Pets

Beauty competition to award most beautiful Turkish Van cats

New legislation in Turkey will soon obligate the country’s pet owners to register their cats, dogs and weasels, and acquire identity microchips for them, a statement published in the Official Gazette on Feb. 26 read.

The rescue in Laos of three endangered red pandas trafficked from China has raised fears the rare animals are increasingly being coveted by exotic pet owners.

Scout in İzmir becomes best search and rescue dog among over 40 dogs

The best herd-protecting dogs in the world are Kangals, Aksaray Malaklisis, Anadolu bandogs and Anadolu whiteheads, all of which are found in Turkey, according to a Turkish dog breeder.

Turkey’s Constitutional Court will discuss the issue of the law differentiating between pets and stray animals on Jan. 18, following a judge’s application to remove the phrase “pets” from the law, so that it will cover all animals, including those without owners.

Heart-warming footage of an over-protective golden retriever refusing to let its owner shake hands with her puppy has emerged on social media.

A court in Trabzon province in northern Turkey has ruled that a pit bull dog should be deemed a “weapon” in the case of a man who threatened his ex-girlfriend with the dog, increasing the man’s jail sentence from three years to six years, daily Habertürk has reported.

German archaeologists have discovered rock paintings of 8,000-year-old dogs in Saudi Arabia, the Daily Mail reported. On one of the drawings is of a bow hunter surrounded by 13 dogs. This painting, found in the Arabian desert, is the oldest known image of a dog, as well as a strap to control it. So far the earliest known drawing of a dog was from Egypt.

The Polish government is urging citizens to go forth and multiply like rabbits.
The health ministry of Poland, which has one of the lowest birth rates in Europe, has put out a short video praising rabbits for producing many offspring.