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Tuesday, 29 March 2011, demonstrations will be held in Bucharest and other cities in Romania, all over Europe and in fact all over the world, as far away as San Francisco. They will be asking for the introduction of humane spay/neuter/release methods for reducing the Romanian street dog populations, and raising the penalities for dog abandonment, which is also a big problem there.

Three weeks ago, the commission which I wrote about wanted to pass a law to introduce “euthanasia” (which in Romania means brutal clubbings, starvation and death in hellish shelters). But the Romanian Parliament, well aware of the anger this proposal was causing and under international pressure, sent the proposal back to the commission, requesting that they consult with veterinary institutions and humane organizations. The commission cowardly ignored this request and underhandedly tried to bypass Parliament by a special ordinance which would sneakily get the executive branch of the government pass the law, instead of the Parliament.

The commission, to support their bogus shenanigans, came up with the outrageous claim that 75% of all stray dogs are sick and transmit over 25 diseases to humans, and therefore should all be killed. How they pulled this figure out of the air is unknown, but it’s so ludicrous it would be laughable if it weren’t so sad, and an obvious ploy made by desperate people. To make matters worse, they have gotten most of the media to spread these lies, to try to get the general population to agree to the slaughters.

In anticipation of the law’s passage, Bucharest officials have already purchased sufficient euthanasia doses for 40,000 dogs, much of which would certainly be sold on the side to make money.

Word of these latest events is getting out, thanks to certain brave Romanians who are not afraid to say the truth. Thanks to them, decent people everywhere now know about the outrageous lies, manipulations and corruption that, if passed, will make some already-rich and sleazy officials even more blood money by the pain and misery of the innocent dogs of Romania.

Carmen Arsene and her Federation (FNPA) from Bucharest have already submitted legal objections to the proposal, hoping to have a dialogue with the Commission.

At this crucial time it is vital that we stay together and show our support in this fight. If you can, PLEASE DONATE TO OUR CAUSE which will help Carmen’s Federation continue their efforts on all fronts for showing decency and kindness towards animals, as civilized people everywhere should. Thank you very much ! ~
The Director, ARR