Animal activists outraged over Egyptian government killing of stray dogs
Egypt’s State Council is currently looking into a lawsuit against the government’s killing of stray animals, which officials say is necessary to protect citizens.
CAIRO — The Administrative Judicial Court of the Egyptian State Council is looking into a new lawsuit filed by lawyer Mostafa Shaaban and a group of animal welfare activists, demanding that the government stops randomly killing stray dogs and cats and bans their export to countries that allow their meat to be eaten.
The case was addressed to the president of the republic, the prime minister, the ministers of interior, foreign affairs, local development, investment and agriculture, and the chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS).
On Jan. 9, the court adjourned the hearing of the case to Jan. 23.
Shaaban told Al-Monitor over the phone that the government agencies are conducting a systematic campaign to kill dogs and cats across Egypt in violation of the law, using brutal and immoral methods, most notably killing them with bullets or by inserting deadly toxins into food and feeding it to them. He said this is the reason for filing a lawsuit to force the government to stop this campaign.
