{"id":55678,"date":"2025-05-20T21:10:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T21:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snoopy.hr\/stop-the-abuse\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:05:37","slug":"stop-the-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/snoopy.hr\/en\/stop-the-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the abuse."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1300px&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;align-items: center;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; 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The competent institutions are obliged to act in accordance with this request.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>\ud83d\udcec<\/b><b> Feedback:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1071\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the end of the application, be sure\u00a0<\/span><b>to ask for feedback<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0on the measures taken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u23f1 Submitting an application only takes 10 minutes, and it can change the course of someone\u2019s life.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>Submit your application here:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dirh.gov.hr\/podnosenje-prijava\/83\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/dirh.gov.hr\/podnosenje-prijava\/83<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Inria Sans||||||||&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><b>\u26a0<\/b><b>\ufe0f Important note:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><b>The SNOOPY Association does not have the authority<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confiscate the owned animals<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impose fines or other sanctions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case of abuse, neglect, or other irregularities related to the protection of animals, please\u00a0<\/span><b>send the report through the official website of the State Inspectorate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0(link above).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report abuseIf you have witnessed the abandonment, neglect and\/or abuse of animals, and you did not know which competent institutions to report the actions to and whether they are legally punishable, the following text may help you\u2026ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALSAbandoning an animal is punishable under\u00a0the Animal Protection Act\u00a0and must be reported to the competent veterinary inspection.ANIMAL NEGLECT AND ABUSEAnimal neglect and abuse is also within the jurisdiction\u00a0of the veterinary inspection, to which reports are submitted. 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