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Eugene

(61,900 posts)
Mon Feb 10, 2014, 02:35 PM Feb 2014

Sochi Olympic Park’s condemned stray dogs ‘saved by Russian billionaire’

Source: The Independent

Sochi Olympic Park’s condemned stray dogs ‘saved by Russian billionaire’

ADAM WITHNALL Author Biography Monday 10 February 2014

Condemned to death at the hands of a private extermination company, around 150 of the stray dogs from Sochi’s Olympic Park have been saved after the intervention of a Russian billionaire.

One of Russia’s richest men, Oleg Deripaska has spoken out for the first time about why he decided to fund a quickly-assembled dog shelter in the hills above the site of Sochi 2014.

“My first dog I found in the street of my village, the tiny village (where I grew up),” Mr Deripaska told the BBC. “It was a very close friend for almost five years.”

Sochi’s city hall had previously dropped plans to “dispose of” more than 2,000 dogs and cats who roamed the Olympic Park building site, fed and affectionately looked after by its workers.

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Read more: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sochi-olympic-parks-condemned-stray-dogs-saved-by-russian-billionaire-9118727.html
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Sochi Olympic Park’s condemned stray dogs ‘saved by Russian billionaire’ (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2014 OP
Whew shenmue Feb 2014 #1
A bit of good news. TDale313 Feb 2014 #2
I hope that the shelter will stay after the Olympic crowds leave. The Wielding Truth Feb 2014 #3
Thank you, narnian60 Feb 2014 #4
Can't believe I'm applauding an oligarch, but Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #5
This is a deceitful propaganda ! Timeskhan Feb 2014 #6

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
5. Can't believe I'm applauding an oligarch, but
Mon Feb 10, 2014, 10:49 PM
Feb 2014


Lets not forget though, that cleansing of 'undesirables', whether 2 legged or 4 legged is part of hosting every Olympics.

Timeskhan

(1 post)
6. This is a deceitful propaganda !
Wed Feb 12, 2014, 02:29 PM
Feb 2014

I'm sorry you are upset. But this is just an advertisement. Defenders of animals that live in Sochi tell the real truth :

Maria Сутырина http://vk.com/id3186080
Guys, in connection with the officially announced the opening of a new public shelter went the day before yesterday and today on Baranivka. I can tell how things are with his narrow-minded glance, neither the facts nor figures do not know speak as is and what I saw with his own eyes.
First things first, long-running requests animal welfare activists, the day before yesterday officially opened a government-run shelter for homeless animals on 100 places. As we've all seen the reports shelter was publicly handed over to the mayor of the city under the management of the society of invalids "Добромир" and in particular the Director General Скнариной Lyudmila Альбертовны and Director of the orphanage Anna Yurievna Вичкаевой.
The day before my eyes in a new shelter brought the first 15 dogs. Brought them to all of us notorious organization of catching/shooting dogs "Basia" on the order personally Sochi city administration. Now, to officially open the shelter was not a SINGLE employee! Dogs and puppies left in cages without food and water in appalling conditions: small thing booth in the midst of mud and puddles in the cold, no bowls for food and water are not set, then covered it all rusty net and the case is ready.
I thought, well I guess this is a temporary phenomenon, maybe will come in the evening staff and fed the dogs, once officially declared opening of the entire Sochi. Nothing of the kind!! workers at the shelter and NO! To date, two single employee - heads shelter Ms. Вичкаева and Ms. Скнарина dogs and not fed and not gave! If not сострадальцы, which placed the bowl of food and water, the dog would have died of thirst and hunger (by the way one puppy died yesterday, save no time..) And what to say about the first serum, vaccination and sterilization, relying for animals introduced to the shelter?!
Today сьездила back and watch the picture of Anna Yurievna Вичкаева quietly sits on a hill rests. Going down to see the enclosure "Добромира" on the state of the dogs, we found that all is in the same state, the booths will not insulated, the bare ground without pallets and dust, dirt, and of course none of the dogs still no water nor food. Even at 8 puppies!! Why don't feed the dogs, Anna is responsible that there is no money for food, water apparently too expensive to pour!
And what will happen when this shelter will be delivered 100 promised dogs?! as the employees are going to cope with such number, if they even have hard to feed 15 dogs!? As said employee Basia - "well, next week we will proceed from here corpses"!!!
Actually what all this is: Guys, a shelter run by people completely indifferent to the problems and the lives of animals. What is the purpose of assuming leadership shelter if a person is too lazy to put a bowl of water to the dogs? I do not know what they were guided but not love for the animals! Beware financially support such a refuge! help risks not reach the dogs!!
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With Respect.
Andrey Тимесков

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