Posted on February 27, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We have some happy talk for you:
We are amazed to see such a fantastic response to our petition appeal – in the first day we have achieved well in excess of 3,000 signatures for the animals of Serbia.
As well as our petition which you can find at:
There is one from our good friends at Anima Mundi in Macedonia; who for years have been campaigning to close down the hell hole for dogs “Vardariste” facility in Skopje.
Please give this campaign your support – get everyone you know to sign:
Read more about the campaign from Anima Mundi at:
We also need help still in finding a life long adoptive parent for Victor:
Finally; please also give support to Goran and his petition – he invites 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.
Details on our post at:
They are all great petitions to help and save animals
– we have had fantastic support in the early days
– lets keep it going.
Please pass the details on and get everyone who against animal suffering to support these.
Thanks – SAV.
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Posted on February 27, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Further to our post of 22nd February and the need to raise funds to help 16 dogs in Serbia; we now have some great news !
With a few days still to go, and only about one week since we asked for help, the target amount has now been achieved !
On behalf of everyone who has donated, we want to say a big ‘Thank You’ – and that comes especially from all the dogs who have been helped.
Be proud of yourself folks; that is 16 lives that have much more security now, thanks to you.
Here is the message from Jelena:
Thank you all !
This was dream, when I created this youcaring my mom told me : we will never collect this amount. But we did, thanks to all of you !
Our dogs had big luck !
Thanks again to everyone who has given – another job done !!
The target amount may have been reached, but you can still add funds over the required amount. Just go to:
SAV.
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Posted on February 26, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We are running our EU / Serbian petition in parallel with the one by ‘Anima Mundi’ to shut down dog hell hole in Vardariste, Skopje, Macedonia – Scroll further down on this page to read and see more about this.
Please also make sure that you sign their petition at:
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The EU / Serbian Petition
As promised at the start of the week, our petition regarding Serbian animal welfare enforcement being properly enforced before Serbia is allowed EU accession (membership) has now been created.
You can see it and sign via the following link:
You will see that we have entered the following text into the petition, which is targeted at the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, Mr J. Hahn.
The following is the wording of the petition:
Title – Serbia must fully enforce its own national animal welfare legislations prior to membership of the EU.
Whom do you want to petition – EU Commissioner J. Hahn – Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations.
Why should people sign –
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 laws; which include animal welfare; Serbia is not upholding a fundamental principle required by any nation to gain EU accession; which include:
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ensuring the implementation of all the nation’s own “Rules of Law” national legislations
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“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.
EU Commissioner J. Hahn is responsible for EU Enlargement Negotiations which include Serbian accession. Within his responsibilities, he must ensure that a PRE- EU membership Serbia:
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fully complies with Article 13 (TFEU)
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fully respects Serbian welfare of animals legislation
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pays full regard to, and implements the welfare requirements (legislations) for all animals (wild and domestic) within Serbia
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starts to provide on going financial support to Serbian animal shelters rather than attempting to close them down as is often the situation.
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Additional note:
We have already seen dramatic failures in animal welfare controls by the EU in newer member states such as Romania. We don’t want Serbia to be yet another example of a new nation being allowed to join the EU without all the national legislation being properly and correctly enforced beforehand.
As the EU Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations; Commissioner Hahn has responsibility for overall Serbian accession into the EU.
This petition is calling on him to ensure that the Serbian authorities are made fully aware that (via the petition and SAV for example), the whole world is watching them and their attitude to animal welfare.
Serbia has some good national legislation for animal welfare, but it is NOT being enforced.
As the EU has responsibility to ensure that nations seeking EU accession such as Serbia, fully implement all their own national legislation; or “Rules of Law” as it is described by the EU; then Serbia has to take a lot of action to ensure that there is correct and long lasting implementation of its own laws for all animal welfare.
We will be watching to ensure that the EU does live up to its promise of ensuring there is implementation of the rule of law by Serbia prior to EU accession; and as an animal welfare NGO, we will naturally be watching Serbia itself to see where there are improvements and possibly failures in implementing national legislation.
Please support our petition by signing – and pass on to the moon and back to all your friends, supporters and fellow campaigners.
Thanks and Regards – Mark and SAV.
You can see it and sign via the following link:
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Posted on February 23, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Firstly – Please support our 2 important appeals at the following if you can – thank you.
https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/22/serbia-16-dogs-and-nearing-the-deadline-an-appeal-for-help/
Find a home for Victor – https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/02/22/serbia-victors-story/
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Petition link revised 24/2 – please try again now if you have had problems before.
This petition – Please help our friend and fellow animal welfare campaigner in Serbia, Goran, to get as much support as possible for his petition.
Petition link: – this is revised on 24/2 as we know people have been having problems with the last link – here is the new one:
The words of the petition are repeated here (in Serbian, English and German) to give you an insight into what it is about. Please sign and support if you can – Thank you – SAV.
Wording:
RS – Pozivam sve koji su protiv EUTANAZIJE I NASILJA PREMA ŽIVOTINJAMA da se uključe u ovu akciju i podrže ovu peticiju sa ciljem da se spreči nasilje prema životinjama jer nasilje nad životinjama je često indikator nasilja i prema ljudima, smatraju psiholozi. Onaj ko zlostavlja životinje, zlostavljaće i ljude zato je bitno isključiti svaki vid nasilja u društvu kako bi se nasilje koje se često završava smrtnim ishodom svelo na minimum u društvu.
Vašim apliciranjem i komentarom želimo da se predsedniku Republike Srbije skrene pažnja na sve nas kao gradjane Republike Srbije jer svi mi imamo pravo da štitimo i branimo kako naša tako i prava životinja a što nam garantuje Ustav Republike Srbije.
EN – 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.
D – Ich lade alle, die gegen die Euthanasie und Tierquälerei sind, um an dieser Aktion beteiligt und unterstützt diese Petition, um die Gewalt gegen Tiere wegen Tierquälerei zu verhindern, ist oft ein Indikator für die Gewalt gegen Menschen, Psychologen denken. Jeder, der Missbräuche Tieren, Drogenabhängige und Menschen, so ist es wichtig, jede Form der Gewalt in der Gesellschaft, um die Gewalt, die endet oft in den Tod, die Gesellschaft zu minimieren auszuschließen. Die Anwendung Ihren Kommentar und wir wollen den Präsidenten der Republik Serbien, die Aufmerksamkeit der uns alle als Bürger der Republik Serbien, weil wir alle das Recht haben, zu schützen und zu verteidigen, unsere Bestellung und Tierrechte und was garantiert uns die Verfassung der Republik Serbien.
Petition link:
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Posted on February 22, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
U R G E N T !!!
Nearing the deadline for payment of the debt, and we have not even a quarter collected.
More and more I’m afraid that the dogs have to return to the street, because we have no other solution currently.
Everything what we did for them so far, will be in vain … their lives will again be are jeopardized. Can someone help them to stay safe ???
16 DOGS ARE IN BOARDING KENNELS AND THEIR FUTURE IS NOW A VERY UNCERTAIN.
WE ARE PAST DUE ON THEIR BOARDING FEES ARE FIND WE ARE IN REALLY BIG TROUBLE… WE ARE APPEALING TO EVERYONE TO HELP US KEEP THESE STRAY DOGS OFF THE STREETS AND SAFE!!!
Lina’s Animal Rescue is organisation for animal welfare from Serbia . . We have 17 dogs in small private unfinished shelter, 20 dogs in 2 boarding kennels and 15 kitties in one rescuer’s home.
Funds are desperately needed to pay the boarding kennel fees. We have debt for December for 10 dogs and still unpaid January for 16 dogs. The life of street dogs everywhere is difficult, but here in Serbia the dog catchers kill them rather than rescue them. Finding homes is very difficult as the culture in Serbia is not to adopt dogs, but rather buy a puppy then turn it out in the streets later when it is grown.
Ideally we want to adopt the dogs outside Serbia, but this involves blood-work, lab tests and transportation fees. The average Serbian salary is 200€ and each dog’s boarding fees are 60€ per month ( 40 boarding kennel + 20 food ) . With 20 dogs currently in boarding facilities, the debt is too great to even think about renovating our shelter.
First we must improve our housing situation as boarding costs are too high, pay bills and veterinary fees and then join forces with international rescue groups to finds these animals ‘furever” homes outside of Serbia. .
Please donate , this is URGENT APPEAL !
Spread the word!
Youcaring is a perfectly safe site in Canada where you can donate to causes such as this.
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Posted on February 22, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Drustvo za zastitu zivotinja ALEX
Victor’s story.
Victor was saved in 2008.
On a tip that a dog is in poor condition, that only serves as a guard dog, and that nobody cares for him, volunteers of NGO “Alex” immediately went on the field and took the custody over the dog. They named him Victor.
Horror is a mild word for the poor state the dog was in. Starved and weak, he had a heavy chain around his neck, food and water was nowhere to be seen, and he had a bad skin disease Demodex.
It took a long time for Victor to recover, to learn that he is no longer limited by a meter long chain, that food and water are always available to him, and that every day there is someone who will come and pet him, talk to him with a gentle voice and nice words.
Victor began to flourish. He got better, but kept his position of a housekeeper.
He doesn’t like other dogs and cats, but with people he is simply wonderful. He likes to go for walks and enjoys being in the center of attention.
Victor is now 8 years old.
He hasn’t found a home yet.
Volunteers of “Alex” would give everything if he could go to a family that will love and cuddle him for the rest of his life.
But, if that does not happen, Victor is grateful that he got a second chance in life. We don’t even want to think of the fate that would have awaited him if he had remained with that chain, and in those conditions for one more day or one more month… one more year he would not have survived.
Victor is a dear dog. He acts as if he wants nothing more than what he already has. But we think he deserves a home.
If anyone is interested in adopting him, it would be the most beautiful news for him and for us.
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Posted on February 21, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment:
The following shows just a fraction of the photographic and video evidence that we and others have regarding animal suffering in Serbia that is not being addressed by the Serbian government and authorities. IT IS NOW TIME FOR CHANGE – especially as Serbia wishes to become a new EU member. Citizens of the EU will not tolerate this kind of animal abuse.
We will be a Serbian Animals Voice !
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Further to the letter sent to EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn by English MEP / Vice President of the EU Intergroup for Animal Welfare, Mr Keith Taylor on 19th February 2015;
We at SAV have now completed a follow up letter to the Commissioner giving him several video links and many photographs of ‘animal welfare’ (??) situations we have experienced over the last few years at SAV. Note that we have published all the animal fighting videos on this site during the last month.
As you can see from our letter, we are asking Commissioner Hahn; who has overall EU responsibility for “European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations” – ie. allowing the Republic of Serbia to become a member of the EU; to review our presentation, photographs and animal fighting links (especially) to ensure that the Serbian government; local authorities and national police actually take EXISTING Serbian legislation much more seriously by actually enforcing the law. This is something we have not seen much proof of during our last 10 years producing this site.
We have been working with Mr. Taylor MEP over the last few weeks on this very issue. As both Keith says in his letter, and we also do in ours; by allowing animal abuse such as can be seen for example in the video links; and by not enforcing its own (Serbian laws) on animal welfare; which are good; Serbia is NOT upholding the fundamental principle set by the EU for new member states of proving that they are enforcing ‘the rule of law’ (their own national legislation) within their own borders.
And so by not enforcing the ‘rule of law’ on animal welfare as one example; and using Serbian legislation within Serbia to prosecute offenders; it (Serbia) is showing the EU that on just this one particular issue alone that we are involved with, national legislation IS NOT being applied. Thus it should be considered that Serbia is currently not in a position to be a suitable EU member state.
Only when Serbia actually does apply Serbian law on animal welfare; and prosecutes or takes other actions as necessary to prove things ARE being done to the EU; should it then be seen to be complying with the EU ‘rule of law’ requirements and thus be allowed to join the EU as a new member state.
Please click on the following link to read our follow up letter to EU Commissioner Hahn in full.
Note that at the start; all contact addresses have been removed from the original.
IMPORTANT – when you click on the following link below, you should then see a Word doc with this same name as below appear at the bottom of the site. Simply click on this same Word doc to open the letter.
It should start by saying: “Addresses removed from original sent”.
We now await further correspondence in future from the Commissioner regarding our letter and that of Keith Taylor MEP; and we will immediately report any news of information on this site.
We have lots of excellent Serbian campaigner friends and shelter operating friends – see some of them and their work at our ‘Shelters’ section of the site – https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/serbian-shelters/ They work relying entirely on supporter donation support when it should also be provided by the government, who should have animal welfare responsibilities; especially regarding the keeping of stray animals in shelters.
Evidence is provided to the authorities; and they simply ignore it and walk away, leaving our friends to pick up the animal pieces. It should not be the case that hard evidence of causing suffering is just ignored.
We are finally starting to reach a corner. The government and authorities have done very little for animal welfare for many years by ignoring the evidence and failing to prosecute those who cause suffering. Maybe now that Serbia wants EU accession the tide is turning. They are NOT complying with the fundamentals of EU accession – namely enforcing the rule of (Serbian) law within Serbia. We, as an EU based NGO will continue to provide the evidence to the EU. We need the EU to act and inform Serbia that it is not enforcing its own laws for animal welfare. And we say to the EU, until Serbia does and proves that it is enforcing the law, it should not be allowed to become a new member state of the EU.
Serbian government and regional authorities needs to get their house in order re animal welfare before the EU even considers their accession. We speak for Serbian welfare campaigners, shelters and also for the current citizens of the EU who are shocked and appalled by what they see on this site.
Serbian government and authorities – clean up your act
– make things better for animals, not worse!
SAV.
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