Caturday: Cats of Gaza
In Gaza, even survival has become a daily negotiation — and the cats, once symbols of ordinary neighborhood life, now mirror the region’s fragility. Amid rubble and scarcity, they wander through bombed streets and broken courtyards, searching for food, shelter, and a human touch. Their suffering is quiet but constant, a reflection of the larger grief that surrounds them. Yet in this devastation, small sanctuaries persist — volunteers feeding, rescuing, and nursing life back into fur and bone. These shelters are acts of mercy in a place where mercy itself is endangered. To care for Gaza’s cats is to affirm that life still matters — even in places where survival feels impossible. Each rescued animal is a small act of resistance against despair, a reminder that compassion can outlast destruction. The shelters working there do more than feed and heal; they testify that mercy endures, even when everything else collapses. Below are links to organizations and volunteers who keep that mercy al...