Turkey’s interior minister has pledged to fully apply a law to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets in the wake of the death of a toddler earlier this week. “Either they will do this job or ...

AKP officials estimate there are about 4 million stray dogs on Turkey's streets. However, some MPs are questioning this figure. When opposition MP Deniz Yavuzyilmaz asked the ruling party for data ...

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — With the blast of a shotgun, the Raleigh Moose Family Center Turkey Shoot is under way. But fear not: No gobblers were harmed in the making of this holiday fun. “The main ...

Animal rights groups have declared that they refuse to celebrate World Animal Day in protest of a recently passed law that they claim permits the mass killing of stray dogs across the country. The law ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party submitted to parliament Friday a controversial bill aimed at managing the country’s large stray dog population. Critics are ...

ANKARA, Turkey — Legislators approved Tuesday a new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkey’s streets that animal lovers fear will lead to many of the dogs being killed or ending up ...

Turkey is once again drawing criticism from animal rights activists over a proposed bill targeting stray animals. The country's Animal Rights Law was last amended in 2021. The changes introduced at ...