In pics: Giza Zoo launches immunization campaign for animals

CAIRO – 29 December 2018: Egypt’s Giza Zoo launched an Immunization campaign for animals on Friday, December 28.

According to a Friday statement, this periodic vaccination is part of Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture, General Authority for Veterinary Services to protect animals from common diseases such as Ovine rinderpest, which considers being contagious and common among goats and sheep.

Giza Zoo head, Mohamed Raga’ei, said that these kinds of campaigns usually take place during the Zoo weekly off day, with the participation of workers and veterinarians.

Giza Zoo is Egypt's most famous and historic zoo, it also considers to be the biggest animal park in the Middle East, and it was opened for the public in 1891 during the rule of Khedive Tawfiq. Many kinds of rare and endangered animals and birds live in the park and have successfully bred there.