Speaking out for their four-legged friends.
Activists have gathered in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to protest against the killing of stray dogs.
They claim thousands have been electrocuted and poisoned in an attempt to clear the streets ahead of Euro 2012.
But protestors think putting them down is cruel and should be banned.
They want the government to fund shelters instead.
为他们四腿的朋友声辩。
动物保护人士聚集于乌克兰首都基辅，对宰杀流浪狗犬的行为提出抗议。
他们声称，已经有成千上万条狗被处以电刑和被毒死，以便为2012年的欧洲杯清路。
抗议者认为杀戮行为太残酷应该被禁止。
他们希望政府为这些流浪狗找到庇护所。
activists: 抗议者
stray: 流浪犬
electrocuted: 被处以电刑
putting them down: 屠杀
shelters: 庇护所
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activists / stray / electrocuted / putting them down / shelters
1.
An Oxfordshire animal rescue centre says it has seen a rise in the number of ________ cats and dogs being left over Christmas.
2.
Most victims are _______________ by overhead power cables, but some fall off train carriages while trains are moving.
3.
They say they hope to help people and save lives. However, animal rights ______________ describe the research as "disgraceful" and "abhorrent".
4.
The__________, which takes in animals that might otherwise be euthanised, had said it would struggle to meet the new rent level for their premises at a Milwaukee-area shopping mall.
5.
Each year four guide dogs are so badly injured that they either have to be _______________ or are immediately retired.
1.
An Oxfordshire animal rescue centre says it has seen a rise in the number of stray cats and dogs being left over Christmas.
2.
Most victims are electrocuted by overhead power cables, but some fall off train carriages while trains are moving.
3.
They say they hope to help people and save lives. However, animal rights activists describe the research as "disgraceful" and "abhorrent".
4.
The shelter, which takes in animals that might otherwise be euthanised, had said it would struggle to meet the new rent level for their premises at a Milwaukee-area shopping mall.
5.
Each year four guide dogs are so badly injured that they either have to be put down or are immediately retired.
