We have been tirelessly taking care of an area in Karantina, home to more than 500 stray dogs. Since we started, weโve been feeding, vaccinating, spaying/neutering, finding adoptions, and rescuing abused dogs. Recently, we focused on a specific area inside the port, where we learned of four nursing mothers struggling to feed their puppies. These dogs were extremely malnourished, so we started bringing food for them despite restricted access. Security was always next to us, monitoring our every move. We would quickly feed the dogs and leave, ensuring they were okay.
We had planned to start spaying the females that were not pregnant or nursing to help control the population. On Monday, when we returned to take the first female for spaying, we were devastated to discover that ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐๐. Only three were left in the area.
Security told us that the dogs had been taken by โanother association.โ But this doesnโt add up. ๐๐ก๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฌ, ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ? None of the local associations we contacted were involved. This is ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, and the truth is being hidden.
These dogs were stolen. Puppies were ripped away from their mothers, some still nursing. Pregnant dogs were taken as well.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ? ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ค ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก? The mothers are crying, refusing to eat, and we are no longer allowed to enter the area to check on them.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ? ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ง? ๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐/๐๐๐๐, no one is allowed to harm or relocate these dogs without proper procedures. This is a clear violation of Lebanese law.
๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ค ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ @portdebeyrouth , ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐? Yet, we were barely allowed to feed these dogs, forced to run and hide every time (continue reading in the comments)