Overview

• Tierheim München said Turco was put to sleep on October 3 after a rapid decline from cancer, with the announcement made public on October 8.
• Turco spent more than a decade at the facility, living there since 2015 without a permanent home because of health issues and pronounced insecurity in new situations.
• Born in 2012 in Turkey, he was found alone on a landfill and brought to Germany through animal rescue channels.
• He died peacefully at the shelter in familiar surroundings, resting in the arms of his longtime volunteer walker, Claudia.
• Staff describe him as a nationally noted long-stay case and cite his life as a reminder to give dignity and attention to animals that are older, ill or considered difficult.