Demand unrestricted access of animal lovers to dog shelter Bragadiru (Romania)

  According to the law 295/2013, the General Council of Bucharest is responsible for implementation of stray dog management program by establishment of shelters and information of population on the existence of these shelters promoting the possibility of adoption or claim. The expenses of the program actions (capturing of animals by private catchers – 50Euro/ ALIVE or DEAD dog; sheltering and veterinary expenses etc.) are covered by taxpayers (residents of Bucharest who pays city fees to the Council of Bucharest).
   Unfortunately, the adoption of an animal is almost impossible at the Council’s shelter (Bragadiru). Against the law, the stuff of this shelter provides incorrect information to the animal lovers; the access of people to Bragadiru shelter is limited and carrying a camera or cellular phone inside the shelter is prohibited; people are allowed to look for an animal just for 10 minutes. It is impossible to claim or to adopt a dog within such a short time. In addition, the access of most popular animal activists and organizations to Bragadiru shelter is denied.
Recently, one of the famous animal activists in Romania, Mrs. Ioana Pretorian claimed 2 dogs from Bragadiru shelter and she did not get them back. Any complaints to the Department of Animal Protection within General Council of Bucharest did not help.
   Animal lovers have all the right to get access to Bragadiru shelter because they are residents of Bucharest city and support financially the development of stray dog management program by paying city fees to the Council of Bucharest.

The animal activists stand united in the following requests:
1. Unrestricted access of activists to Bragadiru shelter
2. Effective investigation of the adoption and claim actions at the Bragadiru shelter