Palestinian vlogger creates video to advocate animal protection

STORY: Palestinian vlogger creates video to advocate animal protection DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Munzer al-Jaabari playing with his dog 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUNZER AL-JAABARI, Palestinian vlogger 3. various of Munzer al-Jaabari training his dog 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUNZER AL-JAABARI, Palestinian vlogger STORYLINE: Munzer al-Jaabari, a Palestinian vlogger, creates short videos on the daily life of his pet, a German shepherd named Lucy. He posts the videos regularly on his social media account, hoping to break local people's stereotype about the furry animals. Al-Jaabari came up with the idea in late 2020 when he noticed the negative thoughts some local residents had about dogs and raising dogs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MUNZER AL-JAABARI, Palestinian vlogger "Through the videos I posted on TikTok, I conveyed a message to others that a dog, like a person, has a mind and has feelings. For me, Lucy is an essential part o

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(220913) -- HEBRON, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Munzer al-Jaabari plays with his German shepherd "Lucy", in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Aug. 29, 2022. Munzer al-Jaabari, a Hebron-based Palestinian man, has kept posting short videos on TikTok about training his German shepherd "Lucy," which has attracted over 30,000 followers and harvested more than 3.2 million likes during the past two years. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian blogger breaks stereotype about pet breeders on TikTok" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-HEBRON-TIKTOK

(220913) -- HEBRON, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Munzer al-Jaabari plays with his German shepherd "Lucy", in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Aug. 29, 2022. Munzer al-Jaabari, a Hebron-based Palestinian man, has kept posting short videos on TikTok about training his German shepherd "Lucy," which has attracted over 30,000 followers and harvested more than 3.2 million likes during the past two years. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian blogger breaks stereotype about pet breeders on TikTok" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-TIKTOK

MIDEAST-HEBRON-TIKTOK

(220913) -- HEBRON, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Munzer al-Jaabari plays with his German shepherd "Lucy", in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Aug. 29, 2022. Munzer al-Jaabari, a Hebron-based Palestinian man, has kept posting short videos on TikTok about training his German shepherd "Lucy," which has attracted over 30,000 followers and harvested more than 3.2 million likes during the past two years. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian blogger breaks stereotype about pet breeders on TikTok" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)

MIDEAST-HEBRON-TIKTOK

MIDEAST-HEBRON-TIKTOK

(220913) -- HEBRON, Sept. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Munzer al-Jaabari plays with his German shepherd "Lucy", in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Aug. 29, 2022. Munzer al-Jaabari, a Hebron-based Palestinian man, has kept posting short videos on TikTok about training his German shepherd "Lucy," which has attracted over 30,000 followers and harvested more than 3.2 million likes during the past two years. TO GO WITH "Feature: Palestinian blogger breaks stereotype about pet breeders on TikTok" (Photo by Mamoun Wazwaz/Xinhua)