Creation of a police unit for animal welfare in Serbia and Enforcement of existing Animal welfare law

Creation of a police unit for animal welfare in Serbia and Enforcement of existing Animal welfare law

Started
August 6, 2014
Petition to
Minister of Justice Nikola Selakovic and 2 others
Petition Closed
This petition had 6,473 supporters

Why this petition matters

Started by Natasa Radulovic

Serbia has had Animal Welfare legislation adopted for more than 8 years now, but these laws are not being enforced. This relaxed attitude by the officials towards this legislation has resulted in extreme animal suffering.

When the public sees an animal being abused, they are confronted with the fact that there is no protocol for reporting such abuses. The public wants to know who they should be calling to report these cases of animal cruelty and the proper procedure for doing so.

Many local governments are killing sick and old animals in the most cruel ways possible, even injecting detergent into their bloodstream. We witnessed a scene of poisoned dogs lying in the middle of the town for days and there were some sources saying that local government itself approved this action. If so this is also a public health problem, not to mention the bad example the government is showing our children.

Killing and torturing animals in Serbia is a crime and is part of the Criminal Law from 01.01.2006. The law requires that such animals must be first put to sleep or given anesthesia, and only then euthanized. But the procedure is often skipped, so the animals are not given an anesthetic, resulting in extreme pain.

The streets of Serbia are inundated with abandoned dogs and cats. We witness brutal scenes of animal abuse almost every day: stray dogs and cats are poisoned, burned, cut, slaughtered, shot, and beaten by individuals who are not punished for their crimes against animals.

Citizens and the authorities are not educated in humane animal issues and furthermore most of them do not care. The police and the veterinary inspection are not interested in animal protection!

 

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Decision Makers

  • Nikola SelakovicMinister of Justice
  • Nebojsa StefanovicMinister of Interior
  • Aleksandar VucicPrime minister