Canadian Dog Rescuer Jesse Adams Remembered After Final Ukraine Mission

Jesse Adams spent years going wherever animals needed him, from communities in British Columbia to rescue missions in Ukraine. The Canadian animal rescuer and founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue Society had helped countless animals find safety, often traveling into difficult places to reach them. But during his latest mission in eastern Ukraine, the man who had dedicated so much of his life to saving animals suffered injuries that would ultimately take his life. The heartbreaking news has left animal welfare organizations and fellow rescuers mourning someone they describe as an extraordinary advocate for animals. Adams and his team were estimated to have evacuated as many as 1,000 animals from Ukraine, adding to the thousands they had helped back home in Canada. Credit: Facebook A Final Mission to Help Animals in Ukraine Adams founded RainCoast Dog Rescue Society, an animal rescue organization based in Victoria on Vancouver Island. His commitment to animal welfare eventually took him far beyond British Columbia, including multiple trips to Ukraine and rescue work in Kabul. On the Friday before his death, Adams shared a Facebook update explaining that he was heading out on another anima...