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[00:00:07] Welcome to their story: sometimes, love for animals means
[00:00:10] a caress, a bowl of water,
[00:00:14] or a safe home, other times
[00:00:17] it means responsibility, prevention,
[00:00:20] and gestures that can change
[00:00:22] campaign were filled in less than destinies. Such a gesture was also made by representatives of
[00:00:25] over 70 NGOs for animal protection, as well as by simple
[00:00:29] animal lovers, who came from all cities of the country to reunite on World
[00:00:33] Animal Day in Bucharest. Together they were
[00:00:36] a voice for those who have no voice, cannot say what problems
[00:00:40] they have, what hurts, who abandons them or who treats them
[00:00:44] with cruelty. Through their participation in the protest on
[00:00:47] October 4th, the largest for animal rights,
[00:00:51] animal lovers called for respect for all
[00:00:54] animals in Romania, whether they are
[00:00:58] pets, whether they are wild animals or
[00:01:02] farm animals. Romania is a country where every day we see cases
[00:01:05] of abominable cruelty. Although
[00:01:08] animals cannot speak, there are people who represent them and
[00:01:12] defend their rights. Participants demanded the implementation of a national
[00:01:15] sterilization program and concrete support measures
[00:01:19] against abandonment. In recent years, over 2000
[00:01:22] dogs have been euthanized. People are
[00:01:25] dissatisfied that the state spends money on euthanizing
[00:01:28] dogs instead of having a national
[00:01:31] sterilization program, as well as legislative changes
[00:01:35] "I brought two kittens from the street, they are from aligned with European standards. Romania
[00:01:38] is at the bottom of the European ranking regarding the management
[00:01:41] of stray dogs, say the organizers
[00:01:44] of the protest, the federation "Together for Animals" and
[00:01:48] NGOs. The protest was attended by furry friends
[00:01:51] who accompanied their owners throughout
[00:01:54] the event. "Voiceless, but with
[00:01:57] rights", "Death for money",
[00:02:01] "Their heart also beats" were some of the
[00:02:04] messages displayed on banners. We hope they reach the right place and
[00:02:08] can change animal protection in Romania for
[00:02:11] all lives that depend on our voice,
[00:02:15] declared animal
[00:02:16] lovers.
[00:02:21] An animal means joy, companionship, and love, but
[00:02:24] also responsibility, and
[00:02:27] sometimes a gesture can make a difference when an
[00:02:30] animal gets lost and needs to find its way back
[00:02:34] home. Microchipping is one
[00:02:37] of these simple but
[00:02:39] important measures. What should we know about it? When is it
[00:02:42] mandatory and why can it be so important
[00:02:46] for the safety of our animal? We will find out
[00:02:49] more from Raluca
[00:02:51] Băleanu.
[00:02:54] Did you know that dog microchipping is not just a recommendation, but also a legal
[00:02:58] obligation? After the dog is microchipped, it is also
[00:03:02] registered in the register of owned
[00:03:03] how rare is such dogs: Rex. Registration is done by an authorized
[00:03:07] veterinarian. In Rex, among other things, the unique microchip
[00:03:10] code, date of birth, species, breed, sex,
[00:03:14] color, and distinctive marks of the dog are registered. The register also contains
[00:03:17] owner data, name and surname, CNP, and address. In
[00:03:21] addition, information about veterinary actions and important
[00:03:24] events in the dog's life, such as
[00:03:28] loss, rediscovery, theft, change of ownership, or
[00:03:31] death, can also be recorded. What is one of the most important benefits of
[00:03:34] microchipping? If a dog is found on the street, the veterinarian or an authorized
[00:03:38] person can scan its microchip. If the data is correctly
[00:03:41] registered and updated, the owner can be found. This can make
[00:03:45] the difference between a lost dog and an abandoned one. A dog that ends up on
[00:03:49] the street is not automatically a stray. By checking the microchip and the data
[00:03:53] in Rex, it can be determined if the animal has an owner and then, if necessary,
[00:03:56] they can be identified and contacted. Of course,
[00:04:00] there are all sorts of myths when it comes to microchipping. "The microchip is
[00:04:04] a chip that tracks me." No, the microchip does not transmit signals and
[00:04:07] does not collect data about you. "It listens to my dog." No, it does not have
[00:04:11] a microphone, battery, or recording function. "Can I see where my
[00:04:15] dog is in real time?" No, the microchip is not GPS, it does
[00:04:18] not show you the dog's position on a map and you cannot track it in real time. So what
[00:04:22] is it for? It is practically the dog's identity card. It is simply
[00:04:26] a permanent means of identification associated with the dog's and
[00:04:30] owner's data. Therefore, microchipping means
[00:04:33] the studio of our show, responsibility, identification, and compliance with the law, because an unmicrochipped
[00:04:35] dog automatically means a fine of 5000 RON.
[00:04:39] In other words, microchipping clearly tells us, "This dog has a person,
[00:04:43] let's take him
[00:04:43] home."
[00:04:47] Every spring and autumn, hundreds and
[00:04:51] thousands of unwanted kittens appear,
[00:04:54] and for many of them, the story begins and ends
[00:04:58] on the street. Preventing this suffering
[00:05:01] begins before the kittens are born. In Ilfov
[00:05:05] County, a large free cat sterilization campaign
[00:05:08] aims to do just that: to help people and, at the same
[00:05:12] time, to reduce the number of abandoned
[00:05:15] animals.
[00:05:19] In recent years, nearly 2000 animals,
[00:05:23] dogs and cats, have been sterilized for free in Ilfov. These
[00:05:26] campaigns are also possible thanks to the collaboration between
[00:05:30] the Ilfov County Council and the Swiss
[00:05:34] Suzi Utzinger Foundation. The Suzi Utzinger Foundation
[00:05:37] has 25 years of experience
[00:05:41] in the field. And fortunately,
[00:05:45] it has been in our country for a long time. Our clinic
[00:05:48] started its activity in 2015, so we already have
[00:05:52] 11 years of collaboration. Tens of
[00:05:55] thousands of animals have been sterilized in these years
[00:05:58] with the support of the Suzi Utzinger Foundation, to whom we are extremely
[00:06:02] grateful.
[00:06:05] The foundation not only has
[00:06:08] a branch in Bucharest, but also has a hospital
[00:06:11] in Galați. It also has a
[00:06:15] hospital and a shelter that it supports.
[00:06:19] A very important part of the foundation is the training it
[00:06:22] offers to veterinarians, either aspiring ones or those with
[00:06:25] little experience, for whom it offers
[00:06:29] training to specialize, especially
[00:06:32] in
[00:06:35] sterilization surgery, to be performed in a minimally
[00:06:39] invasive way, minimizing
[00:06:42] all risks as much as possible, with as few
[00:06:46] complications as possible, which in the long run makes a very
[00:06:50] big difference in animal welfare. If
[00:06:53] this collaboration between a foreign foundation,
[00:06:57] a very active
[00:06:59] team
[00:07:01] for sterilization, and a state
[00:07:04] structure had not existed, things would not have been like this. We can
[00:07:08] meet the needs of the community here in Domnești.
[00:07:13] This is already the third campaign
[00:07:16] this year. I believe that this year we will manage to
[00:07:20] sterilize 1000
[00:07:21] kittens together.
[00:07:25] A sterilization campaign means more than a few days of
[00:07:29] medical interventions. It means prevention,
[00:07:33] responsibility, and especially collaboration between
[00:07:36] authorities, veterinarians, organizations, and people in the
[00:07:40] community. Today we are talking
[00:07:42] about this campaign, about its results, and about
[00:07:46] what the local administration can do so that the problem
[00:07:49] of abandoned animals is addressed before it
[00:07:53] becomes a tragedy. Our guest is Ana
[00:07:57] Maria Constantinescu, animal protection advisor within
[00:08:00] the Ilfov County Council. Ana Maria, welcome.
[00:08:04] Thank you for the invitation.
[00:08:07] I wanted to ask you first, why did you choose to conduct
[00:08:10] this cat sterilization campaign and
[00:08:16] an opportunity? I know that there are quite high costs when it comes
[00:08:20] to cat sterilization. We are
[00:08:23] daily in the field and
[00:08:26] we encounter very many cases of abandoned
[00:08:30] kittens, and that's why prevention is very important,
[00:08:33] and therefore we come with these free
[00:08:37] sterilization programs to prevent the birth
[00:08:41] of kittens who, unfortunately, often have no
[00:08:44] chance, end up and remain on the streets. But what happens
[00:08:48] when sterilization is not intervened,
[00:08:51] how much does a cat community
[00:08:54] grow, very quickly, they
[00:08:58] multiply a lot and quickly, especially during these
[00:09:02] periods of the year, spring, autumn, and there
[00:09:05] are very many kittens born,
[00:09:08] and we always talk to people and try
[00:09:12] to explain this to them,
[00:09:15] to make them understand that through sterilization,
[00:09:19] the birth of kittens can be stopped,
[00:09:22] for whom it is difficult, even if it is a cat with an owner,
[00:09:26] for a large number of kittens, it is very difficult to find
[00:09:30] responsible families. I guess you
[00:09:33] saw the co-presenter
[00:09:36] of today's edition, another
[00:09:39] abandoned kitten, but who fortunately,
[00:09:42] here he is, having arrived here in
[00:09:45] managed to find a family. How many
[00:09:48] of such kittens are as
[00:09:52] lucky as the gentleman in my arms? He is
[00:09:56] indeed a happy case, he will go to a responsible
[00:09:59] family. Sterilization of animals involves a
[00:10:02] cost, and this cost prevents
[00:10:05] people from coming and sterilizing their animal.
[00:10:09] Can the cost of sterilization be
[00:10:13] a problem for many cat
[00:10:16] owners? Yes, and we also encounter it in
[00:10:19] our campaigns that we carry out in the field in Ilfov
[00:10:23] County. Indeed, the cost of a sterilization operation
[00:10:27] can be an obstacle for many people, which is why we
[00:10:30] don't just tell people to be
[00:10:33] responsible and sterilize their animal, but we also come
[00:10:36] with these concrete programs, with these free sterilization campaigns, to help
[00:10:40] both the person and the animal they have. All
[00:10:44] 300 places in this
[00:10:47] a week. We have this program in collaboration with
[00:10:51] the Suzi Utzinger Foundation from Switzerland and we thank them on this occasion
[00:10:55] for the collaboration and the chance to sterilize so many
[00:10:58] kittens, but we don't stop here, we will continue with these
[00:11:01] free programs in other localities in Ilfov County. How did
[00:11:05] your collaboration with the Swiss
[00:11:07] NGO start, which managed somehow to get
[00:11:11] involved in this community problem here with us?
[00:11:15] Yes, they have been active for many years in Romania and
[00:11:19] help animals from our country.
[00:11:22] And I managed to somehow connect this
[00:11:26] partnership also through the work that we do every day
[00:11:29] here in Ilfov County, through sterilization campaigns, through information
[00:11:33] campaigns, raising awareness among the residents of Ilfov County, and
[00:11:37] they offered to help both the residents and
[00:11:40] the animals in Ilfov. Our colleague Roxana
[00:11:43] Iordache was with
[00:11:47] your colleagues to
[00:11:49] see what was the reaction
[00:11:52] of the people regarding this campaign.
[00:12:00] our gate, I heard about this campaign and I kept
[00:12:04] looking to find a way to sterilize them because it's very good and
[00:12:07] we encourage everyone to do this. We think that if
[00:12:11] they have too many kittens, it's not good for them, not good for us, not good for
[00:12:15] the kittens, because they might be beaten and
[00:12:18] tormented on the street and so on. I have a cat that I
[00:12:22] keep in the yard because I don't have the possibility to take
[00:12:25] her inside, and she had kittens that I
[00:12:29] had to donate and I wouldn't want to repeat the experience because I don't
[00:12:32] know what to do with them next. Practically,
[00:12:36] it's difficult to have kittens and for them to
[00:12:39] multiply in a way that you can't help all of them
[00:12:43] to survive and have a
[00:12:46] good enough quality of life so that you consider you can
[00:12:49] keep them, be their caregiver, not
[00:12:53] an owner, because it's not." "Today I brought three
[00:12:56] kittens for sterilization, they are stray cats near
[00:13:00] our house, they are not mine, the mother did
[00:13:03] not want to come, I couldn't catch
[00:13:04] her.
[00:13:07] I think it's good to get involved and I'm glad that such campaigns exist here in our
[00:13:11] commune in Ilfov County, Mogoșoaia commune. We are waiting for
[00:13:14] the next campaigns to stop this uncontrolled multiplication
[00:13:18] of animals, to help them, to help us, everyone is
[00:13:22] happy. I think that for at least a month, regularly
[00:13:35] cats are thrown on the street, and dogs also from
[00:13:38] time to time, but cats, as
[00:13:41] a rule, are often thrown on the street,
[00:13:45] sterilization is the best solution for
[00:13:48] these cases. I will also sterilize the dog, these
[00:13:51] sterilization campaigns are welcome.
[00:13:55] Maybe people will become even more responsible
[00:13:57] and won't end up on
[00:14:01] the street because not all of them are happy on the street who
[00:14:03] end up there and not all of them are lucky enough to be found and
[00:14:07] taken in by someone to love them. I think love is what
[00:14:10] they miss the most on
[00:14:11] the street.
[00:14:15] Where does the owner's responsibility begin and
[00:14:19] where does the authorities' responsibility begin when it comes
[00:14:22] to sterilization and stray animals? The owner's
[00:14:26] responsibility begins the moment they
[00:14:28] adopt an animal, and at that
[00:14:32] point they must sterilize their animal, not wait for
[00:14:35] kittens to appear and then wonder what to do, what
[00:14:39] to do with the kittens, where to put them up for adoption. I wanted to ask
[00:14:43] you if you have animals at home. I have a dog
[00:14:46] that I adopted three years ago and
[00:14:50] she is a full member of the family. What's her name? Haley,
[00:14:53] she's a girl. How beautiful. Thank you very much,
[00:14:57] we wish you much success in your
[00:15:00] future activities and actions and we welcome you back to
[00:15:03] the studio of "Their Story Through Their Eyes". Thank you very much
[00:15:07] too.
[00:15:08] noi.
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