Cat Town in Kyiv needs evacuation and food

Cat Town

Saving stray cats from the Kyiv Zoo

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We kindly ask you to help Cat Town due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.

This is a volunteer project of “Nature First Independent Journalists Association” (“Nature First IJA”) NGO. It’s based in a special section of the Kyiv Zoo. Actually, we are a shelter for 120 stray cats.

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Our main effort is to find ways and means for the cats’ evacuation to a safe country.

We also have material needs:

  • cat food;
  • kitty litter;
  • vaccines and syringes for cats;
  • a gasoline generator in case the light turns off.

Due to the ongoing battle, we are still searching for cat food and transport for our volunteers (from Right and Left banks of Kyiv).

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Our financial details for donations:

  • Patreon
  • Paypal: please write us a private message.
  • “Privatbank” (for users from Ukraine) 4149629315001115, Komarova Angela Yevgenivna.
  • Kind challenge.

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About us

We have such a name of NGO because since 2008 we are involved in nature conservation and the creation of natural protected areas, especially in Kyiv.

We were officially registered by the Ukrainian authorities as an NGO in 2016.

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Angelika Komarova, Head (chairwoman) of our NGO, is staying in Kyiv as a noncombatant.

One of our founders, Oleg Andros, is currently in the Ukrainian Army, protecting Kyiv.

Also, we have a team of five volunteers in Kyiv (but our people from the Left bank have difficulties in getting to Kyiv zoo).

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We’re not a part of the Kyiv Zoo but we are partners in efforts to isolate stray cats from the zoo animals collection. We also support the humane management of stray animals instead of euthanizing them.

Caring for stray abandoned cats in Kyiv zoo has been our main activity in recent years (since 2010).

We help not only Kyiv Zoo cats but a few people who rescued abandoned cats.

Video about us in English (made before war):

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People all over the world, please help evacuate 120 cats from Kotomistechko, a volunteer project that takes care of cats at the Kyiv Zoo.

What we have:

  • 120 cats, there are 2 volunteers to accompany the cats;
  • there is a preliminary agreement in Czech Republic and some other EU countries. We need to get the cats to the border;
  • Our address: Kyiv, the city zoo, Zoolohichna str 2.

What we need:

  • transportation (buses, drivers);
  • carriers
  • food and water for cats.

How exactly can you help:

  • share this post;
  • give a specific advice – where to get buses, where to go if you have a better place, contacts of other volunteers.

Contacts and info:

+380503883979, +380975027551 and +380937744015 Oleg Andros (English-speaking volunteer);

+380675837089 Anzhelika Komarova.

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Cat Town (Kyiv) needs evacuation

Cat Town at winter

Рятуємо котів з Київського зоопарку / Saving cats from the Kyiv Zoo (scroll for English)
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Друзі, допоможіть вивезти 120 котів з Котомістечка. Ми – громадська організація “СВЖ Природа над усе”, яка опікується котами при Київському зоопарку.
Один з наших засновників, Олег Андрос, зараз у ЗСУ, охороняє Київ. У нас офіційно зареєстрована в Мін’юсті організація.

Вихідні дані:

  • 120 котів, є 2 волонтерки (або більше) на супровід;
  • є попередня домовленість про Чехію, що там приймуть, потрібно безпечно довезти котів до кордону;
  • з Києва, міський зоопарк на проспекті Перемоги – вулиці Зоологічній, 2.

Що треба:

  • транспорт і водії;
  • переноски або великі клітки;
  • їжа та вода для котів.

Як саме ви можете допомогти:

  • шерити;
  • дати конкретну пораду – де взяти буси і водіїв, який маршрут виїзду, куди краще їхати, якщо є щось краще, контакти організованих волонтерів.

Донати:

  • “Приватбанк” 4149629315001115, Комарова Анджела Євгенівна
  • Paypal: скажемо в приват;
  • Kind challenge.
  • Patreon.

Контакти та інфо:

  • Дані Мін’юсту про нас.
  • Прямі телефони Котомістечка: +380503883979, +380975027551 та +380937744015 Олег Андрос / +380675837089 Анжеліка Комарова.

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We kindly ask you to help Cat Town due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
This is a volunteer project of the “Nature First Independent Journalists Association” (“Nature First IJA”) NGO. It’s based in a special section of the Kyiv Zoo. Actually, we are a shelter for 120 stray cats.


Our main effort is to find ways and means for the cats’ evacuation to a safe country.
We also have material needs:
cat food; kitty litter; vaccines and syringes for cats; a gasoline generator in case the light turns off.
We have food enough for 1 week at the moment. But due to the ongoing battle, we are still searching for cat food and transport for our volunteers.

About us
We’re not a part of the Kyiv Zoo but we are partners in efforts to isolate stray cats from the zoo animals collection. We also support the humane management of stray animals instead of euthanizing them.
Caring for stray abandoned cats in Kyiv zoo has been our main activity in recent years (since 2010).


We help not only Kyiv Zoo cats but a few people who rescued abandoned cats.
Angelika Komarova, Head (chairwoman) of our NGO, is staying in Kyiv as a noncombatant.
We have such a name of NGO because since 2008 we are involved in nature conservation and the creation of natural protected areas, especially in Kyiv.
We were officially registered by the Ukrainian authorities as an NGO in 2016.

Video about us in English:

Introduction to Cat Town

Oleg Andros introduses Cat Town

Friends, please help evacuate 120 cats from Kotomistechko (Cat Town), An NGO “Nature first IJA” takes care of cats at the Kyiv Zoo. One of our founders, Oleg Andros, is currently in the Ukrainian Army, protecting Kyiv.
What we have:

  • 120 cats, there are 2 volunteers to accompany the cats;
  • there is a preliminary agreement in Czech Republic, we need to get the cats to the border;
  • Kyiv, the city zoo, Peremoga av and Zoolohichna str 2.

What we need:

  • transportation (buses, drivers);
  • carriers;
  • food and water for cats.

How exactly can you help:

  • share this post;
  • give a specific advice – where to get buses, where to go if you have a better place, contacts of other volunteers.

Donate:

  • “Privatbank” 4149629315001115, Komarova Angela Yevgenivna.
  • Paypal: please write us a private message.
  • Kind challenge
  • Patreon

Contacts and info:

  • Official info about our NGO
  • Phone numbers of Kotomistechko: +380503883979, +380975027551 and +380937744015 Oleg Andros (English-speaking) / +380675837089 Anzhelika Komarova (Ukrainian-speaking)

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Минспорта поддерживает цирки без животных

Министерство культуры, молодежи и спорта Украины поддерживает цирки без животных. Об этом чиновники заявили в
заметке на странице министерства на Facebook.

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Два европейских киновзгляда на жизнь африканских крестьян

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«Эковоины» по-африкански: Национальный парк Вирунга

Национальный парк «Вирунга», ДРК

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Фильм – голос морских животных, «рождённых быть свободными»

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We thank Suzanne Dostaleva and her charitable foundation Ukraine Today for supporting Zoocats in 2018

July, 2, 2018, Kyiv city.

We thank Suzanne Dostaleva and her charitable foundation Ukraine Today for supporting Zoocats in 2018!
We spayed and vaccinated several cats under our care in the Cat Town on the Kyiv Zoo territory.
Please excuse us for attaching graphic photos from surgeries, but we need to include them for reporting purposes; please see the report at the link. This post contains the most positive news.
Summary of expenditures:
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Cats’ Town and Art Cat project in Kyiv

Cat therapy at Cats Town

Please support our social ecological initiative “Cats Town” in Ukraine. Any kind of your help can be decisive!

Kyiv, Ukraine.

Since 2010, “Nature first” IJA has been taking care of stray cats in a limited area (Kyiv Zoo). Since 2017, after the beginning of the re-construction works at the zoo, by order of the mayor of the city, we relocated cats to the abandoned area of the zoo. In a short period of time volunteers’ efforts led to creation of the set of buildings for accommodation of cats (hereinafter – Cats Town). At the moment (2018), our organization holds 82 cats.
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Зооокошка Няпа – счастливая история (видео, 2017)

В сентябре 2017 года Влад и Настя забрали Няпу в добрые руки из КотоГородка на территории Киевского зоопарка.
В ноябре мы зашли к Няпе и ее новой семье в гости.
Прийди к Зоокотам – подари животному счастье!
https://t.me/zoocats
https://www.instagram.com/zoocatsua/
http://bit.ly/2iry6Qp (Youtube)
https://vk.com/zoocats
https://www.facebook.com/zoocatskyiv/

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On prevention of cruel extermination of stray animals in the city of Kyiv

Executive Body of Kyiv City Council

(Kyiv City State Administration)

DEPARTMENT for Municipal improvement AND preservation

of natural environment

Saksaganskogo st.143, Kyiv, 01032, Tel. (044) 489-50-05, Fax (044) 489-33-68,

Call Center (044) 15-51 E-mail: [email protected].уа EDRPOU Code 34926981

 

29.03.2017 No. 064-Д-5922-508 Michael Jacob
  [email protected]

 

 

Dear Michael!

 

In pursuance of the order of the Deputy Head of Kyiv City State Administration P. Panteleyev dated 28.02.2017 No. Д -5922 the Ecology and Natural Resources Division of the Department for Municipal Improvement and Preservation of Natural Environment of the Kyiv City Council (Kyiv City State Administration) considered your application regarding prevention of cruel extermination of stray animals in the city of Kyiv and within our competence we report the following.

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