Showing posts with label animal lovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animal lovers. Show all posts

Friday, April 1, 2011

Shut Down Kiev Zoo For Inhumane Treatment Of Animals




Kiev Zoo in Ukraine is being criticized for an irresponsible treatment of zoo animals by critics from all over the world. Kiev Zoo is almost a century old and for the longest time it was praised but in the past two years something has definitely gone wrong.

The old managers were replaced also and the new management is extremely corrupt who are illegally selling off the zoo animals. Of ten the purchased animals never arrive at the zoo. In fact, the money given to buy food and medicine for animals has disappeared many times too.

There have been too many animal deaths in the last one year, including an Indian elephant named Boy who just collapsed and died in his enclosure. It is said that Boy's diet was changed extremely and it ultimately caused his heart failure.

Similarly, a camel died of a digestive illness and a zebra crashed into a metal fence and died. The animals seem to die mysteriously or disappear suddenly. In December, fish died in a tank because of power outage that ended up cutting the oxygen.

The management is so corrupt that it is difficult to keep track of their illegal deals that in turn all this is hurting the animals at the zoo. They want to kill or sell the animals so that they can ultimately sell the land.

Amazingly, almost 300 to 500 animals have died at the zoo in the past two and half years and till the zoo is closed down, animal lovers are worried that we will only witness more animal deaths in the following years.

Please spread the word around and protest in your own way for the safety of the animals in Kiev Zoo who are left in the hands of a selfish management.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

City may hound owners who leave pooches tied up


The City Council today could decide whether to unleash a law that bans tying up pets outside for more than three consecutive hours — even on your own property.

While no specific incident prompted Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) to first introduce the bill in 2007, the idea of animals – specifically dogs – being left outdoors is troubling, he said yesterday.

“Tethering an animal is a form of animal abuse. It’s very bad for a dog both physically and socially,” said Vallone, who said the bill is supported by Council Speaker Christine Quinn and expects a vote as soon as today.

“We don’t expect to have police officers running around with stopwatches,” he said. “Rather, if you see an animal chained up in a junkyard for 24 hours a day, you can report it and the (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) can gather evidence.”

A first-time offender would get a warning, but a second offense would warrant a $250 fine.

Some animal lovers say the proposed law sounds like a good idea.

“When dogs are left unaccompanied for long periods of time, it’s unfair to them,” said dog owner Mark Hosny, 32, of the West Village.

James Guiliani, 43, of Dyker Heights, said he routinely rescues animals and some show signs of having been tethered for long periods of time, such as hair loss around their necks and thick calluses.

“When all you do is keep it in your yard, of course it’s going to get aggressive,” Guiliani said.

But Mahlon Goer, a founding member of the nonprofit Dog Federation of New York, said tethering dogs can be done humanely.

“If you can’t tether a dog, they may wind up loose or lost,” she said.

If you think the new leash laws are fair, then vote here:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/city-may-hound-owners-who-leave-pooches-tied-up-1.2617359