Knee jerk politics not reality - Controversial ‘killing law’ leads to Bucharest stray-dog slaughter – New Internationalist
Although a rare and isolated incident, President Traian Basescu declared ‘humans are above dogs’ and the ‘killing law’ was passed. This triggered protests around the world from people concerned with animal welfare and calls for the use of more humane and efficient long-term measures to deal with the strays. An online petition, begun in March to stop the killing and addressed to Prime Minster…