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Meet Israel Sabag, the man finding shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Romania -- and their pets
Meet Israel Sabag, the man finding shelter for Ukrainian refugees in Romania — and their petsIsrael Sabag was facing a rebellion from the busload of 30 refugees who arrived unexpectedly at the Joint Distribution Committee’s tent here on Ukraine’s border with Romania Friday morning.
Sabag, the Joint’s director for Romania, had been working for weeks with local hotels and hostels to prepare for the flood of people that had been pouring over the border since Russia’s invasion. He was ready for anything.
Except for a sad-eyed Lab, an elderly Pekinese, a 5-year-old gray cat and their respective owners.
None of the places Sabag had set up to take in refugees would allow animals on their premises. And despite their urgent circumstances, the pet owners refused to part with their pets. In fact, even the non-pet people were refusing the no-pet accommodations.
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Ok, they say the dog in the picture is a Pekinese, but that looks like a chihuahua to me...and I have four...damn it. I only have three now. Eight months and I still forget Voodoo is gone.