'Massacre law' in Turkey threatens street dogs (Get out of hand)

Today's story: Turkey's parliament recently passed a law aimed at removing millions of dogs living on the street. The law doesn't specifically require euthanasia. But many in Turkey are afraid this new law will nonetheless lead to mass killing of the dogs they've grown attached to.

Learn this English expression: Something that 'gets out of hand' becomes difficult to manage

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