For several months, Saeed el-Aer has been trawling the streets of Gaza, looking for abandoned canines, winning their confidence, feeding them and restoring them to health. After gaining their trust, Aer, known as Dr. Doolittle of Gaza, then brings them to an organization he helped set up, the Sulala Society for Training and Caring for Animals in Zahra. Locals often come to the farm to visit with the animals, and volunteers help train and walk the dogs through the streets.
Stray animals are a huge problem in the area, so Aer says he knows he has his work cut out for him. Still, he’s hopeful that animal-loving people will want to adopt one of the pups after he’s domesticated them at the Sulala Society.
“They know me very well now,” Aer, 45, told Reuters. “As soon as I arrive in my car, they pop up from all over the farm and come running to me.” (via Reuters)
