The State Duma may soon consider six bills on domestic animals and stray animals, Izvestia found out. Among the main innovations are the 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. The State Duma of the new convocation will continue to work on initiatives related to keeping pets and controlling the homeless. The new composition of deputies will consider six bills on this topic, Elena Panova, head of the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, told Izvestia. - Preparation of [bills] for discussion is underway. We can tell you more exact dates later. We can say with certainty that these issues will be discussed in the committee," said the parliamentarian. Six legislative initiatives were developed at the last session of the State Duma. Their authors were members of the Working Group for the Protection of People from Stray Animals. Deputies presented them to Parliament, after which the government sent positive reviews of them. The support of the cabinet ensures the adoption of all six initiatives, believes the head of the committee for the protection of the family, Nina Ustenina, who chaired the working group at the last gathering of the State Duma. - The working group prepared 20 bills, six of which were approved by the government. With the remaining 14, we must continue to work with the government, and those approved should be submitted to the [State Duma] meeting immediately," the parliamentarian said. Ustanina explained that there are no plans to establish a separate working group for the problem of stray animals at the new convention. The deputies forwarded all 20 draft laws to the relevant ecology committee, which will continue to work on them.

The State Duma may soon consider six bills on domestic animals and stray animals, Izvestia found out. Among the main innovations are the 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. The State Duma of the new convocation will continue to work on initiatives related to keeping pets and controlling the homeless. The new composition of deputies will consider six bills on this topic, Elena Panova, head of the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, told Izvestia. - Preparation of [bills] for discussion is underway. We can tell you more exact dates later. We can say with certainty that these issues will be discussed in the committee," said the parliamentarian. Six legislative initiatives were developed at the last session of the State Duma. Their authors were members of the Working Group for the Protection of People from Stray Animals. Deputies presented them to Parliament, after which the government sent positive reviews of them. The support of the cabinet ensures the adoption of all six initiatives, believes the head of the committee for the protection of the family, Nina Ustenina, who chaired the working group at the last gathering of the State Duma. - The working group prepared 20 bills, six of which were approved by the government. With the remaining 14, we must continue to work with the government, and those approved should be submitted to the [State Duma] meeting immediately," the parliamentarian said. Ustanina explained that there are no plans to establish a separate working group for the problem of stray animals at the new convention. The deputies forwarded all 20 draft laws to the relevant ecology committee, which will continue to work on them.