The BIM Charitable Animal Protection Foundation is the oldest private shelter for homeless animals in Russia . [one]
| Charitable Foundation for the Protection of Animals "BIM" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type of | charity foundation |
| Year of foundation | 1986 year |
| Founders | Daria Taraskina |
| Location |  Russia |
| Key figures | Daria Taraskina, Sergey Serdyuk |
| Field of activity | Animal protection |
| Tagline | We became their temporary owners, you can become permanent |
| Site | www.moscowbim.ru/ |
Created in 1986 . [2]
The president and founder of the fund is Daria Taraskina , [3] the director is Sergey Serdyuk . [4] The main principle of BIM is “ Life for Life ”. [2]
The first shelter was created by Daria Taraskina back in the days of the USSR , when she witnessed the state "recycling" of stray animals: " I saw a mix of dead and uninhabited dogs being thrown into huge cisterns on flocks. I began to redeem these barrels for money and nursing the survivors . ” [five]
To date, the fund contains 5 shelters in Moscow and the Moscow region [2] , which are home to more than 2500 animals. [6] . In addition to stray dogs in the shelters of the fund contain cows and exotic animals (pythons, monkeys, etc.) [7] All animals that are in the shelters of the fund are sterilized . [3]
In addition to dogs and cats, there are also others in shelters, in particular animals from closed private zoos , [3] [2] former stars of circus and cinema. [8] . The foundation has its own hospice for the maintenance of terminally ill and old animals. [2] BIM shelters do not receive subsidies from the state. [five]
Excursions for schoolchildren are conducted at BIM shelters. [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Russia's oldest animal shelter is harassed Archived January 18, 2008 at Wayback Machine Novaya Gazeta . 10/16/2007
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 BIM Foundation: About the Fund
- ↑ 1 2 3 Each owner has an archived copy of January 18, 2012 on the Wayback Machine Vedomosti. June 19, 2009
- ↑ The animals near Moscow found themselves in a fire trap . News, August 05, 2010. Archived on September 1, 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Not all dogs go to heaven. Archived copy of August 30, 2009 on Wayback Machine Russian Newsweek. 03/14/2005
- ↑ First Russian charity auction in favor of homeless animals. Archived copy of March 28, 2010 on Wayback Machine Novaya Gazeta. 03/16/2010
- ↑ Golden Man - Golden Man - Daria Taraskina, President of the BIM Charitable Foundation Moscow Archival copy of March 7, 2016 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Animals die . Ren-TV, 08/09/2010. Archived on September 1, 2010.
See also
- Doggie
- Public Association for the Protection of Animals "Aegis"
Links
- Official website of the BIM shelter
- Believe her: a private shelter for those to whom everyone spits (inaccessible link) Moskovsky Komsomolets. May 10, 2007
- Down And Out in Moscow (inaccessible link) The Moscow News. 06/22/2007
- "School of slander" with Daria Taraskina
- Animal Protection Fund BIM threatened with closure