Ukrainian Animal Shelters Fear Food Will Soon Run Out Amid Russian Invasion
According to global news reports on February 25, Russian forces have now entered Ukraine’s capital city Kyiv and heavy fighting has broken out in the northern districts. There are about 50,000 stray animals on the streets of Ukraine. Many shelters across the country work to rescue and house the animals, and put them up for adoption. Nastya Aboliesheva, who works for Kyiv-based cat and dog shelter Happy Paw, told Newsweek that at the moment, the situation in shelters throughout Ukraine is stable, but food supplies remain the biggest problem....