Hope Pets Program
Give Abandoned Pets in Ukraine a Second Chance at Life
Rescuing abandoned pets from Ukraine’s frontline communities. Providing food, shelter, medical care, and a second chance at life.
Help rescue frontline pets, deliver life-saving food to war zones, and provide care for animals left behind by the war.
Hope Pets Program
Rescue, care, and a path to safety
Your support helps abandoned animals escape danger, receive urgent care, and begin recovering in trusted shelters.
- Frontline rescue Transporting vulnerable animals away from active danger.
- Food and medical care Providing nourishment, veterinary treatment, and wound care.
- Shelter and recovery Giving rescued pets safety, stability, and the chance to find a home.
War Leaves Pets Behind
When families are forced to flee, many pets are left alone.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced millions of families to evacuate their homes, often with only minutes to leave. In the chaos of war, many pets were left behind. Without food, safety, or care, abandoned animals face injury, hunger, and starvation.
450,000+
Dogs May Have Been Abandoned
Hundreds of thousands of dogs may have been left behind during the war.
200,000+
Stray Dogs Before the Invasion
Ukraine already had a large stray animal population before the full-scale invasion.
2x
Shelter Population Increase
Some shelters in frontline areas have seen animal populations double.
Abandoned pets are surviving in damaged neighborhoods, frontline towns, and unsafe areas. Your support helps deliver food, transport animals out of danger, and provide the medical care they need to recover.
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See how rescue, care, and recovery begin.
The Hope Pets Program helps animals left behind in Ukraine’s war zones receive food, shelter, medical attention, and the chance to find safety again.
Rescue in Action
Every rescue starts with compassion.
Many abandoned animals are found frightened, injured, hungry, or alone. Our volunteers and partners work to bring them out of danger whenever possible.
When animals cannot be immediately rescued, food deliveries become a lifeline until they can be moved to safety.
Rescue a Pet TodayOur Mission
Our three-step mission of mercy
Hope Pets focuses on rescue, lifeline support, and sanctuary care for animals affected by the war in Ukraine.
Step One
Rescue
Our teams operating in frontline communities often encounter abandoned pets during humanitarian missions. When possible, we rescue these animals and transport them to safe shelters.
Step Two
Lifeline
Many animals remain in dangerous areas. We provide food deliveries to keep stray animals alive until they can be rescued. We also support urgent medical care for sick and injured pets.
Step Three
Sanctuary
Rescued animals are transported to trusted shelters where they receive water, food, veterinary care, socialization, and the chance to be adopted into a loving home.
Give Abandoned Pets a Second Chance
Support that follows a pet from danger to recovery.
Donations help provide rescue transport, food, medical care, and safe shelter for animals affected by the war.
Rescue From Danger
Frontline Rescue
Rescue teams use transport vehicles, crates, fuel, and local coordination to move vulnerable animals away from conflict zones.
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Medical Care
Rescued pets may need veterinary exams, vaccinations, wound treatment, medicine, and compassionate care after surviving alone.
Help Provide CareA Safe Place to Heal
Shelter and Recovery
Trusted shelters provide food, clean water, socialization, and stability while rescued animals recover and wait for loving homes.
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Moments of care, rescue, and healing
These moments reflect the care, rescue, and recovery made possible through Hope For Ukraine’s Hope Pets Program. Each image represents an animal given safety, compassion, and a second chance.
Hope Pets Program in action
Care for vulnerable animals
Rescue and recovery
Safety after rescue
Helping abandoned animals
Ongoing care and support
A second chance
Protection and compassion
Rescue that leads to healing
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From Warzone to Shelter
Once rescued, animals begin the long road to recovery.
Once rescued, animals are brought to safe shelters where they receive food, clean water, and veterinary care. Many arrive frightened or injured after surviving in conflict zones.
With time, care, and compassion, these pets can recover and eventually find loving homes.
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Ready to Turn Hope Into Action?
There is more than one way to help families and pets in Ukraine.
Help rescue abandoned animals and provide food, medical care, transport, and shelter.
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Hope Pets Program FAQ
Questions about helping abandoned pets in Ukraine
What is the Hope Pets Program in Ukraine?
The Hope Pets Program rescues abandoned animals from frontline communities in Ukraine and provides food, shelter, and medical care. The program gives pets affected by the war a chance to survive and find safe homes.
Why are so many pets abandoned in Ukraine?
Many families were forced to flee their homes quickly because of shelling, occupation, evacuation orders, or unsafe conditions. In the chaos of war, some pets were left behind and now struggle to survive without food, shelter, or care.
How does Hope For Ukraine rescue animals?
Hope For Ukraine teams and partners identify abandoned animals during humanitarian work, provide food when needed, and help transport animals to safer shelters whenever rescue is possible.
What happens to pets after they are rescued?
Rescued pets are taken to trusted shelters where they receive food, water, veterinary care, vaccines, socialization, and time to recover before adoption when possible.
How does the program help animals that cannot be rescued?
Some animals remain in dangerous areas until transport becomes possible. Food deliveries help keep these animals alive and reduce suffering while teams work toward rescue.
What kind of medical care do rescued pets receive?
Rescued pets may receive veterinary exams, vaccinations, wound care, treatment for infections, and urgent medical procedures for injuries caused by conflict, neglect, or exposure.
How many pets have been affected by the war in Ukraine?
Hundreds of thousands of pets may have been abandoned during the war, and frontline shelters have seen major increases in the number of animals needing care.
What does a donation to the Hope Pets Program provide?
Donations help provide rescue transport, food deliveries, shelter support, veterinary exams, vaccinations, wound care, and long-term recovery support for abandoned animals.
How can I help abandoned pets in Ukraine?
You can support the Hope Pets Program through its donation page. Donations help fund rescue missions, food deliveries, veterinary care, transport, and shelter for abandoned animals.
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