After 12 terrifying days of conflict between Israel and Iran, a fragile ceasefire is in place. But for the animals, the nightmare is far from over.
As bombs fell and civilians fled, countless pets were left behind – abandoned in shattered homes, or dropped at overwhelmed shelters by desperate families with nowhere else to turn. These animals didn’t deserve this. They are hungry, terrified and in urgent need of help.
In a time of chaos and uncertainty in the Middle East, we are still on the ground, saving animals.
We need your help to keep going.
Melody, a mare, was gravely injured when a missile struck her farm. Her jaw shattered and shrapnel tore through her mouth. She needs urgent surgery to survive and care for her three-week-old foal. Credit: SOS
Our partner shelters in both Israel and the West Bank are still on the ground, still saving lives, but they are at breaking point. Donations have slowed, adoptions are nearly non-existent and the cost of food has more than doubled. Every day brings more rescues, more desperate cries for help and more hungry mouths to feed.
We are doing everything we can to protect the animals amidst the violence.
The escalating conflict is leading to more and more injured animals who are desperate for help. Credit: AEA & LTAL
At Starting Over Sanctuary (SOS) in central Israel, our team cares for over 1,700 animals – 1200 of them donkeys, many maimed and traumatized by war. SOS has just rescued a horse and 60 cats who were severely injured – some dismembered, others blinded by shrapnel – after a devastating missile strike in Tel Aviv. The sanctuary is already struggling to cover its skyrocketing monthly expenses for food and medical care for more than 1,700 animals. Now, with dozens of new traumatized and wounded rescues in need of emergency surgery, food and shelter, the costs are rising by the day.
Credit: AEA
At Let the Animals Live (LTAL), the shelter is at 120% capacity. Over 300 dogs and cats are crammed into every available space. Since the conflict began, LTAL has been inundated with calls from families whose homes were destroyed, begging them to take in pets they can no longer care for. This is not out of cruelty, but out of sheer desperation.
In the West Bank, the situation is equally critical. Road closures, lockdowns and military checkpoints make it nearly impossible to get food or medicine. At the Animal Environment Association (AEA), the only shelter in the area, animals arrive every week – hit by cars, starved, shot or abandoned. Prices are skyrocketing. Supplies are running out. But the animals keep coming.
The suffering of animals knows no borders.
With so many animals flooding into our partner shelters, space is rapidly running out. Credit: SOS
With your support, we can rush food, medicine and emergency care to the helpless animal victims of this brutal war. We can help our partners stay on their feet and continue rescuing animals with nowhere else to turn.
Please, donate now to help save the forgotten animal victims of war in the Middle East.
Every cent you give helps us feed, treat and shelter these desperate animals. Please donate generously now.
