Omar, son of the late artist Hassan Youssef, sparked controversy after commenting on some citizens’ calls to get rid of street dogs.
Omar Hassan Youssef wrote on his account on the social networking site Facebook, criticizing these calls, saying: “The men who call for getting rid of… dog The streets, and they tell you, “I can’t ride my car because of the many dogs, and I don’t know how to walk comfortably.. Well, don’t learn to man up first. This issue will definitely make a big difference to you, even in your daily life, not just with dogs.”
A large number of followers interacted with his statements, ranging from supporters to his point of view on kindness to animals, and opponents to the way he presented the topic, especially in light of the ongoing controversy over dealing with stray dogs.
He was sent to a house Fatwa Al-Masryah asked a question and its owner said: Our neighbor has been sheltering stray cats and dogs at the entrance to the building, which causes the spread of diseases and epidemics, which has afflicted our children with skin and eye diseases, in addition to the waste and filth that these cats and dogs leave behind. What is the ruling on killing these stray dogs and cats?
The fatwa answered the question by saying: Cats, dogs, and other creatures of God that it is not permissible to harm or cause harm to; If some of them pose a threat to a person’s life and threaten him, his property, or his children; Islamic law allows a person to remove this harm, and in the aforementioned case, he advises the aforementioned woman to find a place to allocate to the cats she owns, away from the public place, so that they do not harm people. If she does not respond to that, then she must resort to informing the competent authorities. To take whatever action you deem appropriate to get rid of these animals that cause harm to humans. If the above-mentioned methods do not work, and harm is caused to people’s health as a result; In the aforementioned case and when absolutely necessary, there is no legal objection to getting rid of stray and harmful animals, provided that this is done by a means that does not harm human feeling, and “necessity is estimated according to its extent,” and if a person carefully considers his mind, he will not be deprived of the means that lead to the desired goal.
