Serbia: Loznica City ‘Shelter’ – Captured Stray Dogs Used For Target Practice by Local Hunters – SAMPLE PROTEST LETTER INCLUDED

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

 

 

 

 

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The little female dog which you can see here lives in Loznica city pound in Serbia.

 

 

There are many dogs which live in this shelter.  Each month, many dogs are killed by local hunters who appear to be using them as living targets.

Members of the Serbian parliament who represent Loznica always speak against stray dogs whenever they have the opportunity.  They never speak out about the irresponsible owners; those who care nothing about their animals and do not get them sterilised; thus continuing to add further to the stray animal numbers when they reproduce.

These same members of the parliament ask for all stray dogs to be killed.

Rather than being a representative of the constituency they represent, Loznica politicians appear to be going out of their way to spread bad news about stray animals throughout the Serbian parliament.  Their basic stance is ‘hate animals’ !

Spreading hate through the parliament about sentient creatures is not civilised and it should definitely not be the work of politicians – has Serbia not seen enough hate by humans in the last 20 years to now carry on with this attitude ? – they really should move away from spreading hate, and move into the 21st Century.

When Serbian animal activists brought a criminal charge about this issue, hunter ‘training’ on shelter animals was stopped for around two to three weeks.  Because the police have done nothing further and the city inspectors have not acted as a result of the charge, things appear to be going back to how they were – hunters using shelter animals as targets; a kind of ‘canned hunting’.

Public garbage firms who are responsible for the catching of stray animals throughout Serbia are given millions from the public purse.  Cats and dogs are continually caught – cats are killed immediately and the dogs are thrown into so called ‘shelters’ before they are taken away and killed.

See our post at

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/serbia-loznica-city-pound-3-million-dinars-for-what-certainly-not-for-animal-welfare-politicians-maybe/  

for an example of what the alleged ‘shelter’ at Loznica city pound is like.

Maybe some of these animals have now been killed by being used as living targets by the local hunters.

Below is a sample letter relating to this case and the non enforcement of serbian national legislation for strays since 2005.  Legislation which the government are now attempting to overturn in order that they can legally continue to kill strays, even though they have been committing illegal activities by doing this since 2005.  You can copy this sample letter and send to the Serbian government, the EU Enlargement Commissioner, and also to the OIE for World animal health, who are based in Paris.  Full contact listings are given in the details (sample letter) below.

SAMPLE LETTER **  SAMPLE LETTER ** 

To  Serbian Government ;

predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs,

kabinet.zpv@gov.rs,

kabinet.potpredsednika@gov.rs

CC :

office@minpolj.gov.rs

generalni.inspektorat@minpolj.gov.rs

info@ekoplan.gov.rs

goran.milosev@minpolj.gov.rs

zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rs

zoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs

Media :

redakcija@blic.co.rs

redakcija@politika.co.rs

redakcija@kurir-info.co.rs

redakcija@glas-javnosti.co.rs

redakcija@novosti.rs

antigona.andonov@b92.net

Commissioner Rehn – EU:

cab-rehn-web-feedback@ec.europa.eu

OIE Paris:

oie@oie.int

Block Listing of above:

predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs,  kabinet.zpv@gov.rs,  kabinet.potpredsednika@gov.rs,  office@minpolj.gov.rs,  generalni.inspektorat@minpolj.gov.rs,  info@ekoplan.gov.rs,  goran.milosev@minpolj.gov.rs,  zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rs,  zoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs,  cab-rehn-web-feedback@ec.europa.eu,  oie@oie.int

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LETTER to copy and send – 

 

To whom it may concern;

I am writing to express my complete and utter disgust at the situation I have seen at Loznica city pound.

Firstly, I understand that it is a regular occurrence that dogs which are attempting to survive in such squalid conditions at this so-called ‘animal shelter’ are regularly being used as living targets by local hunters.  I have seen the photographic evidence of one small female dog which has been shot through the body with a hunters arrow.

Secondly, the conditions for animals at Loznica ‘shelter’ are a disgrace, especially when you are allegedly providing millions of dinars to make the place more suitable for animals.  One has to ask where exactly this money is really going – maybe into the pockets of Serbian politicians rather than animal welfare.

Members of the Serbian parliament who represent Loznica always speak against stray dogs whenever they have the opportunity.  They never speak out about the irresponsible animal owners of Loznica; those people who care nothing about their animals, who  turn them out on the street every day, to mate with other animals, the same owners who make no attempt to get their animal(s) sterilised; something which would very rapidly reduce the numbers of strays on the streets if only this were to happen.  Progress in reducing stray animal numbers needs to be obtained through education and a sterilisation programme, and responsible pet ownership.  Serbia does not appear to be moving in any direction with any of these programmes at the moment – apart that is, from its endless and pointless stray killing attitude, which will never significantly reduce stray animal numbers in the long term.

The Serbian media continue to use a language of nothing but hate against stray animals.  But the media does very little to analyse what has been continuously stated by animal welfare organisations regarding a national sterilisation, vaccination and identification programme to reduce stray numbers long term.  Where the money which is currently being used for rounding up and killing a small percentage of strays, it could and should be diverted to instead be used to sterilise, vaccinate and identify treated strays on the streets; strays which are identified as having been sterilised and which are of no ‘threat’ to increasing stray animal populations.

Shinters (dog catchers) need to be educated to ignore animals which are identified as being sterilised, rather than simply going on their killer mindset frenzy of wiping out every animal which they come across.

Where exactly is all the money for the shelters and for animal control programmes actually going ? – could it instead be being siphoned off into the pockets of politicians ? – food for thought and certainly the views of Serbian animal campaigners who see very little progress in the standards of personnel (shinters) and the conditions of animal shelters across Serbia.

Sterilised animals do not produce offspring; but neither the Serbian government or the Serbian media appear to understand this basic fact of nature.  Money needs to be put into a sterilisation programme, not a continual killing programme which kills some strays but allows other non-sterilised animals to reproduce and effectively, continue replacing the numbers of animals which have recently been caught and killed by an archaic and very uneducated regime.

Serbian animal activists have much proof of animal abuses and have asked for the intervention of the Serbian government in agreement with the obligation (of the government) which is defined in Article 192 of the Serbian Constitution, and also Article 8 of the Law of Government.  Despite their requests to the Serbian government, these citizens of Serbia are being ignored.  So what can be said about the rights of Serbian citizens when they are ignored by their own government, despite there being legal obligations which the government should adhere to ?

I am sending a copy of this letter to the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Mr. Olli Rehn; to inform him that in no way is Serbia currently in a position to be accepted into the EU.  It is clear from the situations at Loznica alone, regardless of any other Serbian cities and their approach to stray animal control procedures, that you as a government are not enforcing your own rule of law, a fundamental requirement for membership of the EU.  An additional copy of this letter is being forwarded to the OIE, Paris, to inform them of the animal abuses and non-compliance with the existing animal protection legislation in Serbia.  Legislation which the government would appear to be ignoring and dismissing.

Instead, you continue to allow local authorities to work using the old, outdated and illegal legislation of Pravilnik 29/94; legislation which has since 2005 been overwritten by Article 168, the Serbian Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005.

Local authorities across Serbia are using Pravilnik 29/94 to continue killing animals held in pounds after 3-7 days when in fact they should now, and from late 2005, have been using the new Veterinary Law Article 168 which demands the care of animals, not the killing.

This has recently been verified to Serbian animal campaigners by the Constitutional Court of Serbia.  Proof of this can be provided if requested, either by the Serbian government, the EU Enlargement commission, or the OIE for animal health in Paris.

You, as the Serbian government, are not enforcing the current veterinary law to proterct animals.  Instead, you are continuing to use old and now illegal legislation for the killing of animals.  This is not acceptable and the EU Commissioner is now going to be informed that the Serbian government cannot enforce ‘the rule of law’ as required to be shown for EU membership.

Although as a government you should be fully aware of national legislation, but obviously you are not, I will have to make it clear to you:

Pravilnik 29/94 became nonexistent on 02/10/2005 when it was replaced by the new veterinary law Article 168 which demands the care of animals, not the killing.

Also, I now understand that authorities have started discussions at a meeting in Negotin; where these authorities have plans to introduce a new version of the old and illegal Pravilnik 29/94, which returns back to allowing animal killings after 30 days of being held in a shelter.

There would be not law for the care of animals under this new regime, simply a policy of kill, kill, kill.

I guess the reason for this new kill policy is because shinters, veterinarians and many politicians all take money from the public purse by being involved with an animal killing strategy.  You obviously wish to keep these advocates of animal killing funded from the public purse, so you are possibly going to introduce new legislation (the new Pravilnik 29/94) to ensure that this continues to happen.  Public money for continued killing with no real long term programme to reduce animal numbers by other methods – this is what the Negotin discussions are aimed at.

This discussion has started in the city of Bor; the city where over 1,000 bodies of illegally killed animals have been left on the city dump, and also where live animals are left on the dump wrapped in plastic bags to suffer a long and terrible death.

Again, we have the evidence and can provide photographs to any parties who request them.

Conclusion:

The Serbian government is not enforcing new (2005) national legislation to protect animals,

The Serbian government are not enforcing the law of the Serbian government,

the law for public competition,

The Serbian government are not enforcing the Criminal Code,

The Serbian government are not enforcing the verdict of the Constitutional Court of Serbia, or enforcing the Serbian Constitution,

In summary, there is no enforcement of the Serbian ‘rule of law’ and as such, I consider that you as a nation are not elegible for membership of the EU until you show positive changes with regard each and every one of these areas.

Both Commissioner Rehn at the EU and the OIE Paris will be provided with a copy of this mail.

Yours,

Your Name: 

Your Nationality:

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 After surgery to remove the arrow, the dog has started to recover from her abuse and injuries.

 

 

She is a lucky one – many others are not. 

These pictures show the reality of Serbian shelters in 2010 and this outlines the COMPLETE LACK OF CONCERN from a Serbian government in 2010  !!

 

 

 

 

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Serbia: Loznica City Pound – 3 Million Dinars for What ? – Certainly Not For Animal Welfare ! – Politicians Maybe ? – SAMPLE LETTER Included.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Serbian activists have informed by letter that the Shinters of Loznica city have been given, and spent, more than 3 million dinars for the construction of a new animal shelter.

Here are the pictures of this shelter at Loznica city.  Hardly a facility which costs 3 million plus !!

Cages are tiny, like transportation cages, nothing more.

Activists have brought criminal charges about this facility, but as always with the Serbian legal system, they are completely ignored.  The ‘charge does not exist’ they are informed.

Activists inform that nobody cares about legislation for animals, or for the rights of humans who make these charges.  Together they suffer.

The only difference is that humans are not killed directly, but the animals are !

Below is a sample letter relating to this case and the non enforcement of Serbian national legislation for strays since 2005.  Legislation which the government are now attempting to overturn in order that they can legally continue to kill strays, even though they have been committing illegal activities by doing this since 2005.  You can copy this sample letter and send to the Serbian government, the EU Enlargement Commissioner, and also to the OIE for World animal health, who are based in Paris.  Full contact listings are given in the details (sample letter) below.

SAMPLE LETTER **  SAMPLE LETTER ** 

To  Serbian Government ;

predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs,

kabinet.zpv@gov.rs,

kabinet.potpredsednika@gov.rs

CC :

office@minpolj.gov.rs

generalni.inspektorat@minpolj.gov.rs

info@ekoplan.gov.rs

goran.milosev@minpolj.gov.rs

zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rs

zoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs

Media :

redakcija@blic.co.rs

redakcija@politika.co.rs

redakcija@kurir-info.co.rs

redakcija@glas-javnosti.co.rs

redakcija@novosti.rs

antigona.andonov@b92.net

Commissioner Rehn – EU:

cab-rehn-web-feedback@ec.europa.eu

OIE Paris:

oie@oie.int

Block Listing of above:

predsednikvladesrbije@gov.rs,  kabinet.zpv@gov.rs,  kabinet.potpredsednika@gov.rs,  office@minpolj.gov.rs,  generalni.inspektorat@minpolj.gov.rs,  info@ekoplan.gov.rs,  goran.milosev@minpolj.gov.rs,  zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rs,  zoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs,  cab-rehn-web-feedback@ec.europa.eu,  oie@oie.int

 ——————————

LETTER to copy and send – 

 

To whom it may concern;

I am writing to express my complete and utter disgust at the situation I have seen at Loznica city pound.

Firstly, I understand that it is a regular occurrence that dogs which are attempting to survive in such squalid conditions at this so-called ‘animal shelter’ are regularly being used as living targets by local hunters.  I have seen the photographic evidence of one small female dog which has been shot through the body with a hunters arrow.

Secondly, the conditions for animals at Loznica ‘shelter’ are a disgrace, especially when you are allegedly providing millions of dinars to make the place more suitable for animals.  One has to ask where exactly this money is really going – maybe into the pockets of Serbian politicians rather than animal welfare.

Members of the Serbian parliament who represent Loznica always speak against stray dogs whenever they have the opportunity.  They never speak out about the irresponsible animal owners of Loznica; those people who care nothing about their animals, who  turn them out on the street every day, to mate with other animals, the same owners who make no attempt to get their animal(s) sterilised; something which would very rapidly reduce the numbers of strays on the streets if only this were to happen.  Progress in reducing stray animal numbers needs to be obtained through education and a sterilisation programme, and responsible pet ownership.  Serbia does not appear to be moving in any direction with any of these programmes at the moment – apart that is, from its endless and pointless stray killing attitude, which will never significantly reduce stray animal numbers in the long term.

The Serbian media continue to use a language of nothing but hate against stray animals.  But the media does very little to analyse what has been continuously stated by animal welfare organisations regarding a national sterilisation, vaccination and identification programme to reduce stray numbers long term.  Where the money which is currently being used for rounding up and killing a small percentage of strays, it could and should be diverted to instead be used to sterilise, vaccinate and identify treated strays on the streets; strays which are identified as having been sterilised and which are of no ‘threat’ to increasing stray animal populations.

Shinters (dog catchers) need to be educated to ignore animals which are identified as being sterilised, rather than simply going on their killer mindset frenzy of wiping out every animal which they come across.

Where exactly is all the money for the shelters and for animal control programmes actually going ? – could it instead be being siphoned off into the pockets of politicians ? – food for thought and certainly the views of Serbian animal campaigners who see very little progress in the standards of personnel (shinters) and the conditions of animal shelters across Serbia.

Sterilised animals do not produce offspring; but neither the Serbian government or the Serbian media appear to understand this basic fact of nature.  Money needs to be put into a sterilisation programme, not a continual killing programme which kills some strays but allows other non-sterilised animals to reproduce and effectively, continue replacing the numbers of animals which have recently been caught and killed by an archaic and very uneducated regime.

Serbian animal activists have much proof of animal abuses and have asked for the intervention of the Serbian government in agreement with the obligation (of the government) which is defined in Article 192 of the Serbian Constitution, and also Article 8 of the Law of Government.  Despite their requests to the Serbian government, these citizens of Serbia are being ignored.  So what can be said about the rights of Serbian citizens when they are ignored by their own government, despite there being legal obligations which the government should adhere to ?

I am sending a copy of this letter to the EU Enlargement Commissioner, Mr. Olli Rehn; to inform him that in no way is Serbia currently in a position to be accepted into the EU.  It is clear from the situations at Loznica alone, regardless of any other Serbian cities and their approach to stray animal control procedures, that you as a government are not enforcing your own rule of law, a fundamental requirement for membership of the EU.  An additional copy of this letter is being forwarded to the OIE, Paris, to inform them of the animal abuses and non-compliance with the existing animal protection legislation in Serbia.  Legislation which the government would appear to be ignoring and dismissing.

Instead, you continue to allow local authorities to work using the old, outdated and illegal legislation of Pravilnik 29/94; legislation which has since 2005 been overwritten by Article 168, the Serbian Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005.

Local authorities across Serbia are using Pravilnik 29/94 to continue killing animals held in pounds after 3-7 days when in fact they should now, and from late 2005, have been using the new Veterinary Law Article 168 which demands the care of animals, not the killing.

This has recently been verified to Serbian animal campaigners by the Constitutional Court of Serbia.  Proof of this can be provided if requested, either by the Serbian government, the EU Enlargement commission, or the OIE for animal health in Paris.

You, as the Serbian government, are not enforcing the current veterinary law to proterct animals.  Instead, you are continuing to use old and now illegal legislation for the killing of animals.  This is not acceptable and the EU Commissioner is now going to be informed that the Serbian government cannot enforce ‘the rule of law’ as required to be shown for EU membership.

Although as a government you should be fully aware of national legislation, but obviously you are not, I will have to make it clear to you:

Pravilnik 29/94 became nonexistent on 02/10/2005 when it was replaced by the new veterinary law Article 168 which demands the care of animals, not the killing.

Also, I now understand that authorities have started discussions at a meeting in Negotin; where these authorities have plans to introduce a new version of the old and illegal Pravilnik 29/94, which returns back to allowing animal killings after 30 days of being held in a shelter.

There would be not law for the care of animals under this new regime, simply a policy of kill, kill, kill.

I guess the reason for this new kill policy is because shinters, veterinarians and many politicians all take money from the public purse by being involved with an animal killing strategy.  You obviously wish to keep these advocates of animal killing funded from the public purse, so you are possibly going to introduce new legislation (the new Pravilnik 29/94) to ensure that this continues to happen.  Public money for continued killing with no real long term programme to reduce animal numbers by other methods – this is what the Negotin discussions are aimed at.

This discussion has started in the city of Bor; the city where over 1,000 bodies of illegally killed animals have been left on the city dump, and also where live animals are left on the dump wrapped in plastic bags to suffer a long and terrible death.

Again, we have the evidence and can provide photographs to any parties who request them.

Conclusion:

The Serbian government is not enforcing new (2005) national legislation to protect animals,

The Serbian government are not enforcing the law of the Serbian government,

the law for public competition,

The Serbian government are not enforcing the Criminal Code,

The Serbian government are not enforcing the verdict of the Constitutional Court of Serbia, or enforcing the Serbian Constitution,

In summary, there is no enforcement of the Serbian ‘rule of law’ and as such, I consider that you as a nation are not elegible for membership of the EU until you show positive changes with regard each and every one of these areas.

Both Commissioner Rehn at the EU and the OIE Paris will be provided with a copy of this mail.

Yours,

Your Name: 

Your Nationality:

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Serbia: Exclusive Pictures of JKP Termerin (Temerin City) Dog and Cat ‘Shelter’.

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

In the city of Temerin, which is located near to the city of Novi Sad, a firm named ‘JKP Temerin’ operates as the garbage collection company.  In Temerin is a ‘dog and cat shelter’, given a permit for use by the Direcctor of Veterinary department of Serbia, Mr Micovic.

Please see our recent article for more information and details about the ‘shelter’:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/05/04/serbia-temerin-city-their-animal-shelter-death-after-3-days-and-a-national-public-attorney-who-says-all-is-ok/

We have now been provided with a series of photographs taken at the same ‘JKP Temerin’ (Temerin) City ‘shelter’ – they are shown below.

Please decide for yourself – is this a ‘shelter’ for animals, or is this just an intermediate holding facility for strays before they are taken off to Novi Sad City to be killed ? – for most dogs, within 3 days; for cats; immediately.

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Serbia: ‘Tularemia’ Disease Outbreaks in Southern Serbia – Possible Cause – Too Many Rats Feeding Off Dead (Shinter Killed) Strays Left on City Dumps ?

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Latest News

Serbia – news has arrived which says that Southern Serbia has outbreaks / epidemic of ‘Tularemia’, which is a disease transmitted mainly by animals such as rodents.

Link to further information on ‘Tularemia’ – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tularemia

We have been informed that this outbreak could be associated with:

  • Many of the dead bodies of dogs and cats killed by Shinters are thrown and left on city garbage dumps
  • This has created a situation where there are massive amounts of rats in these locations – these bodies being a substantial food source for the rats
  • Hunters in the regions have killed many of the foxes and wolves for their ‘sport’
  • Foxes and wolves are the main predators of the rats, and keep population levels lower
  • The natural chain of predation and food by animals such as foxes and wolves has been ruined (again) by man

The result ? – outbreaks / epidemic of ‘Tularemia’ disease, which can affect humans.

We envisage that once again it will be other animals who will now suffer.  Animals which may be rounded up and killed off – another ‘good’ excuse for the government and authorities to undertake mass animal kills; mammals and birds may also suffer as a result of pesticides now being deployed onto the ground.

Good ol’ man, you can always rely on him to intervene and destroy the natural process of animals in the process.

  

 

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Serbia: Temerin City, Their Animal ‘Shelter’, Death After 3 Days and a (National) Public Attorney Who Says All Is Ok !

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

In the city of Temerin, which is located near to the city of Novi Sad, a firm named ‘JKP Temerin’ operates as the garbage collection company.  In Temerin is a ‘dog and cat shelter’, given a permit for use by the Direcctor of Veterinary department of Serbia, Mr Micovic.

UPDATE 06/05/10 – New photographs of the Temerin ‘shelter’ can be seen on our other post at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/05/06/serbia-exclusive-pictures-of-jkp-termerin-temerin-city-dog-and-cat-shelter/ 

 

Some very Important points to be considered: 

After three days at the ‘shelter’, dogs are taken to Novi Sad city where they are killed by ‘euthanasia’, using Pravilnik 29/94 legislation.

Prior to the new Serbian Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005, there was an old law dating from 1991 for the health protection of animals. In agreement with the old law of 1991, the authorities produced their own other ‘underlaw’ (extra law) regulation – named ‘Pravilnik 29/94’, which was intorduced to allow the killing of animals after they were held in pounds for 3 to 7 days.

** From 02/10/2005, the new Veterinary Law Article 168 effectively destroyed everything that was written in Pravilnik 29/94, ** because the 2005 law demanded the care of animals.

Pravilnik 29/94 was overwritten by Article 168, the result being that all killing of animals was forbidden apart only from cases for Rabies infected areas, which were covered by application of Articles 64 and 65 of the Veterinary Law.

By continuing to undertake the killing of animals after 3 to 7 days in accordance with regulation Pravilnik 29/94, the authorities were then in a situation where they were working in opposition to the actual existing law. 

But it is very much the case, even up to the present day, where authorities are still using Pravilnik 29/94 as a reason for the killing of animals.  But in reality, Pravilnik 29/94 became nonexistent on 02/10/2005 with the introduction of the new Veterinary Law (Article 168). 

Hence there should be no killing, but animal care instead.

Pravilnik 29/94 is only an ‘underlaw’ (extra law) regulation, has very less power than the actual law, and most importantly, must be in agreement with the existing law.  Pravilnik 29/94 was valid originally (1991 on) to protect animal health but is now in opposition to the new and current animal law – the new Veterinary Law Article 168 of 02/10/2005.

Serbian campaigners have written to the Constitutional Court saying that it is unlawful for Shinters (Dogcatchers) and also veterinarians to kill stray dogs and cats only after they have been held for three (3) days, as this is now old and outdated legislation.  Killing is forbidden under the new Veterinary law.

Campaigners have now heard from the court in writing, and they say that no analysis of the case is necessary for Pravilnik 29/94 as it has been replaced by the new Veterinary Law Article 168 (02/10/2005). 

This is exactly what the campaigners had said, ie. that the old ‘underlaw’ (extra law) of Pravilnik 29/94 was still being used when it fact it has been overwritten by the new Veterinary Law Article 168 of 02/10/2005.

In addition, Article 46 of the new Veterinary Law (02/10/2005) states that the killing of stray cats and dogs is forbidden and that instead they should be provided with care.

The word from the Serbian Constitutional (law) Court is that from 2005, animals should be provided with care and not be killed.

It would appear that all of the public firms responsible for garbage collection in Serbian cities are still working to, and effectively using Pravilnik 29/94 rather than Article 46 (168) of the new Veterinary Law. 

In effect, by still working to this now non existent law, these public firms who collect and kill strays are UNDERTAKING ILLEGAL WORK– they should be working in accordace with the new Veterinary Law Article 46 (168) of 02/10/2005 which demands care for the animals.

Unlike the Temerin ‘shelter’ dogs which are illegally killed after only 3 days, Cats which are taken to the ‘shelter’ do not even live three days – they are killed immediately.

A detailed explanation of the legislation is given in our past SAV Link:

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

Serbian campaigners have now taken this case to the court of human rights in Strasbourg – an EU court.  The case – Garbage collectors in Serbian cities are still working using the (now) non existent Pravilnik 29/94 rather than Article 46 (168) of the new and current Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005 which demands care.  In addition, campaigners have requested justification be presented for all the animal killings by the authorities from 02/10/2005 right up to the present day.

Serbian authorities  and officials are responsible for ensuring the correct laws are implemented are:

  • Mrs. Sanja Čelebićanin  -Chief of  Veterinary Inspection
  • Mr. Zoran Mićović – Director of Veterinary Department
  • Mr. Radivoje Kaurin – Chief of  Hunting – Forests Inspection.

So the situation is that many Serbian authorities are not implementing the most recent and current legislation which would give protection to animals in shelters, but are instead using old and outdated, non existing legislation (Pravilnik 29/94) as justification for the continued killing of animals held in shelters.

Another very important factor here is that what has been happening since 02/10/2005 is that existing Serbian law (legislation) has not been implemented throughout the country in relation to animal welfare.

Probably the most important point:

And the proof of the implementation of the ‘Rule of Law’ is a paramount requirement for any nation wishing to become a future member of the EU !

And so what about the ‘Shelter’ for animals at Temerin ?

We declare that the alleged ‘shelter’ at Temerin is NOT shelter but a terrible, unlawful place being funded by Serbian taxpayers to the tune of many millions of Dinars.

Is this facility simply a place that takes in public money allegedly caring for animals, whilst at the same time killing them immediately (cats) or after just three days (dogs) using outdated legislation which was replaced in 2005 ? – we think so.

Animals such as these dogs and cats which are taken from the streets by shinter teams, are not marked or identified in any way.  There is no way that the authorities can provide details of the animals taken by the shinters, be it 10 dogs or 100 dogs captured.  In effect, with no accountability of their work, these public firms can ask for as much public money as they wish – and very often / always they are provided with it !!

Can this be called ‘organised crime’ ?

If a full sterilisation, vaccination, identification and care system was established for all stray animals taken by the shinters, then the facilities such as the Temerin ‘shelter’ would be very much more accountable (ie. Record keeping) of all animals which enter the facility.

As it is, by using old, outdated, self created (mass killing) legislation such as Pravilnik 29/94 rather than working to what should be current animal protection legislation, (ie. Article 46 (168) of the new and current Veterinary Law of 02/10/2005), the authorities and those involved with it appear to in a situation where they can request, and are provided with an endless supply of public money – public money for killing animals – WHICH IS ILLEGAL (since 2005).

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In addition:

The man wearing the black hat in the picture below is Tamas Paska.

Serbian animal campaigners have made several criminal charges against him in the past.

By chance, Paska also lives in Temerin City (detailed above).

The photographs which you can see (above and below) in this post have been presented by Serbian campaigners to both the police and to the Public Attorney of Novi Sad, the city  near to Paska’s city of Temerin.

We have been provided with names of persons engaged in similar organised animal fights on the city of Subotica.  Animal fights which are undertaken at individuals homes.

Photographs :  Legal ? – ‘Yes’, it would appear, according to the Serbian Public Attorney

In response to the evidence, some of which is shown here, as well as names of individuals involved and the cities in which these crimes are undertaken, the Serbian public Attorney has written to welfare activists and stated that ‘there are no elements of any crime or any criminal act’.

Because of this, and the fact that they know they are safe under the statements issued by the Serbian Public Attorney, Paska and the others continue to undertake their ‘non criminal’ acts, as you can see in the photographs.

With Public Attorney officials and police such as this, one has to ask who actually controls and heads all of this animal fighting crime ? – but then it is not a crime; campaigners presenting the evidence have been told all of this !

Implementation of the ‘Rule of Law’ is a paramount requirement for any nation wishing to become a future member of the EU !

…. And that should include Serbia; but does it ?

–          a point that we would argue given this evidence and the declarations made by the Serbian ‘legislators’ – the Public Attorney.

This data , including photographs, information and the responses of the Serbian Public Attorney, as well as the information relating to the situation at the Temerin City ‘shelter’ will now be presented to the officials of the EU.

Lets hope and trust that they take more action to fight crime than the Serbian officials and police!

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Serbia: At Long Last, Belgrade City To Introduce a New ‘Animal Police’ Unit Formed Aimed at Targetting Animal Abuses

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

There has been press coverage this week of new proposals which are supposed to be introduced by the Serbian authorities, particularly in Belgrade City.

The article link and a Google translation of the article are provided below.

Basically, after all the bad publicity with what happened to ‘Mila’ 

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/serbia-after-mima-in-bulgaria-now-we-have-mila-another-dog-which-has-had-all-its-legs-chopped-off/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/serbia-president-tadic-to-adopt-mila-but-where-is-implementation-of-the-real-serbian-animal-welfare-legislation-from-04112005-mr-president/

and all the protests levelled at the Serbian authorities, including demonstrations on the streets (see newspaper article for pictures), one Dr Vladimir Terzin, wants to establish an ‘Animal Police’ unit staffed entirely with animal lovers, who will also receive specific / specialist training for the job.
 

This police unit will be responsible for making sure that Serbian animal welfare regulations are applied and that perpetrators are punished accordingly.

At the moment, this specialist unit is for the City of Belgrade only, but we (SAV) sincerely hope that positive lessons will be learned from the establishment of this unit which can then be transposed into other cities and towns around Serbia.

We are informed that the city of Belgrade has, in collaboration with the local university (vet ?), been actively engaged in castrating animals around the city for several months now, and that this is being paid for with funds out of the city budget.  This can do nothing but help to reduce the numbers of stray animals currently being born into a life of abuse and misery and eventual death on the streets of the capital city.

It must be remembered that it has been common for thousands of stray dogs and cats to be rounded up and killed by shinter teams in the city of Belgrade every year.

Link – SAV presentation to Mr. Alain Hutchinson MEP (Belgium):       To Hutchinson 

Despite the police unit only initially being established in Belgrade city, we consider that at last there are hopefully some positive changes ahead with regard stray and pet animals within the whole of Serbia.  As an NGO which has been campaigning for several years and pushing for much better welfare advances for both strays and roaming (owned) animals within Serbia, we can do nothing but regard this move by the Belgrade authorities as a very positive one.

But this does not mean that we simply sit back now and accept everything we read or are being told.  Experience of the Serbian government and local / city authorities and their shinter teams, combined with very negative / non actions from the Public Prosecutors department(s) over the last five or six years has taught us that we take nothing given as a verbal statement as the truth, regardless of who makes it and their political position.  We have been fed too many promises in the past, only to never even see them start to materialise or at best, or their implementation simply fade away in a very short time, taking the suffering back to how it was – terrible !

With our animal welfare friends and colleagues in Serbia, Germany and other nations, we will be closely monitoring what actually happens now in Belgrade city by the newly formed special ‘Animal Police’.  If we find that there are no improvements, no legislation implementation or no prosecutions of the animal abusive perpetrators during the coming months, as we are informed there will be, then we will scream, shout and take our case directly back to the EU.  For our non EU supporters of SAV, we must point out that Serbia is currently NOT a member state of the European Union (EU).  In order to achieve EU membership (accession); a state such as Serbia must show that it IS implementing its own national ‘rules of law’ / legislation in order to gain membership of the EU ‘club’. 

Possibly, this establishment of the animal police test unit and the promised prosecutions of those who commit serious crimes and abuse against innocent animals is the first step towards enforcement of this ‘rule of law’ by the Serbian authorities.  It is far too late, but better late than never !

Whatever happens, we are watching and we will not hesitate in informing you all of the (hopefully) great advances or (sadly) the continuing failures for animals which will happen in the coming months and years.  Our aim has been and will continue to be a voice for Serbian animals; that will never change, regardless of the political situation, the time and the place.

Now it is down to the Belgarde authorities and their new animal police to ensure that verbal quotations are followed up with real actions.

We are watching !

SAV.

Lets hope that these scenes become history due to the work of the new Animal Police.

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Newspaper Article Link (Serbian): 

http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Beograd/186779/U-Beogradu-uskoro-Policija-za-zivotinje

 

English Translation – via Google Translate:

In Belgrade soon, “police animal”

Tanjug | 26.

Gradska uprava u narednom periodu planira da, u saradnji sa MUP-om, oformi “Policiju za životinje”, rekao je danas zamenik sekretara za komunalne i stambene poslove Vladimir Terzin.The city administration in the future plans, in cooperation with the MUP, form a “police animal,” said the now deputy secretary of Municipal Affairs and Housing Vladimir Terzin.

Keruša Mila: Nasilje nad životinjama kulminiralo je njenim slučajemDog Mila: Violence against animals has culminated in her case

On je u izjavi Tanjugu objasnio da bi ta jedinica radila po ugledu na slične službe u svetu, sa obavezom da vodi računa o svim životinjama na teritoriji Beograda.He told Tanjug news agency explained that the unit worked on the model of similar services in the world, with the obligation to take care of all animals in the territory of Belgrade.
Ta služba, naveo je Terzin, ne bi trebalo da ima više od pet do osam ljudi, koji bi brinuli o životnjama na ulici, ali i onim udomljenim koje, kao je istakao, njihove gazde ne čuvaju na adekvatan način.The service said Terzin, you should have no more than five to eight people, who would care for životnjama on the street, but also those udomljenim which, as noted, their bosses are not maintained adequately.

Pripadnik “policije za životinje” u SADMember of the “animal police” in the U.S.

“Za početak se planira odlazak dve osobe na obuku u inostranstvo, kao i nabavka specijalizovanog vozila u te svrhe”, najavio je Terzin.”For a start we are planning two people going abroad for training, as well as supply of specialized vehicles for these purposes,” said Terzin.
Prema njegovim rečima, grad je pokrenuo i akciju sa Veterinarskim fakultetom u Beogradu za sterilizaciju i kastraciju životinja.According to him, the city launched the campaign with the Veterinary Faculty in Belgrade for the sterilization and castration of animals.
On je podsetio da su gradonačelnik Dragan Đilas i gradski čelnici podržali nedeljni protest više udruženja za zaštitu životinja, pod nazivim “Stop nasilju nad životinjama”, zbog učestalih napada na pse u prestonici.He recalled that the Mayor Dragan Djilas and city leaders support the weekly protest over the association for the protection of animals, called “Stop violence against animals” because of frequent attacks on dogs in the city.
Razmišlja se io uvođenju 24 – časovne SOS linije putem koje bi se mogli prijaviti konkretni slučajevi zlostavljanja životinja, rekao je Terzin.Thinking about introducing a 24 – hour SOS lines through which could apply specific cases of animal abuse, said Terzin.

Đilas na protestu “Stop nasilju nad životinjama”Djilas to protest, “Stop violence against animals”

Protestni skup „Stop nasilju nad životinjama”, koji su organizovala udruženja za zaštitu životinja, održan je danas ispred Starog dvora.Protest rally, “Stop violence against animals, which were organized by the Association for the Protection of Animals, was held today in front of the Old Palace. Protestu su se pridružili gradonačelnik Beograda Dragan Ðilas, sekretar za komunalne i stambene poslove Predrag Petrović i pomoćnik sekretara za komunalne i stambene poslove Vladimir Terzin.

 

The protest was joined by Belgrade Mayor Dragan Ðilas, Secretary of Municipal Affairs and Housing Predrag Petrovic and Assistant Secretary for Municipal Affairs and Housing Vladimir Terzin. Skup su organizovali Društvo za zaštitu životinja, Udruženje „Evropska inicijativa 17” i Udruženje za zaštitu životinja i građanske svesti „Feniks”. The event was organized by the Society for the Protection of Animals, the Association “European Initiative 17” and the Association for the Protection of Animals and civic consciousness “Phoenix.”

Kako su naveli organizatori, protest je organizovan zbog terora nad životinjama i učestalog ubijanja uličnih životinja, ponekad čak i vlasničkih, što je kulminiralo u slučaju keruše Mile, kojoj su amputirane sve četiri šape.

As stated by the organizers, the protest was organized because of terror against the frequent killing of pets and street animals, sometimes even ownership, culminating in the case of Dog Mile, where all four legs amputated.

– Plan gradske vlasti jeste da u narednih godinu i po dana izgradi tri azila za napuštene životinje.

Plan of the city government is that in the next year and a half to build a three asylum abandoned animals. Azil u Rakovici je otvoren već nekoliko meseci, a ubuduće će ovakvih objekata biti u Mladenovcu i na Paliluli. Shelter in Rakovica is open for several months, and the future of these facilities will be in Mladenovac and Palilula. Takođe, grad je pokrenuo akciju sa Veterinarskim fakultetom za sterilizaciju i kastraciju životinja, au saradnji sa MUP-om biće obezbeđeno specijalno vozilo za dva člana „animal police” čiji će se obuka finansirati u inostranstvu – izjavio je Predrag Petrović. Also, the city has launched a campaign with the Veterinary Faculty of sterilization and castration of animals, in cooperation with the MUP special vehicle will be provided for two members of the “animal police” whose training is financed in the abroad – said Predrag Petrovic.

Na današnjem protestu snažno je podržana namera da se formira policija za životinje, a predloženo je i uvođenje SOS telefona za prijavljivanje zlostavljanja životinja koji bi bio u funkciji 24 sata.

At today’s protest strongly supported the intention to create a police animal, and proposed the introduction of SOS Hotline for reporting of animal abuse that would function 24 hours. Udruženja su pozdravila gradske vlasti zbog pozitivne reakcije na njihovo pismo povodom uvođenja taksi na ljubimce, u kojem su ukazali na problem evidencije životinja, zbog čega će se uvođenje taksi odložiti do potpunog sređivanja evidencije. The Associations welcomed the city government for the positive response to their letter regarding the introduction of fees for pets, which pointed to the problem of animal records, which is why the introduction of fees will be postponed until the full adjustment records.

Svrha takse za kućne ljubimce jeste, pre svega, da se pospeši udomljavanje pasa i neće je plaćati oni građani koji udome životinje iz nekog azila, a onima koji plate taksu sledeće godine ćemo izdavati vaučere na osnovu kojih će besplatno moći da sterilišu svoje ljubimce, rekao je Predrag Petrović.

The purpose of the fee for pets is primarily to further the udomljavanje dogs and will not pay for those citizens who Udom animals from an asylum, and those who pay taxes next year we will issue vouchers on which the free power that sterilizes their pets, said Predrag Petrovic.

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Serbia: A Global Appeal for YOUR Help to Return a She Wolf (Taken From A Monk) Back to Freedom and Her Home – Please Write ! (Sample letter included)

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

This is an appeal to help get a wolf in Serbia returned to her home and the person that originally raised her.  All of the following video links and newspaper articles are direct copies and translations of recent news from Serbia.

At the moment, over 3,000 people have written to the head of the Orthodox Serbian Church asking that the she wolf is returned to the monastery and the monk who has cared for her from when she was only 15 days old.

If you wish to write also and join in fighting for the release of the she wolf, then please use the sample letter and the mail links given at the end of this post.

This wolf needs to be returned to the man (the monk) who loves and cares for her.  She must not be allowed to remain in a city dog cage as she is at present.

The video link (1) given below shows what a beautiful and trusting animal she is.

Please write to all the contacts given in the listings at the end of this post and give your support to gaining freedom once again for the she wolf.

SAV.

The request which was originally sent to us:

Pause for an instant, take a look at this short video and decide for yourself.   Please help us and send email to our Goverment and and our church to give back the freedom to this sentient being, ripped from the nature by a cruel act of people.  Please help set her free – an act of compassion that might not seem as significant  to you, but for her, it’s her whole life, the one and only she has. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALX_Nn-M94 

Thank you so much and God bless you.

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We are providing below a selection of video links and media articles which show the wolf and the maon who saved her as an infant.

Video link 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALX_Nn-M94 

This Serbian Monk who moved to this monastery after 200 years of no one maintaining this holy place where there is only wild animal friends… he adopted the wolf when she was only 15 days old and this is their friendship after 6 months…Monk named her Alfa – he was saying that she is bit skittish from people but when they are alone she is cuddly with him …other man was saying that he never see this miracle before saying that this is only Gods work.

Newspaper article followed by translation (Google Translate):

http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Apel-patrijarhu-da-se-vuchica-vrati-monahu.sr.html 

 Appeal to the Patriarch of the she-wolf back monk

Скоро три хиљаде људи преко Фејсбука упутило молбу патријарху Иринеју да у манастир Ковиље врати Алфу, која се тренутно налази у азилу у ЂурђевуNearly three thousand people filed through the Facebook application Patriarch Irinej to return to the monastery Kovilje Alfa, which is currently in the asylum in St. George

Вучица Алфа у игри са Амвросијем (Фото Д. Урошевић) Alpha female wolf in the game with Ambrose (D. Urosevic Photo)

Готово 3.000 људи преко Фејсбука замолило је ових дана патријарха Иринеја да вучицу Алфу, која се тренутно налази у азилу у Ђурђеву, врати у манастир Ковиље, подно Јавор планине, где је као бебу прихватио и припитомио игуман Амвросије Алимпијевић. Almost 3,000 people through Facebook asking these days is that of Patriarch Irenaeus Alpha female wolf, which is currently in asylum in Đurđevo, Kovilje back to the monastery, under the maple mountain, where, as adopted and tamed baby Abbot Ambrose Alimpijevic.

Група „Вратимо вучицу монаху Амвросију” као профил слику има фотографију фоторепортера „Политике” Добривоја Урошевића која је у репортажи „Игуманов пакт с вуковима” објављена у нашем листу крајем јуна прошле године. The group “Let monk Amvrosova she-wolf” as a profile picture of a photograph photographer “Politika” Don Uroševića which is in the reportage “Igumanov pact with Wolves” was published in our list at the end of June last year.

Администратор ове групе на Фејсбуку Саша Вулфман Вуловић, дипломирани правник и директор Бироа за безбедност Групе „Застава”, објашњава нам да је аутор писма које је прошле недеље упућен патријарху његова супруга Маја, иначе доцент на Медицинском факултету Универзитета у Крагујевцу, и да су на идеју дошли и због сопственог искуства с вуком који је четири године живео с њиховом бебом и спавао с њима у кући у центру Крагујевца. The administrator of this group on Facebook Sasa Vulfman Vulovic, lawyer and director of the Bureau of Security Group, “Zastava”, explains that the author of the letter that was sent last week, the Patriarch of his wife, Maya, or assistant professor at the Medical Faculty in Kragujevac, and that the idea came because of personal experience with the wolf who is four years lived with their baby and slept with them in a house in the center of Kragujevac.

– Наша осамнаестомесечна ћерка се играла с вуком. – Our osamnaestomesečna daughter played with the wolf. Животиња се веже за онога ко ју је припитомио. The animal is tied for the person who has tamed. То је једна чиста душа. It is a pure soul. Алфа ће тамо живети „у мраку” и, одговорно тврдим, патиће за младим монахом док је жива јер никакав прихватни центар не може да замени љубав и слободу коју је она имала. Alfa will live there in the dark ‘and’ responsible hard, will suffer while the young monk is alive because no detention center can not replace the love and freedom that she had. Њен живот ће се свести само на узимање хране и спавање – каже Вуловић и с тугом додаје да је њихов Вучко умро од можданог удара прошлог септембра. Her life will be reduced to eating and sleeping – Vulovic said with sadness and added that their Vučko died of a stroke last September.

Професорка Маја Вуловић каже да је после репортаже о чистој и наjискренијој љубави вучице и монаха доста људи први пут посетило манастир Ковиље. Professor Maja Vulovic said that after the reports of pure love and najiskrenijoj she-wolf and the monks a lot of people first visited the monastery Kovilje.

– Међутим, вучицу су по наређењу владике жичког одвели у азил. – However, the she-wolf by order of Bishop Zica taken to the asylum. Разлог је био „да ће она да доведе чопор вукова који ће да поједу неку бабу из села”. The reason was that “it would lead pack of wolves that will eat a grandmother from the village.” Ако је неко иоле упознат с ћудима вука знаће да ће вучица, што је у овом случају, када достигне полну зрелост, с две године, сама отићи на територију мужјака а неће довести чопор. If someone is possibly aware of the miracles of the wolf will know that the she-wolf, which in this case, when you reach sexual maturity, with two years alone to go to the territory of a male will not lead pack. Друго, с обзиром на то да је она одрасла с људима врло је велика вероватноћа да никада неће напустити манастир и „свој чопор” чији је вођа монах Амвросије – тврди професорка и додаје да из ње не говори само сва могућа светска литература о вуковима, већ и искуство. Second, given the fact that she grew up with people is very likely that they will never leave the monastery and its pride “, whose head monk Ambrose – a professor says, adding that the it does not say just any possible world literature on wolves, but and experience.

Подсећања ради, прошлог јуна, „Политика” је објавила репортажу о младом монаху који је након 200 година паузе обновио манастир подно Јавор планине, а за који народ тврди да је старији и од Студенице. As a reminder, last June, “Politika” published a story about a young monk who was 200 years after the break restored monastery at the foot of the mountain maple, and for which people claim that the elderly and Studenica. У време када је наша екипа посетила Ковиље, монах је живео сам, а друштво су му правиле вучица и лисица. At a time when our team visited Kovilje, monk lived alone, and society rules him she-wolf and fox.

Како нам је испричао, вучица је имала само 15 дана када су му је донели, тек је била прогледала… How we are told, she-wolf had only 15 days when he was brought, it was only a sight … Хранио је на свака четири сата, прво млеком, па млевеним месом. Is fed every four hours, the first milk, and minced meat. Назвао је Алфа, јер су му рекли да је била најкрупнија у леглу и вероватно предодређена за алфа женку. Called the Alpha, as they told him that it was biggest in the litter and probably destined for alpha females. Алфа је имала свој бокс, али је Амвросије често пуштао, па су заједно лутали по шуми. Alpha had its box, but is often played Ambrose, and together they wandered in the woods.

Вуловићи нам кажу и да су у контакту са Амвросијем и да он зна за овај апел. Vulovic we say and that is in contact with Ambrose and that he is aware of this appeal.

Писмо које из часа у час електронски „потписује” све више људи, послато је на много адреса, не само у Београд, већ и нашим црквама у свету, у Аустралију, Лондон… A letter from hour to hour electronically “signed” more and more people on the many address, not just in Belgrade, but also to our churches in the world, in Australia, London … али, кажу нам Вуловићи, да до сада није било одговора. but tell us Vulovic, so far no response.

За оне који ће можда прочитати овај текст, а имају моћ да нешто ураде, поновићемо речи младог игумана Амвросија из наше репортаже прошле године: For those who may read this text, and have the power to do something, will say the words of a young Abbot Ambrose from our coverage last year:

„Оном кога волиш мораш дати слободу… “Love the one where you have to give freedom … То је права љубав. It’s true love. Тешко ми, људи, то схватамо, али се учимо… Difficult for me, people, to understand, but we learn … полако”. slowly.

Сандра Гуцијан Sandra Gucijan

[објављено: 24/04/2010] [Posted: 24/04/2010]

Another Newspaper article followed by translation (Google Translate):

http://www.mondo.rs/s167645/Info/Press_izbor/Politika-_Apel_patrijarhu_da_se_vucica_vrati_monahu.html 

 Politics: Appeal to the she-wolf patriarch monk returns

24. 24th april 2010. April 2010 12:29 > 12:33 12:29> 12:33

Skoro tri hiljade ljudi preko Fejsbuka uputilo molbu patrijarhu Irineju da u manastir Kovilje vrati vučicu Alfu, koja se trenutno nalazi u azilu u Đurđevu.Nearly three thousand people filed through the Facebook application Patriarch Irinej to return to the monastery Kovilje Alpha female wolf, which is currently in the asylum in St. George.

Patrijarh se moli da se vučica vrati u manastir Kovilje, podno Javor planine, gde je kao bebu prihvatio i pripitomio iguman Amvrosije Alimpijević, piše ” Politika “.Patriarch prays that the she-wolf back to the monastery Kovilje, at the foot of Maple Mountain, where the baby adopted and tamed Alimpijevic Abbot Ambrose writes, “ Politics . ”

Administrator grupe na Fejsbuku pod nazivom „Vratimo vučicu monahu Amvrosiju”, Saša Vulfman Vulović, diplomirani pravnik i direktor Biroa za bezbednost Grupe „Zastava”, objašnjava nam da je autor pisma koje je prošle nedelje upućen patrijarhu njegova supruga Maja, inače docent na Medicinskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Kragujevcu, i da su na ideju došli i zbog sopstvenog iskustva s vukom koji je četiri godine živeo s njihovom bebom i spavao s njima u kući u centru Kragujevca.Administrator group on Facebook called “Let monk Amvrosova she-wolf, Sasha Vulfman Vulovic, lawyer and director of the Bureau of Security Group,” Zastava “, explains that the author of the letter that was sent last week, the Patriarch of his wife, Maya, or assistant professor at the Medical Faculty University of Kragujevac, and that the idea came because of personal experience with the wolf who is four years lived with their baby and slept with them in a house in the center of Kragujevac.

“Naša osamnaestomesečna ćerka se igrala s vukom.”Our osamnaestomesečna daughter to play with wolf. Životinja se veže za onoga ko ju je pripitomio. The animal is tied for the person who has tamed. To je jedna čista duša. It is a pure soul. Alfa će tamo živeti „u mraku” i, odgovorno tvrdim, patiće za mladim monahom dok je živa jer nikakav prihvatni centar ne može da zameni ljubav i slobodu koju je ona imala. Alfa will live there in the dark ‘and’ responsible hard, will suffer while the young monk is alive because no detention center can not replace the love and freedom that she had. Njen život će se svesti samo na uzimanje hrane i spavanje”, kaže Vulović is tugom dodaje da je njihov Vučko umro od moždanog udara prošlog septembra. Her life will be reduced to eating and sleeping, “said Vulovic sadness is added to their Vučko died of a stroke last September.

Profesorka Maja Vulović kaže da je posle reportaže u “Politici” o čistoj i najiskrenijoj ljubavi vučice i monaha dosta ljudi prvi put posetilo manastir Kovilje.Professor Maja Vulovic said that after the stories in “Politika” of pure love and najiskrenijoj she-wolf and the monks a lot of people first visited the monastery Kovilje.

“Međutim, vučicu su po naređenju vladike žičkog odveli u azil.”But the she-wolf by order of Bishop Zica taken to the asylum. Razlog je bio „da će ona da dovede čopor vukova koji će da pojedu neku babu iz sela”. The reason was that “it would lead pack of wolves that will eat a grandmother from the village.” Ako je neko iole upoznat s ćudima vuka znaće da će vučica, što je u ovom slučaju, kada dostigne polnu zrelost, s dve godine, sama otići na teritoriju mužjaka a neće dovesti čopor. If someone is possibly aware of the miracles of the wolf will know that the she-wolf, which in this case, when you reach sexual maturity, with two years alone to go to the territory of a male will not lead pack. Drugo, s obzirom na to da je ona odrasla s ljudima vrlo je velika verovatnoća da nikada neće napustiti manastir i „svoj čopor” čiji je vođa monah Amvrosije”, tvrdi profesorka i dodaje da iz nje ne govori samo sva moguća svetska literatura o vukovima, već i iskustvo. Second, given the fact that she grew up with people is very likely that they will never leave the monastery and its pride “, whose head monk Ambrose,” said professor, adding that the it does not say just any possible world literature on wolves, but also experience.

Prošlog juna, „Politika” je objavila reportažu o mladom monahu koji je nakon 200 godina pauze obnovio manastir podno Javor planine, a za koji narod tvrdi da je stariji i od Studenice.Last June, “Politika” published a story about a young monk who was 200 years after the break restored monastery at the foot of the mountain maple, and for which people claim that the elderly and Studenica. U vreme kada je naša ekipa posetila Kovilje, monah je živeo sam, a društvo su mu pravile vučica i lisica. At a time when our team visited Kovilje, monk lived alone, and society rules him she-wolf and fox.

Kako nam je ispričao, vučica je imala samo 15 dana kada su mu je doneli, tek je bila progledala…How we are told, she-wolf had only 15 days when he was brought, it was only a sight … Hranio je na svaka četiri sata, prvo mlekom, pa mlevenim mesom. Is fed every four hours, the first milk, and minced meat. Nazvao je Alfa, jer su mu rekli da je bila najkrupnija u leglu i verovatno predodređena za alfa ženku. Called the Alpha, as they told him that it was biggest in the litter and probably destined for alpha females. Alfa je imala svoj boks, ali je Amvrosije često puštao, pa su zajedno lutali po šumi. Alpha had its box, but is often played Ambrose, and together they wandered in the woods.
Vulovići nam kažu i da su u kontaktu sa Amvrosijem i da on zna za ovaj apel. Vulovic we say and that is in contact with Ambrose and that he is aware of this appeal.

Pismo koje iz časa u čas elektronski „potpisuje” sve više ljudi, poslato je na mnogo adresa, ne samo u Beograd, već i našim crkvama u svetu, u Australiju, London…A letter from hour to hour electronically “signed” more and more people on the many address, not just in Belgrade, but also to our churches in the world, in Australia, London … ali, kažu nam Vulovići, da do sada nije bilo odgovora. but tell us Vulovic, so far no response.
Za one koji će možda pročitati ovaj tekst, a imaju moć da nešto urade, ponovićemo reči mladog igumana Amvrosija iz naše reportaže prošle godine: For those who may read this text, and have the power to do something, will say the words of a young Abbot Ambrose from our coverage last year:
„Onom koga voliš moraš dati slobodu… “Love the one where you have to give freedom … To je prava ljubav. It’s true love. Teško mi, ljudi, to shvatamo, ali se učimo… Difficult for me, people, to understand, but we learn … polako”. slowly.

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Other video links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYUeIlIjeI0&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk5QUL1ieuA&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGLSRYJi1BI&feature=related 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz41zS6NUIU&feature=related 

Video translation:

SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
Belgrade
Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church
11000 Belgrade, Kralja Petra no.5 | +381 11 3025 101 info@spc.rs
 
Dear Sir Irenaeus, and all respected that keep the Serbian Orthodox Church

We write to you regarding news that VUČIĆ Kovilje taken from the monastery in the reception center Đurđevo.
 

 
After reports of truly clean and najiskrenijoj love she-wolf and the monk Ambrose lot of people came to see this God’s work. Thanks to this truly rare and unusual love many of our fellow citizens were first heard, and visited the monastery Kovilje.
However, due to human malice and stupidity, the she-wolf by order of Bishop of Raska and Prizren taken to the asylum.

The reason was, that it will lead a pack of wolves that will eat a grandmother from the village. “If someone is possibly aware of the miracles of the wolf will know that the she-wolf, which in this case, when you reach sexual maturity, with two years herself to go to the territory of a male will not lead pack. Second, because it is grown with people is very likely that they will never leave the monastery and, his pride, “whose head monk Anvrosije. I am writing this to you as someone who has studied all possible world literature on wolves and wolf as an owner who has lived for 4 years with our baby and slept with us in the house in the center of Kragujevac.

Great sin was made to God’s being innocent because no detention center can not replace the love and freedom that she had. Her life will be reduced to eating and sleeping. While the living will suffer for his monk. Wolves are animals that live and die for your pride, and her pride and her head is just the monks. I am writing you this from personal experience and from the experience of the world’s best experts on wolves.

As the Lord said that we are all God’s creatures by the will of God and Vucic, unspoiled, pure of heart. Saint Sava and his was the wolf, raven Sveti Ilija. Why the Serbs and the monastery Kovilje would not have their VUČIĆ?

We’re writing with a request to restore the monastery VUČIĆ Kovilje and return God’s love and light in her heart, because it will be the only way to live. Thus, in the asylum, in her soul will be only darkness. Note that one will not hurt and will not lead a pack of wolves. In the worst case will go to the forest and will not be back. We do not doubt that the Lord has given you enough strength to get this good work.
 
Can you restore luster in the eyes of God helpless Attachment create? – Believe that you can and more, and we believe that our Lord sent just such a temptation and you and us and to you and we can deal with them.
 
Please do not let that human stupidity and ignorance destroy this GOD’S work, and this pure love for a few such examples in the world and especially in these times I comfort, especially among the Serbs, who have unfortunately forgotten what a pure heart, honest soul and true love.

Please look into your heart and do not let an innocent being of God, Vucic, life passes in pain, suffering and darkness in the soul of his monks.

Do not forget to have strange ways of God, and that the Lord and by this time the rescue and save his soul saw to it and that love has to live not only in the heart of animals but also in the heart of people.

This letter you are writing on behalf of all people who still believe that good exists, that all the temptations that the Lord sends us to a cause such as this, that we show people how great and pure of heart and how we are all God’s creatures and and this Vucic.

Please return to the monastery VUČIĆ Kovilje, where her friend-monk monastery near her home, her forests and her freedom by her evil or reckless, or lack of dedicated people took to the Lord, and that the Lord intended it.

Please return the kidnapped Vučica freedom, only to be volja.Gospod God does not want to harm anyone, not even this Vucic, her suffering in captivity NOT GOD’S WILL -. Let God’s Will to be achieved. Zle force can be stronger than you, ljzdi good. Thank you.
 
It is the desire not only ours, but many people initiate action on the internet.

in advance, we thank you deeply.

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SAMPLE LETTER TO COPY AND PASTE IN YOUR E MAIL(S): 

“Dear…,

We are kindly asking you to help give back to this wolf her freedom and let her return to the Monastery of Kovilje.  We do appreciate that the fate of a wolf may not be an issue of high priority on your agenda.  However, there are times when seemingly little things can be larger than those that outwardly appear to be of  much greater importance.  Relative to our own views, things bear the significance that we ascribe to them.  But for someone else, whose fate is at stake, it can mean a whole lifetime, which can be joy or misery, depending on one single decision, seemingly unimportant, but of immense bearing.  The greatness of man is the ability to grasp the future, one’s own and of others, and to bring joy into both.

Pause for an instant, take a look at this short video and decide for yourself.   Please help us and send email to our Goverment and and our church to give back the freedom to this sentient being, ripped from the nature by a cruel act of people. 

Please help set her free – an act of compassion that might not seem as significant  to you, but for her, it’s her whole life, the one and only she has. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALX_Nn-M94

Thank you so much and God bless you.

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Send your e mail or sample letter to the following please:

Church:

info@spc.rs

Media: 

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