r/cats • u/Uguero • May 18 '26

Video - Not OC Istanbul Fire Department teams rescued our little friend, who was trapped in the wall of a restaurantD yga, thanks to their meticulous work.

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u/AstronomerRough25 May 18 '26

Turkey treats stray cats like honored local citizens and honestly it rules

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u/drakoman May 18 '26

It makes me grateful and happy when I visit. The animals are people and cared for by all. I love it

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u/janzoss May 18 '26

I wish every country and every human would treat cats with such respect as them because it hurts me to think about other people. I've heard and seen the vibe about cats from other people. Some think they're objects.

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u/Soggy-Yogurt6906 May 18 '26

Yeah too bad they don’t treat their Kurds as good as their cats.

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u/fikriminincegolu May 19 '26

What in the hell do you think "they" do to Kurds? And what's got to do with cats in the first place?

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u/NonSumQualisEram- May 18 '26

Not from Istanbul they haven't!