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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Natalka is sitting on the porch of a village clubhouse in Novoosynove, Kharkiv region. The roar of the frontline echoes in the background. Smoke rises on the horizon.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you doing now?\u201d<\/em> I ask.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPreparing a solution. There\u2019s a dog feeling unwell over there. We\u2019ll give it an IV.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A massive dark dog is sleeping in a cage under a birch tree. An IV is set up and hung from the tree\u2019s lower branch. Nearby, cages hold animals awaiting surgery in the UAnimals veterinary vehicle.<\/span><\/p>\n

We speak with Natalka during a <\/span>UAnimals veterinary mission in the Kharkiv region<\/span><\/a>, near Kupiansk, where veterinarians have long been absent. Here, Natalka and her team sterilize animals and provide medical assistance.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u2014 The locals in Novoosynove seem to recognize you. This isn\u2019t your first visit, is it?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 We were here in the summer, and people have gotten somewhat used to us. Back then, this place was much livelier: stores were open, and there were more residents. But since then, the situation has worsened. Fewer people remain, and the atmosphere has grown more somber. The store that used to operate now serves as a temporary shelter for animals.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\n

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<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n [vc_column_text]\u2014 When you chose this profession, did you imagine your life would look like this?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 No, not at all! No veterinarian envisions their life this way!<\/span><\/p>\n

My mother is a doctor, and I also considered a medical career. However, I didn\u2019t want to work with people and chose veterinary medicine instead. Turns out, veterinarians often work more with people than with animals. There was a time when I doubted my life choices. I left university in my third year. Later, I returned with a clear purpose and have been dedicated to this profession ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nowadays, everyone does what they can. Through the Accessible Sterilization project, we can sterilize stray animals and vaccinate them against rabies. That\u2019s what we do. The project\u2019s goal is to make sterilization and rabies vaccination accessible for stray animals and pets belonging to low-income families. We also want people who take care of street animals to have the opportunity to sterilize them.<\/span><\/p>\n

A long time ago, around 15 years ago, I began visiting animal shelters. At the time, I was working at a clinic and was invited to help at the Hostomel shelter. The conditions there were, to put it mildly, poor. I saw animals giving birth within the shelter because they weren\u2019t sterilized. Many puppies and kittens had illnesses and died. That\u2019s when I had the idea to make animal sterilization more accessible.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u2014 Why sterilize stray or street animals?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 Many animals are born uncontrollably.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why do we encounter cruelty toward animals? I believe the main problem is that there are too many of them. People commit various acts that degrade human dignity \u2014 like drowning kittens or puppies. Additionally, kittens, puppies, and mature animals get sick when there is no one to take care of them. It is an endless cycle of suffering.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are no laws regulating animal reproduction. Often, people refuse to sterilize their pets. Usually, it\u2019s an immature attitude. They claim to feel sorry for the animal but then go on to kill kittens or puppies. This is the cruelty we strive to curb.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\n

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Do you support sterilizing stray animals?<\/p>\n

Some people do not realize that sterilization of one animal means saving thousands of unborn babies from suffering on the streets. If you are one of those who value life and support population control for stray animals, please respond by donating a convenient amount to UAnimals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Support UAnimals<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n [vc_column_text]\u2014 What does your work look like?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 My colleagues \u2014 Yuliya Tkachenko and Lolita Polishchuk \u2014 and I have a stationary office in Kyiv where we perform surgeries on animals a few times a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, most of our work is done on our trips. We operate in frontline towns as well as in the Kyiv region. We perform surgeries in Novi Petrivtsi, north of Kyiv, and Ivankiv, near Chornobyl. There, we rent spaces and sterilize cats and dogs brought in by low-income residents. We invite people via various social media groups. We also assist the Sirius shelter, which is struggling financially and lacks a veterinarian.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u2014 Do you remember your first field mission?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 We started operating in villages before the full-scale war. However, I distinctly recall one trip already during the invasion. We traveled north of Kyiv to Kukhari, a village by the Teteriv River. Our army was holding back the advance on Kyiv there. Tanks passed through the village, and a major battle took place. The village was completely destroyed \u2014 only chimneys remained standing. It looked like a scene from a World War II film. It was deeply disturbing. We worked in a clubhouse that a caretaker was trying to rebuild, even though his own house had also been destroyed.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we arrived, it seemed like no one lived there anymore. The reception was scheduled for 10 a.m., and suddenly, people began appearing from all directions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite their destroyed homes and shattered lives, they came to sterilize their animals!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Our first mission to a frontline area was to Lyman after its liberation. It was winter, and we worked in an abandoned veterinary clinic. Seeing it was heartbreaking because it had been someone\u2019s business. [During the occupation], Russian forces used the clinic \u2014 they vandalized everything inside.<\/span><\/p>\n

The city was in ruins. We watched as our military vehicles and soldiers moved toward the front line\u2026 but we didn\u2019t see them returning. The rumbling was constant. The sky glowed orange. It felt as if there were some big millstones where the frontline was, grinding people.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u2014 How do people usually react to your work when you visit them?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 Soldiers care a lot about the fate of animals. They ask us to evacuate them, treat them, and bring them in for sterilization. All those who have already been affected by serious military events understand why sterilization is necessary and why animals should be vaccinated against rabies. After all, they are the ones who feed these animals and take care of them.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\n

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<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n [vc_column_text]For example, in the Zaporizhzhia region, particularly in Orikhiv, there have been recorded cases of rabies, and there are many foxes. We traveled there to vaccinate animals from rabies, and many people willingly came forward to get vaccines. There\u2019s no resistance \u2014 on the contrary, people are grateful for the opportunity to vaccinate their animals.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u2014 And who\u2019s this joining us?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 These are Lyman and Richie \u2014 my dogs. They work here with us.<\/span><\/p>\n

Richie is a dog from Kukhari, that heavily devastated village we visited after the Kyiv region was liberated.<\/span><\/p>\n

We collaborate with a volunteer there who is very committed to preventing stray puppies and kittens from being born. However, due to the full-scale war, she couldn\u2019t keep up, and Richie was born. We had to take the puppies for rehoming, but I decided to keep Richie.<\/span><\/p>\n

And it\u2019s clear where Lyman comes from! He\u2019s from Lyman.<\/span><\/p>\n

We were going on a trip to collect puppies that a soldier had asked us to evacuate, but we accidentally went to the wrong checkpoint. We explained, \u201cWe\u2019re here for the yellow puppies.\u201d<\/em> They brought out Lyman. He\u2019s black! A tiny puppy with no teeth. We said, \u201cWe have nowhere to take him\u2026\u201d<\/em> and they replied, \u201cTake him, or he\u2019ll die here.\u201d<\/em> So we brought him with us and had to bottle-feed him. I thought about putting him up for adoption, but this little dog made me feel happy. Now he\u2019s with me.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text]\n

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<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n [vc_column_text]\u2014 Do you feel your work is making a difference?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2014 In Ivankiv, where we systematically sterilize stray animals, there are no unsterilized strays left. In fact, there are very few animals on the streets altogether. There were even a few seasons when people couldn\u2019t find kittens to adopt. That\u2019s an excellent indicator.<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been to Lyman three or four times, and we\u2019re quite pleased with the results. Most of the dogs there now have ear tags, which means they\u2019ve been sterilized. <\/span><\/p>\n

I also feel that our work is not in vain when people say \u201cthank you.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Do you want to visit the UAnimals evacuation mission virtually?<\/p>\n

The UAnimals team organizes not only veterinary missions to the frontline regions but also evacuates animals from under fire. You can participate in a mission virtually by purchasing a ticket and supporting our efforts to save lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Buy a virtual ticket<\/div>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n [\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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