The terrible earthquake in Türkiye and Syria is not an exaggeration to be called a “catastrophe for all living things”. Under the rubble were not only people, but also hundreds of thousands of domestic and street animals. How four-legged, tailed, mustached, and furry animals were rescued.1/12Rescuers hold a cat being pulled from a collapsed building 248 hours after the earthquake, in Kahramanmaras on February 16.
Rescue workers with sniffer dogs search the destroyed building in Antakya.
2/12Rescue workers with sniffer dogs search the destroyed building in Antakya.
Rescue workers rescue the dog Pamuk from the rubble of a collapsed building in Khatai on February 9, 2023, three days after a major earthquake.
3/12Rescue workers rescue the dog Pamuk from the rubble of a collapsed building in Khatai on February 9, 2023, three days after a major earthquake.
A guard dog on a small farm rested on top of cows that died Saturday from injuries in an earthquake in the village of Polat, Turkey.
4/12A guard dog on a small farm rested on top of cows that died Saturday from injuries in an earthquake in the village of Polat, Turkey.
A member of Turkish animal welfare group HAYTAP rescues a dog trapped for seven days in an earthquake-destroyed house in Antakya.
5/12A member of Turkish animal welfare group HAYTAP rescues a dog trapped for seven days in an earthquake-destroyed house in Antakya.
A member of the Turkish animal welfare group HAYTAP talks about the dog rescued in Antakya.
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A member of the Turkish animal welfare group HAYTAP talks about the dog rescued in Antakya.
Man holding a rescued cat, Türkiye.
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Man holding a rescued cat, Türkiye.
A cat sits on an armchair in the damaged living room of a collapsed building in Hatay, Türkiye.
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A cat sits on an armchair in the damaged living room of a collapsed building in Hatay, Türkiye.
Rescuers give water to dogs after a rescue operation in Hatay, Türkiye.
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Rescuers give water to dogs after a rescue operation in Hatay, Türkiye.
A woman plays with her dog as rescuers continue to search for victims of an earthquake in Antakya, Türkiye.
10/12A woman plays with her dog as rescuers continue to search for victims of an earthquake in Antakya, Türkiye.
A man hugs his cat, rescued from a collapsed building, in Türkiye.
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A man hugs his cat, rescued from a collapsed building, in Türkiye.
Two cats in a ruined house, Türkiye.
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Two cats in a ruined house, Türkiye.
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