I was disagreeing on the notion that Egyptian thinks cat are bad because of religious perspective. That is not true.
Of course in any less developed country animals are viewed as lower being and a source of income, the animal is not treated well (horses,camels, etc). Like many aspects of life, Islamic view is divided depending on which verses in Quran or Hadith once referring or interpreting. Spy/neuter is the same thing, some consider it is okay some are not (Haram).
However if you are familiar with Hadith (the testament of Muhammad’s action/statement) where it is considered the way of life for Moslem than you would know that cat is highly regarded as a pet and has to be loved. They are even allowed to hang around in a mosque (which no any other animal can do so).
You will find abuse any where especially in less developed country because people are uneducated, no population control, spy/neuter is expensive. That is not the point here. Reiterating my point, It is not from religious perspective (as one said cat is considered as false god, etc). Clearly it is based on personal preference of Gonorrhea El-Shamy or whatever you see on the street. Second you need to see not from your point of view of what a loving pet owner is from well developed country where having one means feed them good food, spy/neuter, grooming, vaccination, etc, etc. In those countries, having a pet can mean feed them whatever food you get, throw the kittens away because they cannot take care of it, vet visit is rare. Normally in predominantly Moslem country poising a dog or hurting often happens because Dog is haram but hurting a cat is big no no, because it is against what the Prophet’s action.
Ps. Sorry the long cat autistic discussion from my end. Promise this is the last post
