Popova’s shelter within the Kyiv area village of Chubynske now homes 133 animals.
It is a broad menagerie, together with 13 lions, a leopard, a tiger, three deer, wolves, foxes, raccoons and roe deer, in addition to domesticated animals like horses, donkeys, goats, rabbits, canine, cats and birds.
At first, she bankrolled the shelter together with her personal funds from her horse enterprise. However since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the horse enterprise has not been worthwhile.
With greater than $US14,000 a month wanted to maintain animals wholesome and fed, she has turned to borrowing, and seen her debt develop to $US200,000.
