Tag: animal rights

Georgian man facing six years for shooting dog with air rifle

August 19, 2025August 16, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, August 16 – Prosecutors in Georgia say a man has been charged after shooting a dog dead with an air rifle and being caught with an unlicensed firearm at his home. The incident happened on August 15 in the village of Kisiskhevi, part of Telavi municipality in eastern Georgia. According to investigators, the suspect … Read more

Midnight dog roundups spark public outcry in Batumi

August 14, 2025August 12, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, August 12 – A late-night operation to collect stray dogs under Georgia’s new animal control program has triggered protests from local activists, who claim the animals were already cared for. Animal rights activists claim the stray dogs had already been vaccinated, sterilized, and were under community care, warning that repeated vaccination could be harmful. … Read more

Animal rights activists storm Batumi Dolphinarium, using tear gas

August 31, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Six men broke into a dolphinarium in Batumi on Sunday, and demanded that the dolphins be set free.

The six activists were all detained and questioned.

According to Batumi Dolphinarium’s management, the group broke

Animal rights activist demand to shut down Tbilisi Zoo

June 21, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–A group of animal rights activists demonstrated Sunday outside City Hall in Tbilisi, demanding to shut down the zoo, after a flood killed more than 50 percent of the animals held there, and others escaped.

The demonstration was organized by Vegan Georgia