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    Stray animals feel the bite as COVID-19 pandemic spreads

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    Stray animals feel the bite as COVID-19 pandemic spreads

    The global lockdowns against the coronavirus are like a death sentence to stray animals


    Published:  April 11, 2020 20:17 Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor  and  inputs from AFP

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    As coronavirus forces billions of people around the world into lockdown, another sizeable population has also been hard hit - stray animals. Image Credit: AFP
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    While pet owners in many countries are still allowed to walk their dogs, thousands of other animals - the exact numbers are unknown - are starving and turning feral. Image Credit: AFP
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    The mass closure of restaurants has also deprived hungry animals of leftover meals, forcing them to take greater risks. Image Credit: AFP
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    For many, the restrictions are tantamount to a death sentence. Image Credit: AFP
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    Police personnel providing food to a hungry stray dog on the fourth day of the lockdown announced for the entire country, in Kochi. Image Credit: ANI
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    A stray dog digs trash next to a woman wearing a face mask as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Valparaiso, Chile. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A homeless woman and stray dogs sit beneath a bridge as it rains during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Chennai. Image Credit: AFP
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    An Indian paramilitary soldier feed stray dogs during a continue lock down in Srinagar. Image Credit: AP
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    A pharmacy store owner feeds a stray dog during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Siliguri. Image Credit: AFP
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    A man feeds stray dogs on a deserted street of a residential area during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Allahabad. Image Credit: AFP
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    Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens. Image Credit: AFP
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    A man wearing a protective mask amid the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic rides a a bicycle past a stray dog in front of the Arbil citadel. Image Credit: AFP
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    Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens. Image Credit: AFP
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    A man feeds stray dogs during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Thane. Image Credit: PTI
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    A stray cat feeds on dry kibble in the middle of an empty street usually packed with tourists by the citadel of Arbil. Image Credit: AFP
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    A man feeds stray animals during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi. Image Credit: PTI
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    A stray dog is fed with kibble donated by animal rights activists, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Tatiana Aguayo, 35, animal rights activist, feeds stray dogs wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens. Image Credit: AFP
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    Palestinian Hiba Junaidi wearing protective gloves and mask amid the COVID-19 outbreak, feeds stray cats she cares for in her house's backyard which she had turned into a shelter, near the West Bank city of Hebron. Image Credit: AFP
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    A stray dog sitting in front of a supermarket in hope to get some food looks at a man wearing a face mask, amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, passing by in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. Image Credit: AFP
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    A stray dog sits on a deserted road during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kolkata. Image Credit: AFP
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    A member of Istanbul Metropolitan municipality feeds stray cats near empty Hagia Sophia square in Istanbul. Image Credit: AFP
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    Stray dogs rest under the wheels of hand-pulled rickshaws on a deserted road during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kolkata. Image Credit: AFP
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    A stray dog walks on a deserted street of a residential area during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Allahabad. Image Credit: AFP

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