We want to share a serious development that reinforces exactly why this petition exists.

Recent footage from a municipal shelter in Bozüyük, Turkey, shows dogs left in conditions where they are harming one another. Reports indicate overcrowding, lack of supervision, and animals suffering severe injuries as a result.

This is not an isolated incident.

When large numbers of dogs are collected and placed into confined environments without the infrastructure to support them, outcomes like this become predictable. It is not about individual dogs. It is about systems that are under pressure and failing.

Dogs do not choose these conditions. They are placed into them.

What we are seeing is the consequence of policies that prioritise removal from the streets without ensuring that safe, sustainable alternatives are in place.

We are calling for:

Transparency inside all municipal shelters
Independent access and oversight
Clear welfare standards that are enforced, not assumed
Long-term strategies that address population management without creating suffering behind closed doors
This is why your support matters.

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Because when systems fail, it is the animals who pay the price