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Buenos Aires Launches New Animal Protection Agency

January 24, 2011 5 Comments

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The city of Buenos Aires has formed a program to address the animal control problem with preventive mass sterilization. Mari Atúnez, long-time animal protectionist and head of the new Animal Protection Agency says they plan to sterilize 100,000 of the city’s animals annually. Currently, the city sterilizes about 6,000 animals per year. The agency will also treat diseases spread among the city’s strays and follow-up on reports of animal maltreatment.

“I believe it is aberrant to say that in order to control the population of dogs and cats we have to use euthanasia,” said Diego Santilli, Minister of the Environment and Public Space, when he announced the new program.

“To kill animals when we can do something to help them — and even improve their lives — is paradoxically, animal-like.”

His statements come shortly after a workshop including the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA); SENASA, the national organization in charge of animal control, and the Argentine Association of Veterinarians concluded that euthanasia is acceptable as a ‘last resort’ measure for sick or aggressive animals.

While the Buenos Aires’ Pro government and the national Kirchner Government have been involved in their own extended cat fight for years now, on this issue both sides are happy to jump on the politically popular ‘no-kill’ bandwagon. President Cristina Kirchner’s Cabinet Chief, Aníbel Fernández, who lays out his position it this editorial (Spanish), writes, “How are we going to explain to our children that in place of taking adequate control measures — massive sterilization, certified identification, and education — we’ve opted for the most simplistic and terrible method to deal with the problem: killing?”

 

To volunteer to help stray animals in Buenos Aires:

The Saramiento Animal Protection Society

Santiago del Estero 649

San Telmo/Monseratt

Tel: 4383-5022

• Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.

-Help care for animals, walk dogs, do administrative or public relations work. This is where animals who are hit by cars, very ill or abandoned end up. You’ll see that Sarmiento is badly under-funded – currently their phone is cut off.

Rescue Doggies

Escobar, Province of Buenos Aires

Tel: +1 532692007

-British expatriate, Brian Grove dedicates his life to dogs at his refuge in the province of Buenos Aires and needs help to care for the dogs and find homes.

Be a Good Neighbor

• You can also visit your local plaza or park to see who cares for the animals to see if you can help them provide water and food, offer to be a ‘foster parent’ for a dog or cat until a home is found, and help spread the word with flyers or forum postings.

Groups that need help:

Adopt a Cat

City-wide

All for the Cats

San Telmo area

Cats of The Botanical

Palermo

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Filed Under: Social Issues Tagged With: animal control, Animal Protection Agency, animal rights, argentina, buenos aires, cats, Diego Santilli, dogs, euthanasia, Jardín Botanico, neuter, sterilization

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  1. Brian says

    March 15, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    How about a follow-up article? It’s been over a year now. There have been high profile cases where animal abuse has gone without any intervention from her agency I’m sure animal protectors would like to hear about the things she HAS done, and why she didn’t intervene in cases like the collapsed building where officials were telling us no animals still in there, when it turned out food was being sent into the building to some anmals WEEKS later

  2. deanna fugere says

    August 24, 2015 at 9:33 am

    I was visiting Argentina last week, and the stray dog situation is obviously out of control.
    What if anything is being done about this problem?
    How can I help?
    I am in Florida, US and work with several rescue groups here.
    It broke my heart to see the numbers of strays roaming the street and also to see many deseased dogs on the side of the road.
    What can I do to assist?
    Concerned for the animals in Argentina….

  3. Kevin says

    December 16, 2015 at 9:07 pm

    I am in necochea and would like to establish some sort of dog shelter.
    I only speak english. Do you have any contact here?

  4. ande says

    January 30, 2016 at 5:07 pm

    Hi Kevin

    I’m sorry I don’t have any contacts in Necochea. Usually you will meet other people who help animals as you go around and leave out water and food for the stray dogs. From there you can work with people and see what is already being done and how you can help. As I understand it the stray dog problem is now much better in that province. Regards -Ande

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