Sixteen Cats Poisoned in Kos … And no investigation! Please send one message, sample provided.
From Fight For Animal Rights (requires valid Facebook account to view)
Original alert from Serbian Animals Voice
In the most recent event of animal poisoning in Greece, 16 cats who had been neutered and who were taken care of and fed by Tierhilfe Kos (”Animal Help Kos”), were found dead, dumped in a waste container – they had been poisoned.
Greece is a country that takes great pride in its long and old culture and history, and yet they they show very little respect and provide very little protection for their most innocent of beings. Please send a message (you may use the sample letter provided below) that this is unacceptable, and please be aware that our intent is not to malign any particular country since cruelty occurs globally, but that we will protest about any. Thank you.
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WHERE TO SEND YOUR LETTERS
**Please note that the first email address to the Mayor of Irakleidon, Billis Stergose, was invalid for me, but I’ll keep it in just in case it is just my platform that is refusing it, and press@kos.gr bounced back. The online forms are both in English; the second require telephone and specific address details, but a string of numerals will suffice. Thank you!
Mayor of Irakleidon, Mr. Billis Stergose:
Fax: 00302242051128
The Mayor of Kos Municipality – Mr George (2 addresses):
Local newspaper who took up the dog hanging incident in Kardamena (in 2008):
Greek Tourist Organisation:
Kos Island Greece, The Official Travel Guide (online contact form):
http://www.kosinfo.gr/en/contact
Presidency of the Hellenic Republic (online contact form)
http://www.presidency.gr/en/contact.htm
E-mail block:
TO: hrakleid@otenet.gr, dhmarhos@iraklidon.gr, kos_mayor@hol.gr, kos_mayor@kos.gr,
CC: btko@hol.gr, press@kos.gr, visitgreece@gnto.gr
SAMPLE LETTER
To Whom It Concerns,
I was horrified to learn of the recent poisoning of 16 cats that were being taken care of by Tierhilfe Kos.
This incident is not an isolated case. The crimes against animals in Greece are horrific and the numbers are staggering. I’m appalled that a government can have such little respect for innocent lives. Animals in Greece are treated like pests – they are hanged, poisoned, run-over, or beaten to death. Animal advocacy groups get little to no support, and the country’s laws on animal cruelty are hardly enforced. The person(s) responsible for these poisonings must be apprehended and Kos needs to take a firm stand against animal abuse. The laws need to be regulated and enforced so as those guilty of such despicable animal neglect and cruelty are correctly and rightly charged.
You should also be aware that people who abuse animals have the predisposition to abuse humans; this link between animal and human abuse has been solidly established and international legal scholars, law enforcement, and judicial bodies all acknowledge that those who harm animals have the capacity to harm humans: all deserve freedom from abuse, exploitation, and suffering.
As such, please show the world a more compassionate Greece. Until you start taking these cases of animal cruelty seriously, I will boycott Kos and all of Greece.
Sincerely,
NAME/COUNTRY
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do you think that kos is
inside a bubble
that the world outside
does not know
of your troubles
that your cruel
indifference
to animal pain
will come back to
haunt you
over and over again
that all your citizens
be they animal or man
need you to protect them
the best you can
and in doing this
your once great nation
will receive from
the humane world
a huge round of applause
and a most heart felt
commendation
love and light
to all the creators
beings
he of greatness
and all seeingKaren Lyons Kalmenson
Our Compass 
just wrote and emailed this poem:
do you think that kos is
inside a bubble
that the world outside
does not know
of your troubles
that your cruel
indifference
to animal pain
will come back to
haunt you
over and over again
that all your citizens
be they animal or man
need you to protect them
the best you can
and in doing this
your once great nation
will receive from
the humane world
a huge round of applause
and a most heart felt
commendation
love and light
to all the creators
beings
he of greatness
and all seeing
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to whome it may concern,
im simply horrified to learn of the recent poisining of sixteen cats that were being cared for by tierhilf kos.
please stop this horrible horrible cruelty. there is no need for it.
can human beings start acting like human beings please.
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Sorry to report: the email addresses provided aren’t working:
:
Sorry, no mailbox here by that name. (#5.1.1)
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Please post the correct ones.
Thank you!
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Thank you, Irma. I mentioned that two were invalid for me, but I kept the addresses in because they may be invalidated based on location/host/or email program. In other words, it may be person-specific versus a global error based on certain protocols. However, the web forms should work for everyone regardless of location, were you able to submit those?
Thanks much, Irma, I greatly appreciate your time and help.
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dhmarhos@iraklidon.gr : Domain name not found.
press@kos.gr : User unknown in local recipient table (state 14).
kos_mayor@hol.gr : Sorry, no mailbox here by that name.
no problems submitting webforms.
if only it would help…
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