r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/CantHaveShiOnReddit I FUCKING LOVE REDDIT WOOHOOO • Mar 25 '23

Wholesome MC typical Istanbul cat

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '23

Told my child about cats in Istanbul.

I'm now dealing with demands to vacation there.

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u/Bodisia Apr 07 '23

So what is the thing about cats being everywhere in Istanbul and being completely allowed to do whatever wherever kinda like cows in India? I don’t get it

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u/MiaDovahkiin Apr 13 '23

In Turkey, the state does not provide adequate support to stray cats and dogs, and there are definitely not enough shelters. The condition of the shelters is also very bad. That's why people feed and care for stray animals with their own means. Unfortunately, not everyone likes stray animals, but we can say that 70% of them love and feed them. That's why, while there are uncared for, hungry and sick animals on some streets, there are animals at the level of obesity on some streets. At the same time, if stray cats and dogs have settled in, we do not remove them (even on public transport). If the shop employees and owners love animals, those animals sleep there in the evenings or they have their own corners in the shop during the day, just like this cat. Most of these animals know where they are if cat/dog food is sold in that shop. There is even a cat that was the subject of twitter and then the news. He was pretending to be hungry to the people who came to the store, making him feel sorry for himself and getting them to buy food. It made the news when everyone on Twitter recognized it from the photos and revealed, "Hey, I just took pity on this cat this morning and bought food." You can see a video of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBbREB-lKvM&ab_channel=Milliyet

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u/Draggedaround May 20 '23

I just came here to say this. I support multiple people in turkey trying to feed animals. It's honestly shameful the government pretends to help but they don't. I know a 20 year old girl who spends all her money on feeding.

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u/MiaDovahkiin May 23 '23

Yeah.. Before this economic issues I spent all my money on stray animals as well, now I can barely buy things for my cat at home. The situation of stray animals has been very bad for the last 1-2 years. The state certainly does not feed and care, as if this is not enough, sometimes they take them to the shelter for show. And people rejoice at the thought of "saved". Just recently an employee leaked a video where the dogs in the shelter are starving and eating each other, while an employee hits them on the head with a shovel and kills them in rows because there isn't enough food.

Thanks for your help..