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Romanian court dismisses euthanising of dogs [Jan 11, 2012] BUCHAREST (AP) - Romania's Constitutional Court has dismissed a controversial law that allows the euthanising of thousands of stray dogs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament votes to put down stray dogs despite lobbying by animal rights groups [Nov 28, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country?s streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. Bucharest alone is home to an estimated 50,000 stray dogs, according to local media, and they are a part of city life, crossing the street, snoozing on sidewalks and even ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament votes to euthanize stray dogs [Nov 25, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian lawmakers voted today to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country's streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament votes to euthanize stray dogs [Nov 25, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanian lawmakers voted today to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country's streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Votes To Kill Strays [Nov 23, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country?s streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania Votes To Kill Strays [Nov 23, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country?s streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament votes to euthanize stray dogs [Nov 22, 2011] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country's streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. Bucharest alone is home to an estimated 50,000 stray dogs, according to local media, and they are a part of city life, crossing the street ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Stray Dogs: Parliament Votes To Euthanize Animals [Nov 22, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania -- Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country's streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament votes to euthanize stray dogs [Nov 22, 2011] ALISON MUTLER Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country's streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. Bucharest alone is home to an estimated 50,000 stray dogs, according to local media, and they are a part of city life, crossing the street ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian parliament votes to put down stray dogs despite lobbying by animal rights groups [Nov 22, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romanian lawmakers voted Tuesday to make it legal to euthanize the thousands of stray dogs that roam the country?s streets, angering animal rights activists who have lobbied for months to stop the measure. Bucharest alone is home to an estimated 50,000 stray dogs, according to local media, and they are a part of city life, crossing the street, snoozing on sidewalks and even ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Plan to put down stray dogs causes howl in Romania [May 19, 2011] BUCHAREST (AFP) - They cross the street at crosswalks, stroll through parks and occasionally take the bus. Stray dogs are part of daily life in Romania, where plans to put them down have triggered a howling debate. [via YahooNews] More >>

Plan to put down stray dogs causes howl in Romania [May 19, 2011] They cross the street at crosswalks, stroll through parks and occasionally take the bus. Stray dogs are part of daily life in Romania, where plans to put them down have triggered a howling debate. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Parliament says stray dogs can be killed, angering animal rights' groups [Apr 06, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A parliament committee has passed a draft law that says stray dogs can be killed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Parliament says stray dogs can be killed, angering animal rights' groups [Apr 05, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A parliament committee has passed a draft law that says stray dogs can be killed. Hundreds of animals rights' activists gathered outside Parliament to protest the Tuesday decision. Protesters called for stray dogs to be sterilized, saying it is cheaper and more humane. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian woman mauled to death by pack of dogs in Bucharest, home to thousands of stray dogs [Feb 01, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - A hospital in Romania says a Romanian woman has died after she was mauled by a pack of dogs in the capital of Bucharest. The woman was found earlier this week in the courtyard of a public institution where she had been attacked by stray dogs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dogs maul Romanian to death [Jan 28, 2011] A woman in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, dies in hospital after being mauled by stray dogs. [via YahooNews] More >>

200 animal lovers in Romania protest plans to euthanize stray dogs [Apr 30, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania - About 200 people in Bucharest, the Romanian capital, have protested a proposal to euthanize thousands of stray dogs. Authorities say 11,000 people were bitten in the capital last year. [via YahooNews] More >>