UPDATE On Coachella Puppies That Were Thrown In Trash

CHORNOBYL, UKRAINE – AUGUST 17: Nastya Grabchuk (L), a Ukrainian medical student volunteering with The Dogs of Chernobyl initiative, and Meredith Ayan, Executive Director of SPCA International, a U.S.-based animal rescue non-profit, tend to stray puppies recovering from a sedative after surgery and vaccinations at a makeshift veterinary clinic inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone on August 17, 2017 in Chornobyl, Ukraine. An estimated 900 stray dogs live in the exclusion zone, many of them likely the descendants of dogs left behind following the mass evacuation of residents in the aftermath of the 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Volunteers, including veterinarians and radiation experts from around the world, are participating in an initiative called The Dogs of Chernobyl, launched by the non-profit Clean Futures Fund. Participants capture the dogs, study their radiation exposure, vaccinate them against parasites and diseases including rabies, neuter and spay them, tag the dogs and release them again into the exclusion zone. Some dogs are also being outfitted with special collars equipped with radiation sensors and GPS receivers in order to map radiation levels across the zone. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)