While people around the world celebrate the National Dog Day to honor and raise awareness about domesticated and stray canines, Egypt remains home to some of the most heinous and cruel acts against stray animals, especially dogs. Six months after a video of the brutal killing of a dog in Giza which went viral on the social networks, another video recently emerged showing a group of cheering children dragging a mutilated dead dog across the village after tying one of its limbs to a wooden pole. According to the townspeople of Borg Rashid village in Beheira governorate, the dog was killed due to allegations that it was rabid which led it to biting a few children, reported Masrawy. However, while rabies is a much feared virus in Egypt which is fatal if not detected and prevented, Mona Khalil, chairperson of Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals (ESMA), clarified in an interview with Shorouk News a set of misconceptions that are commonly widespread among Egyptians. Although the dog was assumed to be rabid for showing signs of aggression, Khalil clarifies that a rabid dog does not attack people unless attacked or…
Dog Brutally Killed and Mutilated in Egypt for Allegations of Rabies
August 26, 2015
