This Man Drives Around With A Trunk Full Of Food And Feeds Thousands Of Stray Animals

March 23, 2018

Turkey has a huge problem with free-roaming dogs and cats. It's estimated that Istanbul, a city of 11.3 million people, has at least 150,000 free-roaming dogs.

But there are citizens who are making a difference.

Erkan Şahin has an Instagram page called "Voice of the Streets" ("Sokakların sesi" in Turkish) where he posts videos and photos of all the stray dogs and cats he feeds on a daily basis.

This man is literally an angel on Earth.

Şahin spends time every day driving around with a trunk full of food in search of hungry stray animals.

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

He doesn't ask for money or say how he affords it, but some people have commented on his Instagram page that he has a Paypal account.

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

And if he comes across a dog that needs medical attention, he befriends the dog and brings it to a veterinary clinic to get treatment.

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

It's safe to say that Şahin is loved by all humans and animals.

man feeds stray dogs and cats in turkey voice of the streets
sokaklarin_sesi / Instagram

And don't worry, he feeds cats, too!

Don't forget to follow sokaklarin_sesi on Instagram to see his daily posts!