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© Facebook/UNHCRRose, a canine refugee from Syria, grabs a drink of water.
A video from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Facebook page has animal fans buzzing.

The footage features an interview with 17-year-old Aslan Al Hakim, who says he walked from Damascus, Syria to Greece, with his little puppy Rose in tow.

The pup seems to have held up well throughout the journey and takes in some water from a drinking glass while the young man delights in telling the interviewer that he was told he could not bring a dog across the border.


When asked why, for such an arduous journey, he carried a dog, Al Hakim replied simply: "I love my dog."

"We've seen many like him carrying their animals with them on the long journey from Syria, across the Mediterranean Sea and through Europe," the UNHCR wrote on its Youtbe account. "When forced to flee home because of war, many people would never dream of leaving their pets behind."