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Macedonia: Vardariste Pound, Skopje, Campaign – Part 2 of 3

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Video links to Vardariste facility can be seen in Part 1 of these campaign posts:

Part 1 Link:

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

A selection of photographs taken at Vardariste pound can be viewed here by accessing the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=121506&id=176149692261

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=121197&id=176149692261

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=133485&id=83377435960

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=128575&id=83377435960&page=2

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140564&id=83377435960&ref=mf

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2744089&id=176149692261

Petitions – there are 2 currently running; please get as many people to sign it as you possibly can.

Petition 1 – To stop the massacre in Skopje.

Petition Link:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-the-massacre-in-skopje-macedonia

Petition Wording:

Target: Mayor of Skopje

There is one only shelter in Skopje, and dogs are killed in huge number and impressive frequency. The Mayor, responsible of the shelter, declared openly that dogs must be KILLED, everyone of them.

Volounteers of “Care for Animals” protested, of course, but it’s been vain
The shelter was meant to sterilize dogs and then let them go, but OFFICIALLY 56% of dogs are killed, there are about 10,000 dogs in the streets that have to be “cleaned” and volounteers can do very little without an International support.

It’s about time to let the Mayor know that DOGS CAN’T BE KILLED!

Vi ja prenesuvam mojata zgrozenost I revolt vo odnos na nacinite so koi gradot se obiduva da %u201Cvospostavi kontrola%u201D nad prekumernata brojka na bezdomni kucinja. Stacionarot Vardariste na koj kako prvicen concept ZALOVI-STERIZIRAJ-VRATI ni predizvika voodusevuvanje bidejki vetuvase human tretman so precizni vostanoveni cekori (koi ne davaat proctor za manipulacija), se ispostavi deka e samo pokritie I NAMESTO TOA , TAMU SE SPROVEDUVA SRAMNA, NE ETICKA I SPROTIVNA SO ZAKON ELIMINACIJA NA POVEKE OD SEKOE VTORO KUCE VO GRADOV (56%) STO E NEDOPUSTLIVO, NEEFIKASNO I SRAMNO PRAKTICIRANJE NA SILA, NESTO STO SKOPJE KAKO GRAD NO VOEDNO I NAS KAKO MAKEDONIJA KAKO DRZAVA NE UNAZADUVA I ETIKETIRA PRED INTERNACIONALNATA JAVNOST, KOJA DECIDNO NE SAMO STO NE DOZVOLUVA I%u017DIVUVANJA VRZ ZIVOTNITE, TUKU I ISTOTO NAJSTROGO GO OSUDUVA I SANKCIONIRA!!

Poradi toa into e potrebno:
1. Urgenten prekin na masovna eutanazija! Vakvoto nesto ukazuva na grozomorna surovost, koncepciska zaostanatost I grubo krsenje na zacrtanite zevropski standardi vo odnos na tretiranjeto na bezdomnite kucinja!
2. Itno reorganiziranje I zgolemuvanje na kapacitetite vo stacionarot Vardariste- Sramno e da ocekuvame nekoi rezultati od stacionar koj nudi samo 1 sluzba za zalovuvanje I 1 veterinar- a treba da se istretiraat 10000 kucinja! So vakviot neseriozen pristap samo se pribegnuva kon nekontrolirano ubivanje a nepovratno se trosat ogromni sumi na pari! Preku potrebno e vklucuvanje na najmalku uste 5 veterinarni lica ili sekoja opstina da angazira vetyerinar I zalovuvacka sluzba so vozilo.
3. Voveduvanje na konstanten monitoring na rabotata na ovoj proekt- inspektorat, gradska uprava, graganski zdruzenia,
4. DOSLEDNO VRAKANJE na zalovenite kucinja na istata lokacija, obvrska koja Komunalec apsolutno ne ja sproveduva, iako se za toa plateni! (posledica: %u201Cisprazneti lokacii%u201D gi popolnuvaat kucinja od drugi lokacii, duri I od nadvor od gradot!
5. Angaziranje na kompetenti lica vo stacionarot koi bi se zalagale za zgolemena stapka na vdomuvanje na kucinjata namesto nekompetentni I KOMPROMITIRANI lica na Komunalec, KOI SE NISTO DRUGO TUKU UBIJCI NA KUCINJA!
SOOCETE SE SO OVOJ PROBLEM NA HUMAN I EVROPSKI NACIN-SVETOT GLEDA!!

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Petition 2 –

There is also another Petition to EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn asking that he fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership.

Petition Link:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/EU-Investigate-Balkans-Animal-Welfare

Petition Wording:

Target: European Union Enlargement Commissioner: Olli Rehn

Sponsored by: Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/

Several Balkans states are now seeking either full membership (Accession) to the European Union (EU), or are attempting stronger links with the EU.

These include: Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia and Kosovo.

Serbian Animals Voice (SAV) has been campaigning for the improved welfare of Balkans animals for several years. We have extensive experience and data relating to the terrible daily suffering inflicted on animals, despite existing Balkan states national legislation which should legally prevent much of this. There is very little evidence to show political and municipal authority enforcement of animal welfare legislation. %u2013 details of this on a %u2018nation by nation%u2019 basis can be seen via our site at https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/

In October 2009, SAV wrote to Commissioner Olli Rehn; EU Commissioner for Enlargement, expressing our deep concerns regarding an apparent lack of existing national animal welfare legislation implementation and enforcement by governments throughout the Balkan states.

Over 25 prime evidence links from the SAV site were provided to Commissioner Rehn, each of these containing many sub links, showing extreme Balkans animal suffering video footage which relate to our concerns. A few examples are shown in the following links ;

**WARNING Graphic Animal Suffering**:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZSXlSH4pEA&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sewZvVbQro0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAEfxbysd_Y&feature=channel

We have expressed our concerns to the Commissioner, that even when provided with such evidence, clearly showing extreme animal abuses, nothing with regard investigation and prosecution is being followed up by the Balkans authorities to press charges; to enforce (the) often existing national animal welfare legislation. In Serbia for example, the Public Attorney appears to be dismissing all evidence provided by animal welfare campaigners; instead, they themselves are themselves being accused of obstructing them (the Public Attorney) from getting on with their legal work.

In our letter, we have reminded Commissioner Rehn that (on his website) his very own words declare:

The European Union currently has 27 Member States. The Western Balkan countries, Turkey and Iceland may also join once they meet the conditions for membership. The aim of enlargement is simple: to extend the area of peace, stability, democracy and the rule of law, and prosperity and well-being throughout Europe.

We draw particular attention to the statement by Commissioner Rehn of – democracy and the rule of law, as it is felt that despite Serbian animal welfare campaigners providing large amounts of evidence to Serbian legislators, no action appears to ever be taken by Serbian authorities to apply the rule of law, a fundamental condition necessary for EU membership.

If no action (in the form of prosecutions against animal cruelty) is being shown to be taken by Serbian legislators following the production of evidence and documented requests by animal welfare campaigners, then we declare that Serbia is not meeting some of the necessary and fundamental aims of EU enlargement with regard showing the implementation of both democracy (ie. requests by animal welfare campaigners) and the rule of law (ie. by not prosecuting perpetrators of causing animal suffering), even when evidence is provided.

As a consequence, Signators of this petion request that Commissioner Rehn now fully investigates if there is actually any animal welfare legislation enforcement by Balkans states requiring EU membership prior to them being granted official EU membership. Or is animal welfare legislation implementation simply being ignored.

We request the implementation of democracy and the rule of law for all animal welfare issues within Balkans states at all times prior to their EU Accession. Where this is not happening, we rquest the EU demands it prior to accession.

Past Macedonian SAV Post Links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/11/macedonia-update-vardariste-pound-111009-sav-formally-writes-to-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-requesting-investigation-into-conditions-at-and-eu-funding-of-same/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-dog-killer-contact-him-and-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-please-read-on/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/24/eu-balkans-sav-launch-new-petition-asking-eu-to-act-in-advance-of-balkans-states-eu-membership-accession-please-read-and-sign-petition-link-in-text-below/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/eu-sav-writes-to-eu-enlargement-commissioner-olli-rehn-regarding-concerns-about-balkans-animal-welfare-legislation-enforcement-or-lack-of/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/macedonia-exposed-the-alleged-wonderful-conditions-at-vardariste-animal-pound-via-eu-funding-of-10000-euros-a-year-we-demand-eu-intervention-now-to-stop-this-terrible-abuse-of-animals-par/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/macedonia-eyewitness-report-of-skopje-macedonia-wants-eu-membership-but-the-eu-does-not-want-them-whilst-animal-abuse-and-suffering-continues-now-we-ask-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-and-mep/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/take-action-now-for-dogs-in-skopje-macedonia-video-footage-and-oipa-action-links/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-declares-all-dogs-must-be-killed-please-read-and-send-sample-letter-supplied-also-2-petitions/

The final Post (3) of this initial campaign series will provide full details of how you can give your support to the animals at Vardariste facility.

Post 3 will be visible on SAV over the next couple of days – please keep visiting.

** Important Information Link:

ANIMA MUNDI:

http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile

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Macedonia: Vardariste Pound, Skopje, Campaign – Part 1 of 3

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Welcome to the first of three initial campaign posts intended to highlight the situation for dogs and cats at the Vardariste facility in Macedonia.

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The video footage links given below relate to the conditions at the facility.

All of the Macedonian posts on this site are dedicated to the small number of incredible campaigners who work endlessly to help suffering animals. All of the videos and photographs you see are a result of their dedication to expose the reality of the Vardariste facility despite all out attempts by the authorities to stop photographs being taken.

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SAV previous link:

Video footage links:

Why Does My Heart Fill So . . . ”WARdarishte” ! !:o((

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG9L2ZhZWi4

NE UBIVAJ (ME!), VDOMI (ME!) — DON’T KILL (ME!), ADOPT (ME!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG4T5XZlWfM

DO YOU FEEL LUCKY !?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdGJyqf2l8A

ISTOWAR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yEtSJf4vo8

** Important Information Link:

ANIMA MUNDI:

http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile

The final Post (3) of this initial campaign series will provide full details of how you can give your support to the animals at Vardariste facility. Posts 2 and 3 will be visible on SAV over the next couple of days

– please keep visiting !

Macedonia: IMPORTANT New Campaign Launch: Save the Dogs at Vardariste Pound, Skopje.

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

ANIMA MUNDI Link:

http://www.demotix.com/users/anima-mundi/profile

Past SAV Posts:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-dog-killer-contact-him-and-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-please-read-on/

Introduction

We (SAV) have been provided with lots of data and very disturbing videos and photgraphs from our great campaigner friends in Macedonia relating to the dogs which are held and regularly killed at VARDARISTE Pound, Skopje.

For ease of SAV visitor information and visitor actions associated with this campaign, over the next few days we will be publishing several posts, each post detailing one area of the campaign; it is very much hoped that you will visit ALL of the posts and then help us by taking action which will be detailed in the final post – Number 3.

Post 1 details:

video footage obtained of the Vardariste facility. A couple of photographs taken at the facility, showing the conditions in which the dogs are held, are also included.

Post 2 details:

photographs of the Vardariste facility and includes links to PETITIONS for the dogs which it is very much hoped you will add your name and comments to. Facebook links are also included in this post.

Post 3 details:

a SAMPLE LETTER which can be copied and e mailed directly to the Mayor of Skopje and also to the government of Macedonia via an e mail direct link form – the link which will be provided in the post.

Copies of the letter can also be sent to Macedonian Press and other media – again here, all e mail addresses will be given within the post.

Links to MACEDONIAN EMBASSIES / CONSULATES around the World will also be provided, so that you can forward on your own mail / letter to your national embassy if you wish.

So Post 3 is the most important ‘Action’ post which requires your help and support.

It is hoped that Post 3 will be acted on by you only once you have visited Posts 1 and 2, as these provide background video footage links, photographs and petition links showing the terrible conditions in which the dogs at Vardariste facility are held.

Please, please give your devoted attention to this campaign to help the dogs at Vardariste facility in Macedonia.

Thanks – SAV

*** Keep Visiting Us – Posts 1, 2 and 3 to be published over the next few days. ***

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Serbia: Loznica City Pound Death Camp – Why Does the Government Not Act Re Leskovac City Policy ? – and Why Not the European Union With A Policy For Stray Animal Welfare ?

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Here you will find many photographs of the current situation at the City pound death camp, Loznica, located in Serbia.

These pictures show just a selection of the thousands of animals killed every year by the government and its authorities, as they do in all Serbian towns and cities.

And where are the photograsphs of all the CATS (Feline) which are rounded up by the authorities ? – they are not shown because all the cats are killed immediately after their capture. The Serbian government and authorities do not place cats into their pounds; they kill them immediately.

Leskovac City policy could be used by the Serbian government and authorities as a typical example of the way forward for animal population control. A model city without animal killings; which could set the standard for all Serbian municipalities. Leskovac City is an example that this policy of humane animal welfare could be adopted throughout Serbia; but we are witnessing no further evidence of any attempts to do it.

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/serbia-leskovac-city-makes-fantastic-model-authority-to-no-kill-animal-control-programmes/

As with Leskovac City, only by public education programmes, adopting a policy of responsible animal ownership by pet owners, by sterilising animals from the municipal budget, hence reducing drastically the reproduction pyramids that we have always shown, and giving every animal a microchip identification tag, to enable irresponsible owners to be traced, will results in a reduction of animal numbers, and a saving of municpal budgets ever be achieved.

Financially targetting irresponsible pet owners who do not have their pet sterilised, but still turn them out onto the streets every day to reproduce and again ADD to the reproduction pyramids, is a must.

Pet owners must be responsible owners; not be owners who continually add to the reproduction pyramids simply because they do not care what their animal (pet) gets up to when they turn it out every day onto the streets.

By controlling pet and stray animal numbers, municpalities will find rewards in their budgetary allocations. Large Shinter teams will not be required to round up animals – a financial saving; money that can be redirected into covering costs for sterilisation of animals in cities.

Only when the Serbian government really takes action and makes all Serbian cities and towns run along the same policies of those at Leskovac City, will the government ever see any return for the money it is currently wasting by pouring it into the bottomless barrel that supports their ‘Kill’ policy.

There is currently NO DIFFERENCE between the government / municipality policy within any Balkans states – one of continually killing animals in any location rather than making attemps to reduce animal numbers by:

Sterilisation
Responsible ownership education
Vaccination against disease(s)
Microchipping – to enable irresponsible pet owners to be identified and prosecuted.
Microchipping – to establish a database to monitor animal numbers.

Balkans states which have a policy of avoiding the above, and who continue wasting budgets on continual animal killing include:

Macedonia: Skopje, Prilep, etc;
Serbia: Loznica, Subotica, Nish, Belgrade , Novi Sad,Sombor, Bor Kragujevac etc;
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Sarajevo, Brcko Districkt, Tuzla ,Banja Luka,etc; Croatia: Zagreb , Osijek , Split,Benkovac etc;
Monte Negro: Podgorica, HercegNovi , Boka Kotorska etc.

In all towns and cities throughout Balkans states, dogs and cats are continually being killed by governments who have no forward sight or planning. Governments who appear to enjoy wasting public money rather than investing the same money into sterilisation, vaccination and microchipping identification programmes, all of which would help them to reduce animal numbers whilst at the same time help them identify (by the microchips) irresponsible owners who are adding to the the pouplation pyramids by NOT having their animals sterilised.

Our campaigning continues regardless; and will, until government policy is changed to a national ‘No Kill’ policy.

We will continue to show video and photographic evidence of the daily suffering of animals within Balkans states by governments who are shortsighted and lack any long term animal welfare planning.

And we will continue to request that a very reluctant European Union (EU) actually moves forward also, undertakes what its citizens request, and actaully introduces Euro-wide legislation for the potection of pet and stray animals.

The EU is in a position where it could largely eliminate the future European ‘problems’ in some member states of stray animal numbers by introducing pet and stray animal welfare legislation very soon / immediately.

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Macedonia: Exposed – the Alleged ‘Wonderful Conditions’ at Vardariste Animal Pound – via EU Funding of 100,000 Euros A Year. We Demand EU Intervention Now to Stop This Terrible Abuse of Animals, Partly Funded from EU Budgets

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Past SAV posts relating to this case:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/macedonia-mayor-of-skopje-dog-killer-contact-him-and-the-eu-animal-welfare-intergroup-please-read-on/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/take-action-now-for-dogs-in-skopje-macedonia-video-footage-and-oipa-action-links/

LATEST ***

Despite all out attempts by the authorities at the Vardariste street dog pound to stop photographs being taken, we have managed to obtain some from various contacts and sources. The photographs can be seen below in this post.

Macedonian volunteers have been doing what they can, trying to save the dogs at Vardariste. We now have disturbing reports from them on conditions. The volunteers feel that only internationals, in particular the EU, namely the Animal Welfare Intergroup, can help change the terrible conditions at Vardariste.

Volunteers have been threatened if they continue recounting the goings on, as the workers/sanitarnaya inspecktsia are clearly afraid of the EU finding out.

IT IS OUR INTENTION TO ENSURE THAT THE EU DOES FIND OUT ABOUT THE SITUATION IN VARDARISTE / SKOPJE, AND MACEDONIA IN GENERAL.

Vested interests are very likely in Vardariste, as they are in much of the Balkans.

A capture, spade and release programme is supposed to be happening, but actually money is probably being made in a typical Eastern European fashion:

1 by selling off the Eukanabia Dog Food meant for the dogs at the pound at half price.

2 if they kill all the dogs (since the government wants all street dogs killed) which stilll has an EU funded budget of 100,000 Euros a year for Vardariste, then it is very possible that the majority of the EU provided money could end up elsewhere. We call it ‘corruption’; what do others call it ?

For example, if it costs 300 macedonian to inject a dog (ie. to kill it) with soap or whatever and 1400 Maced to spade and release, then one can draw one’s own conclusions.

There is a 100,000 Euros EU budget a year allocation (according to information we have been given) for Vardariste, but there is nothing there only starving dogs that are killed.

And as the dogs at the pound keep disappearing (ie. are killed off), to be replaced by new ones, they are all held in appalling, overcrowded cages. SAV have witnesses who can attest to this should legal action need to be taken in the future.

It is understood that the current death rate for the Vardariste pound is 97%.

The incredible thing which actually happens is the lies and more lies which keep being told at Vardariste pound itself and in the government controlled press about the ‘wonderful conditions’ at the facility.

Judge for yourself the alleged ‘wonderful conditions’ at Vardariste pound, by looking at the following photographs.

More disturbing is the fact that most people cannot go in and feed the dogs now as the head of Vardariste has closed it to visitors on Saturdays between 9-12.

Now it is only opened for adoption on Fridays between 9-12 when everyone is working.

So dogs are rounded up and go into the pound; the food which is supposed to be for them is sold off at half price as a corruption scam; the pound is closed to visitors now on a Saturday and only opened for 3 hours on a Friday when everyone is at work.

It would appear to us that the situation at Vardariste is almost like that of a ‘death camp’ – with no chance of dogs ever being adopted by people. Instead they are held in cages, not fed, killed off and then replaced by yet more dogs captured from the streets.

All seems perfect for the Vardariste authorities, especially as they are being funded to the tune of 100,000 Euros a year by the European Union.

The EU Animal welfare Intergroup and the EU Parliament in general now needs to intervene and stop this funding as a primary concern. This may need to be done in the form of an EU delegation visit to the alleged ‘wonderful conditions’ at Vardariste pound, to ascertain exactly what is being done with the EU budget funding and to inspect the condition of animals at the pounds; including the numbers of adoptions.

We feel strongly that orders need to be given to and legal action needs to be taken by the EU against the authorities of Vardariste, including the Mayor who we have exposed in past SAV posts – see the links at the start of this article.

SAV are today, 09/10/09, providing a full copy of this post to the President of the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup, requesting that immediate and effective action is taken within the EU Parliament to question what is actually being doone with the EU funded budget of 100,000 Euros a year for Vardariste.

We also request that you, especially EU citizens, provide a copy of this article to your own national MEPs, again demanding that investigations be undertaken by the EU into their funding of Vardariste.

If (EU and Non EU) supporters wish to take direct, independent action for the dogs, then letters can be writen and mailed directly to:

Major of the city of Skopje,

Mr. Koce Trajanovski :gradonacalnik@skopje.gov.mk

Prime Minister of R. Macedonia,

Nikola Gruevski http://www.vlada.mk/?q=contact

When we have more information, which may include a response from EU Parliamentary contacts, we will update this site to reflect happenings.

Finally, if the authorities of Vardariste legally object to what is being stated /declared in this post, then we feel that we have enough witnesses who have personal experiences of the situation at Vardariste pound to present a detailed and valid representation to any authorities should it be necessary.

Regards SAV.

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Turkey (Again !): Terrible Animal Suffering at Altindag Municipality in Ankara – Deluge the Mayor With e Mails; Demand He takes Action Now !!

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Turkey Discover

Dead dogs, prison style cages, puppies with more ticks than you can count on them: there goes the Altindag Stray Animal Rehabilitation Center in Ankara….

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=142048&id=601330489&l=df61a0c263

(warning: very disturbing images).

There are no words to describe the suffering of these dogs.

‘Well – thought decisions, right steps’.

– That is the motto of the Altindag Municipality in Ankara.

Now, we invite Mayor Veysel Tiryaki to take the right steps; and correct the disastrous conditions at this particular facility.Please join us and write to the Altindag Municipality yourself:

Mayor Veysel Tiryaki
vtiryaki@altindag.bel.tr

Location: Altındağ,Ankara

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Serbia: NGO Requests to Government Ministry for Information About Zoo Animals Result in ….. Order From Ministry for NGO to Re-Vaccinate Its Animals or Face Massive Fine

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

Five days ago (late July 2009), one Serbian animal welfare organisation (EPAR of Subotica city) filed a charge with the government requesting that they forward a list of euthanasia, forensic results and diagnosis relating to deaths of animals in Palic Zoo, located 6km from the city of Subotica in Northern Serbia.

In a response sent by Mr. Micovic, Director of the government Veterinary Department, Mr. Micovic declares that the zoo does not come under the control of, or basically have anything to do with Republic Veterinary Inspectors.

According to our information and the new Serbian law for animal welfare, republic veterinary inspectors must be involved with all aspects of animal welfare WHEREVER animals are present in the country (Serbia).

In the past, republic veterinary inspectors who have visited and inspected the EPAR shelter many times, and always having found everything to be correct, have, on 26^th July, now written to EPAR shelter and demanded that 174 dogs at the shelter must immediately be re-vaccinated. All of the dogs which the inspectors require to be vaccinated were vaccinated on 21/07/2008, almost one year ago to the day.

If the dogs are not vaccinated, then EPAR have been informed that they will be punished by the veterinary inspectors. EPAR will be fined 3,000,000 dinar and the President of EPAR will personally be fined 300,000 dinar.

EPAR shelter has many times requested that the veterinary station at Subotica visits EPAR shelter and undertakes a vaccination of all the dogs who are not already vaccinated. Those dogs, the 174 vaccinated by EPAR in 07/2008 could also be re-vaccinated now, one year later.

EPAR shelter, being a shelter which takes animals from the streets and animals which are delivered / left at the entrance of the shelter, requested that a veterinary inspector attends the shelter and undertakes the vaccinations using money from the republic budget allocated for such vaccinations.

But in return, the veterinary station director has responded in writing and demanded that the EPAR shelter pays 500 dinar out of its own funding for each and every dog which they declare has to be vaccinated.

174 dogs x 500 dinar = 87,000 dinar.

Quite understandably, EPAR consider that this is a pressure being put on them by the government simply because of the original EPAR charges relating to information requests about Palic Zoo and the requests for copies of information and documentation about the standards for animals at the zoo.

EPAR are correct to think that they are being punished by the government for requesting information which should now be provided in accordance with the new animal welfare law of Serbia.

EPAR have also campaigned hard for the government to investigate further and to prosecute people and organisations in relation to hunting issues throughout Serbia.

The government have done nothing about this in the form of any prosecutions, but they have now attempted to impose an 87,000 dinar penalty on EPAR shelter for vaccinations which should be funded out of the national budget.

Please view the following very recent photographs (26/07/09) taken at Palic Zoo and then ask yourself if you consider that animals here should be exempt from any veterinary inspections by government authorities.

Brown Bear in its ‘enclosure’

Conditions suitable for a roaming animal ? – it would appear not

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View of same enclosure in another direction

Brown Bear Enclosure with Adjacent Leopard Enclosure

The Palic Zoo website is at the following, with a link to the ‘animals gallery’:

http://www.zoopalic.co.rs/index.php/gallery2/action/list/?g2_itemId=224

Pictures taken of the zoo animals by independent investigators in recent weeks at the Palic zoo are shown above. We consider that in the least, especially in relation to the conditions in which the Brown Bear and its neighbour, the leopard are kept, the very, very least which should be done by the government is to send veterinary inspectors into the zoo to check on the health of individual animals and as importantly, animal living conditions.

SAV have been in contact with international zoo check organisations; supplying photographs of the animals and living conditions where necessary. This is an on-going task and we are awaiting responses.

So it is rather strange; an animal welfare organisation (EPAR) asks for information on animal welfare at a Serbian zoo; and the government responds by informing that the zoo inspections have nothing to do with their veterinary department inspectors, and yet at the very same time the government veterinary authority demands that the animal welfare organisation which originally asks the questions now has now been instructed to immediately vaccinate 174 dogs at their shelter, at a cost of 87,000 dinar, of which the government wants nothing to do with funding !

This situation is currently under investigation by campaigners, and we think and hope that we will have some breaking news on the veterinary vaccination procedures in the very near future. Information obtained to date appears to be very interesting !

Please watch for new posts and updates which we hope to publish within the next 3 or 4 days.

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