China: celebrity dog sold and eaten

08.06.2026 A celebrity family dog with more than 1.5 million followers was allegedly snatched from his home farm in China, then sold for just $26 to a restaurant, where he was slaughtered and eaten the same day. 🐶🇨🇳 Chine : Chutou, un border collie de 8 ans suivi par plus de 1,5 million d'abonnés à…

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Colova for “caring and just world”

27.05.2026 Brussels. ARCHIVE: Interview of Zlatimira Colova (pictured) by Felix Hofmann Mai; 9 2019 #EP2019: Interview with Zlatimira Colova, Candidate of the Pan-European Party VOLT in Bulgaria for the EU-Elections.Source: https://klimadelegation.de/ “Zlatimira Colova (Златимира Нинова Цолова) is the female lead candidate (number 2) for a member of the European Parliament on the List of Volt…

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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…

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Arik Photo Gallery

27.05.2026 Here are the photos of Arik from the end of February 2026, taken in Knyzhevo, Soia, Bulgaria: In the garden in Knyazhevo, guarding the house of his late owner Galina M. Arik with the new harness in hope to leave for Belgium. In the street of Knyazhevo on the way to the vet clinic….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.