, and dogs are killed in huge number and impressive frequency. The Mayor, responsible of the shelter, declared openly that dogs must be KILLED, everyone of them.

Volounteers of “Care for Animals” protested, of course, but it’s been vain
The shelter was meant to sterilize dogs and then let them go, but OFFICIALLY 56% of dogs are killed, there are about 10,000 dogs in the streets that have to be “cleaned” and volounteers  can do very little without an International support.

It’s about time to let the Mayor know that DOGS CAN’T BE KILLED!

Vi ja prenesuvam mojata zgrozenost I revolt vo odnos na nacinite so koi gradot se obiduva da %u201Cvospostavi kontrola%u201D nad prekumernata brojka na bezdomni kucinja. Stacionarot Vardariste na koj kako prvicen concept ZALOVI-STERIZIRAJ-VRATI ni predizvika voodusevuvanje bidejki vetuvase human tretman so precizni vostanoveni cekori (koi ne davaat proctor za manipulacija), se ispostavi deka e samo pokritie I NAMESTO TOA , TAMU SE SPROVEDUVA SRAMNA, NE ETICKA I SPROTIVNA SO ZAKON ELIMINACIJA NA POVEKE OD SEKOE VTORO KUCE VO GRADOV (56%) STO E NEDOPUSTLIVO, NEEFIKASNO I SRAMNO PRAKTICIRANJE NA SILA, NESTO STO SKOPJE KAKO GRAD NO VOEDNO I NAS KAKO MAKEDONIJA KAKO DRZAVA NE UNAZADUVA I ETIKETIRA PRED INTERNACIONALNATA JAVNOST, KOJA DECIDNO NE SAMO STO NE DOZVOLUVA I%u017DIVUVANJA VRZ ZIVOTNITE, TUKU I ISTOTO NAJSTROGO GO OSUDUVA I SANKCIONIRA!!

Poradi toa into e potrebno:
1. Urgenten prekin na masovna eutanazija! Vakvoto nesto ukazuva na grozomorna surovost, koncepciska zaostanatost I grubo krsenje na zacrtanite zevropski standardi vo odnos na tretiranjeto na bezdomnite kucinja!
2. Itno reorganiziranje I zgolemuvanje na kapacitetite vo stacionarot Vardariste- Sramno e da ocekuvame nekoi rezultati od stacionar koj nudi samo 1 sluzba za zalovuvanje I 1 veterinar- a treba da se istretiraat 10000 kucinja! So vakviot neseriozen pristap samo se pribegnuva kon nekontrolirano ubivanje a nepovratno se trosat ogromni sumi na pari! Preku potrebno e vklucuvanje na najmalku uste 5 veterinarni lica ili sekoja opstina da angazira vetyerinar I zalovuvacka sluzba so vozilo.
3. Voveduvanje na konstanten monitoring na rabotata na ovoj proekt- inspektorat, gradska uprava, graganski zdruzenia,
4. DOSLEDNO VRAKANJE na zalovenite kucinja na istata lokacija, obvrska koja Komunalec apsolutno ne ja sproveduva, iako se za toa plateni! (posledica: %u201Cisprazneti lokacii%u201D gi popolnuvaat kucinja od drugi lokacii, duri I od nadvor od gradot!
5. Angaziranje na kompetenti lica vo stacionarot koi bi se zalagale za zgolemena stapka na vdomuvanje na kucinjata namesto nekompetentni I KOMPROMITIRANI lica na Komunalec, KOI SE NISTO DRUGO TUKU UBIJCI NA KUCINJA!
SOOCETE SE SO OVOJ PROBLEM NA HUMAN I EVROPSKI NACIN-SVETOT GLEDA!!

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Petition 2 –

There is also another Petition to EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn asking that he fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership.

Petition Link: 

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/EU-Investigate-Balkans-Animal-Welfare 

Petition Wording:

Target:  European Union Enlargement Commissioner: Olli Rehn

Sponsored by: Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)  https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/

Several Balkans states are now seeking either full membership (Accession) to the European Union (EU), or are attempting stronger links with the EU.

These include:  Republic of Macedonia,  Montenegro,  Serbia,  Bosnia
and Herzegovina,  Croatia and Kosovo.

Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) has been campaigning for the improved welfare of Balkans animals for several years.  We have extensive experience and data relating to the terrible daily suffering inflicted on animals, despite existing Balkan states national legislation which should legally prevent much of this.  There is very little evidence to show political and municipal authority enforcement of animal welfare legislation. %u2013 details of this on a %u2018nation by nation%u2019 basis can be seen via our site at https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/

In October 2009, SAV wrote to Commissioner Olli Rehn; EU Commissioner for Enlargement, expressing our deep concerns regarding an apparent lack of existing national animal welfare legislation implementation and enforcement by governments throughout the Balkan states.

Over 25 prime evidence links from the SAV site were provided to Commissioner Rehn, each of these containing many sub links, showing extreme Balkans animal suffering video footage which relate to our concerns.  A few examples are shown in the following links ;

**WARNING Graphic Animal Suffering**:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSXlSH4pEA&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sewZvVbQro0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEfxbysd_Y&feature=channel

We have expressed our concerns to the Commissioner, that even when provided with such evidence, clearly showing extreme animal abuses, nothing with regard investigation and prosecution is being followed up by the Balkans authorities to press charges; to enforce (the) often existing national animal welfare legislation.  In Serbia for example, the Public Attorney appears to be dismissing all evidence provided by animal welfare campaigners; instead, they themselves are themselves being accused of obstructing them (the Public Attorney) from getting on with their legal work.

In our letter, we have reminded Commissioner Rehn that (on his website) his very own words declare:

The European Union currently has 27 Member States. The Western Balkan countries, Turkey and Iceland may also join once they meet the conditions for membership. The aim of enlargement is simple: to extend the area of peace, stability, democracy and the rule of law, and prosperity and well-being throughout Europe. 

We draw particular attention to the statement by Commissioner Rehn of – democracy and the rule of law, as it is felt that despite Serbian animal welfare campaigners providing large amounts of evidence to Serbian legislators, no action appears to ever be taken by Serbian authorities to apply the rule of law, a fundamental condition necessary for EU membership.

If no action (in the form of prosecutions against animal cruelty) is being shown to be taken by Serbian legislators following the production of evidence and documented requests by animal welfare campaigners, then we declare that Serbia is not meeting some of the necessary and fundamental aims of EU enlargement with regard showing the implementation of both democracy (ie. requests by animal welfare campaigners) and the rule of law (ie. by not prosecuting perpetrators of causing animal suffering), even when evidence is provided. 

As a consequence, Signators of this petion request that Commissioner Rehn now fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership.  Or is animal welfare legislation implementation simply being ignored.

We request the implementation of democracy and the rule of law for all animal welfare issues within Balkans states at all times prior to their EU Accession.  Where this is not happening, we rquest the EU demands it prior to accession.

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Past Macedonian SAV Post Links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/macedonia-update-vardariste-pound-111009-sav-formally-writes-to-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-requesting-investigation-into-conditions-at-and-eu-funding-of-same/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-dog-killer-contact-him-and-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-please-read-on/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/eu-balkans-sav-launch-new-petition-asking-eu-to-act-in-advance-of-balkans-states-eu-membership-accession-please-read-and-sign-petition-link-in-text-below/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/eu-sav-writes-to-eu-enlargement-commissioner-olli-rehn-regarding-concerns-about-balkans-animal-welfare-legislation-enforcement-or-lack-of/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/macedonia-exposed-the-alleged-wonderful-conditions-at-vardariste-animal-pound-via-eu-funding-of-10000-euros-a-year-we-demand-eu-intervention-now-to-stop-this-terrible-abuse-of-animals-par/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/macedonia-eyewitness-report-of-skopje-macedonia-wants-eu-membership-but-the-eu-does-not-want-them-whilst-animal-abuse-and-suffering-continues-now-we-ask-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-and-mep/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/take-action-now-for-dogs-in-skopje-macedonia-video-footage-and-oipa-action-links/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-declares-all-dogs-must-be-killed-please-read-and-send-sample-letter-supplied-also-2-petitions/

The final Post (3) of this initial campaign series will provide full details of how you can give your support to the animals at Vardariste facility. 

Post 3 will be visible on SAV over the next couple of days – please keep visiting.

 **  Important Information Link: 

ANIMA MUNDI:  

http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile

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Macedonia: Vardariste Pound, Skopje, Campaign – Part 1 of 3

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Macedonia

Welcome to the first of three initial campaign posts intended to highlight the situation for dogs and cats at  the Vardariste facility in Macedonia. 

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The video footage links given below relate to the conditions at the facility.

All of the Macedonian posts on this site are dedicated to the small number of incredible campaigners who work endlessly to help suffering animals.  All of the videos and photographs you see are a result of their dedication to expose the reality of the Vardariste facility despite all out attempts by the authorities to stop photographs being taken. 

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SAV previous link:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/macedonia-exposed-the-alleged-wonderful-conditions-at-vardariste-animal-pound-via-eu-funding-of-10000-euros-a-year-we-demand-eu-intervention-now-to-stop-this-terrible-abuse-of-animals-par/

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Video footage links:

Why Does My Heart Fill So . . . ”WARdarishte” ! !:o((

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9L2ZhZWi4

NE UBIVAJ (ME!), VDOMI (ME!) — DON’T KILL (ME!), ADOPT (ME!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4T5XZlWfM

DO YOU FEEL LUCKY !?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdGJyqf2l8A

ISTOWAR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yEtSJf4vo8

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**  Important Information Link: 

ANIMA MUNDI:  

http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile  

The final Post (3) of this initial campaign series will provide full details of how you can give your support to the animals at Vardariste facility.  Posts 2 and 3 will be visible on SAV over the next couple of days

– please keep visiting !

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