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extraordinary.
All of them.% And
genius. Like the puppies.
gave birthdeserves to be considered withinthat
grumpy cat context.>> But not
abandoning theincredible craft routes and
processes that bring it to life.>> But
even as basketry beginsto reach
new and growing museum audiences, it faces an
existential threat from the emerald ash borer, an
invasivebeetle that's decimating NorthAmerica's ash
trees.>> As what I'm
doing as anartist peaks, I'm going to
losethe material to actually
do it.You can tell the same story withanother material,
but it won'tbe the same story. You
can stillmake the image look simi lar, but
it doesn't have the history it
doesn't have the cultural significance. The material isn't
going to necessarily behave thesame way
.>> For now, Frey is harvestingmore
trees than he needs andstoring them against
a grimfuture while also
enjoying the attention he's getting in
whathe admits is a very unexpected
,even surreal present, including the packed
opening for thisexhibition. >> It was intense.
It was overwhelming. It still doesn't
really feel like it happened.Like I'm
still, I don't know , Imean, in the
end, at the end ofthe
.
0032. Michele Good
fromWisconsin Public Radio,
and youcount on PBS NewsHour to
bringyou the news and events that are
important to you. That's evenmore important right
now as you prepare to get ready
to voteduring this election
year. Youneed a source of informationthat
you can trust. Unbiased news that
really digs into the issues that are
important to youand helps you understand them
better. Because an informed citizenry
is an informedcitizenry is a part of
ourdemocracy. At what? What makesus better
? And you make PBS Wisconsin better
when youdonate, do it right now.
>> 1-800-236-3636 thanks, chele
I'm Eric, I'm an employee here at
PBS Wisconsin,and I'm here to share a
few ofthe thank you
gifts that we havefor when you
do call that number 1-800-236-3636 to pledge your
support for PBS Wisconsin and
PBS NewsHour and the coveragethat you rely
on each and everynight.
So those gifts includestarting at the
$10 monthlysustaining level. We'll
send youthis wonderful PBS news mug so
that you can show your supportof this
program that so many ofus tune
to every night. That's part of
a regular habit of collecting the news that
youtrust. Unbiased coverage. Thebest
that you can find anywherethat's at the
$10 monthly level,at the $15 level, we'll
send youthis wonderful tote
bag thatsays Viewers Like me bec ause
asyou know, it's viewers
like youand viewers like me who
makethis all possible . If you canpledge
at the $20 monthlysustaining level,
we'll send youboth the mug
and the tote bag soyou can show
your support sitting at home and
enjoyingyour coffee, or when you're onthe
go with the tote
bag aswell. The most important thing,though,
is to call pledge yoursupport. Let people
know howmuch you support PBS news, PBS
NewsHour, and the work that wedo here
at PBS Wisconsin every day. One
(800) 236-3636.>> Hi, I'm Eric
Greiling. I'mthe director of friends of PBS
Wisconsin for generations now,PBS
NewsHour has been providingthe
national news and coveringthe
world events. Just like Michele was telling you
about.We all know how important thatis.
We all trust PBS NewsHour
tobring that to us for
generationsnow, it's been viewers like youwho've
supported PBS, PBSWisconsin, and
PBS NewsHour andallowed this coverage to
continue. One of the best waysyou can
show your support isbecoming a sustainer.
Being asustainer simply means you'remaking
an ongoing monthly gift that comes right out
of yourchecking account or from yourcredit
card. We'll continue that gift, that pledge that
you'vemade until you ask us
to stop.It's simple. It's easy
. Theadvantage for us is we can count
on your gift and keep
thisimportant news coming to you.The
advantage for you is yourmembership is
always current.You're always providing thatsupport.
You can rely on "Airwaves" coming to you
everysingle month. Our monthlyprogram guide
. It's very simple.Go online right now. Use
that QRcode that's on your screen,
orjust give us a call
at1-800-236-3636. >> One of the
big misconceptions involving public television is
that we are fully funded by thegovernment,
state and federal sources. And although we
doreceive some funding from publicmoney
and we do, we're veryappreciative of it.
Our numberone source of
funding comes from viewers like you. It
takes youand me and all the
people whowatch this program to bring
youexceptional quality programinglike
PBS NewsHour. So please show your support for
this program now. We cannot
do itwithout you. It takes
each of usmaking a small donation or
a big donation or whatever works
foryou. But do it now.
>> 1-800-236-3636 if you tune inand watch
NewsHour every nightand you appreciate the news,
that's provided to you at
thisnightly broadcast, or perhapsyou're a
Here and Now viewer onFriday night and
you tune inevery week, but you never
takenthat chance to call and pledgeyour
support. This is a greattime to do
it. 1-800-236-3636 isthe number to call. Or
you cango to pbswisconsin.org. Or asEric
mentioned, scan that QRcode on screen
and pledge yoursupport. And when you do
, notonly will you help support this
great programing that you relyon each and
every night andevery week, you'll also send.
We'll also send you a couple ofgreat
thank you gifts at the $10monthly Sustaining
level. We'llsend you this great PBS news
mug to remind you of
your support of PBS news each and
every morningwhen you enjoy your coffee at
the $15 a month level, we'llsend you
the Viewers Like Me tote tote bag. And
if you can'tdecide between the two and
youwant them both at the $20 level,
we'll send you both the
mug andthe tote bag so that
you areable to show and share your
support with everybody, no matter the time of
day or whereyou are. So why don't
you callright now? Pledge your supportto
this great content that youenjoy each and
every night.1-800-236-3636. >>
Thank you Eric. We rely upon
viewers like you , just like yourely
upon NewsHour. It's a great
exchange. Let us say thank youto you
for pledging your supportto NewsHour
with a call rightnow with
one of those great gifts that Eric mentioned,
wehave some other
ways to saythank you. We have some
otherways to deliver our
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you stream fromany one
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Just go to the search function,
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, and an evendeeper library. When you make
agift today at any one of these
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anddivision in the world right
nowin politics, in news, everywhereyou
look online , you count onPBS
Wisconsin and the perspectives that our programs
like here and Now, NewsHour and"Frontline"
bring to you. Theytalk in
calm tones. They look atall sides
of the story, and they
really explore the issues indepth. Not just
headlines, notjust you know, three minutesound
bites, but actually breakapart the issues.
So youunderstand. Help keep thisstrong
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The home of the .
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>> 15 and ten. Nine.>> Eight.
Seven. Six. Five.Four.
Three. Two.>> To save
animals is to remain human.
Amazing words. And they speak to the
incredible workthat these people are doing.Trying
to save these animals who
are put between war and thepeople
that they love. I'mMichele Good from
WisconsinPublic Radio. I'm a
huge animallover and a big softy when
it comes to anything involving
animals. And it's really hard tobe
unaffected by what you're seeing here
. The danger thatthese people are puttingthemselves
to in save theseanimals.
We are so proud tobring you
this program, so wecan
show the important work thatthese people
are doing. You can do your part
by showing yoursupport for
PBS Wisconsin andNature, by making a donation
right now. One (800) 236-3636 oronline at p
bswisconsin.org .>> Thanks, Michele. I'm
EricErnst . I'm an employee here
atPBS Wisconsin, and I know that
as a as a viewer of shows like
nature, I know how much that youappreciate
the high quality ofdocumentary
programs like this that you see in
nature and Novaand "Frontline" and
otherprograms throughout the week on
PBS Wisconsin. And if yousupport, if you
enjoy those programs as much as
I do, onceyou c
all like I have and supportPBS Wisconsin
one (800) 236-3636is the
number to call when youdo. We
have a great number share ourgratitude for
that pledge of support. Starting next to
theWisconsin Natural Resources magazine. It's a quarterly
magazine produced by our friendsat the Department
of NaturalResources here in Wisconsin.Beautiful
artwork andphotography and wonderfulinsights into
our own nature in our own backyard. At
the $12level, we'll send you thiswonderful
nature coffee mug with that iconic logo of
this programthat you enjoy each and every
week here on PBS Wisconsin and
if you're able to give at the$20
level, we'll send you boththe we'll send
you the magazinesubscription, we'll send you the
mug and we'll send you awonderful Viewers
Like Me totebag so that you can
show yoursupport of PBS Wisconsin andinvite
other people to become viewers like you with
that totebag . So why don't you
call rightnow? Pledge your support. Ourvolunteers
are waiting to hear from
you and to take yourpledge. One
(800) 236-3636.>> Hi, I'm Eric Greiling
. I'mdirector of friends of PBSWisconsin. These
scenes can behard to
watch, but it's really important that we
do. So it's a real look at the
impact of war,not only
on humans and the livesof
people, but on animals , bothour pets and
the wild creatures that are impacted by
the tragedyof war . Where else are you
goingto find this kind of long look,
this study? Look at what
ultimately is a story ofresilience and
generosity andhumanity other than on
PBS.Thank goodness for nature tobring us
these kinds of programs. Thank goodness for
youfor watching them and being ableto
support this work. Let us saythank you
to you with your
gift.Make a pledge now during this
program, during this wonderful episode of nature and
considerbecoming a sustainer. Being asustainer simply
means making anongoing, easy, secure
gift thatwe deduct from your checkingaccount
or from your credit cardon a regular
basis. It allows usto count
on your support, allows us to bring you
these veryspecial kinds of programs thatyou
aren't going to find anywhere else. Go online,
usethe QR code that's on
thescreen, or just give us a call
at 1-800-236-3636. so many otherUkrainians,
the war was a callfor little Patron,
the dog. He started out as just
a familypet. They were going to make
himinto a show dog. And then they
discovered that because of hissize,
he would be perfect. And
his sense of smell, he'd beperfect for
sniffing out bombs.War
can make heroes out of
ordinary people, out of animals
,it just it's a call for peopleto
step up and help others. This
is a chance for you to step up,
for you to help bring storieslike this
to the air by showing
your support and making a
giftat one (800) 236-3636.>> And
when you call that number
one (800) 236-3636, talk to oneof
our volunteers who are waiting to take your
call. We'vegot a great number of thank
yougifts. Of course, any of thegifts
that the levels that we'retalking about will
include"Airwaves" magazine, our monthlyprogram guide and
member magazine. And at the
$10 level, you'll get two magazines,
you'llget "Airwaves", and you'll get asubscription
to WisconsinNatural Resources Magazine fromour friends
at the Department ofNatural Resources
here inWisconsin. At the $12 level,
we'd love to send you thiswonderful
"Nature" mug, coffeemug featuring
the iconic naturelogo on
it that has been part ofthe
PBS PBS family for decades
.And at the $20 monthlysustaining
membership, we'd loveto send you the magazine
subscription to WisconsinNatural Resources
Magazine. Themug and a wonderful Viewers
LikeMe tote bag. And of
course,you'll get "Airwaves" magazineas well, so
you'll get all of that with a twenty
dollars monthly gift as
our way ofsharing our gratitude for
youcalling right now and letting usknow how
important nature andprograms like it are to
you. One (800) 236-3636 42 seasons of
nature 42 seasons of great
programs like this, 42 seasons
of great programs coming up.>> All of
them are available to you at
least from the current season on Passport
. Look, natureis not easy. It's not
cheap toproduce. It costs a lot to
capture stories like this all
around the world with highlytalented people
in sometimesdangerous situations .
We needyour support to continue to
bring you this programing. That's
important to you. That's important to all of
us. And oneof the
benefits we can give toyou when you
support us is that deep access to not
only our app,which you can
find on your smart TV, on
your streaming deviceslike Roku, Roku and Firestick
.But Passport an even deeper
library that when you're amember at all
of these levels,you can have access to
and watchlots of great programs
. It's soeasy. Give us a call one
(800) 236-3636. make your
donationat PBS pbswisconsin.org, one of
the benefits you will receive is
our Airwaves Program Guide. It'sa
program guide and it has
ourthree stations on here. So youcan
follow along with all of
thethings that are on the aircircle
your favorite programs.But it's more than a
programguide. There's information onthe new
season that is going tobe coming soon,
as well as behind the scenes interviews
with staff and a look at
some ofthe stuff. The great stuff we
dowith education in our PBSWisconsin Education
department.Show your support for all thegreat
programs and the education that we bring to
the state .>> 1-800-236-3636 and in
addition to "Airwaves", whichyou'll receive
every month inyour mailbox, we'd love to
sendyou a number of great thank you
gifts for pledging your supportto nature tonight
during thisprogram, starting at the
$10monthly Sustaining level, we'llsend you a
subscription to the "Wisconsin Natural Resources"
magazine from the
DNR for $12.Sustaining level. We'd love to
send you this great "Nature" mug
and at the twenty dollars
sustaining a monthly Sustaining level, we will send
you the magazine subscription, we'll
send you the mug and
we'll sendyou a "Viewers Like Me" Tote
bagto show your support of PBSWisconsin
Everywhere you go,call right now
one (800) 236-3636.
from viewers all the time
that nature is one of theirfavorite programs.
Understandable It's beautiful.It's beautifully
shot. It's a wonderful program. Whether
ture is a moment
for you torelax, whether
nature is amoment for you
to gather thefamily around and enjoy some
television, enjoy some learning together
, or whether nature isone of
those programs like Nova ,like like any of
our programsthat we bring
to you to accessyour curiosity and
really discover new things and,
andenjoy the world . It's a greattime
to say thank you to us.It's a
great time to pledge yoursupport. Let us
say thank you to you and you can
show yoursupport with one of thosewonderful nature gi
fts. Give us a call at
one (800) 236-3636.
Instagram account . Kelly on
Business, Badgers, and Beyond. Posted
in. Post. ServalInstagram .>> Well, everyone knows
aboutpatron .>> Who is the
famous here rightnow in the country after
thepresident from medals of
Honorfrom Vladimir Zelensky meetingwith
British Prime MinisterRishi Sunak
, US Secretary ofState Antony
Blinken speakingwith Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau. has
a lot of friends in high places and
everyonewants a chance
to meet the most famous dog in Ukraine and
obably in the world
. Right >> Want to think
about him onthe media?
I imagine him as a
superhero, like a cartoon
dogwho is clearing up explosives
.This is super cool to present
the real people and animals whoare
doing stuff to save ourlives
.>> So there is an important day
because we have the first timein the
history of Unicefannouncing Goo dwill Ambassador.Its
patron .>> Globally, Unicef has
giventhis .
>> Looks like a try. Saying
Alexa, call one (800) 236-3636and
donate $100. >> No thank you
gift .
>> And that's how Eric gets onthe
cover of current .>> Yeah.
this .
32nd. Are youwatching ?
>> This. Nine.
Eight. Seven. Six.>> Five.
Four. Three. Two. One.>> Hi.
I'm Michele Good fromWisconsin
Public Radio and FredRogers famously shared
somewords of his mother's that she
she gave to him in times ofcomfort
when things are going bad
and they are, look for thehelpers. You'll
always findpeople helping. This
program isa testament to the truth
ofthose words . Everyone ishelping, and
they're saying thatthe animals are helping them
heal in addition to them
helpingheal the animals. It's a two way
street, a give and take
, kind oflike public television. Wedepend
on you. You depend on
us.Show your support . If thisprogram has
impacted you, if youare sitting at
home right nowand thinking, how can
I helpthese animals, I
know I did. I was like, how can
I adopt one?Show your support for this
important program by making adonation now.
1-800-236-3636.>> You know, this
program is thekind of program that inspires
usall to want to make a
difference. And one of the waysthat you
can make a difference is by calling and
pledging yoursupport to PBS Wisconsin so that
we can continue to
bringpowerful, impactful stories likethis to
everyone across Wisconsin, whether they have
themeans to support or not. So
won't you call if you do havethe
ability to do so, call 1-800-236-3636 is the number.
We're in a challenge break rightnow. So
this is the most important and best time
for youto call because your pledgedollars are matched
by thegenerosity of PBS Wisconsin
existing PBS Wisconsin members. We're going to try
to receivecalls from 20
members during newmembers during
this break. Andwhen you do call, not
only will your gift or your
gift bematched, we're going to send
athank you gift along to you that
includes a subscription to the"Wisconsin Natural Resources"
magazine from the State DNR thatis at
the $10 monthly sustaining gift level at the
$12 level,we'll send you this wonderfulnature
mug with the iconicnature logo.
And if you're able to give at the
$20 monthlylevel, we'll send you themagazine
subscription, we'llsend you the mug, and we'll
sendyou a wonderful Viewers Like Metote
bag so you can show your
support for quality programing, impactful
programing, powerfulprograming o n
PBS Wisconsin1-800-236-3636. >>
Hi, I'm Eric Greiling. I'mDirector
of friends of PBS Wisconsin. It is a
challengebreak. Just like Eric said. And
this is a great time to
call tobecome a member of
PBSWisconsin, because your giftwill go even
farther. Thanks toour current members who are
challenging you, inviting you tobecome a member
as well so thatyour gift
goes twice as far. Give us a call
during this challenge break, and also
let ussay thank
you with one of thesegreat gifts. The
magazinesubscription, the mug or themug? The
magazine subscription ,and the viewers tote.
We sodepend upon you for bringing
youthese kinds of programs. These
programs that matter, this unique
view behind the scenes, another view
of what's happeningin Ukraine during these terrible
times, just like "Frontline" brought to you twenty
days inMariupol, an Academy Awardwinning
documentary soimportant. This is your
go toplace for this kind of important
viewing, learning about the world. And it's a
great time tocall because
it's a challengebreak and your gift is
going togo twice as far. Please do
callone (800) 236-3636.>> This is
a challenge break. Itis
very important that you call
during this break. This is agreat opportunity
for you tomake your donation go even
further. Twice as far. In fact,when you
call one(800) 236-3636, we're learning
about all these amazing animalslike patron,
the dog, the UN,goodwill
Ambassador dog. I love that term
. And of course for thecat
and Bretzel the lion, theyhave all become
symbols of thewar in Ukraine. But
I think thething that's most importantabout
this documentary is we're
seeing the lives behind the war.It's
not just blips on thetelevision
or soundbites. These are actual people who
arestruggling to survive duringwartime and
struggling to help these animals. If this
programmeans something to you, showyour support
right now. We don'twant
to leave any of thischallenge. Break money
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Pledge your support.Not only will the g
ift bedoubled during this
challengebreak, but we're also going tosend
you a wonderful thank yougift starting
at the $10 monthly Sustaining level, we'll send
youa subscription to WisconsinNatural Resources
Magazine. Thisis a beautiful, full colorquarterly
magazine produced byour friends at
the Department ofNatural Resources at the
$12 monthly Sustaining level, we'll
send you this great nature
coffee mug with that iconicnature logo to
show your supportand remind
you of what you valuewhen you tune
in to PBSWisconsin every week. And at
the $20 level, if you're
able togive at that level, we'll send
you the subscription to themagazine, we'll send
you themug, and we will
send you awonderful tote bag
that saysviewers like me. So as you're
walking around getting groceries ,shopping, that you can
showother people that you support
PBS Wisconsin and the greatprograms like Nature
and Right now, when you call
that gift isdoubled. During this challengebreak
. So why don't you callright now?
1-800-236-3636. >> There's a great
buzz in thestudio right now. Our volunteers
are on the phone with those ofyou
who are responding to thismember challenge. It
soundsgreat. Please, if you want togive
us a call, if you want tomake
your gift to PBS Wisconsin,go twice as
far. This is the time. Go ahead and
call or goonline . We'll take care of
you.If there's a bit of a queue,
don't worry about it. We'll getyou in
and we'll we'll help youtake advantage of
that memberchallenge. Consider joining as asustaining
member. It's reallygreat to have sustaining
members. It means we can planahead. We
can count on your ongoing support. It's just
asimply ongoing monthly transaction. You control it.
Youcontrol when it stops. You canlet
it keep giving. You knowyou're a member.
You know you'redoing your part. You know
you'redoing everything you can to keepthis
kind of great programing coming to you. And
it's a greatbenefit to us
as well. Goonline, use the QR
code, give usa call at
one (800) 236-3636.>> Animals are
so important tous, whether
it's our pets that we love and cherish
or theanimals that we see in our
backyards, we've got a great
idea. Make a donation. Now you
get it doubled and do it inhonor
of your pet. Say I am
supporting fluffy or Patron orSafa
. Whatever your pet's name is
in support of this program, Iwant to
read you a quote . Peoplehave often been
dismissive ofthe impact of war on animals.
Fred Kaufman , who's theexecutive producer
of nature, said the reason, one
of thereasons they wanted this
programwas we want to speak for those
who can't speak for themselves.Wild places
and wild animals.What would they
want to say to us to
better understand who they are and what they
do? They alsosaid in the program we
understand the animals don't help bring about this
understanding. Show your support for this
program. Do it in honorof your pet
and get yourdonation doubled at
one(800) 236-3636. hoping to hear from
20new members during thischallenge break. We're
halfwaythere right now.
You can helpmake that difference. Help us
accomplish that goal by reachingfor the phone
right now .1-800-236-3636 or go online
topbswisconsin.org or grab yourcell phone and
scan that QRcode. It'll take you right
tothe site where you can pledgeyour
support and be part of thischallenge to
online.1-800-236-3636. Is that numberwhen you call?
We've got greatthank you gifts, including the
subscription to the Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine from
our friends at the DNR, a
quarterly magazine filled with the wonderful images
andwonderful stories of natureright here in
our own backyard .We know that you
support natureon PBS Wisconsin. We're going
toassume that you are naturelovers within
the state, too.And this is a
great way tocelebrate that. At
the $12level, we'll send you this
greatnature mug with the iconicnature logo
that you've enjoyedseeing on your TV screens
fordecades on PBS Wisconsin, andit's
a $20 monthly level . Wewill send you
the mug, we will send you the subscription
. TheWisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
, and we'll send you awonderful tote bag
that saysviewers like me
, so you can remind all of your
friends thatyou support this work and that
you support a great programingon PBS Wisconsin
call right now.Challenge break. Help us reach
our goal . 1-800-236-3636.>> Thank you
Eric. In addition to all of those ways,
we can saythank you to you
specificallyduring this program, we have
some other ways we can say thankyou.
One is just that sense ofyou're supporting
great programs ,you're supporting PBS Wisconsin,
you're supporting great contentthat both comes
from around theworld, from
around the countryand from around Wisconsin. Right
here at home. And we can
alsosay thank you at all of
theselevels with a monthlysubscription to "Airwaves"
, ourmonthly
program guide. It'swhere you can
find out firstabout great new shows that
arecoming up. We've got great
showsfrom PBS Wisconsin Wisconsin,Hometown Stories. Belo
it isright
around the corner. We aredelighted to share
that programwith you . We've got lighthousescoming
later this year. Great Look at lighthouses in
Wisconsin, wonderful programs from PBS nature, great
Performances, dramas, big cats ,Ken Burns, Leonardo da
Vinci iscoming this fall
. It's allpossible because of your support
.Your support goes twice as farduring this
challenge break 1-800-236-3636.
looking for 20 peopleto
take advantage of thischallenge break.
We don't wantto lose that
momentum. We're 11.Your call could
be the one that helps put us
over the top. One
(800) 236-3636. Nature has won
award after award for
itsquality programing and watchingthis
show. It's obvious why nature likes to take
us behindthe scenes to help us
betterunderstand the world around us.The
natural world around us, andpart of
that is to help usprotect that
world. It's aprecious, natural
resource, justlike public television show
yoursupport, get your donationdoubled, help
us meet that goal. One
(800) 236-3636.>> We have just a couple of
minutes before we go back
to theprogram. We're quickly
reachingor approaching our goal. We need
your help . Just a handful of
youto call right now. If you'venever
made that pledge before,this is the
best time to do it.Your support is
doubled when you call 1-800-236-3636 or go
onlinewith that QR code that
you seeon screen. When you do. We've
got those great thank you gifts.We've got
the Wisconsin NaturalResources magazine at the $10
sustaining level. We have thisgreat nature mug
at the $12monthly sustaining level
. And atthe $20 level, we will send
youthe mug. We'll send you themagazine
subscription, and we'llsend you a tote bag
remindingpeople that support of
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more. About half of the
cat andpatron the dog and how
they'veinspired people in the
Ukraineand people around the world. And
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>> As the world
sees how manyUkrainians have put
in manycases, their own lives on
theline to protect and saveanimals, it
really engenders adeeper kind of thinking in
a lotof us as to how
much this matters. I think it's
very moving. I think it
won't be loston the younger generation
orchildren. It lets us know thatwe
really have to think abouthow to protect
the animals inthe future, in
wartime, inemergency situations
. >> You know
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And you're not .>> 30s
. In this country , no.
>> Yeah. But. So the way Mikeresponded
back to you about whatyour response was
and like,collection of, I guess
Michele,I think we could just ask the
question, you know , it was aFriday
and I was like, I don'tknow, ten,
nine, eight, seven,six,
five, four three. So I
actually canceled all of thankyou so much
for joining us.>> This
evening for this amazing film
tribute to the rescuers whoare out
there trying to save these
animals who have been affected by war.
It's been heartwrenching. And it's also
beenhopeful, like the one woman
said, these animals are saving
them while they're saving theanimals.
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