Published on, Sept. 29 -- September 29, 2025 2:09 PM

Aisha Rashid, a Pakistani expatriate in the UAE, is facing eviction from her Dubai apartment after dedicating years of her life to rescuing and caring for 65 cats. Her property management has given her an October 2 deadline to remove the animals, following fines totaling Dh8,000 for keeping them in her two-bedroom apartment.

What started as a temporary act of kindness during the Covid-19 pandemic quickly turned into a full-scale rescue operation. Rashid, 39, began feeding stray cats when the original caretaker was unable to continue. Over the past six years, she has personally neutered around 150 cats, covering all veterinary costs from her modest monthly salary of Dh7,000. Nearly Dh4...