An international animal welfare organization, Four Paws, has launched an online petition urging the Bulgarian authorities and the European Commission “to ensure that Bulgaria ends the legalisation of inappropriate wild animal keeping!”
The petition comes after two lion cubs – Simba and Kossara - born as a result of inbreeding in the zoo in Blagoevgrad were temporarily taken, in grievous condition, to the zoo in Varna, where the facility is similarly unsuitable.
Out of the 19 licensed zoos in Bulgaria, most of them municipal, only 2 meet international standards, Four Paws says, as reported by BNR’s correspondent in Blagoevgrad Kety Trechneva.
Bulgaria will invest 2.18 per cent of its GDP in defence this year , according to documents released by NATO ahead of its July 2024 summit in Washington. The country's 2024 defence spending is expected to be $2.325 billion , up from $1.992 billion..
The ban on heavy goods vehicles travelling through the Petrohan Pass remains in for ce, according to the Road Infrastructure Agency, which said there was no order to change the traffic rules. A new protest by local residents against the opening of..
The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Milojko Spajić, failed to attend a meeting with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Podgorica , the Montenegrin edition of "Vesti" reported, citing BGNES. "It was agreed with the Bulgarian embassy that the meeting..
Bulgaria will continue to support Montenegro’s European prospect, President Rumen Radev stated after meeting with his Montenegrin counterpart Jakov..
It will be sunny on Monday. Clouds will form over the mountains in western Bulgaria in the afternoon with a chance of showers. The lowest temperatures..
A lasting settlement of the conflict will require dialogue between all parties, reads the final communiqué signed by 80 countries at the Summit on Peace..
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