Original Article: https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/eam-lasunka/

Brave rescuers continue to enter heavily bombed areas near the frontlines in Ukraine to save animals left behind, like Lasunka and her puppies.

The tough mama dog gave birth in a war zone and kept her puppies safe even though she was injured. The family was found by Animal Rescue Kharkiv (ARK) in a destroyed home where Lasunka was struggling to feed her puppies.

They were carefully transported back to the rescue where it was discovered that Lasunka was suffering from a broken foreleg and pelvis. The medical team was also surprised at her age. They believed she was an older dog due to the white hair on her face, but it turns out she is only about three years old. The vet believes the white hair is from stress.

This sweet mama and her puppies are finally safe, but they need our help to heal. Lasunka will need surgery to repair her broken bones but is expected to make a full recovery.

Greater Good Charities’ Emergency Animal Medical fund is helping cover the medical costs for Lasunka and other rescues animals but needs your support.

The fund was created to give homeless pets in need of medical care a second chance. Shelters and rescues are barely able to feed the animals in their care with their minimal budgets, which leaves little or nothing for medical bills. Countless lives have been saved thanks to your continued support.

Lasunka is on pain meds and has improved enough to continue to care for her puppies while she waits to have surgery. Will you help her get the care she needs?

We want to send our thanks to the heroes risking their lives to evacuate pets from the war zone. These brave individuals are the only hope the abandoned dogs and cats have at surviving.

ARK continues to head to the frontlines to save lives and rescues 300 to 1000 animals per month. They continuously receive requests for help and said, “During the two years of the war, we learned to work ahead of schedule. We are constantly analyzing the situation at the front to predict which territories will not be available to us later, so we must act there as a matter of priority. This approach helps us to save time, save more lives and preserve the lives of rescuers and equipment.”

Source: The Animal Rescue Site Blog