Turkish official vows to enforce controversial law to cull stray dogs after death of a 2-year-old

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says he will fully apply a law to remove millions of stray dogs from the streets following the death of a 2-year-old girl. The legislation — labeled the “massacre law” by animal welfare groups — was passed by parliament last summer. But it has been only partially implemented by municipal authorities. “Either they will do this job or I will use whatever authority the law gives me to the fullest,” Yerlikaya said in a video message Sunday. Rana El Selci died after being attacked by stray dogs in Konya, central Turkey, on Friday.