Stand with Ukraine Help Ukrainian Dogs

Surrounded by collapsed buildings, a small bundle of fur hides in the dark of night cowering at the sound of missiles exploding and bullets whizzing by. As he closes his eyes, he can see his owner's face smiling down at him; her gentle hand rubbing his silky ears; her soothing voice calming his fears.

His thoughts are quickly interrupted by the sound of his stomach growling. How long since he has eaten? A day? A month? You see, time is different for a dog. One hour away from the human they love can feel like an eternity and now lost, alone, and starving his small body begins to give up.

As night turns into day and the sun breaks the horizon, he lays his head gently on the ground. His body hurts. His heart hurts. He tried so hard to wait for his human to come back for him, but he can wait no more.

As he closed his eyes for what he thought was the last time, a gentle voice was suddenly heard in the wind. “Are you okay boy?”

Those four words gave the pup the strength to open his eyes one more time and to his surprise, a young man was approaching. “It’s okay boy, we will get you out of here.”

As the man knelt beside the poor dog's broken body, he slowly ran his hand across its matted fur. “You are safe now boy. We got you.”

The pup used every last ounce of strength to gently lift his tail in an attempt to wag it but quickly gave in to weakness. “Good boy. You rest now.” The broken dog closed his eyes as gentle hands wrapped him in a blanket and carefully picked him up off the cold ground. He could hear the beating of the man's heart as he was brought in and held close.

The pup, now feeling safe for the first time in weeks, opened his eyes once again and looked up into the man’s eyes. Was he in heaven? No, he was in the arms of a rescuer which to a lost and abandoned pup…is the arms of an angel.

This story, unfortunately, is the story of thousands of animals across war-torn countries. Left alone to fend for themselves they experience injuries, starvation, dehydration, and even death for not all are lucky enough to be found by caring hands.

We at Transform a Street Dog, a registered 501c3 non-profit, believe every animal deserves a second chance at a loving life and that is why we are on the ground in Ukraine helping to rescue the innocent victims of war.

Since arriving in Ukraine in 2018, our goal has been to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome abandoned and neglected street dogs and to this day it still surprises us just how many there are. In fact, there are estimated to be over 100,000 stray dogs across the country which may make it seem like an impossible task to save them all…but even saving just one life at a time makes all our hard work worth it.

To see the fear in a pup's eyes slowly fade into trust and eventually find their forever home is beyond heart-warming and we couldn’t do it without your continued support.

Today, we work tirelessly with independent rescuers in Ukraine to take animals off the street, provide them with essential medical care, place them in safe temporary housing for rehabilitation, and find them loving homes abroad.

With the war raging on, more dogs and cats are becoming homeless every day and greatly need our help to save their lives. This has been made especially difficult with the United States ban on the import of Ukrainian dogs in July 2021 and the now upcoming Canadian ban that goes into effect on September 28th, 2022.

That is why today, we are seeking both URGENT funding and ONGOING funding to transport 8 more dogs to Canada before the Canadian dog ban goes into effect and continue our work abroad rescuing those without a voice.

Currently, we are providing shelter for around 60 dogs and 40 cats all of which need daily care, food, rehabilitation, and most importantly…love! Therefore, ongoing support is essential to our cause and your generosity helps us save more lives!

100% of your generous donations will go directly towards the following:

Maintaining vans abroad to transport rescued dogs and cats to veterinarian clinics, across the border, to their new homes, and for urgent rescue missions

Maintaining 3 kennel facilities abroad (Ukrainian "peretrymka") so that suffering animals found on the street have a safe and secure place to live while recovering medically, going through rehabilitation, and awaiting adoption

Food to feed dogs and cats in our care

Sterilizations, medical treatment, life-saving surgeries

Transportation expenses to transport dogs to countries abroad

Every life we are able to save is one more animal that does not need to suffer a senseless death on the streets of Ukraine. They need our help today and every day moving forward so that together, we can bring hope back to the most precious souls on earth.

We cannot thank you enough for your support and ask that you please share our campaign with your family, friends, co-workers, neighbours, and fellow animal lovers. We have the power to save lives…let’s join together and give voices to those who need it most