Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey

Wandering around the streets of Istanbul Turkey one cant help but notice the plethora of friendly stray cats found everywhere from mosques to shops.

Stray cats and dogs in turkey. Oguz B1 Ozdal N1 Serdar Deger M1. Additionally lots of viral videos of animals in Turkey have helped get their plight out into the world. 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.

The actual pet cats which includes ours outnumber them. Turkey has so so many cats. As in many other countries in Turkey sick and harmful cats and dogs were killed in order to stop the spread of.

Turkey has an incredible amount of stray cats and dogs. ISTANBUL Im no animal lover. They are so beautiful.

On one hand I love how people and animals here live together on what often feels like equal terms. 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. Stray dogs and cats are a real problem in Turkey but slowly we are finding solutions.

Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are roundworms of dogs and cats. 14862-20816 stray dogs and 10191 95 CI. Shelters protect needy stray animals in eastern Turkey 60 shelters built through youth initiative to help animals at freezing winter conditions.

A tram stopping to wait for a stray cat to finish drinking water from the ground a shopping mall letting dogs sleep inside wrapped in blankets during a snowstorm an imam petting cats in a mosque and my favourite a cat at the top of an escalator refusing to move despite being in the way. These animals in all of Turkeys urban centers now get services from local. The Association to Protect Stray Animals known as SHKD in Turkey and the World Health Organization estimate there are about 100000 dogs living on the streets of metro Istanbul.