The Cruel Poisoning of dogs has started again in Hurghada.

In summer 2020 his excellence Mr Amr Hanafi, the governor of Hurghada made a promise on Egyptian television to stop the poisoning actions in Hurghada. In December 2021 Dr. Mohamed El Sayed Barawy was announced as the new Chief of the Veterinarian Departement of Hurghada. Since this time there are almost daily news about poisonings in the social media.

Bait laced with Strychnin poison is laid out of the streets, not only killing strays (that are mainly castrated and have vaccine against rabies), but people's pets and children have been harmed by the same poison.

The fact is, the only long term, effective method to reduce the strays is through neutering.

The justification given for the poisonings is for "protection of the citizens“. Even rough a majority of the dogs are not dangerous, nor do they spread disease.

Tourists from all over the world are shocked about this old-fashioned and cruel method and prevents them from visiting the country, as many do not wish to witness the blatant disrespect and cruelty towards animals. .

We asked now his excellenz Mr Amr Hanafi to stop the barbaric, inhumane, archaic procedure and instead stay true to his promise and proceed with a new attitude towards animal welfare, so that Egypt can adapt to the global standards in this field. Animal welfare organisations and volunteers continue to work on the neutering and vaccination of dogs and cats in Egypt to keep the numbers under control. If the government would work with them, the stray dogs of Egypt would be easily managed.