Stop the Torture of Dogs and Cats by Municipal Workers

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Urge Prime Minister of Serbia

to Stop the Torture of Dogs and Cats by Municipal Workers

 

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Urge

Prime Minister of Serbia

to Stop the Torture of Dogs and Cats by Municipal Workers

 

 

 

After receiving

reports from Serbian citizens about municipal trash collectors reportedly ordered

to round up stray dogs and kill them with injections of a dangerous pesticide

(Nuvan), gunshots, hanging, or even live compaction in the trash truck, and

receiving documentation from Belgrade about homeless dogs and cats killed by

cruel people and hung by their necks throughout the city, PETA sent letters to

the prime

minister and the Ministry of

Agriculture, urging them to institute humane animal care and control

programs and to pass legislation against cruelty to animals. Although we

offered help, no one even bothered to reply to our letters.

Recent reports

indicate that the Serbian government is stepping up its efforts to round up

homeless dogs and cats. Sadly, the government’s efforts do not appear to

include humane methods of capture and handling, leaving the thousands of homeless dogs and

cats in the city of Belgrade at the mercy of untrained and

uncaring employees of cruel extermination companies.

We recently received graphic

photographs of dogs found dead and dying from what appears to be poison

consumption.

Please write polite

e-mails to the following Serbian officials asking them to investigate reports

of torture and cruelty to animals and to accept help from PETA and other

professional organizations to institute humane policies and procedures for

handling homeless animals:

Svetozar

Marovic, President

kabinet

Vojislav Kostunica,

Prime Minister

predsednikvladesrbije

Dr. Dejan Krnjaic, Veterinary Director

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

kabinet.minpolj

Bojan

Dimitrijeviæ, Minister

Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Services

kabinet

His Excellency Ivan Vujacic

Serbian Ambassador to the United

States

ambassador

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