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DEAR FRIENDS,
AT THE MOMENT THE SITUATION OF ANIMALS IN BENKOVAC IS ALSO VERY BAD. WHEREVER THE MAJOR FROM THAT CITY PROMISSED AND TOLD THE TRUTH IS THAT THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO CLOSE THE SHELTER. WHAT CAN BE WITH ALL THIH ANIMALS WE DO NOT KNOW. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIND HOME FOR ABOUT 100 DOGS QUICKLY. AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH OTHER DOGS WICH THEY WILL FOUND AFTER THE SHELTER IS CLOSED?
THEY WILL KILL THEM IN THE STREET. WE HAVE FIRSTHAND INFORMATIONS FROM THE MAN WICH WAS WORKING IN THE SHELTER EVERY DAY. I AM SURE THAT HE LIKES THIS ANIMALS AND WAS FIGHTING FOR THEM SINCE 1,5 YEAR. WHAT CAN WE DO? WE CAN MAKE PRESSING WITH OUR PROTEST LETTERS. SO I PLEASE YOU TO PUT THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR FORUMS, LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS BARBARIAN WORK.
THE MAILS CAN BE SENDED ON MAIL ADRESSES:
gradonacelnik@benkovac.hr
benkovic@zd.t-com.hr
info@zadarskazupanija.hr
IF MANY PEOPLES (TOURISTS) AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROTECTING ANIMALS FROM EUROPE SEND PROTEST LETTERS MAYBE WE CAN TOGETHER STOP THIS DEZASTER. WE DO THE BEST WE CAN HERE IN OUR COUNTRY, WITH MANY LETTERS FROM CROATIAN ORGANIZATIONS.
BEST GREETINGS AND BIG THANKS FOR YOUR HELP !
Dolores Stanger, secretary of Lady and the Tramp s.p.a Liburnia
13.05.2008
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14.05.2008 -17.05.2008
Dear Mrs. Sylvana,
I am all the time in contact with Mr. Ožaković, the man who is the only one fighting for the dogs in Benkovac. He told me few minutes ago that he is around shelter and cannot go in ( the director from garbige firm "Ivica Erlić" dont give him key from the shelter)
Now again one dog is dead. Other dog (in the picture) is in very bad condition. I will call tomorow the Mayor from Benkovac and speak with him.
Please send protest letters - that they still do not care for the dogs. I trust only Mr. Ožaković, because I know he really take care for this dogs. We want him back to the shelter to be sure that dogs are ok in the future.
We must do all quickly because I am really very afraid for these poor animals.
Send You picture of the dogs wich are in very bad conditions now.
Greetings ,
Dolores
First dog Medo - left = weeks before and right = now !
PLEASE HELP TO BUY FOOD AND MEDICINE FOR THESE POOR ANIMALS AND SEND PROTEST LETTERS !
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Delegation der Europäischen Union in Republik Kroatien: Adresse: Trg žrtava fašizma 6, 10000 Zagreb |
Bürgermeister bzw. Stadtverwaltung Benkovac Address: Setaliste kneza Branimira 12 |
24.05.2008
It is simply horrible.
German journalist called the chief vet.inspector Mrs Branka Bukovic-Sosic who stated that everything is fine, the animals is being taken care of and Dinko Ozakovic is incompetent. It´s not the truth !!!
Political pressure works these days. The point is disinformation from the source. The politicians listen to the mayor, the mayor tells lies, the public hardly receives information. WE must act on the civil level. The media is our only hope, and only when those report, in Austria, Germany, Croatia, Bosnia and other places, then the politicians will understand that something must happen.
This is horribly and we are close to our tears here...
The question is if anybody is able to enter the shelter. The locks have been changed and nobody is let in. The animals suffer, Dinko begs to get access, but nothing…
The best thing to do is spreading the story and photos on forums and send them to internet portals, tourist agencies, demand to boycott Croatia trips, and to journalists. The tourists are 'the hens that lay the golden eggs' for the Croats. This is the only sensitive point of the politicians.
For those who read Croatian, please go through this forum, where you find plenty information:
http://www.forum.hr/showthread.php?t=335838
Thank you for all your help, the interest and possible try to spread this bad news! We all do our best to help the poor animals in Benkovac !
25.05.2008
This comes from my contact in Croatia:
"I am really going insane.
Dinko said this morning that he fed the dogs by the fence
Those locked into the boxes though he cannot – and the locked-up cat apparently has gone insane in there.
He's on the brink of breaking the locks and cutting the fence again.
He gave me the mobile number of the mayor who is travelling on business for 2-3 days.
I called, but he did not take the call.
Then he called me back and tried to convince me with "political arguments" …
I told him he can stuff fit and that the problem we had with each other was not to be payed for by the animals …
He laughed when I told him the cat had gone crazy.
He had no idea that the sheepdog had died – he plays stupid, like … "What sheepdog" ??
ausserdem das die alles tun was die können und tiere auch füttern...kommen sie her und sehen sie sich an..."
Also, that they are doing all they could and feed the animals .. "come here and have a look" (he said).
Es ist wichtig anzurufen oder Faxe zu senden !!! Die Mails sind zu schnell ungelesen gelöscht !
Der Bürgermeister Hr. Mirko ERSTIC spricht Englisch - auch ihn als Hauptverantwortlichen anrufen !!!
Phone: +385 (0)23 684 880
Fax: +385 (0)23 684 882
It´s very important to make calls to embassies and also to Mayor, because Mails are deleted very quickly:
Mr. Mirko ERSTIC (speaks english !)
Phone: +385 (0)23 684 880
Fax: +385 (0)23 684 882
Kroatische Konsulate und Botschaft Kroatien in Deutschland:
Croatian Embassys and croatia consulate in Germany:
Link: http://www.konsulate.de/info/info_kroatische_konsulate_in_deutschland.php
DOWNLOAD THE PROTEST LETTER here: PDF / DOC (english version)
27.05.2008
Dear Mrs. Sylvana,
yesterday the Croatian Republic inspection called me and inform me that they will go tomorrow to the shelter in Benkovac, also they have meeting with Mayor of Benkovac and responsible persons, director garbeg firm Ivica Erlić. The inspector also want that I go with them. So, today 2 persons of our organization ( Me and President) will go there. Every news I will report You when we return from Benkovac . We will also meet later Mr.Ožaković
Hear you this evening, pray for the dogs and don´t stop to protest all over europe !!!
Best greetings,
Dolores
DOWNLOAD THE PROTEST LETTER TO CROATIAN TOURIST ASSOCIATIONS: PDF (english version)
Croatian National Tourist Board
> Iblerov trg 10/IV
> 10000 Zagreb
> Hrvatska
> Fax +385 (1) 4557 827
> E-Mail:info@htz.hr
Tourismusverband: Zadar
> Fax: +385 (0)23 211 781
> E-mail: info@tzzadar.hr
Gespanschaft Tourismusverband: Zadar
> Fax: +385 (0)23 315 316
> E-mail: tz-zd-zup@zd.tcom.hr
Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (Frankfurt)
> Fax: +49 69 2385 3520
> E-mail: info@visitkroatien.de
Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus (München)
> Fax: +49 89 22 33 77
> E-Mail: kroatien-tourismus@t-online.de
Kroatische Zentrale für Tourismus
> 1010 Wien, Österreich
> Am Hof 13
> Tel. +43 1 585 38 84
> Fax +43 1 585 38 84 20
> E-Mail office@kroatien.at
DOWNLOAD THE PROTEST LETTER TO GERMAN AMBASSADOR: PDF
30.05.2008
Dear all,
I must say that after our inspection from 27th May in dog shelter in Benkovac we are more disappointed. Most of that dogs are very nice and screaming for human company and love. The worker which change at the moment Mr. Ožaković does not much care for them, so they have not fresh water every day and enough food to eat for all of them as we saw. In the front of the shelter there are 10 puppies about 2 months old. As we saw they all have worms in their stomac, and they are full of parazites. None dog had been vaccinated. During the converzation between Mrs. Šošić -Mr. Goričanac_-Erlić_ Erstić we realized that all that people do not care for poor dogs. For Mr. šošić important things are papers and paragrafs and the way she can escape far away from all this scandal and newspapers.
Mr. Mirko Erstić, the Mayor from Benkovac promised us many times better conditions for the dogs but til now there are no changes. We saw also that in the shelter are not more than 40 dogs (including puppies in the front).
Best greetings,
Dolores
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To
Mrs Branka Bukovic Sosic
Vet Inspector and Animal Welfare Chief for Croatia
Dear Mrs. Sosic,
I have been given to understand that you have visited the BENKOVAC municipality shelter yesterday, 27th of May.
As much concern has been expressed of late - from within Croatia and without - about the situation at said shelter I would be most grateful for your assessment.
No doubt you are aware of the many negative reports - in the press and otherwise - that have been published over the last weeks describing the dismal situation at the shelter. Photographic evidence that supports the accusations of animals deliberately being starved to death inside exists, as well as eyewitness accounts of the extreme suffering of the helpless dogs and cats behind those locked gates. About half of the original number of animals is said to have disappeared, although no "official" euthanasia has been undertaken.
Where have they gone ?
As no information and no answers to the questions of the international animal welfare community is forthcoming from the office of Mayor Erstic and Mr. Erlic (for "Benkovic d.o.o.", the company who owns and runs the shelter) it would be most helpful if you were kind enough to furnish me - and us - with the impressions you have gained during your visit yesterday and how your office intends to address the issue.
I think it seems clear that something is seriously amiss at the BENKOVAC shelter and I am confident your office will wish to act immediately to correct the situation and uphold the Croatian Animal Welfare legislation and its very clear legal guidelines in respect to animal care in shelters such as this.
I am very much looking forward to your conclusive reply.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Diana Hartig
with the German Animal Welfare Party (http://www.tierschutzpartei.de)
and http://serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com/
71720 Oberstenfeld
Germany
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Answer from: Branka Šošić [mailto:bsosic@mps.hr]
Date: Freitag, 30. Mai 2008 09:05
Betreff: RE: Visit to Benkovac [Scanned]
I can only say thank you to all your iniciatives concerning conditions in animal shelter in Benkovac and also for help of other organisations. I know, it would be much better to replay to all of your messages every day but I take my time to improve the situation in the shelter. Now I am going to make the note which will be sent to all organizations and all others interested in this matter and, of course, also to your organisation. Just for your information, we are doing many things to improve the conditions in this shelter and it will be visible in a few days.
Sincerely,
Branka Buković Šošić
Head of Animal Welfare Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development
Veterinary Directorate
Miramarska 24
10 000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: 610 66 68
Fax: 610 92 07
Email: bsosic@mps.hr
08.06.2008
Dear Sylvana,
After all this fighting with the responsable persons in Benkovac, they started to working in shelter and now we are sure that poor dogs will have better conditions to live. On June, 6th our team from "Felix"-Krk and "Lady and the Tramp"-Lovran, together with Organization from Cakovec were visiting shelter in Benkovac and Zadar and took some dogs from there. We took all 15 dogs, 4 dogs we took to our dog-hotel "Sapice" near Opatija. We planing to go again there for few days and to took more dogs. All dogs are vaccinated and chipped, but we must do it here for the infected illness. I send you in attachment some pictures from yesterday.
Last month peoples left some dogs also to Mr. Ožaković old house in the village where only lives his old mother. So we work also to take care about this dogs. During this affair people do not like to take dogs to the shelter in Benkovac and left them there.
Best greetings, hear you soon...
Dolores
17.06.2008
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Delegation der Europäischen Union in Republik Kroatien: Adresse: Trg žrtava fašizma 6, 10000 Zagreb |
Bürgermeister bzw. Stadtverwaltung Benkovac Address: Setaliste kneza Branimira 12 |
Please send protest letters ! - Thank you - Mariane Ruiz
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Postovani,
Obracamo vam se jos jednom sa apelom da pod hitno osigurate promjenu i poboljsanje uvjeta u utocistu za pse u Benkovcu, prekinete postojecu praksu izgladnjivanja, zanemarivanja i mucenja zivotinja, direktne prijetnje ubijanjem i smrti. Na ovo ste obavezani i odredbama Zakona o zastiti zivotinja Republike Hrvatske.
Psi su u utocistu u Benkovcu izlozeni krajnje nehumanim uvjetima, nebrizi, zanemarivanju, nedostupnosti adekvatne hrane i vode, te psecem kanibalizmu; vezani na kratkim uzicama, izlozeni vrucini i prepusteni sigurnoj smrti. O tome svedoce slike, te brojni zivi svedoci, te istu ne mozete i ne smijete nastaviti poricati. Ovo je sramota cijele Hrvatske, Benkovca i vas licno.
Oci cijele medjunarodne zajednice, i najvecih svjetskih udruga za zastitu i prava zivotinja su uprte??? i Hrvatsku i grad Benkovac. Mi smo sokirani odrzavanjem ovakve nehumane prakse na tlu zemlje koja aspirira da postane clanicom EU i odrzi status atraktivne turisticke destinacije.
Zemlja u kojoj zivotinja umiru u stravicnim mukama, zemlja u kojoj su zivotinje izlozene stravicnoj patnji moze samo doci na crne liste Europske Unije, nikako postati clanica iste.
Stoga jos jednom apeliramo da kao najpozvanija i najodgovornija osoba za sadasnje stanje, bez daljeg odlaganja poduzmete sve neophodne mjere da obezbijedite potrebne uvjete za dostojan zivot pasa u utocisto u Benkovcu i osigurate im pravo na zivot u humanim uvjetima, te adekvatnu prehranu i zdravstvenu zastitu i ljudsku paznju.
S Postovanjem,
(Name)
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Ich wende mich noch einmal an Sie, mit der dringenden Aufforderung die derzeitigen Zustände des Tierheims in Benkovac zu verbessern - sofortige Beendigung von Futterverboten - sowie ein Ende der Drohungen von einer Massentötung. Sie tragen hier unter anderem die Vernantwortung, dass das kroatischen Tierschutzgesetz eingehalten wird!
Die Hunde leben in grauenhaften Verhältnissen, Futter sowie Wasser werden ihnen vorenthalten, Kannibalismus herrscht bereits unter den Tieren, die Tiere sind an kurzen Drähten und Ketten gefesselt, stehen unter der glühenden Hitze somit dem sicheren Tod ausgesetzt. Bilder sowie unzählige Augenzeugen beweisen diese Vorwürfe. Sie können und dürfen diese Quälerei nicht zulassen. Es ist eine Schande für Kroatien, Benkovac sowie eine Schande Ihrer Person!
Die ganze internationale Gemeinschaft und weltweite Tierschutzvereinigungen beobachten die Lange in Benkovac.
Wir sind schockiert von solch einer Tierquälerei, von einem Land welches den Beitritt in die EU zum Ziel gesetzt hat, sowie den Status eines attraktiven Tourismuslandes weiterhin darstellen und anstreben möchte.
Ein Land wo Tiere unter grauenvollen Umständen sterben und gequält werden, kann nur auf die SCHWARZE LISTE der EU kommen und keinesfalls in die EU beitreten.
Desshalb appelieren wie noch einmal DRINGEND an Sie, die volle Verantwortung für die derzeitigen Umstände des Tierheims Benkovac zu übernehmen. Wir appelieren, dass Sie ohne weitere Verzögerung die Zustände des Tierheims verbessern, Futter den Tieren gegeben wird und eine vollständige Behandlung und tierärztliche Betreuung gewährleistet wird!
Hochachtungsvoll
(Name)