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29. 07. 09. - 15:45

Credit crunch puppy bins

croatiantimes.com

Animal lovers have set up puppy bins for unwanted dogs abandoned in the credit crunch.

Owners in Dallgow-Doberitz, Germany, who can no longer care for their dogs can put the pet through a giant catflap linked to a welfare centre without having to fill in forms or be identified.

The bins follow the country's tradition of 'baby hatches' where unwanted children are placed in special holes-in-the-wall at hospitals where they are taken for adoption.

"People are having a tough time financially and one of the first victims is usually the family pet.

"It is better they bring them to us than to simply abandon them or throw them in the river," said one organiser.

Snow and strong wind cut Croatia
Snow in Lika and Gorski kotar mountainous regions and in the eastern, central and north-western parts of Croatia and strong wind have almost cut southern and northern Croatia off from each other.

Torso found in lake is that of a Serb drug dealer
Police have said that a corpse without a head, hands and legs found in Zagreb's Jarun Lake on Monday is that of Serb drug dealer Cvetko Simic.

Official takes out a fake ad to promote tourism in Zagorje
A Croatian official has come up with a bizarre plan to promote his region by pretending to want to buy a really expensive car so he can make the headlines.

Five of the 100 sexiest villas on the Mediterranean are in Croatia
British Sunday Times’s listing of the 100 sexiest villas on the Mediterranean coast includes five on Croatia's Dalmatian coast.

Ericsson Nikola Tesla and Montenegro Telecom to cooperate
Croatian Ericsson Nikola Tesla, a member of the Ericsson Group, and Crnogorski Telekom (Montenegro Telecom) have signed a contract on cooperation during the next four years.

Split acrobats among top ten European circus artists
The Split Positive Force group was chosen one of the top ten European circus artists at the "Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe" competition in France yesterday (Tues).

Kosor supports controversial budget cuts
People wanted budget cuts, but, when the government engaged in them, everyone screamed in protest, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said today (Weds).

´I will support Brazil and Serbia at World Cup,´ Eduardo says
Arsenal striker and Croatian national team player Eduardo da Silva plans to support Brazil and Serbia at upcoming World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Croatia among Europe´s favourite holiday destinations
A Eurobarometer survey published yesterday (Tues) in Brussels shows that 80 per cent of residents of 32 European countries will go on vacation this year, many of them to Croatia.

Croat arrested in Ireland for plotting cartoonist´s murder
One of the men arrested on Monday in Ireland for allegedly plotting the murder of Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks is a Croatian citizen.