Belarus

Hunting

Belarus is home to a growing population of around 2,000 wolves, but apart from those living in nature reserves, the majority are largely unprotected. Hunting is a serious problem, especially considering that hunters make between €60 and €70 for each wolf caught, which is a huge amount of money in a country with an average monthly salary of €230.

For more information: http://turismo-responsable.com/s96-caza-enlatada 

Dolphinariums

In this country you can also find centers which keep cetaceans (dolphins, killer whales and beluga whales) in captivity. Science has shown that these intelligent animals suffer greatly in the limiting conditions of dolphinariums and their stress levels and mortality rates are very high.

The training of these animals for circus shows where they perform totally unnatural behaviors, and which can harm them physically, is achieved through keeping the animals in a permanent state of hunger so that they act in exchange for a piece of dead fish.

Condemned by their facial structure, which resembles a human smile, these highly social animals, which would swim long distances and dive into great depths in the wild, are used to perform stunts in small concrete tanks. Many of the animals are taken from the wild. 

For more information: http://sosdelfines.org

Animal protection entities in Belarus