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Footballer Mohamed Salah expressed his opposition to the decision made by Egypt to export stray dogs and cats.
His placement was amid fears that these animals could be eaten.
"Cats and dogs will not be exported anywhere.This can not happen and will not happen," the Liverpool striker said on Twitter, accompanying his publication with a photo of his two cats.
لن يتم تصدير القطط والكلاب لأي مكان .. هذا لن يحدث # لا_لانتهاك_حقوق_الحيوانات pic.twitter.com/9YHozXnqf7
– Mohamed Salah (@Mosalah) November 26, 2018
Animal rights activists reacted angrily to the Egyptian government's decision, demanding that the practice be stopped as well.
Stray dogs and cats are prevalent in the streets of Egypt.
The protests began when it was learned last week that the country's government had approved the export of some 4,000 stray animals.
Last Wednesday, the private newspaper Al Masri al-Yum announced that the ministry had started issuing health certificates for around 2,400 cats and 1,600 dogs.
A day later, a government spokesman said the animals had been vaccinated and exported in accordance with legal procedures. The authorities did not explain the reasons or specify in which countries the animals would be exported.
Salah, who enjoys great fame in his country and throughout the Middle East, was posted on Twitter on Tuesday.
He received mixed reactions. Others praised his attitude and, in turn, uploaded the photos of their animals while a user wrote that Egypt had to first see the rights of the animals. man, then animal rights.
Others have criticized those who eat meat but have joined the campaign against the export of animals.
عشت يا صلاح???# لا_لانتهاك_حقوق_الحيوانات pic.twitter.com/dKmfrYzTIM
– A beautiful bazaar (@emanserag) November 27, 2018
It should be noted that last month, politician Margaret Aziz was upset when he suggested to the authorities to feed the dogs, fatten them and export them, in response to the growing number of stray dogs in Egypt.
He told a newspaper that in some countries, dogs are "as valuable as sheep".
On Friday, the authorities denied that the government is exporting animals and said they were only approving licenses while the criminalization of exports is already under discussion in Parliament.
With information from the BBC
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