Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey
On one hand I love how people and animals here live together on what often feels like equal terms.
Stray cats and dogs in turkey. 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. Cats make me sneeze. Demetrios Ioannou Aug122019 1208PM EST.
Istanbul is literally strewn with cats. There are approximately 150000 stray dogs in Istanbul and approximately 30000 dogs living in shelters. Genetic Analysis of Toxocara Spp.
Turkeys Interior Ministry recently issued a letter urging local administrations to protect and feed the countrys hundreds of thousands of stray dogs and cats as residents stay at home to contain the spread of coronavirus. Turkey has so so many cats. Lots of the cats in Turkey have long fine hair.
The remainder is wild. Turkey has an incredible amount of stray cats and dogs. 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.
Committing to them is an expensive process if it involves quarantine though people be warned. ISTANBUL Im no animal lover. When our daughter flew the roost it never occurred to me to fill the empty nest with a dog.
In Istanbul alone a megacity of 15 million people there are thought to be 130000 dogs and 125000 cats roaming free. 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. They also help others adopt stray cats and dogs.