The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization - Ukraine

WE'VE BEEN QUITE BUSY AND ACHIEVED QUITE A LOT SINCE 2014.....

I established The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO) in Ukraine in 2014 just after the ousting of ex-president Viktor Yanukovich. At the time all funding to non-essential government services and organizations in Ukraine were cut and it was around that time that my attention was drawn to the news that our local zoo was running out of food for the animals. And that is how it started for me and, remembering the work of Lawrence Anthony, I decided to align myself with his organization.
 
Below I have listed a brief description of our major achievements to date:
  • Provided food and medicines to the Nikolaev zoo.
  • Provided food, medicines and care for the animals abandoned in the ex-president’s zoo.
  • Supplied 6 000 kgs of meat to the Taigan Safari Park in Crimea. The lions and other big cats were on the brink of starvation.
  • Supported local homeless dog and cat shelters in a number of cities and towns.
  • Built larger enclosures for 5 brown bears living in a 42m² cage and then cared for them for 3 years until they could be relocated to a better facility. All provided with vet care, medicines and food.
  • Built a larger enclosure for a pack of 7 wolves living in only 18m² and also cared for them until the city council was able to take over. All provided with vet care, medicines and food.
  • Provided care for the neglected Kherson city zoo which included bears, wolves, a monkey, an emu, raccoon dogs, a fox and a host of different birds and farm animals.
  • Rescued 3 brown bears from a private zoo and relocated to the only bear sanctuary in Ukraine. We paid for rescue/relocation, medicines, vet care and sterilization.
  • Supplied Synevir National Park Bear Rehab center with additional fencing so they could take in more abused bears. Provided medicines and paid a for dentist to repair and also do extractions on bears suffering with broken and rotten teeth.
  • Rescued 1 brown bear from a circus where she had been performing for 19 years and living in a 3m² cage on the back of a truck when not performing. She now lives in a 400m² enclosure built by me on private ground that I rent. We care for her daily.
  • Rescued 2 brown bears from a circus. Twins, Masha and Laura, 24 years old, taken from their mother at only weeks old to be forced into circus life living in 1.5m x 1.5m travel crates. They are now being relocated to a sanctuary in Romania called Libearty Bear Sanctuary, Zarnesti.
  • Rescued 4 ex-circus lions from a private zoo and relocated to South Africa. We homed them in a temp enclosure until they could be transported to South Africa. Very costly exercise as we had to care for them for a year (food and medical), build transport crates and fly them to South Africa.
  • Preparing 7 lions for relocation to Love Lions Alive Project in South Africa. We rescued them from a horrendous private zoo (where many animals died of starvation before we could get there), a monastery and a contact zoo.
  • 2 weeks ago we won a court case to remove 5 lion cubs that were destined to sold off as entertainment and are now in our care but we are planning their relocation to South Africa.
  • The list of big cats just adds up and with a total of 12, including a tiger waiting for help.
  • Support the local government run bear sanctuary with meds, fencing, vets and dentists.
  • Constantly working closely with local activists and government to change the archaic animal welfare laws in Ukraine.
  • MORE TO FOLLOW..........................
Below is a clip of our rescue and relocation in Nov 2018 of 4 abused lions from Ukraine to the Kragga Kamma Game Park in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.