Project 1882 supports urgent evacuation efforts for animals in Ukraine

In May 2024, renewed Russian attacks on the Kharkiv region in Ukraine forced people to leave their homes, resulting in many animals being abandoned, frightened, and lost on the streets. Project 1882, in partnership with Kharkiv Animal Rescue, has stepped in to support efforts to evacuate around 400 animals in the area.

At the beginning of May 2024, a new attack by Russian troops on the Kharkiv region began, forcing people to leave their homes for the second time and seek refuge, as in 2022. This attack affected the small town of Vovchansk and nearby towns and villages, leaving Vovchansk almost deserted after intense shelling. People evacuated with few belongings, many taking their companion animals. However, many animals also ran away, got lost, and became too frightened to trust humans, complicating evacuation efforts.

Volunteers in Vovchansk are working tirelessly to rescue as many animals as possible, responding to owners’ requests to find lost companion animals and evacuate stray animals. Despite their efforts, the resources are insufficient, with many animals still needing evacuation and limited safe places to relocate them. The ongoing danger of shelling also poses a direct threat to the volunteers’ lives.

– Many animals are lost and in urgent need of our help. While the evacuation is challenging, it is essential, and Project 1882 will continue to help evacuation missions to ensure a safe evacuation of animals in Ukraine, says Hanna Tereshko, Director of Project 1882 Ukraine.

Project 1882 has stepped in to provide financial support for these missions, covering one full month of operations or 20 evacuation missions. Partnering with Kharkiv Animal Rescue, which has the necessary transport and volunteers, Project 1882 aims to save around 400 animals, with each mission rescuing approximately 20 animals.

The joint project has only just begun, and continued support is needed for further evacuations, safe placement of animals, and resources for their ongoing care. The issue of adopting these rescued animals into new homes also remains crucial.

At the beginning of May 2024, a new attack by Russian troops on the Kharkiv region began, forcing people to leave their homes for the second time and seek refuge, as in 2022. This attack affected the small town of Vovchansk and nearby towns and villages, leaving Vovchansk almost deserted after intense shelling. People evacuated with few belongings, many taking their companion animals. However, many animals also ran away, got lost, and became too frightened to trust humans, complicating evacuation efforts.

Volunteers in Vovchansk are working tirelessly to rescue as many animals as possible, responding to owners’ requests to find lost companion animals and evacuate stray animals. Despite their efforts, the resources are insufficient, with many animals still needing evacuation and limited safe places to relocate them. The ongoing danger of shelling also poses a direct threat to the volunteers’ lives.

– Many animals are lost and in urgent need of our help. While the evacuation is challenging, it is essential, and Project 1882 will continue to help evacuation missions to ensure a safe evacuation of animals in Ukraine, says Hanna Tereshko, Director of Project 1882 Ukraine.

Project 1882 has stepped in to provide financial support for these missions, covering one full month of operations or 20 evacuation missions. Partnering with Kharkiv Animal Rescue, which has the necessary transport and volunteers, Project 1882 aims to save around 400 animals, with each mission rescuing approximately 20 animals.

The joint project has only just begun, and continued support is needed for further evacuations, safe placement of animals, and resources for their ongoing care. The issue of adopting these rescued animals into new homes also remains crucial.

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Project 1882 works globally to make a difference for the animals that are the most exploited and suffer the worst. Help us with our work in Ukraine.

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Help the animals in Ukraine!

Project 1882 works globally to make a difference for the animals that are the most exploited and suffer the worst. Help us with our work in Ukraine.

Donate

https://act.project1882.org/1882/donation

Nanna Thydén

Ukraine

In Ukraine, animal rights issues have been a low priority for a long time, even before the war started. Project 1882 aims to change this by supporting both short-term and long-term interventions, such as evacuating animals affected by the war, and advocating for phasing out cages in the Ukrainian egg industry.

Dogs

Animals living with humans should be treated as beloved family members according to the needs of the animals. Project 1882 urges everyone thinking of sharing their homes with animals to adopt homeless individuals from shelters or organisations.

Project 1882 has funded a successful campaign to vaccinate 350 dogs in Ukraine

Project 1882 recently launched a new initiative in Ukraine. Intending to bring about lasting change for the animals that are the most exploited and suffer the worst, Project 1882 now has supported a successful vaccination campaign for homeless dogs.

This winter, Project 1882 has supported an extensive effort to vaccinate dogs in Ukraine, in partnership with the Kharkiv Animal Rescue organization. The campaign, which ran between December and January, resulted in 350 dogs being vaccinated in the Kharkiv region.

Project 1882 donated funds to cover the cost of vaccines, sterilization, medical treatment and other necessary care measures for the animals rescued from the war. The vaccinations are still ongoing, even after the end of the campaign, and several of the dogs are now ready for adoption.

– We are very happy to have been able to carry out this vaccination campaign in an area affected by war. Our work is a step in the right direction to create a better future for the animals in Ukraine, says Benny Andersson, CEO of Project 1882.

In Ukraine, animal rights issues have been a low priority for a long time, even before the war started. Project 1882 therefore supports both short-term and long-term interventions, including disaster responses and support for Ukrainian volunteer groups working to help animals directly affected by the war.

– Project 1882 will continue to engage in international animal rights initiatives, and we look forward to continuing to support similar projects in the future, concludes Benny Andersson.

This winter, Project 1882 has supported an extensive effort to vaccinate dogs in Ukraine, in partnership with the Kharkiv Animal Rescue organization. The campaign, which ran between December and January, resulted in 350 dogs being vaccinated in the Kharkiv region.

Project 1882 donated funds to cover the cost of vaccines, sterilization, medical treatment and other necessary care measures for the animals rescued from the war. The vaccinations are still ongoing, even after the end of the campaign, and several of the dogs are now ready for adoption.

– We are very happy to have been able to carry out this vaccination campaign in an area affected by war. Our work is a step in the right direction to create a better future for the animals in Ukraine, says Benny Andersson, CEO of Project 1882.

In Ukraine, animal rights issues have been a low priority for a long time, even before the war started. Project 1882 therefore supports both short-term and long-term interventions, including disaster responses and support for Ukrainian volunteer groups working to help animals directly affected by the war.

– Project 1882 will continue to engage in international animal rights initiatives, and we look forward to continuing to support similar projects in the future, concludes Benny Andersson.

Support us

Help us help the animals in Ukraine!

Project 1882 works globally to make a difference for the animals that are the most exploited and suffer the worst. Help us in our work!

Donate

https://act.project1882.org/donation/int

Support us

Help us help the animals in Ukraine!

Project 1882 works globally to make a difference for the animals that are the most exploited and suffer the worst. Help us in our work!

Donate

https://act.project1882.org/donation/int

Nanna Thydén

Ukraine

In Ukraine, animal rights issues have been a low priority for a long time, even before the war started. Project 1882 aims to change this by supporting both short-term and long-term interventions, such as evacuating animals affected by the war, and advocating for phasing out cages in the Ukrainian egg industry.

Dogs

Animals living with humans should be treated as beloved family members according to the needs of the animals. Project 1882 urges everyone thinking of sharing their homes with animals to adopt homeless individuals from shelters or organisations.

Project 1882 has rescued hundreds of animals in Ukraine so far

In June 2023 the dam at the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine collapsed. The entire area was flooded, and thousands of animals needed immediate rescue and care. Project 1882 funded immediate disaster relief services as well as contributed to the necessary work post the flooding, which resulted in a total of 500 companion animals being rescued.

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Help us continue saving animals affected by the terrible war in Ukraine.

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Help us save more lives!

Help us continue saving animals affected by the terrible war in Ukraine.

Donate

https://act.project1882.org/donation/int

– We took action as soon as we heard about the incident and began to coordinate the work needed with Ukrainian volunteer groups, as well as helping the animals affected by the disastrous flooding. The teams worked tirelessly around the clock and helped rescue countless animals who without our help, would not have survived, says Hanna Tereshko, Director of Project 1882 Ukraine.

Project 1882 continues to work with disaster relief services as well as supporting Ukrainian volunteer groups working to help animals affected by the war. The organisations’ goal is to supplement this important work by contributing towards the change for the millions of animals that live and die in the country's factory farms. About half a billion fast growing chickens are raised annually in Ukraine, where 99.5 % of hens in the egg industry live their entire lives in cages.

– We are pleased that our unified work has begun, and we will continue our work to assist the evacuation of animals from the front line and the war. While planning and working for a future and for a more animal-friendly Ukraine, concludes Hanna Tereshko.

The desire as well as the need for change is tremendous and Project 1882 is working to support the Ukrainian initiatives that have already commenced.

Linn Åkesson

Ukraine

In Ukraine, animal rights issues have been a low priority for a long time, even before the war started. Project 1882 aims to change this by supporting both short-term and long-term interventions, such as evacuating animals affected by the war, and advocating for phasing out cages in the Ukrainian egg industry.

Project 1882 is launching operations in Ukraine

Since 1882, Project 1882’s (Djurens Rätt) mission has been to make a difference for the animals that are the most exploited and suffer the worst. A mission dedicated to the animals in Sweden but also globally. Now is the time for the organisation to take the next step with the establishment of a new branch in Ukraine. The needs of the war-torn country are immense and Project 1882 aspires to work both short and long-term to contribute towards change for the animals in Ukraine.

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Do you want to support the work for animals in Ukraine?

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Since the full scale invasion last year, Project 1882 has worked actively to assist the affected animals in Ukraine, this in the form of various relief efforts and through financial contributions. Now Project 1882 has set up a Ukrainian equivalent of the organisation, the work is now being formalized and the Ukrainian branch can continue with direct aid efforts and at the same time develop the long-term work needed for animals in Ukraine.

– As one of the world's most active animal rights organisations, Project 1882 has a certain responsibility to contribute towards change for the animals that suffer the most. The animals in Ukraine need our help, now and in the future, and as our commitment is longstanding it has led us to support the formation of a new Ukrainian NGO, says Benny Andersson, CEO of Project 1882.

The Ukrainian organisation goes by the name Project 1882 Ukraine, which stems from the heritage and roots of the organisation that was founded in Sweden in 1882. Project 1882 will continue its work to help with disaster relief services as well as supporting Ukrainian volunteer groups working to help animals affected by the war. In Europe, Ukraine is also one of the countries that holds the most factory farms and where animal welfare issues have been a low priority, even before the war began.

– We are pleased that our unified work has begun, and we will continue our work to assist the evacuation of animals from the front line and the war. While planning and working for a future and for a more animal-friendly Ukraine, says Hanna Tereshko, Director of Project 1882 Ukraine.

Due to limited resources, the majority of animal welfare organisations in Ukraine have focused on wild and homeless animals. Project 1882's goal is to supplement this important work by contributing towards the change for the millions of animals that live and die in the country's factory farms. About half a billion broiler chickens are raised annually in Ukraine, where also 99.5% of hens in the egg industry live their entire lives in barren wire cages. The desire as well as the need for change is tremendous and Project 1882 will work to support the Ukrainian initiatives that have already commenced.

Photo: Emelie Asplund

Linn Åkesson

Ukraine

In Ukraine, animal rights issues have been a low priority for a long time, even before the war started. Project 1882 aims to change this by supporting both short-term and long-term interventions, such as evacuating animals affected by the war, and advocating for phasing out cages in the Ukrainian egg industry.

Ukraine

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