"Euthanasia of the stray dogs in Sukhum is a necessary measure" – Elena Atepina

"Euthanasia of the stray dogs in Sukhum is a necessary measure, but to abandon this we you need to create a nursery for their content, which the administration of the town can not afford", - the Head of MU "Public Management Administration of Sukhum" Elena Atepina.

By the practice of euthanasia of stray dogs in Sukhum city's population is different, some support this measure because of the frequent cases of dog attacks on people, and others out of compassion to animals consider it inhumane.

Public control of the city administration in the future considering the abandonment of the practice of euthanasia of stray dogs and the establishment of nurseries for their content, but there are no money for this. "Euthanasia of the stray dogs in Sukhumi is a necessary measure, but to abandon this, we need to create a nursery for their content, which the administration of the town can not afford", - said the head of the MU "Public Management Administration of Sukhum" Elena Atepina. According to her, it is also needed to create a service trapping and service protection. It is necessary to establish a veterinary station, which will deal with the vaccination and treatment of dogs.

Today the euthanasia of the stray dogs in Sukhum is engaged by ISC "Spetsavtohozyaystvo", whose director Mats Jinjolia in an interview with "AP" expressed the hope that in the capital there will be nurseries for stray dogs and they do not have to do euthanasia more. "Our team, at the request of citizens travel to places where dogs and shoot them guns, charged with poisonous darts, only those dogs that can be observed symptoms of rabies or other diseases", - said Jinjolia.

Progress report of the ISC "Spetsavtohozyaystvo" each month are sent to the Veterinary Office of Sukhum and Sukhum district. Senior doctor of the Office Roman Jopua also hopes that soon there will be nurseries for dogs. "The situation is in some degree of rescue, private shelters, organized by the personal funds of individuals who sympathize with the homeless animals. However, these kennels are very few and they do not meet the necessary requirements", - said Jopua.