Stray Cats

A "cat town" established on a 10,000-square-meter plot in the Black Sea province of Samsun is home to stray cats in the city. Cats spend their time, eat and play in the cat town, located in an animal care center for helpless and unattended cats. 

As the town's number of cats has increased to 60, works are continuing to double the town's size. 

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A "cat town" has been founded by locals in the Black Sea province of Samsun to provide a healthy and comfortable living space for stray cats

A "cat town" has been established after two years of work in the northern province of Samsun with the aim of giving a healthy and comfortable life to stray cats. 

The Samsun Metropolitan Municipality established the facility, named "cat town," on a 100-square-meter area in its animal shelter. Sick cats will also be treated in the facility. 

Local residents and officials have been mobilized to save a stray cat from the under the hood of a car in eastern Turkey. A local man named Nurullah Kurman discovered that a cat was stuck near the engine of his car on Dec. 16, after having difficulty controlling his vehicle while driving home in the southeastern province of Van.

The Four Paws foundation unveiled an open-air exhibition of photos of stray cats and dogs, said the foundation on its website.

The exhibition is in Sofia's City Garden in front of the National Theatre and will be on till end of November.