Stray Cats And Dogs In Turkey

In Turkey most of the citizens are closely associated with stray cats and they love to pet and feed them on the streets.

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There are approximately 150000 stray dogs in Istanbul and approximately 30000 dogs living in shelters. 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. Istanbul is literally strewn with cats.

These animals in all of Turkeys urban centers now get services from local. 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. Additionally lots of viral videos of animals in Turkey have helped get their plight out into the world.

As in many other countries in Turkey sick and harmful cats and dogs were killed in order to stop the spread of. They are so beautiful. I first saw a couple stray cats while walking to the Nish Palas my first hotel while in Istanbul.

Wandering around the streets of Istanbul Turkey one cant help but notice the plethora of friendly stray cats found everywhere from mosques to shops. Lots of the cats in Turkey have long fine hair. 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.

I thought nothing of them. Turkeys three largest cities Izmir Ankara and Istanbul have over 500000 stray dogs together. October 30 2017.