Thousands of Turks protest controversial law to remove stray dogs
Associated PressISTANBUL — Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul on Sunday to protest recent legislation that critics say is leading to the killing of stray dogs across Turkey. Last month, legislators approved the new law aimed at removing millions of stray dogs from Turkish streets citing safety concerns. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the law was necessary to deal with the country’s “stray dog problem.” Sunday’s protesters called for the law to be repealed, brandishing posters reading ‘shelters are death camps’ and ‘withdraw the bloody law.’ “We want this law to be withdrawn immediately,” protester Hasan Kizilyatak, 64, told The Associated Press. “I say as an AK Party supporter, this law, is a bloody law.” The main opposition Republican People’s Party moved to repeal the law in the Constitutional Court less than two weeks after it passed.
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