The company, which was accused of killing dogs, will deal with their capture in Buryatia

The company, which was accused by animal rights activists of illegally and cruelly killing dogs, won a tender for the capture and “humane killing” of stray animals in Buryatia, Novaya Gazeta Evropa reports.

According to the state contract for the sum of 27 million rubles, which was concluded with the administration of the capital of Buryatia, Ulan-Ude, the company “CASS” will have to catch more than three thousand individuals per hour. In addition to catching and “killing”, the responsibilities of the “CASS” will include treatment, maintenance and transfer of animals to new owners, if they are found.

The media note that even in 2019, animal rights activists complained to the “CASS” service. According to them, the organization uses darts with poison when catching stray dogs; some of the animal advocates even stated that the “CASS” employees burned the puppies in the oven. The general director of the company, Vladimir Galsanov, denied all these accusations.

• In July, the State Duma of Russia gave regional authorities the right to independently decide what to do with homeless animals: to continue to implement the federal program OSVV (Catching – Sterilization – Vaccination – Return), to keep them in shelters for life or to kill them after 30 days of detention. Animal rights activists, public and cultural figures actively opposed the draft law. Protest actions were held in dozens of Russian cities, in Moscow protesters gathered several times near the presidential administration building. More than 136 thousand people signed the petition against the law. However, to date, laws allowing the killing of animals have already been adopted in Buryatia, the Altai Republic, the Magadan Region, and the Trans-Baikal Region.