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Residents of the Buryat Republic turned to the State Duma with a request to understand the issue of killing stray dogs. As Vladimir Burmatov, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, said, he received requests related to this matter from several dozen residents of the region.
The deputy said that he sent the corresponding request to the Prosecutor General of Russia. According to Burmatov, the People's Khural's decision contradicts federal legislation, specifically the criminal article for animal cruelty, which is punishable by up to five years in prison.
The deputy is confident that his appeal will be accepted. The Prosecutor's Office will consider it within a few weeks.
“If they open an animal safari, it will lead to nothing but streams of blood and a senseless waste of money from the budget. Think about it, budget money will pay for committing a crime,” Burmatov said on Komsomolskaya Pravda radio.
The MP also noted that tasks are being exchanged in Buryatsk. According to the deputy, the problem of homeless animals needs to be solved by humane methods – building shelters, catching, sterilizing and returning dogs to their home environment. Also, said Burmatov, it is necessary to fine the owners who throw their dogs on the street. It is also necessary to hold accountable those who allow their own wandering.
Recall that in Buryatia it is allowed to kill dogs if they do not find a home within 30 days. Dogs who have an owner, but cannot be found or do not want to take the pet, get 60 days. At the same time, the shelters will retain the right to keep animals without a time limit, but only at their own expense.
Later it became clear that the legislature of the Transbaikal Territory will study the experience of Buryatia.