Post by laed on May 21, 2008 10:25:22 GMT 1
Emergency Appeal – 90 Horses are dying of starvation in Bosnia. Please forward and cross-post internationally
Lipizzaner Horses at Vucijak Farm in Serbia are being kept in appalling conditions, suffering from starvation and fatigue. The horses are dying. These horses need our help urgently. Three foals have already died due to starvation and conditions at the farm more are expected to die in the days to come.
Why is this happening?
After war broke out in Yugoslavia in 1992, Vucijak farm has not received the support of the state. It was once a European breeding centre for the famous Lippizaner horse, and has been selectively breeding these animals since WWII, but now it lies in all but ruins, the horses undernourished and dying, and the buildings collapsing around them. The farm is owned by City Hall Prnjavor and Government of Republika Srpska, both of whom are acting as though there is more than enough time to sort out the problems on this farm. Funds that have been raised in the past by NGOs and other welfare groups have disappeared into the administration, and no spending on welfare has been observed. Add to this the fact that farm employees have not been paid for many months at a time, and are currently on strike. They have not allowed volunteer workers into the farm to look after the horses as they see the horses plight as a lever for their own failing livelihoods. This means that in addittion to the pitifully meagre budget available for the care of these horses, they must undergo an even greater hardship while being used as pawns in this administrative farce. Thankfully, volunteers will be allowed back onto the farm as of next week.
NOA, a Bosnian animal welfare organisation and member of WSPA have negotiated an agreement with the authorities to allow their volunteer taskforce onto the farm. They also have a policy of transparency about spending. They will therefore ensure that any donations made to help these horses will go directly to rehabiltating the animals, and thereafter, the farm. They will provide interested parties who donate funds with expenses reports of the whole project on request (once it is finished)
NOA would like to help organise VUCIJAK farm in cooperation with other interested parties into a farm that is organized and run in the way that a farm such as Djakovo farm (see link below) operates.
www.ergela-djakovo.hr/?/vijesti/&j=1
What can you do to help?
Donate Funds – This has to be done via your bank, as NOA do not have access to online payment portals – but we have tried to make this easier by creating a pdf which contains all the information you will need. You can simply print this pdf and take it to your bank with your donation. Go to: www.lastangel.org.uk/documents/NOA_donations.pdf for PDF
Donate Supplies – See list below – if you can donate any of the supplies listed below, please email: Fedin Gunic - erdelman@gmail.com
Send an email to UK embassy in Bosnia – Please follow the instructions HERE: lastangel.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19
The current situation is critical, funds and supplies are urgently needed first and foremost to provide urgent aid to the horses, but please also send an email to the UK embassy in Bosnia, as pressure needs to be put on the government to ensure this situation never happens again!
List of supplies Urgently needed for 90 horses: Update: Please note, These cannot be sent from outside Bosnia due to restrictions on medical supplies being imported into the country. This supplies list simply serves to show what medical supplies donations will be spent on for the horses.
Paste against endoparasites.
Vitamins and minerals ( lactating mares, foals, stallions)
Anti-tetanus serum.
Protection against piroplasmosis.
Means against ektoparasites.
Protective vaccine -FOR DODGE.
Sanitary means for disinfection of stables and for crossing barriers.
Iodine solutions.
Food supplements for foals.
Further medical supplies needed:
Needles 0.9
Syringes 2ml, 5 ml, 10 ml, 20 ml
Solutions for disinfection of people.
Protective gloves and suits.
Please. Help these horses!
Lipizzaner Horses at Vucijak Farm in Serbia are being kept in appalling conditions, suffering from starvation and fatigue. The horses are dying. These horses need our help urgently. Three foals have already died due to starvation and conditions at the farm more are expected to die in the days to come.
Why is this happening?
After war broke out in Yugoslavia in 1992, Vucijak farm has not received the support of the state. It was once a European breeding centre for the famous Lippizaner horse, and has been selectively breeding these animals since WWII, but now it lies in all but ruins, the horses undernourished and dying, and the buildings collapsing around them. The farm is owned by City Hall Prnjavor and Government of Republika Srpska, both of whom are acting as though there is more than enough time to sort out the problems on this farm. Funds that have been raised in the past by NGOs and other welfare groups have disappeared into the administration, and no spending on welfare has been observed. Add to this the fact that farm employees have not been paid for many months at a time, and are currently on strike. They have not allowed volunteer workers into the farm to look after the horses as they see the horses plight as a lever for their own failing livelihoods. This means that in addittion to the pitifully meagre budget available for the care of these horses, they must undergo an even greater hardship while being used as pawns in this administrative farce. Thankfully, volunteers will be allowed back onto the farm as of next week.
NOA, a Bosnian animal welfare organisation and member of WSPA have negotiated an agreement with the authorities to allow their volunteer taskforce onto the farm. They also have a policy of transparency about spending. They will therefore ensure that any donations made to help these horses will go directly to rehabiltating the animals, and thereafter, the farm. They will provide interested parties who donate funds with expenses reports of the whole project on request (once it is finished)
NOA would like to help organise VUCIJAK farm in cooperation with other interested parties into a farm that is organized and run in the way that a farm such as Djakovo farm (see link below) operates.
www.ergela-djakovo.hr/?/vijesti/&j=1
What can you do to help?
Donate Funds – This has to be done via your bank, as NOA do not have access to online payment portals – but we have tried to make this easier by creating a pdf which contains all the information you will need. You can simply print this pdf and take it to your bank with your donation. Go to: www.lastangel.org.uk/documents/NOA_donations.pdf for PDF
Donate Supplies – See list below – if you can donate any of the supplies listed below, please email: Fedin Gunic - erdelman@gmail.com
Send an email to UK embassy in Bosnia – Please follow the instructions HERE: lastangel.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19
The current situation is critical, funds and supplies are urgently needed first and foremost to provide urgent aid to the horses, but please also send an email to the UK embassy in Bosnia, as pressure needs to be put on the government to ensure this situation never happens again!
List of supplies Urgently needed for 90 horses: Update: Please note, These cannot be sent from outside Bosnia due to restrictions on medical supplies being imported into the country. This supplies list simply serves to show what medical supplies donations will be spent on for the horses.
Paste against endoparasites.
Vitamins and minerals ( lactating mares, foals, stallions)
Anti-tetanus serum.
Protection against piroplasmosis.
Means against ektoparasites.
Protective vaccine -FOR DODGE.
Sanitary means for disinfection of stables and for crossing barriers.
Iodine solutions.
Food supplements for foals.
Further medical supplies needed:
Needles 0.9
Syringes 2ml, 5 ml, 10 ml, 20 ml
Solutions for disinfection of people.
Protective gloves and suits.
Please. Help these horses!
poor babies
