The following is a documentary by the French director and journalist Julien Tridat who investigated the issue of the infamous ‘dog catchers’ of P.E. “Lokum” of Novi Grad who Dalida Kozlic and others have been trying to bring to justice. Dalida and other rescuers are interviewed in the film:
The blurb to the video says: “Since the end of the war in Bosnia in 1995, it is estimated that more than 100,000 stray dogs were killed in Sarajevo. While taking care of abandoned animals was not the center of attention Bosnian authorities during the rebuilding of the ruined city, in recent years, under pressure from the European Union, they introduced strict rules relating to the treatment of stray dogs. However, the situation is not in conformity with what is on paper: Activists for animal care accuse authorities of brutality, corruption and abuse of animals. French journalist Julien Trdat has researched this gripping story of Sarajevo.”
The film has English voice over for the most part, but sadly not for what some of the most notorious killers of dogs said when interviewed (eg Mustafa Mrkulić), but the voice over explains the situation very well.
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This site is dedicated to Vučko. Read his story and don’t let him have suffered and died in vain. Please help the stray dogs and cats in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The situation there is utterly dire, Vučko is but one amongst many horrifically abused animals. Even just one dollar or one euro will help make a difference.
Thank you for bringing the terrible plight of dogs & cats being brutaly killed in bosnia when they are supposed to be rescued and cared for in shelters this is so shocking i cannot get it out of my mind the world must know of this terrible situation and bring this killing to an end neutering must be there for all dogs and cats people must come together to make sure shelters exist to home these poor dogs &cats safely until they can be found homes we could bring them to the uk im praying to win the lottery so i can build shelters give people employment and most importantly save these sad animals in bosnia thank god for you for letting us know of this situation i will make sure i talk about this and put it on social media