Penguin sweaters

There is an awful oil spill happening right now off the coast of New Zealand. As you would suspect, local wildlife is effed again. I was there a couple years ago and it's so sad to imagine the long term repercussions. NZ is GORGEOUS and really has some of the most unique wilderness and wildlife in the world like my spirit animal, penguins:

OK, but before I spiral, the point of this post is this: penguin sweaters.

A local yarn store asked for penguin jumpers (ha, jumpers) to help protect the penguins from being cold while their feathers are covered in oil. It also stops them from preening and ingesting the oil. How can something so adorable come from something so sad?