The Ministry of the Environment in Romania promised to keep the brown bear under strict protection by carrying out a national strategy that deals with the threats affecting them: habitat destruction, climate change and human conflict. BREAKING! The Ministry of the Environment in Romania promised to keep the brown bear under strict protection by carrying…
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Queen Elisabeth switch to fake fur
Queen Elizabeth abandons real fur garments, from now onwards all the outfits will be decorated with fake fur only, the Buckingham Palace announced. “As new outfits are designed for the Queen, any fur used will be fake fur“, the royal spokesperson said. We’re raising a glass of gin and Dubonnet to the Queen's compassionate decision…
Need for EU legislationon exotic pet trade
Anna van Densky from Strasbourg At monthly hearing of the European Parliament Animal welfare intergroup David van Gennep, CEO AAP Animal Advocacy and Protection foundation (AAP), explained the profound need in regulating exotic animal trade, limiting the list to 42 allowed spices in the European Union, thus creating the ‘positive list’. The exotic animals as pets…
Russian circus bears permanent torture
After three days of the whine and howl coming from the bus in a the parking lot in Chelyabinsk, Russia, the pedestrians called the police to discover jammed in cages fox, raccoons, ferrets and pigeons. And in a cramped cage, the bear was beating his head against the bars. Prisoners shouted and whined, writes KP newspaper….
Easter transport massive lamb abuse
Yet again, lambs have been transported across the EU for days with no water, food, room to rest or veterinary care. An investigation by Animal Welfare Foundation sheds light on the systematic cruelties and violations behind the transport of lambs from Eastern Europe to Italy during Easter. Opnieuw vreselijke misstanden geconstateerd bij transport van levende…
Ukraine animal welfare activists appeal to MEPs
“Appeal of Ukraine animal welfare activists to the Members of the Inter group for animal welfare of the European Parliament February 14, 2019 Animal welfare and animal rights activists of Ukraine and compassionate citizens thank you for your support in saving wild animals from Igor Padalko zoo in Pokrovsk, Ukraine – the worst zoo of…
Two escaped jaguars shot dead in Greek zoo
Two rare jaguars (Panthera onca) have been killed earlier this month after the escapade in Attica zoo near Athens. The animal rights groups are indignant about the incident, demonstrating the utter disregard of life of rare spices. Rare #Jaguars Killed at "Greek #Zoo After Escaping: | https://t.co/jykpCYjDdW https://t.co/H35H7GM1gM — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) December 20, 2018…
Bardot accuses Poroshenko in disrespect of EU values
The ongoing horrendous abuse of wild animals in private zoo of Palalko family in Porkovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, caused outrage of animal welfare defenders in Europe and beyond, provoking reaction of the leading and most respected figure of the European animal welfare movement – Brigitte Bardot. Brigitte Bardot addresses President @poroshenko in the hope he…
MEP Eck calls President Poroshenko to save freezing to death zoo lions
Stephen Eck (Germany), the vice president of the 114 members strong Intergroup on Animal Welfare and Conservation of the European Parliament called the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to act without delay to save animals suffering the horrendous abuse in Padalko family zoo in Porkovsk, Donetsk region. (Image below: lion frozen to death in his filthy cage…
Chechen lion cub needs home in Africa
Russian animal rights defenders hope to transfer little lion cub Simba (pictured) from Grozny (Chechnya) to Africa via one of the international wildlife charities. With open wounds, sick, exhausted and distraught the little patient was surrendered to one of Grozny veterinary clinics, where his owners explained that he could not bear life in cage and became self-destructive,…
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