Three very different parts of Asia, but only one effective solution to ubiquitous street dogs TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka; HATAY, Turkey; HANOI, Vietnam––Landlocked Hatay province in arid southeastern Turkey, humid Vietnam, more than four thousand air miles farther east, and Trincomalee, an ancient port city on the east coast of Sri Lanka, about equidistant from either […]
Fighting 2004 no-kill law, Turkish prime minister Erdogan runs for dogcatcher
Criticized for economy & backing Hamas, Erdogan changes the subject to dogs in traffic ISTANBUL, Turkey––Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice & Development Party have in effect bet their political future on the proposition that they remain popular enough after 22 years of rule to be elected dogcatcher. Central to the Erdogan […]
Street dog howled warning before quake killed thousands in Turkey & Syria
At least 65 search-and-rescue dogs are now on site GAZANTIEP, Turkey––A lone street dog, perhaps a Kangal mix, howling in an intersection like an air raid siren shortly after four o’clock in the morning on February 6, 2023, appears to be already the most enduring image from an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude on the Richter […]
Sheep & cattle stranded at sea by Suez Canal blockage are moving again
3,000-year-old livestock shipping route opened by Pharoahs is unblocked ISMAILIA, Egypt––Tens of thousands of sheep, cattle, and other live animals stranded for up to six days aboard more than 20 transport vessels are moving again through the Suez Canal, as of March 29, 2021. Egyptian Lieutenant General Osama Rabei, heading the Suez Canal Authority, […]
Fallen crane & stampede take spotlight from haj animal victims
At least 900,000 animals killed among 24 nations RIYADH, Saudi Arabia––After decades of global controversy over animal transport and slaughter in connection with Eid al Adha sacrificial rites, the animal victims of the 2015 Islamic pilgrimage season went almost unnoticed amid furor over human victims. The start of the pilgrimage season, called the haj […]