PROJECT 18 - Rixos & Radamis Hotel - Napq
A spontaneous and very important project!
When everyone works together like this, we can achieve a lot!
The day before yesterday, Mr. Gharib (Government) asked us to attend a meeting at the Rixos and Radamis Hotel.
The point of the meeting was that the hotel had an important event and didn’t want the 15-20 stray dogs on the premises.
In such a short time, good advice is hard to come by. To prevent the dogs from being rounded up and simply abandoned in the Rowaset area, “The Path to Humanity” took responsibility for the dogs, with the support of the hotel and the government.
A place near the hotel had to be found. Fortunately, there is a riding stable nearby with empty stalls. It took hours to track down the owner.
Mr. Gabr and 2 of his employees met us at the stables. He immediately decided that we could use the stables. A truly wonderful person, he even offered that we could always count on his help. A big thank you for that, Mr. Gabr.
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On the first evening hunting the pack, we were completely unsuccessful. Nowhere were the dogs to be found. Unfortunately, their territory often includes the beach and the adjacent large construction site.
Then yesterday, we started early—in 37-degree heat, we were out from morning until evening. There was no time to call Walid, our dog catcher from Cairo. But the hotel’s General Manager, Mr. Gurhan Yuksel, offered us his full support. He sent Ahmed, a young man who had already helped catch animals, along with another hotel employee. Armed with food and a catching rope, we set off.
Joana, our volunteer and “dog whisperer,” did an amazing job. All the dogs were tame, and she practically petted them into the dog crate.
Mr. Mohamed Gharib (Government) also joined us at the construction site. Through great teamwork, we were finally able to catch 7 dogs—2 puppies, 1 dog that was already vaccinated and neutered, and 4 unmarked dogs.
All but one were taken to the horse stables, where it’s nice and cool, and were cared for. The remaining dog was immediately taken to the clinic to Rasha and her team.
Today, we will return the puppies, who need their mother, and the neutered dog will also be released. The other 3 will be taken to the clinic to be vaccinated and neutered.
We were all totally exhausted but very happy to have solved this “sudden” problem with humanity.
Thank you, Fabio, for the great photos. (Nice to have you back, my friend 🙂 - even during the Sea Shepherd days, Fabio was always by my side, providing us with the most wonderful photos and videos).
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4 dogs will be vaccinated and neutered.
All 7 dogs are now back with their pack.
