A charity caring for lost and abandoned pets in Lebanon is struggling to stay on its feet amid the turmoil of an economic crisis and a global pandemic. The shelter has become even more over-burdened since the massive port blast in Beirut in August. Host Marco Werman speaks with Helena Husseini, who runs the BETA shelter in Beirut.
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