LAPA was founded by Natalia Chumak in early 2013. We celebrate LAPA’s birthday on the 1st March. We will be celebrating out 10th anniversary on the 1st of March 2023!
Our work has evolved considerably over the years but we remain a small charity run by a team of dedicated volunteers.
There is a lot of animal suffering in Russia. We focus our efforts on cats and dogs. There are millions of strays and abandoned pets in Russia whose future is bleak due to cruelty, neglect, disease and harsh weather conditions.  We work in a number of small locations in Central Russia and do what we can to help at least some of those who have noone else to help them.

Through our Rescue and Shelter Support, Veterinary Treatment and Rehoming Programmes we help those who need our help right now. We also work on preventing animal suffering in the future through our Neutering Programme (by reducing the number of animals who will end up in the streets). Further, we have created and run for many years a unique Educational Programme for children (by teaching them how to treat animals responsibly). In 2021 we donated our Educational Programme to a Russia-based charity in order to increase the reach of the programme.