I do NOT believe Turks are split over its strays #YasayıGeriÇek

A BBC report says that Rescue street dogs, or euthanise them? Turks split over its strays.

However, I cannot help but think that this is an artificial polarization. For some reason, I could not figure out, there is an emergent hostility against street dogs among a group of right-winger influencers. Some legislators are happy to go along. Here is a change.org campaign against the legislation:

Why is this campaign important?

According to media reports, according to his article, slaughter and collection plans are envisaged for stray animals, not scientific and ethical ways.

Killing animals or collecting them in shelters will not solve the population problem, nor is it a method that suits our country.

A study conducted in Romania, which is trying to get rid of animals through slaughter, reveals that the number of animals can only be reduced by sterilization, not by killing them, and emphasizes that the reproduction rate increases with killing. The 2004 Law on the Protection of Animals has never been properly implemented, and the articles in favor of animals in the law, which was amended in 2021, have unfortunately not been implemented. With this last amendment, metropolitan municipalities, provincial municipalities and municipalities with a population of more than 75,000 were obliged to establish shelters by December 31, 2022, but the number of shelters has not increased and conditions have not improved. It is pointless to talk about a new amendment at this point because the existing laws are not being implemented.

WE ARE AGAINST SLAUGHTER AND CULLING. Innocent animals should not pay for the crime of municipalities that do not sterilize.

We appeal to Mr. President: The municipalities that have not done this for 20 years are to blame. Killing animals or collecting them in shelters will not solve the problem.

We urgently need permanent solutions, not slaughter.

Please listen to these solution proposals:

• An urgent sterilization campaign to ensure healthy sterilization
• Ban the sale of pets

While there is no proper sterilization, while animals continue to be bred for sale, slaughter or collection to shelters will not be a solution and will be a great burden on all of us.