
Rescuing Pets in Wartime
Clip: Season 42 Episode 16 | 2m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue pets left behind by those forced to flee.
Amid the war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue pets left behind by those forced to flee. ZooPatrol is one example of civilians stepping up to save animals during war.
Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...

Rescuing Pets in Wartime
Clip: Season 42 Episode 16 | 2m 56sVideo has Closed Captions
Amid the war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue pets left behind by those forced to flee. ZooPatrol is one example of civilians stepping up to save animals during war.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(feet padding) - [Narrator] Zoo Patrol was founded on the 3rd of March, exactly a week after the start of the war.
(cat crying) (drill whirring) (hammering thudding) (foreign language) (tools whirring) (hammer thudding) (hammer thudding) (gentle music) - [Narrator] The Zoo Patrol volunteers were soon making smaller feeding holes by unscrewing the peep holes.
Then they inserted a plastic tube to deliver food and water to the animal trapped inside.
(people cheering)
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Shafa, a cat in Borodyanka, was rescued from a severely war-damaged building. (3m 18s)
Director Anton Ptushkin's Vlog | Inside "Saving the Animals of Ukraine"
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Director Anton Ptushkin discusses his experience working on "Saving the Animals of Ukraine." (7m 25s)
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Go behind the scenes with Director Anton Ptushkin, as he navigates filming in a war zone. (6m 25s)
Meet Patron, the Ukrainian War Hero
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Meet Patron, the bomb-detecting Jack Russell terrier who has saved countless lives. (3m)
Preview of Saving the Animals of Ukraine
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Witness a moving view into the effects of war on animals and the humans who help them. (30s)
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipMajor support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...