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Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt, or S.P.A.R.E., is a One heart or none at all: Interview with an activist on animal abuse in Egypt
Your Middle East, May 29, 2012 Animal Jobs Direct (2009). ''Working with Animals'', p. 99. Animal Jobs Direct.
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2001 establishments in Egypt Animal welfare organisations based in Egypt Organizations established in 2001 Organisations based in Cairo
Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt, or S.P.A.R.E., is a non-profit
A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...
animal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity ...
organization founded by Amina Abaza in 2001. It is the first animal welfare organization in Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
to address the situation of all animals, including dogs, cats, and donkey
The domestic donkey is a hoofed mammal in the family Equidae, the same family as the horse. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a ...
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Your Middle East, May 29, 2012 Animal Jobs Direct (2009). ''Working with Animals'', p. 99. Animal Jobs Direct.
Aims
S.P.A.R.E.'s greatest goal and challenge is to eliminate the cruel mentality which allows people to abuse animals. By raising public awareness aboutanimal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity ...
in Egypt, SPARE works continuously to convince Egyptians that compassion towards animals is not a luxury, it's a must.
In addition to providing kennels, clinics, and spay and neuter operations, SPARE acts as an animal advocacy organization. It has undertaken causes such as improving conditions at the Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
zoo, fighting the growth of "private zoos" in Egypt, and improving government standards relating to Egyptian slaughterhouse
A slaughterhouse, also called abattoir (), is a facility where animals are slaughtered to provide food. Slaughterhouses supply meat, which then becomes the responsibility of a packaging facility.
Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
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See also
*Animal welfare in Egypt
Animal welfare in Egypt is a neglected issue. There are only a few organizations that support the rights and wellbeing of animals.
Issues
There are a lot of problems concerning animal rights in Egypt. People are not properly educated about it ...
*World Animal Protection
World Animal Protection, formerly The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is an international non-profit animal rights organization that has been in operation since 1981. The charity describes its vision as: A world where animal ...
* Animal protection
*Animal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity ...
*Animal rights
Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth that is independent of their utility for humans, and that their most basic interests—such as avoiding suffering—should be afforded the sa ...
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2001 establishments in Egypt Animal welfare organisations based in Egypt Organizations established in 2001 Organisations based in Cairo