War and humanitarian crisis create enormous animal welfare problems - companion animals, livestock, and wildlife all suffer in conflict, and emergency response organisations address this.
Animal welfare in conflict zones represents one of the most severe and neglected welfare crises globally. Animals cannot flee conflict and depend entirely on human care that is itself disrupted. Working animals like donkeys and horses that support civilian livelihoods suffer from overwork and injury without veterinary support. Companion animals abandoned in evacuations face severe welfare harm. Supporting organisations with emergency veterinary response capacity in conflict-affected areas provides welfare relief to thousands of animals and supports the humans who depend on them.