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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).
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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.
