Egyptians are demanding an investigation into the deaths of four dogs who were found tied together and burned alive in the middle of a street in Egypt’s capital city of Cairo. The story went viral after Ahmed Moustafa Elmasry came across the dead dogs in a street in the Shubra neighborhood of Cairo. Elmasry shared photographs of the incident on Facebook with a caption explaining that the incident occurred outside a school in Shubra. In statements to television channel Dream, Elmasry said he did not see who killed the dogs, but that it seemed like they had been burned alive. Warning: Video of the interview with Elmasry contains graphic images. “It was horrific,” said Elmasry on television. “They were tied together and set on fire.” Television host Mona Farouk called for an immediate investigation following the interview with Elmasry, “We all need an explanation,” declared Farouk. “I need an explanation for this horrific act.” On social media, many Egyptians and expats have also been calling for an investigation by authorities into the incident. “Is this how low some humans have stooped? Whoever did this is not human,” said one Egyptian user…
