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| A girl, her cat and their home destroyed by Russia #Chernihiv Photo: Oleh Tolmachov, h/t UkraineNow, Via Twitter |
Way back on April 3, (it seems so long ago) George Packer wrote about the care Ukrainians are taking for their pets in these terrible times.
It’s striking how many stories and pictures from the war in Ukraine involve animals. One of the first Ukrainian civilian victims was a woman killed by Russian shelling as she tried to bring shelter dogs to safety near Kyiv. During the evacuation of the city, railway platforms and trains were crowded with pets of all kinds. A woman carried her infirm German shepherd a dozen miles on foot to cross the Polish border. A Ukrainian soldier took time to bandage the head injuries of a stray dog wounded by shelling. ...
Ukrainians and their cats need our help if we have any to give. Some suggestions from our friend the union organizer, Leo Volobrynskyy:
• One of the biggest humanitarian help centers in Ukraine (Leo didn't transliterate.)
There was for years a saying in the U.S. peace movement: "It will be a great day when our schools get all the money they need and the Air Force has to hold a bake sale to buy a bomber." Ukraine is getting arms and equipment from the US and Europe -- but its people still need our bake sale-level help.
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