Former soldier Tom S-N has rescued greater than 3,000 animals utilizing his navy expertise. He stated: “There is no such thing as a state of affairs I wouldn’t put myself in to rescue an animal. Animals have given me life, peace and love. Every thing I do is for them.”
He launched into his first rescue mission simply six days after the struggle in Ukraine broke out on February 24, 2022.
Mr S-N, who beforehand served in Afghanistan and Iraq, entered the battle zone from the Romanian border with a good friend to rescue 70 canine in a shelter close to the frontline, east of Kharkiv.
Talking concerning the mission he stated: “A one-vehicle navy escort guided us to the shelter.
“We drove by means of the town which was derelict, like a scene from a zombie apocalypse with solely wild boars roaming the snow-covered streets.
“Once we obtained to the shelter, we have been 500 metres from the Russian frontline.
“Bombs have been dropping both aspect of us, rounds whistled overhead and shells have been dropping 10 or 15 metres from the partitions so we needed to transfer shortly.
“In the long run, we obtained all 70 canine evacuated inside an hour.”
His rescue workforce, often known as Breaking the Chains, is now made up of 4 members, supported by a 20-strong workforce of veterinarians and animal shelter workers.
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Breaking the Chains even as soon as rescued a 600kg bear named Bolik, and a wolf named Elza.
The workforce additionally helped two wildlife organisations extract 9 lions from a zoo in Odessa.
The animals are actually in Romania awaiting relocation to a sanctuary in South Africa.
Mr S-N joked: “Yeah, the lions have been a superb one.”
He added: “I’ve been in command of some big weapon programs in my time, however I’ve by no means ever felt something as highly effective as having a lion’s head in my palms.
“After all, identical to the navy, you don’t take into consideration what may occur, you simply make your plans and get the job carried out.
“Plus, there isn’t a better feeling than seeing the animals you rescue getting a second probability in life.
“That is why we do what we do.”
