It was revealed that a special presentation was made to President Erdoğan on the controversial draft text on stray animals. Erdoğan said, “Let’s take precautions, but let’s protect the measure well. Work with this version. Meet with other friends and bring me the final version.”
In the survey conducted by the AK Party before the March 31st elections by asking citizens, “What is your expectation from the municipality?”, the issue of stray animals was ranked 4th in the survey. According to the news in Hürriyet Newspaper, it was learned that the latest situation regarding stray animals was conveyed to President Tayyip Erdoğan and a special presentation was made after the elections.
After the presentation, President Erdoğan said, “Let’s take measures against these, but let’s protect them well. Work in this form. Discuss with other friends and bring me the final version”.
It was noted that the AK Party will finalize the draft law next week, after which a final presentation will be made to President Erdoğan.
In Parliament in June
The proposal, which will then be taken to the opposition, is planned to be submitted to the Parliament in June and brought to the agenda of the General Assembly in July. Party staff said, “After we prepare our proposal, we will go with our suggestions. If no solution comes from the other side, we will not make an effort to reach a compromise. We have listened to artists, journalists, civil society organizations, the veterinarians’ union, all of them. Bureaucratic follow-up and efficiency are also important. It seems that only with such a practice can results be achieved.”
Here is the draft text: Attackers will be put to sleep
‘The 8-article draft text on stray animals, which has been discussed in public for days, has emerged. According to the information obtained, first of all, dogs that are complained about by citizens, known to the police or municipality, found in certain places, ganged up, become aggressive, have a deteriorated anatomical structure and carry the risk of rabies will be collected.
The harmless ones will be sterilized
Dogs that are fed by citizens in the neighborhood and do not harm anyone will continue to stay on the streets. However, these dogs will also be sterilized.
Living conditions in shelters will be improved. The shelters will be equipped with a modern cage system, monitoring areas, camera surveillance, automatic water supply, and a system where food is given at a certain time. Among the dogs collected, those that can survive in shelter conditions will be separated, and the others will be euthanized at the end of one month if they are not sterilized or adopted. Adopted animals will be tracked by implanting a chip. The amendment to the law will also define stray animals.
