The useful Bulgarian / English-language site gives up to date information about the various projects of the Bulgarian NGO ( Четири Лапи) which includes an emergency clinic in Bankya for treating stray animals as well as their dancing bears project (the charity funded the campaign to buy up all the dancing bears and place them in a park in Belitsa, near Bansko in the south-west of Bulgaria). Four Paws internationally are at the forefront of campaigning and raising awareness against animal abuse and other related issues. They rely on donors and sponsors - you can support their work by sending an SMS 'DMS LAPI' to 17 777 ( for all mobile phone operators) For a donation of one SMS (1 lev) you will be charged 1 lev by your mobile phone operator. You will now also receive a reply asking if you would like to make a monthly donation of 2 leva, which you can of course stop at any time, but we think it's a great way to make a small but regular commitment to a good cause. You can also make a bank donation to
IBAN (BGL): BG88RZBB91551060388714 or IBAN (EUR): BG76RZBB91551460388703,