The nomination "Responsible for those ...": Two sisters and a younger brother collected charity aid for animals.
Many people know the Barmin family in Ishimbai, especially those who help animals. Almost no fundraising event or food for stray dogs and cats takes place without the participation of Ksenia, Polina and Arseniy Barmin. And this family will never pass by abandoned animals.
This happened before the New Year. The friendly family went to the holy spring of Varvara Skvorchikhinsoy, which is located near Ishimbai. There they came across several freezing and hungry cats, one of them already had frostbite on her ears," the Help Paw group in Ishimbaya told.
"We had just attached a kitty from the overexposure of this family, so Polina and her mother Victoria took two captured kittens from the source to the vacant place," the volunteers wrote on their page.
The Four Paws Group for Homeless Animals in Ishimbai is not a shelter or an official organization. In fact, the group consists of two volunteers and other caring people. Since the volunteers do not have their own premises for keeping animals, all the selected animals are on private overexposure.
"We have a small town, unfortunately, there is no shelter for homeless animals, only the Four Paws group for homeless animals. The whole family tries to help the group, we take them for overexposure, treat them, and sterilize them. The kids wanted to become wizards for homeless animals every year on New Year's Eve," said Victoria Barmina, the children's mother.
At first, the Barmen took only heavy animals, such as injured ones. Victoria remembers a story when a cat was thrown from the fifth floor, he suffered a fractured pelvis and had to be nursed for a long time. That's when the family's collaboration with the Four Paws aid group began. Since then, there hasn't been a day when the overexposure in the Barmins' house was empty.
"We have two cats and a dog at home, all rescued. And there are two cats and a kitty on overexposure. One cat is blind in one eye, therefore, few people want to take such a cat, although he is very charming. We sterilize animals and treat them for parasites," says Victoria.
The middle daughter, Polina Barmina, is actively promoting her family's position to the masses. She performs at various competitions, talks about how she helps and saves animals.
Photos from Victoria Barmina's personal archive.