NEWS CATEGORIES:



NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>
Home > News > Entertainment

Entertainment


Brigitte Bardot's New Concern about Romania's Stray Dogs

After a Japanese man was bitten to death in Bucharest, mayor Videanu shortens the time stray dogs could be kept in shelters before being put down

By Adina Gheorghe, Entertainment Editor

7th of February 2006, 11:46 GMT

Adjust text size:

Brigitte Bardot slammed Romania on Saturday for culling stray dogs after a Japanese man was bitten to death in Bucharest. The actress is known for donating $ 150,000 in 2001 for mass sterilization of stray dogs in Bucharest, but former mayor, actual president Traian Basescu abandoned the program in less than a month, ordering a mass culling.

After hearing that Bucharest's mayor Adriean Videanu plans to shorten the time stray dogs could be kept in shelters before being put down, the former French film star turned animal rights activist pronounced herself about this issue right away.

"When I think that the only way that has been found is to kill them, I tell you it's not nice what your government is doing," Brigitte Bardot told Radio France International Romania.

The accident that killed the 68-year-old Japanese businessman, who bled to death in central Bucharest after a stray dog bit him in the leg severing a vital artery, made a big fuss around the Romanian authorities.

Even if dozens of people are bitten daily, Bucharest residents are split in to different camps: some agree with culling and others feed the stray dogs on the streets and build makeshift shelters for them.
Read by 13,895 user(s) | Add comment | Link to this article TWEET THIS


Article rating:
Good (3.4/5) 10 vote(s)    

Subscribe to news | Print article | Send to friend

© Copyright 2001-2010 Softpedia
Contact:

 

 

SEARCH THE NEWS ARCHIVE :




Today's News
| Yesterday's News | News Archive


MORE RELATED ARTICLES:


Steven Seagal, Liz Hurley, Jeremy Sisto, Jean Claude Van Damme, Wesley Snipes and Edward Furlong welcomed in Romania

Cindy Crawford Asked For $126,000 From A Romanian Charity Organization

Bats Fly to Romania

Reader's Digest in Romania

Ethan Hawke To Attend A Charity Event in Romania

European film capital moves from Cannes to Cluj on May 27

There's A Lot More Behind This Pretty Face - Cain

Coppola Takes A Romanian Novel To The Big Screen

User opinions:


Comment #1 by: Margaret on 02 Sep 2009, 20:00 GMT reply to this comment

so where did the money go....? the cowardly Major decided to keep it for himself?....

Share your opinion:

Your Name:
Your Email Address:
(will not be used for commercial purposes)
Solve this to prove you're not a bot: =
Your review/opinion:

 




Windows tabGames tabDrivers tabMac tabLinux tabScripts tabMobile tabHandheld tabGadgets tabNews tab

SUBMIT PROGRAM   |   ADVERTISE   |   GET HELP   |   SEND US FEEDBACK   |   RSS FEEDS   |   ENTER NEWS SITE   |   ENGLISH BOARD   |   ROMANIAN FORUM