Pets will be required to have a microchip and the State Duma registry may soon consider six bills on pets and stray animals, Izvestia found out. Among the main innovations are mandatory registration of pets, and possibly microchips, a large increase in fines for self-walking, removing "black towers" from the shadows and quick dispatch of emergency services in the event of a threat of attack by gangs. In the coming period, the initiatives will be examined by the ecology committee, and then they will be brought to the State Duma meeting. All bills are supported by the government. Read how the lives of dog owners will change in the Izvestia article.

Pets will be required to have a microchip and the State Duma registry may soon consider six bills on pets and stray animals, Izvestia found out. Among the main innovations are mandatory registration of pets, and possibly microchips, a large increase in fines for self-walking, removing "black towers" from the shadows and quick dispatch of emergency services in the event of a threat of attack by gangs. In the coming period, the initiatives will be examined by the ecology committee, and then they will be brought to the State Duma meeting. All bills are supported by the government. Read how the lives of dog owners will change in the Izvestia article.