A Syrian Feeds 150 Cats Victims Of The Conflict

Daily, we are inundated with images of the Syrian population fleeing civil war and seeking refuge in other countries. However, there are other stories less widespread, but no less terrible.

It is about the drama of pets that are helpless, either by death or by the change of their owners. But in the midst of this horrible situation, there is a man who is feeding 150 cats victims of the conflict.

Cats victims of armed conflict

Alaa is an ambulance driver who works in Aleppo, one of the most important Syrian cities and which has suffered the most from clashes between government troops and insurgents.

For months, the man has been personally occupied with feeding the felines that were left destitute in the Masaken Hanano neighborhood, which is virtually deserted after being bombed.

Amidst destruction and desolation, the kittens found a supportive being who helps them survive in such a dramatic situation.

A friendly and supportive hand

This charitable soul invests around four dollars a day to be able to feed the cats in a deserted suburb ravaged by bombs. In addition, he offers affection to innocent pets who, overnight, stopped being cherished pets and became victims of an armed conflict.

Alaa does not lose hope that the civil war will end in his country. When that happens, he promises to also take care of finding new homes and families for the Masaken Hanano cats.

Reuters news agency photographer Hosan Katan photographed Alaa and the cats. The images spread quickly through social media. We leave a link for you to view them if you wish.

The other victims of military conflicts

Historical or journalistic chronicles only talk about the human victims who provoke the military confrontations.

But the wars that men generate do not just victimize them. Animals also suffer a lot from these conflicts. Animals are also killed, injured, or rendered helpless by the death or forced displacement of their owners.

Those who survive the different attacks face hunger and thirst in scorched territory.

Wars do not discriminate

Domestic animals are not the only ones affected by the different armed clashes. Human wars do not discriminate against their victims.

This is how those beings that are in the wild, in zoos or in different breeding sites for exploration are also affected.

For some time now, the news of the animals in the Gaza zoo, which died of hunger and thirst in the midst of constant confrontation between Israelis and Palestinians, moved many people.

War conflicts and other cruelties

Throughout its existence, human beings gave clear examples of being the worst enemy, not only for their species, but also for the rest of living beings, even endangering the subsistence of the planet they inhabit.

In addition to wars, animals suffered from man’s actions in different ways. For example:

• Devastation or contamination of their natural habitats
• Indiscriminate hunting for different purposes
• Scientific experimentation in various fields
• Traffic in exotic species
• Domestic and stray animal abuse
• Unsustainable habitability conditions in breeding sites
• Cruel killings to obtain skins, meat, prey
• Exploitation as transport and cargo “beasts”
• Use in clandestine fights or other abusive but legal shows
• Zoophilia practices

There is always hope

But luckily, there are also people like Alaa, who cares and takes care of all living beings in difficult situations.

This is how Masaken Hanano’s kittens found a glimmer of hope amidst the madness of a civil war, which also resulted in unwitting hostages.

Meanwhile, the conflict continues and hits us, bringing children drowned in the sands of Europe’s coasts.