Russia hires firm to kill stray animals in lead-up to Olympics

by Ben Reilly Sun Feb 02, 2014 6:43 pm

Russia is reportedly slaughtering stray dogs in the run up to the Winter Olympics.

The city of Sochi is said to have hired a private company to kill as many of the neglected creatures as possible, it has been claimed.

The administration publicly dropped plans to “dispose of” more than 2,000 dogs and cats last year but charities have filmed evidence of animals being killed in the street at night.

A man claiming to be the owner of Basia Services extermination company, Alexei Sorokin, told ABC News his firm had been hired for the task by city authorities.

“I am for the right of people to walk the streets without fear of being attacked by packs of dogs,” he said.

“Let’s call things by their real name. These dogs are biological trash.”

http://www.henter.org/2014/02/russia-is-hiring-private-company-to.html