Four Paws

With the upcoming holidays, FOUR PAWS, an international animal protection organization, brings attention to the detrimental impact of fireworks on animals. Over recent years, the discourse around the use of pyrotechnics during celebrations has gained momentum, morphing into a widespread movement advocating for responsible festivities.

This winter, FOUR PAWS, the international animal protection organization that helps animals exposed to direct human influence, has launched a social and media campaign, "Beautiful for us is terrifying to them," calling for a responsible celebration of the holidays.

Two endangered Syrian brown bears were headed to a new life in the United States on July 18 after being rescued from cramped conditions in a Lebanese zoo, two charities said.

Homer and Ulysses, each aged 18 and weighing 130 kilos, had been living in a zoo near the southern city of Tyre, animal rights association Animals Lebanon said.

The dolphinarium in the city of Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast has been criticized over the death of a baby dolphin.

The incident happened during a live performance at the aquatic zoo earlier this month, reports BTV Novinite, citing one spectator.

The Arcturos bear sanctuary in the village of Nymfaio, near Florina, on Tuesday announced that five orphan bear cubs that were cared for at its facilities have now been released back into the wild.

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria agreed on Monday to spare the life of Penka the cow after plans to kill her for crossing European Union borders without paperwork triggered an international outcry.

Penka wandered away from her herd near the Bulgarian village of Mazarachevo last month and walked out of the bloc into neighboring Serbia.

Dancing Bears Park Belitsa, a sanctuary in south-west Bulgaria for the rehabilitation of mistreated bears, has announced that its first Albanian resident arrived successfully from Tirana on May 4.