PETA Germany and its partners in Ukraine face new challenges every day—but with new obstacles come new triumphs.

For Lucky, Life Was a Highway—Now, It’s a Home

A staff member at a Ukrainian partner shelter near the Hungarian border found an injured dog lying in the road. She whisked him to a veterinarian, but the prognosis wasn’t good: Three of his legs had been broken. It took several operations and no small amount of TLC from shelter staff, but the gentle dog pulled through, and he was aptly named Lucky.

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He will soon be on his way to Germany, where teams are working to find loving homes for more dogs like him. You can read more about his story and the lifesaving rescue work in Ukraine in this new article from PETA Germany’s Judith Pein.

Temporary Shelter Provides Permanent Relief

With help from local animal organizations, the PETA Germany team has finished construction of a temporary shelter outside Budapest that can house more than 300 animals as they complete their required quarantine before they can be transferred to shelters in Germany. The “pop-up shelter” is in a large, peaceful area where animals can heal and recuperate.

The first 20 dog evacuees are “breaking in” this haven, where they’re also receiving medical care and vaccinations as well as being spayed or neutered. Staffers caring for the dogs say that it has been inspiring to watch them overcome the trauma they’ve experienced as they befriend one another and learn to trust humans again.

PETA Germany and its partner organizations have transported more than 1,600 cats and dogs out of Ukraine and have supplied more than 600 metric tons of food and supplies to families and animals still within its borders.

You can support their lifesaving work with a donation to the Global Compassion Fund.