Creations include mittens for burnt koala paws, pouches for orphaned kangaroos, hammocks for opossums
Alexander Short-Fernyc, 8, and sister LuLu Short-Fernyc, 6, show off pouches they sewed for baby kangaroos who have been impacted by the wildfires in Australia in this undated handout photo.When Debbie Parry saw a video of a woman taking the shirt off her own back to rescue a burned koala from an Australian bushfire, the sound of the animal’s cries broke her heart.
“I’ve been a volunteer for 45 years, and I have never seen anything like this,” said Parry, who has traversed Toronto collecting contributions to send to Australia. “It restores my faith in humanity.” Five days later, the Facebook group is roughly 8,000 members strong with dozens of donation drop-off sites across the country.
Bonnie Beach, an organizer with Canadian Animal Rescue Craft Guild, said what began as an altruistic craft project has evolved into a nationwide operation.
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