Kiev, "Bird" market. Is it worth it to torment the animals when the Internet is at hand?

In early 2016, citizens of the Ukrainian capital appealed to local authorities to close the "bird" market (Kiev). A photo made by mushroom pickers "screams" that mockery of dumb essences is a sufficient excuse for closing. In the photo there are kittens abandoned in the forest.

"Birdy" is not the same

Once upon a weekend almost all Kiev gathered here. The "bird market" was for most capital families a favorite holiday destination. Today, the zoological market in Kurenovka is practically not visited by buyers. What is the reason? There are several of them: unsanitary conditions, high mortality (they say, there were cases when a pet died literally during the transfer of money), unscrupulous sellers.

The cases when the new owners of the fluffy animal, purchased at the "Birdy", have become more frequent, instead of accustoming the little friend to a new place of residence, they are forced to run with him from one veterinarian to another ...

Who saves on cleanliness?

Everyone knows that buying a rodent (hamster, chinchilla or rabbit), it is not necessary to get a veterinary passport on him . Probably, this explains the popularity of this category of "living goods". There are a lot of rodents on the zoological market, but they are unlikely to be comfortable in cramped cells - some, judging by the smell, have long been dead, but this does not bother sellers.

Any reseller knows the meaning of the expression "sleepy animal". Being exhausted from the heat or cold, and unable to get out of the dirty cell, the half-starved beast, according to the sellers, feels fine. On the remarks of veterinarians about the tightness in the cells, none of the people seem to react.

Instead of a comment

Volunteers, whose sphere of activity is custody of homeless animals, are sure that the "Birdie" should, if not close, at least be re-formed. Closure of the Kiev "avian" market, they believe, can not be avoided if sellers of the "live goods" do not take the code of control over health, food and the image of their temporary pets.

It is difficult to find a person who does not know about Khreshchatyk, Podol, Andrew's descent and other places with which Kiev is famous. "Bird" market is also included in the number of city attractions. Another possible reason for the closure, according to officially unconfirmed information, was the advantageous location of the "Birdies".

Who will punish the buyers of "live meat"?

According to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (in particular Article 299), it is either expensive or scary to mock the smaller brothers and set animals against each other who does not rank among the decent ones - for this offense he will either be fined 50 minimum wages, Or arrested for six months. The mortification of sentient beings is permitted only if there is no other way to alleviate their dying sufferings. Does this mean that the seller who has learned about the client's intention to purchase "live meat" should react unequivocally?

Defenders of animals can only spread their hands, because specific documents proving the fact of the offense are missing, and the mechanisms for the implementation of laws exist only on paper. And in the risk zone is not only Kiev. "Bird" market, in whatever village it was not, is not immune from such a situation: under the guise of finding a "little friend" the client is actually looking for a suitable educational exhibit for training a fighting dog.

It is possible that all these horrors are fiction, a way to get a piece of land for building. To ensure the fairness of the charges brought against the zoo, the reader can go to the address below.

Kyiv, the bird market, address

This place is located on Frunze street, 66 in Obolonsky district of the capital of Ukraine (Kiev). The bird market is open throughout the week, except Monday.

Many Kyivites and guests of the city, coming to Kurenyovka in the hope of looking into the gullible eyes of kittens and dogs, are increasingly becoming indirect witnesses of brutal punishment.

Bird Market (Kiev): how to get there?

There are several ways how to get on the "bird" market:

• From the metro station "Maidan Nezalezhnosty" you can take a trolleybus number 18 or a fixed-route taxi to the stop "Kurenivsky market";

• From the railway station you can get there by taxi № 558;

• From the metro station "Petrovka" - by shuttle bus number 25, 525;

• From the metro station "Obolon" can be reached by tram No. 11;

• From the metro station "Heroes of the Dnieper" can be reached by tram No. 16.