Transcarpathia in Ukraine has taken steps to address the problem of homeless animals by establishing shelters. Leaders from several cities and animal protection organizations signed an agreement to work together on staffing and maintaining shelters for stray animals. While overcoming bureaucratic obstacles is challenging, advocates have secured private funds to begin constructing shelters. A memorandum was signed in Uzhgorod to solve the issue across the entire region, with local authorities pledging help to build shelters in each district center. Currently, nearly 1,000 stray dogs are in Uzhgorod with existing shelters in other cities too small or in need of reconstruction to properly care for the animals.

1. Shelters for homeless
animals in
Transcarpathia

2.  Transcarpathia has a real
chance to become a shelter
for stray animals. In the
press-center of
"Zakarpattya" leaders of
several cities and
representatives of public
protection organizations put
their signatures under the
Protocol of intentions with
the common problem of
staffing and maintenance of
homeless animals.

3. To overcome the legacy
of mental stereotypes,
bureaucratic obstacles
and temptations of the
Government is not
easy. But the advocates
of animal rights have
managed to involve
private funds to build
animal shelters to hold
stray animals.

4.  The Memorandum,
which will solve the
problem of homeless
animals across the
region was signed in
Uzhgorod. The
authorities offered their
help in the construction
of shelters for dogs in
each district center of
Transcarpathia.

7. So far nearly a thousand of stray dogs are found in
Uzhgorod.
There is a shelter in Mukachevo, but it is too small
and the animal protection activists spotted the
cases of cruel treatment of animals.
The temporary shelter which consists of 25
enclosures operates in Beregovo.
There is also a shelter for stray animals in Khust
but it is also too small and needs a full
reconstraction.
There is a youth movement in Transcarpathia:
“Take a pet home” and many teens try to find home
for stray dogs and cats.