I suffer therefore I am — we must stop animal cruelty in Kosovo
Just like marginalized people, animals have their voices silenced and are disempowered.
"I have seen countless suffering animals, especially dogs all over the streets of Kosovo and not one person fined or convicted of cruelty."
"When we normalize cruelty ... we are implicit in this abuse of the most vulnerable in our society, both human and animal."
Photo courtesy of Dafina Paca.
Dafina Paca
Dafina Paca is a newly qualified doctor, who recently started work as a resident doctor in paediatric surgery at the University Hospital of Wales and a lecturer at Cardiff University. She completed her PhD at Cardiff University, her MBBCh at Swansea University and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She also holds an MRes and a BA from Queen Mary University of London. Her work examines migration, diaspora, memory and belonging, and the structural inequalities that shape education, healthcare, remembrance, public and political life.
DISCLAIMERThe views of the writer do not necessarily reflect the views of Kosovo 2.0.
This story was originally written in English.