Gaza animal shelter gets stray dogs off streets

With help from the Gaza municipality, a rescue group has established a rare animal shelter in the enclave.
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Palestinian founder of the Sulala Society for Animal Care Said al-Arr fits amputee dog Billy with a new prosthetic limb made in cooperation with the Gaza municipality at the association's shelter in Gaza City on Sept. 9, 2020. - MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images
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Gaza CITY, Gaza Strip  — Volunteer Ahmed Al-Wadia is busy feeding dozens of dogs in perhaps the Gaza Strip's only existing animal shelter.

The shelter, built on two dunams of land (2,000 square meters) south of Gaza City, was established by the Gaza municipality in cooperation with the Sulala Association, the only organization of its kind in the Strip, to shelter stray dogs and protect local residents.

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