"ANIMAL PEOPLE" June 2007
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Egyptian
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The Story -
Black Jack & Bandit
– Shot and Killed on May 14, 2007 -
----- Original
Message -----
From:
Mona
khalil
dear friends ,
Here is the story of Andrea and her dogs that were massacred Sunday
in Cairo. An eye witness on one of thousands of similar massacres
taking place in Egypt everyday .
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From: A.A.
Date: May 15, 2007 1:25 AM
Subject: The Story
Black
Jack & Bandit – Shot and Killed on May 14,
2007
My babies were killed, WHY?
I have known these two amazing dogs for the past nine months, which
is when I moved here (to Mohandeseen, Cairo) from
NY.
"Black Jack" (the small female) first started coming around every
time I would walk "Lord", my German shepherd, whom I adopted from
the SPARE shelter here in August 2006. BJ was very shy
in the beginning but yet very curious. Soon, Lord and BJ
started looking for each other on every outing. Little by
little I was able to approach her further until the day I was
finally able to touch her. She was immediately affectionate
and soon came racing towards us, whenever she would spot us, with
her whole body wagging with joy. She accompanied us on
every walk and came to cuddle wherever we would stop. But
she remained very wary of any and all strangers, going into hiding
as soon as another human or car approached. Smart girl!
I brought her food & water daily and soon after, we met BJ's
pal "Bandit." His tail never stopped wagging and he loved to
sit in front of me having his chest massaged. I was now
walking with 3 dogs daily J
and
we so enjoyed each others' company.
Every evening, as Lord would be at home eating his dinner, I would
bring food and water to my two strays. They lived in an
abandoned back garden, two buildings next to mine, shielded
>from the dangers, strangers and killers of the street.
But instead of filling their bellies, they would be practically
glued to me, each wanting their fair share of hugs and belly
rubs. When it was time for me to leave, they would follow me
to the front of my building, 'waving' their tails good-night and
then run off.
The workers and security guards of the entire street knew me and my
'kids' by now and looked on in amazement at the affection BJ &
Bandit showed Lord and I. Only us… nobody else was
ever able to approach them, they would run away. Thank
God!
BJ gave birth to two litters during these past nine months and both
times lost her puppies. The last time she gave birth, I
even had two other women (one Italian, the other Bulgarian) taking
care of her and her new family. Even the workers kept an eye
on them, but to no avail. Schoolchildren took her five babies
away and God only knows the cruelty they acted out on them.
We all tried to find the school kids and the puppies but were
unsuccessful. I will never forget the sadness in her eyes for the
days following her loss. Bandit was by her side the entire
time, consoling her.
At any given time, day or night, all I would have to do is whistle
"our" tune and both would come racing down the street to greet me,
no matter where they were or what they were doing. One
evening, as a friend was driving me home, I spotted them two
streets away from their garden, just wandering around. I
rolled down the window, whistled and the excitement on their faces
was priceless! They ran after the car until I got out,
jumping on me and squealing with joy.
And suddenly a new face! A large yellow male, I
affectionately call him "Shadow", because he is so very shy.
He would never come close to me but would always be around BJ &
Bandit, hiding in the shadows.
A few days later, there was "Daisy-May", the beauty queen and
love-bug. This small grey-white female German shepherd mix
must have been recently abandoned, since she is so very
affectionate and trusting. I spotted her outside my window
one evening and ran down to the street to see who she was.
Well, she saw me and snuggled up to my leg, sat down in front of me
looking up as if to say "Well, it's about time you showed up.
Can we go home now?" She followed me into the
building, up the stairs and into my apartment!!! I fed
her, gave her water and she felt completely at home. For 30
minutes… then she wanted to go back outside. We found BJ,
Bandit and Shadow and Daisy-May joined them, as if they had been a
family all of their lives. Off they went, happily wagging
their tails and frolicking down the street.
Unfortunately we live on the same block as the Egyptian Minister of
Interior. A recent front-page newspaper article by the
Egyptian Minister of Health, ordering a massive and aggressive
killing project for stray dogs, was brought to my attention by my
great friend Mona Khalil. We knew we had to act
immediately. Trying to coordinate our efforts, time and
talents, we fell one day short.
On the morning of May 14, 2007, Black Jack and Bandit were shot and
killed right in front of my building. At 8:00am, two shots
were fired, which I never heard, since I was in the shower.
That same evening, around 10:00pm, I went outside with food and
water for their nightly meal. The next door building workers
approached me and told me what had happened. I did not
believe them, until they all told me how very sorry they
were. Suddenly my knees felt weak and I had serious trouble
making it back into my apartment, tears now streaming down my face.
Back inside I broke down in pure hysteria and my husband
trying to stop me from shaking. Then rage set in and I needed
to find them. With my husband practically carrying me, we
found them on our corner. There they were, huddled together,
dead. I only saw them for a split second before I started to
shake and sob so hard, that my husband had to bring me back
upstairs. Mona arrived shortly after and was able to catch
Daisy-May, but Shadow just ran away. We are still searching
for him.
Black Jack and Bandit did not deserve this, may they rest in
peace! These were two of the kindest, sweetest dogs I have
ever had the privilege to care for. Their spirits will give
me the strength, energy and determination needed to put a stop to
these brutal practices.
-Andrea Adler
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Mona Khalil
Secretary General Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt
( SPARE)
www.sparealife.org
mona@sparealife.org