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Homeward Trails Animal Rescue | Pet Adoption in VA, DC, MD
is working to find loving families for over two dozen cats transported from war-torn Ukraine.
The 32 Ukrainian felines ended up in the U.S. thanks to Shana Aufenkamp, a volunteer adoption coordinator with Homeward Trails. In May, after learning about Breaking the Chains — a nonprofit dedicated to saving the animal victims of war — Aufenkamp decided to spend a month volunteering with the organization in Ukraine, where Breaking the Chain was assisting pets impacted by Russia's invasion.
Aufenkamp returned to the U.S. from her month of volunteering knowing she wanted to do more, so she approached Sue Bell, the executive director of Homeward Trails, about traveling to Ukraine to help. Bell agreed, and the pair decided one of the most effective ways they could help Ukraine pets was to find homes for the animals left homeless by the war in the country.
Bell and Aufenkamp traveled to Ukraine in October and worked with Breaking the Chains to find 32 felines under the nonprofit's care ready to be transported to the U.S. for adoption.
"They had asked us to take as many as we were able to absorb, and we said, 'Well, how many do you have who are not owned and are medically cleared to fly?' They had 31, plus one in Romania, so we ended up bringing 32 back with us," Aufenkamp told PEOPLE about how she and Bell ended up crafting travel plans for 32 felines.
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is working to find loving families for over two dozen cats transported from war-torn Ukraine.
The 32 Ukrainian felines ended up in the U.S. thanks to Shana Aufenkamp, a volunteer adoption coordinator with Homeward Trails. In May, after learning about Breaking the Chains — a nonprofit dedicated to saving the animal victims of war — Aufenkamp decided to spend a month volunteering with the organization in Ukraine, where Breaking the Chain was assisting pets impacted by Russia's invasion.
Aufenkamp returned to the U.S. from her month of volunteering knowing she wanted to do more, so she approached Sue Bell, the executive director of Homeward Trails, about traveling to Ukraine to help. Bell agreed, and the pair decided one of the most effective ways they could help Ukraine pets was to find homes for the animals left homeless by the war in the country.
Bell and Aufenkamp traveled to Ukraine in October and worked with Breaking the Chains to find 32 felines under the nonprofit's care ready to be transported to the U.S. for adoption.
"They had asked us to take as many as we were able to absorb, and we said, 'Well, how many do you have who are not owned and are medically cleared to fly?' They had 31, plus one in Romania, so we ended up bringing 32 back with us," Aufenkamp told PEOPLE about how she and Bell ended up crafting travel plans for 32 felines.
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