Please sign this petition

Hey guys,

I know this ain't really the place to find people with heart for dogs and shit but well, better than nothing.

https://www.change.org/Petitionen/tierprojekt-von-father-anthony-aci-im-franziskanerkloster-vor-dem-aus?utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

There is a monk called "Father Anthony" who lives in an abbey in Konjiec, Bosnia. He is part of the Franciscan order and one of their main ideologys is to protect animals. So what Father Anthony does is he picks up homeless dogs into the abbey, takes them to the vet and makes sure they become healthy, socialises them, gets them castrated and then tries to find a place for them by the help of an Austrian animal protection organisation called "ACI".

Togheter they have managed to grant hundrets of dogs and cats a life in digity. But as you might know Bosnia is a country which has suffered from many years of war not too long ago and the last thing some people there care about is animal protection. Many people who live their buy dogs and keep them on the chain inside their garden the whole time without taking a walk with them and without taking care of their health. Often they manage to escape, or they get pregnant by homeless dogs or become sick and what the owners usually do is they just simply kick them out.

So what Father Anthony and another monk do as well is they try to convince the people who live there that dogs are not just things you can get and throw away when you do not want them anymore and that with at least a little success. Some Bosnian newspapers even started to write about him and how he and his helpers manage to keep the streets clear of dogs and cats.

There are a lot of young Bosnians without work who support the project and get a small sallery so they can pull through.

But, he also has mighty enemys especially within the Church. Some start to spread rumours about him breeding dogs and throwing them out on the street, others keep on complaing about how dirty dogs and cats are and that Father Anthony keeps on taking care of worthless lives.

The bishop who is in charge in this area is planning to place him and another monk at another abbey so they won't be able to continue their project.

Right now there are still many, many socialised, castrated and healthy dogs and cats in the abbey waiting for a new home. They will all be kicked outside and will most likely die during the harsh winters or already before that.

And the helping people who are depentend on the small sallery won't have enough to make a living anymore. This is especially absurd as the Franciscian order is known for standing for animal protection and no church money was ever used in this project.

The petition has been opened in the hope to get the bishop to give in so Father Anthony and his helpers will be able to continue the project.

I, myself, have got a dog named Mandy from Father Anthony and met him multiple times. My family and I keep supporting him and the organisation ACI by money and food. So this is very personal for me and I really hope he gets through this misery and will be able to continue.

It would be so kind and awesome if you could sign it and spread this story and the petition around and get people to sign it although it is written in German so the bishop will see what men like Father Anthony mean to the people and how strong their will is to support him.

tl;dr version: monk -> takes care of dogs/cats -> bishop wants to move him to another abbey -> he won't be able to do that anymore

So I and many other would be grateful if you could spend 30 seconds and sign this:
https://www.change.org/Petitionen/tierprojekt-von-father-anthony-aci-im-franziskanerkloster-vor-dem-aus?utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

Thanks in advance!