Maryam cares for 65 cats in North Gaza. She needs help to buy food for her cats.
North Gaza
65 cats
Project start: September 2024
“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.”
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.
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.
Yes you can. Our bank details are:
Bank: Triodos
Sort-code: 16-58-10
Name: Stichting Animal Heroes
Account number: NL57TRIO0320595846
Description: Maryam – Gaza
If you donate through the bank, unfortunately, we won’t be able to send you a thank-you note, as the bank does not provide us with your contact information. We also won’t be able to keep you informed about our projects.
Would you still like to stay updated? Then please send us an email at info@animalheroes.nl or follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram via @animalheroes.eu.
We have a local emergency response team in Gaza. Normally we always visit our projects personally, because we believe that is the best way to understand the situation and the need for emergency aid. However, at the moment we are not going to Gaza, because it is too risky to either get kidnapped or killed. Without food and medicine available there is not much we could do on the ground. The most important thing we can do for animals now is to get aid across the border.
Yes, we plan to start structural aid for as long as needed.
In principle no, because it would cost too much to ship goods from Europe or the USA to Egypt and at the moment our food shipment is stock in Egypt, not yet allowed to cross.
We will not be able to restitute your donation, because we will have sent her the money into her account. If any of the donations have not been sent, it will be used for our other aid projects in Gaza.
100% of your donation will be sent to Maryam. However, not all of this money will reach the cats. Banks are closed, and merchants only accept cash. Exchange offices charge up to 25% of commission in order to get cash.
Yes, we are a registered charity, with an ANBI status based in Amsterdam. We also have an operational office in Italy and an international team consisting of professionals from nine different countries who dedicate their free time to help animals in need.
Stichting Animal Heroes
Pieter Aertszstraat 89/1
1073 SL Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Stichting Animal Heroes
Via San Marco 18
32046 San Vito di Cadore (BL)
Italy
Fiscal number RSIN: 864617914
KvK number (Dutch registration number chamber of commerce): 864617914
Our bank account number: NL57TRIO0320595846 – Stichting Animal Heroes
