{"id":3368,"date":"2022-03-03T01:32:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T01:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/russian-cats-slapped-with-sanctions\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T01:32:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T01:32:06","slug":"russian-cats-slapped-with-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/03\/russian-cats-slapped-with-sanctions\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian cats slapped with sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/thumbnail\/6220199d203027370872515e.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div >\n<p>The International Feline Federation (FIFe) has weighed in on the Ukraine crisis, banning Russian-owned cats from competing in its shows as a sanction for Moscow\u2019s military attack on the former Soviet republic.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe FIFe executive board is shocked and horrified that the army of the Russian Federation invaded the Republic of Ukraine and started a war,\u201d<\/em> the Paris-based federation said on Tuesday. The group added that it <em>\u201ccannot just witness these atrocities and do nothing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a result, cats belonging to Russian residents will be banned from entry at FIFe shows. In addition, no cats bred in Russia can be imported and registered in a FIFe pedigree book, the group said.<\/p>\n<p>The sanctions will remain in place through at least May and may be extended, presumably depending on what transpires in Ukraine. FIFe said it will use some of its budget to support cat breeders and fanciers in Ukraine. <em>\u201cOur Ukrainian fellow feline fanciers are desperately trying to take care of their cats and other animals in these trying circumstances,\u201d<\/em> the federation said.<\/p>\n<p>FIFe is a federation of cat registries with member organizations in 39 countries in Europe, South America and Asia. It\u2019s also one of nine World Cat Congress members.<\/p>\n<div >\n<picture>\n                    <!--[if IE 9]>\n                    <video ><![endif]--><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" data-srcset=\" \nhttps:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/xxs\/621e211820302744e3576a7e.jpg 560w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/xs\/621e211920302744e3576a7f.jpg 640w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/thumbnail\/621e211820302744e3576a7d.jpg 920w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/m\/621e211920302744e3576a80.jpg 1080w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/l\/621e211920302744e3576a81.jpg 1536w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/article\/621e211820302744e3576a7c.jpg 1960w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/xxl\/621e211920302744e3576a82.jpg 2480w\n                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"><source data-srcset=\" \nhttps:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/xxs\/621e211820302744e3576a7e.jpg 280w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/xs\/621e211920302744e3576a7f.jpg 320w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/thumbnail\/621e211820302744e3576a7d.jpg 460w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/m\/621e211920302744e3576a80.jpg 540w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/l\/621e211920302744e3576a81.jpg 768w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/article\/621e211820302744e3576a7c.jpg 980w,\n                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2022.03\/xxl\/621e211920302744e3576a82.jpg 1240w\n                        \" srcset=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\"><br \/>\n                    <!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>                <\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n                <!-- noscript pattern --><br \/>\n                <noscript><\/p>\n<p>                <\/noscript><br \/>\n                            <span ><b>READ MORE: <\/b>Russian opera stars Gergiev and Netrebko fired over Ukraine invasion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>International punishment of Russia over the Ukraine attack has extended far beyond economic sanctions against the country. Russian athletes have been barred from competitions, and individuals in various walks of life have been penalized. Russian conductor Valery Gergiev was fired from his position at the Munich Philharmonic for failing to denounce Russian President Vladimir Putin. He also lost bookings with the Bavarian State Opera and was forced to resign as honorary president of the Edinburgh International Festival. Legendary soprano Anna Netrebko also lost bookings in Germany despite issuing a statement in opposition to the war.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov complained on Wednesday that Western sanctions have been aimed not just at leaders of the state, but also ordinary people, contrary to international norms. <em>\u201cI did not think that these sanctions, caused by impotent anger, would cover the sports movement, cultural exchange and would concern contacts between people,\u201d<\/em> he told media outlet Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Feline Federation (FIFe) has weighed in on the Ukraine crisis, banning Russian-owned cats from competing in its shows as a sanction for Moscow\u2019s military attack on the former Soviet republic. \u201cThe FIFe executive board is shocked and horrified that the army of the Russian Federation invaded the Republic of Ukraine and started a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-russia-ukraine-war"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.1 (Yoast SEO v18.3) - 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