This WAS one of the worlds most magnificient and noble dogs. He was an anatolian shepherd, also known as kangal.
We named him Aslan.
Aslan lived his life as a factory dog. Born as as purebreed, bought by an uneducated brute who felt having a big dog would make him look more manly in front of society.
Aslan was found under a truck in the factory. He had been tied to it and they forgot about him. By the time we got there he was completely dehydrated and thin as a paper. We did our best to make him regain health. He spent the last month of his life at our vet in intensive care. There was nothing we could do. His organs failed one by one.
This is the way most kangals end in this country. Abused, neglected, completely and absolutely distroyed, and guess what? We cannot rescue
them.
By Law you are not allowed to get Turkish Kangals out of Turkey. If we find a kangal in this state there is nothing we can do as most families that want one won’t consider having them inside their homes.
The only way to keep a kangal in the collective buy xanax ireland mind of the turkish nation is heavily chained to a tree or a piece of machinery.
You can buy them, you can cut their ears, mark them like cattle, you can tie them to a post and make them spend the rest of their lifes on a diet of bread and water, but you cannot send them to a decent home abroad and very few turkish homes are able to provide them with a minimum human standard of existance.
Kangals have become a source of shame for Turkey, not by the breed qualities ( they are unbelieveble dogs ) but by the absolutely despicable way they are treated by just about everybody here.
We have NEVER rejected a rescue because it was too complicated but I must admit that with Kangals has become specially difficult.
I hope one day Turkey will start looking at just about everything from the angle of nationalism and animals like Aslan will be able to have decent and happy lifes, whenever in the world this may be. In the meantime they will continue their sad existance under the brutal mentality and the hammer of their masters.
Viktor Larkhill
this is so sad
They don’t want them so why not let them go to someone who does want them…. grrrrrr it’s a bloody stupid law
Such a beautiful creature, what kind of human allows such treatment?
why by law?????Other dogs are allowed to get out of the country,why not the Kangals?
So sad…I am crying my eyes out by seeing his picture…
I hope u are at a better place now Aslan …
Love you
Maggie
There is got to be something we can do about this.
The poor baby, i have seen Kangals roaming free in the Turkish countryside , they are magnificent animals and if i could have 1 i would be so proud. xx
who is the idiot who made this law? if you meet him, please ask him why (and please punch him on his nose with greetings from me!)
so you would think they would take care of them. Boy do they have it backwards!
That is very sad! such magnificent breed, known from kindness and protection, specially towards kids, I dont understand when f**** humans decided is good no more!!!!!!
So what? The Cardinal is our state bird, but we don’t get pissed when it flies away for the winter. Granted it’s a totally different species, but that’s just the way I see it. It is foolish to allow such a wonderful animal to sit and rot when you can give it a great life somewhere else. I would take one in a heartbeat! You know where he would sleep? In my bed with me, my bf, and our other dogs. He would never have to sleep outside in a cardboard box EVER again! Ok, I vented, and feel better now.
I don’t understand the mindset of keeping this dog in Turkey to be abused & neglected. Why Let’s Adopt Global?
These poor, magnificent dogs. Whoever devised this ridiculous law should be made to live the life of an abused Kangal for one year. Let him/her experience the pain and atrocities and then see if the law is changed. In the meantime, I will pray for these beautiful dogs. ♥
that law MUST change. loving animals to death is not loving them at all. how can they be so proud when this is how these magnificent animals are allowed to be treated? these are gorgeous animals, and NO animal should be treated like this.
Turkish Vans are available elsewhere in the world, as are Akhal Tekes. Why not Kangals?
Everything is wrong with our gov… they don’t care about abused children, they don’t care about the people who undergo torturer and they don’t care about poor animals… only thing they care is increasing their wealth…. and i am so sorry about all of the things happening here…
They have a stamp with this dog,but how can a Human race be so stupid and does not allow other countrys to help in situations like this?
I think it is just the thing with having power over something,not more.Or can anybody tell me a good rea…son for having this dogs and don´t tak care of them and treat them like this?
that is the saddest photo I have ever seen….I feel sick….was this dog saved….please tell me this dog was saved! I am beginning to really hate. I can’t see these pictures anymore unless there is a happy ending behind it. I can’t see anymore, it’s all making me sick unless there is enough being done about this.
IF THEY ARE CONSIDERED TURKEYS NATIONAL TREASURE….WHAT A WAY TO HONOR THE TREASURE!!???….VERY SAD …VERY VERY SAD….IS THE POOR BABY STILL ALIVE ???……LET US KNOW PLEASE!!!!!!
I’m going to be sick … It’s just beyond me.
What about foster homes in Turkey? I know it’s hard to find them but isn’t it the only solution for Kangals?
O my God, poor precious noble animal. I never will be able to understand the willful cruelty of man, who lets animals suffer, when God gave them to us to take care of. God Bless you Let’s Adopt and all the people who understand this principle and help their fellow creatures! Keep up the Good Work!
So sorry Viktor!
so so so sad……poor thing.
Aaahhh…….Aslan/King …. from the Chronicles of Narnia. A noble name for a noble dog
WE NEED TO START A PETITION AND GET PPL TO SIGN IT SO THE GOVERNMENT WILL LET US SEND THEM ABROAD! WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING, WE NEED TO FIGHT FOR THIS DOG (ASLAN) RIGHTS. OVER ALL ASLAN MEANS GREAT LION AND WE NEED TO BE LIKE LIONS AND ROAR FOR RIGHTS!!!!
I’m so sorry my furry friend you had to endure what you did. I really hope you have gone somewhere better? Somewhere where no humans can hurt & abuse you 🙁
The law sucks we all know that.
I just pray that future generations learn to be more compassionate, to start seeing animals as we do, companions for life, not just a barking doorbell 🙁
So sad ….Victor why can’t you write on the papers it’s a mixed race. Customs don’t know what kind of a race it is. And when you go late to the airport, to ship them, everything has to go so fast, they even don’t notice you have wrong papers. We have the example with Vanilla.
Victor, I was always led to believe that Kangals and Anatolians were different breeds : – I found these sites –
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/kangaldog.htm
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/anatolianshepherd.htm
Very comprehensive information on both sites.
Maybe travelling by car it would be possible to take a Kangal out of that hell. One day I will bring one with me. I think they are beautiful and gentle dogs. Well, all dogs are gentle, but I have heard that Kangals are very good family dogs.
It would be good for Turkey image to send some of those dogs abroad. They would be excellent ambassadors!
Such a beautiful breed yet so badly treated. Turkey should be PROUD of this magestic breed. Why oh why can you not let them go to a good home outside of Turkey the same as any other breed. Is Turkey communist??? Or just barbaric???
the stupidity of humans knows no limits/.
my heart breaks for this poor magnificent creature who is much finer than us humans
Kangal dogs are fabulous creatures and wonderful family dogs. Obviously some have the temperament to be working dogs – by that I mean as a flock guardian dog – not chained to a tree or truck. That is horrible mistreatment and a shame for such a magnificent animal. We have 2 Kangals in the US. One from a US breeder and one rescue that originated in Turkey, but ended up in Germany. We love them both and think that all Kangals should be allowed a loving home. This story is atrocious!
why o why do turks trat animals like dirt? is it that muslims hate dogs? it is full of so called macho pricks who like to look hard with a dog, well i and many of the people in england will never go to turkey again
good bye aslan i know you are happy now.. we can t hurt you know you are safe. beautiful country with so many sick people that is sad..
A couple of days ago, I asked the question on why Kangals could not leave Turkey at a Rescue Group from Turkey facebook and got no answer. I did a little research and found somewhat of an answer.
The Kangal is a breed native only to Turkey and no exporting is allowed because 1) Kangals are (were?) considered endangered and 2) the Kangal is considered a national treasure – part of the Turkish heritage and it is now illegal to export Kanglas to non-Turkish countries. *sigh* Obviously, there are people there that do not consider them a treasure.
If it is the breeding of Kangals outside of Turkey that is troublesome to the government, I wonder if the laws could be relaxed for these rescues if they are spayed/neutered before leaving the country.
Sorry, have no ideas or answers, my post is just an observation. It’s tragic and a steep uphill battle for Let’s Adopt in Turkey.
This poor baby….Why are Turkish people so mean????????? Viktor….I’m sure let’s Adopt could find a way to send these poor dogs somewhere else…..The laws of Turkey SUCK!!! No reason for them to not be allowed out of the country!!!!! Who makes these laws…the rotten Government?? All my life I couldn’t understand why people want dogs and never let them in the house…People like that shouldn’t be allowed to live on this earth…They are a waste of air and skin,!!!!!!
CELA ME REND MALADE!! COMMENT PEUT-ONT? TRAITER UN ANIMAL* DE LA SORTE! PAUVRE *ANGE* SI MALADE ET DÉSESPÉRÉ! MÊME PLUS DE FORCE! J’ESPERE SINCÈREMENT QU ‘IL SERA SAUVE! OH! MON DOUX *ASLAN* QUE *DIEU* LE TOUT PUISSANT TE PROTÈGE ET TE GUÉRISSE* ET PUNISSE TES TORTIONNAIRES!!
I am ashamed to be a human beeing!
très moche tout ça !!
justice for this dog!!!!
The poor baby, how he suffered and then died, painfully, but at least he knew love in his final days. Somebody must have hugged him, but he was probably too far gone to even care anymore. He looks like he could be such a beautifully majestic dog, a proud dog. The Turkish people need to learn about caring for an animal. If they just chain them anywhere, where can these dogs be found. Are they strays now?? There must be a way of protecting them, their breed!!! So very sorry for Aslan. He looks sort of like a Great Dane!!!!! Thank you for being there for him at least, in his final moments, that means a lot!!!!
This is so sad. I have live in Turkey 6 year and see this problem. I have try my best to help, but ther is so many dogs. I have send som of them to other contry.
Also i have find dog in a bad situasjon like Aslan, and i have just go in night time and steel the dog from garden to werry bad pepole.
I really not understand how pepole can be so evel.. God bless all dogs, i love them all.
Angelina
This is so heartbreaking, I cry for Aslan and others like him, I hope and pray the country changes for the better , but it doesn’t look like they will anytime soon.
I know LA has done what they can do, and I love what you do for all the animals , it has to be so hard on each of you to see this happen and be so powerless to help. :(:(
Bless you for what you have done though.
This is such a beautiful dog! We need to work to change the laws so that people who do this are severely punished and to make it legal to export these dogs. You can’t have it both ways. Either they are a treasure and you treat them as such, or you lose the right to manipulate their lives. I agree that spaying and neutering and then shipping should not be a problem. I suggest you whip up some doggy disguises, Viktor, so no one knows what breed they are. This is just senseless cruelty. : (
about taking kangals out of turkey: @andrea (and whoever else may be interested). andrea your information is correct. any dog that is to leave turkey needs to be officially designated as “not kangal” and apparently, the ban also extends to mixed kangals. also apparently, kangals can be taken outside turkey with special permission, and the only place where that permission can be obtained is the military veterinary school in gemlik (two hours from istanbul). what conditions must be fulfilled to obtain a special permission, i have not been able to discover. but there are a lot of turkish websites which sell kangals with a permit for export!
legally, the kangal race is considered under protection according to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna) so accoridng to turkish authorities kangal is a wild animal! another local law that forbids kangals to leave the country is
the law of land hunting! – which again protects all WILD animals that are endangered!
imho, the first step should be to prove, legally that kangal is NOT a wild animal. and if it is considered a nationla treasure, there must be regulations that guarantee that it is treated as a treasure.
i hope there are legal experts among us and can show us the way to end this stupid and meaningless ban.
Let’s help!
Kangals have always been a very majestic animal , shame on any Turkish citizen who treats them or any other creature this way …
The laws in Turkey seriously need changing regarding animal welfare .. they dont want them but no-one else can have them either.. so the poor creatures suffer and die ! where is the pride in that ??
R.I.P Aslan , you are in a far better place now .
i took care of a kangal in my apartment for a few weeks. She adapted wonderfully. She could barely fit in the elevator! She was just as comfortable inside as she was outside. She was calm and barely barked. Don’t be scared of their size. They are loving companions.
RIP sweet Asian. Life was so unfair to you. You should never have had to suffer. Love is pouring your way now that hopefully you r in a kinder place. I read what was written last week about these beauties. Let us know when someone knows what we can do….
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And whatever happened about the airline problem not allwing pets
Oh this is so sad. We have a Kangal too in our family and his name is Aslan too. A turkish lion 🙂 And we love him so much, and that is why I cant understand and accept this behaivior of this people. I hope anytime this people will become the same chastisement !!!
Oh aslan – he was so a beutiful dog!!!
Dear Friends,
First of all as a dog lover and father of a 13 years old Terrier,ı have to say that I am so sorry about Aslan.I am a Turkish citizen,I can say that it s a problem of culture and humanity.There are lots of people who loves animals and take care of them carefully in Turkey as also there are lots of people who are aware of humanity I must say….
You can see my email address above..So please get in touch if you learn any dogs life who has bad living condiyions.I’ll try to get in touch with animal right organisations…
gokergoktepe@gmail.com
Hi Goker, sorry, just seen this comment now.
Of course there are exceptions and of course there are wonderful people here… Let’s Adopt is based in Turkey and we have hundreds of absolutely wonderful and incredible turkish members..
Unfortunately we are in a minority here… just look around you…
Glad to have you with us… just added you to my friendslist. I will certaintly be in touch with you whenever we have an emergency.
Best
Viktor
C’est tellement triste…. comment accepter qu’on ne leur vienne pas en aide!!! Quelle bétise de leur refuser un sauvetage à l’étranger pour les laisser souffrir et mourir en Turquie.
utterly unforgivable! i don’t understand how people can see dogs as being dirty!!
I AM SO SO SAD & NOT SHOCKED BUT REALLY HURT & SICKENED……… I TREAT MY DOGS LIKE A KING & QUEEN & WILL ALWAYS AS THEY ARE MY LIFE LINE ……………. I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THEM! W T F IS WRONG WITH OUR BLOODY RACE ?????????????/
Thank you Viktor for your continue help for these poor babies and may Sweet Aslan Forever Rest In Peace…
God bless you all…
Rest in peace to Asian. Kangals should be allowed in the U.S. Legally. Turks don’t appreciate this breed and they’re such punks for trying to contain Kangals in Turkey. Such healthy dogs that have practically no health issues only to get chopped down short by neglect!
Poor poor dog! How can things like this happen? Humans!!
Kangals ARE allowed in the US and the rest of the world in general. There are Kangal owners groups or clubs throughout the world. However, the Kangals that you find outside of Turkey now are from breeding stock that left the country before Turkey decided that they were a protected breed.
There are laws in place about neglect and mistreatment of animals but they aren’t enforced particularly well.
As with many large or fighting dogs, small men, with small minds, use them as a status symbol but have no regard for the physical or mental wellbeing of the animal.
There’s a wealth of information about the breed at this English owner’s website http://www.kangalkopegi.org/index_main.html
and further information on the Kangal Dog Club of America site at
http://www.kangalclub.com/
This made me cry as I often see these magnificent animals in the countryside between Fethiye and Antalya.I never realised the Turkish people would abuse these wonderful dogs as they symbolise the strengh and fearlessness of the Turkish people.When will they learn that these animals are not to be abused but cared for and treated with the respect they deserve.There is an animal law in Turkey why is it not being implemented????Shame,shame,shame.
God will take a good care of him now…
I am so sorry, so sorry to hear this.
Most of this video showed a proud proud magnificent dog…. that should be treated as the proud beautiful dogs they are. There needs to be laws to protect them… enforced laws. The first picture in the video was horrific and sad. Made me cry. I remember the original post. Was so sad what happened to him and all the others that are so mistreated. The government should protect them if they are going to keep them in the country. What do they say ?
Is there an address to send mails to ?
So much ignorance what shame on all of this people who treat this poor animals as objects.
I must say that i am very sorry and disappointed to read an article like this. Aslan may be a sad example, but it does not mean that Kangal dogs are not well taken care of, in Türkiye. There are laws and circulations for everything and everywhere in the world if it is a cultural treasure for that country, Türkiye is no exception, the law is adopted from the EU.
There may be a leak in the law but trying to reflect it as “Turkish people are bad” is a very sick and ignorant approach. I am not being nationalist , i am an animal lover and i own dogs, i know lots of people who own kangals, i know that Kangal breed is very well protected in Turkey. I can post here thousands examples of humiliaton or torture of animals, and this is not specific to Nationality but our humanity!
Sorry Goksel but it is what it is… go to any animal shelter and you will see hundreds of abused kangals like Aslan.
Go to factories and garages and you will see hundreds of abused dogs living their lives on chains.
Sorry.. it is what it is.
no mate, it is not what it is, you give false and partial information based solely on your limited experience and feelings which is far from being academical .
Kangal dogs cannot be taken out of Sivas city, it is forbidden,
If you want to build a Kangal farm you need to have special permissisons,
Everybody knows that Kangal needs a proper climate, they can’t live in hot places, your judgement of “hundreds of kangal dogs in any shelter” is completely wrong.
you can criticise the law, unfortunate cases or people , even the government but not the animal love of Turkish people.
Kangal dogs cannot be taken out of Sivas City?
Sorry Goksel… you are either completely ignorant or drunk… or both.
Turkish shelters are filled with kangals, I invite you to go visit some, Tuzla, Umraniye, Beylikduzu, Izmir… if for every abused kangal someone gave me a lira I would not have to work a single more day of my life.
Unbelieveble… and all of this garbage written under two abused kangals.
It is what it is Goksel… it is what it is…
i am neither ignorant nor drunk and you are not the only one who visits shelters.
Kangal dogs cannot be taken out of Sivas city, this is prohibited by the laws, this does not mean that you cannot find Kangals in other cities. You can even find Kangal dogs in USA (checkout http://www.kangalclub.com) .
Like it or not there is a law and this is not to destroy but to protect the Kangal breed. You give a single example and fall into a conclusion that we are barbarians who like to torture our own dogs! Immediately after, you complain that you cannot get Kangals out of Turkey, you cannot save them,
Why? If you love these animals why don’t you help them in Turkey? Are you going to take allll abused Kangals out of Turkey??? what’s your intention mate, spit it out.
As for the shelters , today i am going to call all the shelters that you have mentioned and gather the number of Kangals they have and i will write the number here., honestly. I have been to many shelters in Istanbul in the past but now i live in Izmir, so i will go there and see it with my own eyes, and maybe i can take some pics.
You do not know Kangals it is obvious, you cannot raise a Kangal in the house, that my friend will destroy the animal’s nature. Kangal is a very strong guard dog, not a pet.
Anyone interested, please take a minute and read this (written in English) , and you may have an idea , why these dogs are chained and used in factories or garages as Viktor mentions! , especially the 6th paragraph. http://www.kangalclub.com/KDCA_Is-a-Kangal-Dog-right-for-me.html .
Goksel, I have made this album just for you…
To show you that there is a better way.
I know this album will come as a shock to you… now… go grab a tissue and enjoy..
Let me introduce you to a Kangal that is lucky not to have fallen in the hands of people like you.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=43835&id=111324518892054
By the way… I bet you don’t have a dog and instead just fantasize about the idea of having one by looking over the internet… it’s common behaviour here..
i made a few phone calls, talked to all the shelters or rehab centers as Viktor mentioned. Unfortunately i could not get a precise number , as for Beylikduzu shelter, there is 1 original Kangal that is being taken care of , and numerous dogs which are half breed (may or may not originated from Kangals),
The total number of animals in the shelter is 350! (cats dogs, you name it). The vet Mr Huseyin told me that it would be lovely if they had a couple of Kangals 🙂 .
İzmir Işıkkent , 700 dogs, none original Kangal or any original breed but may or may not be halfbreed Kangals ( let’s say this as mixed type , or as everybody knows , street dogs),
Tuzla, is not a shelter at all, a rehab center, the number changes, you cannot find any original Kangals dogs here as well. Ms Deniz Karaduman that i have talked to says that Kangal dogs are very valuable, thay are not left to the center, but they recieve inquiry calls from dog owners whose Kangals are stolen.(6-7 calls per week lately).
and the list goes on..
I have also talked to this lovely lady Ms İnci Kutay who is a volunteer at Tuzla rehab center, and many more , who also knows Viktor personally. Below is the info i received from Ms Kutay;
It is forbidden to sterilize Kangal dogs, that is why you may see lots of half breed dogs (may or may not originated from Kangals). Kangal is an extremely valuable dog, nobody will be willing to leave a Kangal to a shelter, yet , it won’t be stay there long, because probably someone will own it, either to sell or raise it. It is true that there are Kangals are illegally produced at homes or farms and the laws are far from controlling this.
Kangal is a shepherd dog, big , strong, needs to run, you cannot simply raise this kiddo as a pet. It is true that these dogs are used as guardians at factories or garages (as Viktor mentions) , but it is FALSE that Turkish people are psycopaths who like to chain and abuse their dogs for fun, and there are people fighting for animal rights when laws are not enough. Hundreds of Kangals at shelters is a completely wrong data!
Even if you have a terrier in your garden, you chain him sometimes right? . I am not defending this, being chained for 24 hours at a factory is against this dog’s nature, but it is abnormal to blame the whole country.
Let’s take 3 Kangals to London and raise them in our garden, and see what happens!
I am not going to continue this garbage (as you mention) , i can understand that you are trying to attract attention , but you are doing it in a wrong way by being dishonest and mean . I could be your passionate supporter if you did this honestly and properly.
thanks to people who work as true volunteers at shelters, organizing acts , members of shelter volunteers and animal rights association , who helped me. http://www.bgd.org.tr/ .
some of the data i collected from, http://www.barinak.gen.tr/ (shelters) .
It is true… when Kangals arrive to shelters, specially shelters that are not supervised by animal organizations they don’t last there for long… Vets like Husseyin would LOVE to have a couple of kangals so that he could take them out and breed them (usual practice amongst shelter vets) and sell them…
So yes.. you are right on that.
And no… if you have a terrier you don’t chain him in your garden.
Would you like to be chained in a garden ?
As I wrote before, generalizations are not good for a society. They don’t help. Especially members like this Melanie Kux racist refering to Turks as a race and commenting on us as a whole, do nothing but get on people’s nerves here and repels people, rather than uniting them. That’s why our focus on these walls shift from “what to do to” to nationalist feelings. I am highly disturbed by such comments. Give an end to this! It’s not the purpose here. The purpose is to come up with solutions…
Göksel, I don’t know about Kangals as much as you do, however, the truth is that abuse is common and there are lots of them used for fighting (it’s not peculiar to our country though, dogs like pitbulls are abused in the same way in many countries including the States as well) The video was not fake. So it happens even if some other Kangals are in much better condition.
My point is whether it’s happening or not is a futile question, it is happening. Offensive comments are even more futile, they just demoralize us!
What we should be focusing on is:
I’m sure there are some civil organizations in Sivas caring about these dogs. Why not reach them and ask their opinions, their recent activities and find ways of cooperation with them. I’ll check them oout and post it here on this wall. Take care everybody, and remember to be positive and constructive please
Oh mein Gott…..
There are lots of legitimate, high quality, AKC recognized Kangal Dog Breeders outside Turkey. Just put “Kangal Dog Breeds” in Google search box and you’ll see. I live in US and I have seen personally many beautiful dogs from these breeders in several Turkish/American Cultural Festivals and Dog Shows.
Please Victor and people make sure you fight for these animals we are behind if we can help we will! Let them Listen! GOOD WORK!
Hi Victor,
you wrote that it is nearly unpossible to get a Kangal out of Turkey…but it worked with Pasha?? I am so glad for that beautiful dog…I love Kangals…
Nearly impossible… nearly.. 🙂
My family has a Kangal..AMerican born and bred and this article made me sick! Our huge dog lives in the house w/ my 5 kids and is very much a part of the family. There is no excuse for anyone to let a dog die that way!
Goksel, I agree that having a Kangal is not for everyone but after having read the link you posted (especially the 6th paragraph) I don’t see why a Kangal (or any dog for that matter) should live its life on a chain. I only know Kangals that live inside homes (in the Netherlands) and they do very well. Anyone owning an animal should try hard to give that animal the opportunity to live in a way that makes it happy and to behave in the way they should because of the type of creature they are. Animals are chained because of the convenience of people. A dog on a chain can only be one thing and that is very unhappy.
I don’t understand that law. Is it only in Turkey?
Does it mean people can’t have them as pets or something?
A warning would have been nice 🙁 . It amazes me that People can still be so fucked up. A lot of cultures/people see Dogs as Livestock & Nothing else. I have 2 Amish Puppy Mill Pug rescues. The one female has Udders,a virtually prolapsed anus,& horrible hip problems. I figured she has had roughly 84 pups. She is the sweetest loving innocent baby.It so saddens me , she was treated that way all in the name of Money :(.
I am a turkish citizen who lives in the uk. i really wish i could have a kangal. my grandma lives in eastern anatolia (anadolu in turkish) in a city called kars. now first of all we DO NOT treat our dogs in the way as you guys think we treat them. at my grandma’s, we used to have a kangal which was the most clever dog i have known all my life, we named him Alosh . Fortunately, died of old age. the sad picture that we all saw was already said that the picture was taken in the usa not turkey. but what really made me upset and actually annoyed me was that the lot of you believed the false text that mentioned turkey not taking care of these kangal dogs. We give them bread and water as a snack not a meal. As a meal we give them kilos of meat a day. we have several reasons not to let anyone take these dogs out of turkey. I only know 2 reasons: 1) these dogs belong to the turks and we would prefer them to stay that way. There are thieves who smuggle our dogs out of the country and use them. then they would tie the kangal to a pole or something sturdy. eventually the dog will starve and end up in a state like the one in the picture. My only wish is that no one will steal our dogs again and put the kangals in a state like that, take a picture of it, post it onto the internet then blame turkey for what they didn’t do. You guys can stop this by replying to these posts like you did
You really should go back to Turkey and travel around a bit… You’ve been out for too long and are quite disconnected with the reality of your country.
It’s really frustrating when people try and generalize an entire country and people by a select number of cases. I could find similar cases of animal cruelty from what ever country your from perpetrated by people of what ever race you are. Truth is people who treat animals like this are heartless, but you cant hide the tone of prejudice in your writing. In the end, instead of helping animals or educating people, you have used this poor dogs life as an excuse to troll the internet. pethetic
I cannot believe some of the comments I read in here. First of all, this is really miserable how certain posters turned the entire issue into racism and defamation. Even if Turks hate their dogs as you guys claim, a kangal costs quite precious expensive nowadays and no one in his right mind will want to treat a noble dog like this. Kangal dogs are highly prized, owners love their dogs, and these dogs are totally happy running free with sheep and doing their job. Leave them alone where they are.
Shelters are full of stray dogs that have a beige coat and dark muzzle. They are not kangals. They are stray dogs. Enough breed degeneration among several local breeds ends up with such features, but these dogs are much smaller, flimsier, with thinner head and bones and they will definitely not have the typical breed marks of a kangal dog. It is indeed sad that they have to suffer in animal shelters like this but they are not kangals. So you can adopt them. Why don’t you adopt them?
Lastly, a kangal is a work animal. It belongs to open areas, it is not a house dog. You are not doing any better by imprisoning such a huge animal bred for centuries for shepherding into your apartments. This will affect the dog’s psychology and shorten his life span. I see several kangals being trotted on a lane here in Germany, sad, obese, poor dogs. They beong to the steppes of Anatolia. Not into your homes.