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Gili the poodle, who is awaiting surgery for injuries sustained during an Iranian missile attack on the southern city of Eilat on March 14, 2026. (Courtesy)
March 16, 2026, 8:03 pm
Family fundraises for poodles badly hurt in Iranian missile attack
Surgery for Tsili and Gili expected to cost tens of thousands of shekels, and owner Danielle Haroush ‘can barely make ends meet,’ says sister
By Sue Surkes
Israeli reservists pose with a dog they brought out of Gaza in December 2023. (Courtesy of Glass Walls)
February 1, 2024, 11:26 am
Israeli troops’ rescue of animals in Gaza fuels pro-Palestinian ‘looting’ charges
Some anti-Israel activists focus on the issue of pets being brought into Israel as complementary evidence to support a narrative of wrongdoing by Israeli soldiers in Gaza
By Canaan Lidor
Illustrative: A woman and her dog take cover in a stairway in Jerusalem, as a red alert siren sounds during a rocket barrage fired from Gaza into Israel, October 7, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
October 14, 2023, 7:27 am
As enemy rockets rain down, Israelis provide shelter to displaced pets
The onslaught of terror that poured out of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and the subsequent war has upended large numbers of citizens around the country – and their furry friends
By Shira Silkoff
US President Joe Biden's dog Commander looks out from the balcony during a pardoning ceremony for the national Thanksgiving turkeys at the White House in Washington, November 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
July 25, 2023, 11:23 pm
Biden’s dog has bitten Secret Service agents at least 10 times
Records sought by conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch show Commander’s repeated attacks on employees; White House says environment stressful for pets
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
A Jewish family from Kharkiv and their chihuahua on the bus organized by Israel's Ukraine embassy to take citizens from Lviv to Poland, March 11, 2022 (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
April 5, 2022, 4:15 am
Refugee’s best friend: As Ukrainians flee war, dogs, cats and other pets come too
Many Ukrainians are refusing to leave their beloved animals behind, bringing four-legged companions with them on cramped, harrowing journeys to safety
By Lazar Berman and Sue Surkes
School kids dressed up in costumes arrive to their school ahead of the the Jewish holiday of Purim, at the Gabrieli Carmel School in Tel Aviv, March 15, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
March 17, 2022, 12:57 pm
Daily Briefing Mar. 17: For Purim, ToI kids ask hard questions about the Ukraine war
Times of Israel reporters’ children pick up the mic to ask diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman essential questions; plus, some optimistic news items
By ToI Staff
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
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
Inbar Regev, 8, swimming with her family's pet python snake in their home in Ge'a, southern Israel. (Screenshot: Twitter)
From the WebOctober 9, 2020, 12:19 am
Meet the Israeli girl who enjoys swimming with her pet python
Reuters: Inbar Regev, 8, grew up with Belle the snake and other unusual pets in her family’s animal sanctuary; her mother says it’s ‘very natural for us’
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
A dog wears a home made cover over its snout, which its owner said was as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, as he stands on a sidewalk in Beijing on February 25, 2020. (Greg Baker/AFP)
February 29, 2020, 11:20 am
Hong Kong pets face quarantine after dog tests positive for coronavirus
Health authorities in city state say the canine has no ‘relevant symptoms’ of the virus but has been placed in isolation as a precaution
By AFP
A member of the veterinary staff carries a female Pitbull receiving treatment for a herniated disk at Pet Zone, a pet health center in the Jordanian capital Amman, on October 1, 2019. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
December 23, 2019, 7:42 am
It’s not such a dog’s life for Jordan’s pampered pets
Despite economic woes, Jordanians are increasingly shelling out their hard-earned cash on house pets, as country sees rise of pet hotels
By Mussa Hattar
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