"We're dreading the bill." Volgograd animal shelter asks for help. 

In November, the animal shelter The Tailed House A man in Volgograd was left without heat. City authorities failed to connect several hundred meters of pipe to the building, despite previously promising to connect it. The shelter's director Yana Vodolazhskaya Wrote I appealed to the administration and the prosecutor's office, and launched petitions to draw attention to the problem. But it was not resolved. The shelter has 1700 animals. 

"We've installed electric boilers, but they still haven't installed the plumbing. Now we're dreading the electricity bill. It looks like they won't fix the plumbing this winter, so we'll have to live with this and the boilers for the rest of the year," Yana told NeMoskva. 

The shelter raised money for equipment with the help of caring Volgograd residents. Now they're opening dues Electricity bills. The boilers, Yana told NeMoskva, don't provide much heat: the shelter building is about 1800 square meters, and the indoor temperature is around 7 degrees Celsius. But the dogs' and cats' water doesn't freeze. Based on the area and capacity of the heating boilers, they calculated that the electricity bill would be around 500 rubles. 

The administration hasn't responded yet. Next year, the shelter plans to build its own mini-boiler room. Whether this will happen remains to be seen. Yana Vodolazhskaya is currently making inquiries about installing such equipment. 

Animal shelters in other regions are also facing problems. In Khabarovsk Krai, the Guardian Angel shelter's WhatsApp service was blocked. decreased Fundraising campaigns—posts about foster homes and fundraising calls used to be posted in WhatsApp statuses. Charitable organizations are forced to find other platforms. 

Video: "The Tailed House"