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:: Poisonings in Greece ::
Poisonings in Kastoria (dogs, cats, wild birds)
NEWS
RELEASE
Friday,
21 February 2003
We
are sorry to inform everybody about the repeated
and systematic use of poisons against animals especially dogs in
the area named Kastoria (Pop.48000).
This county is placed at the North - West side of Greece.
Last
week the crime against the animals took place at Argos Orectiko (Pop
10000). We received
the protest of the students of the
neighbor school. They collected signatures to protest for the
poisoning of maverick dogs in there area.. Yesterday, poisoned dolomite
were scattered near the area of Polikarpi (Pop 500) which is on the East
side of the Lake of Kastoria. The dead dogs were estimated to 50 and 10
dead falcons (buteo-buteo) were found in a square Kilometer that
screeched. Other kinds of birds ( pika-pika , corvus corone etc.) and
cats were killed too.
This
area is an important biotope, in which there are birds referred in the
red data book as been running the risk to be vanished.
The
Greek low protects both birds and dogs but this is not applied and no
search takes place. These crimes are committed especially during the end
of the winter when tourist period starts soon. Another disappointing
point is that European Community has financed a shelter for the dogs of
the area. It is proposed to sterilize the maverick dogs and let then
free again. The mayor of the capital of the area (Pop. 20000) is trying
to put it in use while the dogs are systematically killed.
Kastoria Society, Greece
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