Today Janeway gives over her place to cats living amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Where there are humans, there are cats, even among the rubble of a grinding war.
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| Azovstal defender Vitaliy Zinchenko died May 5 covering his comrades from the enemy tank, receiving fatal shrapnel wounds. Via Euromaiden Press |
Humans are cheered by their feline companions.
You can follow more Ukrainian cats at Feline Defense Force.
Why so many Ukrainian cats? In my experience, there are cats anywhere there are humans -- and small rodents. Ukraine was and is the "breadbasket of Europe," the source of much of the world's wheat. Perhaps cats got a head start on the project of taming human companions when they moved into ancient granaries to feast off the vermin population?
More seriously, the crowd-funded parts of Ukrainian defenses still need all the help they can get. Chef José Andrés reports that the Russians successfully blew up one of World Central Kitchen's food trains this week. World Central Kitchen is feeding thousands of displaced Ukrainians inside the country and across Europe. You can help.
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