A committee approves bill to regulate Turkey's stray dog population, raising mass killing fears
- A Turkish parliamentary commission has approved a bill regulating the stray dog population, raising concerns about potential mass killings by local municipalities.
- The legislation requires municipalities to collect stray dogs, neuter or spay them, and euthanize dogs in pain, ill, or aggressive.
- Animal rights activists fear that municipalities might falsely claim dogs are ill to justify killings instead of ensuring proper shelter.
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Will Turkey see mass killing of stray dogs? Fears rise after panel approves bill to regulate numbers
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling party proposed the bill, estimates that around 4 million stray dogs roam Turkey’s streets and rural areas. Although many of these dogs are harmless, there has been a rise in the number of dogs congregating in packs and attacking people
Committee approves bill to regulate Turkey's stray dog population, raising mass killing fears
A Turkish parliamentary commission has approved a bill aimed at regulating the country’s large stray dog population, a move that has raised concerns among animal rights advocates who fear many of the dogs would be killed or end up in neglected and overcrowded shelters.
A committee approves bill to regulate Turkey's stray dog population, raising mass killing fears
A Turkish bill aimed at regulating the country's millions of stray dogs moved closer to becoming law Wednesday as animal rights advocates feared many of them would be killed or end up in neglected, overcrowded shelters.
A committee approves bill to regulate Turkey's stray dog population, raising mass killing fears
A Turkish parliamentary commission has approved a bill aimed at regulating the country's large stray dog population, a move that has raised concerns among animal rights advocates who fear many of the dogs would be killed or end up in neglected and overcrowded shelters.

A committee approves bill to regulate Turkey's stray dog population, raising mass killing fears
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish parliamentary commission has approved a bill aimed at regulating the country’s large stray dog population, a move that has raised concerns among animal rights […]
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