Posted on May 10, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please copy and crosspost – show the world this disgusting abuse of animals.
We will support Jill and the work of ‘Animals Asia’ always, to expose and present to the world the disgusting abuse of beautiful bears used in the production of bear bile.
The following videos are good and bad – they show bears that have finally been freed from bile farming; and one also shows undercover work to expose several bile farms which openly operate. It is disgusting to see animals caged in this way – please copy and send these videos or this post to all your contacts – thank you – SAV.
Until all the bears are free from the horrors of bile farming. Love and mega respect to Jill and the team.
Moon bear who suffered 10 years in a tiny cage loves swimming in a big pool.
Moon bear Popeye, was one of nearly 40 bears Animals Asia rescued in 2015 from bear bile farms across Vietnam’s Quang Ninh province – home to tourism hotspot Halong Bay.
Undercover Expose of Bile Bear Farming
In Vietnam, there are almost 2,000 bears being held in captivity on bile farms. Journalist Adrian Baschuk goes undercover to see these farms first hand, and also visits a sanctuary rehabilitating these horribly mistreated animals.
Shandong Rescues
In April 2010 Animals Asia travelled to Shandong province to rescue 10 bears from a bear bile farm. The rescue made Shandong the 20th province to become bear farm free.
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Posted on May 3, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We are getting even closer to ensuring Albania can end the keeping of bears in cruel conditions, but there are still some that still need our help, including Riku.
In December 2016, Afrim Mahmuti, Site Manager of BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina, led an urgent operation to save Riku. Chained up since he was a cub, Riku was shackled, abused and kept in cramped, awful conditions.
Now a full-size bear, Riku’s owners were terrified of him and desperate to get rid of the bear.
The operation to rescue Riku didn’t take long. Within minutes, Riku’s chains had been removed and he was loaded into Afrim’s truck. But, with BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina already full to capacity, Afrim and his team had no choice but to move Riku to a temporary home at Tirana Zoo.
Thankfully, an enclosure for Riku is now ready at our bear sanctuary Belitsa, in Bulgaria. But to move Riku there, we will need to transport him more than 350 miles over several days – beginning today!
Transporting a bear is a massive job that requires the help of many professionals.
Will you please help Riku reach his new home?
Your support has already transformed the lives of Albanian bears like Tomi, Pashuk and Gjina. A small donation could help give Riku a fresh start in life, and help other animals in need around the world.
We at SAV have just donated to help Riku get to his new sanctuary home. Can you help too ?
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Posted on April 28, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
SAV Comment – We had no idea that SOI founder Gill had passed away recently – see more below.
Our heart goes out to John with the loss of his wife. Despite all his grief, he is fighting and working so hard for the dogs. As a tribute to the amazing work that Gill did during her life, we ask everyone to now please consider at least sponsoring, if not adopting a dog from SOI in her memory. Every dog saved by SOI is a dog that does NOT go into the dog meat trade – simple as that.
Thank you Gill for your dedication to all our canine friends.
Adopt now please.
SAV.
Twinnsie – Latest photo Above – old pictures below.
What a beautiful girl !
Below is a new message from our adoptive doggie – Twinnsie
Dear Mark,
Hi, it is Twinnsie your sponsor dog! I am just getting in touch with the latest update on my life at the shelter. I continue to make good progress but I am still a little bit shy in my enclosure and will hide away if I do not know you. Once I get to know you and trust you though, I will happily let you take me for a walk!
I can be a little bit tense on my walks but the longer I am out, the more this goes away. Sometimes I stop and will lie down and refuse to walk further. All you have to do is wait a bit and I will soon decide to start walking again. After my walks, I am quite happy to head back to my enclosure, where I have a big drink of water and then relax with my doggy friends. I still have some work to do on my trust issues but meanwhile, I am being well cared for here at the shelter.
Thank you for sponsoring me!
That is all the news on me for now; let me tell you about what has been happening at the shelter.
Everyone, both human and animal, has been very sad lately as we recently lost our momma and Soi Dog co-founder Gill Dalley, who passed away after a short battle with cancer. Everyone misses her so very much but I know that all the humans here will carry on saving animals just as she would have wanted. Last December was a record month for visitors to the shelter, with 520 people visiting and 42 volunteers passing through and spending time with all of us. Although some of us are shyer than others, even the timid animals are curious about all the people who come to visit.
There were recently some new enclosures built to house more survivors of the horrible dog meat trade. There was huge excitement a few months ago when 60 dogs rescued from the dog meat trade arrived at the shelter. They had been living at another Soi Dog-funded shelter in north-east Thailand and this move was their first step on their journey to forever homes in the U.S. and Canada. Soi Dog now has a big network of partner rescue organisations that help to re-home the survivors of the dog meat trade. In addition to the new enclosures, extended sun shades were built in all the enclosures. We also have a brand new dog-walking area. This is very popular with all of us who enjoy our walks and one-on-one time with the volunteers. We have recently said goodbye to a lot of friends; 86 dogs and cats have found their forever homes so far in 2017. So many have found wonderful families all over the world in places like Europe, Canada and the U.S. It is sad to say goodbye but we are so happy for the future that lies ahead for them. We hope that one day we too will have that same chance.
Until then, I know I am safe and loved here at the Soi Dog shelter and that is all thanks to you sponsoring my care. Thank you again for doing that for me, I will write again soon.
Woofs and licks,
Twinnsie
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Posted on April 12, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
News from Animals Asia,
Animals Asia’s rescue team are in in Gia Lai province Vietnam to rescue two moon bears and close a bile farm.
The team will then travel 1,200km back to our sanctuary.
We need your help. Please cheer them on, tell everyone you know and donate if you can.
Bazan and Wendles are coming home.
Keep up to date with the rescue via the live stream:
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Posted on April 6, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Help Snesko to pay his debt for 6 months (July – December)
Paypal: free.fly.dogs@gmail.com
Snesko is young retriever mix who dreams about real home almost 2 years.
We care about him but a lot of dogs require a lot of money but…you know. Money is always problem.
We have debt for his 6 month from July to December. We have debt for accommodation, food, protection against parasites, gas for bringing him to the vet (his kennels is about 40 km in one way from vet), vet costs…
Can anyone help us?
Or please, share this.
We have a lot of problems because we don’t have money to pay all of this.
Thank you!
Please go to the following for donations and to see the photo gallery:
View on SAV Facebook –
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Posted on March 28, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
There are a lot of cat appeals and things going on at the moment.
As you know, we have tried to support Jasna and Danika at ‘Felix’ shelter in Serbia for many years. Felix helps take in cats from the streets and provide them with a forever home at the shelter, where they get great food, warmth, a safe place to live and they feel love and attention, often for the first time in their lives.
But like all shelters; daily upkeeps for facilities and the animals is huge. This is where we now step in – to try and help get some support for much needed updates. Felix has been having a few problems recently covering all of its costs; and without support of a regular good quality Kibble food supply from Denmark (UFFAC) over the last few months; things could have been a lot worse. In addition, the Winter has been bad with temperatures often down to -25 degrees; so the gas tank has been working overtime to keep the cats warm. Money is required here also to keep the gas tank topped up.
8 of the 9 youngsters taken in last year have already been sterilised, and the last cat has to recover from sickness before he is able to be neutered also. Vet costs also add up.
Jasna informs us that the outside fence is literally falling apart, as can be seen in the photographs. This is a big job and will probably cost around 3000 Euros. It is a concern as at the moment, anyone can open the gates and approach the cats – and as we know, not everyone always has the best of intentions !
All the fence posts need to be buried underground and strengthened with concrete; after that they should be rebuilt around the thick steel poles in the middle so they won’t crumble and deteriorate in the years to come. The same goes for the low walls between the pillars. The gates must also be replaced and the ancient iron fence badly needs cleaning and polishing. It is a big job which sadly costs big money.
So we are putting out an appeal to everyone asking if they can help; both with a donation and also by sharing this link to as many places as possible. It could end up getting to someone rich who can help cover all the costs needed – so please pass this link / info around.
Below we are providing all the links to Felix if you can help out in any way. We know that we are nearly always asking for donations; but many of the facilities we support are the only places that have ever given a loving home and food and heating to many animals that lived pitiful lives on the streets.
Please help if you can – and please pass on this link far and wide.
Thank you – SAV – for our friends at shelter ‘Felix’.
Here are some pictures of some of the residents; and also the sad state of the walls and fence that we have talked about earlier.
Please go to the following to donate:
For alternative ways of giving donations:
PayPal button is on our blog:
and our website:
Webshop:
Dinarske uplate: Felix-Felinolosko drustvo 355-1070729-96
Please help us – Thank you.
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Posted on March 23, 2017 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Update 27/3 – Come on folks, get your dosh out !!
(an English term for giving money).
Anything please – even a few dollars will help us to reach the target.
We need to do this as soon as possible – please help – Thank you. – SAV.
Update 25/3 – well done to those who have donated; a good result for a short time.
But we really need to do this please – so give anything you can, no matter how small or large the donation – it all adds up.
Thank you – with hope – SAV.
We are putting out this special appeal to help our friend Susann in Germany.
You can read the story below – but basically it is a request to help an old couple in Serbia with food for all the homeless cats and dogs that they help; often going without themselves to do it.
Please give anything that you can – any little helps and it all soon mounts up.
Please dig deep and give what you can – Thank You – SAV.
Urgent: help for old Serbian couple and their 60+ strays
Please look at the following link to see many more pictures of the animals:
The Story
61 cats, 7 dogs and an elderly couple need urgent help.
Jelka and Branko live in Pancevo, a town close to the Serbian capital Belgrade. They’re both 65+ and not very well off, sometimes not having enough food for themselves, they go without in order to ensure the animals are fed in order to give them a better life than the one they had on the streets of Pancevo.
Luckily the very kind soul and animal rescuer Slavica happened upon them and is now helping them with the animals. Feeding them, heating the house in winter in order to keep them all warm as Serbia has extreme temperatures in the winter, spaying & neutering and getting the animals vaccinated or to the vets if they are sick is very time and money consuming. Especially because no one has a car and it is 4 bus rides away.
A small facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/306259319732027/) is helping Slavica, Jelka and Branko with a bit of money monthly but it is not enough to cover everything that is needed.
Things seem to get worse instead of getting better. Branko had a stroke and it is still unsure if he will survive. A new law requires all cats to be chipped and vaccinated incurring more costs, the fence is broken, etc… Slavica, Jelka and Branko need you to help them and would be forever grateful for any donations.
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