Today I feel very sad, and tired as well.
After the elections, we saw many non friendly mayors replaced by new mayors who have promised to protect the strays and build shelters where it is needed. Again thousands of petitions were sent, due to worldwide rallies and we had hope.
Now I hear stories here and there, as I gave my mail on the forums, people when they visit Turkey send pictures of the strays with notes about the way they are treated, if there is a shelter and all.
It seems that in Istanbul and the Cappadoces many strays wander and seek for food, a tourist reported that they were sometimes wounded but that people were globally accepting them, but maybe more cats than dogs because of the threat with rabies.
But a Turkish friend of mine reported that in a little town near the seashore, Tekirdag, she saw that dogs were abused by children in a child park and when she asked for help, nobody helped her. There is no shelter in this little town, so I wrote to the mayor asking him why he didn't respect the law. I guess I'll have no answer.
Besides, I'm part of many turkish groups, but when I ask what I can do, they don't even answer, as most of them speak german, not english language.I'm afraid I'll have to learn Turkish language.
Now 2 days ago I received a mail with a letter in Turkish, it seems that new killing od strays occurred in Kas, Antalya, and I crossposted without understanding what was written, but the pics showed dead dogs in gardens.
Fortunately I've made a new friend called Emel, she's Turkish but is living in France, and will translate the letters and texts for me. It's kind of her, it took me time to try with babelfish, and I don't have time.
During this year we've brainstormed about the strays in Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovin, India, Egypt, Italy, Greece and Crete, not to mention Bali. When will it stop, I mean why do they kill so many animals, it would be so simple to handle the situation once for all...
Here is the letter, we never know, maybe someone will send it.
23 NİSAN SABAHI KAŞTA KÖPEK KATLİAMI DILEKCE ORNEGIDIR.
DILEKCEYE KATILMAK ISTEYEN ARKADASLARIMIZ ICIN DILEKCE ASAGIDADIR...
(23 Nisan means 23 April)
GONDERILECEK E-MAIL ADRESLERI :(MAILTO:)
info@kas.bel.tr; kasbelediyesi@mynet.com; bimer@ankara.gov.tr ; bilgiedinme1@basbakanlik.gov.tr; bilgi@ankaracevreorman.gov.tr; bilgi@istanbulcevor.gov.tr; bilgiedinme@icisleri.gov.tr; bilgiedinme@cevreorman.gov.tr
SAMPLE LETTER:
KAS BELEDIYESI MAKAMINA,
Yerel Yonetimler,
"Gonullu kuruluslarla isbirligi icerisinde,sahipsiz ve gucten dusmus hayvanların korunmasi icin hayvan bakimevleri ve hastaneler kurarak onlarin bakimlarini ve tedavilerini saglamalari ve egitim calismalari yapmalari esastir."
"Hayvanların korunmasi,gozetilme si,bakimi ve kotu muamelelerden uzak tutulmasi icin gerekli onlemler alinmalidir. "
"Butun hayvanlar esit dogar ve kanun hukumleri cercevesinde yasam hakkina sahiptir."
"Evcil hayvanlar turune gore hayat sartlari içinde yasama ozgurlugune sahiptir.Sahipsiz hayvanların da sahipli hayvanlar gibi yasamlari desteklenmelidir. "
"Sahipsiz ve gucten dusmus hayvanların toplatilmasi, kisirlastirilmas i,asilanmasi, gerekli tibbi bakimlarinin yapilmasi ve isaretlenmesi, alindigi ortama birakilmasi, sahiplendirilenl erin kayit altina alinmasini saglamakla yukumludur
Oldurmenin veya baska yontemlerin cozum olmadigi ; cozumun kaliteli rehabilite merkezleri acmak oldugu ya da veterinerlik hizmeti saglayarak,sahipsiz hayvanlari rehabilite ederek (kisirlastirip, asilayip ve numarator vasitasiyla isaretleyerek) alindigi yerlere birakmak oldugu ve beslenme noktalari olusturarak, beslenmelerini, saglik sorunlari olanlarin tedavilerini saglamak oldugunu artik tum Dunya ulkeleri gibi bizlerde ogrenmeliyiz.
Bugun hayvan derneklerine gelen hayvan olumleri haberi ile resimler ilisiktedir..
Ilceniz zabitasi tarafindan yapilan katliamdan sonra ZABITA yetkilisi Kas'ta bir tane kopek birakmayacagini soylemistir.
Secimlerden once yaptiginiz miting konusmasinda,
CEVREYI VE DOGAYI KORUYACAGINIZ sozunu verdiginizden,
Sorumluluk ve yetki sahibi makaminizdan, zabita isleri yetkililerinin 4483 sayili Memurlar ve Diger Kamu Gorevlilerinin yargilanmasi hakkinda Kanun geregi,gorevlerini yapmadiklari sebebiyle soruşturma acilmasini ve 4982 sayili bilgiedinme ve 3071 dilekce kanununa gore tarafima bilgi verilmesini rica ederim.
Saygilarimla,
.......... (AD-SOYAD ) write your NAME
........... (TC. NUMARASI) write your COUNTRY
DAGITIM
BIMER
ANTALYA VALILIGI
CEVRE ORMAN
BASIN
DERNEKLER
Thank you. I'm glad WFL defends elephants now, I've signed all the petitions, and did lots of protests in town last winter to ask the ban of circuses in France. 3 or 4 towns have accepted, and refuse circuses with animals, but I hope more will follow soon. I hate circuses with animals, I hate zoos.