He stated that no one systematically deals with the situation with stray animals until a tragedy occurs.
“In this regard, it is correct in this matter to introduce responsibility for officials responsible for the situation with homeless animals on the ground,” Volodin wrote on his Telegram channel.
He also proposed to work out a number of measures to support civil initiatives from regional and local budgets: private animal shelters exempted from land tax with the allocation of grants for the construction of such shelters.
“It is important to create conditions for the work of those who, based on personal activity and compassion ... provide assistance,” summed up the speaker of the State Duma.
He also stressed that the destruction of homeless animals is not a way out of the situation.
The head of the Investigative Committee of Russia, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to prepare proposals for changing the legislation after cases of death due to attacks by stray dogs in the regions.
Earlier it was reported that investigators opened a criminal case into the death of a seven-year-old girl in the Chita district of the Trans-Baikal Territory as a result of an attack by dogs.
Later, the governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Alexander Osipov, announced the need to amend the federal law on the trapping of stray animals.