Starving Syrians eat cats and dogs to survive in besieged towns

The UN said the Syrian government has allowed access to an opposition town near the Lebanon border where residents have resorted to eating cats and dogs to survive.

The UN said it is preparing to deliver humanitarian assistance to the town of Madaya, which is being besieged by pro-government forces, and to two Shi’ite towns in the province of Idlib which are under rebel siege.

Medical staff and aid workers in the besieged Madaya have pleaded with international authorities to step in to save its 40,000 residents from starving to death, as they have resorted to eating cats and dogs.