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sinkingfeeling

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2. I toured Chernobyl a year ago. We took dog biscuits and a couple with us

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2019, 08:40 PM

May 2019

had a sack of dog food for the dogs. They seemed to recognize the tour minivans and met us at each stop. There are people who work in the zone and provide the dogs with food.

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Meet the dogs of Chernobyl - the abandoned pets that formed their own canine community [View all] hlthe2b May 2019 OP

There are efforts underway to relocate many whose radiation levels are acceptable to the US hlthe2b May 2019 #1

I see someone snuck a radiation joke in there. dixiegrrrrl May 2019 #4

Hah! hlthe2b May 2019 #5

I toured Chernobyl a year ago. We took dog biscuits and a couple with us sinkingfeeling May 2019 #2

In the HBO documentary, they showed a German Shepherd chasing the buses to try to get on with hlthe2b May 2019 #3

Zeus, they're gorgeous! UTUSN May 2019 #6

Poor babies! I feel so bad for them. smirkymonkey May 2019 #7