
Donate to help us feed the stray cats of Dubai!
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Hi, this GoFund Me is for the purpose of raising money to help the stray cat population of Dubai, to cover vet bills and provide food. I visited recently as a tourist, and was astounded by the situation I saw. These beautiful babies are starved and dehydrated in extreme temperatures, there is no shelter for them and it is a common occurrence for cats and kittens to be ran over and abused. The 1 week I was going to spend there turned into 3, trying to find help and feed and take these cats to the vet. Many of these cats and kittens suffer from cat parvo virus, are disabled, severely dehydrated and starved, or have other health conditions. I met a few honest volunteers, that spend much of their income feeding them, but there is only so one can do with a small income. The government of Dubai is of no help. The Dubai Municipality has a history of treating these cats as pests and throwing them into the desert, to starve and die. Or they call pest control to take care of the problem, instead of neutering them and sheltering them they are choosing to kill them. Below are articles based on this situation and charities trying to raise awareness.
https://www.wessexscene.co.uk/magazine/2023/10/09/the-lost-cats-of-dubai-voices-silenced-by-animal-cruelty/
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/cats-being-dumped-poisoned-dubai-rescuers-spend-up-to-dh300000-to-save-strays-2
https://networkforanimals.org/news/controversial-ruling-in-dubai-could-see-thousands-of-stray-cats-and-unregistered-companion-felines-killed/
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/06/middleeast/cats-dumped-in-desert-abu-dhabi-uae-mime-intl/index.html
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Naheed Naz
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