Today, during the floods in the Yangtze River, the “Petient Point” set up by volunteers became the focus. Tens of thousands of family pet foods were washed away by floods and emergency teams deployed 3 tons of cat food, 12,000 canned cans and set up tents at settlements to collect them free of charge.
Even more moving, a stray orange cat who was fed was bringing back good eggs to help. In this disaster, rescue teams rowed boats to rescue pet dogs trapped on their roofs, and businesses offered pet toys to demonstrate the concept of “life equality”.
Such initiatives, referred to by netizens as “civilized scale”, have promoted the inclusion of pet emergency materials in disaster preparedness programmes by multiple governments. According to statistics from the Department of Civil Affairs of Guizhou, more than 1,200 pets were rescued during the flood, and the relevant experience has been incorporated into the Guizhou Natural Disaster Response Protocol.
From cheerleaders to pet owners, different groups are protecting their common home in the best way. Zhengjiang fired 6,000 boxes of cooking stoves in three days, and the pet support files that flowed through the storm in Zhengzhou are essentially a visual expression of collective wisdom.
When the yellow Dans said “business is good in their home town”, they had long gone through the truth of the modern community: true solidarity, leaving no member — both feet and claws — behind. This inclusiveness is perhaps the most valuable upgraded version of China's solidarity in the new era.