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Please sign a petition in support of Victoria Pavlenko – volunteer to help homeless animals under arrest for the salvation of a guide dog.

Victoria Pavlenko accused of stealing a guide dog.

"Crime" is looking in the story, which began July 29, 2015: Victoria picked up a blind mate guide dog moving around alone, unsupervised on the street. There was no one close with the dog and looking for her. Victoria - volunteer to help the homeless and lost animals, and did as volunteers usually do: pick up stray animals and the same day gave it in the care of a team of volunteers, assisting lost and abandoned dogs Labrador breed - to find the owner. The same evening, the volunteers contacted prospective dog owner - Julia Dyakova whose phone has been listed on the harness the dog wears.

Julia Dyakova, the owner of a guide dog Diana got her as a gift from the non-state Training Center for guide dogs. From the testimonies of many witnesses she often used dogs in their performances (singing) in the subway. There are a lot of photos where Julia sings, and the dog are lying at her feet. The state training school for guide dogs prohibits use a guide dog in this way, it hurts the dog skills. On the day of the disappearance of Diana Julia through their friends and workers of the Training Center said of the loss of a guide dog and wrote a statement to the police about the theft.
This is a very strange act because Julia Dyakova according to witnesses had repeatedly let go the dog for a walk without a leash that is apparently what happened on the day of the beginning of the story.

The story quickly picked up in social networks: a group of search-dog in Facebook decided that the disappearance of Diana is a theft, and the news about a "cynical crime" - stealing the dog from the blind - spread on the internet and central media.
In connection with the public response to the case it took control of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

 Meanwhile, volunteers whom Victoria gave Diana in a temporary care, met twice with Julia Dyakova to return her dog, but the hostess did not recognize his guide dog twice.
When a few days later, on August 6th, Julia finally recognized his dog at the compelling circumstances – then the e-mark (chip) of the dog indicating the owner has been confirmed, and the dog trainer learned the dog - Julia took Diana.

 It seems to be common for volunteer’s story: find a lost dog find its owner and returned.

But on August 10th Victoria was summoned for questioning. Once Victoria arrived for questioning as a witness - the official representatives of the Investigative Committee said publicly about detention of the women kidnapped (!) the dog, and that "delinquent" supposedly wanted to escape from justice.
The investigator knew from the beginning of the story all the Victoria’s contacts - her phone number and her address. But never call her for the information and didn’t invite her to give explanations on the case.
So the period until August 10 was created as a way of Victoria hiding from the investigation.
After the official announcement of the Investigative Committee Victoria had been arrested and detained in the remand prison as a dangerous criminal.
 On 12th August Victoria was charged for p. 3 of clause 158 of the Criminal Code (theft of a large scale), and Gagarin district court in Moscow has placed her under house arrest, believing that she can escape. The court forgot that Victoria herself voluntarily came to the Investigation Committee to testify and tell the truth about how she saved the dog blind helper.
The stray pet dog on the street is in danger: it can bring down the car, she doesn’t know how to live and survive on the street, she is disoriented, it could be mistreat by antisocial personality. Victoria picked up a dog to protect an animal that could get in trouble, not to steal.
 This is normal and reasonable volunteer’s behavior to help animals.
 Victoria did nothing to hide the dog - on the contrary, the alleged owner of the dog tied up in the same evening then picked up the dog to return her home.

However, Victoria is now accused of a crime that was not there, but for which it can get a real term of imprisonment - up to 6 years (!). A lot of people are willing and able to confirm the long-standing Victoria’s volunteering in protecting animals. Victoria gave a chance to get away from the danger of the street and find a host for hundreds of animals.

Rescue of dogs is not a crime!

We demand the release Victoria Pavlenko from the house arrest, and to remove all the charges!

Victoria and animals protection volunteers need your support. Please sign this petition to show your support!

You can also join the group, created to help Victoria and animals protection volunteers, on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/freedomtopavlenko).