Hurghada begins work on a 23-million-pound stray dog shelter
The centre is planned around 122 dog rooms on 2,200 square metres with a veterinary suite, and is due to be finished within eight months. Dogs taken in are to be vaccinated and sterilised.
29 October 2026
Red Sea Governorate has begun building a centre in Hurghada to house and care for stray dogs, at a cost of 23 million Egyptian pounds, with completion expected within eight months.
The centre covers 2,200 square metres and is planned around 122 rooms for dogs, together with:
- a veterinary surgeon's room and a pharmacy for medicines and supplies
- an operating theatre and a recovery room for animals needing surgery
- swimming pools for the dogs and a play area
Dogs taken from the streets are to be examined, vaccinated and sterilised and handled according to their condition, which the governorate says should slow breeding and bring the stray population under control in residential and tourist areas.
The operating plan brings in animal welfare groups and other civil society organisations to supply food and run sterilisation and care programmes, alongside technical and logistical support, rabies vaccine doses and transport vehicles built to set specifications. Staff are to be trained to catch dogs safely without hurting them.
The work is being carried out under Law 29 of 2023 and its executive regulations.