Amid the war, Ukrainian citizens are coming together to rescue pets left behind by those forced to flee. Zoo Patrol is one example of civilians stepping up to save animals during war.
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TRANSCRIPT
(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)