Thank you for reading the article which follows:
The Beginning of Life in Serbia
and....
ANIMAL AUSCHWITZ
The End of Life
OVCA / BELGRADE, SERBIA CITY POUND
No, the photograph above is not representative of garbage being
burned at the local city incinerator. The bodies awaiting "cremation"
were the "skinned remains" of the city of Belgrade's abandoned,
unwanted dogs .
Not unlike other countries of the world, Serbia is occupied with
thousands of stray companion animals who roam the streets and back
alleyways in search of food or a compassionate caress. They are
occupied with the dilemma of how to destroy these innocent victims in
preparation for the European Basketball Championships to be held in
Belgrade on September 23rd to October 2, 2005.
I can assure you that the methods of destruction being used as you read
this report, are not humane by any stretch of the imagination.
The capitol city of Belgrade is a dumping ground for astronomical
numbers of cruelly abused and neglected strays. Furthermore, the
Serbian societal mindset dictates an anti sterilization (spay / neuter)
philosophy and and of course, adopting mutts is shunned. Serbs that
do own companion animals opt for the sorrowful status symbol of the
pure bred dog.
Serbian authorities actively ignore the reprehensible animal abuse
pervasive throughout the nation, in spite of photographic and film
evidence. Out of one side of the government's "collective mouth",
officials respond to human protest from more enlightened venues and
decry the abuse. They belch out empty words of deep concern for animal
welfare. Out of the other side of their "collective mouth" exits the
command to pay Serbian hunters "by the tail" to shoot strays and do the
job for them. (The Serbian government has ignored formal pleas to stop
the barbaric massacre from the Paris based Brigitte Bardot Foundation.
(I have been in touch with BB Foundation officials by phone on several
occasions.)
Recently, Belgrade's "Association for Citizen Protection - Zemun"
placed warning notices on buildings cautioning residents to avoid
certain streets on a particular day because the organization was
"going to destroy stray dogs" . One can only hope that the luckier
pups were poisoned to death. Animal control methods to depopulate
include poisoning, shooting, beating to death and other more vicious
modalities.
The war in Serbia ( 1990 - 1999) resulted in the mass killing of
humans and atrocities too macabre to detail here. Serbia was
sanctioned by the global community. In light of the onslaught of
tourists to the European Basketball Championships, the Serbian
government is now on a mad, fast track to position Belgrade, her
capitol city as a cosmopolitan, refined venue. Stray dogs mar the
scenery. Heavens, Belgrade can not have untidy environs and be
sanctioned once again for being slovenly housekeepers, can they?
We hope that the European Basketball Teams appreciate the sacrificial
victims offered by the Serbian government. The wanton massacre of
thousands of strays is a high price to pay to win a few hoops in post
war Serbia..
We appeal to the members of the basketball teams, their owners and
managers, their supporters and families and to the international press
to protest in a united deafening voice. The Serbian government must be
embarrassed to the degree where they are forced to institute reform and
posture in a civilized manner towards the creatures that share their
land.
My meetings with the Ambassador from Serbia/Montenegro to the United
States are ongoing as are my conversations with Belgrade authorities.
Marijo Anne Gillis - Founder
Welfare for Animals in Greece
Welfare for Animals Global, Inc.
(WAG NY-a non-profit, international advocacy & political lobby force --
reaching the world)
Vielleicht kann das jemand von euch ordentlich übersetzen und hier reinsetzen? Ich kann es zwar verstehen aber bin nicht so gut in Übersetzung... Englisch ist lange her!!
Schlimm!!! Dagegen muß man doch etwas tun???
watching you!
