The war in Ukraine is a nightmare for countless lions, tigers and other wild animals. As people flee Russian advances, zoos and private owners abandon dangerous, captive wild animals who will be shot on site by soldiers.

Our supporters already helped rescue two injured, infant lion cubs from the frontline. They will survive, thanks to you…
…But so many more animals are desperate for your help.

Credit: ASI/Dejan-Radic

In Ukraine, it is legal for private citizens to keep wild animals, and before the war, anyone with a few thousand dollars could buy their choice of exotic pet. 

Now, as bullets fly and missiles tear up the land around them, these animals are being abandoned by fleeing owners and caretakers.

They are petrified and starving, and they will die without help

Please don’t wait until it is too late for these poor animals.

Our partner in Ukraine, the Wild Animal Rescue Center (WARC), works around the clock to rescue animals in the war zone. Our team puts their lives at risk on every mission.

Credit: WARC

WARC responds within minutes of receiving calls for help, no matter the size or species of the animal.

For bears, lions, tigers, lynxes and so many others on the frontline, our partner team is there, providing life-saving medical care and temporary shelter for injured, terrified, emaciated animals.

The cost of supplies is rising but rescue missions and care must continue.

We must equip our rescue teams with everything they need to continue fighting to save animals who truly have no-one else to turn to.

Image credit: ASI/Justine Haralambous

We need YOUR help to continue this vital work.

Each mission costs up to $4,000 (roughly £3,050), depending on the logistics, species and dangers of the situation. 

The costs don’t end there. Animals often need critical veterinary care once they are rescued, and they all need shelter and food until they can be safely relocated.

Can you imagine how terrifying it must be to try and save a wild animal as enemy soldiers rain fire all around you?

Credit: WARC

There is probably no more dangerous animal in the world than a frightened Bengal tiger.

Imagine how brave our team was to rescue this guy in a battlefield while a war goes on around them? And imagine how wonderful it is for the tiger that he was rescued and we and WARC are looking after him.

Credit: ASI/Dejan Radic

We have seen first hand the terrors of this war. The situation for animals is getting worse and so many wild animals have no chance of survival without help.

You can give them that help today.

Please, stand with us and make a difference for the abandoned wild animals of Ukraine. They are desperately hoping for your support now.