Monday, November 18, 2013

DOGS TRUST CAMPAIGN: STOP EUTHANASIA OF STRAY ANIMALS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA!

 




Dogs Trust petition is now closed. 
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Please support Dogs Trust campaign by sending an automatic email to members of Bosnia-Herzegovina Parliament. Ask them to STOP THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF DOG'S EUTHANASIA and to work with Dogs 
Trust to end suffering of stray animals in BiH once and for all!

DOGS TRUST PETITION TO STOP THE CHANGES

TRANSLATION OF THE PETITION

The 2009 Law on Animal Protection was an incredibly progressive piece of legislation that if properly enforced would have seen a huge reduction in the number of stray dogs on Bosnia’s streets in the most humane manner possible. Please vote to stop the amendments to the law proposed by Prof. dr. Nermina Zaimovic Uzunovic, which are incredibly short-sighted.

The implementation of clause 14 (f) will require the construction of more infrastructure at great expense and do nothing to deal with the source of the problem. Instead Dogs Trust are training an army of vets in the latest surgical sterilization techniques, so they can use their existing facilities to stop the unwanted litters in homes and on the streets that are making the problem worse. At the same time, our schools programme reached over 20,000 schoolchildren to teach them how to be safe around dogs and become the responsible dog owners of the future. We ask you to provide a legislative framework that would enable us to continue this work.

Prof. dr. Uzunovic correctly identifies the need for registration and identification of dogs and when she talks of improper rubbish disposal contributing to the problem she is also right. There are many good points in the justification for her proposed amendments, but please delete clause 14 (f), so that we can work with you on creating a solution to the problem through better implementation of the current law and full implementation of policies that will prevent the abandonment of dogs at source rather than dealing with a the symptoms of a problem at great expense while failing to achieve the desired results.

Prof. dr. Uzunovic says that CVNR has failed. This is simply wrong. It has never been systematically and methodically implemented – Dogs Trusts efforts to neuter over 3,000 dogs in Sarajevo this year were the first comprehensive effort to do this on the scale required to have any impact on population dynamics.

Please stop this amendment and start building a better future for the people and dogs of Bosnia.

 

Dogs are already routinely killed in Bosnia-Herzegovina and found with horrific injuries. It is crucial that the Bosnia-Herzegovina Animal Welfare Law remain a no-kill law. 

Sign also Sandra Jensen petition: STOP BOSNIA FROM IMPLEMENTING KILL LAW!



Info:

Dogs Trust BH Commemorated Their First Year in B&H

Foundation Dogs Trust BH

Dear Bosnia-Herzegovina, Euthanasia Will Not Fix Your Stray Dog Problem

Canine Cruelty in Bosnia




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Sunday, November 10, 2013

THE SURABAYA ZOO IN INDONESIA: DON'T SAY "THEY ARE JUST ANIMALS"


For a long time the Surabaya Zoo is under fire over the bad treatment and care of animals. The Indonesian government sent a temporary team to manage and improve conditions at the zoo, but no real improvements have been made. This zoo has problems with uncontrolled breeding, a lack of funding for animal welfare, and suspicions that staff may be involved in illegal wildlife trafficking. Also one of the problems in the zoo is the conflict in staff and the Mayor regarding keeping what is being referred as "historical significant" cages (old and inhumane cages).



The Sumatran tiger Melani is very well known from the poster for the bad treatment of animals at the Surabaya Zoo. Due to the public outcry, in June 2013 Melani was rescued and moved at Taman Safari Park for specialized care.




In late October 2013, the Indonesian Minister of Forestry came to visit Melani. She is now eating well, has direct sunlight in her den area and the company of tiger friends. 

Melani is safe but animals are still suffering in Surabaya Zoo. The female orangutan Nanik is the latest animal who died in zoo quarantine facility. 
 
 

HELP ANIMALS AT SURABAYA ZOO  
SIGN THESE PETITIONS

Surabaya Zoo Animal Welfare Action - Cee4life
 
Save animals in Surabaya zoo

Immediate Action to Save the Surabaya Zoo Animals

SHUT DOWN Surabaya zoo, due to cruel and scandalous conditions

Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: Close Surabaya Zoo

FOOD FOR SURABAYA ZOO ANIMALS IN EAST JAVA, INDONESIA

SAVE THE ANIMALS OF Surabaya Zoo in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

Close the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia

Stop the cruelty in Surabaya Zoo


UPDATE!!!
More sad news is coming from Surabaya Zoo: Damlier, the last black jaguar died 14th November 2013. His cause of death has been listed as from tumors and the pneumonia. Goodbye Damlier, you are finally free.
Chandrika, the white female tiger, is wounded and very sick. She is skinny and starving, and needs URGENT help!

 

LATEST UPDATE
THE WILD ANGEL FROM SURABAYA ZOO: CHANDRIKA'S STORY. Chandrika died on February 6, 2014.

Write to your nearest Indonesian embassy and demand to save these animals from the same fate as the jaguar Damlier. If Surabaya Zoo is unable to care for these animals, must send them to sanctuaries that can! This is the list of embassies.

Thank you Cee4life and Sybelle for doing everything to help these wonderful creatures!!!

Follow the progress of these animals
https://www.facebook.com/SurabayaZooAnimalWelfareActionCee4life

Info:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/26/orangutan-die-surabaya-zoo-indonesia
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/9140708/Surabaya-Zoo-animals-kept-in-scandalous-conditions-at-Indonesias-largest-zoo.html
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/zoo-takes-terrible-toll-on-animals-20130526-2n5ct.html