Municipalities in Turkey often hire contract firms to address the country's stray-dog population. The companies regularly use poison—an inhumane and violent method of killing—or dump animals in rural areas, where they frequently starve to death or are hit by cars while trying to find their way back to their original territory. Please join PETA Asia-Pacific in urging Turkish authorities to take immediate steps toward implementing a humane and effective animal control program.

Poisoning is among the cruelest methods of killing. Most commonly used poisons cause hyper-reactivity to stimuli, convulsions, and severe pain and discomfort before death. Poisons can also kill countless nontarget species—including insects, birds, fish, and mammals other than dogs—if they unintentionally ingest the poison itself or are exposed to the carcasses of dead dogs.

Animal population experts agree that laws mandating that all owned animals be sterilized to prevent unwanted births—coupled with full-service animal-sheltering programs—are the most effective ways to reduce stray-animal populations. Please join PETA Asia-Pacific in urging Mehmet Emin Birpinar and Dr. Mustafa Kemal Yalinkilic of the Turkish Ministry of Forest and Environment to develop a professional program for addressing the stray-dog problem in the country.
 
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