When the Chernobyl zone was evacuated, people left with what they could carry. As with Fukushima, many thought they would quickly return. The dogs left behind have proliferated, but at a terrible price. Many suffer from malnutrition and disease and are preyed upon by wolves. At least 250 have gathered around the Chernobyl reactor site where sympathetic workers have been feeding them. Now they are finally getting help.
Read Beyond Nuclear board member, Lucas Hixson's story on how he, and his Clean Futures Fund, is providing food and medical care for Chernobyl's strays.