The Kharkiv City Council established the municipal animal welfare center.

It includes:

• monitoring the observance of Pets by citizens and organizations in Kharkiv;
• registration of pets;
• creating a search system for lost animals;
• catching stray dogs from Kharkiv and placing them in the city Animal Care Center;
• finding shelters for shelter animals;
• Involving volunteers to help animals;
• euthanasia of unclaimed offspring of street animals (wild, aggressive and sick);
• conducting outreach to the animal care and support population;
• the reception of lost animals for return to their owners, as well as the reception in an animal shelter which for various reasons the owners cannot hold;
• providing the animal with veterinary services at social prices (social vet);
• designation of dog walking areas in Kharkiv, as well as equipment for fenced dog training grounds;
• Combating the illegal trade in animals (with boxers).