Talk:Feral cats in Istanbul

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Revision at 12:11, 23 March 2022

The new section regarding the cats' lives does not seem to comply with Wikipedia formatting standards. It refers directly to the reader and uses bold font where it isn't necessary or useful. Needs editing. JRVilleneuve (talk) 17:29, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

A quibble about terminology

I'm not sure if "feral" is even the right term to describe these stray cats. Most of them have no fear of humans... they're more like free-range domestic cats. 64.184.115.132 (talk) 06:14, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is not bells and whistles for street cats.

Awareness about street cats have visibly increased in the last 10-15 years. However street cats certainly do not live a good life neither in Istanbul nor other cities. It is not uncommon to see a dehydrated street cat especially in hot summer days. Also you may occasionally see wounded, sick or dead (mostly due to traffic accidents) almost anywhere.

People are generally nice or "tolerant" to them but people mostly tolerate cats due to their pest control abilities. Islam plays a role on behaviour towards cats, but it is only a part of the picture.

I am sorry to break good image but this article do not give the real situation of street cats. Do not believe me, just talk with local vets or "Istanbul Chamber of Veterinarians" for accurate info about street cats and stray animals:

https://www.ivho.org.tr/pages/bize-ulasin.html 176.238.239.44 (talk) 13:23, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The situation is not good, especially around the skirts of Istanbul, where demographics are heavily conservative. Honestly, this article reads more like a propaganda piece from the Ministry of Tourism. 78.184.59.72 (talk) 07:53, 24 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]