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THE CAUSES OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE SLOUGHI
IN ALGERIA

BY ALLA KACIMI EL HASSANI - ALGERIA
TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH BY M.-D. CRAPON DE CAPRONA - USA

The causes of the disappearance of the Despite this climate of wars, some settlers
Sloughi in Algeria are multiple, the most gave importance to this breed by creating
important are as follows: an example of a dog track in Algiers, and by

organizing some exhibitions that were
During the colonial era 1830 - 1962 reserved for settlers.
The prohibition of hunting by the colonial
authorities. However, there was no program to save
The revolutions of the people raised from this breed as was the case of the horse, by
1830 to 1900. the creation of the mare house of Tiaret in

The wars: two world wars and the war of 1877.
national liberation 1954-1962.
The famine of the 1860s and 1940s.