Saturday, January 14, 2012

City Kitty and City Dog - How Turkey cares for animals

Everywhere we went, we encountered friendly cats and dogs. They were all well-socialized and well fed. They looked healthy.

We learned that Turkish society is a caring society. Stray animals are rounded up and given shots, spayed and neutered. Instead of families owning a pet, the pets belong to everyone. All the cats are named "City Kitty" and the dogs are named "City Dog."

If you call out, "Here, city-kitty, kitty." The cat will come jauntily over a pet and a scratch behind the ears.

For a well-balanced meal, I guess they make the circuit. The bread kiosk man gave them bread scraps. Fish scraps were located on the bay, etc.

The system seems to work. I thought of our local Animal Rescue and Kare (ARK).

Dr. Willams and City-Kitty.



This little kitty followed us down inside the cave homes.

Dr. Williams and Whitey-City-Kitty.

This dog was napping on the shore of the Mediterranean. Dogs were all sizes and kinds.

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