AEGEAN NEWSPAPER

[Diverbaz 1]

What an ill informed publication the Aegean Independent is, relying on articles sent by agencies with no verification checks. Absolute tosh.

Quote,

It was only this week on Monday evening at a well known restaurant in Koca Calis, that I witnessed this myself as our friend *********** had to literally pull here (maybe that should be "her")terrier dog from the mouth of one of these stray dogs. Where were the people from the dog shelter then?"

Well did you call them? do you need one of them at your side at all hours, just in case. I KNOW they work long hours giving their time freely, one phone call could have sorted it, but no, no CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, just report it in a second rate rag, must get a story somehow. How did you know it was a stray? it may have been owned, was it looked after by the resaurant? why didn't the restaurant guy's get rid of it if it was annoying customers? Your story stinks mate.

I must admit I do pick up my copy when I see them, they are good for starting our fire in the winter.

[janmack]

Agree with your comments Diverbaz 1.  The comment "where were the people from the dog shelter then." beggars belief.  I didn't realise they are expected to patrol the area at all times!  Madness.

[tinkerman]

A few questions to the Editor,

Why did the people not contact the owner of the restaurant and ask them to sort the problem? why haven't you named the restaurant so we might follow the story up and pick up any nuisance strays and why has no one contacted us or the shelter to sort the problem?
why isnt this story being translated into Turkish and who is your agency?

We do not patrol the streets, we act on reports and we are on call everyday, this is entirely voluntary, if you tell us where these dogs are as I asked on the 27th June we may be able to do something,
if you really want to help solve any problem regarding dogs pass the report on to us with full details and we will act upon it.

How about setting up a meeting with yourself, Perihan Agnelli and myself?

Animal Aid

[johnboy1967]

what i would also like to know is , if these dogs were so bad WHY would you return to the same place the next night ? Seems more than a little Stupid to me .........

[Diverbaz 1]

Yes John, I think they have proved themselves to be the "idiots"

[kayakebab]

To be honest reporting this instead of addressing it in an adult fashion as invited doesn't make them look very credible.
Mind you the scathing report that they wrote ( that bore no resemblance to the way most of us remembered it ) about the carnival made many have concerns about their reporting.

[tinkerman]

Perihan is now trying to contact the Editor.

[AndyLin]

Strange how they had photo's of the little dog that was attacked BUT not of the dog that attacked it, like Baz said great for lighting the fire and nothing else

[tel]

Sadly most restaurants in Koca Calis think having a dog is mandatory and encourage any stray in the area to run freely on their premises. Maybe the law stating dogs on a lead in a public place is then avoided and free security gained in the restaurant owners eyes...for some reason.Some of the surplus strays that chase cars,bikes etc seem to have disappeared lately as it was far worse.You just have to look out for the people who must play pied piper and walk with their dogs off the lead and the resulting strays that join them.No matter what the law says about leads and dogs roaming and causing a nuisance,my dog is well behaved they say as its nowhere to be seen.

[ronzeus]

Dear Ed,[removed],did you ever work for the Murdoch empire

Edited by Scunner