Action Line #140425 - Stray dogs Published May 30, 2014 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Editor's note: The Action Line program allows members of Team Incirlik to voice concerns and receive a response relating to the concern while remaining anonymous. You can submit an action line by emailing it to: incirlik.actionline@us.af.mil. Comment: I live off base but do my running on base due to the large number of stray dogs in Adana. Since August 2013 there have been a large number of strays on the base itself, running in a pack of five or six at times. I reported this to Security Forces personnel in August. I twice called the department in charge of strays and was told they were aware of the dogs but couldn't find them. I have been harassed by these dogs on numerous occasions this year most recently this week when one roared out of the woods across from the terminal. These dogs need to be removed from the base. Response: Thank you for taking the time to share your concern. Rest assured we share this concern as well. In fact, our entomology team has captured and removed 31 dogs from the installation since January. In addition to a number of live animal traps, the Adana pest control crew has been on base a couple times this year helping us locate and remove the dogs. Our entomology team will continue to proactively patrol the installation and respond to calls from our personnel as we work together to remove these dogs. Please help us spread the word that personnel should not tamper with these traps or release animals that are caught inside. The installation's pest manager checks each of these traps daily and any dogs trapped are transported approximately 40 KM off the installation and released in accordance with Turkish policy. Also, residents and patrons are reminded that any sightings of stray or aggressive animals should be reported to the 39 CES VBR customer service desk at 676-7008. You can dial 112 if any of these animals attack or threaten anyone. We have to remind everyone that these animals are not domesticated and should treat them as wild animals, which means not feeding or attempting to pet them.