Kinga Rusin reacts to Prof. Bralczyk’s statement: Lack of sensitivity and reflection

What agitated Kinga Rusin?

Rusin expressed her displeasure over the professor’s statement that the animal ´died´ and not ´died´, despite her affection for animals. The journalist shared a photo of her deceased horse on Instagram, commenting:

You don’t even know how happy I am about this storm over semantics, which has been going on for several days now, and which was triggered by Prof. Bralczyk’s words. Most people don’t give a damn about linguistic correctness, because when faced with the death of a dog or cat friend, the word `dead’ just doesn’t want to cross their throat. And I understand this and think the same.

An emotional story of loss

Rusin recounted that her horse Eolo died exactly one year ago, which was a huge blow to her. She had had him since 2005 and their bond had grown stronger over the years. When Eolo passed away at the age of 25, Kingi’s heart “broke”. That’s why she didn’t publish photos with her beloved animal before, but now she decided to honour his memory.

Exactly one year ago my beloved horse Eolo died. Maybe with a horse you don’t have as close a bond as with a dog, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get attached to it and even love it.

An appeal to politicians to treat animals better

Later in the post, Kinga Rusin touched on the conditions in which animals are kept in Poland. She called on politicians to take action to improve their fate.

In Poland, we have industrial breeding of cattle, pigs and poultry, where the living conditions of animals cry out to heaven. Most Poles are empathetic people, so on their behalf I appeal to politicians: improve the lot of animals in Poland! The ban on chaining dogs is a step in the right direction, but there is a whole ocean of animal pain to cross: the abolition of fur farms, a ban on cage farming, a ban on ritual slaughter, a ban on mass hunting and allowing only veterinary shooting,” Rusin wrote.

Does Bralczyk lack sensitivity?

Kinga Rusin ended her post with a dedication to Prof. Bralczyk, quoting a poem by Jeremi Przybora entitled “Zdechł pies”. She expressed the hope that her appeal would contribute to a reflective and sensitive approach to the subject of animals.

And to Professor Bralczyk, I dedicate a poem by the master of words, Jeremi Przybora, entitled

‘Zdechł pies’.

I would like to dedicate Professor Bralczyk’s poem by the master of words, Jeremi Przybora, entitled “A dog has died”. If I had to choose my master today, I would choose Przybora, because although I have respect for Professor Bralczyk’s substantive knowledge, his speech lacked sensitivity and reflection.