Real danger of rabies or an excuse to eradicate strays
With the decision of the State Veterinary Inspectorate Cantonal Administration for Inspection Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, No. 14-05/03 - 24 to 781 from april 8th2010 KJPK "Work" was ordered that they through the pound in Sarajevo to execute the veterinary measures to combat and eradicate rabies in animals in the municipalities of Hadzici, Trnovo and Iidža.... Mehr anzeigen
Dead fox, which through the examination of the brain at the Veterinary Faculty in Sarajevo was found positive to rabies, is form the village Slavljevici, in the municipality of Trnovo.
This village is located 26 km away from the municipality Ilidza and from Hadzici even further.
How these measures usually are taken within 20 km from the nearest potential source of infection, this is justified suspicion that this case is used as a reason to kill strays in these communities and draw attention from government’s accountability for the non-application of the Law on Animal Protection and Welfare, which is effective from the April last year.
Butmir, where a citizens groups was saving abandoned dogs for a whole year in the municipality of IIidža, is also affected by this decision and these dogs will be killed, although they are veterinary processed, spayed/neutered.
And, instead of local authorities expressing gratitude to everyone who instead of them are solving a remarkable problem, they are discouraging them in the worst possible way.