Charity rescues abandoned animals at Iraq zoo
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-02-22 15:17:58
Amir Khalil, veterinarian and team leader of the international animal welfare charity "Four Paws", treats a lion that was abandoned at the Mumtaz al-Nour zoo in eastern Mosul on February 21, 2017. Photo: Safin Hamed/CFP
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Veterinarians and other volunteers with international animal welfare charity "Four Paws" work to rescue animals that were abandoned at the Mumtaz al-Nour zoo in eastern Mosul on February 21, 2017. Many of the animals at the zoo were killed or died of starvation during a recent offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the eastern part of the city from Islamic State (IS) fighters. Photos: Safin Hamed/CFP
Veterinarian Amir Khalil (Left) and other volunteers treat a lion that was abandoned at the Mumtaz al-Nour zoo in eastern Mosul on February 21, 2017. Photo: Safin Hamed/CFP 
Veterinarian Amir Khalil treats a lion that was abandoned at the Mumtaz al-Nour zoo in eastern Mosul on February 21, 2017. Photo: Safin Hamed/CFP 
Amir Khalil, veterinarian and team leader of the international animal welfare charity "Four Paws," treats a bear that was abandoned at the Mumtaz al-Nour zoo in eastern Mosul on February 21, 2017. Photo: Safin Hamed/CFP