Azerbaijan became the first post-Soviet country that joined the European Convention for Protection of Pet Animals. On October 22, 2003 the Convention was signed by Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the Council of Europe.

According to Moskovsky Komsomolets daily, the Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov proposed to establish a full citywide ban on bullfights.

Actor Pierce Brosnan joins the campaign of International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) against whaling. From IFAW's website Brosnan calls on compassionate people all around the world to write to the governments of Iceland, Norway and Japan, and urge them to stop whaling.

LA Weekly published Belinda Cooper's article about the plight of homeless animals in Georgia. The article is available online at: http://www.laweekly.com/ink/03/37/features-cooper.php

On Saturday, August 16, animal rights activists all around the world celebrated the National (already international) Homeless Animals' Day. This day was conceived by International Society for Animal Rights (www.isaronline.org) in 1992 magnify the significance of stray overpopulation problem and provide a solution to end the killing: spaying and neutering.

With the financial support of InterNICHE, the International Network for Humane Education, ARC member and InterNICHE National Contact Irina Tsirkvadze will produce a Georgian version of InterNICHE's film Alternative in Education - New Approaches for a New Millenium.

On December 9, 2001 Animal Rights Committee official website was awarded third prize in the Web Contest organized by Open Society - Georgia Foundation, a member of the Soros Foundations Network.

GEA news agency. 9 November 2001 | The Sakrebulo (elected council) of Tbilisi adopted rules for the maintenance of dogs, cats, and predator animals. According to the rules, dogs shall be kept within an isolated territory, residents of communal buildings may keep only one dog or cat per person, dogs may be walked in yards or streets only on a short leash and in control.

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