Please help!!
Angelika
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From: Marijo Gillis <TwinkiePerkyEbby@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 11:37:05 -0400
Subject: Come On Everyone.. Please .Lend a Hand Marijo/WAG
Greece - SAVED TOO LATE
I lived in Greece for 14 years and made 4 trips there this year...the animals are living in hell and are suffering terribly.
Please just copy and paste the letter below and send. It will take you exactly 1 minute.
Tourism is down 37 % and we need to scare the Bikini bottoms off the Greek Government. Tourism is WAG's bargaining chip.
Please! Need I beg? I will.
Kind regards,
Marijo
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Honorable Officials of Greece:
I remain committed to a tourism boycott of Greece. I am shocked the Ministry
of Tourism has lavished $100 million on the "Live Your Myth In Greece"campaign when the ultimate myth endures: It's a fable about officials who
work to end the abuse of homeless animals in Greece.
It is a fiction-based story, built upon words without merit.
During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, the world learned an estimated 80%
of Athens' strays had vanished as authorities swept the streets for a sleek
world reception. Images of emaciated animals, hangings, shootings and
poisonings emerged in The BBC, Greek TV News, New York Post, Chicago
Tribune, and other media outlets.
We saw cannibalized puppies and carcasses lining gutters. We heard about
laced with herbicides, pesticides and ground glass. We saw ravenous
strays foam at the mouth, convulse and die. We read about a live dog crushed
with the garbage and a burned kitten pulled from the trash.
The outcry from the global animal welfare community led to minor
modifications. Two showcase shelters were unveiled to greet international
press, even as animals continued to rot alive in makeshift pounds throughout
Greece.
And where are the survivors--the street dogs supposedly rescued by the
municipal government in a zero-hour effort to appear humane? Greek sources
report these dogs have disappeared.
In fact, little has changed. Eyewitness accounts and photographic evidence
attest to ongoing cruelty. At municipal animal shelters, animals still
languish in their own waste. Food is scarce and water bowls are infested
with dead insects and muck. Males and females are permitted to breed
unrestrained and starving dogs feed on newborn puppies.
Once again, I implore the Greek government to enforce animal welfare
legislation. Certainly some of the millions spent on tourism ads could be
directed toward humane reform. If Greece hopes to market itself as a
sophisticated travel destination, it must align itself with European law
designed to protect companion, farmed, and captive animals.Specifically, I call upon the Greek government to:
--Repeal Animal Welfare Law #3170 and uphold European Union Law, which
Greece ratified in 1992. Officials have consistently ignored or misconstrued
the vague language in Law #3170. Animal abusers are neither prosecuted nor
penalized for their crimes.
--Issue a declaration from the Office of the Prime Minister denouncing
animal abuse and neglect.
--Enact a Ministerial Decree that authorizes non-government animal
protection societies and individuals to legally transport abandoned animals
to loving homes in Europe and America. Please lift the Ministry of
Agriculture's current embargo on the free passage of Greek strays to
permanent homes abroad.
--Thoroughly investigate and terminate, if necessary, veterinarians within
the Ministry of Agriculture who obstruct the re homing of animals abroad. In
addition, I urge the Greek government to monitor and penalize, when
appropriate, state veterinarians on the Greek mainland and islands who
undermine humane reform or violate anti-cruelty law.
--Subsidize and institute nationwide low-cost spay/neuter,
vaccination/treatment, microchip identification, adoption/re homing, and
humane education within the school system.
The Hellenic Veterinary Association rejects spay/neuter aid from
veterinarians in other countries. This is unacceptable. Greece has
demonstrated its inability to manage the animal overpopulation crisis. I ask
the Greek government to facilitate licensing for foreign veterinarians who
have volunteered to assist in sterilization, vaccination and treatment for
animals in Greece.
I will continue to encourage family, friends and colleagues to boycott
Greece as a vacation spot until visible strides are made to enforce animal
welfare law and institute humane reform.
Sincerely,
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