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Animal lovers rush to help refugee pets as owners flee Russian onslaught

Ukrainian refugees are being urged to bring their pets with them across the border. SerhiiHudak/PAP/UKRINFORM

Alongside a simplification of rules by Poland’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Polish NGOs have been organizing food collections for the animals, and compiling a list of vets offering free services for pets coming from Ukraine.

New species of animal named after internationally acclaimed writer Andrzej Stasiuk

Literature loving biology boffins from Łódź decided to name the crustacean Gammarus Stasiuki in honour of Andrzej Stasiuk after finding it in the Poland’s Lower Beskid mountain range, which is also the home of the award-winning writer.

Warsaw hosts March for Animals

Animal protection organisations held a March for Animals in Warsaw on Monday to mark World Animal Day (Oct. 4).

Villager stumbles upon big brown bear rummaging for food in her garden

The woman from the village of Skomorochy Małe 70km south of Lublin where bears are unheard of, had been taking a stroll on her unfenced land when she spotted an animal, which she automatically assumed to be a dog.

Roarsome! Poland’s first circus with virtual animals embarks on nationwide tour

VIDEO: Grrr-eat news for circus fans. Featuring lions, elephants, whales and tigers, the Cyrk Wictoria has become just the third circus in Europe to replace real animals with holograms.

Hitting the pig time: Warsaw pig is local pet-lebrity

Rescued from the jaws of death in her youth, the 300 kilogram heavyweight has since gone on to accrue countless media appearances whilst also racking up a cult following numbering over 10,000 on Facebook.

Hero cop saves unborn deer after pregnant mum is killed by car

A highway patrol officer became an overnight hero after delivering the unborn baby deer found falling out of its dead mother's stomach following the fatal accident in Bielsko-Biała.

Mysterious 'headless tree beast’ revealed to be discarded croissant

An unnamed woman had called Kraków’s Society for the Protection of Animals to report the ‘tree beast’, saying she was too scared to open her windows. She added that the ‘creature’ had been sitting in the tree opposite her apartment for two days and believed it was an iguana.

Pawsome! Animal shelter opens ‘window of life’ to save abandoned cats and dogs

Organised by the Łódź Animal Care Society in cooperation with the Aleksandrów Łódzki town hall, the initiative offers a safe spot for people to leave puppies and kittens between 6 months and 6 weeks old.

Animals that served the state could get financial support

The Polish state will financially support retired animals trained for the state services, the interior ministry has proposed.

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

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