Ken and Veronica

There has recently been a problem with stray dogs in and around the Sagtur/Mavesehir area outside Altinkum. Many of these dogs had ear tags indicating that they had been through the neuter and release programme supported by the Didim animal charity.

In the small and peaceful village of Sagtur somebody decided to carry out a cull by setting out poisoned meat for the dogs. Sadly my good friends Phil and Sue Johns from this forum lost their beautiful, gentle German Shepherd cross, Diefer whom they had brought over from England. Naturally they are distraught and I am posting this as a warning to any animal owners in the area who may have their dogs on or near the beach. Other known casualties of this cull of "stray" dogs include:

Aslam who belonged to a local Turkish Site Manager, Alvie who had mistakenly been taken to the dog pound, neutered, released and poisoned, the local builder's dog who accompanied his master to work each day, one adopted street dog who slept in a home every night, two pet cats, at least another four dogs whose bodies were spotted and five including Diefer of whom there is no sign. Incredibly one of the local peasant farmers also lost some of his sheep.

Phil and Sue would like to spare any other owners the agony they are going through and ask that all dog owners in the area endeavour to keep their dogs close to home and keep them safe.

Veronica

paddington bear

I hope whoever is doing this eats some of the meat themselves and dies a very slow and painful death.

Sue

patrish

just hope it is found out who did this horendous act.some people do have an idea who is behind this

sahil

I feel deeply sad for Phill and Sue to loose a member of the family, as deifer was, is terrible.
I have to say that this incident highlights the stupidity of the actions of the dog pound. The concept that purely by neutering the stray dogs you will solve the problem is short sited if not actually cruel to the animals. Surely the cost of vets fees for neutering would be better spent on a logical policy, like the RSPCA, of keeping the dogs for a number of days and if they are not claimed then, humanely, putting them to sleep.
To subject these animals to an operation and then a painful death death by poison is not, as far as I can see, humane or kind and never allows the owner of a dog that has wandered the chance of recovering it.

yalicat

Everytime any officials round up strays in Turkey hysterical foreigners demand the release of the dogs.
I'm very sorry for the loss of someone's pet but would think that a local has had enough of being terrified by an aggresive animal and presumibly the dog was out without it's owners and thus able to eat this meat uninterupted.

Ken and Veronica

1. The dogs were not rounded up - they were poisoned
2. The animals were not all strays and not all dogs
3. Diefer was not an agressive animal and did not terrify locals
4. The dog simply ran out of his garden at 7am and never came back despite his owners mounting a search for him. We can only presume that he was poisoned within yards of the house.

Veronica

luckycat68

Oh dear my heart goes out to those who have lost their beloved pets - poisoning is the most horrific death for an animal
This used to happen alot in the winter in Yalikavak but thankfully does not now - we are hopefully making an impression on the locals who know that i help the street animals and arrange for neautering them when my restaurant closes and i have saved money from kind donations
Lets hope that this does not continue in Altinkum area and try to keep dogs with you - very difficult with cats i know
once again - so sorry to hear this

yalicat

1. Officials can't round up strays due to hysterical foreigners demanding their release therefore like I said previously I suspect a terrified local decided to take the law into his/her own hands.
2,3,4. The animals poisoned were loose on the streets and whilst out of their owners control were in a position to eat poisoned meat, rather that than maul a passerby.

Ken and Veronica

Does this include the sheep? Was the local terrified of them too? Were they mauling passersby? Were the cats?
In this small village we have no reports of passersby being mauled by dogs or of locals being terrified. What exactly is your point?

Veronica