England / Brussels: News Update – Serbian Animal Fighting Videos – Thursday 5th February 2015.

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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News Update – Serbian Animal Fighting Videos – Thursday 5th February 2015.

We have again been in contact with the Brussels office of English MEP Keith Taylor today – as we hope he will be working with us to further the issue of animal fighting in Serbia that we have shown on one of our recent posts.

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/28/england-serbia-28115-update-news-on-serbian-animal-fighting-videos-sav-work-with-mep-to-inform-enlargement-commissioner-of-failures-in-the-rule-of-law-enforcement/

Keith’s office have informed that the issue should be discussed on Monday 9/2, and we should be informed of news thereafter.

We will keep you updated about further actions on this issue.

Here again is the link we posted to many of the videos – but we would suggest that they are not watched very often as they are very disturbing to animal people.  This is why we now need to take the issue further with the EU Enlargement Commission via Keith.  Serbia needs to enforce its laws and prosecute animal fighters – it is not at this present time – so we suggest that Serbia is not granted membership of the EU until it proves that it IS taking the relevant action.

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/23/serbia-extreme-cruelty-exposed-in-animal-fighting-videos-the-eu-and-serbian-authorities-have-the-evidence-but-will-they-act-to-stop-it/

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BREAKING NEWS – VIETNAM – Disgusting !! – All Rescued Cats Have Now Probably Been Buried Alive – Link To Further News.

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

** Breaking News ** 5/2/15 ** Breaking News ** – Vietnam.

All the cats from the recent rescue  have now been killed – probably buried alive.

Read more and get an update on new information and a new petition at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/31/vietnam-cats-intended-for-eating-saved-from-truck-in-vietnam-tell-authorities-not-to-kill-them/

 

The UK Press have taken up the issue – click below for UK Press articles:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/thousands-cats-cruelly-crushed-death-5105634

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2939201/Thousands-kittens-CRUSHED-death-dumper-truck-mass-execution-just-hours-rescued-dinner-table-Vietnam.html

http://www.bestdaily.co.uk/your-life/news/a626677/thousands-of-kittens-crushed-to-death-after-being-rescued-from-vietnamese-restaurant.html

 

 

 

 

 

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Beirut: CIWF (UK) Expose Utter Animal Cruelty In All Forms At The Karantina Slaughterhouse. Now It Is Currently Closed Down.

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Picture – CIWF.

An update from our friends and fellow campaigners; Philip and the crew at Compassion In World Farming (CIWF), down at Godalming, here in England.

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Please note that the video on the following link shows extreme cruelty, and viewer discretion is advised.

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/our-campaigns/investigations/slaughter-investigations/beirut-public-slaughterhouse/#.VNOu82dC8rg.facebook

Update January 2015:

During December 2014 Compassion attended several meetings in Beirut with government officials to discuss and advise on the animal welfare issues at Karantina and the potential next steps that must be taken to reduce animal suffering. It became clear that authorities wish to carry out temporary renovation work at Karantina with a view to building a new slaughterhouse in the future that will both improve animal welfare and food hygiene. Officials were positive about the importance of improving animal welfare in any new set up and have said they will keep Compassion involved as the situation develops. We very much hope that this work will be the start of improving other slaughterhouses in Lebanon also, so that we can see a meaningful reduction in the suffering of the animals facing slaughter in Lebanon.

Update November 2014:

We are delighted to report that the Karantina Slaughterhouse has been SHUT DOWN. This is a fantastic result for Compassion supporters, following our 130,000 strong petition and extensive lobbying efforts. We wait to hear how long the shutdown will last, and what the plans are for the future. But right now, the Karantina slaughterhouse, one of the cruellest we have ever borne witness to, is empty. Millions more animals need our help, please take the action below to demand that no more European animals are exported beyond the reach of animal welfare laws.

Horrific conditions exposed

In 2013, as part of our investigation into the fate of exported EU animals Compassion witnessed animals being subjected to brutal slaughter conditions in Lebanon.

Man dragging a sheep at the Karantina slaughterhouse

At the Karantina slaughterhouse in Beirut, which supplies a third of the meat in the Lebanese capital, animals were being picked up and slammed onto their backs on the concrete floor, where they were held down as their throats were cut while they were fully conscious. Sheep were dragged by one hind leg to a line where they are slaughtered alongside others that were thrashing around in blood and faeces.

The treatment these animals face contravenes the guidelines of the OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) of which Lebanon is a member. Compassion in World Farming is currently campaigning to have Karantina shut down until such a time when it can be renovated to provide slaughter facilities that, at the very minimum, meet OIE standards.

Who we (SAV) ask are the real terrorists ?? – animal rights, or the alleged humans creating terror in all these animals which you see in this footage ??

Read More – Investigations Unit –

http://www.ciwf.org.uk/our-campaigns/investigations/

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England: 3/2/15 – Animal Aid Expose New Footage Of Animal Abuses At English Halal Slaughterhouse. We Say ‘Never Again’ – Roll On May Elections 2015.

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31108761  

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/AA/HOME/  

3/2/15 – Kent, England based Animal Aid (Kent – also SAV territory) have today released undercover footage of animal suffering at the hands of Halal slaughtermen.

We have supported calls for ages to have cctv fitted into EVERY slaughterhouse across the entire EU, to ensued that there are more controls on the abuses that animals suffer at their time of death.  Via the Animal Aid data provided below, you can take several lines of action.  We suggest you watch the video footage prior to taking the actions.

Animal Aid – Latest News & Campaigns

Want more? Read the latest news, get active with action alerts, or find out more in the campaigns area.

Undercover: inside a UK non-stun slaughterhouse

Animal Aid has today made public footage it took covertly from inside Bowood slaughterhouse in Yorkshire. The footage, which was taken over three days in December, showed:

Sheep kicked in the face; smashed into solid objects headfirst; picked up and hurled by legs, fleeces, throats and ears.

A worker standing on the neck of a conscious sheep, then bouncing up and down.

Slaughterhouse workers erupting into laughter at a sheep bleeding to death with spectacles drawn around her eyes in green paint.

A worker holding a sheep by her throat and pulling back a fist as if to punch her.

Slaughtermen taunting and frightening the sheep by waving knives, smacking them on the head and shouting at them.

Slaughtermen hacking away at the throats of still-conscious sheep.

More about our undercover investigation in a non-stun slaughterhouse

Watch the 3-minute film

Read the Daily Mail article

Sign the petition

– The petition currently has over 86,000 signatures.  If we can achieve 100,000+ then it is possible that this issue would have to be debated in UK Parliament.  Therefore please sign now.

HM Government e petition wording is as follows:

Make CCTV mandatory for all slaughterhouses

Responsible department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

We urge the government to make CCTV installation mandatory for all slaughterhouses, with selected footage independently monitored by welfare experts.

Animal Aid investigated nine randomly chosen UK slaughterhouses and found breaches of welfare laws in eight. Animals were shown being kicked, slapped, stamped on, beaten, punched, burned with cigarettes, and picked up by their fleeces and ears and thrown into pens. It showed inadequate, botched and multiple stunning, and the sadistic use of stunning equipment to ‘punish’ animals.

Neither the government-appointed on-site vets nor the slaughterhouse operators detected a single illegal act that we filmed.

Properly monitored CCTV would deter abuse, encourage best practice, help with staff training, and provide evidence for prosecutions.

CCTV won’t end slaughterhouse suffering, but it is an invaluable tool to help vets and welfare officers protect animals from gratuitous abuse and incompetent or negligent workers.

This e-petition has received the following response:

As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department have provided the following response:

The Government encourages the highest standards of welfare at slaughter. Both EU Regulation 1099/2009, on the protection of animals at time of killing, and the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) Regulations 1995 (WASK), as amended, contain strict requirements to protect the welfare of animals being slaughtered. In slaughterhouses, these requirements are monitored and enforced by Official Veterinarians of the Food Standards Agency to ensure that animals are spared unnecessary suffering, distress or pain during the slaughter process.

Some of the undercover evidence has been gathered in premises which already had CCTV which implies CCTV may not be an effective monitoring tool though it could be helpful as a verification tool for audit purposes after a welfare breach has taken place in a particular slaughterhouse. The Government is not convinced of the need for further legislation at this time but will be keeping the need for CCTV under review in the context of the new monitoring requirements required under Regulation 1099/2009 which came into direct effect in January 2013.

This e-petition remains open to signatures and will be considered for debate by the Backbench Business Committee should it pass the 100 000 signature threshold.

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The ‘Guardian’ (UK National Press) Link with detailed video footage – WARNING – animal abuse shown.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/03/halal-slaughterhouse-staff-investigated-alleged-animal-cruelty-bowood-lamb-yorkshire?CMP=share_btn_fb

Halal slaughterhouse staff investigated over alleged animal cruelty

Video footage from animal rights group appears to show sheep being kicked, hacked at and hurled into structures at Bowood Lamb abattoir in Yorkshire

Secret CCTV footage exposes halal abattoir cruelty

Undercover video shot by an animal welfare group appearing to show the brutal treatment of sheep at a Yorkshire abattoir has rekindled the debate over whether animals need to be stunned before they are killed.

The footage gathered by campaigning group Animal Aid shows sheep being kicked, threatened with knives and thrown into solid structures. In one case a worker appears to be pinning a sheep’s head down with his foot. Four slaughtermen at Bowood Lamb, a halal slaughterhouse in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, have had their operating licences suspended and the company said one worker had been sacked.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched an investigation into the footage, saying there is “no excuse for treating animals in the way shown on the video” and adding that prosecutions could follow.

Over three days in December, activists from Animal Aid used hidden cameras to record footage which appeared to show:

  • A worker hacking and sawing at animals’ throats, in direct contravention of Islamic practice. In one instance it took up to five attempts to sever blood vessels.

  • Sheep being kicked in the face and head, lifted by their ears, fleeces or legs and hurled into solid structures.

  • A worker standing on the neck of a conscious sheep and bouncing up and down.

  • Staff erupting into laughter over a sheep bleeding to death with spectacles drawn around her eyes in green paint.

  • Employees taunting and frightening animals by waving knives, smacking them on the head and shouting at them.

The law requires abattoirs to stun animals before slaughter to prevent unnecessary suffering, but there are exemptions for Jewish and Muslim producers.

Under the halal code, animals are supposed to be killed quickly, with a single sweep of a surgically sharp knife.

They should not see the knife before they are slaughtered, or witness the death of other animals.

Footage from the Animal Aid video of the halal slaughterhouse.

Photograph: Animal Aid/PA

The video footage appears to show that these rules were not adhered to at Bowood, where more than 4,000 sheep were filmed being killed, the animal rights organisation said.

Sheep appeared to have knives sharpened in front of them and watched their flock-mates bleeding to death before being shackled and hoisted.

Responding to the allegation from Animal Aid that the alleged abuse captured on film was “routine”, Jamie Foster, solicitor for Bowood Lamb, said that was not correct.

Speaking on the BBC’s Farming Today programme, Foster said one employee had been sacked and added the company took animal welfare extremely seriously.

“We have very limited access to the footage … but clearly the piece we saw which involved a slaughterman standing on the neck of a sheep was something that fell far below the standards that Bowood would find acceptable and that individual was immediately dismissed for gross misconduct.”

Kate Fowler, head of campaigns at Animal Aid, said the scenes were “inexcusable”.

Animal Aid also criticised the poor design of the slaughterhouse. The group said that sheep fell some distance from a chute on to a slippery floor in the kill area and were often unable to stand.

They were then frequently thrown head first into a solid structure, Animal Aid said.

The group is calling for independently monitored CCTV cameras to be compulsory at slaughterhouses.

Slaughterhouses in the UK are regulated by the FSA, which provides operating licences and carries out inspections.

The FSA said: “The Food Standards Agency takes animal welfare at abattoirs very seriously, which is why we immediately suspended the licences of the slaughtermen involved.

“There is no excuse for treating animals in the way shown on the video and we are therefore investigating the footage with a view to prosecution.”

Last year, 2.4m sheep and goats were killed without being stunned in halal and Jewish shechita abattoirs, according to the British Veterinary Association.

Animal Aid said it recognised there was a risk of the video stirring up anti-Muslim feeling, but added: “Withholding release of the footage would be a betrayal of our key mission: to expose and combat animal cruelty.”

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Past SAV posts relating to Halal:

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/12/28/egypt-the-reality-of-the-live-export-trade-and-halal-slaughter-warning-very-graphic-footage-of-animal-abuse-and-death/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/10/08/england-tell-prime-minister-cameron-he-does-not-represent-you-ban-halal-slaughter-in-the-uk/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/08/19/uk-british-vets-appalled-by-halal-board-letter-declaring-them-as-racially-and-politically-motivated-in-fact-they-are-concerned-about-the-welfare-of-animals-at-the-time-of-slaughter/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/03/06/uk-uk-top-vet-calls-for-reform-of-kosher-and-halal-slaughter-practices-we-support-him-110/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2015/01/28/uk-welfare-concerns-raised-by-the-british-veterinary-association-over-use-of-non-stun-killing-methods/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/10/09/global-news-shorts-petitions-video-and-why-all-slaughterhouses-must-have-cctv-installed/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/10/09/global-news-shorts-petitions-video-and-why-all-slaughterhouses-must-have-cctv-installed/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/07/16/poland-any-slaughter-without-stunning-is-forbidden-in-poland/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2011/06/29/netherlands-dutch-mps-effectively-ban-ritual-slaughter-of-animals/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/12/09/uk-eu-uk-citizens-only-write-to-your-meps-and-ask-about-ritually-slaughtered-meat-labelling-an-eu-failure/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2010/11/26/uk-the-religious-excuse-for-barbarity/

serbiananimalsvoice.com/2009/04/07/australia-send-an-urgent-message-to-federal-agriculture-minister-burke-and-ask-him-to-ensure-that-the-killing-of-conscious-sheep-is-made-illegal-in-australia/

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Serbia: Felix Shelter News 1/2/15 – When It Rains, It Pours. But Eventually The Sun Will Shine !

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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SAV Comment – As Danica says below, ‘when it rains it pours’.  She (Felix shelter) have lost so many beautiful cats over the last few weeks, you have to ask when they are all going to get a decent break that works for them rather than what seems (at the moment) to always be working against them.

Danica and Jasna work so utterly hard to give the very best for all their shelter cats – they do not deserve all the problems that appear to be queuing up for them at present.  But saying this; we know that every cat which has passed over the bridge can look back and thank shelter Felix for providing them with a safe warm haven home; with lots of good food; and most importantly with the medical attention and love that they very much needed.  Danica must be proud of what she is doing; although at sad times like this the world does often appear to be against you.

It is not, and we support Danica 110%.  We hope you do to; and will send her messages of support with her excellent work for all our little feline buddies.  One day, and we don’t know when; the government and authorities will realise that animals are sentient beings just like us; and those animals will, through them and their better understanding,be given care, compassion and the respect that they deserve; just as those lucky ones at shelter Felix are getting every day now.

When it rains it pours but in the end; the sun always appears to bring brightness and better feelings to an overcast situation.  This will happen very soon at Felix shelter.  Danica has put so much effort into the facility, that there is only one way that it can go now – UP  !!

We will do what we can to make this happen sooner rather than later.

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Website: http://catshelter-felix.com/
Blog: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

Danica Mirkovic Shelter Felix

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When it rains, it pours…

Our gorgeous and sweet black panther Njanja who’s been struggling with serious health issues for more than a year, finally gave up the fight.

He had pancreatic insufficiency, FLUTD and who knows what else 😦 He’d be frighteningly skinny, then he was gaining weight, skinny again, then gaining weight again for such a long time. In December last year he became lethargic, his appetite was poor, he looked worn out and tired of everything and it seemed he knew his time was coming.

He died peacefully and without pain a couple of days ago, he just fell asleep and didn’t wake up again.

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In this time of deep sadness and total heartbreak, not even knowing that Njanja was loved dearly and cared for until the end isn’t much of a consolation.

Wonderful Rose who has sponsored him for almost a year and a half has already been informed of his passing, as she loved him deeply and we felt she should be the first to know that he’s gone.

Our sparkling sweet boy is now running in some greener fields, but I’m sure we’ll meet again one day.

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Serbia: News From Felix Shelter 23/1 – Little Tak Has Passed Away.

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Tak passing

From Danica;

It’s with utmost sorrow and profound grief that we sadly announce the passing of our gorgeous little boy Tak.

Although we knew he didn’t stand a chance against the deadliest cat virus there is, a tiny glimmer of hope persisted almost until the end. Even if only one in a million is strong and lucky enough to win this losing battle, maybe he could’ve been that one? Sadly, FIP has claimed yet another angel…

Not so long ago, Tak was a joyous and sparkling kitty boy, full of life and loved to bits. But once the first symptoms of the most feared cat disease showed up, the decline was rapid and all of his youthful vigor disappeared at a frightening rate.

Only the sparkle in his big, bright eyes remained the same until the end.

Fly free now, my little sweetie. You’ll purr forever in our hearts.

http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/help-the-feline-residents-of-cat-shelter-felix/161828

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/milance.felixmace

Website: http://catshelter-felix.com/
Blog: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

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Serbia: Extreme Cruelty Exposed In Animal Fighting Videos – The EU and Serbian Authorities Have The Evidence, But Will They Act To Stop It ?

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”  

― Mahatma Gandhi

23/1/15

Today, we and Serbian campaigners are following up on yet another serious area of animal abuse within the Republic of Serbia – namely animal fighting.

To make it clear what we mean, here are some video links (visible to the public on Youtube) which support the cruelty we are talking about.  Please note that by the time you attempt to access some of these, it is possible that some videos may be removed once the word gets out.

**WARNING** – VERY GRAPHIC ANIMAL ABUSE AND CRUELTY shown in the following.

By clicking on the following link, you will have access to many more (Serbian) videos which have been posted:

https://www.youtube.com/user/dogbestcom/videos

Note – the following videos may be removed at source, but hard copies have already been taken and are now being held as evidence where required.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAljUem_8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuuozxWKyzk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAPAzp8E6S0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIFzA-mK4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE9l-cm64hU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCIFzA-mK4o  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAljUem_8g   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnAATwQL7OM  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuuozxWKyzk    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udH12guL5lM     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MfVXA0t3I       

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diiJvVTdPP0     

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO9wtBaSqm4 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zovhCkxO_80

Apart from specific independent actions currently being taken by Serbian based campaigners, which we cannot give any more detail on at present; copies of the (above) videos have been forwarded to specific organisations in London for review and possible further action.

During this past week, copies of the same videos were also forwarded to the EU Enlargement Commission, specifically the Head of the department associated with Serbia’s future accession into the EU, which is currently in progress – http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/serbia/index_en.htm  , to make it very clear that Serbian authorities are NOT enforcing their own legislation – ie “the rule of law”; which is a paramount and fundamental requirement for accession of any new member state (such as Serbia) into the EU.

Basically, by allowing this blatant cruelty to happen within its borders, by openly allowing it to be advertised and shown on web sites and media such as Youtube, and most importantly by not enforcing its own existing national animal welfare legislation, Serbian authorities are thus failing in their requirements to become an EU member state.

http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/srv?l=EN&t=PDF&gc=true&sc=false&f=AD%201%202014%20INIT

Serbian authorities have to prove to the EU that they are taking action – and we have seen nothing yet. 

In addition as further action by the welfare campaigners, on 23/1, Members of the European Parliament (MEP’s) have been contacted about this very same issue.  Through these MEP’s; we have asked them to make direct contact with:

  • Commissioner Hahn, leader of the EU Enlargement Commission

  • The Head of the Serbian section for EU Enlargement at the same Commission

  • the EU Ambassador to Serbia, who to date has failed us at every attempt to make contact regarding other animal welfare issues, such as the future for ‘Nani’ deer.

… as well as supplying them with the video footage (above) and informing them that the Serbian authorities are not enforcing their own national legislation.

We have already had confirmation by some MEPs that our request and requirements have already been viewed by them; and now we wait to see what will result as follow up actions in the coming week.

In order to become even considered as a potential EU member state; the Serbian authorities need to be fully aware that they must take full action to enforce existing Serbian animal welfare legislation; and to prevent all the things happening which are shown in the above videos for example.

Serbian authorities must be seen to be enforcing the Serbian “rule of law” within Serbia when it comes to animal abuse issues.  Unfortunately, through a lot of our other work and posts over many years, which can be seen openly on this site, , it is possible to see that the Serbian authorities are doing very little to enforce their own national legislation concerning animal welfare.

If they do not do this, then as European citizens, do we not have the right to make the fundamental statement that Serbia is NOT enforcing its own national rules of law; a basic requirement for EU membership.

This requirement is further supported by the “Responsibilities” statement made by Commissioner Hahn on his very own EU website:  http://ec.europa.eu/commission/2014-2019/hahn_en  – see the 5th bullet point – “Supporting pre-accession countries in implementing democratic and economic reforms, upholding the rule of law,”

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 Commissioner Hahn

And so, as far as we are concerned as an NGO, Serbia is NOT enforcing its own rules of law.  We see the EU Commission making it clear that it has responsibilities for ensuring that new member states DO uphold the rule of law; and we, a simple EU animal welfare NGO, continue yet again to provide the clear evidence to everyone at the EU Enlargement regarding animal abuse and cruelty within Serbia; for which very little seems to be happening as a result !

Now this latest pile of evidence has been submitted, we wait and see what is going to happen within the EU Enlargement and the EU Ambassador about all of this.

Is the EU Enlargement Commission actually going to live up to its declared responsibilities of supporting the upholding of the “rule of law” within Serbia prior to it attaining EU membership ?; or is the EU going to turn a blind eye to this animal suffering ?

More importantly; are Serbian authorities going to act relating to the existing Serbian laws by following up with actions regarding all of the footage which is shown in the videos ? – or again, are they also going to turn a blind eye and allow this to continue happening ? – blind eyes have been turned on most issues we have raised for the last 10 years or more; now we want to see positive action prior to Serbian EU membership.

The Serbian authorities have the video evidence; they know where this is happening; so why are they not acting to enforce the laws of the land and stop it ???

We wait with a great deal of interest to see what happens from all parties contacted in the coming week(s).

One thing is for sure; whatever happens or does not happen, we will report it to you, our dedicated supporters, via this site.

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