"Nothing nibblers, sometimes asking for attention"

“St. John's wort” appeared in telegram - catalog of cats and dogs that need help

The team of volunteers “Two Dogs” , attaching homeless animals, launched the St. John's wort-wing telegram. This is an interactive catalog of animals that can be taken home (for good or temporarily) or support with money - for example, pay for treatment. The creators claim that the “St. John's wort”, perhaps the first such project created for Telegram.

The catalog is divided into several categories. In the menu you can choose the type of animal (so far only dogs and cats are available) and the type of assistance provided. If you click on the “I am looking for a friend” item and choose the category of “dogs”, the bot will display a photograph and description of the animal, as well as a link to a more detailed text.

Suppose, here is the “Fiery Boy” nicknamed Roni - he is looking for a family. Due to the color, it is called gold Roni. They say that nothing gnaws, the voice rarely gives, sometimes asks for attention, but in general it does not impose.

Between animals you can switch using the “forward” and “backward” buttons. The description indicates the breed whether castration and chipping were carried out, whether vaccinations were made. The location, contacts of curators and the possibility of attachment to other regions are also listed there (not all animals will normally transfer the road, and not all curators will agree to this). Accordingly, all the same can be found in the category of "cats".

According to Medusa, the founder of the Two PSA team named Alexander, the first few days after the launch of the St. John's wort, he attracted more than 500 users. During this time, one of the animals found a permanent financial curator, which allocates the entire necessary amount. According to Alexandra, now users are more often helping with money than to take home dogs and cats home. “This is probably easier,” she suggests.

In the St. John's wort, there are mainly animals from Moscow, the Moscow Region and St. Petersburg, but the creators want to connect curators from other cities. With the sufficient success of the project, the “St. John's wort” will add a filter in cities, additional categories of animals and a list of other teams that are engaged in certain animal breeds. The authors of the bot do not exclude that someday, on the basis of the “St. John's wort” will release a full-fledged mobile application-it all depends on how popular the project turns out to be.

Maxim Ivanov