Wild animals including tigers, lions, bears and wolves rescued in Ukraine. September 29, 2024 In Ukraine, it is legal for private citizens to keep wild animals. Since the war with Russia began, wild animals including tigers, lions, bears… Continue Reading
Lions “urgently relocated” from zoo in war-torn Ukraine now in sanctuaries in Colorado & South Africa October 16, 2022 It’s considered part of the largest war-zone rescue operation of lions ever carried out, but now nine of the big cats whisked from a… Continue Reading
Another abandoned captive bear rescued in war-torn Ukraine September 11, 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine almost seven months ago and evacuations of captive, wild animals are still taking place — including, most recently, one very ill… Continue Reading
“Chaotic” goat sets off grenades injuring 40 Russian soldiers with their own boobytraps June 25, 2022 Russian troops occupying a village in Ukraine were sabotaged by their own bombs this week by an unexpected war hero: A goat. Defence Intelligence… Continue Reading
Ukrainian refugee reunited with beloved dog in San Diego May 30, 2022 As millions of Ukrainians are displaced amid the Russian invasion of their country, so too are are their pets. But heartwarming stories have been… Continue Reading
Missing Ukraine zoo employees who stayed to help feed animals found shot and killed April 21, 2022 When two employees at the Feldman Ecopark Zoo in the Ukraine went missing in early March, there was hope that they would be found… Continue Reading
Rescued bats released “to fly and to live” amid intense fighting in northeastern Ukraine March 30, 2022 The Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Center says it has finally released the last of its bats that are well enough to fend for themselves in… Continue Reading
Nine kangaroos successfully rescued from bombed zoo in Ukraine March 27, 2022 The Feldman Ecopark in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region continues to save animals as Russian bombs fall all around — and into — the zoo Nine… Continue Reading
Photo of Ukraine woman carrying two cats, wheeling luggage, her dog on leash with its own pack goes viral March 21, 2022 More than two million Ukraines have fled their war-torn country taking only their most valuable belongings, including their cats, dogs and even rabbits. One… Continue Reading
Animal aid waiting at Ukraine border to help fleeing civilians and their pets March 6, 2022 The scale of the tragedy is still unfolding – and while the focus is rightly on the humanitarian disaster, it’s meant some people have… Continue Reading
