Next month, something incredibly meaningful is happening in Chornobyl.
Our longtime shelter partner, Clean Futures Fund, will hold a large spay-and-neuter clinic within the Nuclear Exclusion Zone. And thanks to you, SPCA International is funding all of the medical supplies needed to make it happen.
This special clinic also falls during a powerful moment in history: the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster.
In 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded, releasing radioactive material across the region. The accident forced thousands of families to evacuate their homes almost overnight. They were told to take only what they could carry and that they would be back soon. Believing they’d return in a few days, many people left behind their beloved cats and dogs with extra food and water.
Heartbreakingly, they were never allowed to come back.
Against all odds, many of those pets survived on their own. Today, hundreds of their descendants still live among the empty buildings and forests of Chornobyl.
For nearly a decade, SPCA International has worked side by side with Clean Futures Fund to care for these resilient animals. Together, we’ve provided food, warm shelter during harsh winters, and lifesaving medical care to dogs who have known a life few of us can imagine.
Now, this upcoming clinic will help protect even more of them. The goal is to spay, neuter, and vaccinate 350 animals. That means preventing hundreds of future litters from being born into challenging conditions. It also means protecting these dogs from painful and other preventable diseases. Every surgery and every vaccine helps stabilize the population and improve the health of the entire community of animals living there.
Spay-and-neuter clinics are among the most effective and compassionate ways to create lasting change. Instead of reacting to suffering later, we’re preventing it now.
We are so grateful for the ongoing generosity of our supporters. Because of you, we’re able to fund the medical supplies that make this clinic possible, from surgical tools and vaccines to antibiotics and basic care items. Your kindness is reaching animals in one of the most unique and challenging places in the world.