A visit to the Giza Zoo is one of the most common activities among Egyptian families to enjoy a day out in a public area. With great enthusiasm, families, children, and school trips rush to Giza Zoo to enjoy a day with animals. However, with animal welfare being a far too neglected issue in Egypt, animals locked up in cages are found suffering, weak, lazy and in need of better medical and nutritious care. Many campaigns have merged in attempts to enhance the living conditions of animals, improve the park as a public attraction and support it with services and facilities. One of them is Let’s Zoo Egypt which aims at creating better living conditions for animals in the Giza Zoo. The Founder of the campaign Mariam Gamaleldin decided to launch the campaign when she first visited the zoo in 2014 and was shocked by the living conditional of the animals. Let’s Zoo Egypt has joined forces with the Animal Rights Association (ARA), an initiative for animal rights at the American University in Cairo (AUC). They aim to spread awareness on animal welfare in Egypt and providing better conditions for animals at the Giza Zoo…
