Mass Killing of Stray Dogs In Greece

[DirtySouthChins]

This is just sickening!!!! How can the greek authorities be so heartless to make themselves look better??

ASPCA Joins International Animal Welfare Community in Condemning Mass Killing of Stray Dogs In Greece

Tuesday August 3, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(New York, NY) August 2, 2004 -- The ASPCA is joining the international animal welfare community in condemning the deliberate and inhumane killing of thousands of homeless dogs in the city of Athens. It is believed that up to 80% of the estimated 30,000 to 50,000 stray dogs living in the streets of Athens have been poisoned in the past few weeks in an effort to eliminate the population prior to the beginning of the 2004 Olympic Games on August 13. It is reported that dogs are being fed food laced with rat poison, causing a slow and excruciating death over a period of several days. Videotape shot by the organization Welfare for Animals Global recently captured some of the more gruesome and disturbing methods being utilized on the city streets of Athens to kill dogs.


"The inhumane and archaic methods of population control reportedly being implemented in the city of Athens are simply not acceptable in the year 2004," said ASPCA President Edwin J. Sayres. "The ASPCA stands with the international humane community in expressing our disappointment with the Greek government for their lack of compassion and desire to eradicate thousands stray dogs from their city in advance of the Olympic Games."


The international Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) recently sent a representative to Athens and is helping to train Greek officials to deal with the epidemic stray problem humanely. For more information on how you can help the strays in Greece, please visit www.rspca.org.



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Founded in 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was the first humane organization established in the Western Hemisphere and exists to promote humane principles, prevent cruelty and alleviate pain, fear and suffering in animals. 740,000 members and donors support our mission. The ASPCA provides national programming and leadership in humane education and public awareness, government affairs and public policy, shelter support, animal placement, animal medical services and poison control services. While there is no direct reporting relationship with other SPCA’s, the ASPCA National Shelter Outreach department provides extensive assistance and support to shelters nationwide. The New York City headquarters houses a full-service animal hospital, animal behavior center, adoption facility, and Humane Law Enforcement (HLE) Department, which is responsible for enforcing New York's animal cruelty laws. The original reality series Animal Precinct, airing on the Animal Planet network, chronicles the work of the ASPCA’s HLE agents as they investigate cases of animal cruelty. Now in its third season, the award-winning documentary is seen by millions of viewers nationally. The ASPCA is a privately funded 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation. For more information, visit www.aspca.org or our online adoption partner www.petfinder.com. (08/03)

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[Brittney]

A read that yesterday in the ASPCA newsletter. It's so sad.

[Tilt]

I read about that weeks ago.

Boycott Greece? lol.

[DirtySouthChins]

I too read that a few weeks back, but just received it yesterday in the aspca newsletter and it set the little light on in my head so I wanted to share.
I think it is ridiculous to go to such an extent to make greece look like something it's not. If they knew they had such a stray problem then they should have begun ways to help fix it years and years ago!!!

[Chrisanne]

Just absolutely sickening!

[Scoobygirl314]

I cant believe they would do something like that.....sick

[CTChin]

I'm not surprised. I hate to say it but Greece has always struck me as one of those countries with little respect for animals. This just proves it