Animal welfare in wartime

Photo caption: Ukrainian refugee Anastasia sits with her dog after fleeing Kyiv and crossing the border in Medyka, Poland. Photo credit: Milos Bicanski / We Animals Media. Article by Kenny Torrella. Vox – March 26, 2022.

Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine one month ago, at least 977 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and at least 3.6 million have fled to other countries, though the true numbers could be far higher. But the war has also upended life for Ukraine’s animals.

By one estimate, Ukraine was home to some 750,000 dogs and 5.5 million cats as of 2014. In the desperate rush to flee war, many of those animals were left behind by their owners, especially larger dogs. […]

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