“These dogs are starving, injured and now stuck in a war zone,” said Kate Parker, a wildlife crime campaign manager at the Naturewatch Foundation. Parker told CBS News that shelters in areas such as Borodyanka and Bucha have been destroyed. They no longer have access to water or electricity. And there are not enough staff in the area to care for these animals when they are sent back, and these people leave safely. Most of the veterinarians have also fled, and Parker says the only veterinary clinics left with supplies are in major cities, such as Kyiv and Lviv. While some of the Borodyanka dogs were able to be transported there and seen by a veterinarian, they were eventually unable to stay due to lack of space in the clinics. Dogs are not allowed to cross the border. They have been hungry for 5 weeks, surrounded by Russian occupiers and at the moment it is a no to help. Uk #ukraineanimals https://t.co/WDuoKtBDMa – Kate Parker 🇺🇦 (@KateNWF) April 7, 2022 The 150 dogs survived for weeks without food or water and now need comprehensive treatment. Although this treatment is not currently available in Ukraine, it would be in Poland. In fact, Parker tells CBS News that there are veterinarians waiting to help shelters across borders. However, only a few dogs have been allowed to enter. He says official government veterinarians stationed on the Korczowa border with Poland are returning these dogs back to Ukraine on the grounds that they are street or shelter dogs and that there are regulations against this species for disease control. The story goes on Animals whose owners were killed in the war, such as the dog pictured in the following tweet and many seen in heartbreaking photos refusing to leave the sides of their dead owners, are also being removed for the same reason. Meet Irina again at Irpin. The dog named Plato was sitting with his master’s body. She took him from the ruins and will find him a home. #AnimalHeroesOfWar #UkraineAnimals pic.twitter.com/Mq8uYLrLkO – Hidden-in-Sight 🇺🇦 🇺🇦 (@hi_sight) April 8, 2022 Parker said charities and volunteers are more than willing to comply with any quarantine period Poland deems necessary to prevent the spread of the disease. He simply hopes that the authorities will make an exception to the regulations against shelter dogs on the basis of animal welfare. Since the beginning of the war, millions of Ukrainians have fled the country and Poland has received more refugees than any other country. Poland is also one of the few European countries, including Germany and the Czech Republic, where displaced families are also welcome to bring their pets. Was a man’s death a robbery – or a murder plot? China avoids blaming Putin for atrocities in Ukraine The blind attraction runner shares a lesson on perseverance
