Animal Monitoring Agency says Tbilisi municipal shelter received 518 animals last year
A total of 518 animals were placed in Tbilisi’s municipal animal shelter throughout the past year. Photo: Animal Monitoring Agency
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A total of 518 animals were placed in Tbilisi’s municipal animal shelter throughout the past year, the Animal Monitoring Agency told Interpressnews on Thursday.
The body, which operates under the Tbilisi City Hall, said the statistics had been recorded between January-November.
It added 109 animals found new owners and were taken from the shelter, which houses animals left unattended or lost.
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