A young man is distraught over the beloved horse he had to leave behind when he was displaced to southern Gaza.

Every day, the farmer counts his goats on the besieged farm. / He says he counts them to guard / against the dogs / that lurk.

Using canines to intimidate, injure, and torture Palestinians is government-sanctioned terrorism against civilians.

This heinous war has affected pets like my cat just as painfully and negatively as it has affected Palestinians.

“The cat became nervous because of the sounds of war and started attacking our family.”

They may be slow and old-fashioned, but they are essential for survival.