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Briton killed by pack of wild street dogs - Times Online
28 Nov 2007 ... In recent years thousands of Britons have bought seaside or mountain homes in Bulgaria, which joined the European Union in January. ...

Adam, Birmingham, UKMost probably this poor lady had tried to defend her own dog instead of unleashing it and keep herself out of troubles. At your age, it makes a world of difference whether the ambulance arrives in 5 minutes or 5 hours when you need it. But a German shepherd may be nothing but prey in the last European outback. But you dare not kill a dog, for these maniac animal rights activitists go on the war-path. EasyJet runs three flightsweekly from London Gatwick to Sofia, the country’s capital.The euro will be adopted by Bulgaria in 2011 and is expected to prompt anothersurge in popularity for the area. I myself roam around in the Carpathians alone or with six giant Mioritic dogs at a time which can fight off brown bears and wolfpacks very well. If you dont want a child- you can abort it. I'm so sorry for the lady and her dog...Dirk R Bode, Hamburg, Germany, in responce to the guy from Farnborough, Hampshire: if similar incident has happened here, in so-called by you first world country, nobody will try to help. Investors believe that European Union money will bespent on improving the country’s infrastructure. It is - believe it or not - a normal behaviour of dogs to defend their "territory" against intruders. It is sickening how this lady has been killed. Local children arebelieved to have tried to help her but were also attacked by the wild dogs.A shepherd finally managed to drive the dogs away, but Mrs Gordon died fromloss of blood before an ambulance arrived. MrAndonov said: “Information we have tells us the dogs were street dogs.”Packs of wild dogs are a notorious danger in the country. News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY, is the holding company for the News International group and is registered in England No 81701. Play our brand new interactive game: with added functionality and daily prizesCareer/JobsSkip Career/JobsForget burnout, boreout is the new office diseaseAre you irritable when you return from work? Please read our Privacy Policy.To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from Times Online, The Times or The Sunday Times, click here.This website is published by a member of the News International Group. Rajesh Mehta, Nairobi, KenyaAs dreadful as this atrocious attack was, what do you expect from a third world country? Read more newspapers!!!Sofia, Dortmund, Germany// Hide comments-4-to-n because there is no " access-text" in the classname of comments-form.fShowHideElement('comments-4-to-n');It seems crazy that our world puts animal preservation above human life. Search globrix.com to buy or rent UK property.© Copyright 2008 Times Newspapers Ltd.This service is provided on Times Newspapers' standard Terms and Conditions. She is thought to have been anasthmatic.Todor Zeliazov, the Mayor of Nedyalsko, a small village in the southeast ofthe country, where the attack happened, said that Mrs Gordon had lived inthe village with her husband for the past two years. Some of these countrysides are still at "wild" and you should always be aware by entering a real wilderness that you are going to become part of the foodchain. Some vilages in Bulgaria are cut off during the winter or during rain, electricity may be off by up to three days at a time -- please think whether the beautiful views and cheap prices are worth moving. Substantial propertiescan be bought for as little as £25,000, although prices are rising since thecountry’s accession. The municipalities are working to solve the problem and I do believe it is gradually getting better.What happened to the British lady is, of course, very sad. The only thing you can do is unleash your dog and pray or stay away from this kind of travelling. These packs of dogs should be hunted down and shot. This can happen to you walking the mountains in a remote countryside. When local youth gangs here rampage and do meaningles killngs on a dayly basis, there is little publicity about. When you buy a property in a third-world country to retire, please consider that you are no longer 25, fit to make a hitch-hiking trip to Pakistan. Wolves, bears and big shepherd dogs (livestock guardian dogs) may act the same way.