PROJECT CLOSED
Help feed Maryam’s cats in North Gaza
Maryam Hasan cares for 65 cats in North Gaza. Her situation has become critial over the past month. She has been surviving on beans and bread for a year now. The lack of food is slowly taking its toll on her family and on her 65 cats.
More than 10,000 euro collected
Thanks to your donations, we have been able to collect over 10,000 euro for Maryam. This money has used to feed her 65 cats buying catfood at extremely high prices in North Gaza.
Maryam says:
“I’m losing my health. I suffer from malnutrition and wonder when dehydration will hit. I can’t take care of my cats because I’m so weak. I don’t know what to do—everything is closed, and I feel lost. My strength is collapsing, and I need donations desperately. Thank you.”
Update August 2025 – Project closed
Maryam had to evacuate her house in July 2025. According to her, she and her neighbours did not get any warning before heavy bombing started.
She managed to take 6 cats with her, the rest (about 40 that were still alive) she had to leave behind. A month later she managed to get back to her house and it was completely destroyed and she has not found any cats alive.
That’s why we have closed this aid project, as there is no shelter left. We still continue to help her Maryam though. If you wish to donate for the care of Maryam’s remaining 6 cats, you can do so via her Facebook page that offers an Animal Heroes donation link.
About Animal Heroes
We are a European animal emergency aid organisation based in Amsterdam. Animal Heroes aims to support local animal heroes – people who care for animals in the most difficult circumstances – with fast and efficient emergency aid. We have completed aid missions following wars, earthquakes, floods, and forest fires in Lebanon, Turkey, Ukraine, Italy, Greece, and the West Bank.
