Ukraine Updates
July 29, 2022
Since just days after the war in Ukraine started in February 2022, PETA Germany and its partners have been risking it all to save animals in need. From flooding to missile strikes, Global Compassion Fund–backed teams have risked it all to help Ukraine’s animals. Meet some of the beautiful souls who now have a second chance at life because of your support.
While the war in Ukraine rages on, PETA Germany’s partner organization Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK) is operating in some of the most dangerous and active battle zones in the beleaguered country.
This dog is one of many animals who were abandoned in a suburb of Kharkiv that is now directly in the line of fire. Almost no humans are living there to care for these animals.
After somehow managing to escape a grenade that fell on this house, killing others in the area, a dog named Richie is now with ARK and will be transported to a new home.
This is a partially destroyed residential building in Kharkiv’s Pyatikhatka district where ARK found and helped an injured dog. Some locals still live in the basement of this building.
This building was also bombed by Russian soldiers, and most structures in this district of Kharkiv have become uninhabitable. To save as many animals as possible ARK often works with the Ukrainian military for protection, as they may have only 10 or 15 minutes before bombs or gunfire start raining down again.
Three dogs, Kleopa, Marcus, and Clay, were left behind when their guardians were forced to evacuate their home after bombings, but ARK was able to pull them to safety just in time.
All three dogs are in good health and will soon be reunited with their family!
ARK employees discovered this German shepherd desperately running through the streets in the line of fire, with no guardians to be found. She was rushed to safety and transported to a loving new home.
At a military checkpoint, Ukrainian soldiers asked ARK to help find a home for a dog who had given birth to several puppies in the barracks. The entire family of dogs is recovering in a safe area until they’re ready to be placed for adoption.
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