- Title: Tunisian veterinarian and animal lover turns house into shelter
- Date: 30th August 2022
- Summary: NABEUL, TUNISIA (RECENT) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CATS INSIDE THE HOUSE OF TUNISIAN VETERINARIAN RAOUDHA MANSOUR WHICH SHE TURNED INTO AN ANIMAL SHELTER VARIOUS OF VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT, SIRINE CHRIF CARRYING CAT INSIDE SHELTER VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT, MERIEM MANAI FILLING WATER BOWL CAT DRINKING WATER FROM HOSE CHRIF CALLING CATS FOR FEEDING TUNISIAN VETERINARIAN, RAOUDHA MANSOUR WALKING IN SHELTER VARIOUS OF MANSOUR AND HER ASSISTANT TREATING DOG (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) TUNISIAN VETERINARIAN AND FOUNDER OF ANIMAL SHELTER, RAOUDHA MANSOUR, SAYING: "I turned my house into a shelter, we host 150 cats, and they are increasing day by day. We started with a few, then they increased, we also host 25 dogs. Thank God, I am trying to help them as much as I can." VARIOUS OF CAT WITH INJURED EYE SITTING IN SHELTER CHRIF ENTERING ROOM FOR CATS WITH DISABILITIES CHRIF TREATING CAT / KITTENS (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT, SIRINE CHRIF, SAYING: “We need a lot of shelters because there are a lot of animals on the streets and they are suffering. Someone has to take care of them and the state should open shelters at least. You can open shelters and the rest will be taken care of by the people who want to help. If it can't provide everything it has to open shelters at least and volunteers can take care of the rest, like this cat, what will her fate be if she is on the street? She cannot walk. That blind cat, what would her fate be? We must wake up." BLIND CAT KITTEN WITH DISABILITY CHRIF OPENING DOOR FOR CATS FOR FEEDING TIME CATS EATING VARIOUS OF CATS INSIDE SHELTER (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) TUNISIAN VETERINARIAN AND FOUNDER OF ANIMAL SHELTER, RAOUDHA MANSOUR, SAYING: "I may have had the chance and luck because I am a veterinarian, the animals you see here, they are all sterilised, they are all vaccinated, I mean, I practice my profession on animals that came from the street and I want to provide another life for them. I am very happy with this life. There are many who ask me how can I stand seeing difficult cases, but I say I am very lucky to be able to treat them." VARIOUS OF MANAI PLAYING WITH DOG VARIOUS OF CHRIF PLAYING WITH DOGS DOGS BARKING VARIOUS OF MANSOUR SITTING AT HER DESK IN SHELTER
- Embargoed: 13th September 2022 10:46
- Keywords: cats dogs pets vet
- Location: NABEUL, TUNISIA
- City: NABEUL, TUNISIA
- Country: Tunisia
- Topics: Africa,Arts/Culture/Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA001146330082022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: To save stray animals from the clutches of death and human violence, Tunisian veterinarian Raoudha Mansour turned her house into an animal shelter in the governorate of Nabeul, northeastern Tunisia.
Fostering 150 cats and 25 dogs, Mansour, who has a passion for animals from a young age, said stray animals are badly mistreated by citizens and the government which kills them in ‘collective sniping operationsâ€.
"There are a lot of difficult cases that come to me, like you'd find the dog bleeding from everywhere while he is alive, crying, and I would say, where is the compassion? Where are the compassionate hearts?" she added.
The animal shelter, established in 2007, is supported by Mansour herself and animal welfare associations that donate food and medicine.
Mansour’s friends also created an organisation called “Doctor Mansour's Support Association’ to fundraise for the shelter to enable her to continue her work and get animals off the streets.
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