Taking care of stray dogs at a shelter in Benghazi – in pictures

Libyan Society for the Welfare of Street Animals is run by two sisters

Ibtisam bin Omran, 52, who rents a dog shelter and runs the Libyan Society for the Welfare of Street Animals along with her sister, feeds stray dogs at the shelter in Benghazi. All photos: Reuters

Ibtisam bin Omran, 52, who rents a dog shelter and runs the Libyan Society for the Welfare of Street Animals along with her sister, feeds stray dogs at the shelter in Benghazi.

Ibtisam bin Omran, 52, who rents a dog shelter and runs the Libyan Society for the Welfare of Street Animals along with her sister, feeds stray dogs at the shelter in Benghazi.

Ibtisam bin Omran, 52, who rents a dog shelter and runs the Libyan Society for the Welfare of Street Animals along with her sister, gives water to stray dogs at the shelter in Benghazi.

Ibtisam bin Omran, 52, who rents a dog shelter and runs the Libyan Society for the Welfare of Street Animals along with her sister, feeds stray dogs at the shelter in Benghazi.

Ms bin Omran pets one of the dogs in Benghazi.

She plays with some of the dogs in her care.

Ms bin Omran tends to these two puppies.

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