The suffering caused by the war in Yemen was not limited to human beings, but animals had a large share of it, as they also suffered from hunger, including lions, leopards and monkeys in zoos.

In February 2016, due to the war, animals in Taiz Zoo faced a real danger after running out of food and medicine, causing them to starve. 11 lions and 6 rare Arab tigers out of 31 died, and a number of animals, including the rare Arab (Maha), of which the zoo has 18. At that time, Tamdeen Youth Foundation launched a distress call to save the rest of the animals. The call was heard far away in Malmo, Sweden, where the scenes moved the heart of the animal-lover Chantal Yunkurjoo. She started an online campaign to collect donations to provide food and medicine for animals. The effort succeeded in collecting $33,000 in less than two weeks. It was received by SOS ZOO & BEAR RESCUE, which involved Tamdeen Foundation in implementing the campaign's objectives. Employees' salaries were paid, animals were fed, and wounded lions and tigers because of fighting with each other on the crumbs, were treated. TYF managed to save 280 animals in the zoo.