Romania: More On Flavius Barbulescu and His Henchmen / The City Officials Protecting Him – PleaseTake Actions and Join Facebook Page for Romanian Animals.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Our previous post on this issue:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

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Flavius Barbulescu – the MONSTER and HIS GANG – Brasov, Romania – please send the letter

by Romania – The land of Death for animals (Notes) on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:05pm

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Flavius Barbulescu is the most notorious DOG KILLER Romanian has ever produced.
He lives in BRASOV – Brasov County Romania and….takes pride in having killed tens of thousands of dogs with the BLESSING, the APPROVAL and the PROTECTION of Romanian officials 
Flavius Barbulescu has made a living from KILLING STRAY DOGS….with his team of dog killers ( or dog catchers….in Romania is it almost the same thing….)

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Many notes and articles have been written about him on the internet….YET he LIVES HAPPILY  and much more than COMFORTABLY , from KILLING DOGS, protected by the Mayor of Brasov, by the Police of Brasov and even by the COURTS in Brasov, because  Barbulescu Flavius has 8 legal complains filed against him and tens of other reports, at the DSVSA, ANSVSA and Police….YET NOBODY TOUCHES HIM and his ” men”

There is a very detailed article about him on this site – and be prepared to read HORRORS – condoned by the authorities in Brasov county….and a HUGE THANK YOU to this great site which is a very LOUD VOICE for animals in South Eastern Europe…

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

More reading about the DOG EXTERMINATOR and his BUDDIES in these links….
THIS HORROR GOES ON AND ON AND ON FOR YEARS…because THIS EVIL is protected by people in high places….because THE POLICE SIDES with the MONSTERS, because the prosecutors and the justice SIDES with the MONSTERS…because THEY, the elected officials on that county, as well as many other counties in Romania DECIDED TO KILL…..KILL…..KILL……dogs FOR EVER….so these EVIL people, and PROTAN, make BIG MONEY, 

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The laws in force are broken by the very people who are supposed to make sure that they are applied, that CRIMINALS ARE PUNISHED, that NOBODY is above the law….

This is WHY people MUST take Romania OUT of any list for tourist destinations….THEY SLAUGHTER ANIMALS , illegally, they protect the criminals, they collaborate with CRIMINALS….
Take a look and SEE the “people” who work ( kill ) for FLAVIUS BARBULESCU and who protect him….

http://animatime.ro/2013/02/what-is-hidden-behind-the-pad-fote-eyowf-of-flavius-barbulescu/
http://chatte-gossips.blogspot.ca/2011/04/stray-dog-business-in-romania-by-codrut.html

Well…well….guess what….he is The President of the newly created “direction=agency” DMPA which is formed by 9 towns surrounding the city of Brasov. DMPA would mean in English the ” Association for the Monitoring and PROTECTION of ANIMALS….wow…These town halls ( Codlea, Sacele, Rasnov, Predeal,Sanpetru, Halchiu, Harman, GHimbav, Cristian and Bran ) receive from the Government a certain amount of money, every year, to manage the stray dogs population in their towns …Actually, around 50,000 Euro per town…and what do they do ? they contracted the services of SGPA Brasov ( The Service for the Management of Animals ) to catch and take to shelters in Brasov – STUPINI and RASNOV – the dogs….GUESS WHO is the boss of SGPA ????????? Yes, the same FLAVIUS BARBULESCU….So…money from the budget goes to the company led by Barbulescu, who kills 99,99 of all dogs they pick up from the streets in Brasov and those other 9 towns….

TO : 

victorponta2.0@gmail.com,drp@gov.ro,  info@mdrap.ro, PetitiiMFP@mfinante.gov.ro ,

petitii@mai.gov.ro, relatiipublice@just.ro, contact.minister@fonduri-ue.ro, 

dumitru.parvu@politiaromana.ro, office@ansvsa.ro,  amr@amr.ro,

florentin.robescu@politiaromana.ro,   pt_brasov@mpublic.ro,  pca_brasov@mpublic.ro, pj_brasov@mpublic.ro,  cabinet@bv.politiaromana.ro,  liviu.naghi@bv.politiaromana.ro, cabinet.prefect@prefecturabrasov.ro,

cabinet.subprefect@prefecturabrasov.ro, sesizare@mpublic.ro

CC :  

 primar@primaria-predeal.ro, viceprimar@primaria-predeal.ro,

contact@primaria–codlea.ro,   primaria@municipiulsacele.ro,

primariagh@artelecom.net,

secretar@uatcristian.ro ,george.scripcaru@brasovcity.ro, razvan.popa@brasovcity.ro, adraian.atomei@brasovcity.ro,

uat_comuna_halchiu@yahoo.com ,

contact@primaria-harman.ro,

officeprimariabran@yahoo.com,

 primariabod@yahoo.com,

redactie@hotnews.ro, martorocular@realitatea.net, contact@evenimentul.ro, reporter@corect.com, redactia@romanialibera.ro, mimpiarr@gmail.com,

BCC: marin.almajanu@cdep.ro,  laurentiu.nistor@cdep.ro, marcelciolacu@clicknet.ro, hubert.thuma@cdep.ro, pitumas@yahoo.ro,

boboc.valentin@cdep.ro, boboc.valentin@cdep.ro, simona.bucuraoprescu@cdep.ro,ion.calin@cdep.ro, eugen.chebac@cdep.ro, cezar.cioata@cdep.ro, florin.ciurariu@cdep.ro, victor.dobre@cdep.ro, dragnea.liviu@gmail.com, floringheorghe@cdep.ro, 
vasile.horga@cdep.ro, victor.manea@cdep.ro, marocico.ion@cdep.ro, carmen.moldovan@cdep.ro, ioan.oltean@cdep.ro, ionel.palar@cdep.ro, rovana.plumb@cdep.ro, neculai.ratoi@cdep.ro,razvan.rotaru@cdep.ro, dan.simedru@cdep.ro, simionescu33@yahoo.com,
raluca.surdu@cdep.ro, urcanflorin@cdep.ro, aurel.vladoiu@cdep.ro, 
bogdan.ciuca@cdep.ro, steluta.cataniciu@cdep.ro, ciprian.nica@cdep.ro, gabriel.andronache@cdep.ro, theodor.nicolescu@cdep.ro,
avocatadam@gmail.com, daniel.barbulescu@cdep.ro, george.becali@cdep.ro, ioan.cupsa@cdep.ro, bogdan.diaconu@cdep.ro,daniel.fenechiu@cdep.ro, danielflorea72@yahoo.com, daniel.geanta@cdep.ro, alina.gorghiu@cdep.ro, m.grosaru@cdep.ro,
ibram.iusein@cdep.ro, manolache.marius@cdep.ro, mateandras@cdep.ro, bogdan.mihailescu@cdep.ro, niculina.mocioi@cdep.ro,
neculacosmin@gmail.com, enicolicea@cdep.ro, victor.roman@cdep.ro, valeriaschelean@yahoo.com, sorin.stragea@cdep.ro, vasile.varga@cdep.ro, colaboratori@ziare.com 


Please add the email of the Romanian Embassy in your country, from this link
http://embassy.goabroad.com/embassies-of/romania

SUBJECT :  Romania STOP the MASSACRES of STRAY DOGS committed by FLAVIUS BARBULESCU from Brasov .
 Romania opreste masacrele cainilor fara stapan comise de FLAVIUS BARBULESCU din Brasov.

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** SAMPLE LETTER to copy and send **

Use the above e mail addresses to send your letter.

Distinguished Romanian Officials,
Distinguished members of the Romanian Media

We, citizens of the world are HORRIFIED by the MASSACRES of stray dogs committed by FLAVIUS BARBULESCU from Brascov, Romania, and his team of dog catchers, veterinarian and all his employees, under the protection of Brasov County official, the Police included.
Noi, cetatenii din lumea intreaga suntem oripilati de MASACRELE cainilor fara stapan comise de FLAVIUS BARBULESCU din Brasov , impreuna cu angajatii sai, sub protectia autoritatilor din Judetul Brasov, care includ si Politia.

Based on the information included in the following links
Pe baza informatiilor de mai jos
http://animatime.ro/2011/06/barbulescu-flavius-portret-de-hingher/
http://animatime.ro/2013/02/cine-se-ascunde-sub-fote-le-hingherului-barbulescu-flavius/
http://animatime.ro/2013/04/in-amintirea-unui-prieten-ucis-de-hingherii-lui-barbulescu-flavius/
https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/01/10/romania-exposed-the-mass-dog-catcher-and-killer-from-brasov-romania-contact-your-meps-and-ask-them-to-take-action-now/

( in the link above there are a lot of information about the BLOODY activity of Flavius Barbulescu’s dog catchers, and a lot of videos
In link-ul de mai sus sunt foarte multe informatii referitoare la activitatea sangeroasa a hingherilor lui Flavius Barbulescu, si foarte multe video-uri ) 
http://www.occupyforanimals.org/romania–organized-crime–stray-dog-business.html
http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/adapost-canini-stupini-orori-391490.html
http://brasov100la100.ro/noua-localitati-din-zona-metropolitana-au-constituit-directia-pentru-monitorizarea-si-protectia-animalelor
http://www.vrajitorul.eu/firma/28631524/directia-pentru-monitorizarea-si-protectia-animalelor
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Romania-The-land-of-Death-for-animals/204542339556844?fref=ts
http://www.causes.com/causes/522056-stop-the-massacre-of-animals-in-romania

we ask that you open a very detailed investigation into the activity ( and the finances ) of
va cerem de deschideti o ancheta minutioasa in activitatea si finantele

–DMPA Brasov – Directia pentru Monitorizarea si Protectia Animalelor
-Flavius Dumitru Barbulescu – Brasov
-SGPA Brasov
-Adapostul de caini de la Stupini
-Adapostul de caini de la Rasnov

We ask that Flavius Barbulescu and his accomplices ( in all his activities , including the Mayors and Deputy Mayors from Brasov, Codlea, Sacele, Rasnov, Predeal, Sanpetru, Halchiu, Harman, GHimbav, Cristian and Bran ) be brought to justice and punished for their horrible actions.
Cerem ca Flavius Barbulescu si complicii lui ( in toate actiunile sale, inclusiv primarii si vice-primarii din Brasov, Codlea, Sacele, Rasnov, Predeal, Sanpetru, Halchiu, Harman, Ghimbav, Cristian si Bran ) se fie deferiti justitiei si sa fie pedepsiti pentru actiunile lor.

We are shocked by this barbarism and we will think twice before deciding to visit Romania.
Suntem socati de acest barbarism si  ne von gandi de doua ori, inainte de a hotara sa vizitam Romania.

Any more massacres will not be tolerated. It has to stop. Now.
Continuarea masacrelor nu va mai fi tolerata. Ele trebuie sa se termine. Acum

Sincerely,
Multumesc pentru atentie

( your name and country )

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Australia / Egypt: What the Australian Gutless Government Dont Want You To See – Very Disturbing Video and Full Australian and Egyptian Embassy Links Provided.

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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** WARNING – ABSOLUTE ANIMAL ABUSE AND SUFFERING **

The video link on the ‘egypt’ below shows extreme animal cruelty and suffering – be warned. 

Some of the most disgusting footage ever – it shows Australian cattle walking around even after they have had their throats cut and their heads are half hanging off – BE WARNED – Disturbing !!

This is the cruelty that Julia Gillard the Australian PM, and her other gutless cohorts in parliament support.  This is what happens to Australian animals which are exported overseas on journeys lasting many weeks.

This is the most disgusting footage from an Egyptian slaughterhouse, supported by a most disgusting Australian Prime Minister and government.

Please click on the links and take action today.

Even non Australians can easily send a message to this  disgusting live export government.

How to send a message to the Australian government, even IF YOU ARE NON AUSTRALIAN.

Click on the following link:

http://www.banliveexport.com/egypt

Under ‘Take Action’ – ‘Find my MP’ – if YOU ARE NON AUSTRALIAN, then use the drop down in ‘Fine my MP’ – ‘State’ and select the last drop down entry – ‘Non Austrailan’.

http://www.animalsaustralia.org/

http://www.banliveexport.com/egypt

Dear Mark,

Just over a month ago my heart sank as I opened an email from a brave Egyptian veterinarian. He was seeking our help after witnessing horrendous abuses of Australian cattle in Egypt.

He described terrified animals having their eyes stabbed, tendons slashed, throats brutally cut open and being butchered alive. Their ordeal was exposed nationally tonight on ABC’s 7.30 program.

It was the worst kind of déjà vu. I had been to Egypt before, in 2006, and he could just as easily have been describing the same horrors that shut down the trade with Egypt then.

I immediately travelled to Egypt with a co-investigator to speak to Dr Abdelwahab and to gather further evidence.

The problem was much bigger than initially thought. The cruelty witnessed was systemic. Australia’s live export industry had purpose-built two supposed ‘state of the art’ abattoirs that were being used to abuse and brutally slaughter Australian animals. Once again — the live export trade has been exposed for knowingly supplying animals to extreme cruelty.

I have no doubt that if these animals could speak, they would be asking: Why? Why should any animal be stabbed in the eye — for the mistakes of the live export industry? Why has this industry decided that it is acceptable for exported animals to have their throats cut while fully conscious? And why, when countless animals have suffered these same abuses in Egypt in the past, are we seeing history repeat itself in 2013?

They will never be able to ask these questions. But you will. Click here to add your voice to the hundreds of thousands of caring people who are speaking out on their behalf. In an election year, even politicians who won’t be swayed by the plight of animals, will be swayed by your vote.

Mark, I understand how upsetting images of animal abuse can be. I don’t want to shock you, and I do know you care. So if you click here, you can send an instant message right now — without needing to see any graphic images if you choose not to.

Please accept my most sincere thanks for helping to tell these animals’ stories — and save others from suffering.

P.S. As you read this, live exporters are making moves to send animals back into these same brutal abattoirs. We cannot let this happen. Please join me and take urgent action today and help end the cruelty of live export, forever.

Terrified animals making desperate efforts to escape after having their throats cut open; others with eyes stabbed; leg tendons slashed; and being butchered while still alive… This is the nightmare endured by animals who were exported live from Australia to Egypt. If it weren’t for the brave actions of one Egyptian vet who alerted Animals Australia, this cruelty may have gone completely unchallenged.

Tragically this systemic abuse occurred under the close watch of Australia’s live export industry — inside the ‘closed-loop’ facilities of Sokhna and Ismailia. These two locations represent the entire Egyptian live export supply chain and has been lauded by industry as ‘state of the art’. But when Animals Australia revealed that we had obtained footage from inside these facilities, the industry immediately and loudly announced a temporary trade suspension. Yet just days later, live exporters are already making moves to re-open the live export trade to Egypt — and send more animals to be killed in these same abattoirs. We cannot let this happen.

Animals shouldn’t have to pay the price for the fact that the live export trade cannot be trusted to protect them from extreme cruelty. Please take urgent action to demand that animals never again be sent to these cruel destinations, and tell our political leaders to end the cruelty of live export, forever.

You can copy the following and send to all your contacts by e mail if you wish:

I’ve just added my name to this online campaign to fight animal cruelty. Please join me:
http://www.banliveexport.com/take_action/egypt-live-export-investigation/

 

For a list of Egyptian and Australian embassies, should you wish to contact them and complain, then please use the following links:

Australia:   http://www.allembassies.com/australian_embassies.htm

 http://www.learn4good.com/travel/australia_embassies.htm

 

Egypt:  http://www.touregypt.net/usconsulates.htm

http://eg.embassyinformation.com/

 

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EU: ‘STOP VIVISECTION’ – Please Visit the Site and Take Part in the Campaign.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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STOP VIVISECTION

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/what-stop-vivisection

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/citizens-committee

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/get-moving

http://www.stopvivisection.eu/en/content/faq

What is STOP VIVISECTION

Article 13 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union states “the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals”. The official acknowledgement, referred to therein, carries over the moral obligation to respect the fundamental rights of animals: the protection of those rights must be recognized as a European Union priority and must be guaranteed through the medium of a coherent legal framework at European level. Imposing pain and suffering to sentient and defenceless beings, animal experimentation – or vivisection – is, without a shadow of a doubt, to be considered as an intolerable practice.

Ethical reasons – shared, inter alia, by 86% of European citizens, as indicated in a 2006 Eurobarometer survey – are supported by scientists, claiming a lack of scientific validity in using “animal models” for assessing human health issues; indeed, any statistics prove the efficiency and the reliability of the model referred to therein.
Animal experimentation can therefore be considered as:

a danger for human health and the environment;

a brake on development of new methods in biomedical research, based on the most recent scientific achievements;

an obstacle to tap into much more reliable, exhaustive, cheaper and faster responses, provided by new technologies expressly conceived for humans.

In consideration of the above premises, we, the undersigned European citizens, urge the European Commission to abrogate the directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
We therefore call upon the European Commission to present a new proposal geared to doing away with animal experimentation, by the compulsory use – in biomedical and toxicological research – of data specifically conceived for humans and not for animals.

Why STOP VIVISECTION

The initiative STOP VIVISECTION was born following vibrant and numerous European citizens’ protests against the approval of Directive 2010/63/EU (said on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes). Such a directive did not trigger the abolition of animal experimentation as set forth in the European Treaties, whereby European Union policies must take into account animals’ needs and wellness, as sentient beings. Additionally, animal experimentation constitutes a serious danger for human health as animal testing do not have any predictive values for human being and impede development of new methods in biomedical research.

Learn more:

What is animal testing: questions and answers

JUST SAY NO: 66 articles that make Directive 2010/63/EU morally, scientifically and politically unacceptable

STOP VIVISECTION in progress

From 1st April 2012, thanks to Citizens’ Initiative, European citizens – with 1 million signatures – can take part in legislative decision making process of the European Union.
By the means of such a new instrument, the European Commission is compelled to analyse citizens’ requests within three months after the deposit of the signatures. The European Commission is therefore in charge to organise a public hearing of the steering committee and subsequently release a communication, explaining how it intends to act.

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Serbia: Petition for 17th April Meeting Now Closed and Delivered to the (Serbian) Government. We Now Await A Formal Response.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Regarding our petition which was specifically created for the one day meeting in Belgrade on 17th April; we can confirm that today (2nd May), we have now officially closed the petition. 

It is no longer open for signatures.

Original links:

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/04/07/new-petition-for-serbian-stray-animals-please-sign-now-and-do-not-let-the-government-return-from-no-kill-to-a-kill-policy-by-law/

https://serbiananimalsvoice.com/2013/04/14/serbian-petition-can-you-get-us-to-3000-signatures-before-the-17th-april/

It can be confirmed that the petition has now (02/05/13) been delivered to the persons named on the petition – ie. the Serbian government.

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We now wait to see if any formal response to the petition is supplied by the government.  This will be sent to us via ‘avaaz’ – the organisation which we created the petition through.

The petition was closed with 3,293 signatures.

We wish to thank everyone who signed the petition and who made it such a success that it was in such a very short period of time.

Now we wait and hope for a formal written response from the Serbian government on this issue to explain to us fully what will happen as a result of the meeting of 17/04..

If we do get a reply from the government, this will immediately be published on this site.

You can see a full listing of all the persons who signed the petition, along with their nationalities, by clicking on the following link:

 petition_signers

It has been a very global petition and we trust that the Serbian government will take note of the global feeling from you all about stray animal welfare in Serbia.  We hope that this will be reflected in their response to us.

Thanks again and regards;

SAV.

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UK: ‘Doctors say drugs ‘profiteering’ threatens lives.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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‘Doctors say drugs ‘profiteering’ threatens lives.

A very interesting article from ‘i’, one of the UK daily national papers.

Reproduced as published in the newspaper.    29th April 2013.

‘Nice’ is the National institute for clinical excellence’ – the UK (government) authority which has to approve all medication before it is allowed to be given to patients.

Who says big ‘Pharma’ are having it hard ?

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Twitching In Agony – The Suffering of Our Equine Companions.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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WARNING – This following video shows continual animals suffering.

But if you care about horses, then it must be watched, even if just the once.

 

** WARNING – EXTREME ANIMAL SUFFERING **

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUiGMpgNyrY

 

Anyone who wishes to help horses, can easily join this group which a serious one.  Lots of actions are taken by people in this group:

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/STOP_HORSE_CRUELTY/

 

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UK: The Welsh Government Decides to Introduce Compulsory Microchipping for All Dogs.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Serbian Animals Voice (SAV)

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Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, has greatly welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to introduce compulsory microchipping for all dogs.

Dogs Trust has long campaigned for the introduction of compulsory microchipping, which has proven to be the most effective way of ensuring lost dogs are returned to their owners.

The compulsory permanent identification of all dogs means that more dogs found lost or straying can be returned to their owners and in a timelier manner. The total number of stray dogs in Wales increased from 9,482 in 2011 to 10,230 in 2012, equating to a staggering 28 dogs being picked up each day by Local Authorities in the country. We believe compulsory microchipping will help reduce the burden on animal welfare charities such as Dogs Trust, who have a centre in Bridgend, and reduce the cost to local authorities of kennelling.

Welcoming the Government’s announcement, Dogs Trust CEO Clarissa Baldwin OBE said:

“For many years Dogs Trust has led the campaign for the introduction of compulsory microchipping and we are delighted with the decision the Welsh Government has made on this important issue for dog welfare.

“Reducing the stray dog population in Wales and throughout the UK is at the very heart of what Dogs Trust does, which is why we have committed a considerable amount of money to ensure no dog owners in Wales will lack the financial ability to microchip their dog. Currently, microchipping involves a minimal one-off cost, but the benefits last a life-time.

“The reality is that no matter how responsible an owner you are there is a chance your dog could get lost or stolen – microchipping is the most effective way to assist in a lost dog being returned to their owner.  Whether it’s an abandoned stray or much loved family pet, there is no such thing as hierarchy in dog pounds.”

Notes: 

  • Dogs Trust has 18 rehoming centres, including one in Bridgend, and is the UK’s largest dog welfare charity and cares for over 16,000 abandoned and unwanted dogs a year.
  • Dogs Trust has a non-destruction policy, and will never put a healthy dog to sleep. The charity is working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction.

“Chip facts”

  • A microchip on its own is ineffective. Responsible owners need to register the chip number and their personal details with an appropriate database and update as necessary. It is important to remember that getting your dog chipped is just one slice in the pie of responsible dog ownership.
  • The cost of microchipping is minimal, and is just a one-off cost for the lifetime of the dog. Most vets will charge between £10-£20 for microchipping.
  • A 2011 You Gov survey reveals 83% of the public strongly in favour of compulsory microchipping

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