Serbia: ‘Morgan’ update – Sunday 28/9/14.

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‘Morgan’ update – Sunday 28/9/14.

 

Danica Mirkovic Shelter Felix

Morgan had the eye flap stitches removed yesterday and although his right eye looks a lot better than before the surgery, it’s still too early to say whether his vision is saved or not. Aside from receiving Longacef every day, his eyes (or better said his right eye and the hole which was left after his left eye leaked out) are being treated locally, with eye drops and antibiotic ointments. Once he recovers and stabilizes, his left eye will be enucleated.

 

Lets very much hope that Morgan’s sight will be saved and that he will be able to see clearly in the future.  If you can please give anything in the way of a donation to help Morgan, the other cats or the shelter in general; then please click and donate via the following link – Thanks – SAV:

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

 

Website: http://catshelter-felix.com/ 

Blog: http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

 

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Serbia: ‘Nani’ Deer 25/9/14. Legal Action Now Being Considered. EU Animal Welfare Intergroup Informed of Situation and Serbia’s Failures To Implement National Legislation.

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The situation now is that Mrs.Dragana Mitic has deep depression because she is  very worried about the eventual fate of Nani deer.

Mrs. Mitic has seen a psychiatric medical doctor several times; and you can see the documentation associated with this below.

Because the Hunting Society `HajdukVeljko` kidnapped Nani deer in direct opposition to existing laws, and affected the health of Mrs. Mitic as a result; it is possible that she will now undertake a private charge.

We fully support this and are also currently seeking advice on how we can also undertake a possible charge against the Serbian authorities and ministers who are failing to make a decision on Nani.

We have already provided the evidence to the European Parliament and also to the Vice President of the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup.

European Press and Media are currently on standby to be informed of the situation regarding Nani and the delay in decision making by the Serbian government / ministers.  All of out SAV posts will be provided to the EU press if necessary within a few days if Nani is not released and returned to Mrs. Mitic.

This current situation of Nani being held captive whilst the Serbian government turns an inactive blind eye to the situation cannot continue for much longer.

 

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Serbia: New ‘Nani’ Deer Pictures and Videos From 20/9 and 22/9 2014.

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UPDATE PM 24/9/14

As detailed at the end of this post, we have now presented all the following links and information to both EU MEP’s and to senior Presidents of the EU Animal Welfare Intergroup.  http://www.animalwelfareintergroup.eu/     

We are making the EU fully aware of the current situation in Serbia; and its lack of action for ‘Nani’ deer.

All photographs and video footage have been supplied; basically showing that the existing Serbian authorities are failing in their compliance with existing Serbian animal welfare legislation; namely:

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It’s not just about humanity HERE, THERE IS NO trace of it HERE.

In this case the police and hunting associations and inspection services, and the Minister of Agriculture herself violated the laws and the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia and nobody cares.

Fraudulently and with threats they kidnapped the fawn from his foster mom who properly filed a Request under the Article 58 of the Animal Welfare Law.

Republic Veterinary Inspection is in charge but they denied their responsibility and acted only on 8/26/14 after all the urgencies and the phone calls at our expense. Even THEN they impudently and illegally ignored the fact that Dragana Mitic filed a Request under the Article 58 of the Animal Welfare Law to the Ministry of Agriculture and at the hands of the Minister.

Rep. Vet. Inspection did not comply with Article 79, but it had a legal duty to do so.

What do we need inspectors for who either don’t know the laws or are corrupted?

What do we need a Minister for who is silent longer than she is supposed to be and yet we will have to go to Strasbourg to demand human rights if she remains silent and even makes a mistake.

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Contact e mail – Serbian Prime Minister, Mr.Aleksandar Vucic.  
His e mail address is

 

Recent Nani deer video links below.

One shows Nani before she was taken by the hunters; having fun with Mrs. Mitic.  The other videos show Nani in the hunter compound where she is now being held – still today – weeks after a time when the Serbian government should have made a decision.

Please read the following article from a Serbian campaigner which summarises the current political situation in Serbia:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/23/serbia-its-not-just-about-humanity-here-there-is-no-trace-of-it-here/  

It’s not just about humanity HERE, THERE IS NO trace of it HERE.

In this case the police and hunting associations and inspection services, and the Minister of Agriculture herself violated the laws and the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia and nobody cares.

Fraudulently and with threats they kidnapped the fawn from his foster mom who properly filed a Request under the Article 58 of the Animal Welfare Law”.

 

Still we go on waiting for a gutless Serbian government to actually undertake what Serbian law and regulation s require; and not to simply do what they personally wish to do for their own benefit.

Where is the Serbian ‘rule of law’ that it needs to adhere to to become an EU member state ? – there is lots of corruption in Serbia, but the application of the rule of law ????

Nani video links are as follows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Q747WUHAU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz__rHAYbu4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3xPq1dxqwk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4F7CTRlzJI

 

Recent ‘Nani’ photographs from 20 and 22/9/14 are as follows:

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Below – Some of our past SAV posts relating to ‘Nani’; including (first couple of links) a sample letter to copy and send to the Serbian authorities.

Note that you could also include  the new video links into the letter if you wish – here again are the four (4) video links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Q747WUHAU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz__rHAYbu4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3xPq1dxqwk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4F7CTRlzJI

 

Past Posts:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/03/serbia-free-nani-deer-info-and-sample-letter-to-send/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/01/serbia-save-nani-deer-sample-letter-to-copy-and-send-to-the-serbian-authorities-please-do-now/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/08/29/serbia-nani-baby-deer-latest-29814-she-is-still-alive-and-we-now-await-homing-decision-by-minister-of-agriculture/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/08/15/serbia-latest-from-slavica-15814-now-they-threaten-to-put-baby-deer-nani-into-a-zoo-we-request-he-is-returned-to-mrs-dragana-mitic/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/13/serbia-nani-1392014/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/12/serbia-nani-photos-1192014/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/10/serbia-1092014-todays-photos-of-nani-deer-still-held-by-the-hunters-and-we-still-await-a-government-ministers-decision-is-it-that-difficult/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/08/serbia-nani-photographs-892014/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/06/serbia-nani-6914/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/05/serbia-5914-more-nani-pictures-a-daily-photo-record-is-being-kept/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/04/serbia-4814-latest-pictures-of-nani-visited-today-by-mrs-mitic/

THE ABOVE INFORMATION IS NOW BEING IMMEDIATELY PROVIDED TO THE EU AUTHORITIES, EU ANIMAL WELFARE INTERGROUP AND ITS PRESIDENTS.

INFORMATION ON NANI FAWN WILL CONTINUE TO BE GIVEN UNTIL THE SERBIAN MINISTRY AND AUTHORITIES COME CLEAN AND ACTUALLY MAKE A DECISION; SOMETHING BY LAW THEY WERE OBLIGED TO DO SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.

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THE EU WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER THIS NON COMPLIANCE WITH ADHERING TO THE ‘RULE OF LAW’ (AS REQUIRED BY EU ACCESSION MEMBER STATES) FOR FUTURE SERBIAN MEMBERSHIP OF THE EU.

THE SOLUTION IS A SIMPLE ON FOR THE SERBIAN AUTHORITIES – FREE NANI DEER AND RETURN TO MRS. MITIC FOR THE FUTURE.

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Serbia: It’s not just about humanity HERE, THERE IS NO trace of it HERE.

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It’s not just about humanity HERE, THERE IS NO trace of it HERE.

In this case the police and hunting associations and inspection services, and the Minister of Agriculture herself violated the laws and the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia and nobody cares.

Fraudulently and with threats they kidnapped the fawn from his foster mom who properly filed a Request under the Article 58 of the Animal Welfare Law.

Is this normal?

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This is the fifth fawn confiscated this spring. They held tame fawns in an illegal object, as well as Milos, the roebuck and Susanna, the doe – no sign of any of them.

What kind of government it is that can tolerate this?

Without the analysis of the telephone listings by the Division of Internal Control, Ministry of Internal Affairs accepted the defense of policeman who said that he accidentally happened to be there. Well if he was there by accident, he should not have done anything except to say “good day”. Yet he threatened with criminal charges of 200,000 RSD and a court warrant to search the house if they don’t surrender the fawn to hunters in thirty minutes.

Is that in accordance with the Police Law and the Code of Police?

Hunting inspection is not in charge / responsible for that, yet they acted unlawfully.

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Republic Veterinary Inspection is in charge but they denied their responsibility and acted only on 8/26/14 after all the urgencies and the phone calls at our expense. Even THEN they impudently and illegally ignored the fact that Dragana Mitic filed a Request under the Article 58 of the Animal Welfare Law to the Ministry of Agriculture and at the hands of the Minister.

Rep. Vet. Inspection did not comply with Article 79, but it had a legal duty to do so.

What do we need inspectors for who either don’t know the laws or are corrupted?

What do we need a Minister for who is silent longer than she is supposed to be and yet we will have to go to Strasbourg to demand human rights if she remains silent and even makes a mistake.

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Nani, the fawn is owned by Dragana Mitic. She received him when he weighted less than 500 grams in a coma. She submitted to the Minister the proof of the fawn origin. He was loved and well looked after, otherwise he wouldn’t survive.

Legality is what we insist on!

There is no trace of the humanity here. We don’t count on humanity here.

Mrs. Minister – act, do not be silent and do not act wrongly.

Fawn’s biological mother is not here because it was killed by hunters who have now confiscated the baby deer, using threats and double-dealing, with the intention to eat him as well as they ate the roebuck Milos. They carried him out and shot him at the pheasant farm’s gate.

And for the others we will see where they are.

It is time for the intervention of the Prime Minister.

Thank you.

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SAV comment – the above post is now being sent to the European parliament to inform them that as a potential future member state of the EU; Serbia is NOT enforcing its own existing national laws – a fundamental requirement of proof for any state seeking future accession to the EU.

We will inform EU politicians that Serbia is NOT enforcing its own national laws; and as such, this should be considered strongly for future EU membership application by the Serbian authorities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EU: Great News ! – A VICTORY For Animals: the New President of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals within the European Parliament – A Real Activist in Animal Protection!

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SAV comment:

We very much welcome the news that new Intergroup President MEP Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski  has established first objectives of the initiatives to develop a legal framework for:

  • management of stray animals through humane and effective programs
  • the implementation of a postulate that limits the transport of animals for slaughter to a maximum of eight hours

2 issues which are very close to our heart and for which we have campaigned about for many years.  We are currently awaiting a response from Commissioner Borg re the 8 hour maximum journey time – see our post at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/09/18/live-exports-eu-live-farm-animal-transport-update-18914/ 

Hopefully now we may see some real EU action on both these issues which have been greatly overlooked in detail for many years.  We welcome the news and efforts made by the Intergroup.

Further, we very much welcome the election of Keith Taylor MEP (South East England) as a vice president of the Intergroup.  Keith has given us his support and acted on our behalf with regard being a voice for the strays of Serbia.  We also know him well through out live animal transport work of farm animals across the EU and beyond.  We know Keith will be an excellent voice for the animals and very much support his election to this new position.

See our past posts re Keith at:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/06/02/england-5-more-years-for-keith-and-we-are-delighted/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/05/10/england-sav-gives-its-full-support-to-mr-keith-taylor-mep-and-all-green-party-candidates-at-the-euro-elections-on-22nd-may-2014/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/10/16/161013-with-no-response-from-the-serbian-government-to-his-letter-of-2813-mep-mr-taylor-continues-to-work-with-sav-and-serbian-campaigners-for-further-action-helping-stray-animals-in-serbia/

 

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Above – Keith Taylor MEP (South East England).

No campaign is won overnight despite the views of some.  But we regard the above as excellent news which gives us further energy to keep up our campaigning for both European stray animals and also for EU farm animals undergoing long distance transport.

Congratulations to Keith on his position – well deserved !!

 

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 A VICTORY For Animals: the New President of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals within the European Parliament – A Real Activist in Animal Protection!

On Thursday, September 18, after a very tight vote, MEP Janusz Wojciechowski became the President of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals within the European Parliament.

MEP Wojciechowski is known to animal lovers for his constant involvement in the stray dog situation in Romania and for the action he has taken in order to change this reality.

Following the countless protests at the European Parliament against the dog killings in Romania and against the abusive and cruel situation in public shelters, on December 4, 2013, MEP Wojciechowski initiated and led the first European delegation to Romania with the aim to experience the situation directly through the eyes of the authorities. He had meetings with representatives of ANSVSA (Sanitary- Veterinary and Food Safety National Authority) and with the Mayor of Bucharest. The Romanian authorities assured the members of the delegation that the law for dog management is a law of “adoption, not of euthanasia”, and that “the citizens have access to public shelters” which are totally “transparent and complying with the law”!

Because of the contradictions between the declarations of Romanian authorities and the statements, images and protests received from European citizens, MEP Wojciechowski initiated a second visit on January 28, so that he and the members of the delegation could inform themselves directly on site about the stray dog situation.

The European Delegation found major discrepancies between what the authorities had told them during their first visit and what they found on site during their second visit. Shelter halls are closed to the public (for example on the gate of the public shelter of Slatina’s city hall was written “Private Property. Access denied”). There was no food, no water, no medical care, the animals are in suffering badly, and adoptions are made difficult if not impossible.

MEP Wojciechowski organised some events about the stray dog situation in Romania, the last one being a round-table discussion in the European Parliament, “The Brutal Killing of Dogs in Romania”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNmbGgEKjY, where he stated that the situation he saw in Romania is horrible, that the Romanian authorities don’t want to stop the brutal killing, that the stray dog management is a business, and that the Romanian authorities have an interest to continue this.

As the President of the Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals, MEP Wojciechowski aims to really improve the situation of all animals. The first objective of the initiative is to develop a legal framework for:

  • management of stray animals through humane and effective programs
  • the implementation of a postulate that limits the transport of animals for slaughter to a maximum of eight hours

My first task will be organizing a conference on the situation of stray animals in Europe. We need to do more to improve the situation of animals on our continent– said MEP Wojciechowski.

As vice-presidents, Anja Hazekamp, Marlene Mizzi, Stefan Eck, and Keith Taylor were elected, also known to be dedicated animal activists.

Carmen ARSENE

 

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Above Photo – Dr. Karolina TOMASZEWSKA, MEP Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

 

Ein SIEG für Tiere: der neue President der Intergruppe für das Wohlergehen und den Schutz von Tieren

im Europäischen Parlament – ein echter Tierschutz-Aktivist!

Am Donnerstag, den 18. September, wurde mit knapper Mehrheit MEPJanusz Wojciechowski als President der Intergruppe für das Wohlergehen und den Schutz von Tieren im Europäischen Parlament gewählt.

Herr JanuszWojciechowski ist unter Tierliebhabern für seine unermüdliche  Beteiligung an der Situation der Streunerhunde in Rumänien bekannt, und für die Aktionen, die er unternommen hat, um diese Realität zu verändern.

Nach zahllosen Protesten beim Europäischen Parlament gegen die Hunde-Tötungen in Rumänien und gegen die qualvolle und missbräuchliche Lage in den öffentlichen Tierasylen, initiierte und leitete Herr Janusz Wojciechowski am 4. Dezember 2013 die erste europäische Delegation nach Rumänien, mit dem Ziel, die Lage dort direkt durch die Augen der Behörden zu erleben. Er traf sich mit Representanten von ANSVSA (Nationale Behörde für Sanitäts-, Veterinär-, und Lebensmittel-Schutz) und mit dem Bürgermeister von Bucharest. Die rumänischen Behörden versicherten den Mitgliedern der Delegation, dass das Gesetz zur Hundeverwaltung ein Gesetz der „Adoption, nicht der Euthanasie“ sei, und dass „die Bürger Zugang zu den öffentlichen Tierasylen haben würden“, die „ total transparent seien und sich an die Gesetze halten“!

Wegen der Widersprüche zwischen den Behauptungen der rumänischen Behörden und den Erklärungen, Bildern und Protesten von europäischen Einwohnern, initiert Herr  Janusz Wojciechowski einen zweiten Besuch am 28. Januar, damit er und die Mitglieder der Delegation sich selber direkt informieren und ein Bild von der Situation der Streuner-Hunde machen konnten.

Die europäische Delegation fand bedeutende Diskrepanzen zwischen dem, was die Behörden ihnen bei ihrem ersten Besuch erzählt hatten, und dem, was sie während ihres zweiten Aufenthalts selber erlebten. Die Tierheime sind für die Öffentlichkeit geschlossen (am Tor des öffentlichen Tierheims von Slatina zum Beispiel stand: „Privatbesitz. Zugang verboten“). Es gab kein Futter, kein Wasser, keine medizinische Versorgung; die Tiere leiden fürchterlich, und Adoptionen sind schwierig wenn nicht ganz unmöglich.

MEP Wojciechowskihat mehrere Aktionen für die Situation der Streuner-Hunde in Rumänien organisiert, die letzte war eine Plenums-Diskussion im europäischen Parlament, „Das brutale Töten von Hunden in Rumänien”,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmNmbGgEKjY, wo er erklärte, dass die Lage, die er in Rumänien antraf, entsetzlich sei, dass die rumänischen Behörden die brutale Tötung nicht einstellen wollen, dass die Verwaltung der Streuner-Hunde ein lukratives Geschäft sei, und dass die rumänischen Behörden daran interessiert sind, dies weiterzutreiben.

Als President der Intergruppe für das Wohlergehen und den Schutz von Tieren im Europäischen Parlament plant MEP Wojciechowski, die Lage der Tiere grundlegend zu verbessern. Das erste Ziel der Iniziative ist, eine rechtliche Grundlage zu bestimmen für:

  • DieVerwaltung der Streuner-Hunde durch menschenwürdige und effektive Programme
  • Eine Verfügung, die den Transport von Tieren zur Schlachtung auf acht Stunden beschränkt

Meine erste Aufgabe ist, eine Konferenz zu organisieren über die Lage der Streuner-Hunde in Europa. Wir müssen mehr tun, um die Situation der Tiere auf unserem Kontinent zu verbessern“ – sagte MEPWojciechowski.

Anja Hazekamp, Marlene Mizzi, Stefan Eck und  Keith Taylor wurden als Vize-Presidenten gewählt, ebenfalls dafür bekannt, dem Tierschutz gewidmet zu sein.

Carmen ARSENE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Karolina TOMASZEWSKA, MEP Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI

 

 

 

 

 

Serbia: 10/9/2014 – Todays Photos of ‘Nani’ Deer – Still Held By The Hunters – and WE STILL AWAIT A Government Ministers Decision ! – Is It That Difficult ?

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We still await Decision of Minister of Agriculture, and in meantime  we push everybody.,
hunters, police, inspectors –  they all  did take ‘Nani’ in opposition to national animal welfare laws.
Regards
Slavica

 UPDATE 11/9/14:

Hi Mark,
Minister of Agriculture, Mrs Bogosavljevic Boskovic  had 30 day  for  acting
in agreement to Article 58. of Law of animal welfare – but she did not .

That is why I send  to her  a letter by which I remind her for her law
obligation.

It is in opposite to law that state any organ  go to be silent – must answer
and the Answer must be in agreement to laws.

In agreement to Serbian laws this Minister must send  ( into 30 days  from
official Request  ) Decide about back Nani deer to Dragana Mitic and Nani`s
home,  because all evidences  speak to this form Decide.
Regards
Slavica

 

 

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Serbia: Introducing ‘Morgan’ – can you help with his veterinary support ?

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‘Morgan’ (Ginger) meets ‘Shadow’ (Black – see other other posts on Shadow)

We’ve just gotten another kitten, a sweet tripod ginger and white little boy which is totally blind in one eye and his other eye is not in good shape either.

He might be about three months old and is skinny and weak, so the vet advised me (after a thorough examination) to feed him a high quality kitten food, give him vitamins and antibiotics and bring him back for a checkup in a week. As soon as he gains some weight and starts feeling better, we’ll decide about his future operations.

His left rear lower leg has obviously been amputated, but we don’t know why or when. The bigger problem is that the surgery was performed badly and un skilfully, his leg was cut in the totally wrong place and his stump has basically had the skin sewn shut over the bone. What’s even worse, he leans on that leg as he walks and I fear the bone will protrude through the skin when he gets bigger and heavier and the bone itself might break longitudinally under the burden of his weight, just like one of Milance’s legs did.

In order to save him from a sad and dreadful fate, the vet will either have to make him some kind of a prosthesis or amputate his entire leg. Enucleation of his left eye which probably leaked out because of an untreated chlamydia infection will have to be done, and it’s possible the same surgery will be necessary for the other eye as well.

But everything in its own time – for now, he’s eating, sleeping, cuddling and getting to know his new friends. We’ve decided to call him Morgan. 

Donate please to help Morgan’s veterinary costs:

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

 

Our past links about ‘Shadow’:

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https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/08/24/serbia-shadow-update-24814-no-longer-the-tiny-little-kitten-now-a-strong-and-healthy-little-lady/   

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2014/06/28/serbia-new-video-from-felix-shelter-little-kitten-shadow-is-now-improving-and-playing/    

Serbia: New Video From ‘Felix’ Shelter – Little Kitten ‘Shadow’ Is Now Improving and Playing. | Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)  // // //

See the videos from Danica showing what was the little Kitten ‘Shadow’ who is finally improving and starting to play – now rapidly growing – see above link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQntTDH01GA

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

 

PayPal button is on our blog:

http://novisadcats.blogspot.com/

and our website: 

http://catshelter-felix.com/

Webshop: 

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/catshelterfelix