Posted on February 19, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Further to our recent post regarding Serbian animal fighting videos; and the animal welfare situation in Serbia generally;
we did follow up as promised and make contact with Keith Taylor MEP (for SE England) who has now helped us as always by writing to the current EU Commissioner Johannes Hahn, the top man who is responsible for the enlargement of the EU by application (accession) nations, such as Serbia.
In his letter, which can be read in full via the link below, Keith has helped us by generally dealing with the issue of the terrible treatment of strays in both Serbia and Bosnia – Herzegovina.
As we have pointed out several times on our posts in the past, Keith has again backed us and stated that as EU Accession countries, both Serbia and B-H are NOT currently upholding the EU principle of the rule of law, as well as the need that accession countries are required to fully implement EU laws into their national laws as a requirement of membership.
Keith finishes by asking Commissioner Hahn to ensure that both Serbia and B-H ‘are fastidious in implementing and enforcing their national animal welfare laws as a prerequisite to their (EU) accession’.
This letter provides additional and very strong ‘clout’ to our campaigning, as Keith also happens to be the Vice President of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on Animal Welfare – http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/ and http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/about-us/
A copy of Keith’s full letter to Commissioner Hahn can be viewed via the following link:
This letter from Keith is excellent news for us as this now gives additional support to our campaigning from the VP of the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup; as well as being a letter which is directly addressed to the man at the top of the Commission dealing with new member states applying to become members of the EU; namely Serbia and also B – H.
What Now ?
We at SAV can now follow up from this letter of Keith’s by supplying another supplement letter to Commissioner Hahn which will provide him with all the footage and links to the animal fighting videos within Serbia which can be found on, and which are given as links in some of our recent posts:
We will then wait for Commissioner Hahn to respond (hopefully to both Keith and also to us) and we will see exactly what he intends to do / is doing about the current animal welfare situation in both Serbia and B-H. We can and will then act accordingly.
We will keep you further informed as things progress.
As always, we give big thanks to Keith for his time in preparing the letter on our behalf and also for his general interest in the welfare of all animals; especially as VP of the Animal Welfare Intergroup at the EU.
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Posted on February 17, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
For the last few weeks there has been a lot of thought given here (England) to undertaking a virtual adoption of one of the cats at ‘Felix’ shelter which is run in Serbia by our good friend Danica.
No final choice was made as there are so many appealing faces at the shelter.
Then on Sunday night, more news and photos came through from Danica about some of the cats at the shelter. There was one little lady who immediately grabbed attention; Danica wrote:
‘Utata’ is living a happy life at the shelter, but there’s one little thing missing. She needs a virtual “parent” who will perfect her happiness and show her she’s special by choosing to sponsor her, just her. Is it you?
Utata needs a sponsor ! – Utata is about five years old, I found her as a tiny kitten. She was stubborn and had a mind of her own from the beginning. Although she cuddled with me she was generally distrustful towards people, until some time ago when she has suddenly become cuddly and lovable with everyone. She gets along perfectly with other cats.
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So, that was it – no more messing around and never making a choice; immediately it was decided that little lady Utata was going to be adopted virtually by SAV. On 16/2 we made immediate contact with Danica and informed of the decision. Today, 17/2; we have (via the Felix Blog site), given Danica our first months money to pay for the adoption of the newest member of the SAV yeam.
Utata poses for her picture to be taken
Utata now joins little ‘Twinnsie’ at SOI Dogs; who we also sponsor.
You can see more about Twinnsie on one of our fairly recent posts:
– it has to be those wonderful big furry ears and those very appealing eyes that won Twinnsie over as our SOI Dogs adoption. She is a beautiful little dog with big, furry ears.
We still have to make formal sections for Twinnsie and Utata as part of the team in the ‘About Us’ section on the site; but it will be happening real soon; so keep watching.
Both SOI Dogs (Thailand) and Felix shelter in Serbia have many loving animals who are in urgent need of a sponsor to help them get through their lives, by providing regular food and also by helping to cover any veterinary fees all within the monthly sponsorship cost. Could that sponsor be you ? – Please try and help by adopting an animal – it makes such a huge difference to the teams at the shelters as it provides more financial security for the animals.
Please see the message from John at the SOI Dogs Foundation (Thailand) website – https://www.soidog.org/Default.aspx
Then make your choice and start your adoption(s) !
I have a very strong feeling you will be seeing more of both Twinnsie and Utata in the coming months. We welcome them both as the latest members to the SAV team.
We will continue to post regular updates on all the other cats at Felix shelter, as well as the dogs with John and the crew at SOI Dogs in Thailand.
Regards for now – Mark.
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Posted on February 15, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Above – Beauty at its best !
Above – Fiona’s doing great, even though she’s a tripod kitty now! 🙂
Above – One of the climbers coming down
Above – Meditating on the roof
Above – Just a little stretching !
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Posted on February 14, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Another update from our post published on 10/1/15
– Repic Lepic is doing a lot better now; that’s great news !
Repic Lepic is doing a lot better, he’s still skinny and his coat is dull, but his overall condition is improving and he has finally begun to eat on his own.
Many thanks to all of you that responded to our plea for help and haven’t turned your back on us or more precisely, on him 🙂
Regards Danica.
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Posted on February 10, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please share and help if you can!
Repic Lepic is seriously ill.
He stopped eating a few days ago, he’s rapidly losing weight, his coat is poor and dull and he looks all shaggy and miserable. When he was taken to the vet, it turned out his body temperature was 35.9 C, he was utterly dehydrated and is suspected to have bronchial pneumonia.
He’s been receiving IV fluids for hours every single day since Thursday and is also being given Longaceph and sulphonamide antibiotics.
His nose was totally stuffed up before treatment and it was necessary to clear out the mucus from his throat and nose – as soon as he began to breathe easier, he already looked much more lively.
Repic endured a horrific ordeal and was forced to live through a nightmare during the first five months of his life. While he was living on the street somebody tried to pull his eye out, so he underwent surgery.
His eye has been saved, but the vision in that right eye is gone forever. A few months later, some male cats raped him and he returned home all bruised and bitten. Quite understandably, he is shy, withdrawn and not people friendly, so he only lets strangers touch him when he is very unwell.
Please, help us provide this beautiful kitty boy with all the medical care he needs!
We couldn’t help him avoid suffering what happened when he was little, but we certainly can help him now!
Anything you’re able to contribute towards his care adds up and means a lot!
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Posted on February 8, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Švrća was found on the streets in Serbia in a terrible state.
At only 2 months old he has not known what the comforts of a home and family are.
He has several spots with no hair compounded with wounds.
He was taken immediately to a vet for examination. Švrća has demodex, poor blood results and he has a temperature. Although it is not yet known what other infections he is fighting off, his treatment will last for at least 2 months.
As a result he will needs to stay in vet clinic during the therapy which makes it expensive.
Švrća needs help urgently.
To donate and help with his medical costs, please click on the following:
SAV Comment
The money required is not a great deal to help this little guy get better.
If everyone gave just a few Euros we would reach the target overnight.
We have helped get the ball rolling – can you join us ?
Thank you – SAV.
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Posted on February 8, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Above – Fiona now after the surgery
Below – immediately after her paw had to be amputated.
Fiona’s doing great, even though she’s a tripod kitty now 🙂 Before it started snowing, she was cheerfully hopping through the yard, scratching cat posts and having fun as if nothing had changed, but now that everything’s white, cold and wet outside, she’s spending most of her time indoors.
A huge thank you to all of you who contributed towards the costs of her surgery and post operative care, thus enabling this beautiful girl to enjoy life again!
Yet another snowstorm has hit us yesterday. It’s a heavy, wet snow that never stays around for a long time because it’s just not cold enough.
Although the actual outside temperature is around 0 degrees Celsius, the “feels like” temperature is much lower. The stinging wind that brought us the snow chills you right to the bone and most of the kitties are tucked up in their nicely heated rooms; the radiators have suddenly become everyone’s favorite snoozing spots.
However, some of them are sneezing and having eye discharge, it seems to happen every winter, so please, if you can, help us provide them with high quality food and vitamin supplements to make them stronger for what lies ahead.
This year’s cold season is evidently far from finished.
Thank you all in advance!
Regards and thanks – Danica.
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