Member of the European Parliament (ALDE, Lithuania) Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS expressed his shock, on the breaking news on arrest and jailing of Russian leading animal rights activist Yuri KORETSKYH, who was calling authorities for humane treatment of stray animals in Russian cities, brutally culled ahead of the World Cup championship. “We should ask Mr.Putin, why a humanist is in jail!”,…
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World Cup: leading Russian animal rights activist arrested
The leading Russian animal rights activist and a chairman of the Alliance for animals, Yuri Koretsky (Юрий Корецких) has been arrested in Moscow on his way to a meeting in memory of culled street dogs #Killed4WorldCup. The moment of silence was planned in Moscow and the other Russian cities, where the mass killings of stray…
Star Raccoon climaxed adventure
The breath-taking scaling of the 23-store St. Paul skyscraper ended by capturing the world star racoon on the roof, where from accompanied by Minnesota Wildlife Management department he will travel to safety to be realized in nature, far away from urban stone jungle. Here it is, #MPRRaccoon’s valiant climb to the top of the UBS Center…
Sweden culls wolves ignoring EU laws
Swedish hunters were given the go-ahead to hunt 36 wolves and at the beginning of this week already 28 had been shot. In addition, county Dalarna has decided for an additional seven wolves to be culled starting 24 January. So, all in all 43 wolves might be killed which is more than 10% of the…
#WorldCup2018: Russian animal rights groups demand to stop stray slaughter
The situation around slaughter of stray dogs in Russia ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018 is becoming critical: the animal rights groups, pet owners, and animal lovers are protesting against mass slaughter, organizing manifestations in cities hosting the championship. They blame local authorities to poison, shoot, and burn alive stray dogs, presumably to avoid…
Jaguar cubs starring in Mexico park
Two jaguar cubs are the new stars at Teotihuacan wildlife park in Mexico charming tourists eagerly streaming to the site to admire them, but even more so a huge global internet audience, fascinated by big cats (#bigcats). Two jaguar cubs born five weeks ago are the new stars at the Animal Kingdom in San Juan Teotihuacan,…
Virtual animals disguise drama of endangered spieces
The most iconic animals like elephants, tigers, lions and panda bears are everywhere around us: in movies, books and toy stores. But their wide pop culture presence skews public perception of how endangered these animals really are, researchers discovered. Tigers, elephants, lions and panda bears are everywhere in movies, books and toy stores – but…
Declared poisoned Skripals cat euthanized
All pets of Skripals are dead, according to the information delivered to Russian consulate by the UK government, the AFP agency reports. The UK officials are claiming all animals died as a result of nerve agent poisoning, but one of the cats found at home was euthanized to “alleviate suffering”. However there is no evidence…
Circus elephant killed in Spain
One elephant died and two others were injured when a circus truck carrying five of the animals crashed in southeastern Spain, official sources confirmed. Sad news! Elephant dies from accident in circus lorry, two more elephants were injured. The accident occurred on a highway in Spain on Monday. https://t.co/rzHCQN6h5b — FOUR PAWS (@fourpawsint) April 3,…
MEP: Madrid overturning Catalonia bullfighting ban is disappointing
The Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals met during March Plenary in Strasbourg to discuss the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter. The presenters outlined some of the persisting problems and highlighted opportunities for better enforcement of existing EU legislation and initiatives leading to an improvement of legislation, both at national…
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