The AK Party has come to an end with the Animal Rights Protection Law No. 5199 regarding homeless and stray animals, which has been working on for a long time. The details included in the bill are eagerly awaited by animal lovers.
Decision to Sleep for Dogs That Cannot Be Rehabilitated
The proposal, which defines “stray stray animal”, contains important provisions regarding the capture and neutering of stray dogs on the streets. Dogs that have become aggressive, have deformed anatomical structures and are at risk of rabies will be collected as a priority and taken to shelters. Dogs that cannot be rehabilitated and not adopted within a month will be put to sleep.
Harmless Dogs Are Under Protection
Harmless dogs that are known, cared for and fed by citizens in the neighborhoods will not be touched if they are neutered. Those who are not sterile will remain where they are after being sterilized.
Penal Sanctions for Those Who Abandon Animals
With the articles added to the proposal, new fines were determined for those who harm or abandon animals. Those who collect animals and leave them on the borders of another district or in forest areas will be fined 50 thousand TL per animal.
Legal Process
The proposal will first be presented to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after Eid al-Adha, then it will be shared with the opposition and is expected to be presented to the Speaker of the Parliament.
