16.06.2026 The Los Angeles National Action Network held a news conference Tuesday, June 16, morning in front of LA Police Department headquarters, urging the department to identify the officers involved in the shooting of the pet dog. UPDATE—First exclusive interview with the woman whose family dog was shot & killed by the LAPD. "He’s my…
Category: LAW
USA: Phasing out animal testing
16.10.2026 The dog breeding facility Ridglan Farms in the US state of Wisconsin is closing. Its remaining 475 beagles will be transferred to rescue organizations and prepared for adoption. Big Dog Ranch Rescue announced that it had reached an agreement with Ridglan Farms, a breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, to permanently close…
Arik: why law isn’t enforced?
12.06.2026 Looking back at Arik’s miserable fate the first question which comes to mind is: why in Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria, the animal welfare laws are not enforced? How come that it was possible to maintain a dog in the garden in a capital of Bulgaria for a decade without vaccination? Zlatimira Ninova Colova…
No taxpayers money to fund cruelty
27.05.2026 “Taxpayer dollars should never support facilities that abuse animals like Ridglan Farms. While we work toward stronger protections for animals used in research, NIH can act right now to stop funding facilities with serious animal welfare violations. “That’s why 34 bipartisan members of Congress urged the Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy…
Beagles: Animal Advocacy under Attack
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…
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…
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…
LAW
Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishes a legally binding obligation for the EU and Member States to recognize animals as SENTIENT BEINGS and consider their welfare in agricultural, transport, and research policies. While serving as a horizontal, binding principle, the provision requires balancing animal protection with cultural,…