Daria Pushkareva was an elite Moscow-based wedding photographer who quit her job and chose to devote her time and money to animals in need.
Pushkareva was one of the top five Moscow wedding photographers, capturing mostly elite businessmen and politicians. She had worked six years in the moviemaking, as well.
The 15-hours shifts and weeks passing by without a day off made the photographer realize she didn’t want to do it anymore. Then she remembered her childhood dream of running a dog shelter. Soon after, she and her husband rescued six dogs, took out two loans and bought a country house 100 miles away from the capital.
“I wouldn’t consider our household a shelter,” Pushkareva said. “In fact, I even feel offended if someone calls it like that. In two years, the number of fur-bearing animals we’ve rescued (foxes, arctic foxes, and raccoon dogs) has reached a hundred. And of course, we take care of them all by ourselves, too.”
