What is done in Turkey to prevent stray dog attacks? Nothing. Authorities insist that neutering dogs and returning them back to the streets is the actual solution (!). But the real problem isn't stray dog numbers, it's dog straying itself + #KöpekSorunu 
Sterilization campaigns for stray dogs have never been proven scientifically to work. No amount of sterilization will reduce stray dog numbers down to zero. Neutered stray dogs still attack, bite and injure people, animals and cause traffic accidents... #KöpekSorunu
There could be at least 10 million stray dogs in Turkey. Many of these dogs are feral. These dog populations are maintained by dog feeders and " dog lovers", not just in cities but also in rural and natural areas. Turkey is even worse than India on this regard! #KöpekSorunu
As predicted by the population model created by @abi_vanak and @anyadoc, sterilization (ABC/animal birth control) of stray dogs as a population management strategy is a waste of time, money and effort. So why it is still being promoted as a solution? nature.com/articles/s4159…
Because it is assumed to be a "humane" alternative to euthanasia. But humane to whom? Should we all be fine with stray dogs injuring people, disturbing traffic, slaughtering animals or even occasionally killing some poor child? In the name of "animal rights"? #KöpekSorunu
No good public policy can accept such unnecessary risk, no matter how small. Keeping an unpredictable, nearly wild predator on the streets, hoping that removal of its reproductive organs will make it less dangerous, is stupid, very stupid. #KöpekSorunu
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