Improving laws & regulations related to companion animal management
Proposal for amendment to the Animal Protection Act, 25 Sep 2015. Briefly after opening its autumn session, Bulgarian Parliament started a procedure of discussion on amendments to the Animal Protection Act. Although there is a bill proposed by Second Borisov Cabinet, it just provides few articles that would allow the executive to write its own bylaw under the bombastic headline "A National Programme for mastery over stray dog population in Bulgaria." In its letter to the Agriculture Committee, BAPF suggested a set of substantial amendments related to dog control to be proposed by committee members. Warning letter to Agriculture Minister BAPF calls on international authority to oppose Bulgaria's dog dumping policy Animal Programs calls for a legislative intervention to Bulgaria's dog overpopulation crisis Open letter to Prime Minister of Bulgaria. PM Bojko Borisov made in August 2011 a draft proposal to the Animal Protection Act. The only changes proposed in the scope of pet population management were extending the term for neutering unwanted dogs and then impounding all them at "temporary animal shelters outside settlements" until the end of 2015. Animal Programs jumped against and drafted appropriate texts that could reduce dog and cat over-reproduction, pet population pressure, animal roam and abusive treatment of roaming animals. First report on animal shelter operations. A report for Bulgarian authorities issued 2011 and entitled "Corruption and Shady Practices Frustrate Dog Population Management: A Strategic Report on Animal Shelter Operations in Bulgaria" recommends that all shelters submit to Agriculture Ministry annual data report on intake and disposition of animals as a part of new animal control strategy. The study is based on data from 14 municipalities having a total population of 43 per cent of the entire human population of Bulgaria. Letter to Agriculture Minister Letter to the Chairman of Agriculture and Forestry Committee Open letter to Prime Minister of Bulgaria Letter to Sofia Mayor and Agriculture Minister Letter to Bulgarian President, Vice PM, Agriculture Minister, and Finance Minister Improving professional capability
ICAM Coalition's Humane Dog Population Management Guidance in Bulgarian language (original document in English). A true and whole Bulgarian version of this document made by Animal Programs is published on internet since August, 2011. The guidance was also provided to PM Bojko Borisov, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency Director, Dr. Jordan Vojnov, and Mayor of Sofia, Jordanka Fandykova. Improving local animal control services & programmes
Letter to Sofia Mayor (in Bulgarian only). Sofia to effectively deal with pet overpopulation, Deputy Mayor Bojadzhijska to be fired. Mayor of Sofia, Jordanka Fandykova, received a letter emailed from Anima Programs dated August 9, 2011. It criticizes incompetent policies conducted by the Deputy Mayor Maria Bojadzhijska over the past six years and also proposes creating a multi-stakeholder committee to prepare a program for effective local dog and cat population management. Open letter to Sofia Mayor Letter to Sofia Mayor and Agriculture Minister Improving public awareness
Animal control-related articles translated in Bulgarian Emil Kuzmanov's articles translated in English Miscellaneous actions
Germany’s Foreign Minister Westerwelle to Discuss the Ongoing Pet Population Negligence in Bulgaria Obama to Respond Convincingly to Bulgarian Dog Diplomacy, Animal Programs Calls Animal Programs Foundation calls Jessica Simpson to boycott Bulgarian officials Urge Bulgaria and Sofia to Take Legal Pet Control! Boycott Bulgaria, Boycott Sofia. World's reproach for the political protection of systematic pet abuse in Bulgaria [EN], [FR], [DE], [ES], [IT] |