Libyan sisters sell belongings to help stray animals
STORY: These Libyan sisters
are dedicated to helping stray animals
Location: Benghazi, Libya
They drive to reach more than
150 dogs and cats everyday
and founded a shelter three years ago
(Rabia Bin Omran, Animal shelter owner)
"We have difficulty getting money to spend on shelter and food."
The sisters struggle
to get outside help
They sold their homes
and cars to support their work
(Ibtisam Bin Omran, Animal shelter owner)
"I am doing this because of the war, because I was in a frontline between the frontline and a safe area. So dogs used to run away from the war and come to me. Some people returned dogs to the frontlines! If humans were not able to live under fire and fled, why were they returning dogs to these areas?"
