A video which starts off by capturing laughter and a child running suddenly captures a performative and violent display of a man hanging a dog from a tree, cheered on by his friends. The video which was shared by a man called Ahmed Shehata along with Abobakr Alshiref, was posted on the Facebook Group ‘Save an Innocent Animal Soul’ where it accumulated hundreds of views. The camera-man repeats ”Make sure to keep a strong grip” to the person holding the rope from which the dog is brutally executed. On his profile, the man called Shehata states that the dog is rabid; this is echoed verbally in the video as well. Although there is no cure for rabies in animals, there are various alternative ways to put an animal down. The location in the video indicates that the incident could have occurred outside of an Egyptian city. At risk of perpetual violence While keeping dogs as pets in Egypt has resulted in increasing compassion for the canines, many Egyptians still harbor a disdain towards dogs and cats, particularly those in the streets. Mid-August, the deaths of four dogs who were found tied…
