Posted on January 3, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Picture – AA Unlimited India.
We need to share with you the amazing group of people at Animal Aid Unlimited in India. All of the Youtube links below show some of their rescues, with a brief description of each case. Animals very much rescued from deaths door; which after weeks of loving care and attention are restored to the most wonderful looking dogs.
Very, very sad to start with in each case of the videos; but you will be amazed at the outcome of the animals which is all due to the wonderful team who devote their time and attention to caring for stray animals.
If you wish to give a donation, then you can give here by clicking on this link – http://animalaidunlimited.org/about-us/
Animal Aid Unlimited, India.
A street dog in India was suffering from severe mange. Her skin had become hard like stone from the mange and she was emaciated. Watch her amazing recovery.
A street dog was curled up in a ball on the side of the road. He was suffering from severe mange and had completely given up hope. Just watch his transformation after we rescued him and gave him the medical care he desperately needed.
We rescued a street dog who was suffering from severe mange. After 6 weeks of treatment, his transformation was incredible and he was almost unrecognizable.
Mabel was on the brink of dying from severe mange when we rescued her and we feared it might be too late. But after 2 months of intensive treatment, watch her incredible recovery. We hope it warms your heart as it has ours.
A critically injured street dog hid himself in the basement of a shop and was waiting to die. We found him collapsed with maggots infesting a huge wound on his head. Watch his amazing recovery.
Animal Aid Unlimited is a life-changing place for both people and animals in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Founded in 2002, our mission is to rescue and treat the un-owned street animals of Udaipur who have become ill or injured, and through their rescue inspire a community to protect and defend the lives of all animals.
Our work focuses on the vital moment when a resident of Udaipur sees an animal who needs help, and stops to help. Taking action is the pivotal experience that can change everything for good.
By providing a phone number someone can call and a shelter who will help and save, we are inspiring action in the community. Action that though small at first, maybe just a phone call on our helpline, is the first step for someone on the road of becoming the person that animals desperately need.
Our ultimate goal is equality and protection of all animals and a complete end to the use and abuse of animals. We are working for the day that every dog, donkey, cow, pig, fish and mouse can live their lives in freedom.
Based out of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, our emergency rescue team responds to calls on our help-line reporting sick or wounded animals in need of help throughout the day, every day. Animal Aid is the life-line for thousands of animals who otherwise wouldn’t stand a chance.
With the involvement of thousands of Udaipur residents who have become aware of street animal’s needs, we have rescued more than 45,000 injured or ill dogs, cows, donkeys, birds and cats to date.
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Posted on January 3, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Please share and help if you can!
Donations at:
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 their chances of making it through the winter are frighteningly low.
We know we should have asked for help earlier as this is the worst possible time for fundraising and we totally understand that most people have wiped out their savings and are struggling to get their finances back on track after the holidays, but we’re dealing with a true emergency and we hope you’ll be able to lend us a helping hand yet again.
Whatever amount you are able to give will be received with heartfelt gratitude, because every donation is literally saving lives!
We are doing everything we can and then some to stay afloat and give each of the Felix kitties a fighting chance to see another spring, but we will be lost if you don’t step in!
Donations at:
THANK YOU.
Past features for the same request:
Please note the petition on the first link is no longer running.
We have got the gas to keep the kitties warm in the past years – lets go for it again now. Please give anything you can, no matter how small; it all adds up.
Please see the gas arriving in past years in some of the photos in the following links – so lets repeat this for the new year.
Thanks SAV.
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Posted on January 1, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Activists Sue Oregon to Protect State’s Endangered Gray Wolves
Oregon wildlife officials took wolves off the state endangered species list in November.
Emily J. Gertz is an associate editor for environment and wildlife at TakePart.
Oregon’s recent move to reduce protections for wolves is going to court.
On Dec. 30, three nonprofits filed a lawsuit challenging a November decision by the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife to remove gray wolves from the Oregon endangered species list.
The groups charge that the agency failed to follow the best available science on the health of the wolf population, “prematurely removing protections before wolves are truly recovered,” according to a statement from the Center for Biological Diversity, which joined Oregon Wild and Cascadia Wildlands in taking the state to court. “With only about 80 known adult wolves mostly confined to one small corner of the state, Oregon’s wolf population is far from recovery.”
Gray wolves, which are native to Oregon, were once found statewide and numbered in the hundreds or thousands. But an active statewide eradication program, which paid bounties for dead wolves, wiped out the population between the early 1840s and the late 1940s. The current packs are descended from wolves that were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and in the state of Idaho in the 1990s, whose populations have grown and spread westward.
Today’s Oregon wolves occupy only a small fraction of their former range. There were 81 known wolves in Oregon at the end of 2014, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and of 16 packs counted in 2015, 13 had pups during the summer.
Removing the wolves—which continue to have federal endangered species protections—from the state endangered species roster didn’t affect how the animals are being managed in Oregon, according to a November statement from the wildlife agency. “Any take of wolves is highly regulated in Oregon, and the delisting does not mean additional take is now allowed,” the agency stated. “Hunters and trappers may not take wolves in Oregon at this time. The Wolf Plan does not allow for general season sport hunting of wolves in any phase of wolf management.”
But the move might pave the way for expanded wolf hunting if the species’ status under federal law changed in the future.
“Though Oregon’s Wolf Management Plan is working for all but the most anti-wolf interests, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reigniting old conflicts by caving to political pressure and giving serious consideration to weakening basic protections for wolves, allowing ranchers the flexibility to shoot them if they are believed to be posing a threat to livestock,” Oregon Wild stated on its website.
The agency, however, called the decision to delist the wolf at the state level “a vote of confidence” in how the state was balancing the conservation of wolves with the concerns of ranchers.
Please Ensure You Sign The Petition On The Above Link – Thanks – SAV.
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Posted on January 1, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Our little sanctuary of animal love needs your help! After many years of witnessing cruelty to animals in Serbia we decided to move to a small village in an old house – where everyone is welcome.
Having a mild heart condition I needed peace – peace with my animals. We lived within our means and everyone was happy. As times passes by, our furry family expanded – many mornings we would wake up and another injured or old dog was left on our door step, then a cage with hamsters, then we got a call if we can take some degui squirrels and chinchillas – we couldn’t say no.
Now our “animal kingdom” consists of: 10 dogs, 5 chinchillas, 2 hamsters, 2 hens, 2 ducks and 5 chicken (that shall be laying eggs when they reach adulthood). – most of them are available for adoption to good homes (except chicken and ducks – I don’t want them to finish in someone’s plate) – lots of animals to feed and we try our very best – but still short of 300E/month (about 400$).
We appreciate any help, including old towels and sheets, fleas/tick treatments but most importantly we need to by food for them.
Any donation is appreciated. You are also very much welcome to visit us – anytime, our doors are always open.
THANK YOU!!
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Posted on January 1, 2016 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Enjoy the fireworks of ol’ London Town last night to see in the new year 2016 – impressive!
A new year message from space
ESA astronaut Tim Peake wishes Earth a happy new year from the International Space Station.
Productive Campaigning Everyone
– Lets Hope for a Very Positive Year.
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Posted on December 30, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Well it is the night of December 30th 2015 and I am sitting here in a very mild but very rainy Kent, England; thinking about the past year and what 2016 has in store for all of us involved with the welfare of animals.
At first, I viewed 2015 as a rather negative one for positive movement in animal welfare across the globe. But as I delved a little deeper into the abyss; I have to openly admit that we have seen some truly great events this year (2015). 2016 will be even more massive and positive for all of us; I already have that gut feeling within me. Teamwork is the thing that shines through in many of the victories this year; and so we must continue to work together in the future to make the biggest of impacts in whatever issue(s) we are dealing with.
Everything in the way of any specific campaign is not cured, sorted and put to bed overnight, despite our want. Campaigns go on for many years sometimes; but with the wonders of modern communication and the ability to beam news around the world and to each other within a few seconds; we are witnessing a very positive step forward for informing the world about the cruelties which still exist in the animal abusing world. We must use this new ability of quick and mass communication contacting to keep each other informed of where we can support and help each other.
Despite the atrocities which still affect and upset us all, we have to look back at the superb improvements which have taken place over the past year or more and use these as a route for continuation and even more progression into 2016.
I am a personal huge supporter of, and massive admirer of Jill (Robinson) at ‘Animals Asia’.
They have undertaken so many superb bear rescues this year from the disgusting bile farms of the far East; and now provide a sanctuary of security and love for over 40 bears which they have rescued this year alone. We have tried to cover much of this on this site whenever possible.
Earlier this year I made personal contacts with Jill in the hope of setting up a section of Animals Asia within Serbia. This was not to do with any bear rescue, but was intended to be more directly targeted at stray animals; an area in which AA do have a lot of experience. It did not happen in the end as Jill kindly and very reluctantly informed me that the large financial undertaking to get this kind of thing off the ground was really needed for all the bears that had been rescued in the East this year. I fully understood and accepted this – AA was founded by Jill for the saving of bears from bile farms; that is what they do best and that is what they must continue to do first and foremost. I still am a huge supporter of their work and encourage everyone to back them with all of their work to save the bile bears. In summary, we looked at strays in Serbia; but it was decided that ex bile farm bears in the far East were the number one issue for Animals Asia. I understand the situation entirely and I will continue to ensure that we show as much of their (AA) work to rescue bears on this site as we can in the future – and Jill; well she is just one heck of a brilliant lady – she has my full and utter respect in all that she does.
Moving to Romania located here in Europe, Carmen; another brilliant lady, has been working endlessly as a major voice for stray animals there; particularly working at EU level with the full help and support of people such as the President of the Intergroup for Animal Welfare, and EU MEP Janusz Wojciechowski.
In only the last few days we now hear of a superb future facility which may provide a safe and secure home for many Romanian strays, until they can possibly be fostered out to new homes across Europe.
We (SAV) were originally founded as a campaign group to fully expose the terrible treatment of, and to attempt to make better the lives of stray animals within Serbia. This is something we have been attempting for the past eleven years; but it is extremely difficult working with a (Serbian) government and authorities who really are only keen on looking after themselves rather than the dogs and cats that wander their streets. This combined with the fact that they never make or respond to any communication with us only makes things more difficult. We have seen their reactions to the animal welfare campaigners when we looked into the export of what turned out to be Serbian sheep earlier this year. They denied everything; and when we kept on pressing for answers; they made threats that they would close down some of the animal rescue shelters:
How we ask are you really supposed to move forward with national stray reduction programmes when you are not listened to when submitting proposals; whilst at the same time being threatened with animal shelter closures when you ask questions; which in the case of the exported sheep, actually turn out to be true ! – see the above link for more on this.
This particular site is now covering many more international events; but you can be sure that in the background, Slavica and Vesna are constantly working hard within Serbia to provide the government with evidence of their wrongdoings; and to take them to task whenever they fail – which is virtually constantly ! – change for animal welfare in Serbia has to come from within Serbia itself; and so this is why Serbian campaigners are pushing their own government whilst we stand on the sidelines and pick up with many other international issues.
Lesley at ‘Eyes on Animals’ in the Netherlands is doing great for girl power and making a lot of inroads into work exposing the transportation of live EU animals to Turkey as well as greatly improving and advising on better slaughterhouse conditions there; as well as all her great work of the same in Europe. Here is another girl who has my utter respect and admiration.
Moving back to Serbia; we have now almost 1,200 members on our SAV Facebook site – https://www.facebook.com/groups/SerbianAnimalsVoice/ – with help and appeals going out all the time by loads of groups who are requesting help and informing us of their brilliant work to save animals; especially the strays of Serbia.
Dog shelter Alex and cat shelter Felix (both in Serbia) are continuing with their excellent work to save animals from the streets.
Alex:
Felix:
There are far too many of our posts to repeat them all here, but if you wish to see more then type either ‘Alex’ or ‘Felix’ into our Search box at the top right to get a full list of all the posts; which you can then review at your leisure.
What else ? – we are working with many USA national groups to stop the unnecessary slaughter of wolves, coyote and other animals across the Western states especially:
I love Coyote, wolves and others; the USA has all the beautiful animals, and in my opinion, the only thing they should ever be ‘shot’ with is visitors cameras by people who respect what they are witnessing, not guns of any kind !
Zapping back here to the UK, we are being a real pain in the governments backside when it comes to the issue of hunting. The UK banned hunting with hounds over 10 years ago; and despite attempts and promises by PM Cameron to amend the legislation so that hunting may return; the British public, with some great campaigning by groups such as the League Against Cruel Sports (LACS) is witnessing the numbers of public opposed to hunting on the increase all the time.
I have not forgotten the brilliant work of Mercy for Animals in the USA; but could go on forever giving you endless links and post reports of all the issues.
So please remember if you wish to find out anything more about any issue, then just use our ‘Search’ box which is located in the top right hand corner. You do not have to type anything special, just a general entry such as ‘hunting’ or ‘LACS’ and you should then be provided with a full list of all the posts we have produced in the past relating to ‘that’ particular area.
Well I am gonna sign off now – the windows are still crying with all the rain, but we are much better off than all the poor folk flooded out up country.
I finish by wishing you all a very happy new year – make 2016 a good one and I hope that this quick review of some campaigns has whetted your appetite for even more hard work in 2016.
Regards and thanks to you all – have a beer on us ! – and we will publish a link in the next few days showing the London new year fireworks display when they take place tomorrow night.
Stay safe – Mark.
You start off at Jeskyns Community Park, which we have now planted up with thousands of new trees over the past five years or so – http://www.forestry.gov.uk/jeskyns – up through the village of Cobham and finish off at the newly renovated Darnley mausoleum which until recent was completely derelict; and a place which I used to visit and get scared stiff at with my mates when I was a young lad. All them ghost stories etc.
And as the norm we do drive on the left over here – or at least most sensible folk try to !!
Above – Time for a beer – Having just finished making our ‘Bee Hotel’
Above – The Leather Bottle pub in Cobham village (you pass it on the bike ride link above) – a one time drinking haunt of Charles Dickens (author)
Below – the newly renovated Darnley Mausoleum – outskirts of the village. Again, you can see it at the end of the bike ride video.
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Posted on December 29, 2015 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)
Recently, he joked that he had switched from drinking whiskey to vodka for “health reasons.”
Sad news about hearing of the death of Lemmy today.
Thanks for the good times – Hammersmith Odeon, London, way back when – many years ago.
He lived life loud, long and rowdy !!
His family have requested people play his music today, and play it loud !
Keep on Rockin in spirit Lemmy.
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