They are forced to carry tourists all day and often run out of food, water and shade for hours. PETA Asia denounces the terrible conditions of camels and horses in Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himThey are forced to carry tourists all day and often run out of food, water and shade for hours. PETA Asia denounces the terrible conditions of camels and horses in Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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This is the hidden side of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the ancient burial of Saqqara and the royal tombs of Luxor. Wonderful places where, however, for camels and horses, animal welfare is just a mirage.
To report the abuses is the international organization PETA Asia that in Egypt has documented how these animals live, forced to transport tourists on their backs or by pulling carriages to the most important tourist sites, under a scorching heat.
“Animals are often denied access to food, water and shade. At the infamous Birqash Camel Market, which provides camels for walks in some of the tourist spots, the animals were observed to have been severely beaten with sticks, ”PETA writes.
Investigative films and images show all the pain and suffering of horses and camels and to support this industry are the tourists who choose to use these animals as if they were means of transport.
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Camels and horses wait for customers in the scorching sun, often they come beaten and whipped if they refuse to walk because their paws bend from heat and fatigue.
“We saw a man hit a horse as it collapsed to the ground in a fall. They beat him until the animal struggled to his feet and eyewitnesses reported that he was quickly put back to work even though he was seriously injured in the fall, ”says the animal welfare organization.
Camels often groan as they are hit. They are treated as commodities, they are sold at the Birqash market and when they no longer serve as a tourist vehicle, they become meat for slaughter.
Wounded and bleeding
Many horses used in Giza and Luxor have painful, bleeding wounds, yet they continue to carry tourists. Others are even emaciated and undernourished, but despite their conditions they are exploited by the tenants for an increasingly flourishing business.
Throughout their lives they are mistreated and as we said, once they are no longer able to transport tourists they are returned to the market to be sent to the slaughterhouse.
What can you do
It is the tourists who fuel this business of abuse and suffering. If you are planning to visit Egypt, do not become complicit in this activity. Animals are living beings and have the right to be free.
PETA has launched a petition to end this, share and SIGN HERE
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