Displaced Dogs in Ukraine Wait Patiently in Line At Feeding Station

When a man was walking through the streets of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, he saw something that he had never seen before. Dogs were standing perfectly distanced in line, waiting to eat at a pet feeding station.

“I’ve never seen anything like this,” Mook wrote in a tweet.

Mook had helped build the feeding station the day before and had helped save pets across Ukraine. The Dodo reported that Mook also has helped deliver over 500 pounds of donated pet food to a sanctuary in Sviatohirsk that is housing abandoned pets.

“We’ve seen a huge need for Support for the animals,” Mook told The Dodo. “Dogs and cats who used to have homes.”

Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s been reported that more than one million people have now fled, many with their beloved pets in their arms. The unpredictability of the devastating war has forced many Ukrainians to make tough choices about what to take with them. Many don’t know when and if they will be able to return home. There have been many donations of money and food to these shelters, and animal shelters and zoos are slowly making their way to borders to seek safety, but situations aren’t easy.

So many innocent lives have been lost, countless volunteers are helping to rescue animals all over the country, and many people are staying behind to help feed hundreds of refugees every day. The impact of the Russian invasion has been devastating for the environment and the global food supply and has even caused mass animal deaths like these dolphins in the Black Sea. Activists all around the world are standing for the people of Ukraine and demanding an end to this war.

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