Posted on July 30, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
30/7/16 – New news.
Today has been a very busy day with regard the Polar bear which is suffering at Belgrade Zoo. See our post and the video of the suffering bear at:
Well now we have some great news which we can share with you.
We are now starting to work with a UK organisation which campaigns globally for bears – ‘People Advocating for Caged Bears’ – and here is the link to their website:
As you can see at http://www.freecagedbears.com/#!caged-bears/c1rb8 the group is working on behalf of bears all over the world. They have kindly offered their services to establish a section on bears in Serbia; of which our polar bear at Belgrade was the starting point, and we as an organisation will be working with campaigners in the group to expose further the suffering of animals, especially bears, at Serbian zoos.
Between us we can put extra pressure on the Serbian government and Ministry responsible; and we can expose to the whole world when action is not being taken; such as with the Belgrade polar bear
Have we not exposed the situation of the government Ministry not doing its job properly in the past ? – see her just a few of our posts.:
We hope you will find this project a new and exciting one for the zoo animals in Serbia – especially caged bears.
The Serbian government cannot keep hiding behind the bars of the cage all the time. We will expose them and show them up for the actions that they are not taking for the welfare of their animals.
In addition, we as a combined campaigns group can forward all our information to the EU Enlargement Commission, and remind them that states wishing to join the EU, such as Serbia; do have responsibilities to ensure that they comply with the rules of law – that is Serbian law which is not being enforced for the animals at this present time.
SAV.
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Posted on July 29, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
We hope to have some very good news which we will publish very soon regarding bears in Serbia. Keep your eye on new posts over the next few days.
30/7 – Further update
– a major UK newspaper, the Daily Mirror, has also had a large spread relating to the bear in Belgrade zoo. Here is the link:
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Update 30/7/16
– the word from Serbian campaigners this morning is – “this is suffering cosmic proportion, but nonsense authorities do not care….”
The authorities have not cared all the time we have been campaigning for the last 12 years. They still have their animal abusing ways and do exactly as they want; ignoring the evidence of sterilisations (for cats and dogs on the street) whilst filling their fat bellies and fat pockets with cash that was intended to go to animals. People call it ‘corruption’.
The Serbian government is running a corrupt system when it comes to ‘animal welfare’ – see all our posts for the last 12 years for very clear proof of this.
Does anyone at the EU care ? – NO.
Do the Serbian authorities care ? – NO – they just get rich on the corruption. Regional authorities management and subcontractors being paid 450 Euros by the government to kill each and every street dog, when the average monthly salary in Serbia is 300 Euros – some people are living a good life off the corruption of a never ending animal killing ‘control’ policy, which is against the law, rather than adopting a ‘sterilise and reduce numbers’ policy as put forward by global animal welfare organisations. But then a gradual reduction in animal numbers would mean less for the authorities to catch and kill – and so would reduce the money being claimed by the authorities which can go into management back pockets !. So nothing changes; the killings and financial claims to national governments continue to pour in from the regional authorities.
The EU (Enlargement Commission) does not care about animal suffering in Serbia, even though Serbia is now an EU ‘Candidate country’ which should abide bt EU legislation of enforcing the national ‘rules of law’, which does not allow street animals to be killed !!.
We have provided evidence and photographs to some of the big, international, well paid, well supported animal welfare organisations – and they do not seem to care about the situation either. The Daily Mail shows the footage in its paper, but it does not care either – hence no action or campaign from it.
Summary – Lots of ‘how terrible is this’ words, but no actual action. We are a volunteer group and do not have the funding to take this further legally with the Serbian authorities. Other groups do have the funding but wont do it.
So things remain as they are – and animals in Serbia suffer.
We can say the truth like this without fear of legal action by the authorities; because they know they are wrong and that their system is illegal and breaking the Serbian Constitutional law – and they would not have a leg to stand on if things ever went to any court – so as a result they do not take action with groups such as us who are trying to save lives.
Want proof ? – then read more at
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We have been sent this footage today (29/7) from a caged bear campaign group.
We have had many serious confrontations with the Daily Mail in the past; especially regarding live animal exports, so they are certainly not one of our favourite UK newspapers – anything but; but we do feel this footage is worth showing.
Under normal conditions, Polar bears are gleaming white; not covered in their own mess, unable to walk; but this once again is proof that the Serbian ministries and government do not give a toss about the welfare of animals in Serbia.
We have campaigned about Serbian zoos for a long time. Just type ‘Serbian Zoos’ into the Search box at the top right hand corner to get a full listing of all our articles and campaign work.
Sadly, the Serbian government ignores us; the EU ignores us (hence the UK getting out !)and many of the major welfare groups who should be picking up a lot more on what we send them are also ignoring the evidence. Animals are suffering as a result.
As far as we are concerned now, Serbia is welcome to the EU, and the EU is welcome to Serbia. Only once it has become a member state will the EU then wonder where it has gone wrong. But that is its problem. If it does not act now to help Serbian animals despite all the endless evidence we supply to the EU Enlargement Commission; then what hope for anything ?
Just the way the Serbian Ministries want it – well they are welcome to it, and to the never ending problems that their thick head ignorant attitude will bring.
We have other global animal issues that we want to fight for, so we let Serbian campaigners fight for Serbian animals now. What exactly will the Serbian Ministry do about this bear at Belgrade zoo ??? – just like the past 12 years probably – NOTHING.
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Posted on July 27, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Rattus at the Roundhouse, London.
THIRTY YEARS TO THE NIGHT, The Stranglers return to play the Roundhouse London, blowing away the amassed throng with an incendiary performance. With songs from the original 1977 set list plus Specter of Love and Duchess for an encore.
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Posted on July 27, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Video of the month – deer decides the hunter is not going to take it
– and so has a go back – great !
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Posted on July 23, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
This world does not work according to the principle of justice.
No one gives us the right to keep animals in farms and slaughter them as if they just ware bags of potatoes.
And yet, we do it.
No one gives us the right torturing to death animals in experiments laboratories because some criminal idiot want to make career and money.
And yet, we do it.
The list of crimes against animals is infinite.
This list gets longer every day, for this 7 billion people on this planet are to blame.
All those who eat meat, wear fur, go to the circus, consume drugs, are “second hand” criminals!
They participate in a system that consists only of torture, blood, murder.
It is the system of exploitation of the weak, of the powerless, of the animals.
Against this medieval system some Knights of the Renaissance are fighting: These are the animal rights activists, the animal advocates, animal campaigners, animal ethicist..
We all want the elimination of animal suffering.
For all these people even worse than the suffering of animals is the fact, that this system is not easy to eliminate.
And certainly not today or tomorrow.
Therefore, we have learned over the years to make small steps, to focus our fight on important changes and to live with small victories.
We all want the elimination of animal suffering.
But none of us knows, how we can make the abolition of the slaughterhouses, the fur farms, the chemistry laboratories.
We rescue animals at the place where and when it is feasible, we take part in demonstrations against fur farms, we inform the people with letters, mails, roads actions ….
Some courageous liberate animals from laboratories or destroying hunting facilities …
But all, all who have the experience in this field, know that only a miracle can change this suffering and misery.
This experience says also, that we have to fight anyway.
Even if we could save a few animals from the brutal dog meat trade in S. Korea, or some wild animals in Suzhou/China Circus” the fight is worthwhile!
Animal welfare has never worked under the method “all or nothing”.
Because if we want all or nothing, then we end up mostly to nothing!
Venus
All photos from SAV archives.
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Posted on July 22, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Posted on July 21, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Dear campaigner friends worldwide,
Have we had enough of the European Union (EU) ? – you bet we have.
Here is a reflection to summarise what the EU has done for one of my main welfare / investigation campaigns for (me) the last 26 years – live animal transport / live exports.
This is quite a long post. It is long because of the continual problems associated with live EU born animals being exported to Turkey – a non EU nation, which slaughters animals without stunning; which is in direct opposition to the standards and regulations of the EU which declare that animals should be stunned before their throats are cut. Note that even in the EU, many gutless national governments do not even attempt to stop non-stun slaughter in their own nations because they fear religious comeback. Hence some non stun slaughter is undertaken in Europe; but with most sensible nations; most animals are still stunned prior to their slaughter. Obviously, EU nations do not have the backbone to say to certain religions ‘you are in Europe now; we stun animals before slaughter and you therefore will do the same’; they run scared and have to allow religions to practice just whatever they want anywhere in the EU, regardless of EU regulations. Oh does this ring a bell so much !
You can see the disturbing video on the same EU – Turkey exports issue made by Lesley at ‘yes on Animals’ (NL) by clicking on the following link –
Remember that this evidence has been gathered on the Turkish border for well over 5 years. Lesley’s disturbing video is a culmination of 5 years of frustration – presenting the clear evidence of abuses to the EU Commissions; who then just sit, bury their heads in the sand, and DO NOTHING.
Clear video evidence has been presented many, many times to the EU ‘officials’, although we would give them another name; and despite what is clear documented and filmed evidence; the EU HAS DONE NOTHING !
Officials at the EU such as Marco Valetta and Bernard Van Gorthem; the very people who they claim are responsible for ‘animal welfare’ at the EU, and who should be acting in defence of animals, continue to spout their weasel words of improvements and meetings; both of which amount to nothing.
Have a laugh at this:
Bernard Van Goethem on why working for the European Commission is preferable to having his arm up the back end of a cow”.
“Food safety in the broad sense is the responsibility of the vets,” he says. For him and 200 other veterinarians employed by the Commission, that task involves not only ensuring the welfare of animals, starting with the quality of vegetables and grain used in animal feed and controlling pesticide levels and residues, but also monitoring and tracking food in their ‘farm to fork’ approach of standards, controls and checks”.
Ensuring the welfare of EU animals – but maybe not to Turkey eh !
Above – Bernard Van Goethem.
When are you actually going to start ‘ensuring the welfare of animals’ Mr Van Goethem ? – we have clear evidence that you appear to do nothing re EU – Turkey exports. All talk and no action as usual.
We say again; the EU Commission is utterly useless, and the people who work in animal welfare within it are even lower – they talk the talk but in reality they do very little. What is more important – a hand up the back end of a cow or working at the EU Commission and having your head buried in the sand ? – ask Mr Van Goethem; he may give you an answer if he pulls his head out.
At the end of this post you will find many of our links which relate to the work we have been undertaking on EU – Turkey live exports. This will hopefully give you a little insight into the work that we and many others such as Lesley and her crew are doing / have been doing to show how utterly useless the EU Commission and its officials are when it actually comes to their prime responsibility, which is looking after the welfare of animals. The EU has a Regulation which should be enforced by ALL its member states – it is Regulation 1/2005 on ’the welfare of animals during transport’. Here is a link to this legislation which you can read in many formats and languages – http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/ALL/?uri=CELEX:32005R0001 – just select ‘your’ language and format you wish to read in. For example, the English version can be found at ‘EN’; and you can select either PDF or HTML styles.
Below you can read the latest from Lesley. As she says; “it is the worst it has ever been”. Where is Van Goethem ? – the man at the EU who has the task of ensuring the welfare of animals ? – little head deep in the sand again no doubt.
It is because of complete and utter incompetents like Van Goethem that the British people have now voted to get out of the EU. Who wants to sit and listen to crap from people like him all day when they never do anything ? – “ensuring g the welfare of animals” – ask the pregnant ows giving birth on livestock transporters at the Turkish border who exactly is ensuring their welfare !! – Big clue – certainly not van Goethem and all his other Commission sand headers.
Please mail van Goethem and Marco Valetta and tell them both how utterly useless they are in every ones eyes.
Here are their e mail addresses:
Van Goethem – Bernard.Van-Goethem@ec.europa.eu
Marco Valetta – marco.valetta@ec.europa.eu
Fed up with EU incompetents; glad the UK has voted ‘OUT’ ?
– YOU BET I AM.
Mark.
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Message from Lesley:
Dear donors and friends,
Only a few weeks ago we were at the Turkey/EU border inspecting livestock trucks arriving from all over Europe and heading towards slaughterhouses and farms throughout Turkey. We wish we could tell you that the situation has finally improved at this border crossing but the suffering of the animals was the worst it has ever been. Because the control post in Bulgaria was temporarily closed (there was a disease outbreak in Bulgaria of Lumpy Skin) the animals were on board for longer than ever without being unloaded to receive water and feed and fresh bedding and air. Several cattle on board different trucks collapsed and died from exhaustion, heat stress and dehydration right before our eyes. Five pregnant heifers had no choice but to give birth on board the crowded trucks while waiting at the border. One pregnant cow didn’t survive this stress. The drivers pulled so hard at the dead unborn calf stuck in her that her whole uterus was torn. Here below is a daily account of our efforts at the border. By clicking on the photo, you can read the details of each inspection day.
Doomed journey video – 8/7/16.
Meanwhile one of our teams was in Turkey documenting and assisting the animals at the border, another team was in the Netherlands and alerting all the responsible EU and Member State authorities and media about the urgent situation there. We even managed to give a talk to the members of the European Parliament about the problems on this route.
A bit of light at the end of the tunnel: The Netherlands now forbids transport to Turkey in the summer We have a small piece of good news: the Dutch livestock sector has agreed to not export animals to Turkey at least in the months of July and August as of now. This was included in their heat-protocol. Eyes on Animals was involved in the development of this heat protocol, together with the Dutch authorities.
Exposure of this animals cruelty in the media Last Sunday Lesley Moffat, director of Eyes on Animals, was on the popular Sunday-morning Dutch radio program “VroegeVogels” talking about the cruelty to animals sent on this route. Karen Soeters, director of the scientific-research office of the Dutch Political Party for Animals and founder of PiepVandaag was also interviewed. She and her team had joined our team in Turkey for 2 days. Listen to the radio program here.
Additionally, for the past few months, a German journalist has been working on an in-depth TV documentary about the suffering of animals sent on this export route and our efforts. Eyes on Animals and our dear colleagues at AWF|TSB are both interviewed. It should be broadcasted on July 31th on the German TV program “Europamagazin”. Read more on their website
You can help! Sadly, in a world where money, it is not easy changing the situation on the ground for animals very quickly. Patience is required but we must not give up! The European Commission, authorities from the exporting Member States and transporters are feeling our pressure and exposure more and more and a time will indeed come when this will stop. PiepVandaag and Eyes on Animals have started a petition against the export of animals to Turkey so that everyone can help take action. Please will you sign this petition today?
Thanks to your donations we were able to be at the EU/Turkey border last week to record and expose the cruelty to animals and on-going violations. Thanks to your donations we were able to be there, where the animals are, to give them water and call for help. We are extremely grateful for your support. Please do continue to support us. The animals need us to be there more than ever!
As you can see below; we have ben attempting to improve conditions for EU animals transported to Turkey – we hate it and we will fight it:
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UPDATE 22/7/16
We immediately sent the above gripe to Mr Van Goethem – after all he should be made fully aware of his failings and how we view his inactions for EU animals destined for Turkey. We flagged the message and have had confirmation that it has been read – see below response.
The real question though is will the EU do anything or will they continue to just speak weasel words whilst burying their heads into the sand when it comes to being provided with the real evidence such as the videos. If Mr Van Goethem says it is the responsibility of member states to enforce the rules; then we have to ask what is the point of having him and the Commission ? – do we need those who pass the responsibility to others ? they should be taking action against rogue states who do not enforce, rather than have yet another ‘meeting’.
Definition of a ‘meeting’ –
Those who individually can do nothing, but who together decide that nothing can be done.
Maybe now; after many years of gathering clear evidence and breaches of the regulations, for which the EU does nothing as a result; campaigners in other parts of the EU will realise that ‘their EU’ is nothing really; just a monolith of people being paid big salaries and who in return really do nothing but throw the problems back at individual states anyway. Big money for actually doing very little.
The UK has voted (much to the disgust of the EU elite !) to get out or Europe; away from all these do nothings; and we hope that now people of the Netherlands, France, Germany, Denmark etc will actually see the real light that the EU is failing them all big time; such as this very typical example. Already the UK is getting big talks going from other places around the world re new trade deals etc. The EU is prehistoric monolith – all talk and no real action.
If you are paid members of a club, this is where you need the management of a club to act when members break the rules. This is where the EU fails – they don’t act and prosecute individual member states who do not enforce the rules – 1/2005 on the welfare of animals in transport, for example.
We call it the EU Commission – what about you !
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