As thousands of expats fled Dubai following Iranian retaliatory str**es in March 2026, animal shelters across the United Arab Emirates were suddenly overwhelmed.

Rescuers reported dogs tied to lampposts, cats left outside homes, and veterinary clinics receiving requests to put down perfectly healthy pets whose owners didn’t want to deal with them before leaving.

Volunteers said hundreds of posts appeared in WhatsApp and Facebook groups within days, asking shelters to take in abandoned animals.

Organizations like K9 Friends Dubai and War Paws called the situation heartbreaking — especially in a city where many fleeing residents could afford private jets and security convoys.

Under UAE law, abandoning a pet can lead to fines and jail time, but during the crisis enforcement has been minimal.

Now a difficult question is spreading online:

If someone abandons an animal in a crisis…
should they ever be allowed to own one again?

Too occupied going after farm workers while pushing forward Trump’s so-called revenge agenda.

Taken from a AZ Facebook post, it looks off but I can’t tell if it’s a just weird camera angle.

New data shows public interest in the “Epstein Files” has plummeted in the United States just as the U.S.–Israel conflict with Iran began dominating headlines. According to Google Trends, searches related to the Epstein documents — which include millions of pages of court records and interview summaries released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act — have fallen sharply as attention shifts to the war and its global implications.

The drop doesn’t mean the files are no longer available — they remain searchable online — but it does reflect how quickly major geopolitical events can eclipse other news stories in the public’s attention.

Ordered takeout, found a battery in my food