Animal rights activists
Like many European countries, Bulgaria struggles with a growing street dog population caused by a long-term lack of education and funding.
Animal rights activists including the English community from around region, gathered to protest about condition’s of municipal dog shelter. Dogs living in their excrement and exposed to weather elements like snow, rain, wind and heat dogs do die of heatstroke and frostbite" with poor kennel’s housing. The the new Mayor of Yambol visited the shelter to see to poor treatment of the street dogs.
Reducing the suffering of street dogs in Bulgaria through welfare, education and sterilisation programmes, stopping sights like this picture above, who is now with a foster home and looking for a forever home. Click to help LuluCimbom Stirling
Bulgaria Yambol village of Roza.
Expat Claire Starling from Yorkshire pictured after having a finger of her right hand bitten off during a visit to the shelter in Yambol feeding the street dogs housed in the shelter. Claire who said; when the incident happen the dogs was starving and in very poor condition.
Images captured during the protest at the shelter animal rights activists from Bulgaria and the English community
If you can help with support or home fostering visit lovepawzrescue.com or LuluCimbom Stirling both the organisation was present at the protest.
A stray dog may be a friendly lost pet – or it could be a dangerous and aggressive animal. Always put your safety and well-being first.
