Stories circulate of animals, large and small, being shot or having managed to escape the horrors inflicted on their families, with no one to care for them.
Operation Swords of Iron and the tragic events of October 7 have shocked and shaken the entire country. In addition to the devastating number of casualties, many people have been left homeless or forced to evacuate their communities. The atrocities have affected animals in Israel as well.
Stories circulate of animals, large and small, being shot or having managed to escape the horrors inflicted on their families, with no one to care for them. Some families that had to evacuate their homes were unable to take their pets with them.
In light of that situation, several organizations and compassionate, dedicated people have stepped up to help the animals in need of homes, whether permanent or temporary, by attempting to locate relatives of the families, find foster homes for those requiring them, or reuniting the pets with their families who had to flee their homes.National War Room for Dogs of War
Founded after the October 7 events, the National War Room for Dogs of War consists of NGOs Kirot Shkufim and Kelev Pagum and the civilian organization Kalbei Giborim. They banded together to provide an emergency response to dog owners and dogs from the Gaza Corridor and the South. While these organizations usually focus on a range of issues concerning animal welfare, since the start of the war their focus has been on rescuing and transporting dogs. Their aim is to reunite the dogs with their family members or other relatives; or finding them foster homes.
They also help those called up for reserve duty who have no one to look after their dogs; and they maintain a database of dogs that have gone missing in the hope of reuniting them with family members.
