Surgut groomer cut puppy’s tail, concealed itIn Surgut, a groomer cut off the tip of a toy poodle puppy’s tail during a trim and did not tell the owner. The salon refunded costs, apologized, and dismissed the employee; the owner plans legal action.
Fox cub dashes into Ufa courtyardResidents of the «Sosny» residential complex in Ufa filmed a young fox that wandered into their courtyard near the 8 Marta settlement, lounged under a fir tree, and briefly chased a local dog around the playground.
Novosibirsk breeder accused of crueltyAnimal welfare activists in Novosibirsk seek an inquiry into a breeder of Abyssinian and Cornish Rex cats after neighbors reported stench and cries from her apartment while she stayed at a rehabilitation center.
Volgograd students rescue a stray batIn Volgograd, university students helped a disoriented bat found near a dean’s office, gently moving it to an outside windowsill, from which it later flew away, an expert calling their actions almost entirely correct.
Perm seeks home for cat KulemaAnimal advocates in Perm are urgently looking for new owners for five-year-old cat Kulema after her family left her at a village for the summer and now refuses to take her indoors as cold weather arrives.
Cat café opens near First Tent monumentA new cat café, “Zamurchatel’noe mesto” (“Purrfect Place”), has opened by the First Tent monument in Magnitogorsk, offering coffee among rescued cats; the owner stresses it is not a shelter and urges residents not to dump animals.
Perm shelter seeks home for chubby cat StepanIn Perm, the Murkot animal shelter is seeking a home for Stepan, a well‑fed three‑year‑old cat rescued from the street by a young man who surrendered him because he is moving; the cat is struggling with the separation.
