Stray dogs being “disposed of” in Sochi ahead of 2014 Winter Olympics
A local pest control company has been ordered to exterminate thousands of stray dogs ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Alexei Sorokin, director general of pest control firm Basya Services told USA Today thousands of stray dogs are roaming the streets of Sochi, some of them “biting children” and causing interruptions.
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- A stray dog approaches an Olympic worker in front of the Olympic rings ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park on February 4, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
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- A stray dog wanders ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Athletes Olympic Village on February 4, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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- A stray dog sleeps outside the Gorki Media Center checkpoint prior to the start of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. (Guy Rhodes/USA TODAY Sports)
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- A stray dog walks through Olympic Park ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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- A stray dog lies on the sidewalk at Rosa Khutor Mountain ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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- Stray dogs walk in front of the Bolshoy Ice Dome ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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- A stray dog crosses the road outside the Olympic Park prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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- The sun sets behind a stray dog ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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- Stray dogs wrestle outside the Bolshoy Ice Dome ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
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- A stray dog walks on the road outside the Olympic Park prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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- A stray dog is seen ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 2, 2014 in Rosa Khutor, Sochi. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
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[…] had stray dogs and construction workers wandering in and out of rooms. (We guess Sochi’s canine-killing corps hasn’t gotten rid of all the […]