If the lives of stray animals are a reflection of the society in which they live, then Ukraine is an ugly place whose international reputation is suffering as a result.
Despite taxpayer money and government programs, the number of homeless animals in Kyiv remains high and their treatment often brutal.
In a tiny basement of the state-run veterinary clinic on Yaroslavska Street in Kyiv, a dozen stray dogs are recovering not only from sterilization, but from human cruelty that has left some of their spines broken and eyes poked out. That’s not the worst of