I'm Lilian, aged 10.  I have been really saddened to hear of the suffering in Ukraine.  I wanted to  raise money to provide help to all the animals and their carers that so desperately need food, water and shelter right now.  I am cutting off my ponytail in the hope that I can raise donations for this good cause.  My ponytail won't go to waste either as it will be sent of to the 'Little Princess Trust' to help turn my hair into a wig for another child who has lost their own hair to cancer treatments or other conditions.

Paws2Rescue has worked in the communities in Romania and Easter Europe for 9 years. Whilst the majority of our work is directly in helping dogs, every year we have helped in orphanages, in impoverished villages and with those in desperate need. Our annual Christmas Shoebox campaign has brought joy to many thousands of children. For the animals, our neutering campaigns in the communities has driven our work, and over the last year working with monasteries in these campaigns too.The war in Ukraine, like so many, has deeply impacted us all, and we simply have to act to help. With our own Paws2Rescue team member from Ukraine and with her family and friends still in Ukraine, every minute of every day, the people have been in our thoughts and prayers.Working alongside our NGO partner charity in Baia Mare, we are helping two monasteries in Sighet in Romania, close to the Ukraine border. The monasteries are taking in refugees from Ukraine. They desperately need our help!