As part of Johnson’s ongoing commitment to providing first-class pet care to animals in need, the business recently dispatched a large donation of products to Ukraine, in a bid to help those shelters and owners that have been most impacted by the conflict.
The initiative, led by Pet Industry Federation (PIF), will ensure the most war-torn regions have access to much-needed resources, including flea and tick treatment and nutritious pet food.
The products will be donated to nine key regions, including Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipro, Poltava, Chornobyl, Sumy and Ternopil – the recipients of which vary from pet shelters and fosters to kennel clubs that teach and prepare service dogs to assist the Ukrainian army.
Given the financial and emotional fallout from the war, the donations will provide much-needed relief to those organisations caught up in the crisis, as well as the pets whose lives have been permanently affected.
Paul Gwynn, Managing Director of Johnsons Veterinary Products, commented: “In the brutal conflict we are witnessing in Ukraine, it will always be the human suffering that grabs the headlines. But it’s important to remember the impact such a situation can have on the stress and wellbeing of pets, and indeed the effect that seeing animals in distress can cause to their owners, or those foster carers looking after abandoned pets.
“Our ethos has always been to deliver the products people need for the pets they love and we are proud to contribute to the global effort to help alleviate the suffering of pets in Ukraine. We hope the pet healthcare products donated will also ease a little of the stress Ukrainians feel when being unable to treat pets for common problems like fleas and worms.
“It has been a great humanitarian effort organised by the Pet Industry Federation and it’s good to know our donation has already reached the U-hearts warehouse in Kyiv. We understand it is from here the supplies will be distributed across Ukraine, to bring a little help to the undoubtedly distressed, but ultimately resilient pets of the war-torn country.”
