Feature: Pets abandoned in Cairo amid COVID-19 spread

People play with a cat on a street in Cairo, Egypt on June 1, 2020. Fears that pets can transmit COVID-19 virus have led many owners to abandon dogs and cats, said Ahmad Shurbagy, owner of a nonprofit animal shelter, HOPE Egyptian Baladi Rescue and Rehabilitation, in southern Cairo. TO GO WITH: "Feature: Pets abandoned in Cairo amid COVID-19 spread" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)