"Čistoća" from Podgorica will carry out a simple procurement and in this way provide business containers, which will be intended for accommodation, i.e. isolation of puppies in the Shelter for abandoned animals at Vrele Ribničke, in the Konik settlement.
In order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases in the future, containers for the isolation of puppies will be placed in the area of the shelter, but outside of the area where the current boxes and clinic are located.
This was told to "Vijesti" by "Čistoća", within which the Shelter for Abandoned Animals operates.
"The board of directors made a decision approving the Company to carry out the procedure of simple procurement of business containers with accompanying equipment, which will be intended for the accommodation and isolation of puppies, and we are currently in the phase of obtaining bids and immediately after the end of this procedure, the procurement of them will be realized", they said. are yesterday.
After the outbreak of the infectious disease parvovirus, the shelter was closed for visits, including those for the purpose of adoption, for the past month, and the reception of new puppies was prohibited. The inspectors of the Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs (UPHVFP), however, extended that deadline and earlier measures to another 30 days, and the manager of the Shelter, Bojan Asanović, told "Vijesta" two days ago that it is possible to extend it and another month.
The Society, but neither the Capital City nor the Veterinary Administration, did not inform the public that the measures had been extended, but volunteers posted about it on the social network Facebook.
23 puppies died in the Shelter for abandoned animals in Podgorica during June and July, as a result of the infectious disease parvovirus
From "Čistoća" they claim that all the measures that the inspection ordered earlier have been implemented.
"According to the procedure, on the occasion of the frequent cases of the appearance of parvovirus in puppies in the Shelter for abandoned and lost pets in Podgorica, on June 21, the inspectors of the Administration carried out an inspection and by decision defined a series of actions and measures, which should be implemented within a period of 30 days with the aim of preventing spread of parvo virus. The most important measures are the ban on visiting the Shelter; reception of new puppies; reception of visitors with the aim of adoption (the same will be carried out through volunteers who have access to the Shelter). All the mentioned measures were implemented as ordered, with the aim of resolving the situation as quickly as possible", they told "Vijesta" yesterday.
As they added, "surfaces are disinfected every day".
"And in cooperation with veterinarians and volunteers, we did everything we could to help the animals infected with the parvo virus," they said from "Čistoća". According to the volunteer's report, an inspection was carried out last month.
When asked when they expect the situation in the shelter to return to normal, they said that they are now taking measures to resolve the situation, "and the involvement of professionals, volunteers and all relevant addresses has resulted in a situation that is currently satisfactory".
"And all further steps are planned solely with the aim of the welfare of the animals and the improvement of the conditions in the Shelter", they state in the answer.
They added that the implementation of the measures "is aimed at eradicating parvo virus and the occurrence of other infectious diseases", but also that in the future, "due to the large flow of dogs, sporadic occurrence of parvo virus may occur in the Shelter".
On the day of the inspection, June 21, there were, as they said, 167 dogs in the Shelter, of which 130 were adults and 37 were puppies. On July 25, when "Vijesti" sent questions, 182 dogs were cared for in the Shelter, of which 169 were adults and 13 were puppies.
During June and July, 23 puppies died as a result of the parvo virus. "Čistoća" said that of that number, 21 puppies had died in the period since the inspection was carried out (June 17).
Adopted four dogs
The volunteers announced on social networks that during the past month, while the measures ordered by the inspection were in force, there were no adoptions.
"Čistoća" claims that during the past month, four dogs were adopted from the Shelter.
"In the way that the interested citizens-adopters took the dogs in front of the shelter, where they signed the documentation necessary for adoption, and the adoption process will continue according to the established procedure immediately after the end of the period of prescribed measures", they told "Vijesti".
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