While the issue of euthanizing stray dogs remains on the agenda, Çeşme Mayor Lâl Denizli sat a dog in her official chair yesterday and said, "Today, we hosted our guests at the municipality together with Moro, one of my children. We had a pleasant and productive day with our guests. Being with my dog made our work even more cheerful. It was a great joy to host our fellow citizens with him!"
Following Denizli's post, Hürriyet Editor-in-Chief Ahmet Hakan criticized Denizli with harsh words in his column today.
"IT CREATES THE OPPOSITE EFFECT"
The relevant section of Hakan's column is as follows:
"Çeşme Mayor Lâl Denizli sat her dog in her official chair and posed like this.
I took a look.
I wondered in what context she did this absurdity.
I couldn't find anything.
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If her goal was to send a message like 'how could anyone harm these beauties'...
With such absurd shows, let alone achieving your goal, you create the exact opposite effect.
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"SOCIETY DOG"
Because the dog she sat in her chair is not the kind of gang-forming and aggressive stray dog that a segment of the public complains about.
In Haldun Taner's 'Keşanlı Ali Destanı', there is a society dog.
It became famous with the line, 'She is a little lady.'
The dog Lâl Denizli sat in her chair looks more like that one.
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A move that makes dogs look unsympathetic
Anyway... Anyway...
The real issue is not this.
It is this:
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"THEY MUST STOP ACTING ABSURDLY"
As the Mayor of Çeşme, Lâl Denizli...
Instead of putting on such shows...
- Should develop solutions for the stray dog problem.
- Should share photos of the shelters she has opened.
- Should provide news about the sterilization campaign she has launched.
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I rebel against the fact that the most adorable creatures on earth are being made to look unsympathetic through such unpleasant posts.
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Those who say they love dogs, if they really love dogs...
- They must stop acting absurdly.
- They must stop being defiant.
- They must stay away from exaggerations like 'euthanize me too.'
- They must be solution-oriented.
- They must try to understand those who complain about dogs.
- They must avoid shows that will overshadow the cuteness of dogs."
News Source: 12punto
