People came together this week to
help a Ukrainian zoo after the wildlife park announced that its animals could potentially be in
danger of starvation.
The director of the Kharkiv Zoo
reportedly warned that the zoo only had enough food to last through the weekend
due to a lack of funding.
"Our animals are not
fighting for power, they do not share anyone's political views, they
just want to live," the zoo said in a statement on its website Friday,
according to the Agence France-Presse.
The wildlife park asked Ukranian
residents to help. According to a
Facebook page created shortly after the zoo's plea, many heeded the
call to action:
An update on the Facebook group
posted Saturday said the animals are OK for now. "We just got back from
the zoo- literally the entire city had brought bags and bags of food to donate:
cabbage, bread, carrots, beets, greens, you name it! The zoo staff was using
tractors to haul the food around. We spoke to the zoo director and she said
they'd also received some cash donations," the page announced.
By Sarah Gates
By Sarah Gates
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