It is known worldwide that Turkey, especially the city of Istanbul, loves cats. On a normal day, you will find thousands of stray cats roaming freely within the streets of the city, with citizens often tending to the cuties, providing them with water, food, and shelter.
A devastating incident happened recently after a man was detained and fined after killing and eating five kittens. As reported by Soranews24, the Japanese man in his thirties was caught after he was seen carrying five kittens into his apartment. A concerned neighbour reported it to the police and the man admitted to killing and eating the five kittens.
The man got slapped with a fine of 1,200 USD (about RM5,000) and is currently being detained at the immigration facility, waiting to be deported back to Japan. Under current laws, any act of torture or killing of a stray animal is only punishable under “damage to commodities.” Things will get better as the parliament is currently working on a law that introduces a more severe punishment which includes imprisonment of those who are cruel to animals.
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