Dear animal lovers!

I have come across some horrendous photos, as well as videos, of apparent animal mistreatment in a Zoo, in a small East Serbian town of Bor. The Zoo has been in operation since 2011. It was built under the authority of the previous town Major Mr. Spaskovski and despite many citizens' disapproval, the Zoo was built. At the time, many citizens believed that the town may not be able to sufficiently care for the animals, due to the shortage of public funding, unsuitable climate, and the escalating air pollution due to heavy industry in the area. Despite this, the project was implemented and the Zoo opened its doors to the visitors.

The Zoo is a popular family venue, with picturesque surroundings, children play areas and a cafe.  But, it also shows the dark side. The recent photos and videos circulating on Social Media are showing a skinny deer and a crocodile living in a pool, with hardly any water.  Temperatures in Bor are currently sky-high, reaching over 30C!!! How is this at all possible in this day and age??? The town in question has prosperous copper and gold mining industry, yet, the funding for the Zoo, and the essential care for its residents seems VERY limited, if not, zero! 

Although I am a firm believer that zoos are the thing of the past, and that all animals should live in their natural environments, zoos sadly, still exist. 

This is not the call to linch authorities, this is the call to do something for this Zoo to ensure that the animals that are in its care are treated with dignity, love and care. This petition is to call for all animal welfare organisations, veterinary inspections and other welfare authorities in Serbia and wider, to pay a visit to the zoo and make a professional judgement of the treatment and welfare of ALL the  animals on premises. 

Can you please sign this petition and share far and wide?

Thank you!

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Serbian:

Dragi ljubitelji zivotinja!

Stigle su mi mnogobrojne fotografije i video-snimci zivotinja iz Zoo vrta u Boru, malog grada u Istocnoj Srbiji. Ovaj Zoo radi od 2011. godine. Zoo je proradio u toku vlast tadasnjeg gradonacelnika Gospodina Spaskovskog, i uprkos zalbi i negodovanju mnogih stanovnika Bora, Zoo je otvoren. U to vreme su gradjani Bora smatrali da nije bilo osnovnih uslova za dobrobit zivotinja . Neki od njihovih briga su bili: javne finansije i kako ce one osposobiti adekvatno odrzavanje povrsine, brigu i lecenje zivotinja, a sve to us neprikladnu klimu i jako zagadjenje grada zbog teske industrije bakra i zlata. Ovo su sve bivse vlasti ignorisale.

Zooloski vrt u Boru je sada popularan medju porodicama sa mladjom decom, ima lepo okruzenje prirodom, decije parkove i kafe objekat. Ali postoji i mracna strana ovog idealnog mesta za okupljanje gradjana. Skorasnje fotografije i video snimci na drustvenim mrezama pokazuju premrsavog jelena i krokodila koji zivi u bazenu, sa skoro ni malo vode! Temperature u Boru su trenutno preko 30C!!! Kako je ovo moguce u 21. veku? Ovaj industrijski grad je jako uspesan u proizvodnji bakra i zlata, ali izgleda da nema dovoljno novca da se pruzi najosnovnija briga i lecenje za ova ziva bica.

Uprkos mom licnom verovanju da su zooloski vrtovi najbrutalniji vid promocije zivotinja, oni, na zalsot, jos uvek postoje, svuda u svetu. Ovo nije linc na trenutnu vlast u Boru, vec poziv svim organizacijama za dobrobit zivotinja, veterinarskim inspekcijama, itd., u Srbiji a i sire, da se ukljuce iposete ovaj zoo i izvrse profesionalnu inspekciju ovog objekta.

Molim vas potpisite i podelite ovu peticiju.

Hvala!