{"id":763250,"date":"2025-10-09T08:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=763250"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:54:06","slug":"meet-the-lebanese-woman-behind-dahyes-only-cat-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/763250\/meet-the-lebanese-woman-behind-dahyes-only-cat-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Amazing Lebanese Woman Behind Dahye&#8217;s Only Cat Shelter"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>Looking for a heartwarming initiative to support? Meet Diana, a Lebanese woman known as <em>Em El Bsaynet<\/em> (the Mother of Cats) in Beirut&#8217;s southern suburb. Running Dahye\u2019s only cat shelter, Diana has been taking in stray cats since the COVID-19 pandemic, and even more during the war on Lebanon.<\/p>    <p><\/p>   <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DPMbhEPiK_Y\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe>   <p><\/p>    <p>For years, she\u2019s been known in her neighborhood for her deep compassion toward animals. She treats every cat like her own, carefully feeding, cleaning, and giving them medicine when they\u2019re sick.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p>Even after one of her cats is adopted, she follows up with their new family to make sure they&#8217;re well-adjusted. 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