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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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Copy of 766497-01-08-1586619696723 — 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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Copy of 766500-01-08-1586619747164 — 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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Copy of 795599-01-08-1586619705058 — 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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Copy of 795591-01-08-1586619729797 — For many, the restrictions are tantamount to a death sentence. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 20200328187L-1586619740347 — 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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200411 stray dog — 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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Copy of 801935-01-08-1586619707416 — 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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Copy of Virus_Outbreak_India_Kashmir_93924.jpg-6c1a0-1586619714768 — An Indian paramilitary soldier feed stray dogs during a continue lock down in Srinagar. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 805537-01-08-1586619711447 — 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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Copy of 795597-01-08-1586619735040 — 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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Copy of 798912-01-08-1586619737917 — Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 755709-01-08-1586619743894 — 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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Copy of 798917-01-08-1586619702306 — Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of PTI02-04-2020_000085B-1586619749810 — A man feeds stray dogs during a nationwide lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic in Thane. Image Credit: PTI

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Copy of 776805-01-08-1586619752857 — 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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Copy of PTI06-04-2020_000186B-1586619755861 — 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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Copy of 2020-04-07T132337Z_542324895_RC2PZF9POWQC_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-LATAM-ANIMALS-1586619758838 — 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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Copy of 2020-04-07T132343Z_1614788629_RC2PZF9VJBXV_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-LATAM-ANIMALS-1586619761969 — 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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Copy of 798913-01-08-1586619699400 — Greek volunteer of Nine Lives network Eleni Kefalopoulou feeds cats in Athens. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 791802-01-08-1586619718239 — 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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Copy of 795092-01-08-1586619720156 — 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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Copy of 795587-01-08-1586619722750 — 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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Copy of 764032-01-08-1586619693990 — A member of Istanbul Metropolitan municipality feeds stray cats near empty Hagia Sophia square in Istanbul. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 795588-01-08-1586619727231 — 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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Copy of 795592-01-08-1586619732216 — 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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