b'In addition to the heaving bombings, the people were victims of taken to Transform a Street Dogs Zhytomyr Peretrymka beforea brutal occupation. There were many stories of summary exe- FUR arrived. During a previous arrangement with Floridas Bigcutions and other unimaginable atrocities, said Mike. The ani- Dog Ranch Rescue, the rest of the dogs were evacuated to theirmals suffered too.temporary shelter in Poznan, Poland.In the Borodyanka shelter, 485 dogs were locked in their The logistics became more difficult with each trip, saidkennels and left without food or water for weeks. After the Mike.WewerefortunatetoworkwithsomeamazingRussians retreated from Kyiv a month later, volunteer rescuers partners. He hopes to return to Ukraine some time this year.found a horrifying scene. Only 150 of the 485 dogs in the shel- It is still a dire situation over there, he said. Uter had survived, and they were barely hanging on. Transform a Street Dog took in several of the surviving Florida Urgent RescueFURdogs. FUR transported 13 dogs and cats to Romania, including www.FlordiaUrgentRescue.com904.553.9779four dogs who survived Borodyanka, and nine cats rescued from 7643 Gate Parkway, Jacksonville, Florida the rubble in Irpin, Bucha and Kyiv. We drove south to the Facebook and Instgram: @FloridaUrgentRescueRomanian border, said Mike. Crossing at Siret, we broughtthedogsandcatstoanon-profitfoundationinPascani, To Donate: TransformAStreetDog.org/donate Romania. They were quarantined before moving to adopters inGermany, France and other European countries. PayPal: TFASDog@gmail.com After delivering their precious cargo, the FUR team made a Wise: TFASDog@gmail.com detour to Laika Global in Pancui, Romania, two and a half Venmo: @TransformAStreetDoghours away. There, they picked up almost two tons of supplies JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/tfasdog from Romania and brought them back to Ukraine. To mail a check within the USA: Transform a Street DogDuring the same visit, FUR led an international team of 1303 Crespi Drive Pacifica, CA 94044 USfour rescue groups and 17 people from five countries in six vehi- www.TransformAStreetDogcles. The mission was to transport 13 dogs from Zhytomyr, TFASDog@gmail.comUkraine, near Kyiv,over the border to Poland. The dogs camefrom a shelter in Dnipro which was under constant Russian Million Hearts Foundationattack. The Dnipro shelter was damaged by a Russian missile, and www.millionhearts.cominfo@millionhearts.com.plthe animals were in serious danger, said Mike. Some dogs wereOperation Shih TzuTwo families from ShihTzus in-flight to theUnited States to be reunitedUkraine, who were traveling at the time with their families.of the Russian invasion, were evacuatedand relocated to Tennessee. Their dogs,two Shih Tzus, were stuck in Poland.Transform A Street Dog located thedogs and coordinated with the FURteam, who picked up the dogs, andflew back to the United States withthem.The dogs were under the seats infront of us during all three flights home,said Mike. Once in Florida, the dogswere temporarily boarded. VolunteerKevin Dykes drove the dogs fromJacksonville, Florida to Tennessee to bereunited with their families.Afterwards, instead of heading Mike, outside a Jacksonville, Floridahome to Jacksonville, Kevin was boarding facility just before thediverted to Eastern Kentucky to help ShihTzus were transported to theirfamilies in Tennessee by awith disaster recovery after the flooding. FUR volunteer.www.TheNewBarker.com THE NEW BARKER 43'