When bombs and bullets pelted the Ukrainian city of Kostyantynivka, Amir’s world shattered. Alone, injured, and terrified, the sweet dog hopelessly wandered the streets of the active war zone after losing the only family he had ever known. But Amir was one of the lucky ones—Help was on its way.

Thanks to support from PETA’s Global Compassion Fund, our friends at Animal Rescue Kharkiv found Amir near the front lines. Despite the chaos and danger, the rescue team transported him and as many terrified animals as they could back to their shelter. There, Amir began the long process of healing physically and emotionally from the trauma he endured.

For many of the animals Animal Rescue Kharkiv finds homes for, it can take a long time for their frayed nerves to calm and for them to begin to feel safe again—but not for Amir. Amir was ready to show his new family in France his loving, goofy personality almost immediately.  

Oksana, a Ukrainian refugee now living in France with her son, welcomed Amir into their family. Amir’s once-haunted eyes are now filled with joy, his tail wags nonstop, and he is always ready to offer some affection to his new family members, particularly his new brother.

“They have a special mutual love. It feels like they haven’t known each other for a week but all their lives.” –Amir’s Guardian Oksana

You Can Help More Animals Escape War

Animal Rescue Kharkiv’s team works tirelessly to reunite animals with their guardians or help them find new loving homes. Thanks to supporters like you, animals like Amir, who’ve survived unthinkable trauma, can experience love and peace again. When you give to PETA’s Global Compassion Fund, you’re sending help directly into war zones.

Your gift helps PETA entities and partners create positive, sustainable changes in corners of the Earth where animals desperately need assistance and may have no other hope.

Your generous support has already helped save more than 22,000 animals from hunger, terror, and certain death since the war began.