UAnimals completed a veterinary mission in Pavlohrad

More than 400 animals received assistance

From January 22 to 26, the UAnimals team, together with veterinarians from the “Affordable Sterilization” project, worked in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region. Over the course of five days, we managed to provide veterinary care to 413 animals — both domestic and stray.

In frontline regions, access to veterinary care remains extremely limited, and sometimes completely unavailable, so such trips are critically important both for the animals themselves and for the people who care for them. Incidentally, this is our second veterinary mission to Pavlohrad — we were already there in August 2025 and were able to help 358 cats and dogs. Unfortunately, the number of animals in need of help in the area is not decreasing.

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Stories from the vet mission

There were many different cases during the vet mission, but fortunately, this time there were no critical ones — all animals were stable and received treatment in time.

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For example, a dog was brought in after being caught, which had been fitted with a collar as a puppy and never had it removed. Over time, it rubbed the dog’s neck badly. Fortunately, the dog was brought to the team in time — the collar had not yet cut into the skin, so the doctors removed it and treated the wound.

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Our team also traveled to a village near Pavlohrad to visit an elderly man who feeds abandoned cats. Most of them were left by neighbors. So, the man ended up caring for more than 30 cats of all ages. In winter, the animals get sick, but the man tries to take care of them as best he can: he has eye drops, ointments, feeds them, and even spoils them with treats. We were able to catch and sterilize some of the animals he cares for.

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And one story began right in the middle of the city. On the first evening, the team noticed a dog near the ATB store — it was cold, but she was afraid to go inside and was wary of people. She didn’t want to eat, she just followed them. The team couldn’t leave her in the cold, so they took her to the hotel.

The next day, the dog was spayed, vaccinated, and microchipped. On the last day of the vet mission, a local volunteer took her in for temporary care.

What kind of help was provided during the veterinary mission?

As part of the veterinary mission, the team:

sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, microchipped, and treated 378 animals for parasites (80 of them were stray cats and dogs that were caught by Andriy, the animal catcher);
vaccinated 29 animals against rabies separately;
and provided 30 veterinary consultations to people who care for animals.

At the same time, the team distributed food to local carers: 382.5 kg of dog food and 400.4 kg of cat food.