Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Sherif Khater, President of Mansoura University, and Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, and the leadership of Prof. Dr. Maha Abdel Ashmawy, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University, and the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mohamed Gabr, Vice President of the College for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs. On Sunday, December 24, 2023, the College of Veterinary Medicine (Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs Sector) organized a workshop entitled “Stray dogs in Dakahlia and Damietta governorates between the dilemma and the solution under the Animal Protection Law.” In the presence of: Dr. Khaled Selim - General Captain For veterinarians in the Arab Republic of Egypt and Dr. Sayed Al-Hassanin Al-Metwally - Undersecretary and Director of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in Dakahlia Dr. Imad Hamdi Attia Undersecretary of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in Damietta Professor Dr. Saleh Shafiq - Director of the Animal Health Research Institute Professor Dr. Mohamed Mesbah Al-Sayed - Technical Director of the Research Institute Animal Health Dr. Imad Suleiman Al-Najjar, Director General of Environment in Dakahlia Governorate, Dr. Ahmed Ali Salama, Director of the Department of Common Diseases in Damietta, and representatives of the Veterinarians Syndicate in Dakahlia and pet clinics, as well as representatives of civil society, an elite group of faculty members and their assistants in the college, and an elite group of veterinarians in all sectors. Business. During his speech, Professor Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development, stressed the importance of developing a clear strategy to combat stray dogs, provided that it is in accordance with global controls, as well as developing a plan to implement this strategy. His Excellency also stressed the cooperation of Mansoura University with the relevant authorities for the judiciary. on this phenomenon. Professor Dr. Maha Abdo Al-Ashmawy - Dean of the College also confirmed in her speech that the problem of stray dogs indirectly affects the national economy due to the import of serums and vaccines, which cost the state and affect its economy, although the solution must occur from the source by solving the problem from its roots and that solutions based on Scientific research is the basis through which the college contributes to solving this problem. Professor Dr. Muhammad Jabr, the college’s dean for community service and environmental development, also spoke about the danger of stray dogs in transmitting diseases common to humans and animals, the most important of which is rabies. He therefore stressed the importance of ensuring a strategy to eliminate this phenomenon in the governorates of Dakahlia and Damietta. Dr. Hazem Ramadan, Professor of Common Diseases at the College, gave a lecture on rabies entitled “Combat Rabies: A Comprehensive Strategy for the “One Health” Approach, in which he explained the danger of rabies to both humans and animals and the role of stray dogs in spreading the disease. He pointed out the importance of dealing with Disease from a One Health Perspective (ONE HEALTH), which is the strategy adopted by Egypt in cooperation with the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the World Organization for Animal Health. This strategy aims to put an end to human deaths resulting from rabies by the year 2030. The section dealt with The second of the symposium was the legislative confrontation, which was addressed by Prof. Dr. Ahmed Lotfy Al-Sayed, Professor and Head of the Criminal Law Department at the Faculty of Law, who reviewed in detail the legal aspects contained in Law No. 29 of 2023 regulating the possession of dangerous animals and dogs, which entered into force in Last May, which reveals the attention of state agencies to combat this phenomenon, and to approve sufficient measures and the harshest penalties to confront it. The legislator took care to define some of the concepts associated with this law, such as defining what is meant by a dangerous animal, the owner of the animal, circulation, propagation and reproduction, and a stray and abandoned dog. The owner of the dog, and a statement of the competent authority in the provisions of this law. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Lotfy Al-Sayyid reviewed the aspects of licensing regulated by the law, including adjusting the conditions for owners of dangerous animals and dogs, the legal age for possession and companionship, and the most important obligations contained in the law regarding dealing with this type of animal, especially stating the controls for taking dogs in public places. The obligation to muzzle, and the commitment of the Occupants Union regarding this companionship in built properties and residential complexes, as well as those responsible for hotel facilities, and obligations regarding shelter, veterinary care, medical registration, identification number, nutrition, propagation and reproduction controls, and the obligation to report and notify in some cases, especially in cases of death, escape, and the desire to abandon. Or the injury of a person from an attack by a dangerous animal or dog, and the obligation to be cautious and take some measures in order to reduce the risks of some categories of animals, and the obligations of administrative control officers towards stray or abandoned dogs, and the role of the General Authority for Veterinary Services and the role of veterinary medicine missions as supervisory bodies concerned with enforcing the provisions of this law. the law.