Punish Greece for stray poisioning

We call on the Olympics committee to ban Greece from hosting future Olympics until such time as they can sort out a proper humane solution to their stray dog problem. The full details of the scandel can be found below, as told on the Yahoo 'No more animal cruelty' group:

"Forget the medal count for the Olympic Games continuously being revised for
positive drug tests. When it comes to the stray dogs of Athens.the numbers
don't add up either.

There were an estimated 15,000 stray dogs in Athens and another 35,000 in
surrounding suburbs up until a couple of years ago. Recent reports indicate
both numbers quoted above have decreased considerably. Deputy Mayor Tonia
Kanellopoulou says there are only perhaps 3,000 strays in Athens (indicating
a significant decline from a couple of years ago). In fact, the City of
Athens is proudly stating it has taken in a few hundred stray dogs for
sterilization, vaccination, identification and any veterinary care they may
need. Further stating that, if the dogs are not adopted within 45 days they
will be returned to their familiar neighbourhoods. So, did the all the
other dogs catch a ferry to one of the islands for a holiday?

Visiting media, from both Canada and the U.S.A., wanting a change of venue
from writing about the Olympic Games have been going to print with numerous
stories on the strays; some asking where have all the dogs gone, others
saying they're being cared for in nice kennels and being fed gourmet food;
and suggesting those making accusations that strays were being poisoned in
Greece were creating nothing more than a 'bunch of negative hype'. They
should instead be asking why a spokesman for the Greek Embassy would say,
"Poisoning dogs is traditional but now illegal. Local officials have
extended autonomy and it's done at night. It's considered a minor offence
and public prosecutors and police don't want to go after elected officials."

Reported incidences of poisoning in recent months include the following (and
one can well imagine how many 'unreported' cases there are). Nine cats
under the care of Friends of the Cat and Lefkes Animal Welfare Society had 8
poisoning cases in July. The Port of Keratsini caregivers found 20 dogs
dead and only 2 days before the games, they were asked to get any remaining
dogs out of the area before the cruise ships docked. Twenty-two dogs turned
up dead near the Port of Piraeus on August 4. Another 80 dogs were found
dead in Saronida. Other reported poisonings include Perea - 16; Pilea - 6
dogs & 18 cats; Ioannina - 10; Xanthi - 25; Orestiada - 50; Alexandroupoli -
50; Kallithea - almost all; Panormou Street/Metro - all pigeons and cats;
Polygyros, Halkidiki - yet unknown number; and in Korfos, Korinth, all the
animals have disappeared. And 2004 began with more than 60 dogs and cats
poisoned to death in an Athens park just before Greece took over the
European Union's six month rotating presidency.

So, one wonders why these same reporters haven't printed any poisoning
statistics or photographs that depict what really goes on in Athens and
Greece in general."

We call on the people of earth to voice their disgust by signing this petition.