The dogs of Istambul

Pinguet, C. 2008. Les chiens d'Istanbul, Saint-Pourçainsur-Sioule: Bleu Autour

Catherine Pinguet’s Les chiens d’Istanbul (The Dogs of Istanbul) explores the history of stray dogs in Istanbul. The book sheds light on a neglected facet of the past – the perception of dogs by different cultures and religions. Pinguet tellgs the readers about the massacre of Istanbul's stray dogs in 1910 by offering accounts from travelogues and from residents of the city, along with visual materials such as photographs and cartoons. She also covers contemporary issues such as animal shelters, animal rights and societies for animal protection. Les chiens d’Istanbul reflects on a silent aspect of history and interjects itself well into the history of animal welfare as a whole. Pinguet’s humanitarian tone and comparative analysis powerfully relate the story to readers ...

See also Barking island