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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ap Correspondent

Turkey’s top court backs controversial new dog culling law

A stray dog rests outside Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Turkey’s top court on Wednesday rejected a request to annul a contentious new law designed to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets, which critics said could lead to mass killings of the animals.

The main opposition party had sought the overturn of the legislation that was enacted last year, arguing that it violated animal rights and the right to life.

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