The Turkish government is considering amending an animal protection law to allow euthanizing stray dogs unless they are adopted within a certain period, according to local media reports. Animal rights activists and NGOs raised alarm against the proposed amendment on Thursday, urging the government to withdraw the draft. The stray dog population cannot be controlled by killing or collecting them, Ahmet Kemal Şenpolat, head of Turkish animal rights organization Haytap told dpa. Pet sales must be banned and dogs will need to be regularly sterilized for a lasting solution, he said. Authorities sho…