• Palestinian animal caretaker Said Al-Aer plays with dogs at the Gaza Dog Shelter, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo / Adel Hana)
    Palestinian animal caretaker Said Al-Aer plays with dogs at the Gaza Dog Shelter, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo / Adel Hana)
  • The shelter also takes in paralysed dogs and provides them with mobility aids.
    The shelter also takes in paralysed dogs and provides them with mobility aids.
  • Paralysed animals require a period of training to become accustomed to their new mobility.
    Paralysed animals require a period of training to become accustomed to their new mobility.
  • One of the shelter's volunteers adjusts a dog's harness.
    One of the shelter's volunteers adjusts a dog's harness.
  • Said Al-Aer training a dog to use wheels.
    Said Al-Aer training a dog to use wheels.

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The Gaza Dog Shelter - in pictures

A look inside a Palestinian-run shelter for stray dogs

The National

February 10, 2022

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Updated: February 10, 2022, 8:19 AM
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