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The winter cold is still lingering, and during this time, homeless cats and dogs need special support. Although animal shelter residents are always well-cared for, winter increases their need for warmth, high-quality hot food, and medical care. We're exploring projects in the capital that support shelters for homeless cats during the winter.
Take a walk, play, and help with feeding
Shelters always welcome any help from volunteers—during peak periods, staff members often have the energy and time to address even the most pressing issues. They provide feeding, cleaning, and short walks. Volunteers can also provide extra attention, ear scratches, and long walks with playtime. Volunteers also help clear snow from paths and deliver food or medications. These are important tasks that require the participation of caring individuals who truly love and empathize with animals.
Volunteering comes in many forms—everyone can find something that suits their abilities and passion. Learn more about what's needed right now, join animal shelter trips, and participate in fundraising and nonprofit events as a volunteer with Mosvolonter resource centerIf you have no experience volunteering, the resource center's mentors and team will teach you everything and help you get started. Detailed information about animal volunteering is available in the topic section. online course.
In addition, workshops on building insulated dog houses for private shelters and foundations will be organized for all Moscow residents. Pet supplies can also be donated to special boxes at volunteer centers. Good Place, located throughout the city.
Give a home and care
You can look at your future four-legged friends and find the one with the help of this service Mospitometz on the mos.ru portal, developed last year in collaboration with Moscow's urban infrastructure complex.
When choosing a future pet, you can consider many different criteria: age, size, breed, color, personality, and other factors. And love, devotion, and cozy snoring are automatically included with every cat or dog.
The service features animals from 13 city shelters. It allows you to review animal profiles, choose a four-legged friend, and schedule a visit to the shelter for an in-person meeting. A short quiz on the service's page helps you narrow down suitable profiles based on key criteria, such as coat length, color, or size.
Each animal's profile provides detailed information about its age, size, personality, and habits, as well as photos. All applicants are vaccinated, socialized, and awaiting a loving home. Mospitometz also offers more information about helping shelter animals, including recommendations for adopting these little creatures, feeding them, and caring for them.
Send your donation to trusted organizations
Not everyone can take a pet home or visit a shelter in person. There are other ways to help homeless cats and dogs from Moscow's private shelters. For over five years, Moscow residents have been quickly, easily, and safely fostering these little animals with charitable serviceon the mos.ru portal.
In the category of assistance programs "Animals"Thirteen verified non-profit organizations are represented. Donations from city residents are used to purchase food, vaccines, and essential medications, pay for consultations with specialists and surgeries at veterinary clinics, help with the adoption and rehoming of homeless animals, pay water and electricity bills, build and insulate dog kennels and cat boxes, and much more.
For example, with the help of the service, you can support Uma, the creamy beauty, as well as other wards of the foundation RusDogAn organization employee found her on the side of the road and took her to the RusDog Center, where she underwent examination and necessary treatment. The emaciated Uma was found to have dangerous parasites. Thanks to the support and donations of caring people, Uma received emergency treatment and quickly recovered. Now completely healthy, she welcomes any human attention and is looking for a home.
At the RusDog Center, the animals in its care receive treatment, vaccinations, sterilization, and socialization. The organization brings together caring people to help homeless animals.
The service also allows you to make a donation to the foundation's wards. NikaThe organization's "Wet Nose" Rescue Center is becoming a temporary shelter for hundreds of cats and dogs. Staying there helps prepare the animals for home life and teach them to trust people. A modest donation will help provide care, guidance, and a home for many animals, including Charlie, an 11-month-old girl who has yet to find her perfect human. Charlie and her brother, Chaplin, arrived at the shelter as puppies. They were fortunate to find kind people who helped them in their time of need. Today, Chaplin is happily living with a loving family, but Charlie, unfortunately, never had the chance to experience the love and care of a loved one. This cheerful girl loves walks, games, and socializing. She is drawn to people, gets along with children, and always tries to be close to them. Charlie is well-behaved, trained to walk on a leash and harness, knows basic commands, and will be a reliable companion for any adventure or play.
Foundation program Dogs Who Love The organization aims to provide qualified veterinary care to homeless animals, foster and support cats and dogs in shelters, find homes, and care for them until they meet their new owners. Donations from local residents help bring hope to hundreds of animals, including the handsome Zeus. Beneath the grace and stature of a formidable giant lies a kind heart and gentle nature. Zeus looks into the eyes with trust and warmth, waiting for his human. The dog arrived at the shelter in 2023: when the volunteers' car stopped, he practically jumped in, trusting the strangers. He likely had a domestic life before: he's familiar with riding in the passenger seat, is people-oriented, and is eager to find a true home.
These and other non-profit organizations' beneficiaries can be helped with just a few clicks using the mos.ru service. Caring residents can support animals through the project page, pay regular bills in the "My Payments" service and the "My Moscow" city app, sign up for regular donations, and start charitable collections for the beneficiaries of these organizations. Learn more about how and whom you can help through the mos.ru charity service, and explore the organizations' programs and reports at special pagemos.ru portal.
The work and functional development of the charitable service on the mos.ru portal is supervised by the capital Department of Information Technology And Committee on Public Relations and Youth Policywith the support of the Public Chamber of Moscow.
The creation and operation of digital platforms for providing residents with public services in various sectors of the social sphere are in line with the objectives of the national project "Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State"More information about national projects and the capital's contribution can be found at special page.
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