[Cyber action FR/EN] Neglect and cruelty case at the Sariyer Shelter - Turkey - UPDATE - PLS WRITE

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FR - Un refuge turque aux allures de camp de concentration où

les chiens meurent littéralement de faim!

EN - Pain, cruelty in a shelter in Turkey

 

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Situation on 15th September / Situation au 15/09 :http://www.shkd.org/en/AIG

 

Since then, nothing changed / Depuis rien n'a changé :

http://www.shkd.org/common/Soundslides/Alibeykoyturk/

 

Two dogs have been rescued by Shkd. Here's Maria / Deux chiens ont pu

être sauvés par Shkd. Voici Maria : http://www.shkd.org/common/Soundslides/Maria/

The other rescued dog did not survive and died a couple of days ago.

L'autre chien sauvé n'a pas survécu et est mort il y a deux jours.

 

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to / pour :

 

Biosav : biosav

Dr. Mehmet Yildirim: myildirim

 

Mehmet Emin Birpinar: mbirpinar

 

Arif Eker: arif.eker

 

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Turkish embassy in your country :

http://www.embassyworld.com/embassy/Turkey/turkey1.html or

http://www.learn4good.com/travel/turkey_embassies.htm or

http://dir./Regional/Countries/Turkey/Government/Embassies_and_Consulates/

Ambassade ou consulat turque en France : parisbsk

 

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Bcc / cci :

 

Ivan Jimenez (SHKD) : ivan10000

 

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Model letter / exemple de lettre :

 

Dear Sirs,

 

I am shocked to learn that the animals at the Sariyer Shelter, which

neuter and realease project is handled by AIG, are suffering from

extreme neglect and cruelty.

 

I have watched a video made on the 15th of September 2006 at the

Sariyer Shelter showing the animals horrible captivity conditions. I

was also reported the following facts:

 

- stray animals were driven to the shelter in a van without any

ventilation whereas Istanbul was suffering an extreme heat during the

summer 2006

- a female captured during birth was dumped into a kennel. As the birth

had already started, the female and the puppies died

- animals are starving to death in order to avoid the employees to

collect dog excrements

- puppies and dogs are mixed up together in the same kennel

 

Obviously, AIG is not fulfilling its contractual obligation with the

Municipality. There is no justification for such a cruelty and neglect.

 

 

Therefore I urge you to end the contract of AIG and to select a new

organization which will provide the animals with adequate food, proper

ventilation van, veterinary care, and kennels where undue stress and

disturbance are minimized.

 

By taking a kind position on this issue, your country will show that

Turkey can also meet the European requirements concerning animals

welfare.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[Your name]

[City]

[Country]

 

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About SHKD :

Sahipsiz

Hayvanlari Koruma Dernegi (SHKD) is a Turkish registered animal welfare

association, working since 1998 in Turkey with the purpose of

persuading central government and local authorities to solve Turkey’s

stray dog problem effectively, humanely and permanently [...]

http://www.shkd.org/en/about.html

Founder's Message :

I first came to Turkey in 1980 and was always upset by the sight of

frightened dogs wandering the streets and of their dead bodies

littering

Istanbul’s roads. However I only became actively involved with stray

dogs in 1996 when my company, Futura Tekstil, moved to new premises in

Beylikduzu. There were several stray dogs living in and around our new

factory compound. Like any responsible factory owner I of course took

these dogs to a vet, had them vaccinated, neutered and treated and

instructed our employees to feed them. Unfortunately one of our dogs,

Sunny, was too heavily pregnant to be aborted and gave birth to 4

puppies. (Sunny and her 2 surviving puppies now live at my house near

Sapanca. The two other puppies and one of the fathers, Korsan, died

recently – Korsan at the ripe old age for a Rottweiler of 13 years)

[...] http://www.shkd.org/en/founder.html

Stray dogs situation in Turkey :

http://www.shkd.org/common/documents/solution.pdf