![ALEPPO, SYRIA - JUNE 07: Syrian veterinary Mohammed Alaa al-Jaleel holds a stray cat at a cat shelter, which hosts 150 stray cats and established to save stray cats due to the civil war, in Kafr Naha town of Aleppo, Syria on June 07, 2018. (Photo by Adnan Alemam/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/M7BURC5XWXT2GDTNQ7MG7H3YLQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=21355688aa010417f67716b41e5bd7349392590479607348d32ff19cf4466441&width=400&height=225)
Alaa Aljaleel with a displaced feline. Getty
Alaa Aljaleel with a displaced feline. Getty
The Last Sanctuary in Aleppo: the tale of a Syrian man who dedicated his life to cats
We uncover the story of Alaa Aljaleel, the electrician who saved both human and feline lives in Syria
William Parry
11 March, 2019