Still, although charity to animals is agreed upon as valid in Moroccan society, many Moroccans still see humanitarian work directed at animals as a secondary priority, especially in times of crisis, such as the global health crisis linked to the coronavirus epidemic.
At a time when many initiatives provided assistance aimed at easing the burden on families that were greatly affected by this crisis, other groups, mostly young people, chose another kind of humanitarian work, which from their perspective is of no less importance or reward: humanitarian work for the benefit of animals.
The effects of COVID-19 not only claimed human lives and livelihoods, but also had a profound impact on the lives of street animals due to the quarantine period, the closure of restaurants, and the absence of food waste on which these animals mainly depend. Birds in the tourist areas likewise missed tourists and visitors who usually provide them with grains and other food. But street animals were not the only ones affected by this crisis. The trouble extended to pets that lived comfortably in the homes of their owners until job loss or reduced income due to the repercussions of the pandemic caused these pets’ needs to become a heavy burden. Many of these people could no longer care for their animals and were forced to abandon them.
Under these circumstances, the voices of a group of Moroccans, especially on social media, rose to demand the rescue of these animals. Individual and collective initiatives soon emerged from Moroccans who consider humanitarian work for the benefit of animals an urgent necessity and a duty towards these living creatures, rather than a luxury.
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