A second delivery of 20 tonnes of food for zoo animals in Ukraine
FOUR PAWS partners with Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) to provide relief for war-torn zoos
Vienna, 29 April 2022 – FOUR PAWS is once again providing urgently needed relief for zoos in Ukraine that have been affected by the ongoing war.
The Austrian based global animal welfare organisation delivers another 20 tonnes of food to prevent the animals from starvation as well as support for the remaining staff at the zoos caring for them.
This will be in key partnership with the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), who will transport the supplies to Kyiv via Hungary. An ÖBB train left Vienna today and will bring the food to the Hungarian-Ukrainian border. From there, trucks will further deliver the goods to Kyiv Zoo, which will distribute the supplies to six other zoos in the region.
The war in Ukraine continues without an end in sight, with the Ukrainian people and their animals stiil suffering from the untold tragedy and horror of the conflict. At the beginning of April, a zoo in Kharkiv was heavily damaged by shelling. Many animals suffer from stress caused by the noise of the explosions and fighting. In March, FOUR PAWS was contacted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources in Ukraine and requested to contribute to help deliver food to affected zoos in Ukraine. To provide some relief for the zoo animals during these challenging times, FOUR PAWS is sending 10 tonnes of pellet food and dry hay each for zoo animals, such as elephants, primates, grazers, and birds, to Kyiv Zoo. The zoo will store the food and then distribute it further to Kharkiv Zoo, Mykolayiv Zoo, Cherkassy Zoo, Odessa Zoo, Mena Zoo, and XII Months Zoo.
ÖBB spokesperson Bernd Winter says: “We are very happy to support FOUR PAWS with the delivery of the food for the animals in Ukraine. The Rail Cargo Group is ready for any kind of help related to what we do best – transport and logistic services. This way, donations – in this case food for zoo animals in Ukraine – can reach their destination safely and reliably.”
In early April, FOUR PAWS already sent a delivery of nearly 20 tonnes of pellet food and dry hay for wild animals to Kyiv Zoo.
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