it’s so sad to see kitten suffering and dying in the streets that I cannot stand
dying in the streets that I cannot stand
dying in the streets that I cannot stand it it will affect my mental health I
it it will affect my mental health I
it it will affect my mental health I can’t pass by kitten on the street and
can’t pass by kitten on the street and
can’t pass by kitten on the street and not rescue it because I know it’s going
not rescue it because I know it’s going
not rescue it because I know it’s going to have a horrible life until it dies
to have a horrible life until it dies
to have a horrible life until it dies holyland cats that walked in the
holyland cats that walked in the
holyland cats that walked in the footsteps at the kings and prophets of
footsteps at the kings and prophets of
footsteps at the kings and prophets of Israel it’s a bit of a surprise for
Israel it’s a bit of a surprise for
Israel it’s a bit of a surprise for everyone who comes here you know that
everyone who comes here you know that
everyone who comes here you know that first they’ll see one cat and they’ll
first they’ll see one cat and they’ll
first they’ll see one cat and they’ll say oh look a cat and then they start
say oh look a cat and then they start
say oh look a cat and then they start seeing a whole lot more cats like not a
seeing a whole lot more cats like not a
seeing a whole lot more cats like not a normal number and until people realize
normal number and until people realize
normal number and until people realize that there are a huge number of stray
that there are a huge number of stray
that there are a huge number of stray cats not just in Israel but the entire
cats not just in Israel but the entire
cats not just in Israel but the entire Mediterranean basin where it’s warm
Mediterranean basin where it’s warm
Mediterranean basin where it’s warm weather and the winters are very mild
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[Music] I never leave the house without a large
I never leave the house without a large
I never leave the house without a large bag of cat food in my pack I make a
bag of cat food in my pack I make a
bag of cat food in my pack I make a certain sound to call them for food so
certain sound to call them for food so
certain sound to call them for food so they associate the sound that I make and
they associate the sound that I make and
they associate the sound that I make and me with food and they come running and
me with food and they come running and
me with food and they come running and they recognize me when I call them I try
they recognize me when I call them I try
they recognize me when I call them I try to keep a very low profile a lot of my
to keep a very low profile a lot of my
to keep a very low profile a lot of my neighbors really don’t get animals at
neighbors really don’t get animals at
neighbors really don’t get animals at all the attitude in Jerusalem towards
all the attitude in Jerusalem towards
all the attitude in Jerusalem towards stray cats in general I would say that
stray cats in general I would say that
stray cats in general I would say that the non-religious Western Jews are the
the non-religious Western Jews are the
the non-religious Western Jews are the most involved in animal welfare issues
most involved in animal welfare issues
most involved in animal welfare issues and I’m a religious Jew I became
and I’m a religious Jew I became
and I’m a religious Jew I became religious as an adult and I have
religious as an adult and I have
religious as an adult and I have tremendous respect for each group but
tremendous respect for each group but
tremendous respect for each group but the more religious the group is it turns
the more religious the group is it turns
the more religious the group is it turns out that they have the least experience
out that they have the least experience
out that they have the least experience with animals and that tends to be a fear
with animals and that tends to be a fear
with animals and that tends to be a fear of them so they’re not involved with
of them so they’re not involved with
of them so they’re not involved with them
them
them [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
let me pet you what is it there I have
let me pet you what is it there I have ran into some people in the middle of
ran into some people in the middle of
ran into some people in the middle of the night
the night
the night like in the Muslim quarters and the
like in the Muslim quarters and the
like in the Muslim quarters and the Christian quarters
Christian quarters
Christian quarters you know resident Arabs in the old city
you know resident Arabs in the old city
you know resident Arabs in the old city and some of them are curious they asked
and some of them are curious they asked
and some of them are curious they asked me what I’m doing and I explained it to
me what I’m doing and I explained it to
me what I’m doing and I explained it to them and you see the wheels turning in
them and you see the wheels turning in
them and you see the wheels turning in their head and they start to smile and
their head and they start to smile and
their head and they start to smile and they nod their head and then they said
they nod their head and then they said
they nod their head and then they said good for you I work on the head at ala
good for you I work on the head at ala
good for you I work on the head at ala Sufi
my home is a revolving door I can’t pass
my home is a revolving door I can’t pass up any kitten on the street because I
up any kitten on the street because I
up any kitten on the street because I know it’s just having a horrible
know it’s just having a horrible
know it’s just having a horrible horrible time and they all come from
horrible time and they all come from
horrible time and they all come from different places different stories
you’re delicious this is grace grace was
you’re delicious this is grace grace was almost dead when I found her in the
almost dead when I found her in the
almost dead when I found her in the Christian quarter very close to the
Christian quarter very close to the
Christian quarter very close to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre yeah hi
Church of the Holy Sepulchre yeah hi
Church of the Holy Sepulchre yeah hi Nora
Nora
Nora Noor is the sweetest she has a
Noor is the sweetest she has a
Noor is the sweetest she has a neurological problem that’s permanent
neurological problem that’s permanent
neurological problem that’s permanent when she was a tiny kitten something hit
when she was a tiny kitten something hit
when she was a tiny kitten something hit her in the head I don’t know what but
her in the head I don’t know what but
her in the head I don’t know what but that’s what the doctor said she still
that’s what the doctor said she still
that’s what the doctor said she still falls over a lot but she’s a very happy
falls over a lot but she’s a very happy
falls over a lot but she’s a very happy cat the classic problem is that there’s
cat the classic problem is that there’s
cat the classic problem is that there’s a lot of people who are putting out a
a lot of people who are putting out a
a lot of people who are putting out a lot of food for a lot of cats but
lot of food for a lot of cats but
lot of food for a lot of cats but they’re not spaying them so they wander
they’re not spaying them so they wander
they’re not spaying them so they wander off they get hurt they starve they get
off they get hurt they starve they get
off they get hurt they starve they get they die of disease there’s only a limit
they die of disease there’s only a limit
they die of disease there’s only a limit to the amount of food available for
to the amount of food available for
to the amount of food available for these street cuts you know people think
these street cuts you know people think
these street cuts you know people think oh they’ll manage there’s plenty of
oh they’ll manage there’s plenty of
oh they’ll manage there’s plenty of garbage well there isn’t you know if you
garbage well there isn’t you know if you
garbage well there isn’t you know if you check any garbage can more often than
check any garbage can more often than
check any garbage can more often than not there’s nothing for a cat to eat in
not there’s nothing for a cat to eat in
not there’s nothing for a cat to eat in there
there
there [Music]
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[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
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[Music] but no we try to do the best bit for
but no we try to do the best bit for
but no we try to do the best bit for them here overcrowding is very very
them here overcrowding is very very
them here overcrowding is very very unhealthy physically and emotionally for
unhealthy physically and emotionally for
unhealthy physically and emotionally for cats very stressful but if there’s one
cats very stressful but if there’s one
cats very stressful but if there’s one message I think I could give to people
message I think I could give to people
message I think I could give to people is some spay and neuter your cats spay
is some spay and neuter your cats spay
is some spay and neuter your cats spay and neuter cats in the street since the
and neuter cats in the street since the
and neuter cats in the street since the year 2009 when I started keeping count
year 2009 when I started keeping count
year 2009 when I started keeping count I’ve been prowling the streets of the
I’ve been prowling the streets of the
I’ve been prowling the streets of the old city laid it like slepping big traps
old city laid it like slepping big traps
old city laid it like slepping big traps it’s just an enormous amount of work it
it’s just an enormous amount of work it
it’s just an enormous amount of work it sort of means like being always on call
sort of means like being always on call
sort of means like being always on call like you could just get cozy in bed and
like you could just get cozy in bed and
like you could just get cozy in bed and just want to unplug and the phone ring
just want to unplug and the phone ring
just want to unplug and the phone ring and it will be someone saying that
and it will be someone saying that
and it will be someone saying that there’s a sick cat in the Muslim Quarter
there’s a sick cat in the Muslim Quarter
there’s a sick cat in the Muslim Quarter come and get it you know and all it
come and get it you know and all it
come and get it you know and all it takes is a few cats to reverse all the
takes is a few cats to reverse all the
takes is a few cats to reverse all the work that you’ve done a few cuts having
work that you’ve done a few cuts having
work that you’ve done a few cuts having kittens and then then having kittens
kittens and then then having kittens
kittens and then then having kittens [Music]
[Music]
[Music] there was a rabbi who lived about a
there was a rabbi who lived about a
there was a rabbi who lived about a hundred years ago in Germany named rabbi
hundred years ago in Germany named rabbi
hundred years ago in Germany named rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch and he said that
Samson Raphael Hirsch and he said that
Samson Raphael Hirsch and he said that it’s not enough to not cause pain to
it’s not enough to not cause pain to
it’s not enough to not cause pain to animals that if you see an animal
animals that if you see an animal
animals that if you see an animal suffering even it’s not your own and
suffering even it’s not your own and
suffering even it’s not your own and even if you didn’t cause a suffering
even if you didn’t cause a suffering
even if you didn’t cause a suffering it’s up to you to do something to rescue
it’s up to you to do something to rescue
it’s up to you to do something to rescue it
it
it [Music]
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