Thirty years ago, as many fled the city amidst the chaos of the Lebanese Civil War, they were forced to abandon their cats and chose the grounds of the American University of Beirut as the safest place to leave them. In the centre of Beirut around the green and lush campus of the American University of Beirut, the amount of cats is quite overwhelming. The Stray Dog in Turkey that Went to the Opera This caused outrage and sadness for many and reinvigorated debate about how best to deal with stray animals in the country, even leading to the Ministry of Culture launching an investigation into the matter. Sadly, however, stray cats living at the Cairo Opera House were unfortunately poisoned a few months later and ‘festival cat’ was among them. The cat quickly become known as ‘festival cat’ on social media and captured the hearts of many around Egypt and the wider world. The confident stray cat strutted up and down the red carpet (or catwalk if you will) taking pictures with celebrities and rolling over to get her belly rubbed from the region’s most famous actors and actresses. However, a friendly and playful stray cat in the garden of the opera obviously didn’t get the memo it was an invite-only and strictly A-lister event. In November 2020, start from the region dressed up and headed to the Cairo Opera House for the glitzy opening night of the Cairo International Film Festival. Gate-Crashing Cat at the Cairo International Film Festival Knowing Boji is a good boy, thousands came to his defence, but the local transport authority were increasingly worried about people potentially targeting Boji, so they organised for his adoption in a more stable home with well-known billionaire Omer Koc. However, local government officials tracked down the security footage from the tram and found out that the dog excrement was deliberately placed by a person out of a plastic bag in a deliberate attempt to frame Boji. In a surprise twist to the story, a Twitter campaign was launched blaming Boji for pooing on the tram with a photograph of the dirtied seat. ![]() People searched specifically for Boji and grabbing a selfie with him was on the checklist of many in Istanbul. Amazingly, they found Boji travelled sometimes up to 30 kilometers in any single day. The local authorities got him vaccinated and put a tracker on him to see what he gets up to. Be it the metro, bus, ferry, or tram, Boji became a common and welcome sight to commuters who were intrigued by this curious and friendly dog who seemed to be exploring the city. ![]() In Istanbul, there’s a dog that has become to be known as Boji who is famous for travelling around Istanbul on his own on public transport almost daily.
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