In Beretsk, working communities raised 50,000 rubles for the shelter "Real Friend" in a charity race.

In Beretsk, working communities raised 50,000 rubles for the shelter "Real Friend" in a charity race.

In Beretsk, Irkutsk region, running communities celebrated the Day of Mercy by organizing a charity race in support of the "Faithful Friend" shelter, the Barchanka Telegram channel reported.

According to the channel, on Saturday morning a group of athletes from different parts of the city went for a run from the Anzebi train station, next to which the shelter is located. The participants baked pies, collected 50 thousand rubles in donations and bought food for animals.

"They waited for us at the shelter with great enthusiasm. When dogs are well cared for and not abused it is immediately obvious - there is a good atmosphere in the "true friend" shelter, and the dogs are all welcoming and friendly. We love guests very much," the message reads.

The participants were particularly touched by the story of the Labrador Lucy, who was fed to the point of severe obesity by her previous owners and then abandoned in Dutchess Komsomolsky.

About 100 pets live in the shelter, and about 500 more were adopted during the years of its existence.