Turkey’s Solution for Stray Dogs is to Send Them Far Away, Where They Can’t Survive
by Kristina Chew
October 19, 2013
More than 100,000 dogs live in the streets of Istanbul, Turkey’s capital, as well as thousands of cats. But it is the dogs, who have been a presence for centuries, who have lately posed a huge dilemma for the city. Last year, Turkey’s Ministry of Forestry and Water proposed a law to send the dogs away to “wildlife parks” on the outskirts of Istanbul. Ahmet Senpolat, an Istanbul-based lawyer who runs Turkey’s Animal Rights Federation (HAYTAP), and other advocates protested and the law was tabled.
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