On September 28, the UAnimals volunteer community organized a photo day at several animal shelters. Twenty people with cameras and phones visited seven shelters:
– Hostomel Shelter and “Mala Dzyga” in Kyiv region,
– “League for Animal Protection ‘Chance’” in Dnipropetrovsk region,
– Two shelters from the NGO “We Have the Right-2” in Kharkiv region,
– “Abandoned Angel” in Khmelnytskyi,
– The “Lev” municipal enterprise in Lviv.
Since then, photos taken at the Pavlograd shelter have helped place ten animals in new homes, according to shelter director Natalia Tychynska. “This is a stroke of luck! Usually, we place 2-3 animals a week, and sometimes none at all… It’s usually very challenging, but this time we managed to find homes for four dogs and six cats. I see it as a gift of fate,” she shared.
The “Mala Dzyga” shelter also had success, according to its director Alla Yarmolyuk. “Thanks to the photos, a white French bulldog, a fluffy mixed-breed, and another French bulldog are on their way to Germany, and a Cane Corso is heading to Finland. I’ve just started posting the photos; I can’t post them all at once! Today, people from Spain called who want to adopt a dog they saw in the photos. They’re Ukrainians who have been living in Spain for three years,” she said.
While the event took up her entire day, Yarmolyuk noted that the pictures helped find homes for dogs that need indoor environments and should be adopted before the colder weather arrives. “I sometimes don’t have enough time to clean, feed, and water them. When would I have organized a photo session myself?” she said.
At the “Lev” municipal enterprise in Lviv, they’ve also started using photos, says veterinarian and manager Ulyana Humenna. “Photography plays a very significant role. I try to take pictures myself, but with professional equipment, you get really high-quality photos. These attract more people who want to adopt an animal.”
We hope that more residents of “Lev” and other shelters will also find homes.
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