Four-legged fortress offers hope to abandoned pets
A residential villa in Qalali, Muharraq, has been transformed into a bustling, four-legged fortress.
While the sirens of the current emergency echo through the kingdom, 27-year-old Mariah Watters is waging a different kind of campaign; one fuelled by a mother’s instinct and an iron-clad resolve to ensure no pet is left behind.
Originally from Peterborough, Ontario, in Canada, Mariah arrived in Bahrain in 2024. A former teacher by trade, she might have expected a quiet expat life. Instead, she was met with what she describes as an ‘epidemic’ of abandoned animals. It was a sight that quite literally kept her awake at night.
