Hospital clowns bring joy to young Ukrainian cancer patients who survived Russian missile attack KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Two months after Russia bombed Ukraine's largest children's hospital, some of the young cancer patients who survived the strike are having their spirits bolstered by hospital clowns. At Okhmatdyt hospital in Kyiv, an initiative called the “Bureau of Smiles and Support” is going into the wards, cheering up the young cancer patients who survived the strike and returned to continue treatment. The founders and volunteer clowns from Bureau of Smiles and Support initiative tell about the challenges and motivation of their work, highly appreciated by medical personnel and parents of the children undergoing treatment.
Cities are using sheep to graze in urban landscapes and people love it NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Munching their way through green spaces in urban environments, sheep and goats are becoming a trendy sight in cities. The use of grazing animals to control vegetation is not a new idea, but some cities and communities consider sheep and goats as one tool to deal with several modern land management problems.
The Nashville Chew Crew, which includes hundreds of sheep that spend months in the Tennessee city's parks chomping through weeds and brush, are very popular with residents and tourists alike. Urban sheepherder Zach Richardson manages the urban flock with his border collie Duggie. He says people feel more connected to the environment when they encount.