28.08.2025 21:33
An investigation has been launched following claims that 10 dogs and 5 cats were poisoned to death in the Selçuk district of İzmir. It has been suggested that the animals were poisoned with chicken meat.
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In the Selçuk district of İzmir, 10 dogs and 5 cats died. An investigation has been launched following claims that the animals were poisoned.
CLAIM THAT "10 DOGS AND 5 CATS WERE POISONED TO DEATH"
Those who saw the dead animals in the rural Belevi neighborhood of Selçuk reported the situation to the gendarmerie and the Selçuk District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry. Upon receiving the notification, the gendarmerie arrived at the scene and launched an investigation based on the claim that the animals were poisoned with chicken meat. The teams determined that 10 dogs and 5 cats had died.
SAMPLES TAKEN FROM CHICKEN MEAT
It has been learned that the samples taken from the food eaten by the animals by the teams of the District Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry will also be sent to the food control laboratory. Belevi Neighborhood Muhtar Doğan Dönmez stated, "Our district governorate, our public prosecutor's office, our district gendarmerie command, AFAD, and many animal lovers are here. The cats and dogs were poisoned to death. This is an inhuman act, a massacre. An investigation has been initiated."
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