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صاحبة أول جمعية مصرية

لم يكن مصطلح حقوق الحيوان مألوفًا في مصر، بل كان مسارًا للسخرية حتى من النخبة، ومع ازدياد الوعي به مؤخرًا، وكثرة أعداد "الشلاتر" أو ملاجئ الحيوانات عامة والكلاب والقطط تحديدًا. ( Read more... )

Viral video shines light on animal abuse at Giza Zoo

Lack of hygiene, inexperienced staff and a shortage of equipment are only some of the problems at the Giza Zoo, which activists compare to a "concentration camp" ( Read more... )

Camels treated cruelly in Egypt’s main market despite activists’ outcry

Traders at Egypt’s largest camel market outside Cairo continued to sell cattle at auction every Friday, despite recent reports of animal cruelty. ( Read more... )

Egypt, the noblewoman who fights for cats' and dogs' rights

ANSAmed) - CAIRO, JAN 29 - For 20 years, an Egyptian noblewoman has been a champion for the rights of cats, dogs and donkeys in Egypt, working with one of the few animal rights organisations in a country that uses brutal means to keep the stray population under control. ( Read more... )

Protecting the Animals of Cairo

While attending the OIE Global Animal Welfare Conference in Cairo, I was fortunate to meet Amina Tharwat Abaza, founder of SPARE, the Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt. Colleague Jacqueline Bos and I were able to visit the SPARE shelter, located along a canal of the Nile in Giza. On the appointed day, Amina sent her trusted friend and taxi driver Ismael to get us. ( Read more... )

سفيرة الرفق بالحيوان

بدأت دعوتها للرفق بالحيوان منذ طفولتها. وعلى رغم صعوبات كثيرة استطاعت أن تمهّد الطريق لفكرتها فأنشأت «الجمعية المصرية لحقوق الحيوان» في سبتمبر (أيلول) 2001. تشغل أمينة أباظة راهناً منصب سفير «يوم الحيوان العالمي WAD»، وهو يوم عالمي للاحتفال بالحيوان في جميع أنحاء العالم، وللمرة الأولى تنضمّ مصر والشرق الأوسط لهذا اليوم. ( Read more... )

إشكال الرفق بالحيوان

رئيس الجمعية المصرية لحماية الحيوان. لا. لا لا … يا دكتور شهاب… مقالة “إشكالية الرفق بالحيوان وهيبة الدولة” عليها تحفظات كثيرة…لماذا؟ ( Read more... )

Amina Tharwat Abaza: Founder and president of SPARE

Amina Tharwat Abaza: Founder and president of the board of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt (SPARE.) Abaza has a BA in French literature and she worked as an editor for several newspapers and magazines. She also worked for the Egyptian Satellite Television before dedicating her time for the protection of animal rights. ( Read more... )

أمينة ثروت أباظة ضيفة

تقيم الأديبة فاطمة ناعوت صالونها الثقافي الشهري تحت عنوان: " الرحمة عند السلف الصالح"، وذلك يوم السبت الموافق 27 أكتوبر فى تمام الساعة السادسة والنصف مساء فى نادى الشرق الأدنى للأرمن بشبرا. ( Read more... )

رسالة غاضبة إلى أمينة

«عزيزتى أمينة، أكتبُ إليك اليوم لأعبّر عن خيبة أملى وقلقى الحادّ مما يحدث فى منطقة أهرامات الجيزة، خلال أنشطة السياحة الترفيهية فى مصر، ومنها رياضة ركوب الجمال والخيول. ( Read more... )

الأستاذة أمينة أباظة

بدعوة كريمة من الأستاذة أمينة أباظة، ابنة المفكر الكبير ثروت أباظة ورئيسة الجمعية المصرية لحماية حقوق الحيوان، لحضور احتفال الجمعية السنوى بفندق هيلتون الزمالك، وجدت نخبة من المفكرين، والإعلاميين، والفنانين، ممن يهتمون بالرفق بالحيوان. ( Read more... )

Animals and Children; SPARE's constant awareness work

One of SPARE's main objectives is raising awareness regarding animal sentience and the importance of animals in Human life. We had a fabulous day at Misr American College. SPARE was invited to raise awareness and having fun with the kids We would like to thank Miss Melissa Moore and the entire school faculty for inviting us and for their kindness and compassion. ( Read more... )

SPARE commemorated by MIU - Media Students

SPARE was proud to be invited to and attend the graduation ceremony held at Misr International University for the Media and Mass Media Students a few days ago. A group of whom had chosen Animal Welfare Awareness for their graduation thesis. SPARE was thanked for our long history and achievements in the animal welfare field, especially animal awareness in the media and towards children. ( Read more... )

SPARE a lifetime of commitment and dedication

Hello I saw a program on the SPARE organization in BBC Arabic and would like to commend you for the great work you are doing. My name is Franck and I work for the UN I worked also in Egypt but was mostly in Libya and Tunisia lately. I decided to make a recurrent donation per month ). ( Read more... )

YouTube with Reham Al-Sahli 90-minute program

يوتيوب مع ريهام السهلي برنامج 90 دقيقة عن الرفق بالحيوان لاحظوا اني دايما باشكر في زملائي و احاول اشهرهم مش اشتهر علي جثثهم هي دي الأخلاق اللي اتربيت عليها اعوذ بالله من الحقد و الخسة اللي مالية قلوب " الزملاء" ( Read more... )

Update on SPARE's retired Saqqara residents

Sharing pictures from our visit yesterday to SPARE's Donkey Sanctuary in Saqqara. Many of SPARE's older resident rescue dogs and cats have been retired to Saqqara were they are living in big enclosures enjoying their retirements in the fresh air and sun. ( Read more... )

Women of Egypt

Amina Tharwat Abaza: Founder and president of the board of the Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt (SPARE.) Abaza has a BA in French literature and she worked as an editor for several newspapers and magazines. She also worked for the Egyptian Satellite Television before dedicating her time for the protection of animal rights. SPARE, the first fully Egyptian NGO for the protection of animals’ rights was founded in 2001. Abaza was elected Egyptian Ambassador for World Animal Day in October 2008. ( Read more... )

SPARE's Low cost/free Medical help

On a regular basis SPARE gets the opportunity to help, and encourage, farmers to care for their live stock and working animals - even companion animals - by providing low cost/ free medical help. This encourages the farmers, many of whom are under great financial burdens, to continue seeking medical care for their animals. ( Read more... )

A great announcement

A great announcement; SPARE is proud to announce that the Great Egyptian Celebrity; Samah Anwar will be visiting SPARE tomorrow from 12 onward. Incase any one would like to meet her, kindly visit from 12. She is an extremely kind animal lover who cares for so many stray animals, without seeking fame for her kind actions. Looking forward to seeing you then. ( Read more... )

Medical rescue case; Tala

Tala, a beautiful balady princess was rescued yesterday by a kind lady and came to SPARE for emergency treatment for her injuries. She was attacked by a larger dog. Her frail body was cleaned and her injuries treated and she was deflead and deticked and in a few days when she is stronger and healthier and her wounds healed, she will be Vaccinated. ( Read more... )

Wild Animal Abuse in Porto Sokhna

An email from a concerned Expat in Porto Sokhna! Please share far and wide on FaceBook in Egypt so that multitudes of Animal Lovers can report this together. Wild animals are horribly abused and in most cases die just to be used as Photo props. PLEASE help stop this! ( Read more... )

Sent from Ioannis Zambartas

Sent from Ioannis Zambartas 40 mins · Athens, Greece · A noble Egyptian old man holding kitten with love in Cairo. Stray dogs and cats rescued by S.P.A.R.E., founded by Amina Abaza (video): https://youtu.be/zIpBScqxKGg Society for the Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt, or S.P.A.R.E., is a non-profit animal welfare organization founded by Amina Abaza in 2001. It is the first animal welfare organization in Egypt to address the situation of all animals, including dogs, cats, and donkeys. ( Read more... )

Sights of SPARE's Saqqara Donkey Sanctuary

Some of our residents at SPARE Donkey Sanctuary in Saqqara; Donkeys, Dogs, cats... All living in harmony... The rescue Balady Dogs and Cats are maintained in Free roaming packs and colonies. Any additional dogs and cats that join are immediately Spayed/Neutered and Vaccinated. Within the big confines of the Sanctuary they are not at risk of outside threats. ( Read more... )

SOS Foster/Adopter needed urgently

A message from a kind first time animal rescuer: "About a month ago, we found a dog that was hit by a car in Road 90, New Cairo. We took him to a vet nearby and we found out he had a pelvic fracture that can't be treated and he lost sense in his left front limb. We kept him on meds and fluids (until he ate on his own), and just a week ago, he was finally able to get up on his feet and have one front limb help him walk. We need to find a home for him because he needs constant care that we can't provide. He's a male dog, about 8 months old. 16 kg. Loves pasta and ground beef. He's very friendly and loves to play around in the greens. ( Read more... )

After over a year since he was adopted out

After over a year since he was adopted out... Senior Sindbad came with his amazing caregiver to pay us a Visit. It was SO AWESOME to see one of our favorite former rescues again and so happy and better (I was elated to see Sindbad again, especially how he remembered me and the ways we interacted!!! heart emoticon ). Sindbad's story was a very sad one; he was abandoned by his former caregivers on the streets... ( Read more... )