Over 70,000 stray dogs killed in Yerevan in five yearsApril 12, 2011 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representative of Propose wildlife protection organization Nare Aramyan said that 100,000 stray dogs were recorded in Yerevan over the past five years, according to official data. 70,000 of them were killed and another 30,000 were sterilized, Aramyan told a press conference in Yerevan. According to her, the number of stray dogs is growing in Yerevan from year to year. “We numerously applied to Yerevan Mayor’s Office to cooperate with it on the problem resolution, but it has not reacted,” said Aramyan. She noted that the Armenian state budget allocates $500,000 annually for shooting stray dogs, but similar policy cannot solve the problem. Head of Save Animals NGO Nune Mehrabyan said for her part that it seems that Yerevan Mayor’s Office is not interested in the problem resolution. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. |