Kyiv City Society for the Protection of Animals Kyiv City Society for the Protection of Animals (KCSPA) is a non-government organization that specializes in animals protection in city Kyiv. Famous poet M. Ryl'skiy took part in its founding in 1960. The Society's activity is directed by the statute and coordinated by the president. The Society popularizes humanism towards all living things and takes resolute hard-edged stand against the problem of neglected animals. We don't accept half measures of dedicated State institutions and their individual functionaries, and insist on exhaustive and definitive solution of strays' issue by modern humane means. The Society is not supported by any governmental subventions, its funds consist of membership fees and people's voluntary donations.

The president Asia Serpinskaya Current president of KCSPA Asia Serpinskaya in her "previous life" is a candidate of mathematical science, associate professor of the department of applied mathematics in Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture. She accepted the Society in 1999 in ruined and deserted state, without any premises for keeping of stray animals. Asia Serpinskaya decided to pawn her own appartment in Kyiv and use the money for purchasing of abandoned cowshed in urban village Gostomel and retrofitting it into a shelter. Mrs. Serpinskaya is currently the only persistent worker in the shelter, the care for her caudate wards takes therefore all her time and strength. And often her money too: after all she is not just working for free but also continually supports the shelter with her own resources. Read Asia Serpinskaya's appeal to visitors of our site

The shelter for stray animals in Gostomel Former cowshed where the shelter resides is now hardly recognizable: it roofs seven hundred (!) dogs and cats. But still it's not enough, because just stray dogs' population in Kyiv exceeds 30'000. The only solution is finding new kind and careful owners for the four-footed friends who has suffered alredy man's betrayal. If you consider getting a dog or cat please come to see us! Along with the opportunity to choose most likeable one from our numerous nurslings, you free a place for the next one who currently struggles for existence on the street. Animals in Gostomel shelter are vaccinated and neutered, and we gladly answer your questions about their keeping.

Sterilization center The shelter has the biggest in Ukraine veterinary hospital and rehabilitation ward. Stray animals are being sterialized here, afterwards they recreate for several days and return to the shelter or their usual habitat. The center is designed to sterilize about 3'500 animals a year, but that productivity is rarely reachable because of stress of money. Pet owners can leave their minion after the operation in our rehabilitation ward under qualified personnel's care. The price just covers our expenses for medicines and feed. Contacting us before bringing the pet is essential in order to check availability.

Volunteering and support Gostomel shelter and KCSPA in general have no reliable funding sources and permanent workers. Therefore we appreciate any moneyed assistance (first of all cash, as well as medicines, food and construction materials). If you are short of cash please help with some physical activity. Come to the shelter for couple of hours and pick any from the hundred of important and urgent tasks. Even associate with the animals who is always in extreme want for human attention is the help too!