Turkey’s government wants to cull millions of stray dogs despite protests
By Lauren Taylor (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Evan Hummel (Video Editor)
Lawmakers in Turkey passed legislation on Tuesday, July 30, that would allow the government to round up millions of stray dogs across the country. However, the legislation is facing backlash from animal rights activists, who have dubbed the bill a “Massacre Law.”
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Click to see story on dailynewslb.comDespite protests by animal rights activists inside and around the Turkish parliament, lawmakers still moved forward with the bill early Tuesday morning. It will now head to the Turkish president’s desk for his signature.
Proponents of the bill argue that with Turkey’s population of around 4 million stray dogs, there are sick and uncontrollable strays that need to be euthanized to prevent a growing number of attacks and the spread of rabies. According to the bill, healthy strays will need to be sent to shelters and put up for adoption. Under the proposed law, local council will be forced to build animal shelters to implement the new rules by 2028.
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However, critics note that the country lacks the resources to house stray dogs and argue that will lead to mass killings of stray dogs. There are currently 322 animal shelters with room for 105,000 dogs in the country, far short of what is needed to house the millions of stray dogs on Turkish streets.
Additionally, Turkish residents are historically sensitive to the issue of efforts to culling the stray population. In 1910, Ottoman authorities rounded up tens of thousands of stray dogs from Istanbul and put them on a deserted rock island in the Sea of Marmara. All of the dogs reportedly died of drowning and starvation, with some forced to resort to cannibalism.
Furthermore, when it comes to the stray dog problem, many residents are trying to care for the animals themselves.
“They are our priority,” Salim Yuce, a resident of Istanbul, said. “I put water out among these trees for them to drink. I feed them. We do whatever we can. We are against euthanasia of animals. Against locking them up. They have the right to live just as much as we do, and we’re actually occupying their space.”
International welfare groups are urging Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan not to sign the bill into law. However, Erdogan has previously said that the country’s stray dog problem is something that “does not exist in any developed country.”
Several opponents to the bill have said that there are many mayors of major cities who will not enforce the law if it is signed. However, under the law, mayors could be jailed for up to two years for failing to implement the new rules.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
NEWLY PASSED RULES THAT WOULD CULL MILLIONS OF STRAY DOGS IN TURKEY ARE BEING DUBBED THE “MASSACRE LAW” BY ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS.
DESPITE PROTESTS AROUND AND INSIDE PARLIAMENT– LAWMAKERS PASSED NEW RULES TO TACKLE THE COUNTRY’S STRAY PROBLEM TUESDAY.
TURKEY HAS MORE THAN FOUR-MILLION STRAY DOGS, MANY THAT ARE UNCONTROLLABLE OR CARRYING UNTREATABLE DISEASES. THE NEW LAW ALLOWS FOR THE KILLING OF THESE ANIMALS TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM ATTACKS AND ILLNESS.
MANY STRAYS WILL BE SENT TO SHELTERS AND PUT UP FOR ADOPTION.
LOCAL COUNCILS WILL BE FORCED TO BUILD ANIMAL SHELTERS BY 2028.
CRITICS NOTE THE CURRENT LACK OF RESOURCES TO HOUSE STRAY DOGS– WILL LEAD TO MASS EUTHANIZATIONS.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 322 ANIMAL SHELTERS WITH ROOM FOR 105-THOUSAND DOGS IN THE COUNTRY– FAR SHORT OF WHAT’S NEEDED.
TURKISH RESIDENTS ARE HISTORICALLY SENSITIVE TO THE ISSUE OF EFFORTS TO WRANGLE UP THE STRAY DOG POPULATION.
IN 1910, OTTOMAN AUTHORITIES ROUNDED UP AROUND 60-THOUSAND K-9S FROM ISTANBUL AND PUT THEM ON A DESERTED ISLAND IN THE SEA OF MARMARA.
ALL OF THE DOGS REPORTEDLY DIED OF DROWNING AND STARVATION– WITH SOME RESORTING TO CANNIBALISM.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE CURRENT STRAY PROBLEM, MANY RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO CARE FOR THE DOGS.
[SALIM YUCE]
“THEY ARE OUR PRIORITY. I PUT WATER OUT AMONG THESE TREES FOR THEM TO DRINK. I FEED THEM. WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN. WE ARE AGAINST EUTHANASIA OF ANIMALS, AGAINST LOCKING THEM UP. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE JUST AS MUCH AS WE DO. AND WE’RE ACTUALLY OCCUPYING THEIR SPACE.”
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
INTERNATIONAL WELFARE GROUPS ARE URGING TURKEY PRESIDENT ERDOGAN NOT TO SIGN THE BILL.
BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS PREVIOUSLY DECRIED HIS COUNTRY’S STRAY DOG PROBLEM THAT HE NOTES “DOES NOT EXIST IN ANY DEVELOPED COUNTRY.”
SEVERAL OPPONENTS TO THE BILL HAVE SAID THERE ARE MANY MAYORS OF MAJOR CITY WHO WILL NOT ENFORCE THE LAW.
HOWEVER, UNDER THE LAW MAYORS COULD BE JAILED FOR UP TO TWO YEARS FOR FAILING TO IMPLEMENT IT.
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Turkey approves ‘massacre law’ to remove millions of stray dogs
Click to see story on The GuardianAnger as Turkey approves stray dog ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on The IndependentTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on abc NewsTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on The Washington PostTurkey approves ‘massacre law’ which could see millions of stray dogs euthanised
Click to see story on Metro NewsTurkey: Will there now be mass killings of street dogs?
Click to see story on Sueddeutsche ZeitungTurkey Passes New Law to Curb Street Dogs Despite Mass Protests
Click to see story on BloombergTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Coast ReporterTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Sask TodayTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Star TribuneTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Prince George Citizen‘Massacre law’: Activists up in arms over Turkey’s new stray dog rules
Click to see story on EuronewsTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on NBC BostonTurkey Passes ‘Massacre Law’ on Stray Dogs
Click to see story on Time MagazineTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on The Seattle TimesTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Bowen Island UndercurrentTurkey passes law to round up stray dogs, opposition vows appeal
Click to see story on ReutersTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on KIFITurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on KVIATurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Winnipeg Free PressTurkish stray dog law sparks opposition anger
Click to see story on France24Turkey passes law to get stray dogs off the streets and into shelters
Click to see story on WTVBTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on City NewsRight
Untracked Bias
Turkey approves controversial law on street dogs, resulting in protests
Click to see story on Het NieuwsbladTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on Airdrie City ViewTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on My Mother LodeTurkey moves forward with the slaughter of millions of stray dogs. Opposition denounces “massacre law”
Click to see story on PublicoTurkey passes law on the capture of stray dogs
Click to see story on IndexOpposition’s dissatisfaction and protests: Turkey adopts law to remove stray dogs from streets.
Click to see story on Dnevni list DanasDenmark approves controversial law to remove street dogs
Click to see story on Kristeligt DagbladRevolt in Turkey over stray dog law: “Massacre law”
Click to see story on n1info.rsTurkey passes law to remove stray dogs from streets, opposition protests and demonstrations
Click to see story on vijesti.meTurkish Parliament approves controversial law on stray dogs | Českénoviny.cz
Click to see story on ceskenoviny.czTurkish Parliament passes law against street dogs
Click to see story on Badische Neueste NachrichtenTurkey approves law to remove stray dogs from streets. Opposition vows to fight the ‘massacre law’
Click to see story on thealbertan.comThe Turkish Parliament approves a new law… aimed at collecting millions of stray dogs from the streets
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