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Justice for Vucko! Bosnian officials need to create legislation to punish those who abuse animals.
- Posted to Justice for A Special Dog! by Melissa Pak
To: Chairman, Council of Ministers. Vjekoslav Bevanda
We are deeply concerned with the lack of legislation that protects animals in Bosnia and must of Eastern Europe. There have been several highly publicized cases of horrible animal abuse and the perpetrators have not been charged with any crimes.
We demand that stronger laws be put in place to...
…This petition closed on August 31, 2012.
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Current Bosnian law requires anyone who kills or injures an animal to pay a fine ranging from £12 to £4,150 ($19 to $5000). However, I believe that paying this small fine is not enough for these heinous crimes.
There have been two cases in the past few years of extreme animal cruelty in Bosnia where the criminals have not be held accountable for their actions.
1. Two drunk teens in Bosnia duct taped a firecracker into the mouth of Vucko, a beautiful German Shepard dog. We do not know exactly when this happened, but there is evidence that it did, in fact, happen. This resulted in Vucko's mouth being blown off. Unfortunately, Vucko wandered around for 5 days, unable to eat and his condition worsened. When local authorities finally found him, they took him to a veterinarian's office, however the damage to Vucko was too great and they were forced to euthanize Vucko. The people who did this were never charged or fined.
2. A Bosnian teenage girl was filmed killing new born puppies. She was video taped with a bucket of 6 puppies and she was tossing them into a rushing river. She was later fined, but no other charges were pressed.
Please support this petition, asking the Federal Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, demanding that stricter laws be in place for animal abusers.
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Update #2
Posted by Melissa Pak (Campaign Leader) on Jun 26, 2012Thank you for signing this petition! We've exceeded our goal of 5,000 signatures. That's great! Because of the overwhelming support, I've decided to increase the goal to 8,000 signatures. Please invite your friends to sign this petition. We will be stronger the more signatures we get.
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Update #1
Posted by Melissa Pak (Campaign Leader) on Jun 22, 2012Thank you so much for all your support! In less than 24 hours, this petition has gotten over 3,000 signatures.
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ITS SUCH A SAME THAT SOME PEOPLECOULD ACTUALLY COMMIT SUCH CRIMES.......I PRAY FOR THEIR SOULS.....DOGS ONLY NEED YOUR LOVE AND THEY IN TURN WILL BE THE BEST FRIEND YOUVE EVER HAD.
Pamela, I created a website in memory of Vucko so that maybe something positive can come out of his awful suffering, please view and share? http://inmemoryofvucko.wordpress.com/
will check it out Sandra, wish I would have read these comments before, this little baby has touched my heart and I too have posted the story and petition on my community page and share with a dozen group pages, this story is still going and even a recent update has been added on his story and Petition site.
these scum don't deserve jail it's not us tax payers to support there scummy life (they desever just what they did to the animals, id kill the assholes.
Breaks my heart to hear of such behavior. Punishment should be treated same as if it was a person. Scary to know there are such goings on in this world. Makes me sick.
Linda,
I created a website in memory of Vucko so that maybe something positive can come out of his awful suffering, please view and share? http://inmemoryofvucko.wordpress.com/
It is very unlikely the perpetrators will be brought to justice. Nearly 200,000 people have already signed other petitions. The situation on the ground in Bosnia is dire for animals and the volunteer groups need all the help they can get. All information is on the site. This is a country suffering terribly from the horrific wars...
I have set up a donation page for the group that found Vucko. If everyone who signed petitions donated one dollar, a profound difference could be made to the existing suffering animals in Bosnia, and the animal welfare groups could finally have time to get the laws enforced. Right now they are struggling 24/7 to rescue, feed and take care of the strays. What happened to Vucko is NOT an isolated incident. They have no state funding, no support. They need our help. Please share the website :-) http://inmemoryofvucko.wordpress.com/
People who kill animals should go to jail just the same as if you killed a person.
Dobrilla, I created a website in memory of Vucko so that maybe something positive can come out of his awful suffering, please view and share? http://inmemoryofvucko.wordpress.com/
people who kill animals should b hung in my book.
agree
My animals are a part of our family. To me an eye for an eye.
To some people they are just an animal.to me they are friends that show you love no matter what.I love my Oscar very much he is my best friend.
Ron, I created a website in memory of Vucko so that maybe something positive can come out of his awful suffering, please view and share? http://inmemoryofvucko.wordpress.com/
those who hurt animals need to be hurt in return by the same means that they did to the animal. just like in the bible: an eye for an eye....
THANKFUL OTHER PEOPLE FIND ANIMAL ABUSE TO BE CRIMINAL AND THOSE WHO COMMITT SUCH CRIMES SHOULD BE PUNISHED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF CURRENT LAWS. WE NEED LEGISLATION TO INCREASE SEVERITY OF PUNISHMENT UPON THE CRIMINALS WHO ENGAGE IN THIS BEHAVIOR.
I liked the cause from your invitation. It won't let me like or commnet on my page :-( I'm curious as to why they call them Christmas fire-works? maybe in the UK or something?
Good question, Cindi. Fire-works are not Temptation Treats and pose danger and trauma on those who are force-fed them. Perhaps UK, i do not know for certain.
Wee need justice for Vucko now!