Photo credits: ORCA This year ORCA launched a new model aimed at permanently solving the problem of stray dogs in the Western Balkans. The multilevel approach includes the expertise of veterinarians, ecologists, lawyers and sociologists from Serbia, the UK and Switzerland and makes the model a one of a kind in the region. Named ‘For […]
SLOBODA ZVIERAT: Slovakia bans wild animals in circuses and introduces mandatory microchipping for dogs
After years of campaigning and advocacy actions against circuses with animals, on 25 May 2018 the Slovak Parliament adopted a landmark amendment to the Veterinary Act introducing an ban on the use of wild animals in circuses, which prohibits both training and public performance of wild animals. Sloboda Zvierat has campaigned for this achievement for […]