People carry out an evacuation of an animal shelter, which has more than 120 animals including dogs and cats and goats on May 13, 2024 in Rus'ki Tyshky, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. The owner of the shelter knows each animal by name, they are all well-groomed and each has its own story. Some lived with her simply in an apartment and some in the basement. They were forced to evacuate due to increased shelling by the Russians Ukraine's defense ministry announced recently that it has sent reinforcements to repel Russian attacks in border areas of the Kharkiv region, in the the country's northeast. (Photo by Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)





A Palestinian boy feeds a monkey evacuated from a zoo in Rafah due to the Israeli military operation, at a sanctuary in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Hatem Khaled/Reuters)





Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng, cast member of the film “Black Dog” poses with dog Xin, who won the Grand Prix Palm Dog award, during the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)





Messi, the dog from the film “Anatomie d'une chute” (Anatomy of a Fall), who is getting his own TV show at Cannes, interacts with Laura Martin Contini, dogtrainer for cinema, on the red carpet before guest arrivals for the opening ceremony at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters)





Kodi, the dog of the film “Le proces du chien” (Dog on Trial), winner of the Palm Dog, the award for the best canine performance, licks director Laetitia Dosch's face, during the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)





Local resident Vahe Ohandzanian, a 54-year-old, holds a dog next to his cafe heavily damaged by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 22, 2024. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A veterinarian feeds a young howler monkey rescued amid extremely high temperatures in Tecolutilla, Tabasco state, Mexico, Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Dozens of howler monkeys were found dead in the Gulf coast state while others were rescued by residents who rushed them to a local veterinarian. (Photo by Luis Sanchez/AP Photo)





A white-faced capuchin holds an earthworm at a wildlife center in the rural Las Mercedes community of Tocaima, Colombia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The shelter is a transit home for wildlife recovered through national police seizures, rescue operations or voluntary handovers by owners. (Photo by Fernando Vergara/AP Photo)





LaLa (L), a Pomeranian dressed as US rapper Nicki Minaj and Fritz, a Pomeranian dressed as British singer Ed Sheeran pose during the “The Pet Gala” at AKC Museum of the dog in New York City on May 20, 2024. The Pet Gala by Anthony Rubio designs recreates outfits from the Met Gala for pets. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP Photo)





A worker chases monkeys away from a customer in front of an auto-part shop in Lopburi Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 24, 2024. A Thai town, run ragged by its ever-growing population of marauding wild monkeys, began the fight-back, Friday, using trickery and ripe tropical fruit. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Ukrainian serviceman of the 42nd Separate Mechanized Brigade with the call sign 'Maestro' pets a dog with the name “Senator” at a frontline position in Kharkiv Region, Ukraine on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)





A rider from the Beni Arous tribe interacts with his horse during the traditional equestrian game and performance 'Mata', near the village of Znied in Morocco's Larache province on May 17, 2024. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)





Vet Julia Bohner examines the 30-year-old anaesthetized bear “Mascha” in the Muritz bear sanctuary, Germany on May 21, 2024. In addition to the routine medical check on the bear, the veterinarians from Berlin also vaccinate the other animals in the park run by the animal welfare foundation “Vier Pfoten”. The Muritz Bear Sanctuary is currently home to 13 bears that were previously kept in inappropriate conditions in large natural enclosures. (Photo by Jens Buttner/dpa/Alamy Live News)





Firefighter dog Gaia arrives for her retirement ceremony, along with other dogs, in Quito, Ecuador, Monday, May 20, 2024. The retired firefighter dogs were adopted by local residents. (Photo by Dolores Ochoa/AP Photo)





A tourist visits an ocean park during the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, 2024 in Handan, Hebei Province of China. May 22 marks the 24th International Day for Biological Diversity. (Photo by Hao Qunying/VCG via Getty Images)





A dog waits to board'a plane during a press event introducing Bark Air, an airline for dogs, at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale, New York, on May 21, 2024. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)





A porcupine is treated for an injured paw at a wildlife center in the rural Las Mercedes community of Tocaima, Colombia, May 22, 2024. (Photo by Fernando Vergara/AP Photo)





A dog being evacuated in a box is loaded onto an evacuation bus to Kharkiv on May 17, 2024 in Buhayivka Village, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. Almost 10,000 civilians have already been evacuated from the northern border settlements of Kharkiv Oblast, where the Russian army launched an offensive on May 10 and intensified shelling and bombing of this area. The evacuation is ongoing, but every day it becomes more difficult due to the intensification of hostilities in the north of oblast. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)





Photographers take pictures of cast member Demi Moore's dog, as she poses during a photocall for the film “The Substance” in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)





A squirrel grabs a piece of glass wool in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)