About 50 kilometres south-east of Berlin, between pine forests and country lanes, lies the Rendez-vous with Animals shelter, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One night in late November, there was a loud explosion. The sky flashed white. Yura didn’t know what the sound was. She only knew ...

CHUBYNS'KE, Kyiv Oblast — Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. “They are my life,” says the 50-year-old, ...

Before Russia invaded in 2022, Ukraine was already grappling with a high stray animal population. When 6.8 million people were forced to leave the country, over one million pets were left behind, and ...

The bill proposes amendments to Ukraine’s law on animal protection, including formal definitions for abandonment, proper living conditions, animal welfare, individuals responsible for animals, ...

As heartbreaking news continues to come out of Ukraine, so do stories of people finding ways to help provide hope to those who need it most. One such story from the latter category shows that even the ...

With 12 million Ukrainians having fled their country, nearly one million stray dogs and cats wander the streets of Ukraine’s war-torn towns and villages. Previous missions have delivered 40 tons of ...

KHERSON, Ukraine — The rescue volunteer holds out his hand, but the dog, stranded on a floating island of debris in a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding, is too traumatized to approach.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. After the dam in southern Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka was blown up on Tuesday, entire neighborhoods of Kherson were left underwater, ...