The organization’s petition condemns the widespread poisoning of dogs and cats across Albania, citing hundreds of annual cases over the past several years. It highlights a failure of the justice system, noting that despite formal charges filed since 2023, most cases have been dismissed without effective investigations or any accountability.

To address the management of stray animals, Animals Need Me urges Albanian authorities to implement humane, European-standard policies. “Our comprehensive demands include expanding sterilization and identification programs, strictly investigating and prosecuting cases of animal cruelty, and holding local governments accountable for animal welfare,” reads the petition.

Poisoning animals is a cruel practice that endangers public health and the environment. The organization calls on authorities to treat this as a serious threat and update the public on their planned interventions.

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Through this grant contract, the Government of Japan will provide EUR 93,800 to AULEDA for the provision of one backhoe loader to the Municipality of Himara, which aims to strengthen the capacity of Himara Municipality to improve local road maintenance and disaster response capabilities, and thereby contributing to safer daily life conditions and greater community resilience. This grant was made possible through the collaboration between AULEDA, Himara Municipality and the Embassy of Japan in Albania. This marks the first collaboration between the Embassy of Japan in Albania and AULEDA.

During the ceremony, Ambassador KATO expressed her hope that through this grant project the capacity of Himara Municipality to provide a safer living environment for all community residents will be improved. She also referred that this project aligns with achieving Equitable Growth throughout Albania, one of the priority areas of Japan’s ODA (Official Development Assistance) in Albania. She further hoped that through this grant project the relations between Japan and the Municipality of Himara, as well as Albania would be further strengthened. Executive Director Ms. Mirela Koci and Mr. Vangjel Tavo, the Mayor of the Municipality of Himara who was also at the ceremony expressed their gratitude to the Government of Japan and Ambassador for their continuous support provided in Albania, underlining the importance of the grant at this time for the Municipality and its residents.

Priority areas of Japan’s ODA in Albania are Environment and Equitable Growth. Since 1998 the Japanese Government has been providing GGP to local governments, public educational or medical institutions, and NGOs in addressing their development needs respectively for the development of Albania.

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