In Russia under the state Duma, animal rights activists staged a hunger strike

The hunger strike began on 7 November.

Two activists of the “animal advocates Alliance” Yuri Koretsky and Vera Stepanova announced an indefinite hunger strike near the building of the state Duma, demanding to pass the bill “About responsible treatment of animals”.

About the protest Koretsky reports in his Facebook.

The hunger strike began on 7 November. At the same time, other animal rights activists organize pickets in Moscow and in the regions activists hold local promotions and flash mobs.

In Moscow, reports “OVD-info” detained one of the picketers. According to the project, she, her sister and friend were drawn up under part 5 of article 20.2 of the administrative code (“violation of the established procedure of organizing or holding a rally, demonstration or picketing”). All three face a fine of 10 thousand rubles.

Animal rights activists believe that the deputies broke his promise to pass a law in the autumn session, the agenda of the lower house of Parliament for November is no discussion of the document.

The past three days, no reaction of parliamentarians on demonstrations followed. According to Koretsky, of the deputies supported only the former head of the working group on the draft law on the protection of animals Oleg Lebedev.

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