Cats at the Hermitage

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Workers at the Hermitage Museum have banded together to care for stray cats living in the cellars of the building. Thus they have learned one of the best lessons animals teach us: that caring for small beings increases our compassion. "“People here become kinder, because they have the possibility to show this kindness,” says director's assistant Maria Haltunen.

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