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The Bulgarian tradition of "dog spinning" or “trichane na kuche” is THE proof par excellence that human stupidity and cruelty has no limits!

Dog spinning is a ritual, that was performed once a year on March 6 to prevent rabies in a village and keep away the bad spirits of springtime.

During this ritual, a rope is wrapped around a dog and the animal is suspended above a body of water, such as a river. The dog is turned repeatedly until the rope is twisted as far as it will coil. Then the coil is released so the dog spins wildly as the rope unwinds and the animal falls into the water.

Nothing is supposed to happen to the dogs used in the ritual, but photos from previous dog spinning days show the faces of terrified animals as they hang helplessly above a river or stream with a crowd of people cheering from the shore. In the past dogs have drowned because they are so disoriented when they drop into the water.

The practice was stopped in 2005 when the media outside of Bulgaria found out about the ritual and reported it to the world. Animal welfare organizations were outraged by its cruelty and the pressure they put on Bulgaria put an end to the practice.

But the mayor of Brodilovo, a rural Bulgarian village, had renewed the ancient ritual in 2011. He said, “Nobody is killing or hurting the dogs. They are brought by their owners who love them in order to take part in this folklore ritual, which is meant to cleanse the local community of evil and to generate fertility. The dogs are spun for about 15-20 seconds, and then they fall in the water, which amounts to bathing them.”

See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfJz2oouC-c

Mayor Petko Arnaudov told the Sofia News Agency that “society and the international community has misinterpreted the ritual.”

The mayor said his village restored the tradition because they were looking for hope in the “extreme” bad economy. A recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease has brought the farming town to the brink of despair.

In 2012, due to MASSIVE protests and besieged by animal rights activists, the villagers of Brodilovo had agreed to water down their controversial dog spinning. Days before the special date, the Bulgarian "Animal Rescue Sofia" NGO announced it would organize a visit to Brodilovo, to make sure the "dog spinning" does not take place on 6th of March.

But, to the surprise of everybody, the villagers could not wait until 6th of March, and on 25th of February - under the critical eyes of animal rights activists from Sofia and Burgas - the people of Brodilovo opted for a softer version of the ritual and just threw the dog into the icy water without spinning it on a rope :( Unfortunately, the video showing the "softened version" is no longer available on youtube.

OfA had started a petition last year which we have kept open and that continues to collect signatures... just for the event that the villagers of Brodilovo come to the idea to revive the old version again.

You can sign that petition at: http://www.change.org/petitions/help-to-prevent-the-barbaric-ritual...

Thank you!
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sábado, 23 de junho de 2012

BULGÁRIA - a bestialidade humana contra os cães - Trichane



Anualmente, na Bulgária, no distrito de Brodilovo, região sudoeste do país, acontece um espetáculo coletivo de sadismo, crueldade e ignorância denominado Trichane. (dog spinning ou rotação de cães)
Nesta demonstração de ignorância e sadismo, cães são içados no ar por uma corda, que é intensamente girada pelos presentes.
Atingido o máximo de rotação possível da corda, ela então é largada, de forma a que o animal gire e caia sobre um trecho de água abaixo.
Este ritual macabro, de origem pagã, supostamente é destinada ao combate da hidrofobia (raiva) na região.
Tem-se notícia de que isto exista desde 1856, tal como relatado por visitantes britânicos.
Proibido por alguns anos, os habitantes desta cidade retornaram a esta prática __ anteriormente extensiva a toda a Bulgária, sendo que os cães eram anteriormente espancados até a morte, em sua "versão original").
Esta filmagem, disponível no YouTube, é de 2011:

 


Para acesso a outras informações e imagens, acesse a página da Occupy for Animals:
http://www.occupyforanimals.org/dog-spinning-or-ldquotrichanerdquo-...

Isto, o Dog spinning (Bulgarian: тричане на куче(та), trichane na kuche(ta)) acontece anualmente no dia 6 de março, destinando-se ainda, crêem os locais, ao afastamento dos "maus espíritos da primavera".


 AÇÕES PROPOSTAS:

I - Assine a petição, por favor, compartilhando-a ao máximo, em apoio do movimento internacional de repúdio: 

Take action against Bulgarian Dog Spinning

II - Envie sua mensagem de repúdio ao Ministro das Relações Exteriores da Bulgária:
Para fazê-lo, entre no link, preencha os dados e adicione sua mensagem.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Republic of Bulgaria
Aqui vai um exemplo de texto em inglês:
(caso o campo de validação não exiba números, digite quaisquer 4 números, tente enviar que o sistema volta a oferecer a opção)


We, citizens of the world, are deeply disgusted to hear about what happens in your country in the so called "festival" that goes by the name of Trichane. As a result of your lack of ethics and compliance with minimun rules of animal welfare, we are promoting a boycott against your country and writing to the UE asking them not to give you full partnership in the internacional diplomatic relations and links to the european community.

III - Dirija sua mesma mensagem ao presidente da Bulgária, através do seguinte link:
President of Bulgaria

We, citizens of the world, are deeply disgusted to hear about what happens in your country in the so called "festival" that goes by the name of Trichane. As a result of your lack of ethics and compliance with minimun rules of animal welfare, we are promoting a boycott against your country and writing to the UE asking them not to give you full partnership in the internacional diplomatic relations and links to the european community.  

IV - Envie mais uma vez a mesma mensagem para o Ministério do Interior da República da Bulgária, através do seguinte link:
Ministry of Interior - Republic of Bulgaria


We, citizens of the world, are deeply disgusted to hear about what happens in Bulgaria in the so called "festival" that goes by the name of Trichane. Every year they promote a ritual where dogs are spinned in the air and then subjected to terror by being thrown on the water many meters below. As a result of Bulgaria's lack of ethics and compliance with minimun rules of animal welfare, we are promoting a boycott againstthat country and writing to the UE to demand you not to give them full partnership in the internacional diplomatic relations and treaties, and requesting you not to link that country to the european community any further, until they comply with minimum rules and mutual understanding and principles. Is that's the "way" they found to controlrabied in their community, they are surely not able to understand not obey the minimum procedures of human or animal welfare. Thank you for your attention.

V - ALÉM de nos dirigirmos à própria Bulgária, considero muito apropriado nos dirigirmos também à União Européia, já que a Bulgária viola, com estas ações, regras mínimas de bem estar animal, firmadas pela UE.
Entre no seguinte link:
EUROPA - Europe Direct
Preencha os campos solicitados e envie esta OUTRA mensagem.
Modelo em inglês:

We, citizens of the world, are deeply disgusted to hear about what happens in Bulgaria in the so called "festival" that goes by the name of Trichane. Every year they promote a ritual where dogs are spinned in the air and then subjected to terror by being thrown on the water many meters below. As a result of Bulgaria's lack of ethics and compliance with minimun rules of animal welfare, we are promoting a boycott against that country and writing to the UE to demand you not to give them full partnership in the internacional diplomatic relations and treaties, and requesting you not to link that country to the european community any further, until they comply with minimum rules and mutual understanding and principles. Is that's the "way" they found to "control rabies" in their community, they are surely not able to understand not obey the minimum procedures of human or animal welfare. Thank you for your attention

VI - Você pode também mandar e-mails aos contatos com o mundo oferecidos por aquele país. Envie seu e-mail para:
press@president.bg, PRESS@mc.government.bg, PRESS@bulgariatravel.org

Títulos possíveis ( a título de sugestão, para quem não fala o inglês):
Your despicable country; We shall boycott you by all means, Animal cruelty is no longer an option, The world will not consent to this, Barbarian ways, etc.

Modelo de carta em inglês:

Gentlemen,
To your attention: here follows an example of the messages we are sending to the EU about your so called "culture" and "health control" measures (besides raising consciouness of the international community through internet):

 "We, citizens of the world, are deeply disgusted to hear about what happens in Bulgaria in the so called "festival" that goes by the name of Trichane. Every year they promote a ritual where dogs are spinned in the air and then subjected to terror by being thrown on the water many meters below.
As a result of Bulgaria's lack of ethics and compliance with minimun rules of animal welfare, we are promoting a boycott againstthat country and writing to the UE to demand you not to give them full partnership in the internacional diplomatic relations and treaties, and requesting you not to link that country to the european community any further, until they comply with minimum rules and mutual understanding and principles.
Is that's the "way" they found to "control rabies" in their community, they are surely not able to understand not obey the minimum procedures of human or animal welfare."

 Thank you for your attention,

 (seu nome) 



Obrigada a quem puder colaborar.
Namaste

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