March 2025

We would like to share the results of our work for March. In total, we have helped about 7,000 animals!

First things first 👇

🩹 We paid for the following treatments for 361 animals: hospitalisation, surgeries, wound treatment, veterinary pharmaceutical drugs, procedures, examinations, lab tests, antiparasitic drugs, spaying, etc.:
— 48 animals were evacuated from the frontline areas;
— 9 animals were under the care of soldiers;
— 304 animals were treated and spayed during the veterinary mission in the village of Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, and doctors performed 12 major surgeries during the mission.

🐱 Two people and 141 animals were evacuated from the frontline areas.

🐈‍ We delivered 8,588 kilograms of pet food:

— 5,363 kilograms were sent to animal shelters that receive animals from the frontline areas;
— 635 kilograms were distributed during the veterinary mission;

— 2,590 kilograms were distributed by UAnimals community volunteers in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy, and Mykolaiv regions.

🐯 Our team continued to help animals within the various projects:
— 500 tests for dangerous viruses were sent to shelters;
— UAniamls transferred money to insulate the Favorite Animal (the Dnipropetrovsk region) and Fatum (the Mykolaiv region) shelters;
— we paid for the manufacture of 35 kennels for shelters Zoofamily, Dobre Serce, Pegasus;
— 1,601 animal chips were purchased  for our sterilization missions;
— 2,958 doses of rabies vaccines were purchased and sent to 10 shelters: Pegasus, Another Dimension, New World, Druh, Sumy Animal Home, Kotokhata, Dream in the Palms, Forsaken Angel, Dimpets, Zoohelp.

🐾The third Ukrainian Animal Protection Award honored 14 animal rights activists who were previously nominated by the public. These are people who selflessly take care of animals, protect them from cruelty and save their lives. More information about the award and the winners is available on the website.

🐂 In March, more than 450 volunteers from our community joined the animal rescue and supported animals in need 

💶 A total of $206,255 was spent on animal rescue

We’ll tell you more about it below:

🐾Evacuated:

1. Two people and their animals from Kostiantynivka — 4 cows, 5 dogs, 4 puppies and a cat.
2. 40 cats and 52 dogs from Izyum, Barvinkove, Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk, Cherkaske, Druzhkivka, Dobropillya, Biletske, Mykolaivka, Oleksiievo, Danylivka and Kramatorsk.

We are grateful to the volunteers who responded to the request to save the animals:

• 5 cats and 1 dog were evacuated by Save Animals volunteers;
• Petya Petrova evacuated 12 cats;
• Volodymyr Holubev and Anya Ponyrko evacuated 7 dogs and 3 puppies;
• Nadia Desenko from Zaporizhzhia rescued 7 puppies.

We also transported 26 animals to families and shelters.

🐾We paid for treatments of varying complexity:

1. Hospitalisation, lab tests, vaccination, neutering, and suture treatment of Richie evacuated from Komar. After treatment, the dog was adopted by a new family.
2. We paid for the hospitalisation, lab tests, virus tests, sanitation of the ear canals, skin treatment as well as antiparasitic drugs and vaccination of dog Nika evacuated from Komar. After recovery, Nika was adopted by a new family.
3. Hospitalisation, virus tests, lab tests, vaccinations and spaying of 5 cats—Baffy, Margot, Snizhinka, Pushinka and Dima—evacuated from Bilytske and Sloviansk.
4. Hospitalisation, lab tests and examinations, spaying, suture treatment, parasite treatment for Eva, a shepherd dog evacuated from Kostiantynivka. After treatment, the animal was moved to a family.
5. Hospitalisation, ECG, anti-inflammatory drugs, lab tests, spaying, vaccination, suture treatment of the evacuated dog Iva from Ivanopillya. After treatment, Iva was transferred to an animal shelter.
6. Diagnostics, disinfection, wound treatment, examinations, lab tests and analyses for the dog Tina from Novoekonomichne. Due to dysbiosis and intolerance to certain types of food, the dog was prescribed treatment and dietary nutrition. After treatment, the dog Tina will be brought to an animal shelter.
7. Treatment of Alla, a cat evacuated from Sloviansk. The cat underwent analyses, examinations, tests, had an oral and eye treatment, was treated for parasites and spayed. The cat Alla was diagnosed with leukemia, panleukopenia, giardia and lymphoma. After hospitalisation, the animal will live in an animal shelter.
8. Hospitalisation and parasite treatment for 4 puppies evacuated from Kostiantynivka at the request of a soldier, as well as hospitalisation of the puppies’ mother. The puppies were handed over to an animal shelter, while the mother remains in the clinic for spaying and vaccination.
9. Hospitalisation, lab tests, spaying, neutering, suture treatment for a male and a female cat evacuated from Sloviansk by Petya Petrova at our request.
10. Hospitalisation, lab tests, vaccinations, anti-inflammatory drugs and neutering of Rex, the dog evacuated from Bilytske. After treatment, the animal was handed over to an animal shelter.
11. Hospitalisation, lab tests, neutering, sutures, and sedatives for Ray, an evacuated dog from Poltavka. Later, Ray was handed over to an animal shelter.
12. Treatment of the evacuated dog Bilka from Rodynske. The dog’s paw was injured, so the animal was in the clinic for a long time under the supervision of doctors. Bilka underwent surgery, now she is feeling well, and after discharge Bilka went to an animal shelter.
13. Treatment of evacuated puppy Pulia from the Donetsk region. The dog was taken out at the request of the soldiers and handed over to the Zoofamily shelter. But the puppy became ill, refused food and water, was exhausted and had a high fever. Doctors diagnosed endoparasites and prescribed treatment. After recovery, the puppy was returned to the animal shelter. 
14. The final bill for the treatment of dog Thor from Toretsk was covered. The animal was evacuated by a soldier from Toretsk and handed over to volunteer Alyona Ovcharenko in Kostiantynivka for temporary housing. During a mission to the Donetsk region, the UAnimals rescue team evacuated Thor to Kommand Clinic in Dnipro. The dog had two injured legs, one of them was broken, and a large number of masses inside his mouth that did not allow him to eat and drink properly. 

The doctors examined Thor and did all the necessary tests. The animal was diagnosed with papillomatosis, a viral pathology that affects the mucous membrane. The dog underwent a course of antibiotic therapy, surgery for removal of all tumors, installation a plate in a paw so that he could move freely after recovery. Today, Thor is able to eat and walk on his own.

The animal was handed over to the care of Bakhmut Protection Society.

1. A bill for the treatment of dog Elsa (from Pokrovsk) diagnosed with cancer. The animal underwent surgery for tumor removal with histological examination. Currently, Elsa is under supervision in a shelter.
2. Hospitalisation, wound treatment, vaccination, neutering and a veterinary passport for Michael, a cat evacuated from Rodynske. The animal had a neck injury. After discharge, the cat was transferred to a new family in Kryvyi Rih.
3. We paid for the treatment of Bilyash, a dog taken from Kostiantynivka by a soldier. The animal with an injured paw was operated on in Kramatorsk, and fitted with an Ilizarov apparatus, a device for fixing the limb in one position. The dog was under the supervision of doctors for a month. The surgery was successful, the apparatus was removed, and now everything is fine with the paw. We took Bilyash from Kramatorsk and handed him over to Animal House Rescue in the Poltava region, where he will be waiting for his family.
4. Hospitalisation, sedation, tests and analyses for Rem, a dog evacuated from Kostiantynivka by Save Animals team at our request. The dog was very stressed, aggressive and nervous, and had severe dermatitis. At the clinic, Rem underwent the wounds treatment on paws and the neck, and was prescribed sedatives, after that he felt better. After the treatment, the dog was handed over to a family that had evacuated to Starokostiantyniv.
5. Hospitalisation, analyses, tests, treatment, vaccination, veterinary passport and neutering for Druzhka, a dog from Poltavka. The animal was admitted to the hospital with signs of aggression and dehydration, so it took the doctors some time to establish contact with the dog. After the treatment, we handed the animal over to the Myrnohrad Animals shelter in the Kyiv region.
6. Hospitalisation, treatment and examination by a cardiologist of the dog Rex, who was evacuated to Odesa for treatment by volunteers from Revival of Khersonsyna. The dog was discharged from the hospital, and volunteers found temporary housing for the dog in the Kyiv region.
7. Hospitalisation, initial examination, and temporary housing of 14 evacuated animals from the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions, and later transfer of the animals to families or shelters: 

— Mukhtar, a dog from Barvinkove, was handed over to a soldier’s family after treatment;
— 5 cats from Sloviansk were handed over to Kotokhata shelter;
— 6 cats were handed over to a sister of a soldier who saved them;
— Philly the puppy was handed over to a soldier’s family;
— a pregnant cat was handed over to ShchasSpasu shelter.

1. We paid for 86 vaccines and 6 tubes of antimicrobial eye ointment to take care of puppies from the Donetsk region, which we handed over to Zoofamily shelter.
2. As part of the fundraiser Treating Animals Cared for by Soldiers 2.0, we paid for veterinary care of 8 animals. We have now completed this project and paid for the treatment of 23 animals.
3. We paid for spaying, vaccination and chipping of 19 evacuated animals.
4. We paid for veterinary services for a veterinary mission in Druzhkivka, where we managed to provide veterinary care and spaying/neutering the 304 animals, perform 12 complex surgeries and distribute 635 kilograms of pet food.
5. As part of the fundraiser Treating Animals Cared for by Soldiers 3.0, we paid for the treatment of 1 animal. 

We continued to help animals through various projects:

1. We bought 23 cages for cats that lived in the volunteer’s apartment in Chernihiv. A drone hit the building; all animals and people were saved. The cats were brought to the clinic, and we provided each of them with their own place and comfort during the evacuation.
2. As part of Tests for Parasitic Diseases, Bacterial and Viral Infections project, we sent the necessary tests to shelters.
3. We purchased 1,601 chips for our spaying missions to microchip the animals we help.
4. As part of the Insulation for Four Animal Shelters project, money was transferred to insulate Favorite Animal shelter in the Dnipropetrovsk region, which houses 350 dogs and 250 cats, and Fatum shelter in the Mykolaiv region, which takes care of 84 animals.
5. As part of Kennels for 3 Shelters project, we paid for the production  of 35 kennels for Zoofamily and Dobre Serce shelters in the Kirovohrad region and Pegasus in the Dnipropetrovsk region, where more than 2,000 animals live.
6. As part of the project Rabies Vaccines for Animals in Ten Shelters, 2,958 doses of vaccines were purchased and sent to 10 shelters: Pegasus (Dnipro), Another Dimension (Dnipro), Novyi Svit (the Mykolaiv region), Druh (Dnipro), Sumy Animal Home (Sumy), Kotokhata (Kyiv), Dream in the Palms (the Dnipropetrovsk region), Forsaken Angel (Khmelnytskyi), Dimpets (Sumy), Zoohelp (Oleksandriya).
7. We purchased and delivered 64 comprehensive vaccines for cats in Dimpets shelter evacuated from Myropillya, the Sumy region.

Below, we share the achievements of UAnimals volunteer community. Thanks to the strong support of our incredible volunteers:

1. We distributed 2,590 kilograms of pet food in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Sumy and Mykolaiv regions.
2. We distributed 760 antiparasitic treatments for animals in the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Sumy, and Mykolaiv regions. Hundreds of animals are now protected from itching and other problems.
3. We took care of animals in five shelters in Ukraine: we combed them, washed their ears and eyes. A total of 47 volunteers took part.
4. We held a spring cleaning in seven shelters in Ukraine, with 82 volunteers participating.
5. Together with 60 volunteers, we planted 200 berry bushes in Lower Dnister National Nature Park.
6. 86 volunteers cleaned the territories of the rehabilitation centers: Free Wings in the Lviv region, Kasova Hora in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, and Natalia Popova Wildlife Rescue Center in the Kyiv region.
7. Seven volunteers hung 60 birdhouses for birds in the Khortytsia National Reserve.
8. Seven volunteers helped with the urgent cleaning of the Kharkiv Animal Rescue shelter for domestic animals after the drone hit the shelter.
9. This month, 169 people took part in the online tasks for social media!

We appreciate and thank every caring person who is willing to devote time to take care of animals and nature!

UAnimals lawyers continue to fight for animal rights:

• This month, the bot received 55 requests for legal assistance, lawyers responded to 54 requests, and 1 request was taken into consideration. 
• The experts completed work on changes to the rules for transporting pets (cats, dogs, small birds) on buses, prepared proposals and submitted them to representatives of the Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories of Ukraine.
• We finalized changes to the procedure for feeding service dogs. The current procedure approved by the Cabinet of Ministers is outdated and does not allow for the purchase of quality pet food for service dogs. So the lawyers prepared and sent a proposal to the Prime Minister. We have already received a response that the proposal has been sent to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine for consideration.

The lawyers also continue to work on court cases:

• On March 03, the Zhytomyr District Administrative Court resumed proceedings in the case against the Zviropolis zoo regarding the illegality of its activities, which had been suspended for an indefinite period. 

As a reminder, in September 2024, UAnimals lawyers filed a lawsuit against the Zviropolis petting zoo chain, demanding that their activities be declared illegal due to the lack of animal keeping permits and demanding that the animals be confiscated.

In December 2024, the court suspended the proceedings and demanded evidence of the inspection from the State Environmental Inspectorate. But the State Ecological Inspectorate never provided all the necessary evidence. The court made a separate decision on the failure of the State Ecological Inspectorate to comply with the court requirements and ordered it to take appropriate measures.

We are awaiting the court’s decision in this case.

• On March 14, a court hearing was held in the case of cruelty to a dog in the village Chabany. The Kyiv-Svyatoshinsky District Court found the dog’s owner guilty of committing an administrative offense and fined him $82 and confiscated the dog.
  
  On February 24, volunteer Anna turned to UAnimals for help. Anna saw a man in the Kyiv region beating a dog with his hands and feet and then forcibly dragging the tied animal by the chain. The dog was tortured on private property.
  
  UAnimals filed a report with the police about the cruelty to the animal. The police officer drew up an administrative report under Article 89 of the Code of Administrative Offenses
  
  The man is appealing the decision of the Kyiv-Svyatoshinsky District Court. The hearing in the Kyiv Court of Appeal is scheduled for April 24, 2025. 

We are grateful for the support of caring people who help us fight for animal rights, even though it is always very difficult. But we are sure that animal rights are just as important and worth fighting for!

Our partners also supported us in March:

• As part of the Paw of Care initiative, we received $14,954 from Master Zoo pet store chain to conduct veterinary missions in the frontline areas.
• The Danish Fund for Animal Welfare supported our veterinary missions and transferred €4,450 to support us.
• We received $2,404 from our partners Savory and SUZIRIA to support the Ukrainian Animal Protection Award.

We are pleased to have such strong support from our friends and partners. Thanks to this, we continue to save animals from the war and cruelty!

Our most cherished dream is to ensure that all animals live in families, have rights and are protected from cruelty and exploitation, so we continue to work for this. We thank everyone who supports us on this journey!