As of 01/04/11, we are unable to provide any information regarding donations to help the shelter animals -especially the dogs. We do have some info regarding the cats from the shelter.  Despite attempts to follow up and find a suitable donation route all of this week from Serbian campaigners, we have been unable.

THERE IS NO SAV BANK ACCOUNT INTO WHICH DONATIONS CAN BE GIVEN. 

AS WE ARE BASED IN ENGLAND, UK, BANK CHARGES (COSTS) FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OFTEN OUTWEIGH THE AMOUNT OF THE DONATION IN THE FIRST PLACE.  We always request that any international donations to be given directly to animal groups in Serbia to avoid these extra transfer costs.

The only info we have is from ‘Help Animals’ in Belgrade, who have taken all but one of the surviving cats from the shelter.  Attempts are being made to find the last cat.

If anyone wishes to provide a donation to ‘Help Animals’, which is for the care of the cats they now have from the shelter, then please use the following link for further details:

http://www.helpanimals.org.rs/index.php/action/index/eng/15/How_to_Help_-_Donation

The ‘Help Animals’ site can be viewed at: http://www.helpanimals.org.rs/index.php/action/index/eng/19/Home

If we do get any info in the future regarding where donations for the dogs can be made, we will be publishing it.  At the moment, despite trying to obtain info for most of this week, we have not been given any accurate information.

We thank everyone who has already attempted / is prepared to make a donation for the animals at Backa Topola.  The situation is very much out of our control and is fully in the hands of organisations who are working directly on site in Serbia.  When they provide us with donation information, we will issue it on this site.

With the help of ‘Help Animals’,  will attempt to outline the current situation:

“Help Animals” in Belgrade sends the following information:

“On the other hand, cats were in the worst situation in Backa Topola. Much more then dogs, so I decided to take all of them. Around 30 cats got killed by fire some time ago! Yesterday we found 3 more dead cats killed by dogs, and we took 18 cats. Before that we have already taken
9 cats. Totally that is 27 cats! “

Partly they are right now in shelter Jessica, Belgrade (Help Animals) and shelter”Felix”Vojvodina, but we have to provide them food and veterinarian. There is just one he-cat left in
Backa Topola. All of that action overtaking cats was watched by a vet. inspector and
soon we will get official report”.“As we know there is one French Animal protection Association which
provides food and also pay people from Backa Topola to deliver it to the
animals. I’ll let you know contact with French Association. And the best way
is to send them donations, because they come to Serbia and they already have
contact in Serbia”.—————————————-

“Yesterday we saw on site the dogs have a plenty of food. In the morning
people come and deliver food to them and leave. The animals are alone all
day long. During the next week the French Association will come to talk with
Mayer of Backa Topola. Right now, there are a lot of Serbian protection
animal associations gathered around the shelter in Backa Topola. They want
to gather donations, food and money, but there is not any organization and
there is, I have to say, chaos”.

“We can take help and donations for those cats because they are right now
with us. We also have around 400 animals, dogs and cats as well in our
shelter “Riska”.

Best regards,

Zlata Korjenic,

Help Animals

The Society  – ‘Freedom for Animals’, has prepared a letter to the minister that will go to all media. 

Link and translation:

http://www.facebook.com/notes/sloboda-za-zivotinje/uzasi-sporog-umiranja/10150464320815445

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Prenosimo poruku koju smo dobili iz Backe Topole…

Postovana gospodo,

Obraćam vam se kao najuticajnijoj organizaciji u Srbiji i retkoj koja sme, hoće i može da izazove reakciju i promene.

Nakon napisa o tragediji u azilu za životinje kod Bačke Topole, moji studenti i ja smo sakupili hranu za životinje i danas se zaputili do azila da je predamo. Nakon umirujućih izjava rukovodstva Bačke Topole o preuzetoj brizi nad azilom i donacije Pokrajine, očekivali smo da ćemo imati kome da je predamo.

Umesto toga, sačekao nas je stravičan prizor. U azilu, niti bilo gde u njegovoj blizini, nije bilo nikoga ko bi brinuo o stotinama napuštenih životinja., odraslih i sasvim malenih kučića, koji su, kroz žičanu ogradu pokušavali da sisaju prste na ruci.

Sem kiše koja je napunila nekoliko lokvi u blatnjavom dvorištu, životinje uopšte nisu imale vode.

Jedan prilaz azilu je nedavno preoran, pa smo par kilometara vozili preko strnjišta kukuruzišta.

Nikakvih znakova da je neko dolazio da o njima brine nije bilo.

Dvorište je ispregrađivano žicom, hranu smo im davali preko žičane ograde i kroz nju. Do kučića zatvorenih u žicu u unutrašnjem delu dvorišta nismo mogli niti dobaciti.

Sva je prilika da su ostavljeni tamo da umru, dovoljno udaljeni od bilo koga ko bi ih čuo kako umiru dugo, bolno i cvileći, grizući jedni druge.

Dobronamernim ljudima je teško do tamo stići, zbog preoranog prtenog puta (neko je požurio da spoji dve njive).

Oni su sami i polako umiru usred njiva.

U prilogu vam saljem fotografije i snimak, snimljene mobilnim telefonom danas.

U ime čovečnosti, molim vas da ovo objavite.

Sa poštovanjem,

Prof Dr Tamara Galonja Coghill

Prof biologije, Fakultet za biofarming, Bačka Topola

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English Translation:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I address you as members of the most influential organization in Serbia and the one that can influence action and initiate change.

After publicity about tragedy that has happened in shelter near Backa Topola, my students and I prepared food for the animals and today we went there with intention to donate it to the people who are looking after them. After calming words from Municipality officials from Backa Topola about care for the shelter and funds from the council that are made available for the cause, we were expecting that we will be able to meet someone and deliver the food.

Instead, we were witnesses of the most disturbing experience. In the shelter or anywhere near in its vicinity there was no one to take care of hundreds neglected animals, older dogs and very small puppies, which were so hungry that they have tried to use our fingers as replacement for mother. Apart from few naturally formed shallow and muddy ponds filled with rain water, there was no water for the animals.

One access road that leads to shelter was destroyed so we had to go around the fields to get there. There was no sign that someone was there of looking after them at all.

All of the court was separated with wire, so we had to feed them above  or through it. We could not reach the dogs in the centre of the courtyard.

The way this looks as if they have been left to die there purposly, far away from anyone to hear their cries, they are in pain and fighting each other.

It has been made very difficult to reach the site for the people that wish toi help – as if somebody was in rush to join two agricultural parcels for private gain.

They are alone and they are dying slowly in the middle of the fields.

I attach photographs and video taken with the mobile phone.

In a name of humanity I plead that you publish this.

Yours Sincerely

Prof……

Prof Dr Tamara Galonja Coghill

Prof biologije, Fakultet za biofarming, Bačka Topola

Sloboda za zivotinje Udruzenje “Sloboda za zivotinje” je spremilo otvoreno pismo za Ministra poljoprivrede, koje ce ici i svim medijima:
http://www.sloboda-za-zivotinje.org/sr/info/saopstenja.html

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