A chimpanzee who escaped Kharkiv city zoo on Monday was persuaded to return by a zoo employee who wheeled it back on a bicycle. Staff at the zoo in Ukraine’s second largest city were struggling to persuade Chichi, who had wandered around the streets and a nearby park, to return to the zoo with them. … Read more
Six months on from the Russian invasion, Cats Protection has released a new series of free care guides for Ukrainian refugees. The charity has linked up with author Bruce Fogle to produce three leaflets, which are available in both Ukrainian and English. Although thousands of Ukrainian refugees are now settled with host families in the … Read more
Since February 24th, Ukraine has been under Russian attack. Half a year later, Ukrainian citizens have time and again proved their tenacity and strength of will. Even as Russian cruelty threatens their lives, they continue to endure. Among them are heroes fighting to help innocent animals. Sisters Evgeniya and Olga Drach are two brave animal … Read more
Vets and vet nurses in the UK have been asked to volunteer some time to help provide remote veterinary support to pet owners in Ukraine. For the past few months, Galaxy Vets Foundation has been collecting and delivering supplies for animal welfare organizations in the war-torn country, as well as providing pet owners with free … Read more
The RVC has announced a new partnership to support education and research at a university in Ukraine. The college has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnologies (SGU) in Lviv, which will initially develop a framework to support SGU’s work during the ongoing war with Russia. … Read more
A vet left stranded in France for three days with a Ukrainian refugee family and their dog has called on APHA to make urgent changes to its system for importing pets from the war-torn country. Following Russia brutal invasion of Ukraine in February, thousands of British families have signed up to the Homes for Ukraine … Read more
It is no secret that the devastation caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine has significantly affected the lives of all citizens of this beautiful country – humans and animals alike. Over five million people have evacuated their homes in search of safety. Those that have stayed behind have been fighting relentlessly to return Ukraine … Read more
Many people abandoned animals while fleeing Ukraine, but some heroes stayed behind to support the pets in need. Asya Serpinska, 77, walked towards the Russian conflict instead of running away. She was willing to put herself in danger because her animal shelter in Hostomel, a town above Kyiv, needed her. Serpinska had about 600 dogs … Read more
UK CVO Christine Middlemiss has asked vets to report suspected illegal pet landings from Ukraine to help maintain the country 100-year rabies-free status. In a letter to the profession via RCVS Kate Richards, Dr Middlemiss advised on how to contact APHA if a rabies non-compliant Ukrainian pet is presented in practice. She stressed the primary … Read more
Alexei Surovtsev is well-known in Ukraine. As an actor, striptease champion, and performer on his country version of Dancing With The Stars, he has amassed many fans. But Surovtsev’s greatest role to date is that of hero. His efforts to save stranded pets from the warzones of his hometown have earned him the nickname “Cat … Read more