Protest rally of animal rights activists at the government administration

Participants of the rally held at the government administration are protesting the alleged inhumane treatment of homeless dogs. Lasha Chkhartishvili demanded the arrest of the head of the monitoring service and stated that if there is no appropriate response from the authorities, the protest rallies will continue. The participants of the rally chanted demands for the punishment of the officials responsible. Interpressnews+3

The protest rallies began after TV Pirveli released material on October 31, which shows pits, animal burial sites, and dog carcasses. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, an investigation has been launched into this fact under Article 259 of the Criminal Code, which involves the torture, cruel treatment, or other violence against an animal. Interpressnews+2

Tbilisi City Hall denied the information spread in the media about the mass killing of animals and called it a distortion of facts. According to the agency, the process shown in the released video material is permitted by legislation, and the burial site is intended for the disposal of carcasses of animals that died from various causes, including diseases, traffic accidents, and natural death. Interpressnews