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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 625

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Gil Pereg meows during his murder trial in Argentina, 2020. (YouTube screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 8, 2024, 9:15 am
Israeli who murdered mother and aunt in Argentina dies in prison
Psychiatric facility where Gil Pereg was serving life sentence will conduct autopsy to determine exact cause of death
By ToI Staff
Palestinian children enjoy the company of cats on the opening day of Meow Cafe in Gaza City, August 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
August 19, 2023, 7:52 am
A ‘global anti-depressant’: Gaza Strip gets its first cat cafe
Psychologist says Meow Cafe can be a source of therapy for Palestinians scarred by wars and other hardships, citing ‘positive psychological impact’ from interacting with animals
By Agencies
Palestinian children enjoy the company of cats on the opening day of Meow Cafe in Gaza City, August 17, 2023. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
August 18, 2023, 10:40 am
Gaza’s first cat cafe offers distraction for enclave’s residents
Cafe’s founder says spending time with cats is ‘global anti-depressant’; psychologist says such a venue can serve as therapy for war-weary Gazans
By Agencies
In this May 25, 2014, photo, a seven-year-old male Asiatic Cheetah called 'Koushki,' crouches at the Miandasht Wildlife Refuge in Jajarm, northeastern Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
January 10, 2022, 10:27 am
Iran says only 12 Asiatic cheetahs left in the country
Endangered cats have fallen victim to drought, hunting and car accidents, especially in the Islamic Republic’s central desert
By AFP
An Iranian woman walks her dog in a park in the capital Tehran on December 7, 2021. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
December 13, 2021, 8:05 pm
Iranian animal lovers decry ultraconservative push to ban pets
Backers of new proposal call possession of cats and dogs a ‘destructive social problem’
By Ahmad Parhizi
Gil Pereg is arrested as a suspect of his mother's and aunt's murders in Mendoza, Argentina, January 26, 2019. (Patricio Caneo/Los Andes via AP)
November 4, 2021, 1:03 am
Israeli man convicted in Argentina of murdering mother, aunt
Gil Pereg, who had history of mental illness and was dubbed ‘cat man’ for meowing in court, sentenced to life in prison for 2019 homicides
By ToI Staff
Shas MK Moshe Abutbul is escorted out of the Knesset on November 3, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
November 3, 2021, 9:14 pm
MK booted for meowing, brandishing cat doll during budget vote
Knesset ushers confiscate stuffed animal from Shas opposition lawmaker Moshe Abutbul, who is protesting coalition’s allocation of NIS 12 million to neuter stray felines
By ToI Staff
UTJ MK Yaakov Litzman seen in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on July 1, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 1, 2021, 5:27 pm
Top ultra-Orthodox MK brands coalition leaders ‘dogs,’ drawing fury
Yaakov Litzman mocks government for designating millions in budget to neuter stray cats: ‘This is the first time I’ve seen dogs give something to cats’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A woman with her dog (sanjagrujic; iStock via Getty Images)
March 20, 2021, 11:14 am
Is man’s best friend the planet’s enemy?
Study claims US pets account for 64 million tons of C02 emissions annually; but some experts aren’t convinced
By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS
Alena Lee gave a shoutout to 'Kitler' on her Saturday night weather broadcast, February 14, 2021. (Screen shot from YouTube)
February 16, 2021, 5:50 pm
US meteorologist sorry for showing Kitler, a Hitleresque cat, on air
Alena Lee says she ‘never intended to hurt or offend anyone’ with photo of mustachioed kitten she had said ‘kind of looks like Charlie Chaplin’
By PHILISSA CRAMER
An illustrative photo of a cat. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
July 27, 2020, 6:00 pm
UK pet cat tests positive for coronavirus
‘All available evidence’ indicates the feline likely contracted disease from owners who had been diagnosed with COVID-19
By AFP
Illustrative: Cats are fed by members of the municipality of Quito, at a slum in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The animal welfare group, known as Animal Urbano which is part of the municipality, is running a campaign in the poorer neighborhoods of Quito to help stray or vulnerable animals, as well as pets abandoned by their owners inside their homes during the new coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
April 23, 2020, 4:18 am
2 cats in New York become first US pets to test positive for coronavirus
Felines thought to have caught virus from people in their households or neighborhoods; authorities say no indication pets are transmitting it to human beings
By Jennifer Peltz
Kion, a puppy from the Tel Aviv Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with his new family, the Ravids of Ramat Gan. (Courtesy Tel Aviv SPCA)
April 5, 2020, 5:39 pm
As virus spreads, animal adoptions from Israel’s largest shelter on rise
80 dogs and cats rescued over last two weeks, compared with about 15 weekly during regular periods
By Sue Surkes
This abandoned dog recently found a new home. (Courtesy, Tel Aviv Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).
March 29, 2020, 8:18 pm
More pets abandoned, and more adopted, since coronavirus outbreak
Animal welfare organizations fear that many adopted animals will be returned to shelters once people return to work, school
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative. A Magen David Adom (MDA) ambulance at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, in Jerusalem, December 13, 2018. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
February 29, 2020, 10:51 am
Safed man seriously hurt in attack by his cat
66-year-old reportedly suffers cerebral hemorrhage after the pet bit and scratched him, causing wounds to his face
By ToI Staff
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