Yeah, Poland seems to be OK, though it’s got the Russian exclave and its puppet state right on its border. bądźcie silni, chłopaki
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Here is the NPR article regarding aid to Ukraine I was referencing in an earlier post. I trust NPR to have vetted its choices of organizations. Perhaps it will be helpful to all. I know we wish we could do more.
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/25/1082992947/ukraine-support-help
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UNICEF, Medicins Sans Frontieres are reliable, and not too bureaucratic. When proceeding to a donate page, make sure you are always seeing the padlock or key symbol in the address windows of the page. Days later, be aware of possible scam or phishing emails asking to confirm, or enter other personal info. Slightly misspelled site name or the absence of the padlock symbol should tip you off to danger.
Other organizations on the NPR list did NOT earn impressive efficiency marks with crowd-sourced ratings.
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Thank you. That is helpful. I appreciate the additional information. Do you know of an organization that helps with pets as well? I know people are struggling to bring pets across borders, and I am certain some are left behind. I had someone ask me, but I don’t know of a particular organization. I also assume iNatters might find such an organization useful to know about. :)
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Four Paws is active internationally.
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Thank you!
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Concerning help for pets, some information is here: https://www.facebook.com/michel.selmer/posts/5696872567007229
Unfortunately I do not have any first hand info so far.
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PS: As far as I know, Poland is accepting refugees’ pets even without a pet passport. Dzięki Polsko!
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Polish government is loosening some restrictions regarding transport of pets from Ukraine to Poland.
There is an FB group for organizing transport for pets: Ukr/Pl
https://www.facebook.com/groups/976873776134238/
I see that some people are even transporting animals to various orgs from Ukraine to Poland by themselves.
Some details for temporary procedures: they might change, but definitely people should take their pets with them. They could be vaccinated and on the border and people are looking for workararounds in cases that border guards don’t let them in.
Other languages in the link:
https://www.wetgiw.gov.pl/main/aktualnosci/Tymczasowa-procedura-przemieszczania-zwierzat-towarzyszacych-z-terytorium-Ukrainy-na-teren-Polski-przez-osoby-nie-posiadajace-kompletu-dokumentow-weterynaryjnych-dla-psow-kotow-i-fretek/idn:1999
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Thank you for this. Please take care. I hope for peace, freedom, and safety for all Ukrainians, as I’m sure we all do here.
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Thank you!
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But, I don’t see anyone lying here. And, if a person isn’t contributing to the forum, we cannot know what they believe or support. I am for truth and fact in all situations (heaven knows the US has been having a hard time sorting out facts for ourselves). So, yes, we need to be clear about information, but I think you might be arguing with people who agree with you.
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@tiwane please intervene, some elaborate offences here, don’t think anyone ever tried so hard to say anything about me.
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This topic is getting pretty heated, I’m going to close it for 24 hours.
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Maybe there’s a payment platform that can be used for direct money donations to active and known inat members in Ukraine. For example, sending a code through iNat PM.
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I can’t stop looking at this. It’s incredible. Do you happen to have any information about the collection or J. A. Morden?
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I agree. And that is all I will say right now.
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