Dogs, cats and chickens: caring for La Palma's pets made homeless by volcano

LA Palma, Spain: The whimpering of caged dogs mingles with the chatter of clucking hens at a makeshift animal shelter on the Spanish island of La Palma, hastily set up to rehouse hundreds of pets made homeless when their owners fled the Cumbre Vieja volcano.

Members of the Benawara Plant and Animal Protection Society began scouring the island for potential foster homes in the days before the eruption.

But as the scale of the damage became clear they stepped up their efforts and converted a school playground into a coordination centre.