WORLD WORLDWIDE ANIMALS UKRAINE Network for Animals SOS News Journal Update - Ukraine dam disaster: We are running out of time to save animals.

 

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Share Tweet As people flee the Ukraine dam disaster, animals are left to fend for themselves. We MUST GET THEM OUT FAST! Please, donate now! Please donate now

Dear friends,  Yesterday, we told you about the horror destruction of a massive dam in Russian-occupied Ukraine. It is an absolute catastrophe for animals, causing killer flooding that resulted in widespread devastation and forcing people to flee for their lives and abandon their animals. It is a truly terrible situation for countless dogs, cats, and other creatures. Our plea today could not be more URGENT! Animals are dying, but our team is on its way to save as many as possible. The rescued animals will be taken to emergency shelters that are still being identified even as evacuations are underway. Please help us rescue the animals now! Please donate now The destruction was unimaginable: a dam holding roughly 18 cubic kilometers of water in the Kakhovka Reservoir, comparable in size to Utah’s Great Salt Lake, gave way. The aftermath? Massive evacuations, a fear of far-reaching devastation, and a heart-wrenching loss of life. Credit: Wall Street Journal/Serhii Korovayny In times of crisis, it is always the animals who are forgotten. We know the surviving animals are homeless, abandoned, hungry and terrified. The pictures and videos show a stark and distressing portrayal of the severity of the conditions faced by the animals, and who desperately need our help right now! Please donate now “There are a lot of abandoned pets - you see them everywhere. It’s just a feature of the war zone.” - The Guardian Credit: Instagram/@andry_boxer We PROMISED to help the animals of Ukraine until the war is over and today,we ask you to stand with us as animals battle one of their worst crises yet. Flooding is estimated to continue for up to five days in the “largest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades.” Credit: Instagram/@andry_boxer The aftermath of the dam collapse is estimated to unfold over the next five days, precipitating what Ukraine’s president calls the “largest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades.” The tragedy is unyielding - homes are washed away, and panicked animals struggle to survive. Please donate now Credit: Instagram/@andry_boxer No one knows how many animals survive - desperately hoping to be saved. Please help our emergency rescue team to rush to the region and save the lives of as many stranded animals as possible! Please donate now Since the start of the war, our partner Vetmarket Pluriton has traveled into some of the most dangerous, devastated parts of Ukraine to feed and evacuate animals - three team members were even taken captive by Russian soldiers last year and held for months before being released. All because they were helping animals! But even that has not deterred us.  Credit: AP/Libkos We are mobilizing a large, specially-modified waterproof vehicle to rush emergency aid and support to animals in Kherson, one of the worst affected areas, but many roads are flooded or blocked. With our help, Vetmarket will also use a boat as the most effective way to get around, even though there may be MINES in the water. The region, including its evacuation routes, is constantly being shelled by the Russians, who in some parts are not organizing any evacuation of people or animals… their fate remains unknown. As authorities send buses to evacuate people to safety, our teams are once again risking their lives to help four-legged souls in distress and we need YOUR help to get them there as fast as possible, with sufficient supplies to feed, treat and evacuate animals.  Credit: AFP Please! Water levels are rising, and we must RUSH to rescue the stranded animals as fast as we possibly can.  Donate right now to our rescue efforts. Please donate now The flooding has affected at least 80 towns and villages along the Dnipro River region; neighboring animal shelters are overwhelmed with requests for help. Credit: Instagram/@andry_boxer Please donate now We MUST get our team to the animals right away! Please, donate as much as you possibly can right now so we can purchase fuel for our rescue vehicles and boat, pet food, and animal transportation crates, and RUSH life-saving aid to the animals. They are counting on YOU. For the animals, Gloria Davies (and Max and Flora!) Founder Network for Animals P.S. We MUST do everything we can to get our team to the animals and evacuate stranded dogs and cats to safety. Please, donate as much as you possibly can now. The animals of Ukraine have never needed you more. Banner credit: Wall Street Journal/Serhii Korovayny Subscribe to our newsletter!