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Pets in Venezuela are not getting the love they deserve
No figures are available, but activists and veterinarians say they are seeing a growing number of dogs and cats abandoned at Venezuela's parks, shelters, and private clinics. (AP)
Updated on: Sep 08, 2016 1:57 PM IST
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No figures are available, but activists and veterinarians say they are seeing a growing number of dogs and cats abandoned at Venezuela's parks, shelters, and private clinics. (AP)
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An abandoned dog so skinny his ribcage is visible waits to be fed at a private shelter in the working-class Caracas neighbourhood of El Junquito, Venezuela. (AP)
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Three rescued cats watch from the top of a fridge as their food is prepared at the private shelter. The economic crisis that is leading to widespread shortages and hunger among Venezuelans is also taking its toll on the country's four-footed inhabitants. (AP)
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Dexis Casadiego, a veterinarian and part owner of the Funasissi animal shelter, grooms an abandoned dog. In Caracas it has become common to see purebred dogs rummaging in the trash or lying outdoors, filthy and gaunt, in posh neighbourhoods. (AP)
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A quarantined cat sits in a cage after he was rescued on the streets, abandoned by his owners. (AP)
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Katty Quintas, part owner of the Funasissi animal shelter, comes across an abandoned dog rummaging in the trash. (AP)
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