Rishab Kaushik, an Indian student, has been unable to return home due to the conflict, and he refuses to go without his rescue dog Malibu. Without the dog’s paperwork, the government kept refusing him to trip.
Kaushik was a student at the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics Engineering, where he was studying software engineering. He’s in his final year of college, and during his stay in Ukraine, he adopted Malibu.
Kaushik intended to return to India once he understood the situation in Ukraine was dangerous. The authorities demanded documents that he couldn’t obtain because most of Ukraine was blocked. He eventually shared his story in a video, hoping that someone would be able to help him and Malibu escape.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) contacted the Indian government after seeing his plea and persuaded them to allow dogs on planes. Kaushik was able to go to India safely with Malibu because of more flexible pet travel restrictions.
The dogs are very important to Kaushik and the other pupils that traveled to India. They refused to give them up no matter how terrible the situation became.
Thank you so much for including him in your evacuation of Ukraine. I pray that the people of Ukraine, as well as their pets, will be spared. I’m pleased he and his lovely cat were able to depart and are now safe. You’re a thoughtful individual! Thank you so much, PETA!
Here is the video:
