Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailCanine 'death squads' will be used to carry out a mass slaughter of stray dogs at World Cup host cities in Russia, animal campaigners have warned. Tenders worth £1.4million have already been signed in some host cities to deploy a so-called 'canine KGB' to carry out the killing, according to campaigners. World Cup venues are estimated to be home to two million strays and a petition started to oppose the killing has already gathered 56,000 signatures. This was despite environment minister Mykola Zlochevsky telling city mayors to stop killing stray animals and invest in shelters instead. A separate petition signed by more than 90,000 people calls on Vladimir Putin to stop the widespread killing of dogs in Volgograd, where England play Tunisia on 18 June.

Source: Daily Mirror January 22, 2018 10:11 UTC