My name is Ahmed El Shorbagy, I\u2019m 37 years old, and I\u2019m a communication engineer.<\/p>\n
What is the most enjoyable part of your volunteering job?<\/strong><\/p>\n The most enjoyable part is when I see the result of our efforts as a team when we rescue a real poor stray dog who suffered a lot, and see him afterward in a healthy condition, running and playing, and especially when he travels or someone adopts him.<\/p>\n What are the challenges you usually face? And how do you deal with them?<\/strong><\/p>\n The biggest challenge we face is funding, as our country now suffers from financial issues, and the economic state isn\u2019t at its best. The idea of animal welfare is new in Egypt, still no one is aware of it, and they prioritize donating to humans over animals. Furthermore, we are working on saving stray animals and making huge efforts to do so, but from another side, some governmental entities are poisoning these stray dogs and cats, so it\u2019s like we are doing nothing.<\/p>\n Where did the idea of \u2018HOPE\u2019 come from?<\/strong><\/p>\n The idea came when my own cat was so sick and none of the vets I visited knew how to cure her. So I went through the Facebook pages for animal shelters, it was 6 years ago, and there was the only shelter back then. People were very helpful, they recommended a doctor and he was very good and my cat was cured. After a few days, I saw a post on Facebook for a stray dog who was very sick and needed someone to adopt him, so I did, and it was the first dog to rescue. I named him \u2018Hope\u2019 because I had hope that he will be better, but unfortunately he died. Since then I didn\u2019t stop rescuing stray dogs, it was like a hobby for me, but the clinic was full, and they had to let go of some dogs because they were fine and in good health. So I rent a small place and took them, they were 18 dogs, and now thankfully, we are one of the biggest shelters in Egypt.<\/p>\n What are your long-term goals for your animal shelter?<\/strong><\/p>\n My long-term goal for the shelter is to be empty one day. There was a post on Facebook about a shelter in Texas saying that all dogs were adopted, and it is empty now, and that\u2019s my dream for the shelter. Another goal is to sterilize more dogs to decrease poisoning incidents.<\/p>\n Tell our readers more about your initiative \u2018HOPE\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n People keep calling, texting and sending us messages on our social media pages to take in stray dogs and cats, but unfortunately, we can\u2019t take all of them, we have limited space, and we are already full. So, we came up with a new idea \u2018The Hope Van\u2019, each Friday it will target a new place, but mainly we targeting areas where people can\u2019t afford to help stray animals. Additionally, pets owners who can\u2019t afford their pet\u2019s medicines and vaccinations, we can help them to, through aiding their pets and providing their vaccinations and everything they might need for free.<\/p>\n What are your expectations for \u2018HOPE\u2019?<\/strong><\/p>\n My expectations for hope are more like plans, that we will launch more initiatives in the future to help all stray animals, like we do in our current initiative \u2018The Hope Van\u2019 but on a bigger scale.<\/p>\n What are the actions that should be taken in Egypt regarding stray animals\u2019 issues?<\/strong><\/p>\n My opinion is that the government should cooperate with charitable entities or individuals who care about animals\u2019 welfare to launch a nation-wide sterilization campaign, and from my own point of view, that is the only solution for stray animals.<\/p>\n What do you wish more people knew about shelters?<\/strong><\/p>\n People should know that shelters are not a permanent place for animals, we keep them only if they are sick, or if there is a natural disaster, other than that we let them go because there are other animals who need our care more.<\/p>\n Hope Rescue:<\/p>\n Contact:<\/p>\n Ahmed El Shorbagy:\u00a0 <\/span>01006678878<\/span><\/p>\n Payment method:<\/p>\n Paypal:<\/span> Hopek9rescue@gmail.com<\/p>\n Vodafone cash: 01094458429<\/span><\/p>\n ESMA<\/p>\n Contact:<\/p>\n Mona Khalil:<\/span> 00 20 122 2188823<\/p>\n Payment method:<\/p>\n PayPal:<\/span> info@georgeanimalfoundation.nl<\/p>\n Vodafone cash: 01011231813<\/span><\/p>\n Bank Account<\/span>: El Tejari Wafaa Bank; Syria St. Branch.<\/p>\n Account Name:<\/span> Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals.<\/p>\n Account Number:<\/span> 000050001000523963.<\/p>\n Swift Code: BCBIEGCX <\/span><\/p>\n Animal Protection Foundation (APF)<\/p>\n Contact:<\/p>\n Lobna Bebeto: 01221109449<\/span><\/p>\n Payment method:<\/p>\n Bank Account:<\/span> Egyptian Gulf Bank- EGB in the name of Animal Protection Foundation – Ammar Ebn Yasser<\/p>\n Branch Account no. 0047-605717-001<\/p>\n Swift:<\/span> Eggbegcapay<\/p>\n PayPal:<\/span> US Dollars animal.protection.eg@gmail.com<\/p>\n Unleashed Rescue<\/p>\n Contact:<\/p>\n Sally Yassin: 01063999482<\/span><\/p>\n Payment method:<\/p>\n Paypal:<\/span> unleashedrescue.eg@gmail.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/insight-egypt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screen-Shot-2020-09-07-at-4.35.05-PM.png\")
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