On New Year’s Eve two initiatives of British and Ukrainian philanthropists were launched to support internally displaced people who evacuated with their pets, the projects press service said.
Operation paw-pose, an international campaign, forms and gives IDP-owners of pets a holiday box that includes a bowl, collar, toy, goodies, medicine, shampoo, vitamins and more. The release notes that anyone from overseas can purchase such gift boxes. More than 100 sets have already been purchased, 68 of which were given to the owners of cats and dogs from Kharkov.
Operation paw-pose will last until mid-January 2023 and is a joint effort of Save Pets of Ukraine team, U-Hearts Foundation, British agency Spottydog and domestic marketplace Epicentrk.ua.
“Four-Legged Santa” is a Ukrainian campaign that provides food for pets living with pensioners, internally displaced people, people who have lost their jobs, as well as families with many children and military families. “Four-legged Santa” has already received more than 5 thousand applications for help. The food for the project is partly provided by Kormotech’s Save Pets of Ukraine initiative. The campaign will last until January 19.
Kormotech is a global family company with Ukrainian roots and has been producing high quality pet food since 2003. The company has production facilities in Ukraine and in the EU, successfully exporting products to 33 countries own brands Optimeal, CLUB 4 PAWS, “Woof!”, “Meow!” and own brands of partners. The assortment has more than 650 items.
“Kormoteh” – the leader in Ukraine and is in the top 10 of the most dynamic and in the top 51 most powerful pet industry manufacturers in the world according to the Petfood Industry.
Save Pets of Ukraine is an all-Ukrainian initiative for comprehensive assistance to four-legged people in time of war. It was founded by Kormotech, a Ukrainian manufacturer of food for cats and dogs. During nine months of 2022, it was able to help more than 200,000 animals throughout Ukraine.
The U-Hearts Foundation is a non-profit community organization working to improve the lives of abandoned pets in Eastern Europe by providing them with food, medical care and assistance with adaptation.
