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Zhytomyr - It was the end of a long journey for bear cub Nastia after she was finally released into a new sanctuary in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. But the move was bitter sweet for the young bear when the Lutsk zoo refused to part with Nastia's mother.

Vinnytsya - Organization Four Paws Ukraine, says it has now rescued Nastia, the 4-month-old bear recently filmed being ripped away from her mother by the Lutsk Zoo and sold to traders.

Lutsk - A disturbing undercover video released by Four Paws, shows two keepers at Lutsk Zoo in the Ukraine, ripping a 4-month-old bear cub from its mother and forcing the screaming cub into a tiny box to be sold to traders.

Following a storm of protest by animal rights activists over the culling of stray dogs, done to tidy the streets of Kiev prior to the Euro 2012 football tournament, a dog sterilization program has been launched.

Four paws, an animal rescue group based in Britain, recently saved a pregnant female orangutan and its daughter at the last minute from death, as knife-wielding bounty hunters closed in on the pair in Borneo.