Ukraine Updates
May 10, 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.
PETA Germany has worked vigorously since Russia invaded Ukraine, rescuing over 1,300 cats and dogs, reuniting refugees with their animal companions, and feeding more than 100,000 cats, dogs, horses, and donkeys across Ukraine.
PETA Germany Helps Rescue a Woman and More Cats and Dogs From War-Torn Kharkiv
Kharkiv is under constant attack and is now one of Ukraine’s worst-affected areas: Large parts of the city have been destroyed. PETA Germany volunteers and a local animal protection group braved the dilapidated city and evacuated a woman and her cats and dogs safely from her besieged hometown.
Some of the animals were injured but received the veterinary care they needed.
Meet Mira, one of the dogs rescued from Kharkiv. She’s now safe in Budapest:
Over 1,300 Ukrainian Animals Have Now Been Rescued
These dogs from Kyiv were scared and exhausted after their journey to the border, but now, they’re safe in Hungary with their human family:
Two Refugees Reunited With Their Animal Companions
PETA Germany and others reunited two Ukrainian women with their cats and dog:
After spending 10 days in an air raid shelter, Juli and her two kids fled the Kharkiv region for France. She had to make the heart-wrenching decision to leave her cats behind.
Now, after weeks of painful separation, the family is back together. Watch their emotional reunion—Juli couldn’t be happier to see her beloved cats again. After everything this family has been through, we’re thrilled that PETA Germany was able to help reunite them.
And this is Tani, a dog from Dnipro. The moment she was reunited with her grateful guardian after almost two months apart will melt your heart:
Tani and her guardian are now in the Czech Republic, far away from the war.
Hungry Dogs, Cats, Donkeys, and Horses Are Receiving Much-Needed Food
PETA Germany continues to send food for cats, dogs, horses, and donkeys into Ukraine. To date, the group has delivered over 400 tons of provisions across the country.
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