As coronavirus forces billions of people around the world into lockdown, another sizeable population has also been hard hit - stray animals.
AFP
2/25
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.
AFP
3/25
The mass closure of restaurants has also deprived hungry animals of leftover meals, forcing them to take greater risks.
AFP
4/25
For many, the restrictions are tantamount to a death sentence.
AFP
5/25
Police personnel providing food to a hungry stray dog on the fourth day of the lockdown announced for the entire country, in Kochi.
ANI
6/25
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.
Reuters
7/25
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.
AFP
8/25
An Indian paramilitary soldier feed stray dogs during a continue lock down in Srinagar.
AP
9/25
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.
AFP
10/25
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.
AFP
11/25
Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens.
AFP
12/25
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.
AFP
13/25
Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens.
AFP
14/25
A man feeds stray dogs during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Thane.
PTI
15/25
A stray cat feeds on dry kibble in the middle of an empty street usually packed with tourists by the citadel of Arbil.
AFP
16/25
A man feeds stray animals during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, imposed in wake of coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi.
PTI
17/25
A stray dog is fed with kibble donated by animal rights activists, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia.
Reuters
18/25
Tatiana Aguayo, 35, animal rights activist, feeds stray dogs wearing a face mask amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bogota, Colombia.
Reuters
19/25
Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens.
AFP
20/25
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.
AFP
21/25
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.
AFP
22/25
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.
AFP
23/25
A member of Istanbul Metropolitan municipality feeds stray cats near empty Hagia Sophia square in Istanbul.
AFP
24/25
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.
AFP
25/25
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.