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Convicted of forced labor helped homeless animals in Dimitrovgrad

Cleaning of enclosures, landscaping and walking with dogs - such assistance was received by the Cat and Dog shelter in Dimitrovgrad

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Convicted of forced labor helped homeless animals in Dimitrovgrad

Cleaning enclosures, landscaping and walking with dogs - such assistance was received by the Cat and Dog shelter in Dimitrovgrad. This time the volunteers were sentenced to forced labor.

Participants of the action put in order the territory of the shelter and places of keeping animals, helped with cleaning the surrounding areas. In addition to chores, they walked dogs in the care of the organization.

The Cat and Dog shelter has been operating in Dimitrovgrad for more than 15 years and is considered one of the oldest animal protection organizations in the Ulyanovsk region. During its existence, thousands of homeless animals have been helped.

Volunteer work involved convicts of the precinct, functioning as a correctional center at the prison UFSIN in the Ulyanovsk region. They are serving a sentence of forced labor.

Helping "Cat and Dog" was not a one-off action. Such events are included in the program of social adaptation of convicts and give them the opportunity to engage in socially useful activities.

Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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