Dogs, cats, ferrets, guinea pigs... it's impossible to estimate the total number of pets that have been brought into Poland by refugees from Ukraine.
Carried in bags, boxes, rucksacks or simply in their owners' arms—there are so many of them that vets here quickly launched volunteer services at the border and at refugee centres, while Poland's veterinary authorities responded with simplified regulations, and began to chip animals at border crossings.
Elżbieta Krajewska has the story.
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