An Edinburgh veterinary practice has teamed up with a charity in Falkirk in a bid to help animals caught up in the Ukraine crisis.
The UN have said that one million people had fled Ukraine as Russian troops continue to advance on the country under President Putin's orders.
Reports have shown thousands of people carrying what they can as they make their way into neighbouring countries such as Poland, Slovakia and Hungary.
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Here in Scotland, the public have been doing what they can to help with donation points set up in Edinburgh and across the country.
Scots have also been driving across to Europe to help deliver essential aid to Ukrainians.
And the pets haven't been forgotten either as we know they are just as much as part of the family.
An appeal was launched by Westport Veterinary Clinic on February 27 requesting pet food and bedding.
A veterinary nurse from clinic told Edinburgh Live that the response was "overwhelming" and they didn't expect to receive so much.
"It has been absolutely incredible", Veterinary nurse Carena Schmid RVN said.
"We wanted to do something to help after seeing the devastating affects the war is having on the news and to help the pets who are also being affected by the war in Ukraine.
"So many Ukraine people are suffering in this war and many have only a small bag with them and their pets and we wanted to do something to help them. "
The appeal reached across the rest of Scotland with local communities collecting donations to pass on to Westport vets.
Drop off points were placed at their clinics in South Queensferry and Linlithgow.
"Clients from all three of our practices as well as the general public have gone above and beyond. Aid donations for this appeal arriving at Westport Vets Linlithgow and South Queensferry practices in overwhelming volume.
"Not only locally but we received donations from around the country, some being delivered from members of the public who saw the appeal online and drove for hours just to bring aid items to the practices.
"Others were commenting to rally round local areas to help collect items from locals without transport and other local businesses also offering their help."
Many got in touch wishing to help but were unable to get into South Queensferry to donate and so Westport started to take in money donations.
"We received nearly £2000 in money donations literally from around the world. From local residents, members of the public around the UK to as far as New Zealand from At The Vets, a Veterinary clinic in Christchurch."
A deadline was set on Tuesday March 1 to ensure the donations could be transferred onto the transport that will be taking them to the Polish border.
While the local veterinary clinic started off asking just for pet food and bedding and thanks to the community coming together, they raised thousands of pounds and collected medical aid such as bandages. They can be used for both animals and people who have tragically been caught in the war.
Westport Vets teamed up Falkirk charity, Pets in Need. The team at Westports moved the mass amount of donations to Falkirk where Pets in Need will then move them onto transport to get over to Eastern Europe.
Schmid RVN explained just how physically and emotionally demanding the experience has been.
She said: "We started taking the donations to the transportation drop-off on Tuesday afternoon by the van full and the team continued moving items in the Westport van, pet ambulances and in staff cars till nearly 10pm.
"The charity Pets in Need in Falkirk are taking the donations in and moving onto transport to Polish Border to get them to the pets in need.
"They have done an incredible job and have not stopped helping unload items and assisting everyone making their donations. They have been filling an empty shop unit next their own shop in Falkirk which is literally stacked to the ceiling with aid.
"It's an extremely physically demanding task and a very emotional one. They told us as they have been speaking to the public making donations, many who have family stuck in Ukraine.
"They say they have been truly overwhelmed with the sheer volume of kindness shown by the public and how hard their team has worked together to ensure everything is taken to transportation as quickly as they can."
She added: "There was such a high response to Westport Vets appeal for pet food and bedding that the money donated has been used to provide medical supplies as per the charity's requirement for these items, including a large selection of pet medications and bandaging materials which are suitable for both pets and humans.
"Westport are unable to put an exact value on the items donated to us as we received so much of it in such a short time. The value of items is well into the thousands and over 800kg of pet food was delivered to our practices."
Veterinary nurse Schmid and Westport Veterinary Clinic are incredibly thankful to everyone who donated and helped.
She said: "We would like to express our heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped us with this appeal, for their magnitude of donations, for helping to share our appeal online and for the volume of messages offering and showing their support throughout.
"Also a special thank you to our Clinical Nurse Manager Fiona Leathers at South Queensferry for arranging the transportation of donations with Pets in Need.
"The kindness shown by our amazing clients and by members of the public in such difficult times is truly overwhelming, all coming together to help those who are suffering in Ukraine.
"Human kindness truly shines in troubled times".
