FOR ROMANIAN CARERS AND GROUPS SENDING PETS TO THE UK AFTER 2012

PLEASE PRINT THIS OUT AND TAKE WITH YOU TO YOUR DVS AS THEY DONT SEEM TO BE AWARE OF THE CHANGES IN THE UK LAW DUE Jan 1st 2012....

PLEASE SHARE AND LET EVERYONE YOU KNOW WHO CARES FOR ANIMALS IN ROMANIA KNOW......

This is a direct translation from the UK GOV DEFRA site.....Hope this helps.


Aducerea animalelor de companie in UK dupa 1 Ianuarie 2012
Din 1 Ianuarie 2012, regulile pentru aducerea unui caine, pisici sau nevastruici in UK se vor schimba. Pana atunci, regulile in vigoare continua sa fie relevante pentru animalele de companie venind in UK. Mai multe informatii la: www.defra.gov.uk/pets

Nu amanati- informati-va despre legi cu multa vreme inaintea plecarii. Daca doriti sa va intoarceti in UK cu animalul de companie dupa o excursie in strainatate, sau intentionati sa va aduceti animalul in UK pentru prima oara, trebuie sa fiti informati despre schimbarile in legislatia pentru intrarea unui animal de companie in UK care intra in vigoare la 1 Ianuarie 2012.

Aveti responsabilitatea sa va asigurati ca animalul dumneavoastra indeplineste toate cerintele pentru a intra in UK. Asigurati-va ca toate formalitatile au fost effectuate in ordinea corecta, iar documentele sunt completate correct. Altfel, animalul dumneavoastra ar putea sa nu intre in tara, sau sa intre in carantina la intrarea in tara. Asta inseamna intarzieri si, in plus, va va costa bani.

Legile sunt in fuctie de tara din care veniti cand intrati in UK:
Tarile member UE- vedeti Partea A
Tarile non-UE aprobate – aflate pe pagina urmatoare, dar va rugam sa verificati la www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/countries/noneu-countries/ pentru cele mai recente actualizari. – vedeti Partea A
Tarile ne-aprobate (nu in UE sau neaparand pe pagina urmatoare)- vedeti Partea B.

Tarile si teritoriile non-UE aprobate
Andorra
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Ascension Island
Australia
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Bermuda
BES Islands (Bonair, Saint
Eustatius and Saba)*
Bosnia-Herzegovina
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Chile
Croatia
Curacao*
Falkland Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hawaii
Hong Kong
Iceland
Jamaica*
Japan
Liechtenstein
Malaysia*
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mexico
Monaco
Montserrat
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Norway
Russian Federation*
Saint Maarten*
San Marino
Singapore
St Helena
St Kitts & Nevis
St Lucia
St Pierre & Miquelon
St Vincent
& The Grenadines
Switzerland
Taiwan
Trinidad and Tobago
United Arab Emirates*
USA (mainland)
Vanuatu
Vatican
Wallis & Futuna
*Asteriscul inseamna ca exista informatii specifice pentru aceasta tara, asa ca va rugam sa vizitati pentru detalii:
www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-pets/pets/travel/pets/countries/noneu-countries/ for latest list.
Este animalul dumneavoastra pregatit corespunzator?
PARTEA A- Intrarea in UK din tarile membre UE si tarile aprobate non-UE:
Pentru ca animalul dumneavoastra sa poata intra in UK din aceste tari, trebuie sa puteti raspunde afirmativ la urmatoarele intrebari:
Este microcipat?
Este vaccinat impotriva rabiei?
A fost vaccinat dupa ce a fost microcipat?
Aveti un Pasaport de animale de companie Tip UE sau Certificat official de la veterinar care certifica microciparea si vaccinarea?
Au trecut 21 de zile de la vaccinare?
Calatoriti in UK cu animalul dumneavoastra pe o ruta aprobata? **

PARTEA B: Intrarea in UK din tarile ne-aprobate:
Pentru ca animalul dumneavoastra sa intre in UK din aceste tari, trebuie sa raspundeti cu da la urmatorii pasi:
Este microcipat?
Este vaccinat impotriva rabiei?
A fost vaccinat dupa ce a fost microcipat?
I s-a racoltat proba de sange pentru analiza cel putin la 30 de zile dupa ce a fost vaccinat?
A trecut testul de sange? (veterinarul va va spune)
Aveti un Pasaport de animale de companie Tip UE* sau Certificat oficial de la veterinar care certifica microcipul, vaccinarea si rezultatul analizei de sange?
Au trecut 3 luni de cand a fost recoltata proba de sange?
Calatoriti in UK cu animalul dumneavoastra pe o ruta aprobata? **

* Nota- Daca animalul dumneavoastra a trecut testul de sange si i s-a eliberat un pasaport de animale de companie Tip UE inainte sa paraseasca UK sau alta tara UE pentru a merge intr-o tara ne-aprobata, perioada de 3 luni de asteptare pana la re-intrarea in UK nu va fi necesara (dar toate celelalte reguli sunt in vigoare).

** Pentru anumiti caini de asistenta medicala, acestia trebuie sa calatoreasca intr-un aeroport aprobat. Vizitati pagina noastra de internet pentru mai multe informatii.


Mai multe informatii
Tratament pentru capuse si tenie/paraziti interni
Cerintele pentru tratamentul de tenie urmeaza sa fie confirmate, asa ca sunteti sfatuiti sa verificati pagina de internet Defra inainte de a calatori. Tratamente contra capuselor si teniei sunt inca recomandate. Este ideal, cel mai bine pentru sanatatea dumneavoastra si a animalului dumneavoastra, sa va tratati animalul pentru capuse si tenie inaintea intoarcerii in UK. Consultati-va cu veterinarul dumneavoastra pentru mai multe recomandari.

Calatoria in strainatate cu animalul dumneavoastra
Regulile pentru calatoria din UK in alte tari nu se vor modifica. Stapanii de animale din UK care doresc sa isi ia cu ei animalele de companie in strainatate ar trebui sa contacteze Agentia pentru Sanatatea Animalelor si de Laboratoare Veterinare (AHVLA) pentru detalii pentru cerintele de export pentru tara respectiva. Email: CatandDogExports.Carlisle@animalhealth.gsi.gov.uk

Animale de companie in carantina
Stapanii de animale cu animale care intra in carantina de la 3 Iulie 2011 pana la 31 decembrie 2011 ar putea sa aiba animalele de companie eliberate din carantina de la 1 Ianuarie 2012 si inainte de expirarea celor 6 luni de carantina, daca si-au pregatit animalele sa indeplineasca regulile UE. Vedeti pagina de internet DEFRA pentru mai multe informatii.

Pentru mai multe detalii
Acest document contine numai un rezumat al regulilor, asa ca va rugam sa vizitati pagina de internet pentru cele mai recente si complete informatii despre regulile de intrarea animalelor de companie in UK.
Pagina web: www.defra.gov.uk/pets
Email: pettravel@ahvla.gsi.gov.uk
Helpline: +44 (0)870 241 1710

Nota: Acest document contine doar un rezumat al regulilor. Desi am facut tot posibilul sa ne asiguram ca detaliile sunt corecte pana la data de 30 iunie 2011, regulile se chimba cateodata, Asa ca va rugam sa vizitati pagina de internet pentru cele mai recente si complete informatii despre regulamentul intrarii animalelor de companie in UK.

ROMNAZIA - Formerly known as Romania

The Nazi flag is deemed by the majority of us in modern western society as a symbol of the purest evil. A race of humans that systematically massacred thousands upon thousands of people, whether by simple war tactics or by manipulating German society into believing that specific groups within their country, needed to be killed, to be eradicated. So begun the Ethnic Cleansing and what we all know to be the Genocide of the Jews and other cultures that the Nazis deemed to be unclean!

One of the many horrific manipulation techniques the Nazis used to not only control German society but to allow the ethnic cleansing to be fully successful was encouraging fellow Germans to inform on their neighbours. At that time there were many good German people in the country,but they were terrified. If they did not inform on their neighbours they risked persecution and death themselves. If they did not do their duty to the Nazis, they risked social exclusion and to be labeld as a traitor. We all know what happened to traitors of the Nazi party!

You may wonder how the author of this article is linking the Nazi Party with Romania. It is very simple,right underneath our noses, there is a government that is introducing Ethnic Species Cleansing, right now, if you are of what the Romanian Government deem to be an unclean species, in this case a Dog or a Horse, you will be killed. You will be hunted down,beaten, taken to an area, stored, and then killed. Sounds familiar?

To ensure that all dogs for instance are slaughtered, for instance a family pet, with the new law that is being proposed , even those who look after their pets,they will not be allowed to keep them unless their neighbour either side of them agrees to this. If someone knows that another owns a dog and they have not got the neighbours permission, they are encouraged to inform on that animal lover, and the animal will then forcibly be removed,beaten,taken to a camp/shelter and by the hundreds at one sitting, will be tortured and killed. Again sounds familiar?

The Romanian Government infrastructure, if you were to look at the government in its whole context,, you would not necessarily see any similarities between the Romanian Government and the Nazis. You have to remember that like most governments, it is divided into sub sections, into regions. Now this is where the similarity comes into play. It is common to find the mayor of a region, related to the minister of trade within that same region, within that same city hall. Within that region, various jobs are allocated to people,for example the big business of dog capture/killing. The head dog killer as it were will normally be a private company subcontracted by the mayor to capture/kill the stray dogs in that region. In the example of the province of Brasov, the head of the private company subcontracted to capture/kill the dogs is related to the Mayor of Brasov.

Dog Killing is one of the most profitable businesses in Romania today. For each dog that is caught and killed, the private company invoices the local city hall,the Mayor. The city hall will then pay that private company, the normally the mayors relation approx 100 Euros for each dog captured and killed from Government funds. It has been scientifically proven that capture and killing of stray dogs actually encourages more strays to the area , when a dog is killed, another will take its place within the pack,that area. This will be either a sexually active bitch or a sexually active male.  A sexually active bitch then year on year produces more litters of stray dogs. For each bitch for instance,she can produce a litter of 6 puppies per litter. If she gives birth to say 3 litters in any given year, the dog killers/private contractors, have got themselves a nice source of flesh....from 1 bitch that has taken the place of another dog that was killed, they have got themselves a nice tidy 1800 Euros. Compliment of their relative, the Mayor,paid for by the Romanian Government.

What we know with certainty that does work is the Capture,Neuter and Release programme. This has been proven in other parts of the world that have similar issues with the numbers of stray dogs as Romania. How the programme works is a dog is captured,taken to a neutering shelter and released back to the area it was caught. Because there is no void to fill, no other sexually active dogs will enter that region. The dogs acting as a pack will protect its food source, in this case, the city/town/area that they live. But, because the dog that has been returned has been neutered, the pack number does not increase. In-fact this programme being introduced has been proven to reduce the numbers of dogs in one region by 90%. Now why on earth would the Romanian regional mayors etc. not want this? It is very simple, because it does not pay their relatives wages. It would only cost the local government just 15 Euros to neuter a dog, if we compare this with the 100 Euros their relatives would receive to kill a dog, you then can get a very clear understanding of why Dog Killing is Big business in Romania. This is out and out corruption,and more importantly, out and out cruelty! Again, sounds familiar?

Each local authority region ( made up of close knit relatives and friends) has now pressurised the higher government to bring a law in to allow all strays to be killed,for pets who have not been given permission by their families neighbours to be killed. This is not about controlling the dog population, this is all about the Money. What is terrifying, is that the higher government within Romanian, looks like it is going to allow it.

The horses in Romania now are going through the same process, for each horse killed, the horse capturers/killers get paid for each animal they have captured and destroyed. A horse the same as a dog can be neutered, but yet again...this would not be profitable.

On an ending note, I would like to remind the people of the world, the citizens of Europe that there was once a small party called the Nazis. At first, they were no threat, just a small political party with an infrastructure just as the Romanian Government above. We ignored it, just let it grow, wasn’t our problem, wasn’t our country...Because of our ignorance and allowing the Nazis regime to be implemented (the hallmark of what is happening in Romania) our decision to ignore them led to the most horrific time line in world history.

Are we really that stupid to do that again? Unfortunately, I believe we are!

Animal Welfare & Animal Rescue - The three tier system

Animal Welfare the three tier system

By understanding these three tiers/levels of the above you can be more proactive and supportive when you yourself are trying to make a difference to animals lives, whether its through donations or being part of it, getting to grips with who is who within the animal welfare world your contribution can be more affective.



When it comes to animal welfare and animal rescue, it may surprise you to learn that though the larger organisations may appear to be the ones out there doing all the rescuing and campaigning, if we were to compare the numbers like for like, it is actually the smaller, unknown groups on the ground that in terms of numbers is really having an impact on animal welfare and rescues on a day to day basis. Also lets not forget the individuals out there who on their own are helping animals in every day.
Don't get us wrong, both the larger organisations and the smaller groups have their place within making a difference to animals across the globe, all three tiers focus is the same, but the way they go about it is totally different.
The first tier - The larger more well known organisations tend to focus on the bigger picture, rather than focusing on one subject, one animal, one case. These larger organisations work towards changing laws, saving an entire species and so on. These are the organisations who quite rightly, bring about changes by raising public awareness through heavy duty TV campaigns etc.
The second tier - The smaller groups on the ground, they do not have such public backing, these tend to focus on specific areas of need, like rescuing street dogs in Romania, one dog at a time.
The third tier - Individuals, these are every day people who have stumbled across an animal in need and either tend to the animal themselves or will turn to one of the other two tiers for help.

How you can make a difference

There are numerous ways as an individual you can make a difference, it is not all about the money you can give.

• The animals that are rescued need secure and loving foster and full time families.
• The larger and smaller organisations need group members to help with sending emails, writing letters, signing and sharing petitions
• Protests and Demonstrations, if you care about a cause, then get physically involved. Attend a groups protest and demonstration, stand with them when they are protesting against a government or large corporation.
• Donations, as we have said it is not all about the money, but it cannot be argued in this day age everything from paper to tins of dog food cost money. So if you are able to donate no matter how small, please do.

The Problem and the Solution

 

THE PROBLEM

During the communist era, the main policy all over Romania was the transformation of rural areas into big industrial cities.

Private houses were demolished and people were forced to move from their own homes with gardens into small blocks of flats/apartments. They were not allowed to take any pets with them and so they had to abandon them on to the streets or worse still to the dog catchers who exterminated thousands upon thousands in frequent 'street cleansing' programmes.

Over the years that passed, the dogs that survived were able to breed and it eventually became impossible to control the extensive canine over-population. This problem was compounded further by the lack of peoples education in animal welfare, poverty issues throughout the country and the Romanian authorities' general ignorance.

(Street dogs in Galati)

THE SOLUTION

The only long-term solution to controlling the over-population of street dogs is extensive and organised spay/neuter and release or adoption programmes. Not only will this reduce the numbers to a manageable and perhaps non-existence level, it is the only humane solution for the animals who, through no fault of there own, are born to live on the street.

Hand in hand with spay/neuter programmes, educational awareness through schools and billboard campaigns must highlight to communities the importance of neutering pets and promoting good animal care principles.

Examples proving it works

SOS Dogs Oradea http://www.sosdogs.ro is one of the charities doing great work in/around the city of Oradea in NW Romania close to the Hungarian border.

Now managed and run by the FPCC, the main city shelter has a successful adoption centre and the long-running spay/neuter program rolled out across Bihor province has reduced the number of street/stray animals to around 10% of the original number in just a few years. The pioneering work being done by this charity and the evident success they are having will hopefully be a model that other NGO's and municipalities will soon adopt.

Written by Romania Animal Aid