Post by Currmudgeon on Dec 18, 2003 14:36:50 GMT -5
Law ordering care for strays blamed for pooch poisonings
New legislation forcing local authorities to care for stray animals is being blamed for the poisoning of dozens of stray dogs in Attica, Greece. Liana Alexandri, director of the Hellenic Animal Welfare Society, told Kathimerini newspaper 40 dogs had been poisoned in Nea Makri, on the eastern coast of Attica, over the past few weeks, while a similar fate befell strays in the Athens suburbs of Ilion, Dionysos and Ano Liosia. Many of the victims had been neutered and vaccinated. Earlier, animal welfare groups accused state officials of killing strays ahead of the 2004 Olympics. Officials denied the charges.
www.ajc.com/news/content/news/atlanta_world/1203/17week.html
New legislation forcing local authorities to care for stray animals is being blamed for the poisoning of dozens of stray dogs in Attica, Greece. Liana Alexandri, director of the Hellenic Animal Welfare Society, told Kathimerini newspaper 40 dogs had been poisoned in Nea Makri, on the eastern coast of Attica, over the past few weeks, while a similar fate befell strays in the Athens suburbs of Ilion, Dionysos and Ano Liosia. Many of the victims had been neutered and vaccinated. Earlier, animal welfare groups accused state officials of killing strays ahead of the 2004 Olympics. Officials denied the charges.
www.ajc.com/news/content/news/atlanta_world/1203/17week.html