Warning to Maadi Dog Owners

perfect subject.
although i don't think this will change anything cause people who actually do poison food and maybe sometimes shoot these dogs are realllly so not just ignorant but i guess can even be considered as murderers at least from my point of view.
anyway i found this organization from about 2 or 3 months and i was surprised how much they do actually care :
sparelives.org/

they actually do care like no Egyptian i have ever seen before (for all fellow Egyptians reading please don't take offensively, I am Egyptian my self but i m just admitting my fellows guilt's)     

all i know that they need funding cause there is lack of it...

try to spread the word and help them cause at the end they will help these stray dogs and cats..

Here is a bit of information on Egypt that is related to this subject.

Egypt - Stray Dogs & Cats Threaten Efforts to Combat Bird Flu

Egypt - 0ver 2300 cats and stray dogs put down.

Egypt only allows some, "very little" of the related scientific information to become public.As it would most certain panic the masses.

where i live now the garden, is home to a pack of dogs which numbers around fifteen.this garden had all the wild dogs removed just last year.I wont even try to estimate how many feral cats are living just around my building.

When dogs are poisoned, it is not a humane death. More disturbing about this news of poison being thrown down, is that is has been sanctioned by a vet!!! The person meant to protect the health of your animals, is actively seeking to kill dogs (and cats) in a grotesque manner!

This is true and its also sanctioned by the ministry of health as they're top priority is first the public health of its citizens.

@ Shorouk, the first link you posted wasn't working, maybe it is my browser but I couldn't read anything. :S

I do not deny that the public health of citizens in this country should be the top priority for the government. But this does not mean that our own cats and dogs, family pets, should be put at risk. There are more humane ways of dealing with problems of stray animals. Particularly if time is taken to educate people here about the importance of spaying and neutering their animals.

To lay down poison should not have to be the answer.

I re-did the links should work now.

Its hard trying to educate those in the villages, that barely can feed the family unit, they wont be spending money on spay or neutering animals.They have tried this concept of education and have had some degree of measurable success with it related to bird flu.

I never meant my comment to sound like i disagree,just pointing out its truly a bigger issue then whats apparent on the surface of this discussion.

If you read the links one of the articles even mentioned three people being shot by mistake!

Ahh my mistake then, sorry!

Whilst I agree that poisoning the strays is truly horrible and that putting poison down in a random manner is irresponsible, please also remember that these strays/wild dogs have not been vaccinated against rabies.  If you have ever witnessed a human being dying of rabies having been bitten by a rabid wild dog you will be terrified of any stray dog in the future.  The welfare of people has to be a priority.  This is a third world country and the costs of rounding up these dogs and dealing with them in a way which is acceptable to people from the West is huge.  There are large packs which roam the desert where I live.  They cross the Suez Road and cause endless accidents resulting in serious injuries and death to drivers and passengers.  Sadly, I don't have the answer but people must come first.  Dog walkers have to be very vigilant and make sure that their pets don't eat off the streets.

I heard that the police is putting poison in raw meat for dogs and cats. I don't know what to say but we should work as hard as possible to make people more aware of animal rights here