How is the protection of stray cats and dogs organized in Estonia? How does a shelter there function? What can other countries learn from Estonia? Read the interview with the chief administrator of a municipal shelter in Tartu.

These people have spent years rescuing animals from the war and cruelty. However, they’ve also witnessed compassion and care on this path. What attitude towards the animals have they seen? We invite you to reflect on this while reading the stories from animal volunteers.

If you are contemplating whether to adopt a mixed-breed dog from a shelter or take in a stray, this article is for you.

The United States, Costa Rica, Uganda… Andrew Kushnir travels the world helping animals. This is his fifth visit to Ukraine: he has rescued not only cats and dogs but also lions and a leopard. He shared all of this in the interview, sometimes even in Ukrainian.

Meet the bears Synochok, Liubochka, Chada, and Mykhasyk, as well as their half-wolf neighbor, Nymphadora. They were once treated as objects: kidnapped from their dens, forced to perform in circuses, confined to cramped cages, sold and resold. Now, they live in spacious enclosures with semi-natural conditions. Finally, they have a choice.

15-year-old student from the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine has come up with a way to make the future Kyiv Bypass Road safe for local animals. He was inspired by the experience of crabs from Christmas Island. More details and even more animal protection projects from Ukrainian teenagers can be found in the interview.

This article is an excursion through the bird rehabilitation centre Free Wings. Here you will get acquainted with the diversity of birds — from the nameless hawk to the ravens of Taziks royal line. And also — their rescuer Viktor Shelvinsky.