Mass cull fears as bill to regulate Turkey’s stray dog population approved

A stray dog rests at Kadikoy sea promenade in Istanbul (Francisco Seco/AP)

A Turkish parliamentary commission has approved a bill aimed at regulating the country’s large stray dog population, a move that has raised concerns among animal rights advocates who fear many of the dogs would be killed or end up in neglected and overcrowded shelters.

The 17-article bill, approved late on Tuesday, has sparked a conflict between animal rights groups and advocates for safer streets free of feral dogs.