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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.
Stray dogs are seen in a street in the Egyptian capital Cairo on December 12, 2018. - In Egypt, stray dogs, commonly referred to as 'baladi dogs', are widely viewed as unsanitary and dirty. They are typically seen running about the streets and scavenging garbage for food. There are no official data on the size of the stray dogs' population but activists say they are running loose in millions. Animal rights advocates have sought to offer solutions to the crisis, actively removing dogs from the streets and gi

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). 

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