A no-easy life of Moscow shelters for dogs and cats

      Moscow shelters for cats and dogs have no easy life. Some of them are municipal, however, a lot of them are supported by dog-lovers and volunteers. On January 19 the dog shelter “Gav” organized a photo session to attract attention to the dogs and help them to find new families, as well as to get some help for reorganizing  the territory of the shelter.

     The lands occupied by shelters cause a lot of difficulties for  their existence. As in all big cities land is very expensive in Moscow, on the other hand firms and companies  are searching actively for new areas to develop their business and sites of the shelters - which are practically defenseless in a conflict with business - are very attractive.

      Another problem is poor technical supplies of the shelters, which are also very expensive. A few days ago  a shelter in a Odinzov region in Moscow was  on fire because of a gas balloon explosion. The owner of the shelter saved all the dogs (about 150) and cats (about 60), carrying blind dogs in his arms to the security place. Now other shelters shared food and warm blankets with the saved animals (it is about 15˚-18˚ below zero in Moscow), while dog-lovers are trying to raise fund to restore the shelter (for donation: Natalya 8-926 594 39 44).

     Shelters can not accept all street and abandoned dogs, that’s why volunteers found another way to take care of animals and created a net of  curators who try to find at least temporary homes for dogs and cats while circulating information about them through Internet, pet shops and local news papers for people could adopt them.