British diplomats have urged the Romanian government to stop the cull of tens of thousands of stray dogs – ordered after a four-year-old boy was mauled to death.
UK officials have lobbied leaders in Bucharest, calling on them to deal ‘humanely’ with the crisis of the million strays that roam the streets, biting thousands of people each year. About 300,000 dogs have been rounded up and slaughtered in a crackdown launched after Ionut Anghel was killed while playing near a park.
Although initially blamed on strays, his death was later found to have been caused by security dogs owned by a private company. Last month it was ordered to pay compensation to Ionut’s family.
But that hasn’t stopped the Romanian authorities continuing with the massive cull, with reports of dogs being clubbed to death in the streets and caged in horrendous shelters. Government papers obtained by this newspaper reveal Foreign Office fears about widespread animal cruelty in the cash-strapped nation.
UK officials have lobbied leaders in Bucharest, calling on them to deal ‘humanely’ with the crisis of the million strays that roam the streets, biting thousands of people each year. About 300,000 dogs have been rounded up and slaughtered in a crackdown launched after Ionut Anghel was killed while playing near a park.
Although initially blamed on strays, his death was later found to have been caused by security dogs owned by a private company. Last month it was ordered to pay compensation to Ionut’s family.
But that hasn’t stopped the Romanian authorities continuing with the massive cull, with reports of dogs being clubbed to death in the streets and caged in horrendous shelters. Government papers obtained by this newspaper reveal Foreign Office fears about widespread animal cruelty in the cash-strapped nation.
Source: Daily Mail Online
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