Video of fox hunt disturbs Egyptian animal lovers
When an Egyptian TV show sent its host out on a fox hunt, the graphic footage spurred viewers to action.
CAIRO — Social media activists and animal rights associations in Egypt have been railing against hunting for weeks, furious over footage of a fox being brutalized on an illegal hunt.
During the Dec. 15 episode of "Sabaya al-Kheir," TV presenter Riham Saeed apologized for airing in a previous episode video of a fox being hunted and tortured. She claimed that the animal depicted was fed and received treatment before being freed.
The controversial Dec. 2 episode showed the fox crying as it was trapped before being brutally bound and hung up. The video was taken by the show's staff on a trip with professional fox hunters, who make their living by selling the fur. The video angered social media and animal rights activists.
Mira Gamal, director of the Mira Gama Shelter in Egypt, told Al-Monitor that the apology was not enough and that those involved in the incident, including Saeed and the men who took her hunting, should have been charged with damaging Egypt's reputation before the world.
