The proposal concerning homeless and stray animals on the streets, which has been on Turkey's agenda for a very long time, is now about to be put to an finish.
In response to the regulation that gives amendments to some articles of the present Animal Rights Safety Regulation No. 5199, the positive given to those that abandon their animals is elevated tenfold, from 5 thousand TL to 50 thousand TL.
Within the proposal the place the definition of “stray stray animal” was made, provisions concerning the seize and neutering of stray canines on the streets had been decided.
On this context, canines which have change into aggressive, have deformed anatomical constructions and are liable to rabies shall be collected as a precedence and brought to shelters. Canines that can’t be rehabilitated and never adopted inside a month shall be put to sleep.
Innocent canines which might be recognized, cared for and fed by residents within the neighborhoods is not going to be touched if they’re neutered, and people that aren’t neutered will proceed to remain the place they’re after being neutered.
New fines will even come to the agenda with the articles added to the proposal textual content.
Accordingly, as within the current incident in Şanlıurfa, those that acquire stray animals and go away them on the borders of one other district or in forest areas shall be fined 50 thousand TL per animal.
Within the article of the legislation concerning “audit”, the duties of native administrations shall be rearranged. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will enhance its finances for stray animals.
It’s envisaged that the proposal will first be offered to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after Eid al-Adha, then shared with the opposition after which submitted to the Speaker of the Parliament.
