South Africa: Can You Spare 5 Seconds Every Day to Feed an Animal in Need ? – Please Crosspost Widely.

 

PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY TO ALL GROUPS AND CONTACTS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INCLUDING ALL WEBSITES, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, MYSPACE FOR MAXIMUM PUBLICITY

PLEASE TELL 10 FRIENDS TO DO THIS AS  HELPS FEED HUNGRY MOUTHS

http://www.barkingmad.co.za

REMINDER : SPCA – Please do it -it’s FREE ! (for South African animals)

ITS FREE and you get to feed another  hungry animal!!!
SPCA – Please do it – its  free! ONLY TAKES 5 SECONDS

Hi, all  you animal lovers!

This is pretty simple… Please ask ten  friends to each ask a further ten today!

The Animal Rescue  Site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily so they can meet their quota of getting FREE FOOD donated every  day to abused and neglected animals.

It takes less than a minute  (about 15 seconds) to go to their site and click on the blue box:  
This doesn’t cost you a  thing.

Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected animals in  exchange for advertising.?

Here’s the web site! Please pass  it along to people you know. 

http://www.barkingmad.co.za 

AGAIN, PLEASE TELL 10  FRIENDS!

THANK YOU!

Serbia: Please Consider Making a Donation to Help Stray Animals Living at EPAR Shelter This Winter.

Please have a look at the photographs in the following links, which are all taken at EPAR shelter, Subotica, Serbia. 

EPAR shelter is run by our good friend Slavica, a lady who dedicates her entire life to helping all stray animals as well as fighting through legal routes for the enforcement and implementation of existing stray animal legislation by the Serbian authorities:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/serbia-latest-pictures-from-epar-shelter-subotica/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/serbia-june-2010-new-pictures-of-the-rescued-stray-dogs-at-epar-shelter/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/serbia-more-photographs-from-epar-shelter-subotica/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/serbia-new-photographs-from-epar-shelter/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/serbia-january-2009-pictures-from-slavica-at-epar-shelter/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2008/12/24/serbia-epar-shelter-saves-klementina-the-pigs-bacon/

As we are rapidly approaching winter now the animals at EPAR shelter need as much help as they can be provided with.   There are nearly always around 1,000 stray dogs being cared for at EPAR shelter.

This is an appeal to ask if you would consider making a donation for the animals at the shelter. Even a small donation will provide a few feeding bowls, allow the purchase of some wood or cement for building improvements, or help with the purchase of straw bales which are very much needed to provide warmth of the animals in the coming months.

One of the best and cheapest ways to internationally donate money to EPAR shelter is by using Western UnionTransfer costs vary and are calculated depending on the amount of the donation – you only pay more in the form of a transfer cost if you donate larger quantities

In most countries donations can be done on line, by telephone, or visiting a local agent. 

Please look at the Western Union web site for further info:

http://www.westernunion.com/info/selectCountry.asp

Direct donations can be made to the EPAR account in Hungary, which should be used in preference to Serbian accounts:

OTP Bank

Szeged

Klauzal ter,5

Hungary,EU

Account number : 11775355-37518886

Account name : MAZAK-BESLIC JANOS

Address : Subotica 24000,Matka Vukovica, 9

IBAN : HU31117753553751888600000000

Swift : OTP VHUHB

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Donating to the Hungarian account is best, because the tax for money transfer is  very low and it avoids the payment of tax to Serbian authorities who have done nothing for stray dogs and cats, but who immediately ask high taxes for any donation given.

Please consider making a donation to help the animals at EPAR shelter this winter.

 Thank you – SAV.

Spain: Very Urgent – 2 Huskies to be PTS on 04/10/10 – Can Anyone Help Save Them ?

 

 

 

 

 

DEATH’S FEAR ON THEIR SKIN- 2 Huskies in perrera VERY URGENT!

HOPE and HUSK
Huskies, males, 6 years. Their owner has died and they were abandonned inside Navarra’s perrera. They are in a state of PANIC, we don’t know if they had so much fear from before or they have panic because they can feel death coming.
They are going to be put down on 04.10.10. They need a miracle, someone to have a heart big enough to take them out their missery, the patience to make them feel confidence and believe in humans again.Just look at them….

Please HELP THEM, don’t let them die, they don’t deserve it !!!!!

Contact: anna26071969@yahoo.es (@ yahoo.es)

This is Hope;

This is Husk

Serbia: Government and Authorities Abuse Human and Animal Rights by Attempting to Close Down Private Funded Shelter Which Will Result in All Animal Deaths – Please take ACTION NOW – Sample Letter Included.

Below you will see a call by Serbian activists to a local judge regarding the situation where a communal inspector has taken a charge against an animal welfare campaigner – Mrs Rada Zivanovic, because she has many stray animals at her home which she cares for.

The communal inspector has demanded that the animals be moved out of Mrs Rada Zivanovic’s home.

 

 

But where do they go to ? – in Loznica where Mrs Rada Zivanovic lives, there is only one completely and utterly disgusting dog ‘shelter’ (see photos in links below) and NO CAT shelter !

So, where do the cats go ? – other than outside to their deaths.

Loznica dog ‘shelter’ (?)  links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/serbia-180510-new-photographs-of-loznica-pound-animal-killings-and-conditions-at-city-dump-no-wonder-stray-animals-are-attracted/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/serbia-loznica-again-female-dog-saved-from-being-buried-alive-proof-of-the-killings-done-by-the-city-shinters-bodies-dumped-openly-on-the-city-dump-adjacent-to-the-animal-pound/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/serbia-loznica-city-further-rabies-necessary-killings-by-hunters-and-shinters-acting-under-orders-from-government/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/05/13/serbia-loznica-city-shelter-captured-stray-dogs-used-for-target-practice-by-local-hunters/

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

If the communal inspector gets his way and the animals are removed from the home of Mrs Rada Zivanovic, then we can see no other way but that the animals will all be killed.

Campaigners now consider that a letter should be sent from global campaigners in support of Mrs Rada Zivanovic.  These letters should be sent to the Mayor of Loznica and to Mr Zoran Micovic – Director of  the Veterinary department.  Mrs Rada Zivanovic has now been advised that she should undertake actions to make her home and animal sanctuary a private cat and dog shelter.

This is what Mrs Rada Zivanovic has done, but she is very concerned.  She is concerned that any judge who is involved in this process will demand that something is ‘wrong’ at the animal shelter and will stop her shelter request.

Animals at the home of and being cared for by Mrs Rada Zivanovic are all sterilised and vaccinated; apart from any new arrivals.  Mrs Rada Zivanovic is having new animals thrown over the fence into her home or simply left at the front door.

And do the government and the authorities and the veterinary department ever want to do anything to help ?

– NO, they have one solution to every situation like this, and that is to kill, kill, kill.

Mrs Rada Zivanovic is described as an animal angel, NOT a criminal.  But the communal inspector is treating her like a criminal and is making attempts to kill all the animals in her care; for which she is never financially helped from a corrupt government and authority system which looks after itself but never any animals as it should – Kill, kill, kill – the Serbian government and authorities policy on animal ‘welfare’.

The government and the authorities do not respect Serbian citizens animal welfare work.  In addition, as we have so often shown, the government and authorities do not implement their own national legislation for animal welfare.  Serbia is a corrupt nation run by corrupt people.

The authorities attempt to undermine existing legislation by producing their own underlaws which show no respect for either animal or citizens human rights.

The authorities try anything they can to punish citizens.

SAMPLE LETTER    SAMPLE LETTER 

Please send your letters to:

vetuprava@minpolj.gov.rs ; s.celebicanin@minpolj.gov.rs ; vetinspekt@gmail.comzoran.micovic@minpolj.gov.rs ; goran.milosev@minpolj.gov.rs ; zoran.marinkovic@minpolj.gov.rsgradonacelnik@loznica.rs

IN ADDITION, please click on the following link to select your own human rights international contacts.  Please copy and send the sample letter or your own modified letter to them.

http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us

EU citizens can send copies to their own MEPs using the following link to view MEP information and obtain contact links:

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/expert/groupAndCountry.do?language=en

Copy also to the EU Enlargement Commissioner at  http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/fule/contact/commissioner/index_en.htm

Sirs;

I am disgusted about news being given to me now that once again, the Serbian government and authorities are attempting to undermine both human and animal rights in Serbia.

I talk about the situation of Mrs Rada Zivanovic at Loznica; who using entirely her own money and facilities; with NOTHING in the form of help from yourselves, is providing a shelter at her own home for stray cats.

Mrs Rada Zivanovic ensures that all her cats are sterilised and vaccinated – a policy which the ignorant authorities such as yourselves seem unable to do.  Where does all the money allocated for this actually go ? – into your pockets ?

Mrs Rada Zivanovic has now applied to have her home and cat sanctuary made into a public animal shelter.  You will fully support this and you provide funding to Mrs Rada Zivanovic to enable her to provide animal welfare where you very much fail.

You will not undermine the human rights of Mrs Rada Zivanovic; and you will not undermine animal rights for animals in her care.  The hell  hole for dogs which you call ‘Loznica shelter’ is a complete and utter disgrace.  As authorities and persons in office who should be respected for what you do, you are not respected by citizens across the world because you fail to do anything positive for animal welfare.

You are the ones that need to change, not Mrs Rada Zivanovic.

I am informing all my international contacts about your actions to destroy Mrs Rada Zivanovic, and that includes international human rights organisations.

Do not target Mrs Rada Zivanovic; instead provide her and her animals with the finances and shelter approval she requires.

And above all, you please learn from it.  Mrs Rada Zivanovic is an example of a good citizen; not a criminal.  Treat her with respect; not the abuse which you appear so keen on, especially where animals are concerned.

Yours,

Name:

Nationality

Serbia: The Not So Public Subotica City ‘Public Competition’ For Animal Welfare – Update 31/08/10. Public Information Witheld From the Public to the Benefit of Organisations Who Currently Operate the City Stray Control Programs.

 

 

 

 

Subotica City ‘Public Competition’ Update – 31/08/10.

The corrupt and unlawful way of operating by the Subotica authorities has presented itself to us once again.

Regarding the ‘public competition’ which was going to be made open to all public organisations to tender for – in this particular case a competition for the operation (management) of animal shelters in the city (Subotica); it now appears that specific city authority personnel, possibly with a certain degree of self interest, have changed the system in relation to this ‘public tender’, so that only one organisation has been able to bid; and strangely, it is the very one that they could be directly associated with.

On 30/08/10, welfare campaigners in Subotica who wished to review the competition with a view to presenting a bid for the city animal management and control, were supplied with an e mail informing them of where the competition information was posted. 

This is always done on the Public competition link at www.subotica.rs  under the sub heading of  ‘Javne  nabavke’.  Even the most basic and simple public tenders are always published here.

This time the information relating to the animal shelter tender was NOT published on this site.  It appears to have been kept much more private; and one has to question the term ‘public’ when the information to tender is NOT made available to the public to be able to do same.

It would seem that Mrs Dulic Suzana, who is part of the city authority Communal Department, along with her manager, Mrs Matilda Seker, and her husband Vlada Dulic, who has major relations with the authorities of the public firm JKP Cistoca i zelenilo, Subotica; have not informed any of the public about this important tender for animal welfare through the usual routes on the city web site.

Instead, we know that ONLY JKP Cistoca i zelenilo, Subotica were informed about the bid tender process; they were the only applicant provided with the information necessary to submit a bid into this alleged ‘public’ competition.  Even as the only applicant of the information, we are now informed that JKP Cistoca has still not been able to put a full tender response together about shelter management.

Because of this, we have to ask if anyone in authority in Subotica really had any full depth knowledge about what exactly was required by a public organisation to run an animal shelter correctly.  As the knowledge was not made available through the normal public competition route; defining what the requirements would be of any competing public organisations, it can only be stated that this system once again shows that the authorities of Subotica city have not got a clue as to what is required and the standards necessary to operate an animal shelter correctly.

So instead, city authorities and personnel have corrupted the system to ensure that the basic tender / bid information is kept well away from the public, and instead the opportunity is provided only and once again for operators of the current system to continue operating as they always have done; ie. with very little regard for animals and their welfare, and very especially little regard for Serbian national legislation relating to animal welfare.

And so, on the 30/08, animal welfare organisations have been informed too late of this ‘public’ competition by the Subotica authorities, even though as a daily process throughout many weeks in advance of 30/08, animal welfare organisations have questioned Mrs Matilda Seker and Mrs Usumovic Davkik Marija as to when and where this public competition information will be published.  No responses were ever given to the questions asked.   As we are now fully aware, only one organisation (JKP Cistoca) appears to have been informed about the tender requirements; informed by whatever route was taken by the city authorities to ensure that only they (JKP Cistoca) knew about it.

The city authorities allegedly have fixed the bidding / tender system so that they can continue to use the companies which they have always used to undertake shelter and stray animal control.  There is no change in the corrupt system and the ‘public’ animal welfare organisations who really wished to become involved in the tender, to the benefit of animals and the city animal welfare policy have been kept well and truly out on the sidelines of this competition.  Sidelined enough to have not even been told that the tender information was published – but then why would they be told ? – the public tender information was only published through non-public routes !

This is unlawful and so this is why further action now has to be taken against the authorities of Subotica.  Your help is needed.

We ask, on behalf of Serbian animal welfare campaigners who originally wished to prepare a bid in this ‘public competition’, that non Serbian citizens contact their Serbian ambassadors directly and acting on (your) behalf, they (the ambassadors) subsequently write to the authorities of Subotica city to ask why the issue of ‘public competition’ for stray animal management in the city was kept secret from the public – the very people who should be able to tender for this animal shelter management position.

You can provide a copy of this post link directly to your ambassador, as we hope that the post contains enough information to brief the (your) ambassador and will allow them to follow up your request.

For any overseas (non Serbian) citizen, please use the following links to obtain your own embassy contacts in Serbia.

International embassies located within Serbia can be found at:

http://www.embassiesabroad.com/embassies-in/Serbia

http://www.offshorewave.com/embassies_show.php?location_id=183

For the moment; Subotica City Authorities Endure that the ‘Public’ are kept very much away from information associated with ‘Public Competitions’ – Especially where animal welfare is concerned.

Jamaica: Can You Donate to Help ‘The Animal House’ in Their Time of Need ?

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL FOR HELP- THE ANIMALS NEED YOU

Very urgent update– please help if you can- the animals need YOUR help asap as things are getting desperate now 

Donations can be made via Paypal on their website or by cheque sent to The Animal House Jamaica, P. O. Box 775, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Please see update below from ‘Animal House Jamaica’, please, please help the animals in their hour of need!

Thank you

SWAP team UK

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Hi Helen:

We are getting so close to the line now that I am not sleeping at nights. It is pretty draining when you have 163 animals that you are responsible for and no money in the kitty:)

All will be well again once our fundraisers kick in (November and December) but we definitely need help now.

As always, thanks for your help.

One love,

Maureen 

SURVIVAL AGAINST ALL ODDS!

Very urgent appeal for the english run ‘Animal House Jamaica’, the animals need your help asap!- please support this special appeal

Calling on all earth angels yet again- help needed for animals at ‘Animal House Jamaica’. See their good work here- http://www.theanimalhousejamaica.org/ 

Donations needed now to help these poor animals. Please visit the website link above and scroll down to the bottom of the webpage to make your kind donation. 

‘Animal House Jamaica’ are amazing and have apparently survived five hurricanes in only four years, and without running water for the past year and managed to save, sterilize and re-home hundreds of animals that would otherwise have died along the road side or in the bush, alone, in pain, and forgotten. They have also been able to offer a happy home to the animals that for one reason or another are not adoptable and will be with them for life.

Please see the very urgent appeal below from one of our international supporters. Please help them in their hour of need by reading the special appeal below.

All enquiries and more info to Maureen Sheridan (Executive Director) at info@theanimalhousejamaica.org

Thank you for your support

SWAP team UK

(online campaigners for a better world for all sentient beings)

Every life counts from around the world

—– Original Message —–

From: the animal house jamaica

Dear Helen

Here is our appeal and thank you again for being so willing to help.

Maureen

“Can you help our animals?

For the first time this year we need your help. For the first time in months, donations have dropped dramatically, and we find ourselves very close to the edge in terms of being able to feed and care for our 163 in-house cats, dogs, one pig (Daisy) and one horse (Baby Girl).

Running an animal sanctuary in the third world is an immense challenge. Keeping it going – in the aftermath of five hurricanes in only four years, and without running water for the past year – leaves me searching for a word that adequately describes the difficulties, but there isn’t one. Suffice it to say it hasn’t been easy.

However, despite the seemingly unending obstacles that we have faced over the past seven years, we have – somehow and with a lot of faith – managed to save, sterilize and re-home hundreds of animals that would otherwise have died along the road side or in the bush, alone, in pain, and forgotten. And we have also been able to offer a happy home to the animals that for one reason or another are not adoptable and will be with us for life.

Financially, up until now, 2010 has been a good year thus far. Our international support base is definitely growing and we are very grateful for that. And, if the past two years are any indicator, our present need for funds will be temporary. Within a couple of months we believe we will be fine again – especially so with two fundraisers planned for October and November, but, we do need your help now.

English-founded and run, The Animal House Jamaica is a registered charity in Jamaica (and has been since May 2003), and a 501(c)(3) in the United States (since November 2008, EIN 98-0550628).

Please help if you can. Our animals are so deserving.

One love from Jamaica.

Maureen Sheridan

Executive Director

 

 

 

Macedonia: March for the Pound Vardariste Dogs Organised by “Anima Mundi” – Please Give Your Support by Taking Action – Contact Details Below

We, animal protection association from Macedonia, “Anima Mundi” address You again as the horror in Skopje continues and the mass catching and killing of stray dogs is relentless as ever in the only shelter which exists in Macedonia (the Pound Vardariste),

which has undertaken to operate under a program which prescribes a CNR strategy.
We enclose photographs and video materials of the protest we organized last munth against the killing of stray dogs “Walk for Life” (route: Assembly of the City of Skopje-Government of RM-Parliament of RM). Although the protest was supported by all Macedonian association for protection of animals, as well as the citizens and the media, all of which together EXPRESSED THEIR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE INHUMANITY, THE BRUTAL APPROACH TO DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM I.E. THE MASS KILLING, THERE HAVE BEEN NO IMPROVEMENTS.
 
WE ENCLOSE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MARCH, AS WELL AS NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, WHICH WILL GIVE YOU A BETTER INSIGHT IN THE SITUATION WE REACT AGAINST (we also have information that alive or semi-conscious dogs are discarded in waste pits).
 
We remind
 
1. Although all Macedonian associations have been continually reacting (the official rate of killing is over 60% -unofficially much higher, as huge numbers of caught dogs disappear) nothing has been done so far;

2. There is no record kept of killed dogs and, more importantly, we do not know what they are killed with-the City and the competent institutions hide information and have never responded to our request to present the documents for supply of substances for humane euthanasia (a request they are obliged to respond to by law);

3. There is practically no disinfection-
We need Your help and more stern reactions to

the Mayor: gradonacalnik@skopje.gov.mk ,

the Veterinary Directorate: druntevski@veterina.gov.mk and

the Public Enterprise “Komunalna Higiena”: khs@khigiena.com.mk ,

which is responsible for implementation of the strategy, as well as reactions to all world and international institutions to put a stop to this shame. AS OUR COUNTRY ASPIRES FOR MEMBERSHIP IN EU, OUR GOVERNMENT WOULD BE WILLING TO PUT A STOP TO THIS ONLY UNDER STRONG AND PUBLIC REACTIONS FROM INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, AS WE ARE IN REALITY POWERLESS AND THEY ARE ONLY TRYING TO SHUT US UP.

2. Other wery importent thing. We point out that we have support from most of the media, as the situation is obvious, as well as from other Mayors willing to allow implementation of the humane strategy CNR in their municipalities, but financially unable to do so. Please inform us whether any assistance can be offered to us regarding the matter i.e. how can we establish a cooperation with You as supporters of the CNR strategy, what are the preconditions which we need to observe in order to receive Your assistance (in terms of expertise, medical assistance for spaying/neutering, finances, etc.), so we can eventually start with the implementation of a humane solution to the problem.

Your sincerely,

Animal potection activists from the organization “Anima Mundi”

President,

Stole Velkoski

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SAV Comment:

Our animal friends at “Anima Mundi” have kindly sent us loads of photographs of their excerllent demonstration for the Pound Vardariste (Skopje) dogs.  We congratulate them on such an effective demonstration which obviously has the support of the vast majority of citizens as well as that of many Mayors willing to allow implementation of the humane strategy CNR in their municipalities.

What a terrible pity that the Skopje mayor does not understand the damage he alone is causing to his nation and their ability to become members of the EU.  The following photograph is that of the mayor:

Please send your individual message of protest to the mayor and the other authorities using the e mail addresses provided above.

Below are the rest of the demonstration photographs provided by  “Anima Mundi“.  Please take heart from the efforts and work of our animal friends in Macedonia and give them your support by sending a letter of complaint to the mayor and authorities as detailed.

If you are an EU citizen; please go one step further and provide the details to your MEP, asking that the EU take very serious account of the abuse and suffering inflicted on animals in macedonia as a direct result of the wishes of the Mayor of Skopje.  His actions alone are not acceptable and until he changes his attitude and ways to the welfare of animals in macedonia, you will continue to fight to keep such animal abusers as the mayor out of EU membership.

AND WHAT THE CAMPAIGNERS ARE FIGHTING FOR:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/eu-sav-presents-concerns-regarding-existing-eu-and-eu-accession-states-stray-animal-welfare-issues-we-need-a-voice-across-europe-for-stray-animals/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/06/13/macedonia-vardarishte-animal-holding-facility-new-letter-to-mail-please-act-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2010/02/16/macedonia-160210-update-still-no-change-your-massive-action-and-support-now-needed-please-read-on/

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

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

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

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

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

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PLEASE ACT NOW FOR THE DOGS OF MACEDONIA

Thanks – SAV.

Mr. Mayor – you have BIG blood on your hands;

Free poster to print and display:

SKOPJE POSTER A4 Size

a target of dog catchers are puppies which cannot be subject to the CRN program (under which the Pound Vardariste officially operates) and almost all puppies are killed or die of distemper and parvovirosis, without any attempt being made for their treatment;

4. The dog catchers are people with criminal history, barbarian and ruthless in their behavior, incompetent to appropriately catch and take care of the animals under any circumstances, which is supported by the reactions of many citizens who have witnessed their operation and many of whom have initiated private charges against the dog catchers; 

 5. Volunteers are still not allowed in the Pound, despite the continuous offer of support on our part;

6.  The Pound is open to the public only 6 hours a week, taking photographs of the dogs kept inside is strictly prohibited, and the overall situation is getting worse with each day;

7. The Mayor approved new employments of dog catchers, despite our strong opposition, and extended the Pound for 200% (while the number of veterinarians remained the same!)-it is evident that the intention is to speed up the elimination process, rather them to implement the CNR strategy. We are convinced that there are currently no conditions for human treatment, which is surely not even intended, supported by the fact that they refuse any cooperation with the NGO sector for protection of animals despite our open offer of assistance!!

We ask again for Your support and pressure.