The Egyptian government will launch a national campaign to sterilise and vaccinate stray dogs in response to a significant rise in public complaints, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced.
During a Board of Governors meeting, Madbouly directed ministries and civil society organisations to implement scientific and sustainable solutions under the national “Egypt Rabies-Free 2030” strategy. The initiative includes establishing shelters and sterilisation centres across governorates, overseen by the General Authority for Veterinary Services, to balance citizen security with environmental safety. To support the early-intervention campaign, the government will provide necessary land, veterinary staff, equipped vehicles, and medicines.
The meeting, attended by Minister of Local Development and Environment Manal Awad, Giza Governor Ahmed Al-Ansari, Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber Khalil, Qalyubia Governor Hossam Abdel Fattah, and other governors via video conference, also outlined comprehensive state preparations for the upcoming Eid Al-Adha holiday.
Madbouly ordered the activation of 24-hour operations rooms and raised the readiness of all service facilities. Authorities will intensify market monitoring to ensure the availability and quality of goods, oversee rationing and petroleum quotas, and inspect bakeries to ensure they operate at required capacities.
Awad outlined a logistical plan to secure Eid prayer areas, which includes immediate waste removal around mosques. She noted that public transport tariffs will be strictly monitored, with alternative routes provided during peak hours to ease congestion. Government slaughterhouses have been fully equipped and staffed to operate continuously throughout the holiday, Awad said, warning that slaughtering sacrificial animals outside official facilities is banned and violators will face legal action.
Addressing the overlapping summer season, the prime minister mandated the cleaning of public parks and beaches. He ordered inspections of moorings and houseboats to verify licences and maritime safety standards, alongside an increase in rescue personnel at coastal governorates to ensure the safety of holidaymakers.
Madbouly also instructed authorities to intensify the monitoring of building violations and encroachments on agricultural and state-owned lands during the holiday period. He stressed the need for immediate, decisive action by competent authorities to remove any unlicensed construction in its infancy.
At the start of the meeting, the prime minister extended Dhu al-Hijjah and Eid Al-Adha greetings to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the government, the Egyptian public, and Arab and Islamic nations.
