*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@bio-sav.com
Dr. Mehmet Yildirim: myildirim@ibb.gov.tr
Mehmet Emin Birpinar:  mbirpinar@istanbulcevor.gov.tr

Arif Eker: arif.eker@ibb.gov.tr

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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.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Turkey/Government/Embassies_and_Consulates/
Ambassade ou consulat turque en France : parisbsk@wanadoo.fr


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*Bcc / cci :

*Ivan Jimenez (SHKD) : ivan10000@gmail.com*
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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]
[Email]

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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