In Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region, about 25 kilometers from front-line battles in Russia’s ongoing invasion of the country, a group of Ukrainian volunteer veterinarians from Kyiv recently traveled to the village of Tavriyske to do checkups and treat injured or sick animals. Residents who remain in the region despite the dangers of near-constant bombardment brought their own pets to the temporary clinic, as well as some of many stray animals, to be examined, treated, spayed or neutered, and vaccinated.
Volunteer Veterinarians in Ukraine
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![Two people wearing surgical gloves lean over to hold and treat a cat on a table.]()
Read moreTwo volunteer veterinarians place a medical catheter on a cat and prepare it to be neutered, an effort that helps manage the increasing population of wild cats in front-line villages, on October 3, 2023, in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region. #
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![A person walks with a small dog on a leash, through the rubble of several destroyed buildings.]()
Read moreA local resident walks through destroyed buildings on the front line while bringing her dog to be treated by a group of Ukrainian volunteer veterinarians from Kyiv, who have traveled to the front-line village of Tavriyske on October 3, 2023. #
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![A veterinarian examines a small dog placed on a table.]()
Read moreA volunteer veterinarian examines a dog suspected of being poisoned, in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine on October 3, 2023. #
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![A veterinary surgeon operates on a cat that is mostly covered by a large blue sheet of fabric.]()
Read moreA volunteer veterinary surgeon works to neuter a domestic cat brought in by local residents on October 3, 2023. #
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![A volunteer veterinarian stands for a portrait inside a room full of boxes.]()
Read moreA portrait of the volunteer veterinarian Anastasia, who organized the travel arrangements for the visiting group, on October 3, 2023 #
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![Two people carry their pets while waiting outside.]()
Read moreLocal residents from Tavriyske bring their dogs for a checkup on October 3, 2023. #
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![A cat lies sprawled out on a table beside medical gear.]()
Read moreA cat awaits the onset of anesthesia before it is neutered on October 3, 2023. #
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![A person sits in the driver's seat of a car with a dog sitting in the back seat.]()
Read moreA resident brings his dog to the volunteer vets for a checkup. #
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Read moreResidents bring their dog for a checkup in Tavriyske on October 3, 2023. #
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Read moreLocal residents stand in line to have their pets examined and vaccinated on October 3, 2023. #
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![A veterinary surgeon leans over to examine a cat.]()
Read moreA veterinary surgeon examines a cat after it was neutered, on October 3, 2023. #
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![A person stands astride their pet dog as a veterinarian leans over to administer a vaccination shot.]()
Read moreA volunteer veterinarian administers a routine vaccination to a pet dog on October 3, 2023. #
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![A veterinary surgeon examines a cat as another masked person holds it.]()
Read moreA veterinary surgeon examines a cat on October 3, 2023. #
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![A person holds their cat that is wearing a plastic cone around its neck.]()
Read moreA resident shows his cat waiting to be treated for scabies by a group of Ukrainian volunteer veterinarians from Kyiv, in the front-line village of Tavriyske on October 3, 2023. #
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