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…
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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…
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…
EU €5K salary was not enough!
Brussels 01.05.2026 Looking back on the situaiton the most astonishing is the gap between aspirant-EU politician Zlatimira Ninova Colova proclaimed defence of the European values (See Menu: Family), and grim reality. Although it is clearly stated that under EU law animals are legally recognized as SENTIENT BEINGS — capable of feeling pain, pleasure, and emotion—based…
Dogs: EU for common rules
Brussels 29.04.2026 The EU lawmakers approved the first-ever common European rules for cats and dogs, including bans on abusive practices and illegal pet trading. MEPs have given their final green light to the first ever EU standards for the breeding, housing, traceability, import and handling of cats and dogs. Learn more: https://t.co/UjfkJ2wO1e pic.twitter.com/EONeX6wVny — European…