An estimated 800 refugees are left to rot in Calais,France. They are rejected by Britain, abandoned by France and adrift inside fortress Europe. They fled war and terror ore poor economic conditions only to find their dreams of a new life end in misery. One in five refugees are unaccompanied minors. Most of the refugees live in inhuman conditions in a slum constructed in the woods, commonly known as “The Jungle”. There is no water, no electricity and no sanitation. Because of this inhuman conditions many refugees are infected with the highly contagious skin disease scabies also the refugees have to cope everyday with police harassment and fear of deportation. The refugees are carrying out daily dangerous attempts to sneak across the channel to Britain by jumping on passing trucks. Photo’s Alex Wolf

Dogs in poor shape are quite frequent in Sri Lanka and remain an unfamiliar sight to visitors from europe where such animals will be taken care in some way or the other (including euthanasia of cause..). I show you a collection of these unfortunate fellows. About Mange: (pronounced /?me?n?/) is a class of persistent contagious skin diseases caused by parasitic mites.The term is sometimes reserved for the infestation of domestic animals.Another term used to describe mite infestation is acariasis.These mites embed themselves either in hair follicles or skin, depending upon their type. They generally infest domestic animals, including dogs and cats and also other canines, livestock (such as sheep scab), wild animals and even humans (such as scabies).Two types of mites produce canine mange, and each type has characteristic symptoms.Demodectic mangeMain article: Demodicosis.A dog with severe demodectic mangeAlso called demodicosis or Red Mange, demodectic mange in dogs is caused by a sensitivity to and overpopulation of Demodex canis if the animal’s immune system is unable to keep the mites under control. There are two types of demodectic mange: localized and generalized. Localized consists of 4 spots or less. Most dogs are immune to demodectic mange, however dogs with compromised immune systems and the elderly are at a higher risk. It is not contagious to humans.Also known as canine scabies, sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious infestation of Sarcoptes scabiei canis, a …
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