German Animal Welfare Federation

Billion Dollar Business: Illegal Puppies Trade from Eastern Europe

In our minds, smuggling is mainly related to the illicit transfer of drugs or alcohol. In recent years, however, there has been a boom in another business - the illegal puppies trade.

The illegal puppies trade brings huge profits. In Europe, dogs can only be exported after they are 15 weeks old and have all the required vaccinations. However, this does not stop greedy breeders.

Greek neuroscientist cleared of animal cruelty

A German court has thrown out a case against a distinguished Greek neuroscientist who was accused of animal cruelty.

Nikos Logothetis, who is director of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (MPI-Biocyb) in Tubingen, had been accused of allegedly delaying the euthanization of three sick research monkeys.