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A fresh tragedy<\/strong> involving stray dogs took place on 21 January in a suburb of Bucharest. Forty-three-year-old Ana Oros, who was well-known for her commitment to various environmental issues and a real animal lover, passed away after being attacked by a pack of eight dogs while out jogging<\/strong>, reigniting a heated debate in Romania after many years of silence. Sadly, the horrific incident was reported by the Romanian media the following days in a sensationalistic and inflammatory manner, despite the multiple common-sense comments made by civilized members of society and citizens alike<\/strong>, who have become much better informed about the phenomenon of stray animals and who are now in a much better position to assess the incident objectively.\u00a0<\/p>\nIt was clear from the outset, in fact, that the area where the terrible incident occurred was marked by there being a large number of houses under construction which were not fenced off, with guard dogs on the property left to roam alongside the strays<\/strong>, often in pursuit of females in heat. Not only that, it appears that the field where the poor girl was attacked is owned by a private company<\/strong>. This area had never been properly secured<\/strong> and the corpse of a donkey lay very close to where Ana was running, providing a source of food for the dogs, who had become even more territorial and protective. Although investigations in the days that followed revealed a number of liabilities<\/strong> without naming a single “culprit,” much of the Romanian mainstream press took the opportunity of airing the views of the enemies of the mayor general, Nicusor Dan, and attacking the NGOs, who are also considered responsible for putting a stop to animal euthanasia in Bucharest<\/strong> and therefore reducing the dog-catching program in the city<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Our president Sara Turetta participated in two debates, one televised on Euronews Romania<\/em> and another that took place online, hosted by journalist Lucian Mandruta, responding to the exploitative accusations of an association claiming to want to protect people bitten by dogs in Romania. Over the weeks that followed, tensions have eased,<\/strong> and the topic of the management of stray and privately-owned dogs in Romania has been resumed in governmental offices in a constructive fashion. Save the Dogs<\/em> has been (and continues to be) present at the various meetings and roundtables that have taken place. The facts are clear: the data from which to correctly begin any analyses <\/strong>suggests that only 15%<\/strong> of the 3 million dogs registered in the dog registry have been sterilized<\/strong>. This percentage rises to 30% in the capital, while the number of fines and sanctions handed out can be counted on one hand. These numbers can be explained by the lack of enforcement of the 2013 law<\/strong>, which provides for sterilization programs and mandatory microchipping, as well as penalties for people allowing their dogs to roam the streets. This situation, which is still out of control in most parts of the country, can only be improved by a concerted effort being made by the respective police forces, municipalities and nonprofit organizations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A fresh tragedy involving stray dogs took place on 21 January in a suburb of Bucharest. Forty-three-year-old Ana Oros, who was well-known for her commitment to various environmental issues and a real animal lover, passed away after being attacked by a pack of eight dogs while out jogging, reigniting a heated debate in Romania after many years of silence. Sadly, the horrific incident was reported by the Romanian media the following days in a sensationalistic and inflammatory manner, despite the multiple common-sense comments made by civilized members of society and citizens alike, who have become much better informed about the phenomenon of stray animals and who are now in a much better position to assess the incident objectively.\u00a0 It was clear from the outset, in fact, that the area where the terrible incident occurred was marked by there being a large number of houses under construction which were not fenced off, with guard dogs on the property left to roam alongside the strays, often in pursuit of females in heat. Not only that, it appears that the field where the poor girl was attacked is owned by a private company. This area had never been properly secured and the corpse […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":68569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" [et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=\"O t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 a murit la marginea Bucure\u0219tiului atacat\u0103 de o hait\u0103 de c\u00e2ini\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p> A fost clar de la bun \u00eenceput c\u0103 zona \u00een care a avut loc teribilul incident era caracterizat\u0103 de case \u00een construc\u021bie, adesea f\u0103r\u0103 garduri, cu c\u00e2inii de paz\u0103 ai proprietarilor l\u0103sa\u021bi s\u0103 hoin\u0103reasc\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu c\u00e2inii vagabonzi<\/strong>, adesea \u00een urm\u0103rirea femelelor \u00een c\u0103lduri. Nu numai at\u00e2t: se pare c\u0103 terenul pe care a fost atacat\u0103 biata fat\u0103 este proprietatea unei companii private<\/strong>, care nu a pus \u00een siguran\u021b\u0103 niciodat\u0103 zona<\/strong>, iar chiar \u00een locul unde alerga Ana z\u0103cea cadavrul unui m\u0103gar, surs\u0103 de hran\u0103 pentru c\u00e2ini, care au devenit \u0219i mai teritoriali \u0219i mai protectori. De\u0219i anchetele din zilele urm\u0103toare au scos la iveal\u0103 mai multe responsabilit\u0103\u021bi<\/strong> \u0219i nu un singur \u201evinovat\u201d, cea mai mare parte a presei rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti a profitat de ocazie pentru a da glas du\u0219manilor primarului general, Nicu\u0219or Dan, \u0219i pentru a ataca lumea ONG-urilor, considerate responsabile \u0219i de stoparea eutanasierii \u00een Bucure\u0219ti \u0219i, astfel, de sc\u0103derea capturilor \u00een ora\u0219<\/strong>. \u00cen s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2nile urm\u0103toare, tonurile au fost cobor\u00e2te<\/strong> \u0219i subiectul gestion\u0103rii c\u00e2inilor vagabonzi \u0219i cu st\u0103p\u00e2n, \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, a fost reluat \u00een spa\u021biile institu\u021bionale \u00eentr-o manier\u0103 constructiv\u0103, iar Save the Dogs<\/em> a fost prezent\u0103 (\u0219i continu\u0103 s\u0103 fie) la diversele mese de discu\u021bii. Este clar c\u0103 datele de la care trebuie s\u0103 pornim pentru o analiz\u0103 corect\u0103 sunt acestea<\/strong>: din 3 milioane de c\u00e2ini \u00eenregistra\u021bi la Registrul canin, doar 15% sunt steriliza\u021bi<\/strong>, procent care ajunge la 30% \u00een capital\u0103, \u00een timp ce amenzile pot fi num\u0103rate pe degetele de la o m\u00e2n\u0103. Cifre care explic\u0103 lipsa de aplicare a legii<\/strong> din 2013, care prevede obligativitatea steriliz\u0103rii \u0219i microcip\u0103rii, precum \u0219i amenzi pentru cei care \u00ee\u0219i las\u0103 c\u00e2inii liberi. Numai o sinergie \u00eentre diferitele for\u021be de poli\u021bie, municipalit\u0103\u021bi \u0219i organiza\u021bii non-profit<\/strong> poate \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021bi o situa\u021bie care este \u00eenc\u0103 sc\u0103pat\u0103 de sub control \u00een mare parte din \u021bar\u0103.<\/p> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[96,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-news-en-2"],"yoast_head":"\nO nou\u0103 tragedie \u00een care au fost implica\u021bi c\u00e2ini vagabonzi a avut loc pe 21 ianuarie \u00eentr-o suburbie a Bucure\u0219tiului. Ana Oros, \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103 de 43 de ani, cunoscut\u0103 pentru implicarea sa \u00een diverse ac\u021biuni ecologiste \u0219i iubitoare de animale, a murit dup\u0103 ce a fost atacat\u0103 de o hait\u0103 de opt c\u00e2ini<\/strong> \u00een timp ce f\u0103cea jogging, reaprinz\u00e2nd dezbaterea \u00een Rom\u00e2nia dup\u0103 ani de t\u0103cere. Din nefericire, \u00een primele zile, teribilul incident a fost din nou tratat de presa rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 \u00eentr-o manier\u0103 senza\u021bionalist\u0103 \u0219i adesea instrumental\u0103, \u00een ciuda numeroaselor voci de bun sim\u021b ridicate de societatea civil\u0103 \u0219i de cet\u0103\u021benii \u00een\u0219i\u0219i, care au p\u0103rut de data aceasta mult mai con\u0219tien\u021bi de fenomenul animalelor vagabonde \u0219i mai capabili s\u0103 evalueze incidentul \u00een mod obiectiv.\u00a0 (continuare)<\/p>
Pre\u0219edinta noastr\u0103, Sara Turetta, a intervenit \u00een dou\u0103 dezbateri, una televizat\u0103 pe Euronews Rom\u00e2nia<\/em> \u0219i una online, g\u0103zduit\u0103 de jurnalistul Lucian M\u00e2ndru\u021b\u0103, r\u0103spunz\u00e2nd acuza\u021biilor instrumentale ale asocia\u021biei care pretinde c\u0103 vrea s\u0103-i protejeze pe cei mu\u0219ca\u021bi de c\u00e2ini \u00een Rom\u00e2nia.<\/p>