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Pressure local Authorities in Crete (Greece) to FINALLY take action against on-going animal crimes!

Posted to Pressure local Authorities i… by Ioannis Christidis
Jul 15, 2012

To: The Mayor of Chania in Crete

Dear Mr Skoulakis,

The recent incident in Kaina, described in this link (http://www.animalscare.gr/action/abuse/493-kaina.html) is truly APPALING and warrants an IMEDIATE investigation at the highest level.

The shelter of Mrs. Linda Lucas situated on PRIVATELY owned land near Vamos, which offers...

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Dear Mr Skoulakis,

The recent incident in Kaina, described in this link (http://www.animalscare.gr/action/abuse/493-kaina.html) is truly APPALING and warrants an IMEDIATE investigation at the highest level.

The shelter of Mrs. Linda Lucas situated on PRIVATELY owned land near Vamos, which offers sterilisations, vaccinations, care and welfare for many of Chania’s dumped, abandoned and unwanted dogs, runs ENTIRELY on the financial DONATIONS from overseas charity.
It is disgraceful that this shelter operated by VOLUNTEERS and costing Cretan people of your authority NOTHING has suffered from harassment for years from land owners in the surrounding area. The shelter does not cause any problems for residents, the fencing is secure, and the site is not in a populated area.

You MUST be aware of the many past threats and problems caused to these volunteers and the animals in their care. Why has authority action NOT been taken to protect, promote and assist the extremely valuable work which they do? Your municipality animal care and welfare provision would be reduced to truly ABYSMAL LEVELS without this shelters VITAL contribution.

I and others have been promoting Chania Municipality for its recent decision to at least part finance, some stray animal care. This horrendous event and the publicity it has rightly received has once again seriously and dramatically affected Chania’s animal care LACK OF PROVISION and reputation.

Many now demand an immediate thorough investigation together with a press release that this abject, mindless and illegal cruelty will NOT be tolerated and actions will be taken to protect the shelter, its volunteers and its animals.

I also feel that a meeting should be arranged with adjacent land owners to inform them of the importance of the shelters work. Farmers must be made aware of the fact that the WHOLE AREA's tourist input is seriously UNDERMIND by continual harassment of the shelter and abuse of stray animals. Lack of municipality and police action to halt this harassment must have played a HUGE role to encourage a mindless coward to commit this horrendous attack against defenseless dogs in this shelters care.

Your urgent action is extremely important, many people are awaiting a personal statement from you emphasizing that you will do all in your power to not only rigorously pursue the perpetrator but also offer a solution and action to give meaningful protection to this shelter.

We look forward to your response.

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The island of CRETE once again at the TOP of ANIMAL CRUELTY in Greece!

This time, the locals poisoned at least 32 dogs, laying around & WITHIN the animal shelter that Mrs.Linda Lucas (British national) has established at the outskirts of the village of Kaina, near Vamos, since 2007. (You can watch her interview here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLyp9P0sTuc&feature=player_embedded )

As this is a MULTIPLE and RECURRING crime against animals on the island of Crete, I think people who plan on visiting Crete as a tourist destination, should think again about their vacation place.

As tourism reveniews are the main source of income for most of the island, and as the locals (including Authorities) HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY ACTIONS against this situation EVER, I think the time has come for people to fianlly USE their spending money SOMEWHERE ELSE.

But ALSO, let the local Authorities KNOW of the reason why Crete was NOT CHOSEN as a travel destination!

Update #1

Posted by Diane Beijer (Campaign Leader) on Jul 15, 2012

“Humans” poisoned defenseless animals that were sheltered in Chania, Crete, Greece.
This horrible action of unknown persons, to cast “fola” and murder in the most agonizing and harrowing way at least 30 stray animals, hosted in a shelter in Kaina-Vamos, caused the rage of the animal lovers. Mrs Lukas, the owner of the shelter as well as other volunteers, who offer their selflessness services for the protection of animals in Chania could not stop their tears, while collecting the dead bodies...
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“Humans” poisoned defenseless animals that were sheltered in Chania, Crete, Greece.
This horrible action of unknown persons, to cast “fola” and murder in the most agonizing and harrowing way at least 30 stray animals, hosted in a shelter in Kaina-Vamos, caused the rage of the animal lovers. Mrs Lukas, the owner of the shelter as well as other volunteers, who offer their selflessness services for the protection of animals in Chania could not stop their tears, while collecting the dead bodies of the murdered dogs.
In 2008, British Linda Lukas created a shelter for stray animals in a proprietary area in Kaina. This shelter, which is located at a big distance from the village settlement, accommodates more than 100 dogs, which are supported by Mrs. Lukas through donations and sponsorships. In this hedged area the animals’ welfare conditions are secured (food, water, kennels, medical care, sterilizations). The number of the sheltered dogs is continuously increasing, because, even though a lot of them are adopted, still boxes full of puppies, together with abandoned and maltreated dogs are left there.
All these years Mrs Lukas is the recipient of the natives’ opposition, who are bothered by the dogs. A lot of local residents were from the beginning against the existence of the shelter and there were quite a lot of arguments on this subject all these years. And while the problem of the stray animals seems unsolved and everyday animals are being poisoned in Crete, Mrs. Lukas went in the morning to feed the animals and faced the most atrocious pictures…. The animals she was taking care of for so many years were dead in front of her…..
In Crete and especially in Chania County the number of numerous hideously mistreated animals is shocking.
From statistics it seems that more than 1000 stray animals per year in Chania County are horrendously maltreated, poisoned and murdered. This number is calculated approximately to be 4000, due to continuous abandonment and uncontrolled reproduction, the key point for the limitation of the stray animals problem, together of course with the necessary education and information of citizens.
The ferocity of the maltreatment of animals in Chania county has ended up in continuously unfavorable comments in Greece and abroad, with negative results as concerns the country ‘s image as a civilized place and tourism.

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Paul Ruderstaller

If you could wittness the daily treatment of livestock in this country, it'd be like watching a holocaust. In the end people are paying with their lives by eating meat as a main staple of their diet. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes and the list woukd go on and on.

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Paul Ruderstaller

ha ha, yea I know, whats up, Y had a dream you were doing kubg fu moves on the open hatch of aC-130 personell carrier pkane.What the f huh.

Paul Ruderstaller

But seriously, animal based foods are one of the main causes of disease in this country, look uo the documentary 'The Gersin Miracle'. It;s an obvious cure the corporate criminals have been suppressing for almost a century.

Cheryl Perez-Chatzis

This is the cruelest thing to do to an animal. I have witnessed a dog dying because it was given fola, no authorities or neighbors would help and I was too late. This has to stop...everywhere!

Stella Tournas Kyroglou

It is a disgrace for human kind to act upon animals in such way! It makes me sick to my stomach and makes me hate us. This is no less than murder! Absolutely no tolerance from my end!!!!!

Marie Arbour

Signez cette pétition pourcontrer la cruauté aux animaux.

Heidi Li Schi

Signed and shared. Stop cruelty against Animal in Kreta. We will spend holidays near Chania (Stavros) like we did many times year by year. But...... what the authorities have in their stoned head and heart? Wake up. It is very very very late.