Monday 05/January/2026 – 03:41 PM
The Directorate of Veterinary Medicine was raised In Port Said Its field preparations to impose control on the phenomenon of stray dogs came in the wake of a state of sadness and anxiety that prevailed in Port Said Street after the occurrence of stabbing incidents that caused the death of the 75-year-old Mahmoud Abbas, the injury of Pastor Jeremiah Fahmy, the media spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church in the governorate, and the child Adam being subjected to severe puncture wounds that led to part of his arm being mauled.
Intensive efforts to confront stray dogs in Port Said
And it took off Magnifying campaign Under the patronage of Major General Moheb Habashi, Governor of Port Said, and under the instructions of Dr. Hamed Musa Al-Aqnas, Chairman of the General Authority for Veterinary Services, the campaign targeted residential areas and public squares within the state’s strategy for a rabies-free Egypt 2030, in order to ensure that such tragic incidents that recently threatened the safety of citizens would not be repeated.
The Veterinary Medicine Directorate, led by Dr. Tariq Francis Gad and supervised by Dr. Maryam Shaaban, carried out a joint field action with the Al-Manakh district and in coordination with the district’s Department of Environmental Affairs. Vaccination operations against rabies included the areas of December 23, the Fifth District, and the Garden of Hope, which are the areas that recorded repeated reports from residents of the presence of roaming dogs threatening the lives of passers-by.
A specialized team participated in the field epic, including Dr. Ahmed Salah from the Public Health Department, and Engineer Fawzia Muhammad, Director of the Environmental Affairs Department from Al-Manakh District, with the assistance of Iman Saif and Muhammad Metwally. The team was able to vaccinate a large number of free-range dogs as an urgent precautionary step to secure vital streets.
The Directorate directed the intensification of these campaigns on a weekly and regular basis in all neighborhoods, with an emphasis on the continuation of efforts made in coordination with the relevant authorities to comb the clusters, within the framework of ensuring the health and safety of citizens and putting a final end to the danger of stray dogs within the governorate.
