Two locations, one mission! 🐾✈️
While Pen is currently on the ground in Ukraine for Operation Kramatorsk, the Nowzad family is busy across the UK this Saturday! We have two incredible supporters hosting events to raise vital funds for our work.
📍 DORCHESTER | 11:00 AM
Join Mark Blackburn at Dorchester Library as he discusses his fantastic book, Final Approach: His Father and Other Turbulence. Pen was originally meant to join him to talk about Operation Ark, but since he is still in Ukraine,
Every move we make, every mile we travel into the heart of the danger zone⚠️, we carry your support with us🫂
When we launched Operation Kramatorsk, we knew this community would step up. But seeing the scale of the crisis for animals on the front line was a wake-up call. Because of you, the vans are moving, the vaccines are ready, and the shelters are open🙏
We hit our initial goal, but we aren’t slowing down. The more we raise, the more lives we save. It is that simple.
We won’t stop until th
In amongst all this week’s evacuation runs, we had a late night call from Ksenia about a Ukrainian soldier who was reaching out in total distress — he believed his beloved pal on base, Anfiska, had ingested rat poison.
This is an emergency in any context. Poisoning requires specialised care, and at that hour, no local veterinary clinics were available.
When the pair arrived at our accommodation, it was clear Anfiska was “LUCKY lucky.” While she showed neurological symptoms related to poisonin
When not tackling physical and fundraising challenges for Nowzad and other animal charities Vijay works as a Graphic and digital designer.
When not in her day job, she's a full time volunteer, donating her skills and time to help charities raise awareness and funds. Her passion is not just helping all animals but doing anything it takes to see a cause through, including stepping up at the community centre in Borodianka last week to help the veterinary team when they were stretched. This Saturda
📚 Mark Blackburn at Dorchester Library ❤️
This Saturday, 16 May, our good friend Mark Blackburn will be hosting a special talk at Dorchester Library at 11:00 AM.
Mark will be discussing his incredible book, ‘Final Approach: His Father and Other Turbulence’. Pen Farthing was originally meant to join him to speak about ‘Operation Ark’, but as he is currently on the ground in Ukraine for Operation Kramatorsk, he sadly won’t be able to make it back in time.
However, the event is still very much o