1/12/09: Hamas/Israel War – Animals In The Crossfire

Whatever your opinion about the present war between Hamas and Israel, one fact is remains: Animals are innocents in the crossfire. And to their rescuers, borders are meaningless.

PLEASE NOTE: There is not much animal rescue news related to the Hamas/Israeli war at this time. Most photos below are from the Gaza evacuation in 2005. When we learn more ways to help, we’ll post updates. KINSHIP CIRCLE

1. Donations Needed For Animals Left In Gaza Streets
1/09, Let The Animals Live Israel — FULL STORY / VIDEO

2005 — LEFT TOP PHOTO: Many settlers left their homes without taking pets. Israeli animal activists scoured empty settlements in the Gaza Strip to find abandoned...dogs, cats, chickens, goats, geese, parakeets, ducks, turtles and an iguana... Israelis hunt for lost Gaza pets 2005 — BOTTOM PHOTOS: Yafit, Hakol Chai's mobile clinic assistant, rescuing a chicken... Settlers evacuated from Gaza and the West Bank left their farm and companion animals behind to die of thirst and hunger. Also affected were the strays who were fed by them or had lived for so long from their garbage... CHAI's Israelibased sister charity, Hakol Chai, responded to the challenge...to assist in a special mission — rescuing animals left behind.

LET THE ANIMALS LIVE NEEDS HELP FOR ABANDONED GAZA ANIMALS:

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2. Israel To Fund Medical Care For War-Injured Animals
1/6/09, Ynetnews — FULL STORY: State to help fund treatment of pets hurt by rockets

Last week a Qassam rocket hit a house in Sderot and killed the family's dog, which was at the building's yard during the attack. The dog was rushed to the veterinarian for treatment, but died due to severe shrapnel injuries and massive loss of blood.

Following this incident and in light of the fact that like their human owners, pets in Israel's south are also under the constant rocket threat, the Agriculture Ministry has decided it would help pay for the medical care of dogs and cats injured by rocket fire from Gaza.

"One of the main problems arising from the treatment of wounded animals is that the tax authorities do not consider pets as property, and therefore owners are not compensated for medical treatment of the animal," said Dganit Ben-Dov, DVM, the Veterinary Services official in charge of enforcing the Animal Protection Law.

"This is the aspect we wish to rectify, since treatment to a wounded animal could cost thousands of shekels," she added. According to Ben-Dov, the ministry will also consider funding the treatment of street cats and dogs without owners.

2005 — Abandoned Pets Rescued From Gaza Strip Settlements: A rescued dog gets a second chance in an animal rights activists van after she was found abandoned August 21, 2005 in the evacuated Gadid settlement in the Gaza Strip.

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3. Donkeys, Mules, Horses In The Holy Land
1/09, The present conflict in Gaza — FULL STORY

2009 — Lucy Fensom, founder of Safe Haven For Donkeys In The Holy Land (SHADH) — based at Moshav Gan Yoshiyya, near the towns of Netanya and Hadera in Israel.

Many have called or emailed us to ask whether Lucy, her workers and the donkeys are safe during the present troubles in Gaza. We would like to reassure you all that the sanctuary is a considerable distance from Gaza and so everyone is at present unaffected. Of course, our hearts go out to all the people and animals affected and we pray that a peaceful solution will soon be reached.

In the meantime, Lucy and the team continue to reach out to donkeys, mules and horses in Israel and the West Bank and your help is still very much needed. To make a donation, visit our home page. Thank you for your support.

• DONATE TO SAFE HAVEN FOR DONKEYS IN THE HOLY LAND

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4. Middle East Animal Welfare Groups

PHOTO: Israel Cat Lovers' Society Rehovot Society for the Protection of Animals Rehovot SPA POB 1067, Rehovot 76110, Israel ph: 972-8-9445497 DONATE: www.israelpets.org/eng/index.htm Israel Cat Lovers’ Society We Need Your Help DONATE: https://send.bignet.co.il/isracat/donation.php Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) A unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists: www.foeme.org/about_us.php Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals www.betalebanon.org/news.asp?news_id=105

PHOTOS: 2005 — Hakol Chai volunteer & Tali, Hakol Chai staff, with a fortunate dog! Hakol Chai Enters Gaza to Rescue Abandoned Animals

Concern for Helping Animals in Israel and Hakol Chai
CHAI founder Nina Natelson / DONATE: http://chai-online.org/en/home/e_index.htm

Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) — A unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists: www.foeme.org/about_us.php

Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals: www.betalebanon.org/news.asp?news_id=105

NOAH — The Israeli Federation of Animal Protection Societies: www.noah.org.il

DIRECTORY OF ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS IN ISRAEL: http://info.jpost.com/C005/Supplements/CafeOleh/animals.html

PHOTO: 2005 — Humane society volunteers search for hundreds of pets and farm animals left behind in the past week as Israel rushed to complete its disengagement plan with the eviction of thousands of settlers from the Gaza Strip. (Photo, David Silverman/Getty Images)

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