Help needed for stray dogs and cats in Greece

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TORTURED ANIMALS IN GREECE - PLEASE SIGN PETITION- PLEASE HELP

SPREAD THE WORD! PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! PLEASE SIGN THE

PETITION! Give the strays of Greece a sporting chance to survive the Olympic

Games 2004Please sign an on-line petition at:<<A

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http://www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html</A>Today in Greece, in

preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games, many fear the Greek government is

going to deal with the problem of stray animals by mass poisoning.

 

A HOLIDAY IN GREECE?

A tempting idea, but if you are an animal lover. Poisoning of stray - and

owned - dogs and cats is widespread throughout Greece and it occurs on a

daily basis. Those responsible for spreading around poisoned bait are rarely

caught in the act and usually the bodies of their victims are picked up by

garbage collectors in the early hours of the morning. The poisoning is often

excused as a necessary and cheap cleaning up operation of the large numbers

of stray dogs and cats which are seen as a problem. Some people fear the

strays would `spread disease', others consider them a nuisance, especially

when their numbers increase.Sterilisation is not common for household

companion animals, because it is regarded as a negative intervention in the

animals' nature,but their owners refuse to take responsibility for the

unwanted litters of puppies and kittens, which are usually abandoned. In

short, many people seem to view poisoning as a `fact of life'. The poison

used can be anything from strychnine and rat poison to farm pesticides and

herbicides; even crushed glass.WHEN THE TOURISTS LEAVE ...The average

life-span of a stray dog in Greece is less than two years, as most of them

perish during the winter months, if not shortly after the holiday season

comes to an end. The last charter flights depart from the islands at the end

of October, by which time most of the hotels and tavernas have closed down

for the winter. The strays, so dependent on the tourists for food during the

summer, are left to fend for themselves, not knowing where their next meal

would be coming from ... poisoned bait may be their last morsel, if they are

not shot, or hit by a car, or hanged first ... Millions of tourists from all

over the world visit Greece every year and many are shocked by the sights

of animals in distress. They often befriend and feed the strays, who are

generally very friendly and loving ... they just want to 'belong' and they

try very hard to find somebody to adopt them ... the lucky few succeed. YOU

TOO COULD ADOPT A GREEK STRAY ... and give him/her a chance of a happy and

secure futureTHE KILLING MUST STOP!Even rampant poisoning is not recognized

as an official problem! Thereare hardly any reports made to the police. And

despite their anger and sorrow, the somewhat cynical and lax response from

the owners of animals poisoned to death shows that they do not trust the

judicial system; some even fear it. So it appears that poisoning will long

remain acceptable within the Greek culture, as long as the authorities

themselves show total indifference to the problem.ANIMAL PROTECTION

LAWSGreece has adequate animal protection laws, but in general, they are not

enforced! We can all try to ensure that they are enforced whenever possible.

If you happen to witness a cruelty case, please report it to the police and

the municipalities - which bear the responsibility for the stray animals.

Article 2 of Greek law 1197 states: " Whoever kils, harasses, or ill-treats

animals covered by the present legislation, or abandons them, is punishable

by article 8 of the present penal code. " HOW YOU CAN HELPThis leaflet has been

prepared by a coalition of animal welfare groups throughout Greece and

supporting foreign organizations. The purpose of the leaflet is to draw

attention to the country's appalling animal welfare problems and to ask for

your help. Tourism is Greece's number one industry and the authorities will

pay attention to the complaints registered by foreign visitors, especially

now that the country is preparing to host the next Olympic Games ... to take

place in 2004. With your help, the authorities in Greece can hopefully be

persuaded to adopt a humane `stray control' policy, by implementing

widespread neutering programmes. We ask that you please write to: the Prime

Minister Costas Simitis: <A

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Minister of

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nt</A>- urging

positive action to resolve Greece's animal welfare problems. Also please sign

an on-line petition at:<<A

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on

to those who care about the plight ofanimals anywhere & everywhere ... Animal

suffering knows no boundaries, language or creed, but ...'all the darkness in

the world can't put out the light of one small candle'FOR ADDITIONAL

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AND HELP THESE ANIMALS!ADDITIONAL CONTACTS THAT SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE

SITUATION INGREECE. PLEASE WRITE TO THE FOLLOWING: The International Olympic

CommitteeChateau de Vidy1007 LausannSwitzerlandTelephone (00) 4121 621

6111Fax (00) 4121 621 6216THE EUROPEAN UNIONEU Direct e-mail: <A

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This seems like an incredibly complicated way for most members of the

general public to help, can I suggest a more effective way to get people to

help....

 

To anyone trying to get people involved in bringing about change by asking

people to petition the decision makers and law makers via e-mail, it does

work - it's not a wasted effort.

 

However I can not stress enough that if you provide people with a

ready-made letter (which they can alter / or not, as they see fit) and a

bunch of e-mail addresses to e-mail it to you will get a lot more people to

participate. It's not that people don't care but for most people it's a time

factor - despite people's best intentions if it requires too much

time/effort it won't get done.

 

May I suggest that you do the work for them (i.e write a short succinct

letter and get all the e-mail addresses together for them) and then ask them

to make up the numbers and back your message up by forwarding 'the message'

on to the addresses you've provided, and also send it to all of their

friends asking them to do it.

 

The people in the power positions (i.e. those able to bring about the

changes and help the animals or change the laws etc.) don't care if they get

the same letter over and over again - to them it's a numbers game. How large

is the public outcry - how many people are behind the common message. That's

really all that counts.

 

Good luck with your petition,

Best regards

Nikki

 

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Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:10 PM

Help needed for stray dogs and cats in Greece

 

 

> Message: 1Mon, 25 Nov 2002 18:15:28 -0000 " hecal_2000 " <<A

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> TORTURED ANIMALS IN GREECE - PLEASE SIGN PETITION- PLEASE HELP

> SPREAD THE WORD! PLEASE FORWARD TO FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES! PLEASE SIGN

THE

> PETITION! Give the strays of Greece a sporting chance to survive the

Olympic

> Games 2004Please sign an on-line petition at:<<A

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d591defe8 & lat=1038323219 & hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2epetitiononline%2ecom

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> http://www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html</A>><A

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> http://www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html</A>Today in Greece, in

> preparation for the 2004 Olympic Games, many fear the Greek government is

> going to deal with the problem of stray animals by mass poisoning.

>

> A HOLIDAY IN GREECE?

> A tempting idea, but if you are an animal lover. Poisoning of stray - and

> owned - dogs and cats is widespread throughout Greece and it occurs on a

> daily basis. Those responsible for spreading around poisoned bait are

rarely

> caught in the act and usually the bodies of their victims are picked up by

> garbage collectors in the early hours of the morning. The poisoning is

often

> excused as a necessary and cheap cleaning up operation of the large

numbers

> of stray dogs and cats which are seen as a problem. Some people fear the

> strays would `spread disease', others consider them a nuisance, especially

> when their numbers increase.Sterilisation is not common for household

> companion animals, because it is regarded as a negative intervention in

the

> animals' nature,but their owners refuse to take responsibility for the

> unwanted litters of puppies and kittens, which are usually abandoned. In

> short, many people seem to view poisoning as a `fact of life'. The poison

> used can be anything from strychnine and rat poison to farm pesticides

and

> herbicides; even crushed glass.WHEN THE TOURISTS LEAVE ...The average

> life-span of a stray dog in Greece is less than two years, as most of them

> perish during the winter months, if not shortly after the holiday season

> comes to an end. The last charter flights depart from the islands at the

end

> of October, by which time most of the hotels and tavernas have closed down

> for the winter. The strays, so dependent on the tourists for food during

the

> summer, are left to fend for themselves, not knowing where their next meal

> would be coming from ... poisoned bait may be their last morsel, if they

are

> not shot, or hit by a car, or hanged first ... Millions of tourists from

all

> over the world visit Greece every year and many are shocked by the

sights

> of animals in distress. They often befriend and feed the strays, who are

> generally very friendly and loving ... they just want to 'belong' and they

> try very hard to find somebody to adopt them ... the lucky few succeed.

YOU

> TOO COULD ADOPT A GREEK STRAY ... and give him/her a chance of a happy and

> secure futureTHE KILLING MUST STOP!Even rampant poisoning is not

recognized

> as an official problem! Thereare hardly any reports made to the police.

And

> despite their anger and sorrow, the somewhat cynical and lax response from

> the owners of animals poisoned to death shows that they do not trust the

> judicial system; some even fear it. So it appears that poisoning will long

> remain acceptable within the Greek culture, as long as the authorities

> themselves show total indifference to the problem.ANIMAL PROTECTION

> LAWSGreece has adequate animal protection laws, but in general, they are

not

> enforced! We can all try to ensure that they are enforced whenever

possible.

> If you happen to witness a cruelty case, please report it to the police

and

> the municipalities - which bear the responsibility for the stray animals.

> Article 2 of Greek law 1197 states: " Whoever kils, harasses, or ill-treats

> animals covered by the present legislation, or abandons them, is

punishable

> by article 8 of the present penal code. " HOW YOU CAN HELPThis leaflet has

been

> prepared by a coalition of animal welfare groups throughout Greece and

> supporting foreign organizations. The purpose of the leaflet is to draw

> attention to the country's appalling animal welfare problems and to ask

for

> your help. Tourism is Greece's number one industry and the authorities

will

> pay attention to the complaints registered by foreign visitors, especially

> now that the country is preparing to host the next Olympic Games ... to

take

> place in 2004. With your help, the authorities in Greece can hopefully be

> persuaded to adopt a humane `stray control' policy, by implementing

> widespread neutering programmes. We ask that you please write to: the

Prime

> Minister Costas Simitis: <A

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, the Minister of

> Agriculture, Mr Georgios Drys: <A

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ilto:president</A>- urging

> positive action to resolve Greece's animal welfare problems. Also please

sign

> an on-line petition at:<<A

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> http://www.petitiononline.com/OG2004/petition.html</A> .Please send this

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> to those who care about the plight ofanimals anywhere & everywhere ...

Animal

> suffering knows no boundaries, language or creed, but ...'all the darkness

in

> the world can't put out the light of one small candle'FOR ADDITIONAL

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