Pet Shops

A firefighter carries injured chickens in a cage following a fire at a pet market next to Chatuchak market in Bangkok. Photo: Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
Asia

Animals killed as fire rips through Bangkok pet market

A fire ripped through pet shops next to Bangkok's famed Chatuchak market early Tuesday, killing caged dogs, cats, birds and snakes, and damaging more than 100 stalls, police said

Pet shop owners in Katabon wait after keeping the shutters open so that the animals inside can get a brief relief from heat and humidity. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Pet shops get a window of relief, so do animals in there