26.05.2026 The University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) opened a formal investigation into registered student organization (RSO) Animal Advocacy over its promotion of the April 18 Ridglan Farms raid, examining whether the group violated campus posting policies and Wisconsin laws related to soliciting criminal activity. Since 2022, the top buyers of Ridglan Farms beagles are:TSS Labs near…
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Saved beagles looking for families
Brussels 25.05.2026 The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe. “They started within an hour or so coming up to us, wanting attention. Some crawled in people’s laps. Every single one of them are super…
Italy: pet sick leave paid
Brussels 14.05.2026 As of 2026, Italian employees can take up to three days of paid emergency leave per year to care for a seriously ill pet. This groundbreaking policy classifies pets as family, requiring a, veterinary certificate confirming the need for urgent care and a registered, microchipped animal. Italy is the first country to recognize…
Bulgaria Dog Database: what’s wrong?
Brussels 11.05.2026 Looking back at my unfortunate, and costly failed dog adoption experience in Bulgaria, I am able of pointing to a major deficiency: the archaic, and nonchalant database, or companion animal registry.The absence of coordination between the centralized national register for microchipped dogs managed by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) – which is…
EU employee above law?
Brussels 03.05.2026 Although Bulgaria law clearly states that the heritage of an animal should be registered as a property, nobody from Colova (Цолова) family bothered to do so.
Colova: “power of civic engagement”
Brussels 08.05.2026 Why Arik was sterelised FREE of CHARGE in Sofia Municipality programme for stray dogs? How come that he was surrendered as a stray dog to the shelter when he owner Galina M. left her heirs the entire house in Kniyzhevo? How come that Zlatimira Colova, who presents herself on her Facebook page as…
Arik: backdating ownership records
Brussels 07.05.2026 Backdating records is generally defined as the practice of marking a document with a date earlier than the actual date of its creation or application. While it can be used for innocent administrative purposes, it is frequently a criminal offence, ranging from forgery to fraud, if done with the intent to mislead, secure…
Arik: Before and After
Brussels 03.2026 Before and After Gallery Rotten crate offered to Arik by the European Parliament employee with €5 000.00 (five thousand euro) monthly salary, the heiress of the property of her late aunt in Knyazhevo, Sofia, Bulgaria. (See Menu above: Family) Zlatimira Ninova Colova (Златимира Нинова Цолова) Arik’s kennel, first in his life, offered by…
A Family dog? Really?
Brussels 02.05.2026 The EU employee Zlatimira Ninova Colova clamed the ownership of Arik, when his treatment was completed, he was vaccinated, and the passport was issued, all paid by the other person (me). Apparenlty Colova is not hiding that she, and her family (by now late aunt, and late mother) did not bring Arik to…
LOVE to DOGS: In your genes!
Brussels 02.05.2026 How Much of Our Feelings for Dogs Is Genetic? Following a lot of statistical analysis involving structural equations, these researchers came up with the estimate that the size of the genetic component influencing whether we are inclined to own a dog is 57 percent for females and 51 percent for males. Approximately half…