Hundreds of citizens to protest in Sarajevo against the euthanasia of dogs

n front of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo during the protests against the adoption of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the protection and welfare of animals and the possibility of euthanasia of stray dogs within 15 days of stay in the shelter.

At the protests gathered hundreds of citizens from many BiH cities and neighboring countries. Mostar, Odzak, Tuzla, Živinica, Krajina, Banja Luka, Prijedor, Bijeljina ... "The problem is not the animals, the problem is people. Pets are on the street because of inaction of our government, all those who need to work and do not work and the irresponsibility of the owner animals. Uprono citizens are lying and saying that the solution to the problem in spending millions of marks on making asylum. decision not asylums, it is only one link in the decision. right solution to the problem does not cost anything, and is the work of veterinary inspection, which is not doing its job or in one of our country, "says Aida figures and Čizmić, president of the Association for the Protection of Animals" Friends "from Mostar. It appeals to the relevant departments report the abandonment of ownership of dogs. She claims that in the past five years no veterinarian is not a ticket to irresponsible ownership, or to leave the dog and eject the street. "Animal not ant to know when to leave and ejected from the house. animal on the street is a victim of neglect and inaction owner, not ZBG they want to be on the street and bite us, "says this from Mostar. At protests and Tijana Redžić which is already four years fighting for the rights of animals. Itself is housed three abandoned dogs. "Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the protection and welfare of animals is a disaster and I can not believe this is happening to us. I thought we were a little more aware, but we did not. do not believe that the proposal Law eventually be adopted, "says Tijana. Odzak came from several activists with banners against the bill. Among them is Nevzeta Slunjski the Association "Paw." "I think that the bill will be passed. can not observe what would be the consequences of its adoption. It would be horrible and most of us it could not survive. would now could cry. How do I know for myself, I loved the SDP, I lived in a socialist time, I loved the red rose ... Now they betrayed me, and I loved them as their parents, "says Nevzeta. ABOUT adoption of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Animal Protection and Welfare will decide the House of Peoples.