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China’s national pole dancers have been chained up in cages, pulled by the neck, dragged by vans and brutally treated as a form of protest against the country’s dog-eating culture. Each of the photos showing the abuse features a real-life photo showing how the dog had been treated along with captions such as “Please don’t abandon me” and “I don’t know what I’ve done wrong”.

The Eyes on Four Paws Foundation has organized a photo exhibition entitled ''Awakening''. Visitors will have the opportunity to visit the exhibition from March 30 to April 8 in Sofia Hall at the Capital's Library, located on the central Slaveikov Square.

Man's best friend often gets a rough ride in Turkey, but three canines in a municipality in Istanbul will soon be providing lessons in loyalty and honor to their bipedal overlords after the local municipality adopted three strays to add to its search-and-rescue team.

An attacker in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri has slaughtered a hunting dog, before stripping its skin and putting it in front of the owners’ door in a gruesome new case of animal murder.

A Scottish cyclist has won many hearts in Turkey after she interrupted her world tour to save an injured stray dog.

34-year-old sprint cyclist Ishbel Taromsari arrived in the western Turkish province of Balıkesir, four months after she left France for a world tour with her bicycle and only 3.5 British pounds per day for her expenses covered by a sponsor. 

Dog lovers in Iran could face up to 74 lashes under plans by hardline lawmakers that would ban keeping the pets at home or walking them in public.
      
A draft bill, signed by 32 members of the country's conservative-dominated parliament, would also authorise heavy fines for offenders, the reformist Shargh newspaper reported.
     

A British man in Bodrum who killed his dog by striking its head repeatedly, claiming that it was “old and would die soon anyway,” has been released after questioning.

The 48-year-old man, identified only as B.C., killed his dog “Kol” in the street as witnesses attempted to stop him. B.C. also allegedly attacked those who attempted to prevent him.

A 59-year-old man has been arrested and faces charges of animal cruelty and illegal weapon possession in Volos, central Greece, after allegedly killing a dog.

The suspect is said to have shot the dog with a hunting rifle for which he does not have a license.

No explanation was given as to why he killed the animal.

Three Athens policemen were receiving treatment at the 401 military hospital on Tuesday for dog bites suffered during an attempt to arrest a man who had been causing a disturbance in the neighborhood of Ambelokipi earlier in the day.