{"id":30235,"date":"2025-01-09T15:41:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/?p=30235"},"modified":"2025-01-09T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T13:55:24","slug":"a-disabled-dog-can-now-run-thanks-to-gifts-from-uanimals-secret-santas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/en\/news\/a-disabled-dog-can-now-run-thanks-to-gifts-from-uanimals-secret-santas\/","title":{"rendered":"A Disabled Dog Can Now Run Thanks to Gifts from UAnimals\u2019 Secret Santas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shelter animals in 6 regions of Ukraine received New Year\u2019s gifts from Secret Santas \u2014 the volunteers of UAnimals. Around <strong>400 packages<\/strong> filled with <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">essential and comforting items for animals were sent to shelters<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers purchased leashes, collars, beds, blankets, treatments, medications, diabetic food, bowls, toys, warm winter clothing, and even medical equipment. All these gifts were delivered to <strong>8\u00a0shelters<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hostomel Shelter in Kyiv Oblast;<\/li>\n<li><em>Kotonosiki<\/em> in Kyiv;<\/li>\n<li><em>Home Where Love Lives<\/em> in Mykolaiv;<\/li>\n<li>Sumy Animal Protection Society Shelter;<\/li>\n<li><em>Druh<\/em> in Dnipro;<\/li>\n<li>Animal Protection League <em>Shans<\/em> in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast;<\/li>\n<li><em>Kytskin Dim<\/em> in Zaporizhzhia;<\/li>\n<li><em>Zoohelp<\/em> in Oleksandriia, Kirovohrad Oblast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30222\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30222\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30222 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-06-12.40.02-600x321.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-06-12.40.02-600x321.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-06-12.40.02-1024x548.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-06-12.40.02-768x411.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-06-12.40.02.jpeg 1211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inspection of the gifts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One special gift was made possible by a group of caring individuals who pooled their funds to help a dog named <strong>Liusia<\/strong> from the <em>Zoohelp<\/em> shelter. Last year, Liusia was hit by a car, leaving her back legs paralyzed. This New Year, Liusia received a wheelchair \u2014 and now <span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">she can run again<\/span>!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30218\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30218\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30218 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-08_16-21-45-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-08_16-21-45-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-08_16-21-45-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uanimals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/photo_2025-01-08_16-21-45.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30218\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lusya the dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>UAnimals shared Liusia&#8217;s story, along with those of <strong>24 other animals<\/strong>, with the volunteers who sent them gifts and even postcards. The donated items will benefit not just these animals but many of their shelter neighbors as well.<\/p>\n<p>Want to support our work? <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/en\/how-to-help\/\">Click here<\/a><\/span> to get involved!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shelter animals in 6 regions of Ukraine received New Year\u2019s gifts from Secret Santas \u2014 the volunteers of UAnimals. Around 400 packages filled with essential and comforting items for animals were sent to shelters. Volunteers purchased leashes, collars, beds, blankets, treatments, medications, diabetic food, bowls, toys, warm winter clothing, and even medical equipment. 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