Their lives may be in danger, but for about 20 Indian students, the safety of their pets are more important. Moved by their appeal, MP and animal activist Maneka Gandhi urged the Indian authorities to let these students bring the animals to India. Accordingly, the students were given relief.

Indian student Rishabh Kaushik, who hit headlines after he refused to leave a dog he has adopted in Ukraine, sought to draw the attention of the Animal Welfare Board of India saying there are many others like him.