It has been brought to our attention that a Facebook user is persistently writing vitriolic messages of hate against me personally, claiming that I am responsible for the removal of her dog to the Animalis Centrum animal shelter and that in doing so I broke the law several times. These statements are totally untrue.
The person in question has been arrested by the Police four times over the last several months for disturbing public order and peace. She spent a week in prison in January 2024. The most recent arrest occurred on August 19th 2024 and resulted in detention in hospital lasting over a month. On that day the person's dog was rescued by the Police in conjunction with the local vet from her locked closed car.
The dog was transferred from the veterinary surgery to the animal shelter in accordance with Article 4, item 15 of the Law for Animal Protection, which states: "an abandoned animal is one whose owner has deliberately turned it loose, also an animal whose owner has abandoned it for reasons beyond their control, such as illness, death or being deprived of their freedom, or an animal whose owner has consciously given up ownership of it." (Zakon o zaštiti životinja, članak 4., 15.: »napuštena životinja je životinja koju je vlasnik svjesno napustio, kao i životinja koju je napustio zbog više sile kao što su bolest, smrt ili gubitak slobode te životinja koje se vlasnik svjesno odrekao«.)
In accordance with existing laws, care of the dog is regulated by the Veterinary Inspector in collaboration with the animal shelter management. At present their decision is to find him a more stable home. The dog's present and ultimate fate is in no way the responsibility of myself or the Eco Hvar Non-profit Association.
