Lions, monkeys and parrots struggle to find food and medical treatment while they live under harsh conditions at the zoo due the Israeli attacks that continue in Rafah, Gaza on January 2, 2023. Some animals died due to starvation. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)





Owner Diane Cook bathes a European hedgehog at Prickly Pigs Hedgehog Rescue, as hedgehog rescues become increasingly busy due to hedgehogs coming out of hibernation early as a result of climate change, in Otley, Britain on January 3, 2024. (Photo by Molly Darlington/Reuters)





A local resident holding a cat leaves the site where residential buildings were heavily damaged during a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in central Kharkiv, Ukraine on January 2, 2024. (Photo by Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters)





A Seagull hovers over the river Seine under a cloudy sky in Paris on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP Photo)





Two boys look at seagulls along the “Promenade des anglais” on the french riviera city of Nice, south-eastern France, on January 2, 2024. (Photo by Valery Hache/AFP Photo)





The first hours after the debris from the rocket hit the building where people live in the center of Kyiv. The work of the State Emergency Service after the missile attack from Russia on January 2, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The barrage comes as Russia started the new year with intensified aerial attacks across multiple cities. It also follows a Ukrainian attack on the Russian border city of Belgorod on Saturday, which reportedly killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100. (Photo by Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)





Aquarists clean windows at the Sea Life London Aquarium during the annual “count and clean” at the London attraction on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. (Photo by James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)





A man stands on a horse during Epiphany celebrations in the village of Pietrosani, Romania, Saturday, January 6, 2024. According to the local Epiphany traditions, following a religious service, villagers have their horses blessed with holy water and then compete in a race. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)





This picture taken on January 6, 2024 shows activists from Animals Hope Shelter Indonesia checking a truck containing hundreds of dogs intended for consumption after it was seized by police in Semarang. Indonesian police have intercepted a truck carrying more than 200 dogs shackled and bound for the slaughterhouse, authorities said, in the latest victory for activists who oppose eating dog meat. (Photo by Daffa Ramya Kanzuddin/AFP Photo)





Two Boxer dogs sit in a car as they wait for their owners to come back from a shopping centre in Matulji, Croatia on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Marko Djurica/Reuters)





Skier Cieran Marschal and his dog Kai enjoy the favourable weather conditions on snow-covered hills in Glenshee, Scotland on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian)





A keeper holds an endangered Seychelles giant millipede during the stock take at ZSL London Zoo, in London, Wednesday, January 3, 2024. The conservation zoo is home to more than 300 different species, from endangered Galapagos giant tortoises and Asiatic lions to critically endangered Sumatran tigers – all of which will be logged and recorded as part of the zoo's annual licence requirement. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)





Volunteers bathe a pelican drenched in oil at the Guindy National Park in Chennai on January 3, 2024 after it's rescue from a large oil spill at Ennore creek due to Cyclone Michaung. (Photo by R. Satish Babu/AFP Photo)





A horse rolls in sand during a parade at Muizenberg beach, in Cape Town, South Africa on January 5, 2024. (Photo by Esa Alexander/Reuters)





A dog smells Pope Francis' foot as he meets faithful during the weekly general audience, in Paul VI hall at the Vatican on January 3, 2024. (Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters)





A zoo keeper counts Humboldt penguins during the London Zoo annual stocktake on January 3, 2024. (Photo by James Veysey/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Arkadas, a German shepherd dog donated by Turkey to Mexico, looks at a sparkler on a cake during its first birthday party at the Campo Marte in Mexico City, Mexico, 07 January 2024. The Mexican Army celebrated the first birthday of Arkadas with a dog party, including the Mananitas awaken song, a cake, party hats, and dozens of dogs as guests. Arkadas was a present to Mexico upon the death of Proteo, a dog who died in the search of survivors in Turkey's earthquake one year ago. (Photo by Isaac Esquivel/EPA)





Swans swimming on flood water in Worcester, following heavy rainfall on Thursday, January 4, 2024. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning from 12pm on Thursday with rainfall expected to travel in a north-east direction across the south of England, lasting until 3am on Friday. (Photo by David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)





A woman with a dove on her back pays tribute to Yemanja, goddess of the sea, during a traditional New Year's Eve celebration in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Pilar Olivares/Reuters)





Priscilla, a Galapagos giant tortoise, is counted during the stock take at ZSL London Zoo, in London, Wednesday, January 3, 2024. The conservation zoo is home to more than 300 different species, from endangered Galapagos giant tortoises and Asiatic lions to critically endangered Sumatran tigers – all of which will be logged and recorded as part of the zoo's annual licence requirement. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo)