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 ZOOCHECK

January 2005.

Awareness campaign

 “Belgrade Zoo Animal Friendly??”  

(Part I)

Activist from around the world supported campaign “Belgrade Zoo Animal Friendly??” letters were addressed to organizations and activists.

March 2005.

Awareness campaign

 “Belgrade Zoo Animal Friendly??”  

(Part II)

Organizations and activists notified media and authorities about Belgrade zoo.

NOTE: (NO RESPONSE from Belgrade Media)

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Activist Report: ZOO @ Winter/2005.

 

This Polar Bear is living in a 2,5m high and 2,5 m long/wide cage, on the concrete floor with the view on the wall…His life is so poor that words cant ever describe it…If I tell You that he is walking from one side to another side of the cage (two steps is needed) and banging his head on the fence... while his bloody eyes are looking  no-where… what would You say?

Does this  Animal have some purpose in that cage? Is that the way for children to personally see a "beautiful white Bear"…?

…In this cage (little bit bigger than him) with bloody head and red eyes ... totally distressed …

That is something that could never bee seen in our Natural environment so why do we show this kind of story to our kids, and who could ever think that children should see that horrific scene?

 

Animals in Belgrade Zoo live in bare enclosures and undoubtedly, years of depravity, lack of stimulation and being confined to too small concrete cages have resulted in stereotypical behavior witch is displayed by these severely distressed Animals.

Animals have no stimulation, many have no companionship of their own kind, and all are obviously bored, anxious, and in distress, biting their cages, pacing up and down, encircling, excessively grooming and self mutilating...

This is not surprising, as any living creature would suffer similarly under completely unnatural circumstances.

 

Instead of attempting to mimic the natural surroundings of each Animal, bare cages, cement, and dirt are all that can be seen. The enclosures in which the Animals are housed are substandard, by any measure of decency...

In sharp contrast to this depressing view are the clean, groomed, and tree-lined walks provided for Zoo patrons. It is a cruel injustice that the Animals on display can only observe the type of scenery of which they should be a part.

 

How can anyone stroll along on beautifully groomed walkways and look upon such misery and sadness?

Who can enjoy in this horror scene?

Why must these Animals suffer so horribly?

Those Animals are kept like war prisoners - but they did nothing wrong!

 

 

In this same Zoo lives this Tiger, same conditions as poor white Bear, but the Tiger chewed off both of his back paws …

 

 

Jaguar chewed his tail /self mutilation/; Wolfs are walking with a tails beneath their legs /fear/, Fox is sleeping all day (on a concrete floor on -10C in Winter time and more than 30 C in Summer), Monkeys in a very poor condition… Crocodile in a 3x3 pool…

 

Sadly, this list is too long...

 

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So the question is how come that noone tried before to end this cruelty and how come that no one asked what could be done?

 

How come that this Country (in the middle of Europe)-

(but not in EU) can have encaged working Animal hostages?

 

If that is because Serbia is not official member of the EU? And because people in Serbia "have to pay the price" for former leaders and politic, than why some Animals -witch naturally don’t even live in Serbia, and that never even voted for that leader -must share that burden too?

 

Tour @June 2005

 

Is it a surprise for You to see Dogs in Zoo?

 

 

Currently in Serbia, Government officials treat Dogs like garbage especially stray Dogs & this kind of scene is just one angle of  Dog treatment in this country.

(Please visit this web site for further information >

 

Thank You!

 

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