DVM Avni Kadriu, is one of the veterinarians who is suspected of bad work by us.
We have proof of three dogs who were found on the street by our activists, whose wounds were in a cruel condition, in inflammation, which would definitely mean death for those dogs, had they not been found by us. How many other dogs are in this condition and already dead on the street from the unprofessional and cruel work of some veterinarians in this project? Although there is generally good work done on the project, it does not mean that even just one cruel case committed against a dog should be ignored.
The veterinary subject, where Avni Kadriu is the teamleader (probably also his son, who is not a veterinarian) has two other veterinarians in the team, who have no experience with small companion animals and perhaps, neither does Avni Kadriu.
We are asking the Ethics Commission and KFVA to test the professional skills of the veterinarians involved in this project who are suspected of unprofessional work – but neither the Ethics Commission (which has not yet begun work or field visits, while we as volunteers, without a penny in our pocket, have made dozens of visits so far) and neither KFVA wants to investigate more on the suspicious conditions we found at Avni Kadriu’s centre.
Moreover, Kadriu’s family are also dog breeders and we have seen the poor space where they keep their dogs. KFVA still suspects that we have resentment with the subject in question and that we are biased towards some veterinarians in this project.
YES, we support humane and professional veterinarians, whoever they are. But they can not ask us to praise veterinarians whose work is suspicious. If the opposite is true, we would be the first to inform everyone of the successes.
At the end of the project, however, we will ask for all the data and we will try to denounce any injustice, whether with dogs, or with the project and use of public money, and demand responsibility as foreseen by law.
However, testing the skills of veterinarians is not a negative thing. It only improves the performance of the whole project and mostly helps the veterinarians.
Testing the skills (for castration/sterilization) of veterinarians dealing mainly with farm animals has been requested not only by us but also by the Kosovo Small Animals Veterinary Association (KSAVA) since the beginning of the project tendering. But it never happened because KFVA was convinced that the veterinarians would work well.
This project should not be used to test the skills of veterinarians, because it is a much needed project for our state, so we need to engage only professional veterinarians in the field of small companion animals and veterinarians who are transparent in their work.
© Animal Rights Foundation
Prishtina, July 17th, 2020