{"id":68468,"date":"2023-02-28T09:20:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T07:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savethedogs.eu\/?p=68468"},"modified":"2023-02-27T10:33:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T08:33:40","slug":"save-the-dogs-first-mission-in-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.savethedogs.eu\/en\/save-the-dogs-first-mission-in-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Dogs&#8217; first mission in Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Save the Dogs&#8217; first mission in Ukraine&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_testimonial author=&#8221;Gregg Tully&#8221; job_title=&#8221;Executive Director&#8221; company_name=&#8221;Save the Dogs Romania&#8221; portrait_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.savethedogs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ucraina-scaled.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>It was a very early start. It was practically deserted in Cernavoda that morning as we loaded all our supplies and everything we needed for <em>Save the Dogs<\/em>&#8216; first mission to Ukraine. Destination: Odessa, which had been our focal point for the dispatching of relief aid and food for the animals since the beginning of the conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had been planning to see for ourselves the terrible conditions of the animals we had been told about by our partners in this year of conflict for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>We seized the opportunity of a reduction in the number of attacks in Odessa at that time to organize meetings with our partners, plan operations for the coming months and evaluate the possible impact of our support.<\/p>\n<p>When we arrived at Isaccea, the Romanian-Ukrainian river border point, we couldn\u2019t help but think about the many refugees we had assisted between March and July 2022. This time we were the ones jumping on board and entering a war-torn country.<\/p>\n<p>Once we had crossed the border into Ukraine, we could see collapsed bridges and gutted houses in front of us, and all around us were hordes of cats and dogs just roaming about the streets in search of food and shelter from the bitter cold.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has always had serious problem with the number of street dogs and cats and a lack of proper animal shelters and animal nonprofits. However, the outbreak of war and the resulting shortages of money, electricity, and water have broken whatever systems were in place for caring for the animals. <strong>I&#8217;ve lived in areas with huge numbers of street dogs <\/strong><strong>in the past, but I&#8217;ve never experienced such a feeling of admiration for the volunteers who dedicate their time to rescuing and caring for the animals. <\/strong>We heard countless times about their decision to stay in Ukraine, even in devastated cities like Mykolaiv, because they didn\u2019t want to leave the cats and dogs to starve or freeze to death.<\/p>\n<p>When we finally arrived in Odessa, it was to discover a city that mercifully had not devastated by the conflict, although the streets were deserted and most of the stores were closed up. Nearly everyone here has been out of work for months. Power outages were ongoing, but nevertheless we felt safe and were ready to meet our partners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olga\u2019s shelter<br \/><\/strong>Together with some volunteers, we visited Olga\u2019s shelter, which is 25 km outside Odessa.\u00a0Olga has been one of our main partners since the beginning of the war. It was a hard and emotional visit. <strong>The shelter is underfunded, and it hosts almost 150 dogs, dozens of cats, and <\/strong><strong>unbelievably, dozens of goats that had been abandoned.<\/strong> The dogs live in precarious conditions, in confined spaces built from motley pieces of different fencing and materials such as spring bed mattresses and doors. Some of the animals live in the shade with very limited access to natural light. Olga basically built the shelter with her own hands and using her own funding. We were overjoyed to come across Akella again, a young dog who had been terrified and hungry for days before being rescued by Olga. Despite all the difficulties, he had been saved by the care and affection of the people who rescued him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lyudmila\u2019s shelter<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-68541 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.savethedogs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMG_20230123_123944.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"294\" \/><br \/><\/strong>At Lyudmila\u2019s shelter, we were able to see where a fire that had taken place at the beginning of the war had destroyed the shelter\u2019s entire food storage. Her shelter is well kept, and the animals seem happy. She is doing a great job and her dream is to open a clinic to rehabilitate dogs from injuries and other disabilities. After a long visit, we travelled with her and volunteers she gives our pet food to and saw where they feed animals on the streets and especially areas destroyed by the war. Alla is one of the volunteers living in Zatoka, a war-torn village. Like many people, Alla led a normal life before the war and she and her husband used to run a hotel. With the outbreak of the conflict, they turned it into a refugee center to take in displaced people and the many animals that had been abandoned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valentina and her 90 cats<br \/><\/strong>We visited Valentina, who lives in a little apartment in an old communist-style building with more than 90 cats that she rescued, most of them sick and elderly.<br \/>She singlehandedly cares for this unbelievable number of animals! With the help of <em>Save the Dogs<\/em> she is able to feed and care for them all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Puppies left alone<br \/><\/strong>Together with Zhanna, another volunteer, we went to feed some of the many dogs she looks after, including litters of puppies, mainly in the industrial area in Northwest Odessa.\u00a0It was starting to snow and it was definitely below freezing. Unfortunately, their situation is dire; they are alone, and are looking for food and protection. Zhanna and some other volunteers are trying to take care of them.<\/p>\n<p>Through hearing people&#8217;s stories and after seeing things with my own eyes, I feel confident that the <strong>food, blankets, dog houses, and other <\/strong><strong>supplies we are delivering every month are essential for the survival of these animals.\u00a0<\/strong>The volunteers we met said <strong><em>Save the Dogs<\/em> is basically the only organization providing any support to them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Countless animals in Ukraine are only alive because of our help.<\/p>\n<p>This mission also gave us the opportunity to meet with veterinarians and to visit some clinics in Odessa. <em>Save the Dogs<\/em> would also like to begin to do its bit with regard to sterilizing stray animals in a bid to reverse the dramatic escalation of births that run the risk of dying on the streets just shortly after entering the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a very early start. It was practically deserted in Cernavoda that morning as we loaded all our supplies and everything we needed for Save the Dogs&#8217; first mission to Ukraine. Destination: Odessa, which had been our focal point for the dispatching of relief aid and food for the animals since the beginning of the conflict. We had been planning to see for ourselves the terrible conditions of the animals we had been told about by our partners in this year of conflict for quite some time. We seized the opportunity of a reduction in the number of attacks in Odessa at that time to organize meetings with our partners, plan operations for the coming months and evaluate the possible impact of our support. When we arrived at Isaccea, the Romanian-Ukrainian river border point, we couldn\u2019t help but think about the many refugees we had assisted between March and July 2022. This time we were the ones jumping on board and entering a war-torn country. Once we had crossed the border into Ukraine, we could see collapsed bridges and gutted houses in front of us, and all around us were hordes of cats and dogs just roaming about the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":68541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=\"La prima missione di Save the Dogs in Ucraina\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\"][et_pb_testimonial _builder_version=\"4.9.4\" _module_preset=\"default\" author=\"Gregg Tully\" job_title=\"Direttore Paese \" company_name=\"Save the Dogs Romania\" title_text=\"Ucraina\" portrait_url=\"https:\/\/www.savethedogs.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ucraina-scaled.jpg\" hover_enabled=\"0\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<\/p><p>L\u2019appuntamento \u00e8 per la mattina presto. In una Cernavoda quasi deserta carichiamo le provviste e tutto il necessario per la prima missione in Ucraina di <em>Save the Dogs<\/em>. <strong>Destinazione: Odessa<\/strong>, il nostro punto di riferimento per l\u2019invio di aiuti e cibo agli animali dall\u2019inizio del conflitto.<\/p><p>Da tempo pianificavamo di verificare con i nostri occhi le drammatiche condizioni degli animali che in questo anno di conflitto ci \u00e8 stato raccontato dai nostri partner.<\/p><p>Abbiamo colto l\u2019occasione di una riduzione degli attacchi ad Odessa per organizzare degli incontri con i nostri partner, <strong>pianificare gli interventi per i mesi successivi<\/strong> e valutare l'impatto del nostro sostegno.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Quando arriviamo ad Isaccea, il punto di frontiera fluviale tra Romania e Ucraina, <strong>non possono non pensare ai tanti rifugiati che abbiamo assistito da marzo a luglio 2022<\/strong>. Questa volta siamo noi a prendere quella chiatta verso un paese dilaniato dalla guerra.<\/p><p>Valicata la frontiera, lungo il tragitto vediamo ponti crollati, case sventrate e intorno a noi molti cani e gatti che vagano per le strade alla ricerca di cibo e riparo dal gelo.<\/p><p>Da sempre l\u2019Ucraina \u00e8 un paese con un grave problema di randagismo canino e felino e con una presenza molto limitata di rifugi per animali e organizzazioni non profit. Ma lo scoppio della guerra e la conseguente penuria di denaro, elettricit\u00e0 e acqua hanno distrutto i pochi e fragili aiuti per gli animali. Nel passato, <strong>ho vissuto in territori con un gran numero di cani di strada, ma non ho mai provato un tale senso di ammirazione tra i volontari che dedicano il loro tempo alla cura degli animali<\/strong>. In questi mesi ci hanno raccontato di aver deciso di rimanere in Ucraina, anche in citt\u00e0 devastate come Mykolaiv, perch\u00e9 non volevano lasciare i cani e i gatti morire di fame o di freddo.<\/p><p>Quando arriviamo ad Odessa, scopriamo una citt\u00e0 grazie al cielo non devastata dal conflitto, ma con le strade deserte, mentre gran parte dei negozi sono chiusi. Qui la maggior parte delle persone sono rimaste senza lavoro. Le interruzioni dell\u2019elettricit\u00e0 sono continue, ma nonostante tutto ci sentiamo al sicuro e siamo pronti ad incontrare i nostri partner.<\/p><p><strong>Il rifugio di Olga<br \/><\/strong>Insieme ad alcuni volontari, abbiamo visitato il rifugio di Olga, a 25 km da Odessa. Si tratta di uno dei nostri partner principali con cui collaboriamo dall'inizio della guerra. \u00c8 stata una visita intensa ed estremamente commovente. <strong>Il rifugio non dispone di fondi sufficienti per ospitare i suoi quasi 150 cani, decine di gatti e decine di capre abbandonate<\/strong>. I cani vivono in condizioni precarie, in spazi ristretti costruiti con pezzi di recinzioni e materiali di recupero, come materassi a molle e porte. Alcuni animali vivono con un accesso molto limitato alla luce naturale. Olga ha costruito il rifugio con le sue mani e risorse estremamente limitate. Qui con grande gioia rivediamo Akella, un giovane cane rimasto terrorizzato e affamato per giorni e salvato da Olga. Nonostante le difficolt\u00e0, le cure e l\u2019affetto di queste persone lo hanno salvato.<\/p><p><strong>Il rifugio di Lyudmila<br \/><\/strong>Al rifugio di Lyudmila, un incendio scoppiato all'inizio della guerra ha distrutto tutte le scorte di cibo disponibili. Il suo rifugio \u00e8 ben tenuto e gli animali sembrano essere in buona salute. Lyudmila sta facendo un gran bel lavoro e il suo sogno \u00e8 quello di aprire una clinica per riabilitare i cani che hanno subito lesioni. Al termine di una lunga visita, l'abbiamo accompagnata insieme ad altri volontari della zona nel <strong>giro di perlustrazione per sfamati gli animali nelle strade<\/strong> e soprattutto nelle aree distrutte dai combattimenti.<br \/>Alla \u00e8 una delle volontarie che vive a Zatoka, un villaggio devastato dalla guerra. Come molte persone, prima della guerra Alla aveva una vita normale e insieme a suo marito gestiva un albergo. Con lo scoppio del conflitto lo hanno trasformato in un centro per rifugiati, per accogliere gli sfollati e i tanti animali rimasti soli.<\/p><p><strong>Valentina e i suoi 90 gatti<br \/><\/strong>Siamo andati a trovare Valentina, che vive in un piccolo appartamento in un vecchio edificio in stile comunista con pi\u00f9 di 90 gatti, tutti salvati da lei, <strong>la maggior parte anziani e malati<\/strong>. Si occupa di questo numero incredibile di animali da sola! Grazie all\u2019aiuto di <em>Save the Dogs<\/em> riesce a sfamarli e a prendersi cura di loro.<\/p><p><strong>Cuccioli abbandonati<br \/><\/strong>Insieme a Zhanna, un\u2019altra volontaria, siamo andati a distribuire del cibo ai tanti cani di cui si occupa, <strong>tra cui molti cuccioli<\/strong>, soprattutto nella zona industriale a nord-ovest di Odessa. Purtroppo la loro condizione \u00e8 drammatica, sono soli, in cerca di cibo e protezione. Zhanna, insieme ad altri volontari si sta occupando di loro.<\/p><p>Attraverso i racconti delle persone e quello che ho visto, posso dire con certezza che <strong>il<\/strong> <strong>cibo, le coperte, le cucce per cani e gli altri aiuti che consegniamo ogni mese sono fondamentali per la sopravvivenza di questi animali<\/strong>. I volontari che abbiamo incontrato hanno ripetuto come <strong><em>Save the Dogs<\/em> sia praticamente l'unica organizzazione che li sostiene<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Un numero incalcolabile di animali in Ucraina sopravvive solo grazie al nostro aiuto.<\/p><p>La missione \u00e8 stata anche l\u2019occasione per <strong>incontrare veterinari e visitare alcune cliniche<\/strong> di Odessa. Anche sul fronte delle sterilizzazioni <em>Save the Dogs<\/em> vuole iniziare a fare la sua parte per <strong>invertire una drammatica escalation di nuovi nati<\/strong> che, una volta al mondo, rischiano di morire ogni giorno in strada.<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_testimonial][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[96,100,164],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-news-en-2","category-ucraina-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Save the Dogs&#039; first mission in Ukraine - Save the Dogs and other Animals ETS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savethedogs.eu\/en\/save-the-dogs-first-mission-in-ukraine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Save the Dogs&#039; first mission in Ukraine - Save the Dogs and other Animals ETS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It was a very early start. 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