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'Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation of the war in Ukraine has
become Natalia Popova's new purpose in life.
Ms Popova, in cooperation with the animal protection group
UA Animals, has
already saved more than 300 animals from the war.
Some 200 of them went abroad and 100 found new homes in western Ukraine, which
is considered safer. Many of them were wild animals who were kept as pets in
private homes before their owners fled Russian shelling and missiles.
Ms Popova's shelter in the Kyiv region village of Chubynske now houses 133
animals. It's a broad menagerie, including 13 lions, a leopard, a tiger, three
deer, wolves, foxes, raccoons and roe deer, as well as domesticated animals
like horses, donkeys, goats, rabbits, dogs, cats and birds.
The animals awaiting evacuation to Poland were rescued from hot spots such as
eastern Ukraine's Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, which see daily bombardments and
active fighting.
"They are my life," the 50-year-old said.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
