UAnimals
UAnimals is a Ukrainian animal welfare organization founded in 2016. The organization is actively involved in sheltering and rehabilitating animals during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
History
[edit]UAnimals was established in 2016 by Oleksandr Todorchuk.[1] The organization has advocated against the exploitation of animals in circuses in Ukraine,[2] which led to the ban of circuses in several Ukrainian cities.[3] It also advocates to end the use of fur,[4] and is a member of the Fur Free Alliance[5] and the International Anti-Fur Coalition.[6] As a result of these activities, several Ukrainian clothing brands pledged not to use fur in their collections.[4]
Since 2017, the All-Ukrainian March for Animal Rights has been held annually at the initiative of UAnimals.[7] In 2021, the event took place simultaneously in 30 cities, including Lviv, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Dnipro and Chernihiv.[citation needed]
2022 and Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, UAnimals began working to shelter and rehabilitate animals negatively impacted by the conflict.[8] The organization also coordinates volunteers to help animals abandoned in zoos and farms during the invasion.[9] Its activities involve evacuating animals from combat zones,[10] and providing food and supplies to shelters, zoos, and rehabilitation centers.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Istomina, Toma. "Oleksandr Todorchuk: Vegetarian activist launches initiative to promote better treatment of animals". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "У центрі Києва протестують проти використання тварин в цирках". Україна молода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "The Nonhuman Victims of Putin's War". Project Syndicate. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Одразу сім українських модних брендів відмовилися від хутра". 24 канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "UAnimals in Fur Free Alliance". furfreealliance.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "UAnimals in International Anti-Fur Coalition". antifurcoalition.org. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "ФОТО: До маршу за права тварин у Києві долучилися чотирилапі". 5 канал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Horton, Ben Anthony. "'Hundreds died, suffering': Cats and dogs left without food and water in Ukraine, says charity". Euronews.green. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Fergo, Javier. "The volunteers saving animals in Ukraine – photo essay". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Animals and War. The Photostory". Ukraїner. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Torrelle, Kenny. "Animal welfare in wartime". VOX. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Rescue of animals from Borodyanka shelter and Yasnogorodka farm". Ukraine Crisis Media Center. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ Reeder, Jen. "How to help animals in Ukraine: 5 verified charities working on the ground". Today. Retrieved 17 May 2022.