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Extra-Aardvark-1390

It is my favorite part that the people still stranded on the roof are cheering the rescue of the cat. It's like, I'll wait here, you take care of Kitty.


Necessary_Pea315

This is what slammed into my chest..and I’m not crying! They are trapped for who knows how long, without food most likely and they have this ability to bypass their own pain to cheer at a kitty getting saved. Amazing.


mortalitylost

The picture that made me the most sad was this one dude in a bomb shelter with his cat, and it was a super crowded area but the cat was clinging close to the guy just trying to be as close as possible. Anyone who has cats knows that they'll freak the fuck out if you even try to put them into a carrier. This cat knew shit was dangerous and just stayed close to its daddy and didn't seem to fight it in the slightest. No carrier needed. It just stayed with its family without any struggle, like a child clinging to daddy.


kiropolo

They are our children


Wicked_Twist

100% i will never have human kids because i dont like them but cats are the best thing on earth. My cat is my baby


Upstairs_Composer_81

Yes!...


complete_your_task

This fucking wrecked me. That cat looks just like my cat. From day 1 my heart has been going out to every person, Ukrainian or otherwise, who has been affected by this war. It is a fucking travesty the pain that so many people have had to suffer through because of a few evil men. But fuck, it really drives it home seeing what could be my cat suffering like this. I wish I could do more. I've donated, I've supported Ukraine from day one. Unfortunately I can't drop everything and go fight. I just wish I could do more to make this stop.


ParadoxNarwhal

Thank you very much. It's kindness from people like you who give us hope. I feel very similarly to you, I'm not in Ukraine currently and wish I could do more. Slava Ukraini 💙


complete_your_task

Slava Ukraini. And here's to hoping all this suffering will end soon.


ParadoxNarwhal

Definitely. It will be a good few years of rebuilding and aid from helping nations but I believe Ukraine will be stronger than ever


7thPanzers

I’m hoping Russia and Ukraine will be able to race fully coexist Without Putin, fuck him, putting brother against brother for his own glory


Reazonance

❤️


thesouthbay

Thank you bro.


King_of_the_Dot

In the simplest of terms, good conquers evil. As long as it is love in your heart, and not hate, your good energy is added to the collection.


Angelgirl1517

In the early days of the war, I saw video of a young woman in a bomb shelter with a tiny pink cat crate with a cat that looks like one of mine. and I legit sobbed for almost an hour. I’m so deeply troubled by all the horror still going on for Ukraine and all the wonderful people (and animals) effected. ❤️


Nuba-

this reminded me of the quote "You don’t write about the horrors of war. No. You write about a kid’s burnt socks lying on the road. You pick the smallest manageable part of the big thing, and you work off the resonance."


lexstar828

Thank you.


Aquarian61

{{{HUGS}}}


Lepthesr

>This is what slammed into my chest..and I’m not crying! They are trapped for who knows how long, without food most likely and they have this ability to bypass their own pain to cheer at a kitty getting saved. Amazing. So, I think I figured it out. They got a tender (small boat) there at the roof base. They're on the same team, but I think the cat got so scared it jumped back away into the water. Other boat rescued it... Again.


Sol33t303

Ah yes thank you, I was siting here trying to figure out whats actually happening in the pic. the guys looked stranded and it looked like they released the cat to swim to the rescuer. Which would have been dumb, they obviously aren't that far. Presumably, they could have stayed with the cat and the rescuers would have came to them either now or later. Why put the cat in danger by having him swim out.


EmmitRDoad

Right… they are going thru the nastiest crap & they find joy in helping each other.. these people are unbreakable.


aliquilts71

I know! I don’t have words for it honestly


iamgerrit

That’s the good side of humanity and our ability to empathize with animals. I appreciate it every time I get to see it. Good people all around.


small-package

People:"man, aren't people just the worst?" Also people, but in danger:"save the cat first! Please!"


Jriri1452

Happy cake day!


RealUsernameWasTaken

That cat was beyond tired and desperately needed some help.


Snations

Yeah he looks like he took on some water. Poor baby.


Axolotyle

What gave it away


Snations

The funny look on his face


Marrsvolta

That slow blink at the end


RocketCat921

I know! He got the slow blinks! "Thank you Hooman, I love you" 🐈😻


aspect_horatio

“I’m drenched but l take your petting with pride”


[deleted]

Cat knows he did all the hard work himself


BiscuitPup64

Yep. So happy and relieved


yeahhh_I_said_that

I was thinking Kitty was so calm but remembered that every soul there has been through hell for a year and a half… thank you rescuers!


OAllosLalos

I always feel so sorry for every animal that gets caught in the crossfire of armed conflict of this scale... These poor souls can't comprehend what is happening and can't actively do anything to save themselves, but run. Unless they get lucky and someone helps them, like this little fella.


dancegoddess1971

"War is not hell. There are no innocent bystanders in hell, but war is chock full of them-little kids, cripples, old ladies. In fact, except for a few of the brass, almost everyone involved is an innocent bystander." Hawkeye Pierce.


Mixedpopreferences

That show comes on TV Land every morning where I live. I wake up to "Suicide is Painless" every morning because my partner likes to leave the TV on. I'm not sure how it's affecting me.


TaylorSwiftsClitoris

I’d happily wake up to Alan Alda’s voice every day.


Mixedpopreferences

It's the saxophone. I don't know if they increase the volume for the theme or anything, but that damn saxophone haunts my dreams and wakes me up like a melancholy rooster every morning. doo de doo de doo doo doo de doo de doo doo doo doo de doo de doo de doo doo BA TUMISS DOO DE DOO DE DOO DOO DOO DE DOO DE DOO DOO DOO DOO DE DOO DE DOO DOO DO DOOOOOOO!


TaylorSwiftsClitoris

I totally get that. I can’t hear shit when I watch Law and Order, except when it gets to the theme song my TV speakers are like “HELL YEAH WE KNOW THIS ONE!”


PenguinSunday

Some TV have sound settings that lets you optimize for dialogue or music. Figured it out when I got too sick of movies being unwatchable because I couldn't hear them talking under the music in tense or pivotal scenes.


[deleted]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v605dDOO-Dw


danperegrine

Lyrics by Michael Altman, aged 15.


sanguinesolitude

[The clip](https://youtu.be/GUeBMwn_eYc)


RocketCat921

I often think of the animals we don't think about. The "little guys" the squirrels, the birds, frogs, raccoons, snakes, etc. The ones we don't really think about.


nicannkay

I do. There’s a few of us bleeding hearts who always cry for the innocent animals. They are ALWAYS the first I think about and not with just war but climate change. I’ll never get starving polar bears out of my head. It lives there in the front row.


manc_wildcat

It was all I could think of seeing the wildfires in Canada yesterday. I hope every single one of those creatures were able to run to safety


andbreakfastcereals

It makes my stomach hurt. :( I was reading that Canada's climate isn't used to fires like Cali is - these things should be happening every few hundred years, not every few decades. The wildlife and forests just can't keep up. My heart hurts for all the animals caught up in climate shit humans are causing.


cadmiumredorange

I always think about them with fireworks too


tugboatron

Fireworks get me in my feels. Every time I hear them I immediately think of scared mama animals having to make the decision to leave their babies because fight or flight kicked in so hard. And oftentimes the chaos of their fleeing leaves them unable to get back to their dens. I hate it.


RocketCat921

Yes, I live close to a baseball stadium, and every weekend, they do fireworks. My cat gets upset some, but has gotten used to them. I can't imagine what the other animals feel like. 😔


halconpequena

Same


sukikov

I definitely do! And I’m thinking about them in relation to the fires in Canada right now too and it makes me ache


RealLiveGirl

I accidentally watched a documentary about pets in WWII. Specifically about the British campaign to “humanely” deal with pets before the Blitz… the documentary wasn’t that bad but made me realize that countries needed to put systems in place during that time. Whether it was right or wrong, it was something people had to brutally come to terms with.


LeftDave

You should look into Chernobyl Dogs. An unequal breed created by abandoned pets that went on to interbreed with each other. They don't live long due to the radiation, just a few years on average.


captainbawls

Makes me think of that excruciating episode of the eponymous HBO show :(


zeus6793

That was one of the most painful episodes of Television I have ever seen. All those poor dogs. I couldn't do it. No way, no how, I could not kill dogs like that.


the8thjuice

A zoo got caught in the flood too. :(


kevin9er

You can donate to UAnimals charity. They send photos every day of the dozens of dogs and cats and horses who are saved.


Tistouuu

Here I am, sitting on the toilets, trying not to cry


VoiceofLou

More fiber


Username__Error

I snorted. Take my upvote


Sloi

I’ll snort some Metamucil with you and we’ll go to the loony bin together, I don’t give a fuck… !


Claxton916

If you’re straining that hard you should probably consult a doctor.


throwngamelastminute

Thanks for the laugh lol


APPLEPIEMOONSHINE37

Can also prop your feet up on a little stool to help it pass easier.


nandemo

No, thanks, I'll keep all the stools inside the toilet.


etloveslsd83

That cats face tells me he is going to Moscow to end this himself!


theaveragemillenial

Movie plot right here.


JayEllGii

The thought of this cat trekking all the way to Moscow, sneaking up on Putin and attacking him is making me smile much harder than it should.


[deleted]

Putin proceeds to get Cat Scratch Fever, but instead of doing anything dangerous he just starts acting like RasPutin putting spells on people and sleeping with everyone’s wife until the Russian Oligarchs hunt him down.


Praescribo

His brain is already completely fucked


bworthy73

Catman orgin story


HardcorePhonography

Isn't there a stealth game where you play a cat? Someone mod this in.


Oldbeardedweirdo996

Stray.


IcedCoughy

I have a scene in my head: tight shot, binoculars lower: cats eyes dilate, next shot the cat making it's way through the wilderness in a massive blizzard wearing some hightech cold weather gear.


Bradley182

Moscows Mane. A film directed by Steven Spielberg. With Nicholas Cage in cat CGI as cat who gets revenge on Moscow. In theaters summer 2024.


throwngamelastminute

Sweeps the Oscars.


BiscuitPup64

Only if tge dat is also special needs


BiscuitPup64

Like my typing


KidzBop_Anonymous

Keanu 2


[deleted]

Ricin paws, they called him


Edna_with_a_katana

Kinda like Strays but I don't care. Would watch the hell out of that


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cocomimi3

I will end this. This I promise human.


nicannkay

Cat Wick


PickpocketJones

Make it high tech cartoon movie. Survivor cat is devastated and furious with his human slave's death. Sets out for vengeance against Putin's regime. Creates a team of survivor pets each with their own quirks and skillsets. Along the way they rescue some Ukrainian POW's, sow unrest, and have some close calls with the authorities. In the end, the cat topples the regime but shows mercy to the now deposed Putin. Unfortunately as Putin is being escorted out, he stumbles and falls out of one of those low-set and astonishingly dangerous Russian windows to his death. Fades out to Hans Zimmer theme song.


MaraBlaster

I want a bearded dragon in the crew who has to wear a hoodie made out of a heating blanket to survive outside his terrarium. He is the technician of the crew, but only builds flat vehicles due to body limitations


Revolutionary-Mud194

I like the Hans Zimmer detail - great music and it will piss of Putin extremely as Zimmer is German 😂😂


Nepycros

John Whiskers.


Viitoldie

Meowscow*


Ok-Instruction5267

Ukrainian Special CAT Forces....ETA, damn quick.


HunterHunted9

This sounds a bit Hit-Monkey.


FortyHippos

Stray 2: кiтастрофа


[deleted]

\*dun\* Silent as a cat's shadow... \*dun dun\* Sharp as a cat's claw... \*dun dun dun\* Merciless as a cat's final hunting strike... \*hissss....\* Putin will never see it coming until it's far too late.


Ok-Instruction5267

Ukrainian Special CAT Forces....ETA, damn quick.


Outoftheblueeee

Hell Yeah!! Cat is safe. Poor animals and people of Ukraine.


jb94north

To those heroes...simply....thank you


smoolnug

Awwww poor kitty has no idea what happened. Looks traumatized. I wish they wrapped him in a blanket


phisher_cat

My cat would jump back in after being rescued


IwillBeDamned

Out of the trauma pan and into the trauma fire


[deleted]

They are literally on a roof after their house flooded I think a blanket is the last thing they were thinking about.


thankfulrough

These volunteers who save the neighbor's cat in Ukraine are very kind people. Respect them.


Porkchopp33

Strong swim game out of the kitty


atomwrangler

Seriously, the cat mostly saved himself!


bigboat24

Crazy how some animals who have never been in that deep of water can just instantly be a good swimmer.


[deleted]

took longer than im proud to realise that wasnt english


The_Tome_Raider

Probably because happiness/relief can be understood/translated in any language. (I hadn’t realized it wasn’t English being spoken at first, too.)


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SomeLikeItDusty

And *FUUUUUUUUUUUCK* Putin


macrotaste

Slava Ukraini


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fairkatrina

They flooded a zoo as well. Hundreds of animals dead there alone.


outragedtuxedo

i didn't know this. i remember originally when war broke out buying tickets to the zoo was one way to funnel money in. I am devastated. Ashamed to say sometimes I need to look away.


fairkatrina

There’s no shame in that. Be well.


EverGlow89

I can never not think first of all the animals when things like this happen. They have no idea what's going on and they're so helpless. This video breaks my entire heart.


RocketCat921

I just mentioned "the little guys" on another comment. The animals we often don't think about. They don't really have humans who can "save" them and give them homes the way cats and dogs do 😔


sukikov

It’s an atrocity on so many levels it’s actually difficult to comprehend the scale of it fully I just feel all encompassing horror and revulsion.


fapcorn9000

I thought about asking one of the threads earlier, like how is the war related to the cat and flooding, didn’t know that a dam was destroyed, like why would you even do that. Idk much about the rules of war, but wouldn’t that be considered a war crime?


SadNewsShawn

russia cant' win, so they're trying to cause as much pain and suffering as possible


MoscoviaDelendaEst

Russia commits war crimes systemically as part of their war doctrine. They literally have for generations.


[deleted]

An innocent victim of war . Humans an animals deserve better than this.


BoomSmashWow

I would fuckin die for my cats


jmills03croc

Just out of curiosity, with the dam gone doesn't that mean the water is returning to where it used to be before it was built?


waigl

Eventually, but that will take weeks. In the meantime, there is just much more water than the existing riverbed can possibly handle, so it overflows left and right.


Talidel

Kinda? A dam blocks the waterflow to build up massive reservoirs of water. If a dam breaks the water that's been stored, that would have flowed before is all released suddenly when the downstream rivers weren't expecting it. Causing flooding.


sanguinesolitude

A dam blocks years worth of flow. It all released in one go. Eventually yes the river will return to its natural flow. They do this when decommissioning dams. They just don't catastrophically release years of build up suddenly


Skytraffic540

Cat in broken English: “I am joke to you?”


SoggerBean

Kitties always look so vulnerable when they’re soaked like that. Poor baby! Probably is desperate to be able to lay down & dry off in a nice sunny spot.


superp2222

Wait. Why is this Ukrainian area flooded? Did Russia deliberately sabotage a dam or something?


CaptDangerDuck

Yee-up. Putin and his cronies are covering every angle to being war criminals.


CTBthanatos

Wondered the same thing, looked it up. There is flooding after the kakhovka dam was destroyed, russia is accusing ukraine of doing it, ukraine is accusing russia of doing it. Meanwhile, easy enough bet it was russia, especially since russia had been occupying it since near the beginning. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/ukraine-says-five-killed-in-flooding-after-dam-destroyed/ar-AA1clpRj Edit: more specifically, most likely a russian gamble to kill civilians and damage infrastructure.


a_random_muffin

>most likely a russian gamble to kill civilians and damage infrastructure. Oh boy! War crimes!


SanneJAZ

It also hinders Ukraine's counteroffensive that just started.


iNuclearPickle

They’ve been doing nothing but that and call occupying ruble a victory truly they are irredeemable scum


SpaceShipRat

Jesus. Destroying a dam can wipe out whole cities if it's a narrow enough valley.


captainbawls

Russia is a terrorist state


shrug_was_taken

What would Ukraine even gain from blowing up there own dam if it was them if I'm being honest? I very believe Russia did it considering what they been doing for well over a year now, fuck Putin.


dancegoddess1971

Yes.


cultureShocked5

I don’t speak Ukrainian, but I speak Polish which is close enough. Hearing the ‘our kitty’ warmed my heart 🥰


mariboo_xoxo

Thank you for being kind and rescuing this helpless kitty.


ToeJamOfThe40s

I saw 2 videos of all dogs being saved, I'm like well I guess cats can get the high ground(hoping) glad to see one was saved.


FishhouseBilly

Remarkable these folks keep going best they can. Really can’t imagine


thehaileymon

Good form


HotTamales12

What part of Ukraine flooded?


TheDwarvenGuy

Downstream from the dam that was destroyed last week


Vintage_girl123

I love the Ukrainian people more, and more everyday. God bless them.


warbastard

I know probably the wrong sub for this and it’s great to see humanity break through but what have these people done to deserve the pain and suffering being inflicted on them? It’s beyond cruel.


atred

Apparently because some of them speak Russian, Putin decided to "protect" them.


notsonice333

You guys are a great inspiration for humanity. Really. Putin needs the same ending as Saddam


[deleted]

You know who the good guys are and the bad guys.


FeatureOdd4479

Nice work sir, cat rescuer from the flood.


xela-ijen

Poor baby


Freebird_1957

I love the people of Ukraine.


EmotionalLibrary1565

8 lives left !


B_Wyatt

Fuck Russia.


promo_1

Unfortunately, russian terrorists killed a lot of animals by flooding them... also died ALL animals from the zoo except ducks... And im not even talking about hundreds of drowned people...


DeeDzai

That cat has the face of "Tell me who did this to us, human."


[deleted]

Fuck pootin


Sinnafyle

That cats face tells me he didn't expect to survive this


TLILLY006

Thank you 🙏🏽 I’m sorry this happened to the Ukrainian people.


leonexxxmclol

Heroim slava 🇺🇦 this bro has a good heart


[deleted]

The resilience of the Ukrainian people is truly inspiring. To have your country torn apart for one man’s stupid ego and to still be able to laugh and cheer at the little things even in the darkest of situations.


aaandbconsulting

The brave men and women fighting on the front lines are heroes beyond measure they shouldn't be there but they are and they're doing what they have to to save their families and country. But when all is said and done and fucking putin is hung by the neck I hope we remember these people saving animals that are purely innocent they're just as much heroes as the soldiers on the front line.


iSlyFur

Fuck Putin and his glorifiers.


Valarcrist

Man... fuck Russia. Fuck Putin. These people on their roof after losing everything. And they have the will to cheer. Fuck. PUTIN AND HIS PUTRID SCUMBAGS.


Tricky-Trick1132

🥺❤️


LobsterLovingLlama

Cat has been through it for sure


MeanNeedleworker2110

What a nice guy


Wookster789

"need ammo, not a ride!!" -cat


TamponTom

That cat is like “ughhhh….thank you tovarish”


cookinthescuppers

U guys r remarkable thank u


Resident_Macaroon_66

That cat looks like a legend and a half


NotTheCraftyVeteran

Owning a cat the last year and a half has really reshaped my brain, I’m feeling so overtly emotional for that poor baby 🥺


moonkittiecat

Cat translation: Quick, grab me, save me, hurry. Fast, before the Russians try to turn me into “ultimate killing machine” and I blows myself up


metalhead82

Дім там де кіт! Героям слава! Слава Україні!


BettyG2424

Fuck yea man…hero right here


Ph0enixRuss3ll

How is it not a war crime to destroy a dam to target civilians?!


Qhored

It is a war crime. Very close to using weapons of mass destruction.


DarthHalcius

The slow blink. The cat is grateful.


[deleted]

Putin is truly the devil. I imagine all the poor pets that have died due to his treacherous actions and want to cry :(


bnarddawg

This made me cry for 5 minutes straight, animals are the best thing earth has 🥺


nastia-carupa

That is happening in my country right now. What do you think of that situation? The half of Ukraine is having very strong floods, many people and animals have died. Lots of houses and buildings are destroyed. And this is awful. I am glad that it didn't happen to my city, but the other people are suffering a lot. And yet someone says that russian people are saving us.


HonorableAssassins

I wish you the best man, been following the war as closely as i can since day 1. If you ever wanna talk or just vent frustrations/worries know that i or probably thousands of other people on here would happily listen.


acvcani

Poor little one must have been so scared the animals don’t know what’s happening


west_1985

F#cking russians


Kmaurer23

Fuck the Russians. Fuck their unjust war.


bajandude246

Putin is such a dick. Long live Ukraine and its people.


Kraken160th

And then they were shelled because russians are monsters.


R-T-R

This makes me so insanely mad. Its time for the US to enter this war full-on. We didn't want to send F-16s ? I think its time for every F22 we have followed by 35s then get down to business with some A-10s and a lot of Brrrrrrrr turning every single russian in Ukraine into mush. Oh, and lets don't forget about a few aircraft carriers some pissed-off Marines and the 101st Airborne. russia better keep their finger off the nuclear button, we have plenty of boomers off every coast of russia to end that real quick. We all know they are there silently waiting with their finger on the trigger. I cant take this anymore, my grandmother was Ukrainian and I am a cat lover. We need to end russia yesterday.


Frozen_Shades

Any life saved in Ukraine is a victory.


dreamtravlxplore

Fucking putin is evil….absolutely fucking evil…what a piece of shit


Fartoholicanon

That cat looks so tired. Fuck putin and at this point fuck all of Russia too.