Animal rights rally in Istanbul as Erdogan targets stray dogs
epa09675446 A woman holds her dog during an animal rights rally in Istanbul, Turkey, 09 January 2022. Following a brutal attack by two pitbulls on a four-year-old girl shortly before Christmas 2021, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered municipalities to remove stray dogs from the streets and put them in shelters, meaning nearly-certain death for the animals considering the infamous conditions of such shelters in Turkey. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN