Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey

Stray dogs and cats in Turkey.

Stray cats and dogs in turkey. Demetrios Ioannou Aug122019 1208PM EST. October 30 2017. Wandering around the streets of Istanbul Turkey one cant help but notice the plethora of friendly stray cats found everywhere from mosques to shops.

When our daughter flew the roost it never occurred to me to fill the empty nest with a dog. In Turkeys largest city Istanbul which has the most confirmed Covid-19 cases there are some 162970 stray cats and 128900 dogs according to the citys 2018 figures. However because of the rising death toll in Turkey due to COVID-19 the countrys government had to impose certain measures to ensure the safety of its people.

In Istanbul Turkeys largest city half a million dogs and cats roam the streets. How Turkey started to take care of street cats and dogs. We have a few strays in our neighborhood at home.

Lots of the cats in Turkey have long fine hair. These animals in all of Turkeys urban centers now get services from local. They also help others adopt stray cats and dogs.

Shelters protect needy stray animals in eastern Turkey 60 shelters built through youth initiative to help animals at freezing winter conditions. In Stray Cats and Dogs in Van Province Eastern 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.

Additionally lots of viral videos of animals in Turkey have helped get their plight out into the world. I love seeing a. I saw tons of stray dogs and cats on my recent trip to the Caribbean and this article inspired me to write up a post.