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      Emil Kuzmanov
About the foundation



General Information

Bulgarian  Animal Programs Foundation is a national animal welfare organization having non-profit status, based in Sofia and registered with the Sofia City Court. Animal Programs provides unbiased advice to the Bulgarian authorities, pet owners, animal advocates, and general public on issues affecting pet population management and animal welfare.

Animal Programs’ mission is to enhance general public awareness within Bulgaria in most important animal welfare issues by writing comments on current local situation and the progress abroad. Animal Programs is also known for providing content in English language to the media.

These days, Animal Programs is also an animal advocacy organization who provides substantial information in English through its website.

Remaining unbiased and independent is extremely important to Animal Programs. For example, Animal Programs is completely led by its founder and does not depend on corporations, government, or any other groups which could influence its position and activity.



Formation

It was founded on June 12, 2003 by Emil Dimitrov Kuzmanov. Since 1999, Kuzmanov taken care on a total of nine abandoned companion animals - tree cats, а mixed-breed dog, а Giant Schnauzer, two Cocker Spaniels, Pekingese, and а German Shepherd. Meanwhile, the number of his family's own cats has increased from eight to thirty-five and then has remained for years at least thirty. All that led Kuzmanov to dedicate his life to preventing the companion animal overpopulation crisis spread across the country.



Aims

Enhancing welfare status of total cat and dog population in Bulgaria by reducing pet over-reproduction so that reliable owners, good health, and normal lifespan being provided to every companion animal bred and born.



Mission

The purpose of Animal Programs is to raise public awareness and change humane attitude toward pet population problems in Bulgaria; to work for improving and enforcing legislation, providing humane education, and improving animal services.


Letters

Letter to Agriculture and Food Committee, 25 Sep 2015

Letter to Agriculture Minister Desislava Taneva (in Bulgarian), 28 Jan 2015

Letter to PM Plamen Oresharski (in Bulgarian), 5 Aug 2013

Letter to Agriculture Minister Prof. Grekov (in Bulgarian), 24 June 2013

Warning letter to Agriculture Minister Prof. Stankov, 12 Apr 2013

BAPF calls on international bodies to confront the Bulgaria's dog dumping policy

An open letter to PM Bojko Borisov, 31 Aug 2011

Letter to Sofia Mayor, Jordanka Fandykova (in Bulgarian), 9 Aug 2011

Letter to the National Assembly's Agriculture and Forestry Committee, 23 Nov 2007

Open Letter to PM, June 2007

Open letter to Sofia Mayor, June 2007

Letter to the Agriculture Minister & Sofia Mayor, January 2007

Letter to the National Assembly's Agriculture and Forestry Committee, 10 Nov 2006 (in Bulgarian)

Letter to Bulgarian Government, 2004



Press releases

A Press Statement of 10 April 2012 (PDF)



Research

A Strategic Report on Animal Shelter Operations in Bulgaria, 23 June 2011



Translated professional literature

Humane Dog Population Management Guidance, ICAM Coalition (translated in Bulgarian)



Тranslated articles by foreign authors

Long awaited legislation outlaws puppy farming in Ireland. Irish Central. January 2, 2012.

Welcome to the puppy farm capital. The Irish Times. January 1, 2004.

NEWKIRK: Under(valued)dog to secure hearth and homeland? The Washington Times. July 29, 2010

Victim of Pound Seizure: Meet Cruella (E6993). Dying to Learn.

Pet Theft. In Defense of Animals.

Greyhound case tops pet theft log. Animal People. July-August 2003.

Mystery of the Missing Cats. Der Spiegel. January 24, 2007.

Cat-napping outcry after fur traders admit buying animals killed in Britain. timesonline.co.uk. November 17, 2007.

Obama family accepts a "second chance" dog from Ted Kennedy. Animal People. May 2009.

Indianapolis considers requiring pit bulls to be sterilized. Animal People. May 2009.

Pfoten auf Abwegen. Die Weltwoche. March 24, 2010.

$75 million offered to further non-surgical sterilization. Animal People. April 2010.

The search goes on for a single-dose non-surgical way to sterilize dogs & cats. Animal People. April 2010.



Glasnost

Whose interests does serve the Mayor Fandykova's ''alliance for animals''? - Allvoices, 10 July 2013

Europe's biggest-ever animal control scam deserves international reproach - h

Unknown number of Bulgarian dogs fall victim in military's chemical-weapons tests - Indymedia UK, 15 Feb 2013s

2012: Sofia Municipality's old promises for new strays (in Bulgarian) - Bulgaria Indymedia, 24 Jan 2012

European Animal Cruelty Price Index for 2011 - UK Indymedia, 28 Oct 2011

Fortunately for Dog Bunchers (in Bulgarian) - Dnevnik daily, 7 Aug 2011

No Animal Cause Considered by Bulgaria's Top Men - UK Indymedia, 4 Jun 2010

A Decade Favorable to the Dog Bunchers (in Bulgarian) - Dnevnik daily, 1 Apr 2010

Jordanka Fandykova to Choose Either the Animal Control or the Dirty Concession (in Bulgarian) - Bulgaria Indymedia, 17 Nov 2009

Plovdiv Accepted False Animal Birth Control Too - Sofia News Agency, 16 Oct 2009

Solving the Dog Population Problem by Neutering Unwanted Strays? (in Bulgarian) - Bulgaria Indymedia, 13 Jun 2009

In 2008 Sofia Paid BGN 1.2 M for False Dog Population Management - Sofia News Agency, 16 Mar 2009

Dog Shelters Have no Obstacles in Illegal Animal Disposal (in Bulgarian) - Monitor daily, 4 Feb 2009

Sofia Fails in Animal Rescue - from The Sofia Echo, 12 Dec 2008

Obama, Bulgarian Bojko Borisov and Dog Shelters - Portland Indymedia, 13 Aug 2008

Street Dogs in Sofia - Sofia News Agency, 16 May 2008

Sofia fails against theft and `poaching' of roaming animals - The Sofia Echo, 18 April 2008

Bulgaria Adopted an Animal Neglection Act - Pittsburgh Independent Media Center, 2 Feb 2008

Meaningless Catch-Neuter-Release dog control in Sofia (translation) - Monitor daily, 21 Dec 2007

Bulgaria, the Stray Animal Farm (translation) - Dnevnik daily, 18 Dec 2007

Bulgaria's Borisov frustrates pet control - The Sofia Echo, 10 Sep 2007

The Mafia's Poaching Industry (translation) - Monitor daily, 14 Jul 2004 




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