A helpless dog is tied to the car and dragged along the rough gravel of a Cairo road by an unidentified person. Captured on film, the dog’s lifeless body is seen dragged at high speeds by the individual in an old Mercedes. This is the second brutal incident of animal abuse captured on film within just two weeks. While the ESMA has discovered the dog was already dead, and that the body was merely being transported to a place for dumping, the incident highlights a lack of understanding of animal rights. Last week, Max was the latest of many other victims of the utter ruthlessness of many in Egypt’s society against animals. While people on the street watched and some cheered on, Max was stabbed, slaughtered and then bludgeoned to death with a metal pole by three men. Last week, a horrific video went viral on social media platforms. The video portraying the brutal killing of Max in the middle of Cairo streets sent shock waves around the globe and in the country – the viciousness in which those three assailants murdered, in cold blood, a helpless dog that was…
