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How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

Yuri Mazurenko and Macha Levitin get ready to go on a walk with their dogs Rolly and Safra in a village in Burgundy, France. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption

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How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

May 29, 2022 • A Russian woman living in Burgundy wanted to help pet dogs of Ukraine and their human companions get to safety. She turned to a Facebook group for lovers of a famous dog breed to find them.

How a Facebook page for Irish setter lovers helped Ukrainians flee with their dogs

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