THE MISSOURI ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS, HIS OFFICE IS HOPING TO DO JUST THAT. KELLY: TIME NOW FOR THIS WEEK’S ASK KELLY SEGMT.EN TODAY’S QUESTION COMES FROM MICHELLE SMITH. MICHELLE WROTE TO ME ASKING WITH , THE WAR GOING ON IN UKRAIN IE, WAS LOOKING TO DONATE MONEY TO ORGANIZATIONS. I’M AN ANIMAL LOR. WOULD LOVE TO DONATE TO AN ANIMAL SHELTER. HOW CAN WE TELL IFN A ORGANIZATION IS LEGIT? FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH , FOR THAT QUESTION, MICHEL.LE GREAT QUESTION. I GOT WITH A LOCAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION, TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN BEST HELP THE ANIMALS IN UKRAE.IN MAN’S BEST FRIEND ISN’T JU AST TERM THAT DESCRIBES AMERICA'’ DOGS ALL OVER THE WORLD, FAMILIES TURN TO THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF THEIR PETS, TO ENRICH THREI LIVES. THAT MEANS THIS HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, SET OFF BY RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE, HAS EQULYAL AFFECTED THE ANILSMA. >> SEEING A LOT OF DEHYDRATION. PAW PAD WOUNDS FROM EXTENSIVE WALKING. THINGS LIKE THAT. KELLY: DR. ARIELLA SAMSON ISHE T CHIEF VETENARIRY OFFICER AT HUMANE ANIMAL RESCUEN I PITTSBURGH. SHE SAYS IT’S DIFFICULT TO ENVE IMAGINE THE STRAIN THIS WAR, HAS PUT ON SHELTERS THE.ER >> ON THE BEST OF DAYS HERE, THERE’S USUALLY SOME STRESRSSO AT PY.LA WE HAVE SICK ANIMALS THAT NEED CARE. WE HAVE ANIMALS THAT JUST NEED BASIC CARE AND WITH SUCH LIMEDIT STAFFING THAT ARE THERE RIGHT NOW OR VOLUNTEERS THEY’RE PROBAB STRLYUGGLING JUST TO PROVIDE BASIC NECESSITIES. FOOD AND WATER BEING A BIG ONE. ANDR:EW -- KELLY: DR. SAMSON SAYS, MOST SHELTER ANIMA INLS UKRAINE, HAVE EITHER STAYED AT THEIR SHELTERS, OR, HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, LIKE POLAND. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY LARGE HAULS BRINGING THEM TO THE U.S. CABEUSE OF THAT, THE MOST ACCESSIBLE WAY TO HELP, IS TO DONATE MONEY. SHE SAYS SOME OF THE REPUTABLE ORGANIZATIONS, MAKING SURE THE ANIMALS GET FOOD, AND CLEAN WATER ARE HUMANE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL U-ANIMSAL IFAW NETWORK FOR ANIMALS AND HAPPY PAW. >> HAPPY PAWS IS ALSO A UKRAANNI BASED ORGANIZATION AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SOME AMAZING RKWO , FROM WH IAT UNDERSTAND, ABOUT REALLY GETTING FOOD INTO UAIKRNE AND IN TO WHERE THE ANIMALS NEED IT THE MT. ANDREW: -- KELLY: EVEN AFRTE THEIR BASIC NEEDS ARE MET, DR. SAMSON SAYS IT’S LIKELY SOME OF THE ANIMALS WILL NEED SPECLIA CARE, LONG-TERM. >> TO BE OUT OF THEIR HOMES, TO BE CONFUSED. A LOT OF THESE ANIMALS ARE GNGOI TO BE SUFFERING FROM, SIMILAR TO HUMANS, SOME FORM OF PTSD. ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE IN THE SHELLINGS OR AROUND THE BOMBGSIN. KEY:LL YEAH, SO DR.AM SSON SAYS IT IS JUST SO VITALLY IMPORTTAN TO HELP OUT THE ANIMALS IN UKINRA WE WANTED TO TELL YOU THIS AS WELL. JUST THIS WEEK, U-ANIMALS VOLUNTEERS, WENT TO A SHELTER OUTSIDE OF KYIV, AND FOUND OVER 300 DOGS, STARVED TO DEA.TH LEFT TRAPPED IN THEIR CAGES, FOR NEARLY A MONTH, AMID THE BOMBINGS. THEY POSTED PHOTOS ON SOALCI MEDIA OF HOW THEY FOUND THE SHELTER WHEN THEY GOT THERE. WE’RE CHOOSING NOT TO SHOW THE.OS THEY ARE DISTURBING PHOTOS. THEER WERE ALSO 253 SURVIVORS LIKE THE DOGS YOU SEE HERE AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING VETERINARY CARE. THAT IS ALL TO SAY IT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR RESOURCES THERE BUT YOU DON’T WANTO TFORGET ABOUT THOSE IN OUR LOCAL SYSTEM AS WELL. HUMANE ANIMAL RESCUE SAYS THEY WOULD LOVE TOEE S YOU DONATING, STFOERING, VOLUNTEERING, OR ADOPNGTI 5 ORGANIZATIONS SHE MENTIONED ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. JUST SRCEAH KELLY SASSO WTAE. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION I CAN GET ANSWERED FOR YOU, LET ME KNOW. YOU CAN LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE AT THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. 412-244-4610. OR YOU CAN JUMP STRAHTIG IN AND SEND ME A VIDEO MESSAGE. YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH ME I