Global Animal Rescue And Response

11/21/2025

A Full Van After Evacuating Borova (October 2025)

As you can see in the video, our van was full after the evacuation from Borova. 50 of the 51 animals we evacuated were in the van, with one dog being reunited with his owner the night before in Kharkiv. It was a very long and successful day in the field with Zoo Borova and Пошуково-рятувальний загін «Троянда на руці», and the faces you see in the video are the result of that work.

The animals stayed in the van the previous night and would be there until they got to their final destinations. It was the best, and safest, way to get them where they were going. We also needed sleep as well because the next couple of days were going to be a marathon with dropping them all off and getting Marvel ready for her flight to the US from Warsaw. After getting the van fully packed, it was time to get on the road.

The first stop with these animals was a small village outside of Kyiv called Kruhlyk. At that location we dropped off ten dogs to a wonderful woman who has turned her home in a shelter for smaller dogs. Next, it was off to Shelter Sirius, which is Ukraine's largest shelter with over 3,500 animals. They took all of the remaining dogs except the senior German Shepherd. The last stop was at Притулок для тварин "Бест Френдз" where we dropped off all the cats and the senior German Shepherd. You saw that video a few weeks ago of the drop off of the cats.

From there, it was a mad dash to get to Warsaw with about a two hour sleep in Rivne. Marvel, the Husky evacuated out of Sumy after her owner was killed in a Ru**ian missile strike, was awaiting her flights to the US.

That is a whole other story that will be told coming soon.......

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11/18/2025

Rapid Nighttime Evacuation From Kup'yansk (October 2025)

The night before the large evacuation from Borova, an urgent call was made looking for help to get a woman and her two dogs out of Kup'yansk. The Ru**ians were getting closer to where she lived and she did not want to endure a second occupation with them there. A rapid plan was set in motion that involved three groups coming together for this woman and her dogs.

The White Angels, who are a Special Operations division of the Regional and National Police, took the task of going into Kup'yansk to go get the three of them. Where she was it was absolutely not safe at all, and quite suicidal, to take the van. Encroaching into the outskirts of the city with the van after dark was equally as dangerous because of the drones. They used their van and knowledge of the everchanging terrain features to get in and out for them.

We, along with Пошуково-рятувальний загін «Троянда на руці», went to the outskirts of the city to wait for the White Storks to bring her out. It was such a rapid extract that we were both in trainers and sweats for the mission. Of course we had on armor and helmets, but there was no time to go change into tac pants of tops at all. The call came and we had a limited window to get there otherwise this would not be possible. Of course, we dropped everything to go, and what you see here is the end result.

Once we had them loaded we brought them back to Kharkiv to the refugee center. There she went through the intake process that all of you have seen before. Then we got Ray settled outside and her smaller dog stayed with her. The following morning, the three of them were moved to the next location to continue starting her live over again. All she had with her from her entire life were four bags with what she decided to take with her. She's doubtful that she will return to anything, or that she will ever return at all.

This is the true cost of war that a price cannot be placed on........

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11/14/2025

The Scared & Abandoned Dog On A Chain In Borova (October 2025)

Last month when we evacuated 51 animals from Borova, there were several dogs that were just too traumatized to handle. They were scared, petrified, and sadly for them....alone. Sveta lives in Borova and has stayed behind when most others have left for a very selfless and noble cause. She is the sole lifeline that many of these animals have to be fed and cared for. Without her, they would starve and suffer a slow and horrible death.

This boy was abandoned after the family where he lives evacuated. Thankfully, Sveta has been feeding him and keeping him alive through the fence. He is wary of strangers and suffers from fear aggression, which is a very common trait among the dogs we evacuate. When we all showed up he got even more anxious, and it was clear the only way to evacuate him was with sedation. He was pretty thin, and the video does not do justice for the actual condition he was in at the time.

As you can see by the video, the dart found it's mark and the sedation took effect quite quickly. This was the best way to evacuate him and ensure that he did not hurt himself or others during the process. It is also much less stressful on animals like him who already are at elevates stress and reactivity levels. Just like many of the other animals we evacuate, he calmed down and was a different dog by the time we got him to Sirius Shelter the following evening.

This is the rescue as it happened. No cuts and no edits. You can hear the drone detector chirping in the background throughout the video. Brian had several video intercept images come up on the Dzyga, so we know that there were numerous drones present in the area. We made multiple trips into Borova that day with Пошуково-рятувальний загін «Троянда на руці» to save these animals. Thankfully the drones left us alone for the day so we could give these 51 innocent animals exactly what they needed.....

A second chance.

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11/07/2025

Drones Over Borova During Evacuations (October 2025)

They are small.
They are almost invisible.
They announce themselves by sound before you can see them.
They are the most lethal and feared item on the battlefield now.

They........Are Drones.

After the FPV strike in Kup'yansk in July, the situational awareness for drones has been heightened for many of the organizations and groups working near or at the frontlines. Thankfully there are devices such as our Dzyga. It will not only detect the drones, but display their video feed on the screen when detected and at a close enough range for video intercept. It is something we carry closely and cherish because it is literally what is standing between life and death.

The first part of the video is on our way into Borova under the drone netting. We knew there was drone activity being reported with increased frequency in Borova, and we would not send the team in without our detection device. The second video is Brian trying to reacquire video signal that had been coming on intermittently. The detector was indicating drones overhead, but they were not close enough for us to lock into their video feed. The spikes on the detection meter clearly showed drone activity across multiple signal bands, which means multiple types of drones in the air. Unfortunately, the detectors do not alert us to fiber FPV drones like the one that hit me back in July.

We managed to evacuate 51 animals from Borova with Пошуково-рятувальний загін «Троянда на руці» and Zoo Borova that day. Staying true to the operational plan, we did it efficiently, expeditiously, and most importantly......safely.

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11/06/2025

Ralph went to the vet today to get his ringworm checked and to see if there is finally something that can be done to get rid of this infection which has been plaguing him since well before he was rescued.

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11/04/2025

Reunited With Ralph & Ukie (October 2025)

We have shared with you the videos of the Wonder Twins playing with each other since they arrived at WOW Ukraine - Animal Shelter. The transformation in both of them has been an incredible one to see through Nicole's lens. But when I arrived at WOW and saw them in person, the videos did not do it justice just how far they have come. All I could say was "WOW!!!"

When we first saved both of these with Доступна Стерилізація you remember just how bad Ralph was. He was clinging to life in what were likely his final days of life in that trash dump. Ukie was merely a 6 week old puppy at the end of a chain with no hope of a happy life. Thankfully we had the help of many people to get them to what you see from last month. The transformation has been remarkable, as are the folks who helped them both get to where they are now.

We are very excited about our upcoming trip when we will get to see them again and spend some more time with them. Ralph is coming up on time to start his heartworm treatment, and that was an urgent supply need that were delivered on this visit for him.

We will still have costs for both of their care as Ralph starts his heartworm treatment, and Ukie moves to a foster to prepare to head to the US once all of his exams and documents are properly prepared. We will share both of those journey with you every step of the way.

What a journey it has been so far with these two...........

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11/03/2025

Last year when some of the calls were a little too close. Now the entire area is destroyed and facing an almost certain Ru**ian occupation.

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11/02/2025

We've had a few folks asking about the gear we wear to the field. Here's a YouTube video from last year. The only thing that's changed is instead of a multicam wet weather jacket we wear a black waterproof winter jacket to stay both dry and warm.

We are Global Animal Rescue And Response and helping those in need is what we do.

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There have been comments and questions in the past of "what is all that stuff you wear" and "do you actually use all of that gear". So we decided to do a vi...

10/28/2025

After Evacuating From Borova (October 2025)

After a very long two days of work evacuating and then transporting more than 50 animals from Borova, we came to our last stop. It was at Притулок для тварин "Бест Френдз" and they were taking 30 of the cats and the senior German Shepherd who was going blind. To say that exhaustion had set in was an understatement, but the satisfaction levels were absolutely way up there from the results that were accomplished over the previous two days.

Their shelter was destroyed by the Russians at the onset of the war, and they lost many animals as a result of the shelling and destruction. They have rebuilt since and it shows their unwavering commitment to the animals of Ukraine.

This is the work that doesn't really get talked about. These are the heroes who's hard work begin once the evacuation takes place, and continues long after it is concluded. Just as we have a system for documenting all of the animals we take from the combat zones, they have a streamlined system of intake, accountability, and tracking for each animal that arrives to them. There is vet care provided, and then each animal is prepared and highlighted for adoption.

Thankfully, there are many charity and individual rescuers in Ukraine who have opened their doors to these most innocent victims of the war. Without rescues and shelters like these, our work is impossible as the evacuated animals would have nowhere to go.

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