As you know, in April of this year, the state project of managing stray dogs through the CNVR method has started, and our organization is authorized to monitor the work on this project.

So far, we have made more than 50 visits to the treatment centers of veterinary entities contracted in this project. The details of which will be reported later – for the good and bad deeds of the contracted entities.

Today, during visits to veterinary entities in two locations, in Mitrovica (A.V. “Veterinaria” – DMV Avni Kadriu) and Ferizaj (A.V. “Goni” – DMV Agron Pajaziti), members of the organization were not allowed to enter and see the condition of the dogs in these centers. On the grounds that the veterinarians are also busy with other work, and that neither they nor their staff can stay in the center all the time.

If a veterinary subject cannot be 100% committed to this project and care for the dogs at its center, it should withdraw from the project. This project is not just an opportunity to get more revenue by doing part-time work.

We fully understand when veterinarians are operating and do not want to hinder them in any way – but from their panic not to allow us to visit the center only in the presence of a center worker, something is wrong.

These excuses, as well as attempts to set schedules when we can visit them, only confirm our suspicions that some veterinarians are showing negligence in their work on this project. We know very well why we prevent veterinarians so much – because often in our unannounced visits, we found them in not very professional situations (non-sterile gloves, bad stitches, unclean places, defective and swollen wounds, lack of clean water and often food dipped in fieces, undocumentet captures, release with abusive wounds (DVM Adelina Rexhepi BI, whose work is currently suspended).

Even if veterinarians are not at the center all the time, there should be someone from the center’s staff to monitor the condition of the dogs, especially those who have recently been operated, as well as to ensure that the dogs have enough water and food. Then again, why is it forbidden to pay a visit to dogs, even for 5 minutes?

We will not stand idly by against these low attempts at non-transparency and will use all legal means to prevent this from happening.

AUVK has been notified of these attempts by some veterinary entities, and we are awaiting their official decision regarding these attempts.

We have been on visits and in many of them we have seen good and professional work, but we must not forget that this project so far, is not yet fully transparent. We don’t know where the dogs are released, the dogs are being caught in suspicious ways and we still don’t have access to the veterinary reporting lists of veterinarians (sent by veterinarians to Nol Kabashi from KFVA, Head of Animal Welfare Sector) to confirm their correct and genuine attitude.