The Forgotten Dogs of Erbil, Iraq

20/09/2025

25/08/2025

I so wish we could do this in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Instead they collect dogs and dump them at "shelter" where they are left to die. No food, water, or medical care. There is no public spay/neuter program to help the stray dog crisis. They just kill them. We really need some international help.

25/08/2025

Another article posted today that is a complete LIE. The Erbil Government has NOT neutered and released 9,000 dogs, instead they have KILLED 9,000 dogs, and the photo in the article is not the government shelter. The citizens of Erbil deserve the truth, not more government propanda. PLEASE spread the word so we can continue to fight for thesr poor dogs.

https://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/250820253?

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Authorities in Erbil have collected 18,000 stray dogs as part of an ongoing campaign to counter the city’s stray population, a local official said on Monday, and 9,000 dogs have been released after being neutered. “Since the beginning of the campaign,...

24/08/2025

Save the Forgotten Dogs of Erbil, Iraq

20/08/2025

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) Erbil, the Capital of kurdistan, Iraq needs your help spaying/neutering their dogs. The government has resorted to removing street dogs and dumping them at a "shelter" where they have no food, water or medical care. They are dying by the thousands!!!!

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We spayed & neutered nearly 200 animals in just one day, helping end the cycle of overpopulation & ensuring fewer animals face abandonment, hunger, & neglect!

20/08/2025

please sign and share this petition for the dogs that are being killed at the Erbil animal shelter.

Save the Forgotten Dogs of Erbil, Iraq

16/08/2025

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) ifaw
Animal Legal Defense Fund Humane World for Animals World Wildlife Fund Animals Kurdistan FOUR PAWS FOUR PAWS World Animal Protection OIPA International International Coalition for Animal Protection Kurdistan Organization for Animal Rights Protection World Organisation for Animal HealthRSPCA (England & Wales) Animal-Kind International SPCA International
We are asking for help from the international animal welfare community! We need help finding solutions to this nightmare going on in Erbil, Iraq where thousands of dogs are dying and suffering at a Government run animal "shelter." Please contact us if you can offer suggestions, or any kind of assistance. This is a desperate situation and we really need guidance. Our email [email protected]

Thank you for your compassion.

16/08/2025

URGENT! Please sign and spread the word.

Thank you for your compassion.

Save the Forgotten Dogs of Erbil, Iraq

16/08/2025

Yes, and all the dogs end up suffering. We know that THOUSANDS of dogs have died at this "shelter" due to no food, water, or medical care. They are left at this dumping ground to suffer and die. The Government says they have spay/neutered and released 7,000 dogs back to the streets. This is a complete LIE. They have released a few hundred at best. The rest have died.

Erbil Steps Up Stray Dog Roundup as Shelter Receives Over 15,000 Animals

Read More: https://kurdistan24.net/en/story/836495/erbil-

16/08/2025

This article is so disturbing!!! There are no dogs in these photos because they have all died. Thousands of them! Notice the blue structure? That is an incinerator where dead dogs are destroyed. These photos are pure propaganda. The Erbil government will no longer allow anyone near the shelter because they don't want us to see all the suffering and death.