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Ukraine ends drive to kill all stray dogs
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November 18, 2011, Friday
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Succumbing to pressure from Western civic groups, the Ukrainian government yesterday called for an end to the killing of stray dogs ahead of the Euro 2012 soccer championship next summer.
Ukraine's Environment Ministry said it has urged all the country's mayors to stop killing dogs ahead of the June event and build animal shelters instead.
Thousands of stray dogs have been killed in Ukraine over the past year, often poisoned or injected with illegal substances in an apparent effort to clean city streets of strays ahead of the prestigious sports event and causing an outcry from animal protection groups.
Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky said: "I am publicly turning to all city mayors - let us stop the deaths of those poor stray animals for half a year and build shelters together."
The statement followed a meeting with representatives of Naturewatch, a UK-based group that is campaigning against animal cruelty in Ukraine.
"This is a fantastic victory for Ukraine, its citizens and its animals," said John Ruane, head of Naturewatch.
However, it remained unclear how the killing ban would be enforced. Ukraine has a large stray dog population, often numbering tens of thousands in big cities, and building shelters to house them would take months.
Ukraine's Environment Ministry said it has urged all the country's mayors to stop killing dogs ahead of the June event and build animal shelters instead.
Thousands of stray dogs have been killed in Ukraine over the past year, often poisoned or injected with illegal substances in an apparent effort to clean city streets of strays ahead of the prestigious sports event and causing an outcry from animal protection groups.
Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky said: "I am publicly turning to all city mayors - let us stop the deaths of those poor stray animals for half a year and build shelters together."
The statement followed a meeting with representatives of Naturewatch, a UK-based group that is campaigning against animal cruelty in Ukraine.
"This is a fantastic victory for Ukraine, its citizens and its animals," said John Ruane, head of Naturewatch.
However, it remained unclear how the killing ban would be enforced. Ukraine has a large stray dog population, often numbering tens of thousands in big cities, and building shelters to house them would take months.
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