https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-48187156
Beslan Tsechoyev, mayor of Magas in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, says "circuses are the cruellest form of animal exploitation, where they are kept in abnormal conditions. No spectacle that uses any type of animals will ever be allowed in Magas".
The government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta added that Magas council plans a "major campaign to teach children and young people how to treat animals humanely".
The 38-year-old mayor, who has run the capital of the Ingushetia autonomous republic since 2015, has a record on animal welfare unusual among Russian bureaucrats, and regularly highlights his concerns on his Instagram account.
He earlier blocked plans to build a dolphinarium in Magas, on the grounds that these "remarkable and loveable creatures should roam free and happy in their natural environment," he wrote on Instagram.
Instead he proposed a shelter for homeless animals with a playground attached, so children could see the animals being cared for.
Last year he set up red squirrel hutches, heated kennels for stray cats and dogs, and drinking bowls and pools for them to cool off in during the hot summer months, TASS news agency reports.
What an awesome dude, especially considering all the other nice things he has done for animals. :3 It's good to see a positive story from Russia.
This man should be elected the new dictator of Russia when Putin dies.
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