{"id":56945,"date":"2024-03-07T10:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T10:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=56945"},"modified":"2024-03-07T11:29:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T11:29:40","slug":"sheffield-man-prepares-journey-to-rescue-animals-from-ukraine-war-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/07\/sheffield-man-prepares-journey-to-rescue-animals-from-ukraine-war-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield hero prepares journey to rescue animals from Ukraine War zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Sheffield man is set to travel to the warzone in Ukraine to help rescue and rehome abandoned street animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julian Hales, 52, will be taking a trip to the frontline in Ukraine at the end of this month with the goal of saving at least one dog from the war conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has previously travelled to the warzone in Ukraine where he has helped vaccinate pets during bombings, transported animals to be sterilised and covered kennel costs for rescued pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julian said: \u201cEveryone\u2019s just forgot about it, there are no big rescues. I\u2019m not a hero, I\u2019m just an old bloke.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;All I want is the wagging tale of a dog or the purr of a cat in my arms\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said due to the war, many properties have been destroyed and families have been displaced, leaving pets stranded in the frontline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that humanitarian aid groups are unable to take aid into the warzones due to no \u2018safe corridor\u2019 being provided. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Julian plans to provide lifesaving pet food supplies to the frontline and arrange vet care back in England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He will travel through Ukraine in a 4&#215;4 with supplies and essentials which he will provide to women, children, the elderly, and the pets he sets out to rescue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rescued-dogs-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rescued-dogs-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rescued-dogs-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dogs that Julian has rescued in their kennel <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Julian has been involved animal welfare for over 30 years, as well as previously working with British Red Cross and other Sheffield rescue charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cI\u2019m just not willing to sit at home and do nothing. 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