Personal experience. How to open a cat shelter

About the shelter

Grigory Dobry started with himself: in 2014 he adopted two kittens from a shelter. As a result of that trip, not only Busya and Barberry found a home, but more than 3200 cats, later attached by the team of "Murkosha", Grigory's own shelter.

"Murkosha" began in Dobry's apartment, then moved to a small room on Dmitrovskoye Highway. Today, the shelter is located in a building on the outskirts of Moscow, not far from the Medvedkovo metro station. There on 700 sq. m. in 40 isolated rooms permanently live about 500 representatives of the cat family. Think about it - 500 cats. Each of them has a personal enclosure, inside of which there are bowls with food and water, a couch, toys, and even special hammocks (know-how of shelter volunteers).

The shelter also has a quarantine facility for sick animals. There, newly arrived pets are kept for 21 days before moving to rooms where you can get to know them. This eliminates the possibility of infection - if the animal received from the street is unhealthy. Inside each room there are quartz lamps and video cameras.

31 people work in the Murkoshi staff. The health of the shelters is monitored by a doctor and four paramedics. About 300 volunteers, including: photographers, designers, editors, writers, smm-specialists.

About money

To create and maintain comfortable conditions keeping animals requires a lot of capital. When asked about financial support from Grigory, he answers: “I did not win any grants. Even if you add up all the donations that go to the shelter fund, they will cover no more than half of our expenses. The state and the oligarchs do not help me. Murkosha also has no major sponsors. And in general, Western practice is lagging behind in Russia, when corporations provide some kind of assistance to charitable organizations.”

You can't make money at a shelter. This is a business that requires constant investment. And the return is not measured in financial terms.
Grigory Dobry

“Therefore, I did everything and continue to do it with my own money,” Grigory says. “Fortunately, I have a business that allows me to run a shelter and help animals.”

About priorities

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“The second point was the premises. What should it be? From the minimum characteristics: warm and spacious. A quarantine zone should also be built into it so that one sick cat does not infect the rest. Hence the third important point - medical care for animals: and sterilization. If you let all these questions take their course, the shelter from a temporary lamp house will turn into a place of illness and a maternity hospital at the same time.

About cats

A homeless cat that ended up in the Dobrogo shelter is lucky. She is microchipped, receives a veterinary passport and usually travels to new house.

According to Gregory, during the existence of the shelter 3200 cats have already been attached. On average, about a hundred are attached every month. Both sick and injured animals are taken away.

Founder and director of the shelter "Murkosha"

“And it’s kind of hard to believe that the number of people who are allergic to animal fur is over recent times has grown so much. I can assume that the surge is due to the results of self-diagnosis or a drop in the level of medicine. Often a person complaining of skin problems gets rid of the animal only after the doctor's recommendations, without tests and identification. real reason malaise,” complains the owner of the shelter.

About good

Two interviews are conducted with the potential owner of the animal from Murkoshka. The first is by phone, the second - only in person at the shelter. the main task shelter staff - to understand whether a person is ready to be responsible for a pet. For those who are ready, administrators select a cat that best suits the lifestyle of the future owner.

“With mutual sympathy, an agreement is concluded that fixes the rights and obligations of the new owner and his data. By the way, in one of the paragraphs, sending photos of a pet from home to a shelter is registered. We all publish

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The problem of stray animals is now very relevant. Often people treat their pets irresponsibly and do not control their behavior. By different reasons dogs and cats find themselves on the street and are completely unprepared for it strict rules survival. Fortunately, there are caring people who take in animals abandoned or left without a master. Such people come to the decision to create a shelter for them.

The main tasks of such an institution:

capture and delivery to the shelter;
veterinary examination, treatment, care, sterilization/castration;
provision of housing;
satisfaction of needs (food, drink, warmth);
search for a new or old (in the case of a lost animal) owner;
registration of street dogs that have been vaccinated and sterilized (indicated by a clip with a number).

Also, many shelters practice the return of the animal to the habitat after sterilization and treatment, provided that there is a curator.

Possible additional services of the institution:

hotel for animals;
veterinary clinic;
excursions;
castration / sterilization of street cats and dogs at a reduced price (performed at the request of curators);
acceptance of animals from individuals.
courses on communication and training of animals (for example, canine courses for dog owners);
grooming

The first stage of opening a shelter for homeless animals

Before organizing this institution and starting to provide assistance, you should acquire starting capital. Where to get it? It can be your personal savings, donations from caring people, local authorities, who are concerned about the growing number of stray cats and dogs. A good option is to find a sponsor in the form of bright personalities, politicians, entrepreneurs or firms.

The second stage: the search for like-minded people

The idea of creating a shelter for homeless animals visits many people. But unfortunately, not everyone is able to do this. However, they are valuable employees. Love for animals and willingness to help them for such people is not only a way of thinking, but also a way of life. By finding such work colleagues, you will fill your shelter with responsible people who care about abandoned dogs and cats. This choice of staff will eliminate the risk of mistreatment of animals.

Required staff for the shelter:

manager and deputy manager;
employees caring for the wards;
employees who maintain cleanliness in the premises;
veterinarian, veterinary assistants;
cynologist;
car and driver for catching and transporting animals (it is desirable to have cages in the car);
watchman, night watchman.

Third stage: project registration

When you have made friends and found financial support, it is worth registering a shelter for homeless animals. To register, please contact the Customer Service Department. public organizations in the city administration.

There are several options for registering a shelter:

Non-profit organization. It is advisable only if there is no commercial activity on the territory of the shelter. NCO, OPF. The organizational and legal form of the project will provide an opportunity to receive subsidies from the state. It is possible to draw up an agreement on stray animals. This will allow to receive funding from local authorities for the capture of stray dogs and cats. Pros: reduced taxes, possible subsidies and charitable donations. Cons: payback 5-10 years, depending on donations, the prohibition of using the funds received for third-party needs in the amount of more than 20%.
Commercial organization Ltd. Allows you to provide paid services for individuals. Open a veterinary clinic on the territory of the shelter. Hiring staff in the right amount, as there is no limit on the funds allocated for the salary. Such a project can be self-sustaining. Cons of such an organization: lack of benefits, lack of assistance from the state.

If you find it difficult to choose or do not have the necessary experience, you should contact a lawyer for advice or hire him to complete all the documentation. The process can take up to 3 months until all the nuances are taken into account.

Fourth stage: finding a place to open a shelter

The room must meet several rules:

be far from residential buildings, which will avoid complaints about barking dogs;
the shelter building must be heated and with a ventilation system;
large surrounding area.

The premises for the shelter can be rented, redeemed or built on the purchased land. Of course, the construction of the building the best option, because it will allow you to design a room, but it is expensive. Renting non-residential premises will cost about 300 rubles. per sq. m.

Buying a room costs from about 40 thousand rubles. per sq. m. without a plot. A plot for construction will cost from 5 thousand per hundred square meters, the price for designing and building a building will depend on the complexity and size of the project. Price from 2.000.000 to 30.000.000 rubles.

Fifth stage: furnishing the premises for a shelter

Before organizing an institution for animals, it is necessary to equip it. The building in which the animals are kept must be equipped with enclosures. Enclosures should be single and for groups of animals. It is important to have sewerage, electricity and heating in the room. All this can be local: a septic tank, an electric generator, a heating boiler.

Required premises

Initial Costs to Open a Shelter

Quarterly expenses for the shelter: purchase of medicines and consumables (syringes, blankets, disposable surgical instruments, masks, gloves, etc.), dry food, payment of taxes.

The payback of the project is from 2 to 10 years, the net monthly profit is from 50,000 rubles. subject to demand for shelter services.

People who organize charitable activities rarely strive for big profits. More important is the moral satisfaction from the performed good actions.

Starting a business from scratch is always a costly undertaking in terms of financial resources and organizational capabilities. This fully applies to the question of how to open a shelter for homeless animals, if a novice businessman tries himself in this difficult and noble business. How profitable and payable the enterprise will become depends on many factors, the influence of which can be calculated in the initial business plan.

Based on the analysis of this document, you can see the estimated costs, profile focus and possible profit. Practice shows that the most successful are those enterprises that work in two directions at once. The first is the organization of care for pets temporarily left without the care of the owners, and the second is the activity of catching stray animals with their subsequent determination in good hands.

Legal basis of business

Any enterprise, including an animal shelter, must have official registration and permission to operate. The legal background of the business has several nuances that must be taken into account. This can help professional lawyer which will help to collect the necessary package of documents. If a business is conceived as a charity, then you need to take care of creating a fund and attracting investments. Among successful people there are many cat and dog lovers who will gladly contribute to helping animals in trouble.

Premises and staff

The choice of nursery premises is based on the principle of remoteness from densely populated areas, since it is necessary to use quite large areas which are lacking in the city. Animal enclosures, walking areas, household and utility rooms - all of them must be fenced and provided with appropriate signs.

By locating the enterprise in an area remote from locality, you can be sure that the barking of dogs will not disturb the inhabitants and will not bring other inconveniences. The number of employees will depend on the size of the facility, but even a modest shelter requires at least the presence of a veterinarian, a house cleaner and responsible person. It is quite possible that volunteers from the Society for the Protection of Animals will be able to provide all possible assistance at no cost.

You can expect good profits if you open a hotel for pets whose owners are on vacation on the basis of the shelter. In this case, it is required to provide animals with covered enclosures, to invite a special cook to work. As a rule, this implies an agreement concluded between the owner of the cattery and the owner of the animal. The latter is required to present veterinary certificates of vaccinations.

Probably every child asks his parents to give him a dog or a cat as soon as cherished desire fulfilled, there is no limit to happiness, but the new “soft toy” quickly gets bored and no one needs it, but there are people who want to help our smaller brothers, it is for them that our today's article: “ How to open an animal shelter».

Of course, the detachment of homeless animals is made up not only of abandoned dogs and cats, but also simply lost animals or those left without a master. Sometimes there are kind people who pick up such animals, give them a new home, affection and care. But in most cases, stray dogs are caught in order not to get into such a car, these animals are taken to specially created shelters.

Animal shelter - what is it?

This establishment provides care for homeless, orphan cats and dogs. They are kept there, provide veterinary care and are looking for new owners. To organize such a shelter for dogs or cats, you need the help of people who are not indifferent to abandoned animals. As soon as the issue of personnel is resolved, it is necessary to look for a suitable premises and search for sponsors. Together with the shelter, you can organize an animal salon or open a pet store, this is a great business idea, which, moreover, can bring good money, which the animal shelter needs so much.

To open an animal shelter you will need:

1. A room, preferably remote from residential areas, in order to exclude complaints from indignant neighbors.
2. Staff. Of course, it is necessary to select loyal employees in order to exclude cruelty on the part of people towards animals.
3. Materials that will be resistant to chewing (cages, aviaries).
4. Feed in large volume, as animals need a balanced diet (2 times a day).
5. Medications. As a rule, sick animals get into the shelter. A cat or dog that could fall under the wheels of a car, the appearance of fleas or lichen in an animal, exhaustion.
6. Care products. Captured animals are washed and combed, put in order before being handed over to new owners.

How to open an animal shelter?

First you need to assemble a team that will help organize work in the shelter. Each worker will have his own duties and his own personal direction. The main criterion for recruiting staff is love for animals and the ability to care for them. The state definitely needs a veterinarian who can provide medical care sick animals. In order to easily pay salaries to employees and negotiate and settle accounts with suppliers, the shelter must be registered. As for the premises, it must contain normal conditions where animals could live. Mandatory availability of sewerage and water supply. It is necessary to take care of the availability of enclosures. They must be lit, sealed with durable material, have ventilation for periodic ventilation.

If the shelter is small and it is not possible to keep each animal separately, then it is worth adhere to the following rules:

You can not keep individuals of the same sex together.
Isolate a sick animal from a healthy one.
Cats and dogs cannot be placed in the same enclosure.
If the animal is aggressive, it must be kept separate from the rest.

Animals should not interfere with each other if they are in the same enclosure. The size of the cage should allow each of its inhabitants to sit, lie down or roll over normally. Mandatory rule to open an animal shelter within the legal framework, each incoming pet must be registered.

We know very little about the time when the first domestic animals appeared, there is practically no confirmed information about them. There are no legends or chronicles about that period in the life of mankind when we were able to tame wild animals. It is believed that already in the Stone Age, ancient people had domesticated living creatures, the ancestors of today's domestic animals. The time when a person received modern domestic animals remains unknown to science, and the formation of today's domestic animals as a species is also unknown.

Scientists suggest that every domestic animal has its own wild progenitor. Proof of this are archaeological excavations carried out on the ruins of ancient human settlements. During the excavations, bones belonging to domestic animals were found. ancient world. So it can be argued that even in such a distant era of human life, we were accompanied by domesticated animals. Today there are species of domestic animals that are no longer found in the wild.

Many of today's wild animals are feral animals due to the fault of man. For example, let's take America or Australia as a clear proof of this theory. Almost all domestic animals in these continents were brought from Europe. These animals have found fertile ground for life and development. An example of this is hares or a rabbit in Australia. Due to the fact that there are no natural predators dangerous for this species on this continent, they bred in huge quantities and went wild. Since all rabbits were domesticated and brought by Europeans for their needs. Therefore, we can say with confidence that more than half of wild domesticated animals are former domestic animals. For example, wild city cats and dogs.

Be that as it may, the question of the origin of domestic animals should be considered open. As for our pets. Then the first confirmations in the annals and legends we meet a dog and a cat. In Egypt, the cat was a sacred animal, and dogs were actively used in the ancient era by mankind. There is plenty of evidence for this. In Europe, the cat appeared in its mass after crusade, but firmly and quickly occupied the niche of a pet and mouse hunter. Before them, Europeans used different animals to catch mice, such as the weasel or the genet.

Domestic animals are divided into two unequal species.

The first type of domestic animals are farm animals that bring direct benefit to humans. Meat, wool, fur and many others useful things, goods, and are also used by us for food. But they do not live with a person directly in the same room.

The second type is animal pets (companions), which we see every day in our homes or apartments. They brighten up our leisure, entertain us and give us pleasure. And most of them with practical purpose almost useless in modern world, for example, hamsters, Guinea pigs, parrots and many others.

Animals of the same species may not infrequently belong to both species, both farm animals and pets. A striking example In addition, rabbits and ferrets are kept at home as pets, but also bred for meat and fur. Also, some pet waste can be used, for example, cat and dog hair for knitting various items or as a heater. For example, dog hair belts.

Many doctors note the positive impact of pets on human health and well-being. We can see that many families who keep some animals at home note that these animals create comfort, calm, and relieve stress.

This encyclopedia was created by us to help pet lovers. We hope that our encyclopedia will help you in choosing and caring for your pet.

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