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A man has been arrested after a sick thug chopped off a defenceless puppy's legs and tail then left it for dead in a Turkish forest.
The one-month-old dog fought for its life for two days after walkers rushed it to the vets when they found it abandoned in undergrowth in the Sapanca district in Sakarya on Thursday.
The wounded animal died during surgery on Friday, sparking an outcry from animal lovers and momentarily pausing political debates across the country where citizens are preparing to go to the polls on June 24.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told an election rally in Istanbul on Sunday that police had detained a construction machine operator in relation to the puppy's death.