Animal rights in Egypt and around the world, Animals have their rights like humans, and kindness to them is one of the good things that humans must follow and take care of, the reality confirms that animals since the emergence of civilizations have had an important place in the lives of humans, they have accompanied them wherever they go, not only that, but they were a source of livelihood and a major food for them, and these animals to this day have many blessings on humans, as he moves and moves from one place to another carried on their back, and eats their meat, drinks from their milk, and wears from their wool, It also greatly helps him since ancient times in the work of the earth, so humanity must be kind to it.

Animal rights in Egypt

Animal welfare is a religious and moral duty, as well as a legal obligation, and in order to protect it, Egypt prepared the first draft Law to protect “Animal Rights”, where the Egyptian law specified a number of obligations and penalties that apply if a citizen harms animals.

The articles of Egyptian law in the case of pets state the following:

  • The right of animals to receive vaccinations, appropriate veterinary and health care, and mandatory rabies vaccination.
  • The draft law prohibits organizing competitions to wrestle animals and birds, or using them in exhibitions, advertising campaigns, or works of art, in a way that causes harm to them, whether in an entertainment or commercial manner.
  • Scenes that incite violence and victimize animals may not be shown in the media unless the purpose of such acts is to serve or raise awareness of animal rights.
  • It is categorically forbidden to operate an animal whose state of health or age does not allow it to work.
  • It is forbidden to use an animal with disease, wounds or infirmity.
  • The draft law prohibits killing a stray or helpless animal by poison, shooting at it, or in any unmerciful manner, except in cases of self-defense and property, phenomena recorded in Egypt.
  • It is forbidden to present the animal as a kind of prize at public events or competitions.
  • It is forbidden to use any means for the purpose of hunting animals or entrapping them.
  • In case of death of the animal it is forbidden to dispose of its carcass by any unsafe way.
  • Animal owners are obligated to follow up on their health condition, and to provide safe means that do not cause harm or suffering to the animal in case of wanting to move it from another place.
  • It is forbidden for anyone to own or possess any of the dangerous animals except through a license.
  • It is forbidden for persons to use dangerous animals for the purpose of terrorizing others or terrorizing another animal.
  • It is prohibited for any person to roam with any dangerous animals outside the licensed facility.

The articles of the draft law in the case of farms also stipulate the following:

  • The owner of the farm is obligated to provide places commensurate with the number and types of animals, and the necessary measures must be taken to maintain the general cleanliness of the institution and the use of necessary and harmless materials for vaccinations and sterilizations, and he is also obligated to physically separate animals that do not get along with each other.
  • Farm owners must submit a detailed medical report to the competent places approved by a veterinarian during the first month of each calendar year regarding the health status of the animals and the status of the farm in general.
  • Animals may not be slaughtered except in slaughterhouses and designated places, and the profession of animal slaughter may not be practiced without a license from the Authority.
  • It is forbidden to slaughter cow calves before they reach the age of two or reach a weight of at least three hundred kilos.
  • Domestic or imported female cattle, buffaloes and sheep may be slaughtered for the purpose of breeding only after the replacement of all their incisors has been completed, and it is prohibited to slaughter female publicans except in cases of necessity.

As for wild animals, the law provides as follows:

  • The competent authorities shall regulate the requirements and procedures for granting hunting licenses, determining the types of animals and birds allowed to be hunted, and the hunting areas and seasons for each of them.
  • In order to protect and preserve wild animals and birds, the competent authorities may take the necessary measures, including breeding wild animals or birds within pens for the purpose of protecting and breeding them in a manner that ensures the preservation of their species and species.

As for work animals and performance, the law stipulates the following:

  • No animal may be used in the performance of any work unfamiliar to it.
  • The animal may not be exhausted in the performance of any work and its working period must be limited and interspersed with sufficient periods of rest.
  • It is not permissible to force the animal to perform special movements or to use the use of terrorizing, terrorizing, torturing or withholding food or drink.
  • It is not permissible to stress an animal prepared for riding, carrying or toggling with work in excess of its endurance.
  • Animals may not be displayed in private or public parks or pet shops or start selling or buying them except after obtaining licenses from the competent authorities.

With regard to experimental animals, the Act establishes the following obligations:

  • Committees for the ethics of using animals in scientific experiments must be established, and the executive regulations shall determine their terms of reference, composition and work controls within all research and scientific educational centers and institutions that use animals in conducting experiments.
  • It is prohibited to conduct scientific experiments on animals except from groups with appropriate scientific experience and qualifications and after obtaining a license to do so from the ethics committees for the use of animals in scientific experiments, and the executive regulations shall specify the conditions, procedures and controls for granting such licenses.

On the part of the law, the offence of cruelty against animals, whether owner, possessor, guardian or alien thereof, shall be committed by:

  • Tortures, maims, beats, injures, abuses, exploits, terrorizes the animal, or any other form of ill-treatment of it.
  • He operated, drove the animal or used it for a display of purposes that he is not fit to do.
  • Leaves or abandons the animal whenever leaving or abandoning it is a danger to its health or life
  • The animal was neglected to the point of causing damage to it.
  • Restricting the freedom of the animal or limiting its movement in a way that leads to harm to it.
  • Refrain from providing adequate shelter, shady place or other appropriate forms of protection from climatic conditions to ensure their health and security.

Animal rights in the world

In order to preserve it from extinction and take care of it, this has led to the development of some general frameworks by international animal rights groups in light of the following:

  • Since all animals have a common origin, they varied and differed in the stages of evolution and therefore life is the same for all living creatures.
  • All living things have natural rights and animals with nervous systems have specific rights.
  • Underestimating, ignorance or contempt of these rights may lead humans to commit crimes against these animals and cause great harm to nature.
  • The coexistence of different races is a recognition by the human race of the right of the animal race to a safe living.
  • Human respect for animals goes hand in hand with human respect for others.

Animals are sentient beings! They don’t have a voice; we humans need to protect them and give them a voice.

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