The first shelter for homeless animals will open in 2011 in Vitebsk

January 3, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. In the Year of the Cat, the first shelter for homeless animals will appear in Vitebsk, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the subsidiary municipal enterprise "Vesna," which is the client for the work. The shelter will be designed to accommodate 180 dogs and cats. The project includes the equipping of premises for an animal reception department, an administrative and хозяйственное department, a veterinary clinic, and enclosures. Moreover, in winter, the cat enclosures will be heated. Abandoned animals will receive emergency veterinary care at the shelter. They will also be sterilized here. The total cost of reconstructing the former administrative and хозяйственное building into a pet shelter is estimated at approximately Br5 billion. Half of the required amount was provided by a sponsor - one of Vitebsk's enterprises. Since the start of the reconstruction (November 2010), Br1.4 billion has already been spent. The first enclosures are planned to receive animals as early as April. -0-