The law does nothing to address the root causes of animal overpopulation, which is the breeding and sale of dogs and cats.
Background from a Turkish animal activist, Ipek G. Kulahci: Saving Turkey's Stray Dogs [July 20, 2024]. And Ipek's website that is updated regularly: http://ipekkulahci.com/dogs.html: August 26, 2024: "Local groups are forming in multiple cities to prevent animals from being captured and killed, and there is a major protest being planned in Istanbul on September 1."
Gruesome photos and videos have emerged of dead homeless dogs in open pit graves in Türkiye (Turkey) and millions more are at risk following the passage of a massacre law pushed through by President Erdoğan in a misguided attempt to eradicate the country's beloved street animals. Lend your voice urgently to stop the world's largest dog and cat slaughter.
Tourists visiting Türkiye have long enjoyed charming scenes: dogs and cats peacefully snoozing in parks, cafes, and shops. Türkiye's culture of compassion is bursting out of every purpose-built shelter tucked into window boxes, or bolted onto office fronts, along with the food, water, and toys provided daily to homeless animals.
The stray slaughter law marks a dramatic and tragic shift. Healthy,
neutered, and non-aggressive animals can now be killed without
justification. Shelters must either house or kill all 4 million cats and
dogs. There's nowhere near enough room, plus the shelters have been
repeatedly exposed by Turkish activists as death camps where animals suffer
unimaginable cruelty.
In the past, corrupt officials have been known to kill animals cheaply by painful poisoning with bleach or insecticide. Distressing videos are now emerging. They show live puppies thrown into municipal garbage trucks, and carts piled up with dogs being taken for burial some still alive.
Sadly, the law does nothing to address the root causes of animal overpopulation, which is the breeding and sale of dogs and cats.
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Posted on All-Creatures.org: August 24, 2024
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