Right now a massive massacre of the street dogs is taking place in Romania. Dogs are taken, by the dog-catchers, from the arms of the people that are feeding and taking care of them for years and many of them are brutally killed on the way to the city pounds. People who try to oppose are verbally and physically aggressed by the dog catchers. The “lucky” dogs who manage to arrive alive at the city pounds are kept in horrible conditions, in over-populated kennels. The poor dogs are drenched with cold water at temperatures below -5 degrees Celsius (below 23 degrees Fahrenheit), are beaten and left to starve. People who come to take their dogs back home are treated with disrespect by the city pounds personnel and are not allowed to see their dogs and take them home. Please take attitude regarding the slaughter of the Romanian Street dogs. Get involved by sending protest letters to the European organizations and representatives, and to the Romanian Authorities and Mass-Media. Please personalize the sample letters below or write a letter of you own:
1. SAMPLE LETTER TO BE SENT TO THE ROMANIAN AUTHORITIES:
Dear Madam / Sir, I write as a very concerned world citizen that has recently been made aware of horrendous massacres of street dogs that take place throughout Romania in an attempt to ‘clean up’ its cities’ image. I am aware that Romania prides itself on the fact it is to join the European community in 2007. However, I can assure you that any form of extermination of the kind undertaken in your country, the “so called euthanasia” including the barbaric means of poisoning, beating and shooting animals to death is no longer a European option. I have information that many dogs are culled from protected neighborhoods where they have been neutered, vaccinated, fed and looked after by the local people. Those who try to protect the animals are often insulted and aggressed by the dog catchers. I strongly urge you to do everything in your power to stop the killing of street dogs and address overpopulation issues in the only proven humane way that works! The comprehensive studies of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)prove the method scientifically. The ONLY acceptable means of controlling stray animal population by civilized nations is through TRIED AND TESTED STERILIZATION PROGRAMS: "In the long term, control of reproduction is by far the most effective strategy of dog population management" — W.H.O., Guidelines for Dog Population Management, page 72. "Removal and killing of dogs should never be considered as the most effective way of dealing with a problem of surplus dogs in the community: it has no effect whatsoever on the root cause of the problem." — W.H.O Guidelines for Dog Population Management, page 74. "In none of the study areas did the elimination of dogs by any method have any significant long term effect on dog population size." — Report of W.H.O. Consultation on Dog Ecology Studies related to Rabies Control Please ensure a strict Neuter - Release program is implemented,in conjunctionwith educational campaigns focusing on the importance of neutering, vaccination and identification, and with national adoption campaigns. The International community is both appalled and disappointed to learn that such atrocities are being carried out in 2006 in Romania. I implore you to continue to accept assistance from International animal welfare organisations, but use it in the manor for which it is intended; namely that of saving the lives of healthy animals and not contributing to their senseless murder. I look forward to your reply, Sincerely, Your Full Name, Your Address (City and Country) E-mail addresses of the Romanian Authorities: procetatean@presidency.ro; drp@cancelarie.ro; srp@cdep.ro; anastase@cdep.ro; cp06@cdep.ro; cp14@cdep.ro; presa@cdep.ro; dan.vasiliu@senat.ro; cabu@senat.ro; capot@senat.ro; mihaela.ivan@cultura.ro; paloma_petrescu@mec.edu.ro; gabriel.friptu@dr.mie.ro; ene.dinga@mie.ro; ministru@ms.ro; euintegr@ms.ro; ioan.onisei@cultura.ro; contact@ppcd.ro; pdsr@pdsr.ro; pdsr@unix1.senat.ro; guv@kappa.ro; prm@cdep.ro; prm@unix1.senat.ro; pnl@cdep.ro; rfalex@unix1.senat.ro;avideanu@bucuresti-primaria.ro; primar@videanu.ro; Ludovic.Orban@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Razvan.Murgeanu@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Dumitru.Stanescu@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Laura.Zainescu@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Lia.Licanescu@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Mariana.Stefanescu@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Cristian.Iftimoaie@bucuresti-primaria.ro; Viorel.Uleia@bucuresti-primaria.ro; office@ansv.ro
2. SAMPLE LETTER TO BE SENT TO THE EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND ROMANIAN MASS-MEDIA: Dear Madam / Sir I have recently become aware of a distressing situation in Romania regarding the massive killing of stray dogs in nearly every town. This fact is due to the tragically event, happened on 29th of January 2006 in Bucharest, when a Japanese business man died because of a wound made by a dog bite. So far there are no proofs and no witnesses to demonstrate that this tragically accident involved a stray dog, but there are rumors that it might be a crime that used a fight dog as a killing weapon. The case is unfortunately closed, being easily for the authorities to blame a stray dog than to solve a possible murder. The political decision of the authorities jumped to the conclusions, following a very aggressive media campaign that created panic and different violent reaction (dogs are poisoned, mutilated, burned). I know that Romania prides itself on the fact it is to join the European community in 2007 and I was astounded by this facts. Apparently the Romanian government’s answer to the stray dog overpopulation problem is to kill them in any way possible, including the barbaric means of poisoning, beating and shooting animals to death instead of sterilizing them, housing them in shelters, and offering them for adoption. Something has to be done to change the policy of brutality and disregard for common decency that is evident in Romania. Even though there is ample evidence (photos, videos, eyewitnesses) of poisonings, beatings, and other atrocities committed on these innocent dogs, the government apparently does not regard this policy as inappropriate. Harmless and gentle dogs are brutally culled from protected neighborhoods where they have been neutered, vaccinated, fed and looked after by the local people. Those who try to protect the animals are often insulted and aggressed by the dog catchers. I have written to the President of Romania, the Prime Minister, the Mayor of Bucharest, and other government officials, but am doubtful that it will make a difference to them, as they condone these acts. I understand that the policy toward strays in European countries is quite the opposite of Romania, and I hope that you will consider these creatures as equally deserving of kind treatment. It is with this thought that I reach out to you, in hopes that you will look into the situation, and perhaps be the catalyst for change.
Respectfully, Your Full Name, Your Address (City, Country)
Monday February 6, 2006, 8:44 am
So far I sended e-mails to all European organizations and about 15 mails to Romanian authorithies. will do more later on because its al lot of mails to send. but its worth it, because this horror has to stop.
PLEASE EVERYBODY WRITE E-MAILS TOO, THANK YOU.Ria.
Monday February 6, 2006, 11:52 pm
Please send e-mails! Right now in Romania thousand of kind and gentle street dogs that are actually being taken care of by the local people are facing a horrible death as a consequence of the Romanian Authorities decision to EXTERMINATE ALL THE DOGS!
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