Posted on April 12, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Free Tibet launches appeal for language campaigner
Who is Tashi Wangchuk?
Tashi Wangchuk conducted a peaceful and non-political campaign to protect Tibetan language education in Tibet. Late last year, he was interviewed in the New York Times, talking frankly and openly about his campaign and the threat to Tibet’s culture. For that courageous decision, he has now been arrested and, if convicted, faces fifteen years in jail. Tibetans charged with political crimes are rarely found innocent in China’s courts. Many are convicted after confessions are extracted through torture.
Please join our campaign to free Tashi Wangchuk by contacting your government now.
Urgent Action: language campaigner Tashi Wangchuk
In January 2016 Tashi Wangchuk was arrested and has been charged with “inciting separatism”. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
Please write urgently to your Minister of Foreign Affairs, urging them to call on China to immediately and unconditionally release Tashi Wangchuk.
Tashi Wangchuk, 30, is from Yushu in eastern Tibet. He was arrested after asking China’s authorities to ensure that the Tibetan language is taught throughout Tibet. China’s own constitution guarantees that Tibetans have the right to use and develop their own languages. Tashi Wangchuk pursued his peaceful campaign through official channels and repeatedly maintained that his actions were not political. It is likely he is being punished because he had the courage to work with the New York Times to highlight threats to Tibetan culture, despite the risk he would be arrested.
China has sharply scaled back the teaching of Tibetan in recent years, despite guarantees of cultural autonomy in the Tibetan regions.
Take action
Citizens of the UK, US, Australia, Canada, India, France, Ireland and Germany can follow the links below to contact your foreign ministers to demand action for Tashi Wangchuk. If your country is not listed, please see our guide for the relevant contact for your country, and how to reach them, here. If you are based in a country which you are not a citizen of, please contact campaigns@freetibet.org for help.
Contact your government
Sign the petition
You can also take action for Tashi Wangchuk by
signing our petition to the regional authorities in Tibet, demanding his release.
Free Tashi Wangchuk
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Posted on March 31, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We have already collected 190 out of 330 Euros required.
Please help us to get the rest.
Donations =
MOLY´S LIFE IS IN OUR HANDS!
MORE THAN URGENT,HELP PLEASE!
SHARE EVERYONE!
Something eerily like this has not been seen for a long time!
So many endangered stray dogs have passed through the ´´Beban´´, most of them are successfully recovered thanks to the good people who had helped them. njima.
Nevertheless what was seen last week transcends all boundaries of humanity! After alerting images of a half alive dog wandering streets of Bor, and thanks to the few good people who had kept a dog and called the members of ´´Beban´´, poor baby was urgently taken to the vet who also confirmed that something like this, so sad and miserable had not seen in his whole life!
Poor dog was counting the minutes of her life:(((((((((((((((
It is an older female, malnourished, living skeleton with wounds on her body and one eye that has already been affected by gangrene. Every time we touched her she moaned, barely standing on her feet, frightened and distrustful.
She received adequate therapy, an eye surgery will be done if she recovers a bit, in this condition she would not survive operation. We pray for her, to overcome this and move on, monitoring her status from hour to sat. Currently she is on home treatment.
We beg all of you who follow her story from day one and who care about MOLY (dog´s name) to help ´´Beban´´ to pay the costs of her treatment!
PAYPAL:svetlanad781@gmail.com
No amount is small!
PLEASE SHARE EVERYONE,MOLY´S LIFE DEPENDS ON US!
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Posted on February 22, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Further update – 25/2/16.
We have now also submitted copies of the video to all
English, Scottish and Welsh MEP’s.
We are flagging all messages sent so that we can check who is / is not reading our mail.
We really hope that other EU citizens / visitors to this site are also sending copies of the video link to their own MEP(s).
We need pressure to be put on from all areas of the EU, not just the UK and Netherlands.
All above photos – Eyes on Animals (NL).
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Mark and Lesley have been campaigners and friends in the fight against live animal exports for many years. Lesley is the founder and Director of ‘Eyes on Animals’ who are based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Mark and Lesley worked together to produce the 2010 EU report, part of which can be seen in the following:
They have campaigned against live animal exports for many years on several other occasions also.
In the above post, we (SAV) specifically mention the situation for EU animals which are crossing from the EU into Turkey. Some people may not believe us when we say that transporters are stuck on the border for several days and as a result, the animals suffer terribly or die – well now we hope that with the excellent new video from Lesley, actual visual evidence of the conditions and what we have been campaigning about are shown.
Watch the new ‘Eyes on Animals’ video by clicking on the following link – Note it shows extreme animal suffering – the fault of politicians:
Again, and as we have previously said, the EU system for the welfare of animals in transport is NOT working. Who wants to part of an international group of nations called the ‘EU’ which do not take action to prevent this suffering ?
All national political leaders are failing, MEP’s are failing; the EU Commissions are failing – in fact the whole bloody system called the ‘EU’ is failing.
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Posted on January 6, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
As you can see from the photos below; things have definitely got colder now.
The shelter is down to its last week of gas to keep the cats warm.
We very recently did a post to ask for people to try and give so that a new tank of gas can be purchased – here is the link:
Please give anything that you can – things are now colder and the cats need to be kept warm; especially as some of them are old and frail.
Thank you.
Direct donations if you do not want to see the post mentioned above
The Story from the shelter:
It looks like real winter has begun. After a short period of weird, sunny, spring-like weather, totally atypical for this time of year, the icy cold started to tighten its grip and the outdoor temperatures plummeted far below zero a couple of days ago. We haven’t had any snow yet and no paw prints are visible across the hard and mostly bare ground that’s covered in a layer of frost, but it’s freezing nonetheless. Central heating has been working day and night over the last couple of months to keep the kitties warm as we fortunately still had some heating fuel left from last year’s purchase, but our gas tank is emptying rapidly and right now we have just enough gas for 10 more days. If we fail to raise the funds for a new tank of gas in a flash, we’ll have no choice except to switch to the electric heaters which can’t warm up the house and all of the cats’ rooms sufficiently, not to mention that the electricity bills will be skyrocketing. The costs of cat food and vet care alone are enormous all year round and when you add the cost of heating fuel during the cold season, it’s a complete disaster.
Winter is always hard for a cat sanctuary with a three-digit number of fragile and delicate little furry creatures, many of which are well beyond their golden years and without proper heating
We woke up to a deep freeze on Monday…
What is this wet cold white stuff?
Some cats are having fun in the snow 🙂
Some cats find joy in everything they choose to do…
And we have just enough heating fuel for one more week 😦
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Posted on December 10, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
All photos from Animals Asia
Animals Asia link showing more photos:
Newborn puppies buried alive in China given new lease of life by Animals Asia
10 December 2015
A group of six puppies that narrowly escaped death after being buried alive in China have been given a new lease of life by Animals Asia.
Our vets originally stepped up to help the puppies and their mother who were rescued and cared for by students after being buried alive on a university campus in Lanzhou, western China.
They’re now set to be rehoused with owners in the US and UK.
The tragedy of the mixed breed puppies caused widespread controversy after the story appeared in the international press. According to media reports, a group of security guards at Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics had buried the stray dogs alive.
A group of students heard dogs barking and, on closer investigation, saw an area of freshly laid turf. They started digging and found the helpless pups, who were thought to be just five weeks old as they were still suckling on their mother, named ‘Bear’.
Chinese media reported that the students, who did not wish to be identified, then cared for the dogs – hiding them in a nearby house and regularly bringing them meals.
The brilliant Jill with one of the pups
Jill Robinson, CEO and founder of Animals Asia, took up the story:
“As soon as we were alerted to the story our Cat and Dog Welfare team, based in China, contacted Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics to try to track down these incredible young people and the dogs.
“We managed to find them and made contact. Since the rescue in September the students have been taking it in turns to feed Bear while she fed her own pups. We helped by providing dog food and bedding and advising on their care.”
Without round-the-clock supervision, four of the seven puppies went missing in the weeks that followed, although one was later found again.
Jill said:
“Thankfully, Bear and her remaining four puppies are now living at our sanctuary in Chengdu, along with two other puppies the students rescued after they too had been buried alive.
“They’re all currently awaiting rabies vaccinations, neutering and other medical checks, and in the new year will start new lives abroad.
Lord Robin Russell, one of our long time supporters in the UK, contacted us after his wife Lady Stephanie Russell read the story, and he then offered to pay for the dogs to be cared for and rehomed in the UK and the USA, utilising our expertise on the ground to make that happen. Lord and Lady Robin Russell are also expected to adopt Bear and are helping to find homes for the pups.
“We owe a huge debt of gratitude to them for their help and financial aid in making all this happen and making it a happy ending for these traumatised puppies”.
Stray dogs are seen as a problem in China and, while there’s a growing generation of dog lovers in the country, many are still seen as pests. This is because of concerns over rabies and irresponsible dog ownership, for example abandoning dogs and failing to sterilise cats and dogs resulting in over population.
Animals Asia’s Cat and Dog Welfare team met with officials at the Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics, to offer advice on animal welfare and dealing with the issue of stray dogs on campus more humanely.
Jill said:
“The university representative was himself shocked by the incident and said they do not condone animal cruelty – indeed, as an education facility they feel they should promote the concept of caring for all living creatures, and to this end they are investigating the incident to ensure such a thing never happens again.”
The university did, however, express concern for the problem of stray dogs and the long-term potential risks, and agreed to educate and encourage students not to keep pets on campus. In addition, students have welcomed Animals Asia’s offer to neuter and sterilise stray dogs on campus. This will effectively control and reduce the number of strays, and soften the temperament of those remaining, further reducing any health risks to students.
Jill continued:
“China is often in the headlines for questionable practices regards animal welfare, but it is important to recognise that a great many people in China are kind, compassionate and dedicated to caring for animals. These students, and the staff we met with, are no exception. They acted swiftly to rescue the puppies and then dedicated time and effort to caring for them, so we hail them as heroes for their actions. They are a credit to the university and to all animals.”
Grateful thanks to the whole team involved:
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Emily Gorman – responsible for setting up the protocol, garden, feeding guidelines etc for Team Chubby with Jen’s help
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Wendy Leadbetter – researching and coordinating transfer details
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Annie Ditton, Anni Yaringa and Diana Trawford – care and husbandry
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Wen Yan – logistics
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Nic Field
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Suki Deng
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Saber
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Saladin Zhu
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Saber Zhang
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Carrot Chen
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Irene Feng
Animals Asia:
Jill – Founder of AA, with one of the puppies scheduled to be rehomed in the Uk or USA.
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Posted on November 14, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
CHANTAL
Above – Chantal today – a beautiful cat full of life; very different to the little kitten in October.
We have no idea of where or when Chantal was born, or how she ended up on the street all alone; what we do know is that she was found lying motionless near the pavement, most probably hit by a car.
She was the embodiment of utter despair, a tiny and seemingly hopeless creature with filthy, matted fur and wide terrified eyes that was totally unable to get up.
Her first X ray scan showed that she had a fracture of her right femoral head and all of us were puzzled to see that she was still able to put weight on her right rear leg, yet she was dragging the other one, so another X-ray scan needed to be taken and it turned out that she had a broken spine as well. Someone even mentioned putting her down, but we wanted to try and give her another chance, regardless of how slim it was, so we put her in the cage; she was being given painkillers together with vitamin B complex every day and we all just waited to see what would happen next.
Fortunately, even though her vertebrae were broken, the spinal cord remained unharmed and she promptly began to walk – staggering, stumbling and falling but she walked. A stroke of good luck in her life (which had been miserable so far) was that she befriended a healthy kitten we’d taken in around the same time. Slightly a little younger than she was, her new friend quickly became her therapist, her strength and the force that pushed her forward.
In just a couple of weeks, with huge help of her little pal, Chantal managed to beat all odds and emerged a winner 🙂 She keeps improving by the day, she is already capable of climbing onto the bed and she spends most of her time doing more or less everything a healthy kitten would do – she’s playing with cat toys, defending her place in a cat tunnel she’s proclaimed to be hers, wrestling with her kitty friends and her days are finally full of joy.
She is not filthy and pitiable anymore; her long hair is shiny, sleek and soft and she’s already showing what a gorgeous, luxurious furred beauty she will become when she grows up.
At such a tender age she was forced to endure something that no cat, much less a kitten should have to go though in a lifetime, but she fought like hell and she won because at least sometimes “fortune favors the brave”.
Any donation to help, feed and keep the cats warm this winter; – please visit:
Below – Chantal’s first visit to the vet, in early October…
THANK YOU !
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Posted on November 7, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
FURTHER UPDATE 8/11/15
SAV Comment – the following sounds like a very good idea and partial solution to the problems. We will try to find out about where to make donations, but for the moment we suggest using the Facebook limnk at the very end of this post – please make it clear in your mail that the donation is for Jelena and a car. Thank you.
Dear all..:) after Jelenas yesterday post (see below – SAV) the idea was born to collect for a car!
Costs for transport are so high and in Serbia it is possible to get one for max. 1500 €!
I hope we all will be able to collect this amount, so Dragoslava Ljuboja and Jelena Ljuboja can buy their own car and minimize the transport costs in the future..
Glen Smith thank you in advance for your unbelievable donation of 500 €…:) and thank you all for your support now and in the past! 🙂
Liebe Alle..:) nach Jelenas gestrigem post wurde die Idee geboren für ein Auto zu sammeln!
Die hohen Transportkosten würden dann in Zukunft wegfallen..in Serbien bekommt man ein kleines Auto bereits für 1500 €!
Ich hoffe sehr, wir bekommen die benötigte Summe zusammen und Dragoslava und Jelena haben dann bald ihr eigenes Auto! Glen Smith, im voraus vielen Dank für Deine zugesagten 500 €..und Euch allen für Eure großartige Unterstützung jetzt und in der Vergangenheit! 🙂
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Original Announcement
After few days of thinking and calculating , we have made decision . After all , I think that all of you deserve to know everything about that . All of you know how much ill dogs we have .
For those who not know , we have dog with metastasis , dog with dislocated hip and something more ( with low funds probably never will know what ) , dog with crushed hip ( who also need lot of examination because obviously is il ) , 2 dogs with chronic gastro problems, dog with bigger heart ( consequence of heart worm ) , dog with epilepsy ( who also need more vet examination) , dog with lung problem , dog with bone problem, dog with arthritis , paraplegic dog with low function of kidneys and bladder .
It is not easy to watch them every day . I won’t lie , for so many years in animal welfare we never had so many dogs who need constant vet . Today I must inform you that all of them will not have any vet .
We have vet in Coka but that same vet did not recognised that cat has 3 dangerous virus even when she barely was alive. I do not want that for my dogs . We have vet in Senta but she only can work sterilisation and vaccination – she has no ultrasound, x-ray or lab. Our dogs need all that because of their condition. That is reason why I take them to nearest clinic that has all of that . They are great . They work careful , they pay attention on everything , and they often reduce my bills .
But , transport to them is expensive for us . For example , total costs for Charlotte was more than 600E . For her was collected 300E. Difference we had to pay from money for shelter food . and she is not only example . Some of dogs could not collect anything . Not only that , for some sterilisations we still owe money .
So this is reason of our decision. We can not allow that dogs be hungry . We buy them food every few days because never have enough to buy big packs for week or two . Or whole month . It is hard decision, it is not what we wanted but we now have no choice.
Maybe was better to leave them on the street , maybe some of them could find better luck than with us . Maybe . But it is too late . They are here and they will have to survive on their own. For so many years only 3 of our rescued dogs died, 2 because they were old , one because was ill and had bad vet . I only hope that that number will not increase now.
We have done everything for them, and maybe somebody will judge this decision , but I can not choose who will go to vet , who no. I live with all of them , I see when they are in pain, when they are bad , when they suffer .
And I gave everything that they be ok.
But in this point I do not have anything to offer them anymore . Sorry.
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