Yesterday intense strikes targeted the south and the Bekaa in the east, and other strikes in Beirut and around the country.
558 dead
1,800 wounded
Tens of thousands displaced
These numbers will increase. An incredibly tense situation and bombing continues as we write.
This is the deadliest day since the 1975 to 1990 civil war.
The streets are congested with people leaving the south and east. Some people received calls and messages saying the areas would be bombed.
Many people were unable to bring their pets. There are homeless cats and dogs. Local wildlife. Farms. Zoos.
A youth holds a cat to his chest as people who fled their villages in southern Lebanon are received at an art institute transformed to shelter for persons displaced by conflict, in Beirut on September 23, 2024. Israeli air strikes killed 274 people, including 21 children, in south Lebanon on September 23, the Lebanese health minister said, in by far the deadliest cross-border escalation since war erupted in Gaza on October 7.
FADEL ITANI / AFP
We don’t know where things are headed. We are in an unknown situation. We all feel that nowhere is safe right now.
We need your support now to help as many animals as possible.
- Veterinary care for injured animals
- Rescuing endangered species
- Transporting pets that were left behind
- Providing food, cages and medicine for pets
- Temporary boarding
- Distributing food for homeless animals
- Providing medications
- Helping people leave Lebanon with their pets
If you need help call or WhatsApp 70223808 or email contact@animalslebanon.org
Thank you for your support.
We hope this war ends quickly and that everyone is safe.
