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MONTH: January/February 2008

Rescuers try to stay alive in Lebanon

 

BERUIT -- Beruit for the Ethical Treatment of Animals cofounder Marguerite Shaarawi and shelter manager Jason Meir hoped at the Middle East Network for Animal Welfare conference in December 2007 that Lebanon and their efforts might soon return to normalcy.

Subsequent disappointments including a January 15, 2008 car bomb attack on a U.S. Embassy vehicle that killed three bystanders and wounded 21 .

"There has been a drastic increase in bombings over the last month," BETA e-mailed to supporters. "Lebanon is without a president since November, and elections have been delayed more than ten times. This greatly affects us. Currently we are caring for more than 350 dogs and cats. Bombings and insecurity make our work difficult."

Contact BETA c/o www.betalebanon.org.