Breed-specific legislation

In Burgas, a pit bull without a muzzle attacked a woman and fatally injured her small dog, a pinscher. The incident occurred on Monday in one of the central districts. The pit bull, walked by a young man, knocked the woman down before attacking her pet, which died instantly. The man fled the scene after the attack.

A license system should be applied for pit bull dogs, according to a recent meeting of parliament's Animal Rights Research Commission.

A court in Trabzon province in northern Turkey has ruled that a pit bull dog should be deemed a “weapon” in the case of a man who threatened his ex-girlfriend with the dog, increasing the man’s jail sentence from three years to six years, daily Habertürk has reported.

The selling of cats and dogs from pet shops will be banned across Turkey, according to a new regulation from the Forestry and Waters Affairs Ministry.

The ministry has prepared a draft law on animals, animal rights and pet shops following a series of meetings with representatives of animal rights groups.