Amur Region: Activists criticized spending on the forum

Activists of the largest zoostal organizations of the Amur refused to participate in the Amur forum, for which the Fund of Presidential Grants allocated 1.4 million rubles. In their opinion, this is too large for the only discussion of problems.

Volunteers working with hopeless animals do not have enough money for sterilization and maintenance of dogs and cats in a difficult situation, zoo defenders from the Shance society. "The declared amount of 1 million 400 thousand was the main reason that the forum will take place without a" lake of chance ". The price is too expensive for the exchange of experience the size of one day," the activists commented. Their opinion was divided by zoo defenders from the Hot Hearts and Koshkin House funds.

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The deputy chairman of the "Salvation Island" Nina Stelmakhova in response stated that the problem of homeless animals can and should be discussed as louder as possible. “I specifically applied for this grant, so that everyone could show themselves,“ propeller ”themselves. Because now some call the zoosters“ zooshizers ”, abnormal. And on the forum it would be possible to prove that this is not so,” the 2x2.su portal quotes Stelamakhov.

The amount of 1.4 million rubles allocated to the forum was ultimately spent on “discussing relevant problems and tasks, adoption of joint decisions”, showing the film on the activities of zoostal organizations, seminars, master classes “on various issues of activity and interaction” and “honoring the most active NPOs, representatives of a socially responsible business”.