Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey

Demetrios Ioannou Aug122019 1208PM EST.

Stray cats and dogs in turkey. Turkey does have a population of sick or injured stray and feral cats as well as homeless dogs and at least one rescue group is addressing the problem. When our daughter flew the roost it never occurred to me to fill the empty nest with a dog. ISTANBUL Im no animal lover.

Cats make me sneeze. Turkey has an incredible amount of stray cats and dogs. On a hot summer day walking the steep stone-paved street from the port of Karaköy towards the main avenue on the European side of Istanbul is not an easy task even for.

But with Turkey now considering a bill that would cull Istanbuls estimated 150000 stray cats and dogs I may well change my mind. But Turkey was not always a paradise for stray animalsDuring the 90s and 2000s Istanbul and other Turkish cities had to deal with aggressive and sick cats and dogs that infected people with various diseases such as rabies. In Istanbul alone a megacity of 15 million people there are thought to be 130000 dogs and 125000 cats roaming free.

In Istanbul Turkeys largest city half a million dogs and cats roam the streets. Seeing cats and dogs live on the streets. Turkeys three largest cities Izmir Ankara and Istanbul have over 500000 stray dogs together.

And as a result there are many private citizens who do their part to feed and care for the stray dogs and cats of their areas. Additionally lots of viral videos of animals in Turkey have helped get their plight out into the world. It was estimated that there were 17839 95 CI.

Istanbul is home to thousands of stray cats who exist seamlessly if not always safely within the city. Holiday resorts like Akyaka where there are so many visitors pensions and restaurants in summer months become places where unwanted animals are dumped. Wandering around the streets of Istanbul Turkey one cant help but notice the plethora of friendly stray cats found everywhere from mosques to shops.