RE: Message not approved: Brutal hanging of dogs in Kos island-Greece: Regret and disappointment

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Dear Maria,

I am sorry you are upset but the policy is not irrational, unethical or

inhumane.

The policy is long standing and clear. Members who wish to know what is

going on outside Asia to more general mailing lists, they read

AAPN to know about Asian issues - they do not wish duplication.

With best wishes.

John,

Moderator, AAPN.

 

>

> Nika Maria [mani]

> Friday, March 14, 2008 4:39 PM

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> azam24x7

> RE: Message not approved: Brutal hanging of dogs in

> Kos island-Greece: Regret and disappointment

>

> Dear animal friends,

> I received yesterday the following reply to my e-mail

> for which I can't help but saying a few words.

>

> For me the aapn mailing list is like a window to the world

> concerning animal rights issues. I am happy to know that I

> can communicate with other animal friends all over the globe

> and most, that I can sometimes do my little share of help

> against the tortures of animals, which I all my life adore. I

> have been a member of aapn as well as of other animal

> friends' mailing lists for several years and whenever an

> e-mail concerning animal abuse reaches my e-mail box, it

> never, NEVER in all these years crossed my mind to make a

> discrimination based on its origin, i.e. what country it

> comes from. That is for me at least what love for the animals

> is all about. Everytime an animal suffers, it feels the same

> pain, no matter where it is: China, Greece, India or USA.

> Everytime someone asks for help on such an issue

> (participation in petitions, financial help, political

> support, help to spread the information in favor of animals),

> I feel exactly the same need to help in everyway that I can,

> no matter where the incident takes place. I read this reply

> with very deep regret, sadness and disappointment, because it

> made me think that the members of this mailing list, which

> claims to support and help all of our two- and four legged

> friends in need, have a total different attitude, when the

> matter comes to animals and their suffer in a country like

> Greece. Hopefully that attitude represents not all the

> members of this mailing list.

>

> I didn't ask for financial or political help, only the

> opportunity to spread the word through this mailing list, so

> the whole world get informed on what is really happening in

> my country. I assume, we at least agree that the power of

> informing people on such issues plays always a great role. If

> my e-mail would have as consequence, that many people abroad

> would boycott Greece as holiday resort because of the

> atrocities that are taking place here against the animals,

> that would be something of help. So, I really can't figure

> out the meaning of the

> phrase: " AAPN only carries Asian items so an item about

> Greece cannot be posted " . How could possibly harm aapn the

> spreading to its members of this information, so that these

> poor creatures, that found the most agonizing and torturing

> death in Kos island, didn't die in vain?

>

> The tears in my eyes don't allow me to write more. With

> all the respect towards the members of aapn mailing list,

> whose member I also am and continue to be, I can't help but

> saying that I find this attitude of discrimination not only

> irrational but also unethical and inhumane.

>

> With best regards,

> Maria,

> Greece

>

>

> And here comes my e-mail and the corresponding reply:

>

> Dear Maria,

> AAPN only carries Asian items so an item about Greece cannot

> be posted.

> Best wishes.

> John.

> Moderator, AAPN.

>

>

> >

> > Nika Maria [mani]

> > Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:18 PM

> > Dr John Wedderburn

> > Re: Message not approved: Brutal hanging of dogs in Kos

> > island-Greece

> >

> > Hi, dear friend. Sorry to bother you again but I don't

> understand what

> > your reply means. Could you please explain me what you mean?

> >

> > With best regards,

> > Maria

> >

> > Dr John Wedderburn wrote:

> >

>

> > >Sorry, Maria, not Asian!

> > >John.

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

>

> >> >>Hi, dear friends. I think this deserves your highest

> attention and

> >> >>immediate action. Since attachments are not to be sent

> through aapn

> >> >>mail list, please write me personally , if anyone is interested

> >> >>seeing the horrific photos. I can mail them to anyone.

> Please feel

> >> >>free to forward this to anyone, so the whole world knows what a

> >> >>hell is unfortunately Greece for animals!

> >> >>

> >> >>With warmest regards,

> >> >>Maria,

> >> >>Greece

> >> >>

> >> >>Original Message -----

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> >> >>andrew

> >> > <andrew ;

> >> >>brotherlouie

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> >> >>CARA

> >> > <CARA ;

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> >> >>melchoralipio

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> >> >><tesdelarosa ; joey lovepets

> >> >><lovepets_ph

> >> >>*Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2008 10:00 AM

> >> >>*Subject:* Fwd: help for greek dogs

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>Dear all,

> >> >>I know you are being inundated with requests to sign petitions,

> >> >>write letter etc, but I'm afraid this is one of 'those' requests

> >> >>and I sincerely hope you will respond by writing to the Mayor of

> >> >>Kardamena, Kos, Mr Billis Stergos and strongly (but politely!)

> >> >>condemn the hanging of nine dogs on one tree, see

> enclosed pictures

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>It would be useful if you could send a protest fax to

> >> >>the mayor of Kardamena: Billis Stergos fax. 00 30

> >> >>22420 51128 (tel. 00 30 22420 51228 or 51777) e-mail:

> >> >>hrakleid <hrakleid

> >> >> and demand the person resposible for these killings

> >> >>to be prosecuted..... and to the Mayor of Kos, Kyritsis

> Georgios -

> >> >>Fax: 00 30 22420 21341 (tel: 00 30 22420 28223) - no

> >> >>email address available.

> >> >>PLEASE, send this appeal to everybody on your email

> >> >>list; THANK YOU!!!!

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>P.S. If anybody would like to call either of the

> >> >>mayors ... by pre-dialing the following number: 0044

> >> >>861 9898 (followed by 00 30 etc ....), the call would

> >> >>cost you just 1p per minute, but you would need to

> >> >>call from a landline phone.

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >>

> >> >> For the attention of: Mr Billis Stergos - Dog hanging

> >> >>in your municipality

> >> >>

> >> >>Dear Mr Mayor

> >> >>

> >> >>By now you may have heard about the torturous hanging

> >> >>of NINE dogs in your municipality, which has been

> >> >>exposed on 1 March. All nine dogs were hanged from

> >> >>one tree over a period of several months, though two

> >> >>of the dogs must have been hanged very recently ...

> >> >>the pictures speak for themselves!! It is clear from

> >> >>the photographs that the dogs were hanged in such a

> >> >>manner that death would have come agonisingly slowly

> >> >>... it possibly took several days before the dogs

> >> >>mercifully took their last breath, ending their agony.

> >> >>The news travels fast via internet and it will not

> >> >>surprise you to hear that people in numerous countries

> >> >>have already seen the shocking photographs. Some may

> >> >>have considered going to Greece on holiday this year

> >> >>.... not any longer and most definitely not to Kos!!

> >> >>

> >> >>Barbaric actions such as the hanging of the dogs are

> >> >>not easily forgotten and in order to prevent similar

> >> >>atrocities in the future, this matter will be given

> >> >>the attention it merits. We are positive that many

> >> >>people in Kardamena know who killed the dogs ... and

> >> >>we are equally sure that unless strong action is taken

> >> >>now, the person(s) responsible for hanging the dogs

> >> >>would continue to do so in the future.

> >> >>

> >> >>We expect you to do your utmost to identify and punish

> >> >>accordingly the person(s) responsible for the heinous

> >> >>crime (Greek Law 3170/2003). Furthermore, this protest

> >> >>has taken global proportions, therefore expect to

> >> >>receive emails and faxes from numerous countries.

> >> >>

> >> >>I look forward to your reply, confirming you are

> >> >>taking action to bring the dog killer(s) to justice.

> >> >>

> >> >>Yours sincerely,

> >

>

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