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Buryatia, a Russian republic in east Siberia, in November became the first region to adopt laws reinstating a “kill-shelter” approach to controlling the population of stray dogs after President Vladimir Putin signed a law giving regional heads authority to deal with the issue independently.
Purina, one of the leading pet food manufacturers in Russia, suspended production and sales of pet food under several brands, including Friskies, Cat Chow
As the head of the Kot i Pyos (“Cat and Dog”) charity in the Far East republic of Buryatia, Natalya Filippova takes care of about 500 animals. "We recently had a puppy fall sick; his kidneys were failing.