Why Are There No Stray Animals in the USA and European Countries?

Especially tourists are quite surprised by the stray animals in Turkey. If you have been to one of the USA or European countries There are no animals on the streets You may be surprised.

So how did these countries do this? 4 April World Stray Animals Day, one day “World Animal Welfare Day” Let’s start by saying that we wish to celebrate as…

Countries where there are many stray animals are considered underdeveloped.

People who do not have enough economic power to care for an animal often abandon their animals on the streets. In addition, authorities neutering and vaccination There are not enough resources allocated.

As a result, uncontrolled reproduction continues exponentially and the number of animals living on the streets increases. Let’s get to our main topic, How did developed countries prevent this?

The importance of sterilization cannot be denied.

Sterilization programs are implemented to control stray animals in almost every state of the USA and developed European countries. “This won’t end with sterilization!” Don’t say. A few months ago, the country of Bhutan, despite having many more stray animals than us, worked hard to all stray animals neutered.

When we make a little calculation, if neutering activities are started in Turkey as of today, the population of animals with an average lifespan of 7 years on the streets will halve in a few years. 8 years later We will not see any of them on the street.

So how will this happen?

Let’s make a minimum calculation based on Izmir. If there are 2 veterinarians in 1 district, there would be 60 veterinarians in 30 districts. If we take into account metropolitan municipalities, private clinics, NGOs and contracted personnel, this number increases. We are for now out of 50 physicians Let’s think. We know that one doctor can perform 20-30 sterilizations per day. Since we calculate from the minimum 10 per day let’s say.

With this calculation, you can travel all over the city in 1 day. 500 animals becomes sterile. If we consider from 81 provinces, 40 thousand. In other words, stray animals in Turkey, in 250 days may become infertile. In the plan where we take out the holiday days, we can say it is 1 year.

With this calculation, there will be no more animals living on the streets in just a few years, and we can end the stray animal population in the most conscientious way as well as being the least costly. Already released in 2004, Animal Rights Law No. 5199 If it were actually implemented, we would have done this 18 times by now.

The importance of the laws in developed countries should not be overlooked.

In European and US countries, instead of the laws that are deemed inadequate in our country, truly protecting animal welfare They have laws. Those who abandon their animals on the streets can be fined or their breeding animals; in places under the stairs or in places like in our country “I will give the kittens to my mother-in-law, to my care. I am looking for a mate for my cat to mate with.” It is not done carelessly.

Speaking of breed animals…

While the streets are full of animals waiting for a warm home, supporting the production of breed animals unfortunately reduces the chances of animals living on the streets to find a home. It increases the population a little more.

Citizens of the USA and European countries generally prefer rescued animals rather than adopting or purchasing breed animals. In our country Animals bought as toys, are thrown into the streets.

Of course, in some countries, there are policies that destroy stray animals through unscrupulous methods.

Although there are ethical solutions such as sterilization, adoption incentives and protective laws, some countries; collecting animals living on the streets by poisoning, throwing them into the forest, or euthanasing them It can also resort to the method of ending the population. Unfortunately, we often encounter this example in Turkey.

When effective and conscientious methods are applied, it is possible to create a more peaceful environment for both stray animals and citizens. Instead of killing stray animals or complaining to the municipality, neutering and vaccination We must call for. We hope that progressive policies will be implemented by the state and municipalities. We know that all animals in a city can be sterilized for the cost of building a shelter!

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