London, 3 May 2022 –FOUR PAWS is once again providing urgently needed relief for zoos in Ukraine that have been affected by the ongoing war.

The Austrian-based global animal welfare organisation has delivered another 20 tonnes of food. Not only will the delivery save animals trapped in the conflict from starvation, it will also  support the remaining staff at the zoos faithfully caring for them.

This food has been delivered in partnership with the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), who transported the supplies to Kyiv via Hungary. An ÖBB train left Vienna on 29^th April to deliver the food to the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. From there, trucks will  deliver the goods to Kyiv Zoo, which will distribute the supplies to six other zoos in the region.

The war in Ukraine continues without an end in sight. Ukrainian people and their animals are still suffering in the horror of the conflict.

At the beginning of April, a zoo in Kharkiv was heavily damaged by shelling. Many animals have been left suffering from stress caused by the noise of the explosions and fighting.

In March, FOUR PAWS was contacted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources in Ukraine and requested to contribute to help deliver food to affected zoos in the country. To provide some relief for the zoo animals during these challenging times, FOUR PAWS sent 10 tonnes of pellet food and dry hay each for zoo animals, such as elephants, primates, grazers, and birds, to Kyiv Zoo. The zoo will store the food and then distribute it further to Kharkiv Zoo, Mykolayiv Zoo, Cherkassy Zoo, Odessa Zoo, Mena Zoo, and XII Months Zoo.

In early April, FOUR PAWS already sent a delivery of nearly 20 tonnes of pellet food and dry hay for wild animals to Kyiv Zoo.

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