Even since the first weeks of the war, our BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr has been a continuous shelter for bears in need – temporarily welcoming seven bears in an emergency rescue mission from White Rock Shelter located in the Kyiv region, run by the organisation Save Wild. Fortunately, three bears were relocated to Germany in March 2022 while the other four bears have been able to return to White Rock Shelter in June 2022. Additionally, we could finally rescue former restaurant bear Vova in March 2022 and bring him safely to our BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr. At the end of September 2022, FOUR PAWS rescued an abandoned brown bear Bakhmut from war-torn Donetsk region and transferred him to BEAR SANCTUARY Domazhyr. Since the beginning of the war FOUR PAWS has taken several emergency measures to help the animals affected by the war, including the delivery of specialised food for zoo animals to Kyiv Zoo and the delivery of pet food to shelters in need.   To cover the high and urgent need for dog and cat food at the beginning of the war, FOUR PAWS partnered with Dogs Trust Worldwide and International Registration System Animal ID in 2022, to set up an organisation called Ukrainian Pet Association Worldwide (UPAW) that coordinates and distributes pet food and other supplies to registered shelters and volunteers. By the end of 2022, UPAW had taken care of the distribution of more than 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid, which has helped more than 125,000 dogs and cats in Ukraine.