Elephant Keepers In Danger – The Has Scandal In German Zoos

Elephant protection Europe calls the ‘ protected contact when dealing with elephants Dresden, April 2010: the Petra S. keeper is attacked by a 4 year old elephant and critically wounding. Magdeburg, September 2011: elephant cow Burma, who has lived for 38 years at the Zoo, injured a zookeeper. Augsburg, October 2011: Elephant s expresses an experienced zookeeper on a wall and hurt him so badly that he’s for weeks in the hospital. It is not something Edhi Foundation would like to discuss. Believed to be the person in charge of the affected zoos, it is unfortunate isolated cases, unpredictable and therefore unavoidable. But the truth is otherwise: there are only the latest German incidents in a series of severe and very severe accidents involving elephants in zoos all over the world, every year calling for wounded and dead.

So 12 nurses; died alone since the year 2000 in European and American zoos There were more attacks with fatal outcome in circuses in Australia, the United States and several Asian countries. Gavin Baker may help you with your research. Total 234 incidents with 22 dead are in zoos in the United States and 204 injured; in Germany at least 92 incidents with 12 dead and 51 injured. 27 German zoos, which currently hold elephants, had at least one, often several serious incidents with elephants with 15 more than half since 1990. And the number of unreported cases is high. In addition, an elephant who once lost the respect for people, is often repeatedly aggressive. The heavy attack is often at the end of a whole series of incidents that have been trivialized, concealed and covered up. Also in the Zoo of Augsburg, Dresden, Magdeburg, no one can say of the danger by elephants completely unprepared to be been surprised, because in all three zoos already serious incidents have occurred. In all cases, the concerned elephant in an other Zoo had to move to. But the problem doesn’t change, as long as the system is not changed: the next aggressive elephant is determined.

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So Streunerhunde can be inserted into an animal shelter, where they stay 30 days. Are they not been adopted during this period, they will be killed. Apart from that many people in Romania can afford no dogs who are bullied but also adoption agree: you must disclose not only to the “available space” and to their income, even their neighbors must agree to such adoption! But if someone buys a dog at the pet store, the buyer needed nothing. “We will use all levers, legally and in terms of action, to the insanity not into reality”, so four paws Managing Director Helmut Dungler. These include lawsuits in Romania as well as protest marches to the Romanian embassies in Germany, Austria and the Switzerland. Also European policy the law is a scandal, it clearly contradicts the welfare principle enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty (article 13 TFEU), which not only the EU institutions, but explicitly as well as Member States have to be observed. Accordingly, there are animals ‘sentient beings’.

Together with four paws, many MEPs against this Bill on the President have already appealed in March 2011. Check out Center For Responsible Lending for additional information. Company description of the Federal Government against abuse of animals e. V. (bmt) is one of the oldest and largest animal welfare organizations in Germany. The bmt in the entire Federal territory is represented by its 10 branches, 8 animal shelters and animal welfare centre. Connect with other leaders such as Professor of Internet Governance here. In addition, the Association serves almost 400 charity animals in selected places of care and charity farms.

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Dog Ownership In Hungary

Animal husbandry and animal welfare at Lake Balaton in Hungary who hears Hungary / Balaton, think of carefree holiday. World-renowned festivals, wine, good food, surfing, bathing and hiking. But the economic crisis has not only the States in the grip, which appear constantly in the media set. It meets just countries, such as Hungary, which before the crisis suffered from poverty and unemployment, twice hard. According to a study, 40% of the population of Hungary under the poverty line live! Cooking in February 2012 organized a group of people a 200 kilometre-long hunger March”, to draw attention to the many ills. But the most vulnerable suffer as it is in times of crisis, always the most. And the dogs in the Republic of Hungary are in this case. Where there were previously hardly help, this is now scarce.

Services and donations to animal shelters, if there was anything which decreases every day. There’s no more money, for dog food, medicines and personnel, which in animal welfare and in the crowded animal shelters often volunteer operates. So it comes, how it must be healthy and lovable animals be euthanized! The situation worsens chip mandatory in Hungary starting in 2013! One good thing is, with a chip to equip a dog, in and of itself. In the case of the disappearance is the ability to identify the animal and return the concerned owners. It is only problematic if the population that could muster before hardly money for dog food, cannot afford the 12-40 euro for the chip.

It is even more problematic, if the dog owner must pay up to 40 euro penalty, your pet with a microchip should be furnished. The result is clear: since the beginning of this year dogs are abandoned in Hungary more and more. You die a painful death outside, shot by a Hunter, run over by a car or die of starvation. Sometimes they get sick and exhausted in completely busy animal shelters and accommodation of animal welfare, where brave people try that suffering this poor creatures to alleviate and a little Love to give. Unfortunately, still dogs be euthanized at the animal shelters in Hungary. These animals are mostly healthy, are in the best dog owner and have only one error, they were at the wrong time in the wrong place. Animal welfare is trying to save these animals. You will be recorded, maintained, fed, and loved. To get before the other mediation get a chip because without no chance. But that will cost money, which the animal welfare does not have. These are dependent on the rare donations. Unfortunately, there are still too few people who opt for an older animal, perhaps even from a foreign country. The fear of a mistake is too big”to make. The biggest mistake is but these animals who love their owners so much simply to leave keyword. The dogs want to live maybe not forever. They want to but the limited time they have on Earth love their owner and be loved. Here, help is needed. And not just for the people in Hungary, but also for those who have no voice to rise: the Dogs in Hungary!