Nice's Youcef Atal, left, and PSG's Juan Bernat challenge for the ball during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Nice at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Saturday, May 4, 2019. (Photo by Christophe Ena/AP Photo)

A cat disrupts between Mexico's Tigres UANL and Real Salt Lake during a quarterfinals match as part of the Leagues Cup 2019 at Rio Tinto Stadium on July 24, 2019 in Sandy, Utah. (Photo by Jeff Swinger/USA TODAY Sports)

2016 Rio Olympics, Beach Volleyball, Women's Preliminary, Beach Volleyball Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 6, 2016. Liliana Fernandez Steiner (ESP) of Spain prepares to serve. (Photo by Ruben Sprich/Reuters)

Yulin, a city in southern China, celebrates the summer solstice by throwing a festival that involves the slaughter and consumption of as many as 10,000 dogs. Not everyone in China supports such practices, however; 65-year-old Yang Xiaoyun, a retired teacher who runs an animal shelter in Tianjin, traveled more than 2,400 km (1,500 miles) and spent more than 7,000 yuan ($1,100 or €990) to save 100 dogs from certain death.

Lopez Cardona of Cuba and Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine appear inseparable in the 80kg semi-final on August 4, 2024, but it was Khyzhniak who progressed to the final. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)

Handout photo provided by ParalympicsGB of Piers Gilliver competing in the Individual Sabre A - Men event during day six of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. (Photo by ParalympicsGB/PA Wire)

Kenyan-Mexican actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the 76th Annual Tony Awards in New York City, U.S., June 11, 2023. (Photo by Amr Alfiky/Reuters)

Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz Jr celebrates winning the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix night race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on September 17, 2023. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)