More than a hundred cats and dogs have made their way to this shelter in an exhibition centre pavilion after being rescued by volunteers in Ukraine's Kherson region, where the Kakhovka dam breach caused massive floods. All photos: AFP
More than a hundred cats and dogs have made their way to this shelter in an exhibition centre pavilion after being rescued by volunteers in Ukraine's Kherson region, where the Kakhovka dam breach caused massive floods. All photos: AFP
Some have already found new homes, while others are waiting to be reunited with their owners, who have been found via social media
Some have already found new homes, while others are waiting to be reunited with their owners, who have been found via social media
The plight of animals stranded and distressed in floods prompted numerous volunteers to go and rescue them and the Kyiv centre opened its doors to house them - particularly dogs, since it has large and suitable enclosures
The plight of animals stranded and distressed in floods prompted numerous volunteers to go and rescue them and the Kyiv centre opened its doors to house them - particularly dogs, since it has large and suitable enclosures
Iryna Podvoiska, director of the Patron Pet Centre, says almost all the animals in the shelter have already been snapped up for adoption, and there was a constant stream of people coming in to collect dogs
Iryna Podvoiska, director of the Patron Pet Centre, says almost all the animals in the shelter have already been snapped up for adoption, and there was a constant stream of people coming in to collect dogs
Some have already found new homes, while others are waiting to be reunited with their owners, who have been found via social media
Some have already found new homes, while others are waiting to be reunited with their owners, who have been found via social media
The centre releases animals only after vaccinating, sterilising and chipping them. Volunteers say most of the animals coming in are not chipped
The centre releases animals only after vaccinating, sterilising and chipping them. Volunteers say most of the animals coming in are not chipped
A cat looks out from its collar at Patron Pet Centre in Kyiv on June 15, 2023. More than a hundred cats and dogs have made their way to this shelter in an exhibition centre pavilion after being rescued by volunteers in the Kherson region, where the Kakhovka dam breach caused massive floods last week. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
A cat looks out from its collar at Patron Pet Centre in Kyiv on June 15, 2023. More than a hundred cats and dogs have made their way to this shelter in an exhibition centre pavilion after being rescued by volunteers in the Kherson region, where the Kakhovka dam breach caused massive floods last week. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
A newly wed couple, Sandra and Yuriy, were taking their first dog, a female Alsatian
A newly wed couple, Sandra and Yuriy, were taking their first dog, a female Alsatian
An older couple took a ginger cat, which was still woozy and wearing a head collar after being neutered
An older couple took a ginger cat, which was still woozy and wearing a head collar after being neutered
The clean shelter has modern enclosures with sound proofing and lights that can be turned off for the animals to sleep
The clean shelter has modern enclosures with sound proofing and lights that can be turned off for the animals to sleep
An employee unloads food for animals donated by people at Patron Pet Centre
An employee unloads food for animals donated by people at Patron Pet Centre

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Pets saved from Ukraine dam floods find new homes - in pictures

Plight of animals after Kakhovka Dam destruction has prompted a Kyiv centre to open its doors

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June 17, 2023

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