It’s hard not to see echoes of this past in today’s crisis in Turkey, where new laws targeting stray animals have been passed under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In Turkey, stray animals have long held a special place in the culture, celebrated as street companions and treated with affection by the people (fed, sheltered and citizens even coming together to pay for veterinary expenses). But now, under a law passed in July 2024, all strays must be brought to shelters, vaccinated, and, if they exhibit any signs of terminal illness or aggression, euthanized. Dogs that remain healthy and adoptable have just 30 days to find homes-that is if they fall under an "acceptable breed" (this is a whole different post).

the little voice in the back of my head is always saying, no one is going to pay you to do this for a living, are you crazy? who would invest this much in their dogs outside of yourself? ever hear of a starving artist?

well folks... let me answer those questions for you (and partly for my own self soothing). let's talk about that little dirty subject that everyone loves to hate talking about: money.

first off, we are creating and curating memories.