The Initiative for Responsible Citizenship is a Romanian-based action group that unites Romanian NGOs and un-affiliated individuals who have decided to work together in order to make the community in which they live healthier and safer.
Romania is one of the newest member-states of the EU and IREC wishes to inform Romanian citizens on how to become involved in their comunity and how to assist and monitor the Romanian authorities that have the duty to pass and enact useful legislation.
This group was formed spontaneously in light of the tragic death of Ionut Anghel, a 4 year old boy who was killed by stray dogs in the center of Bucharest, a European state capital. His death sparked outrage amidst citizens and parent communities since the authorities have failed to solve the problem of stray dogs that have become wild and have taken over the city, attacking over 16000 citizens of Bucharest, over 3000 of which are children in 2012, according to the National Anti-Rabies Center.
IREC through its members was compelled to become involved and ask imperatively the authorities for the necessary legislation to solve the problem of stray dogs in an efficient albeit legal and humane manner. Through several public protests and with immense media pressure the Romanian autorities have passed the aforementioned legislation to take the stray dogs off the streets into animal shelters, spay/neuter them and have them out for adoption for 14 days, euthanizing only the old, sick or unadopted dogs.
IREC is now committed to:
Assist and monitor the authorities' swift and correct enactment of the law
Communicate a correct and truthful account of this situation to international media outlets that have been subjected to deceitful propaganda and falsifed accounts of animal cruelty by extremist groups with a financial gain in keeping the stray-dog problem unaddressed.
Inform and mobilize citizens to assist authorities in the effort to take the stray dogs off the streets.
IREC was formed and is supported by the following responsabile organizations, communities and individuals:
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Online Parent Community, over 127.000 supporters |
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Mothers for Mothers NGO, over 2.500 supporters |
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On-line Resource & Advocacy Center for solving the problem of stray dogs |
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Nadine Apostolescu, Artist and Civic Activist, over 8.000 supporters |
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Pro Civilization NGO, over 600 supporters procivilizatieong@yahoo.com |