Heroic Cat Rescue, Aleppo, Syria

[doomsdave]

Life can get tough, for a bunch of reasons.

But, in Aleppo it's gotten tough for a whole bunch of reasons, all at once.

"Cat Man of Aleppo" Rebuilds Sanctuary for Abandoned Pets

 

[mama africa]

Life can get tough, for a bunch of reasons.

But, in Aleppo it's gotten tough for a whole bunch of reasons, all at once.

"Cat Man of Aleppo" Rebuilds Sanctuary for Abandoned Pets

The story of the Cat Man of Aleppo continues…

Return of the cat man

Heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. If that's not dedication, I don't know what it is.

 

[Jcatbird]

Smile and cry and hope.

 

[Furballsmom]

Smile and cry and hope.

All of that
I LOVE his mom's phrase, let the dust in your hands turn to gold or however she put it - just amazing and somewhat mind-bending, the whole entire thing.

 

[Jcatbird]

The thing that concerns me most is that the more attention he gets publicly, the more he is at risk. I’ve known others in that situation. If he gets enough attention, maybe that will provide him, the animals and children more protection. They have my heart, for sure.

 

[Furballsmom]

prayers

 

[catsknowme]

The supportive Facebook page is Il Gattarro D'Aleppo. Please pay attention to the security tips. I love that the international community is involved.

 

[Antonio65]

I wonder why the panels behind this man are written in Italian

The words "il gattaro" to the left of the heart mean, in Italian, "the (male) cat-carer", and to the right of the heart "d'Aleppo" means "of Aleppo".

For instance, because I'm a man and I take care of my colony, I am defined as a "gattaro" in my country.
A woman with the same passion would be a "gattara".

 

[catsknowme]

My understanding is that only European aid has been allowed by the various warring factions. It is a real underground effort; I applaud the efforts of all those who are simply trying to aid harmless creatures caught up in conflict.

 

[mama africa]

Antonio65 .
Here is some more information about the Italian roots of the project.

Who We Are – House of Cats Ernesto

 

[Antonio65]

Thanks mama africa ,
I have found out that the seat of the organization is in Italy, Cremona. Though most, if not all, of the staff is Arab, they chose an Italian name.
Ernesto, too, is Italian
This is still weird...

 

[mama africa]

Thanks mama africa ,
I have found out that the seat of the organization is in Italy, Cremona. Though most, if not all, of the staff is Arab, they chose an Italian name.
Ernesto, too, is Italian
This is still weird...

Antonio65 - You can find the answer in this extract from

Interview: The Cat Man of Aleppo – Prowl & Purr

"(…)"Why did you call the original sanctuary the “House of Cats Ernesto”?
Ernesto is an Italian name and the original Ernesto was the much loved pet of [Alessandra Abidin, the cat sanctuary’s organiser, she’s] from Italy. He died too young and Alessandra was devastated by his death. When she reached out to me after seeing photographs of me feeding the cats in war torn Aleppo, [the original sanctuary] was born. Alessandra speaks Italian, English and Arabic and she helped me communicate with non Arabic speaking people all over the world and our Facebook pages were born. Of course we called the sanctuary after her Ernesto, and one of the first cats there was also called Ernesto in her honour.(…)"

 

[Antonio65]

Thanks!

 

[catsknowme]

mama africa - thank you for the links!
I loved the interview and reposted it on FB.

 

[mama africa]

mama africa - thank you for the links!
I loved the interview and reposted it on FB.

You're very welcome, catsknowme , and thanks for reposting it on FB !