Romania - Protest Letter, Petitions & Polls

Background:

by Carmen ARSENE - In September 2, in Romania, a child was killed by dogs. Too little mentioned, the 4 year old child was left too long unsupervised by his grandmother, so he came from a park, far away, on a private fenced land, where dogs were. All televisions and newspapers are CONTINUOUSLY talking about this tragedy. They tell stories, interview people who feel disturbed by dogs, show false statistics, distort reality, and have inflamed the entire population. On the other hand, despite the pain, father and grandfather of the child were talking about the dogs like "they are also poor beings" and as such they don’t consider the dogs to be guilty but condemn the authorities because they did nothing for the correct management.

AUTHORITIES USE THIS TRAGEDY CLAIMING THE KILLING OF ALL DOGS! Yesterday, the Romanian President, Traian Basescu, urged the Government to elaborate an emergency ordinance that allows all dogs to be killed. In parallel, President of the Chamber of Deputies asks for urgent draft legislation providing for killing dogs.

For 20 years in Romania the dogs were tortured, captured and taken to “shelters”- extermination camps, where if they did not die of hunger and thirst they were killed by cruel methods. Hundreds of thousands of dogs died in the camps of the City halls, however huge amounts of tens of millions of Euros are „spent” for „managing” the stray dogs. The problem was not solved in the street but even got worse because nowhere in the world the mass killing was a solution.

Although it has been shown both by the experience of other countries and own (Oradea) that sterilization of stray dogs is the only solution for the disappearance of stray dogs, the Romanian authorities have totally ignored it, insisting on a failure method! Why? Because killing dogs in Romania has became an industry, tens of millions of Euros "spent" for managing dogs actually went into the pockets of those involved. Killing does not solve the problem so in the street will always be dogs so the authorities will have permanent reasons for "spending"of public money.

The next week will be discussed the KILLING DOGS PROJECT!

Petitions:

1. Nach Bukarest: Gegen den Beginn der Tötung der Straßenhunde
2. President Traian Basecu of Romania: Stop the mass slaughter of stray dogs in Romania
3. The Romanian Government and the European Parliament: End Romanias Government abuse of public funds
4. The vice-mayor of Râmnicu Vâlcea: drop your plan to kill all homeless dogs after 7 days - it's unlawful!
5. EU, when do you think it is time to act?
6. Romania: Immediately stop the plans off killing of stray dogs
7. Mr Ovidiu Portariuc, Mayor of Botosani: collaborate with ADOR and implement a catch-neuter-return program
8. Mayor of Botosani: Stop your evil plans of killing all stray dogs!
9. Craiova City Hall and Police Department: Stop the illegal slaughter of dogs in the public shelter
10. Romanian Government: Stop Barbulescu Flavius from Brasov, Romania to kill stray animals!
11. Romania: please do not allow the killing of healthy dogs!
12. Romanian Government: STOP mass killing dogs! Adopt mass sterilization!
13. Diesem Menschen "Flavius Barbulescu" muss endlich sein Handwerk gelegt werden.
14. SEMNATI PETITIA! Mass-media TREBUIE sa plateasca pentru instigare la violenta si crima
15. E.U. Parliament - VP Animal Welfare Intergroup European Comunity: STOP the 'euthanasia' policy for stray animals in Romania!
16. Emil Boc, Mayor of Cluj, Romania and his Police Department: To investigate and bring justice to the horrific abusers of two small dogs
17. Stoppt die Mörder Massaker an die geliebten Tieren Romania
18. Stop destroying the Animal Refuge
19. Don't kill Romanian stray dogs!
20. CRAIOVA stop killing dogs or lose your tourists
21. Stop the massacre of the stray dogs in Romania
22. Prevent the massacre of Romania's stray dogs!
23. Cere rezolvarea in mod eficient a problemei cainilor abandonati
24. Le respect des lois pour les animaux en Europe
25. Stop mass killing dogs! Adopt mass sterilization!
26. Spune si tu cu noi NU EUTANASIERII! NU e vina lor ca nu au fost crescuti cum trebuie!!
27. Boycott the request of Romania to enter in Schengen until it will solve in civilized mode the problem of strays
28. Ask the Romanian Government and Parliament to stop killing stray dogs.
29. Ihre Stimme für die rumänischen Straßenhunde
30. Spune NU crimelor Spune NU eutanasierii cainilor
31. Spuneti NU "eutanasierii"- un masacru cu rangi, topoare si lopeti!
32. Spune NU eutanasierii cainilor
33. Stop Slaughter and Animal Abuses in Romania!
34. Spune NU eutanasierii cainilor comunitari - PROTECTIA ANIMALELOR
    No mass killing but protection of dogs! (confirmation needed)
35. Stop animal abuse in Romania, an EU country!
36. Stop Slaughters and Animal Abuses in Romania!
37. Abgeordnete in der EU aus Deutschland: Stoppt den Wahnsinn in Rumänien
38. EU Brüssel: Endlich GESETZ verabschieden. sign now!!! a Law, against killing straydogs.
39. Wir möchten die Streuner in Rumänien retten, es gibt dafür nur eine Lösung!

Vote:

What is the solution to the problem of stray dogs in Bucharest?
President Băsescu had proposed that the law be set a deadline for the people who want to adopt stray dogs able to do so, and animals not adopted this term to be euthanized. Do you agree with the proposal of the President? Vote NU and enter the security code.

What should be done with stray dogs in Bucharest?
Vote for 4th option!
What do you think should be done with Stray dogs in Bucharest?
1. Move to a shelter
2. Euthanasia (kill them)
3. Leave them alone
4. Give them professional care, followed by an adoption campaign
5. Not interested
Don't forget to fill in the security code at the end!!

If tomorrow, as the referendum, you vote for euthanasia of stray dogs?
Vote NU

Would you adopt a stray dog?
Vote DA

Do you agree with euthanasia of stray dogs?
Vote NU

Protest letter:

cp01@cdep.ro, cp02@cdep.ro, cp03@cdep.ro, cp04@cdep.ro, cp05@cdep.ro, cp06@cdep.ro, cp07@cdep.ro, cp08@cdep.ro, cp09@cdep.ro, cp10@cdep.ro, cp11@cdep.ro, cp12@cdep.ro, cp13@cdep.ro, cp14@cdep.ro, marin.almajanu@cdep.ro, laurentiu.nistor@cdep.ro, marcelciolacu@clicknet.ro, hubert.thuma@cdep.ro, zgonea@cdep.ro, bogdan.ciuca@cdep.ro, viorelh@cdep.ro, dan.motreanu@cdep.ro, ioan.oltean@cdep.ro, enicolicea@cdep.ro, cristian.buican@cdep.ro, adrian.diaconu@cdep.ro, niculae.mircovici@cdep.ro, mircea.draghici@cdep.ro, ionel.palar@cdep.ro, ioan.balan@cdep.ro, denes.seres@cdep.ro, office@ansvsa.ro,office@cmvro.ro, srp@cdep.ro, presa@cdep.ro,petitii@mai.gov.ro,amr@amr.ro, CJD@bucuresti-primaria.ro, procetatean@presidency.ro, ccr@ccr.ro, office@agerpres.ro, stiri@agerpres.ro, mediafax@mediafax.ro, peti-secretariat@europarl.europa.eu,koen.doens@ec.europa.eu

Please, send as well your letters to fax:
Parliament: 00 40 21 3120828, 00 40 21 3146934; 
Government: 00 40 21 3139846

Subject: STOP mass killing dogs! Adopt masssterilization!

For the attention of the Romanian authorities:

We regret the tragedy of the child killed by dogs. Such dramas should not repeat. But if you insist in applying the same methods of dog mass murder that has been conducted in Romania for 20years and that has not resolved the problem in the streets, this risk will remain permanent.

We do not understand the interests of the Romanian authorities to continue orimplement again a method that has proven over the world to be failed,expensive, but as well immoral, shameful.

We do not understand why, despite all the evidence:

• the benefits of dog sterilization
• the results obtained in Oradea, where, by the Sterilization and Return program, the number of stray dogs decreased from 5000 to 300
• the outcomes of the World Health Organization’s study (undertaken between 1981 and 1988) concluding that “the euthanasia or incarceration programs which are both inefficient and expensive”
• the experiences of other countries that, after years of mass murder without effect, implemented mass sterilization laws having noticeable effects,
• you do not accept to implement the only solution for managing the dogs, that is the sterilization and return of the gentle and healthy stray dogs, compulsorily accompanied by the sterilization of dogs with owners that are the main source of street dogs by mass abandoning.

Approximately 5 million puppies are born in Romania in rural areas every year, some of them being killed by their owners and the others being abandoned in the street. So long as the dogs with owners will not be sterilized, through coherent programs, the streets will never be free of dogs.

We also remind you:

• the Constitutional Court of Romania decided (Decision 1/2012) that euthanasia is ILLEGAL as a stray dogs management method until all other solutions have been applied properly, uniformly and with responsibility by local authorities
• The Lisbon Treaty (art. 13, TFEU) states that the “animals are sentient beings”
•  the European Parliament Resolution of 4 July 2012 on the establishment of an EU legal framework for the protection of pets and stray animals ( 2012/2670 (RSP )

We ask you for an URGENT STERILIZATION & RETURN LAW OFALL STRAY AND OWNED DOGS

Romania is already known by animal cruelty.
Please, be advised that if the killing of dogs starts, we will show to the entire world the reality of the dog camps, we will notify worldwide about the financial interests behind the business of killing dogs, we will withdraw any support that we have given so far to your country, we will boycott Romanian products and tourism, as no one will want to associate with a corrupt, cruel and immoral country.

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