Pets suffer amid Egypt's economic crisis
The Russian war on Ukraine has affected Egypt's economy in many ways and is now affecting Egyptians' ability to keep their pets at home.
CAIRO — Of the six Arabian Mau cats Sherin Mohamed used to own a few months ago, only one remains. She had to give the other five — a mother and four kittens — up for adoption, which wasn't easy as few people were looking to adopt cats.
She posted the photos of the felines several times on Facebook, offering them up for adoption, before she finally received a message from someone who agreed to adopt them.
"It had become a heavy financial burden to keep the six animals with me," Mohamed told Al-Monitor. "I had to find a solution so that I can keep going [financially]."
Pet ownership and breeding have been on the rise in Egypt for some time, a trend fueled by a number of social and cultural transformations in the populous Arab country.
