Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey

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.

Stray cats and dogs in turkey. Turkey has so so many cats. Shelters protect needy stray animals in eastern Turkey 60 shelters built through youth initiative to help animals at freezing winter conditions. Istanbul is literally strewn with cats.

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. There are approximately 150000 stray dogs in Istanbul and approximately 30000 dogs living in shelters. I first saw a couple stray cats while walking to the Nish Palas my first hotel while in Istanbul.

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. True friends Turkish social-media users have largely praised the move with many thanking Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Wandering around the streets of Istanbul Turkey one cant help but notice the plethora of friendly stray cats found everywhere from mosques to shops.

People feed them and they come and go. It was estimated that there were 17839 95 CI. But then I saw more and more cats.

ISTANBUL Im no animal lover. Food and water will be left at the living environments of street animals such as parks and gardens and particularly animal. Additionally lots of viral videos of animals in Turkey have helped get their plight out into the world.

How Turkey started to take care of street cats and dogs. In Turkey most of the citizens are closely associated with stray cats and they love to pet and feed them on the streets. 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.