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It all started three years ago, in a small town
- f Zelenograd, Russia,
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NIKA Foundation It all started three years ago, in a small town of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NIKA Foundation It all started three years ago, in a small town of Zelenograd, Russia, when Nika Foundation was created to support the animal shelter. In 2013, after merging with Santa shelter which was severely underfunded, the
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In 2013, after merging with “Santa” shelter which was severely underfunded, the number of animals increased
- considerably. Today NIKA is
home for about 150 dogs and 50 cats.
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NIKA Foundation provides a variety of services for the abandoned animals. Also, we are striving to create special environment for the stray animals that have been rescued after an injury or were born disabled.
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Charn (nose injury) Dara (spinal injury) Bim (spinal injury) Rada (spinal injury) Found home!
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We’re lucky to have an extraordinary team of volunteers who have been helping the animals for many
- years. They do it because
they CARE. Our animals are also supervised by a group
- f veterinarians, who keep an
eye on the animals’ health.
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Each of our animals has its own story,
- ften with a lot of
suffering in the past, but all of the animals desire one thing the most - to find a welcoming home and a loving family. Our main goal is to encourage adoption
- f the animals!
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In today’s Russia – a large country with a lot of unresolved issues – animals do not receive much attention. NIKA Foundation is a non-profit organization that is not supported by Federal funding. We exist
- nly due to donations of
those who care.
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Most of our funds are collected through private donations via
- Internet. We are
actively participating in social networks and have a group of followers on Facebook and Vkontakte.com.
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Our shelter is a popular school trip destination. Children who come to visit us love to spoil our animals with yummy treats and to take them for long walks.
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Cat House
Unlike the dogs,
- ur cats reside
in the heated premises, where two cats usually share a room.
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Dog House
All our dogs are kept in stalls. Each of the stalls has a heat- proof dog house. For the animals that cannot be kept
- utside, we arrange for
temporary stays with foster families.
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House for disabled animals
Our special-needs animals and animals that require after-surgery care live in a separate little house which is split into four separate stalls. The house is equipped with a minimum of essentials required for the animals’ comfort.
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Each year we participate in the Seasons of Life Festival where we bring
- ur animals in hope of
finding families that would adopt them.
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In NIKA Animal Shelter, you can find a loving pet for your
- family. If for some
reason you cannot afford to take an animal for adoption, you would be able take it under foster care.
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We also have a DREAM! A dream that gradually is turning into a reality….
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In 2014 we acquired 1.85 hectares (4.6 acres) of land, 30 km away from Moscow. On this land we are planning to build the very first Animal Help Center in Russia. It will be called “Wet Nose”.
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One of the main advantages of the new Center will be its extensive infrastructure with heated stalls that would help our animals to withstand severe Russian winter temperatures. We also plan to turn our Center into a major attraction for the local communities, and especially for children.
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WET NOSE Center will accommodate up to 500 animals at a
- time. Special care will be given to the animals that felt victims
to the cruelty of humans.
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Our Center will be a first center of the kind in the Russian Federation – quite a bold task to take on. However, we strongly believe that with all of your help we will be able to turn our big dream into reality!
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