Poison on the streets of Novi Sad
We are residents of Novi Sad who are worried that someone is scattering poison around the city. Poison on the pavement endangers dogs, birds and people, especially children.
Pet Alert Novi Sad is a citizens’ movement. We are not an association or an organization, we are not affiliated with any political party or institution, and we do not collect money.
What is happening
For more than a month, someone has been scattering poison in public places in several parts of Novi Sad, where children walk every day and people walk their dogs.
Both owned and stray dogs have died, and dead pigeons have been found. On the Jamajka promenade in Novo Naselje alone, four dogs are confirmed dead.
Why it is dangerous for everyone
Poison does not choose who eats it: a dog, a pigeon, or a child who fell and put their hands in their mouth. This is not only about protecting animals.
Scattering poison in a public place is causing general danger under Article 278 of the Serbian Criminal Code. It carries six months to five years in prison and a fine, and one to eight years if it is done where many people gather.
Killing or abusing animals is a separate crime under Article 269. It carries a fine or up to two years in prison, and up to three years if several animals are harmed.
Why we started
Residents have called the police and inspectors, but so far no investigation has followed, and the poisonings continue.
News about new places gets lost in the Viber group chat. This site collects them on one map, so that anyone can check where it is dangerous before a walk.
Our goal
We want the poisoning to stop and nobody else to be harmed, neither animals nor people.
We collect accurate information about the cases and pass it to the police, the prosecutor and the inspectors, so that they find and punish those responsible.
Share this QR code
Print it and put it up at your building entrance, in a shop, at the vet or in a park. Anyone who scans it sees the poison map and can report a new place. The more people know where the poison is, the safer animals, birds and people are.
Download the image for printing
How you can help
If you see poison, mark it on the map. On a phone, stand next to the spot and tap “I am here”.
If your animal was harmed, send us information that is as accurate as possible:
- the date and place where the poison was seen or eaten;
- the vet report on the death or treatment;
- the report to the police or another service, with the record if you have it;
- photos of the material you suspect is poison;
- security camera footage, if someone with a shop or building nearby is willing to share it.
You can attach all of this in the report form, in the “For the initiative only” part. Only the organisers see it, and it is never published on the site.