Animal Welfare

The war has not spared animals either. Thousands of cats and dogs have been left without owners—some due to forced evacuation, others because their owners were killed. Cities near the front lines and liberated territories are filled with stray animals in need of help.

Animal shelters across Ukraine are operating at full capacity. Due to the sharp increase in the number of animals and a lack of funding, many of these shelters chronically lack sufficient food, medicine, and staff.

The “Mercy and Health” Foundation has included aid for animals in its humanitarian work. We provide shelters and stray animals with food and medicine, and we also organize the evacuation of animals from frontline cities to places where they will be safe.

We place some of the rescued animals in permanent homes throughout Ukraine.