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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Turkish official vows to enforce controversial law to cull stray dogs after death of a 2-year-old

Turkey Stray Dogs - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Turkey’s interior minister on Sunday pledged to fully apply a law to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets in the wake of the death of a 2-year-old girl.

The legislation — labeled the “massacre law” by animal welfare groups — was passed by parliament last summer but has been only partially implemented, if at all, by municipal authorities.

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