Circus Moscow/Corrona was banned from warious municipalities in Belgrade..? (This year Circus started with programe in Novi Beograd municipality, then from October 3rd. '08. was on Cukarica municipality- ?we protested and now circus is moved to another Belgrade municipality "Palilula".. ( started yesterday with programm in Palilula)...
There are only several municialities that still gives circus a chance to get up his tents.. but not for long.. we are chasing them away.. please help us end this missery.?..?send Your comments>>>
// Horse- chained, on hot summer day--40C -without water//
//Animals incaged - monkeys,rabbits, pigs.. cage on top of the other cage- horrid! //
email send To: Palilula Municipality
To: dbasic@palilula.org.rs, snikolic@palilula.org.rs, pdivac@palilula.org.rs, mmarkovic@palilula.org.rs, ljpajovic@palilula.org.rs, mzmukic@palilula.org.rsCc : authorities,ministries and media)
Cc: office@sepa.sr.gov.yu, dusan.dobricic@minpolj.sr.gov.yu, bezbednost@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu, beograd@natureprotection.org.yu, sinisa.cotur@minpolj.sr.gov.yu, office@sepa.sr.gov.yu, kancelarijan@narodnakancelarija.srbija.yu, kontakt.predsednik@predsednik.yu, sekretarica@min-cul.sr.gov.yu, office@minpolj.sr.gov.yu, kabinet.zdravlje@zdravlje.sr.gov.yu, info@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu, beogradski_program@rts.co.yu, redakcija@24sata.co.yu, redakcija@blic.co.yu, borba@bitsyu.net, desk@danas.co.yu, redakcija@dnevnik.co.yu, redakcija@gazeta.co.yu, webmaster@glas-javnosti.co.yu, redakcija@kurir-info.co.yu, redakcija@politika.co.yu, redakcija@novinepress.co.yu, redakcija@novosti.co.yu, info@fonet.co.yu, redakcija@tanjug.co.yu, ots@tiker.co.yu, info@kosava.co.yu, glavniurednik_ii@radiobeograd.co.yu, ljtrifunovic@beograd202.co.yu, kontakt@indexradio.com, c4sain@gmail.com??
(PLS- put C4SAIN@gmail.com in Cc: so we can show to media that everyone has wrote- just if municipality Cukarica " plays deaf "
Thanks.) SAMPLE LETTER:
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am writing this letter to express my concerns for Animals that are held against their will in the International Circus Moscow-which is now a guest of Belgrade City. All Wild animals that are part of this Circus are in bad shape and piled up in small cages.
They are mistreated and abused.
Concerned citizens have been asking organizations for animal protection to put a stop to the suffering of those animals, but organizations are not those who can help this time.
Cages and circus near environment (fences, tribines.. ) are NOT secured from animal escape excesses,
Circus do not posses Documents about Animals (origin, trade documents /circuses & zoos trade animals/ passports, history..)
Circus travel around and can carry many diseases- trough their route they leave ugly scenes of urine puddles and feces piles which then spread in grass-anyone can pick it up… /.
Circus do not posses Veterinarian approvals regarding animal's proper living conditions/ that they have proper shelter, food and fresh water source;
Animals in this circus dont have overall good psychophysical state.
I am aware of fact that Permit for putting out the (circus) tents and use the communal areas and communal green areas must be given from different communal services
(legal permits can't be issued for communal areas renting under 5 years- then how this circus gets "permits" every time for a different location? );
all sanitary conditions has NOT been meet before Circus could obtain this permit to use communal areas for wild and domesticated animals, sanitary and water conditions has NOT been meet either.
Sanitary and health related issues:
All forms of animal "liquid waste"/ CAN NOT be mixed with human waste disposals /circus must be attached to the local sanitary plumbing system- separately- water and waste-in-out system/
All garbage must be divided (animal and human "hard waste" can not be dumped together, Circus can not use local dump boxes nor garbage cans for large and hard waste- for that purpose Circus have to rent special hard waste container from city…etc. )
- CIRCUS Corrona/Moscow/ touring trough Serbia HAD NOT MEET ANY OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
I want to appeal to your position and ask of you to ban those Circuses with live performing animals, circuses with mini zoos and those who use animals in "entertainment".
I would like to point out that any circus with Animals is cruel.
The animals may be confined for hours, even days, in their traveling cages.
The trainers use different training methods that are considered very inhumane. Whips, spikes, hotshots and electric shock devices are used to get the animals to do tricks that are unnatural for the animals. Further to that, a circus with Animals is also considered dangerous for the public.
*as an examples I will give You data which can be found in newspapers and on internet)Between 1990 and 1999, there have been 47 persons who have died as a result of wild animal attacks. In Argentina, there are many such examples as the one from San Pedro, Province of Buenos Aires, where two lions escaped where they hurt and killed some people. In April 21, 2004, in Laferrere, a tiger escaped from the Romanian Circus killing one worker. In August 2005, a bear from the Coronel Dorrego traveling circus, attacked a 10 year old girl who got too close to his cage. The bear bit her and two of her fingers had to be amputated later.
It is shameful that the Belgrade City allows the Moscow Circus to perform with animals. Allowing this circus, or any other circus, to perform with animals is against the Animal Protection Law enforced in your country ( Article .269 of criminal law of Serbia- protects animals and prevent abuse in form of penalty which goes up to 3 years of prison for animal kill or abuse ).
I ask respectfully that the authorities of Belgrade become part of the group of cities in this European region that have banned the use of animals in circuses, like Croatia , Slovenia did several years ago, Hungary as of 2007..
We have moral responsibilities to all animals. Allowing a circus to perform with animals is allowing and promoting cruelty to animals. Please do not let this happen. The brutal and inhumane treatment of animals behind closed doors MUST be stopped once for all. Please do not give any more approvals for this Circus to become the guest of Belgrade City, this CIRCUS is cruel and is not a humane and interactive way to have fun, which children crave for, there are so many different options for kids to have fun, to get into interactive games and trough those games, tomorrow to grow up into humane being, worthy to be called citizen of Belgrade.
Sincerely, (Your name&info)
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