Shelter

Dog shelter suspends adoptions before Christmas, warning “a dog is not a gift”

In a post uploaded to their Facebook page, the Białystok animal shelter “Dolina Dolistόwki” said it would be suspending the adoption of puppies up to six months old from the 1st of December until the 7th of January 2023. Wolontariat- Schronisko dla Zwierząt w Białymstoku/Facebook

In a post uploaded to their Facebook page, the Białystok animal shelter “Dolina Dolistόwki” said it would be suspending the adoption of puppies up to six months old from the 1st of December until the 7th of January 2023.

Poland calls for more humanitarian aid for Ukraine

A Polish deputy foreign minister has appealed to the European Union and its members to increase their humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.

Krakow's bunkers not fit for worst scenario local activist says

Bomb shelters in the Polish city of Krakow are blighted by mould and damp and lack the capacity to hold the city’s inhabitants, the head of a local historical association has said.

Poland to renovate bomb shelters says minister

Poland will invest money in upgrades to bomb shelters, a deputy interior minister has said.

As Szczecin ponders what to do with old bomb bunker, TFN looks at examples from the rest of Poland

From discos to bat sanctuaries and art galleries, old bomb shelters have seen a renaissance across Poland.

More Poland-sponsored temporary housing for refugees opens in Ukraine

A new temporary housing centre, financed by the Polish government, has been opened in Novoselivka near Chernihiv for internally displaced Ukrainians after Russia's invasion of their country.

Acting royalty wins internet hearts after adopting dog run over by Russian tank

Janusz Chabior and his actress wife  Agata Wątróbska took in the adorable pooch called Henio after finding him in a Polish shelter where he had been sent from Ukraine.

Trucking hero! Iranian truck driver returns to Poland to help take aid to animal shelters in Ukraine

As a way of saying thanks for the help he received from Poland after his truck broke down, Fardin Kazemi is now helping a Polish team collect food for 11 animal shelters in the city of Vinnitsa, which lies between Kyiv and Lviv.

Angelic girl who melted hearts singing ‘Let it Go’ in Kyiv bomb shelter escapes to safety of her grandmother in Poland

VIDEO: After little Amelia Anisovych melted hearts with her haunting rendition of hit Disney song ‘Let it Go’, many feared she would become another victim of Putin’s savage bombing of the Ukrainian capital. But now it has been revealed that the seven-year-old is safely with her grandmother in Poland. 

Cops kayak 760km to raise money for ex-service animals’ ‘retirement’ home

Set up by a group of serving and former policemen from Greater Poland, the shelter looks after dogs and horses which have been retired from duty in various police and military units and are unable to be homed with their service handlers after leaving active service.

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