Earlier this year, the Shinui party transferred 2.5 million shekels to the ministry to benefit animals in Israel. The money came from government funds granted to the Shinui party during coalition negotiations for its entry into the government.
Attorney Zohar Shekalim, filling in as Head of the Department for Prevention of Animal Suffering, says that the funds will be used for rescuing animals in distress and for national animal welfare projects.
On his Arutz-7 Weblog, commentator Michael Freund compared between the Israeli government's treatment of animals and Gush Katif refugees in a posting entitled Poodles vs. People. In his closing remark, he noted: "And so, in the twisted moral calculus of our government, there is plenty of extra money to find shelter for cats or dogs, but not for the thousands of Jewish citizens made homeless by the expulsion from Gaza."
"When a government starts favoring poodles over people, that's as sure a sign as any that it's time for it to go," added Freund.
Attorney Zohar Shekalim, filling in as Head of the Department for Prevention of Animal Suffering, says that the funds will be used for rescuing animals in distress and for national animal welfare projects.
On his Arutz-7 Weblog, commentator Michael Freund compared between the Israeli government's treatment of animals and Gush Katif refugees in a posting entitled Poodles vs. People. In his closing remark, he noted: "And so, in the twisted moral calculus of our government, there is plenty of extra money to find shelter for cats or dogs, but not for the thousands of Jewish citizens made homeless by the expulsion from Gaza."
"When a government starts favoring poodles over people, that's as sure a sign as any that it's time for it to go," added Freund.