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#Animal Welfare

Blood and democracy: the fight for animal rights in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan, animal rights activists have been protesting the illegal shooting of dogs by municipal authorities.

Blood and democracy: the fight for animal rights in Azerbaijan

By Ali Malikov

In Azerbaijan, animal rights activists have been protesting the illegal shooting of dogs by municipal authorities.

Activists protest alleged dog-killings by shelter for strays in Baku

Activists claim that the Toplan Centre for Stray Dogs does not care for the dogs, but simply kills them.

Activists protest alleged dog-killings by shelter for strays in Baku

Activists claim that the Toplan Centre for Stray Dogs does not care for the dogs, but simply kills them.

Hundreds of endangered seals wash up dead on Daghestan’s shores

Eco-activists and scientists have warned of an environmental disaster in the Caspian Sea.

Hundreds of endangered seals wash up dead on Daghestan’s shores

Eco-activists and scientists have warned of an environmental disaster in the Caspian Sea.

Baku police disperse protest against ‘systematic killing’ of stray dogs

Activists were protesting what they insist is the ‘illegal slaughter’ of stray dogs in Baku.

Baku police disperse protest against ‘systematic killing’ of stray dogs

Activists were protesting what they insist is the ‘illegal slaughter’ of stray dogs in Baku.

The shelter saving bears from exploitation in Georgia

Many bears in Georgia are kept in captivity — often as ‘decorations’ to attract tourists. One shelter near Tbilisi is trying to save such bears from a similar fate.

The shelter saving bears from exploitation in Georgia

By Tata Shoshiashvili

Many bears in Georgia are kept in captivity — often as ‘decorations’ to attract tourists. One shelter near Tbilisi is trying to save such bears from a similar fate.