More than 77,000 Bulgarians have put their signatures down to the European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Fur Free Europe”, the NGO Campaigns in Activism for Animals in Industry (CAAI) has announced. The organisers of the initiative call on..
The Sofia Zoo ends the year with a record number of visitors and with new residents, its head Dobromir Borislavov has told BNR . By the end of November, the zoo's guests had reached 410,000. "It's been 25 years since we launched a..
In December, the Sofia Zoo passed a long-awaited monitoring for membership in the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). A preliminary report will be prepared at the end of February, as the final results are expected in April 2023, Sofia..
Dozens of celebrities from Bulgaria and 11 European countries have joined a new video calling on citizens to support the campaign to modernize science by ending laboratory experiments on animals. According to EC data from 2019, nearly 11..
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Food Agency have established that in the Sofia region farms lack two thirds of the animals which European subsidies have been applied for, i.e. these are only virtual animals. In an interview with BNR, Simeon..
Art knows no boundaries and language barriers, it rather brings people together. When an artist has an innate talent, they do not remain hidden from the public, no matter in which country they have chosen to live. Thus, relying only on his..
International animal welfare organisation Animals' Angels , based in Germany, has filed a complaint with the European Commission over inhuman treatment of animals in Bulgaria , BTA reported. According to Animals' Angels, Bulgaria..
Anyone who has decorated a live Christmas tree this year, can donate it after the holidays for feed for the animals in the zoo. This is what the team of the Varna Zoo is calling for, BNR Varna reported. The tradition has been going on for several..
In 2020, Bulgaria reports a double decline in the incidence of African swine fever in animals as compared to 2019. This was stated by Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture Desislava Taneva at a video conference of EU agriculture ministers, the ministry..
Until September 22, Sofia residents and guests of the city can see the exhibition "Wild Sofia", which presents biodiversity in the capital city. The exposition is composed of photographs and drawings of animals and birds, which sometimes unsuspectingly..
