War coverage usually focuses on the human toll. It often ignores the equally devastating effect on a silent population of animals. These victims of wartime aggression can’t speak for themselves. In ...

Samka the rhino looks sad. When her longtime companion Boy the elephant died in April, she watched over his body for an entire day until it was taken away. Today the elephant’s pen sits empty. Boy is ...

The proceeds from director Chloe Zhao's fundraiser will benefit Animal Rescue Kharkiv, a nonprofit organization (NGO).

As fighting intensifies near Ukraine’s eastern front line, some residents are risking their lives not only to save people but also animals left behind by war. One volunteer couple managed to evacuate ...

Russia’s full-scale invasion has torn through Ukraine’s cities and fields, and it has also rewritten the lives of the country’s dogs. Once family pets, village guardians or anonymous strays, they now ...

CHUBYNS'KE, Kyiv Oblast — Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. “They are my life,” says the 50-year-old, ...

Ukrainian zookeepers created a haven for many creatures – from elephants to spiders – and an oasis for citizens of the capital city. Even as Trump continues the process of shifting day to night where ...

Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in Ukraine, animals in Mykhailo Pinchuk's cash-strapped zoo have had to make do with leaner diets. Animals like the Bengal tiger named Shere Khan have had ...

“Andrea and Paquito” is a popular TikTok account of a woman and her cat, who quietly purrs while sleeping with her in bed during calm mornings, only to open his eyes suddenly if he senses a bird ...

Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in Ukraine, animals in Mykhailo Pinchuk's cash-strapped zoo have had to make do with leaner diets. Monkeys, lions and tigers have been surprised by the ...