At the beginning of the war in Ukraine, our shelter started as a place where animals transported into Europe by rescue organisations could come to rest and decompress, before crossing the border. The main goal was to provide a way to relieve the animals of all the stress of their difficult journeys. Since then, many hundreds of animals have passed through our shelter.
Now, Koda's Mission has turned into so much more.
For many animals, the consequences of the war so far are enormous. There are animals who are the direct victims of war: dogs and cats that are burnt or disabled from the shelling. Terrified pets who found themselves on the streets, as their owners fled the fighting and sadly left them behind. And then there are the countless street animals, defenseless to all that is going on around them. We have seen it all.
Sadly, the war is far from over. But despite the challenges that come with this… Koda’s Mission has stayed. Our goal is to keep helping as much as we can.
We want to buy our own land to build a long-term shelter, so we can grow our abilities to rescue, rehabilitate, spay and neuter as many animals as possible.