Vienna -
After being linked to an illegal bear-baiting contest, pet food manufacturer Royal Canin has offered help in support of a Four Paws program for rescued bears.
Vinnytsya -
After allegedly being linked to bear-baiting, pet food manufacturer Royal Canin said it believed the company was sponsoring a dog show. Four Paws however, responded that the sponsorship was not a "one off" incident.
Vinnytsya -
Animal welfare organisation Four Paws is charging popular French manufacturer of dog and cat food, Royal Canin, with sponsoring brutal and illegal bear-baiting in the Ukraine.
Zhytomyr -
It was the end of a long journey for bear cub Nastia after she was finally released into a new sanctuary in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. But the move was bitter sweet for the young bear when the Lutsk zoo refused to part with Nastia's mother.
Vinnytsya -
Organization Four Paws Ukraine, says it has now rescued Nastia, the 4-month-old bear recently filmed being ripped away from her mother by the Lutsk Zoo and sold to traders.
Lutsk -
A disturbing undercover video released by Four Paws, shows two keepers at Lutsk Zoo in the Ukraine, ripping a 4-month-old bear cub from its mother and forcing the screaming cub into a tiny box to be sold to traders.
Following a storm of protest by animal rights activists over the culling of stray dogs, done to tidy the streets of Kiev prior to the Euro 2012 football tournament, a dog sterilization program has been launched.
Four paws, an animal rescue group based in Britain, recently saved a pregnant female orangutan and its daughter at the last minute from death, as knife-wielding bounty hunters closed in on the pair in Borneo.
Dogs are awarded points by a referee for how aggressive its attack is, said FOUR PAWS.
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Royal Canin responded that it only sponsored two trophies, yet clearly more are available in the photo captured by FOUR PAWS.
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FOUR PAWS rescued Nastia after she was wrestled away from her mother.
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Orang-utan mother wraps her arms around her daughter as bounty hunters close in
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This chained bear is jerked and controlled by three men. They pull on the chain to prevent the bear from injuring the dogs.
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Nastia's solitary home with animal traders.
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Orang-utan mother wraps her arms around daughter as bounty hunters close in
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This screenshot shows that Royal Canin also sponsored a Feb. 2012 bear-baiting contest, Four Paws said.
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Bear-baiting contests are are being sponsored by French pet food manufacturer: Royal Canin, says FOUR PAWS.
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A photo depicting another bear-baiting contest sponsored by Royal Canin showed that a similar contest took place back in February 2012, Four Paws said.
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Nastia is carried away by Dr. Amir Khalil for a health assessment after her rescue.
