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9 sierpnia 2006
Pets pay price of Polish exodus
The Sunday Times
WHEN Marek Walkowski turned up for work at his animal sanctuary in Poznan in western Poland last week he found a black and white mongrel chained to the gate.

Around its neck was a piece of string with a short note that read: “We are young unemployed Poles from a family in Debiec. We love our dog, but we can no longer survive here in Poland in the current economic climate. I hope you won’t judge us too harshly by the fact we are leaving our beloved pet here, but we are emigrating to Britain and can’t take her with us.”

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