Animal lovers help left-behind pets


Feeding time: Animal Defender volunteers portioning out food for the rescued dogs at their shelter in Parung, Bogor, in West Java province. — Reuters

Four-year-old pitbull Gledis was home alone for two days without food when a group of volunteers found her.

She is among many pets left behind when their owners tested positive for Covid-19 and were hospitalised or placed in isolation.

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