Vending machine feeds stray dogs in Istanbul

[prplchknz]

it's pretty cool, I dunno if you read about this, but maybe it should be implemented other places aswell

This Vending Machine Takes Bottles And Gives Food To Stray Dogs In Exchange | Bored Panda

The machine works because the profit from the recycled bottles covers the cost of the dog food that the machine dispenses. Istanbul is known for its high number of stray dogs – some estimates say that there are as many as 150,000. Some locals love having the dogs around, who have adjusted so well to city life that they stop at traffic lights and walkways, but others want to get rid of them because of their aggression and their role as disease vectors.

 

[Cellmold]

That is pretty cool, can we get some for the homeless as well?

And lets not forget the cats. And local MPs.

 

[prplchknz]

That is pretty cool, can we get some for the homeless as well?

And lets not forget the cats. And local MPs.

feed the homeless dog food? isn't that insulting to them?

 

[Cellmold]

Better than some other foods.

But it doesn't have to be dog.

 

[prplchknz]

Better than some other foods.

still i dunno, i'm being helpful. human rights organizations are gonna take that as dehumanizing and you'd have a bunch of angry letters and protests. you don't want that

 

[Cellmold]

still i dunno, i'm being helpful. human rights organizations are gonna take that as dehumanizing and you'd have a bunch of angry letters and protests. you don't want that

I should be so lucky that they would pay attention.

 

[prplchknz]

I should be so lucky that they would pay attention.

not that kind of attention. i'll set up an igloo in the artic for you when you get annoyed enough by them. you're welcome

 

[Cellmold]

not that kind of attention. i'll set up an igloo in the artic for you when you get annoyed enough by them. you're welcome

Thanks prpl, you always look out for me...is this igloo dispensed by putting a plastic bottle into a polar bear by any chance?

 

[prplchknz]

Thanks prpl, you always look out for me...is this igloo dispensed by putting a plastic bottle into a polar bear by any chance?

yes, except instead of plastic bottles it's fish. how else would it be dispensed?

 

[Cellmold]

yes, except instead of plastic bottles it's fish. how else would it be dispensed?

Good point, I never think these things through.

 

[prplchknz]

Good point, I never think these things through.

yeah how are you gonna get a plastic bottle in the artic?

 

[Cellmold]

yeah how are you gonna get a plastic bottle in the artic?

Nip across from Alaska first?

 

[prplchknz]

Nip across from Alaska first?

alaska doesn't actually exist russia ate it.