PUPPIES IN THE GARBAGE…

Puppies are not usually garbage – except they were in the city of Bilecik a couple of days ago… Not just puppies, their mothers too.

Because the municipal murder team was at it, and they poisoned whatever stray dog that came along. Not just strays in fact, at least one owned dog was poisoned as well.

This is going on basically non-stop…. Please protest, and please be the voice of these poor animals. Dogs do not belong in the garbage, they belong in loving homes… Send your protest messages to the following address: bilecik@icisleri.gov.tr

LET’S FREEZE THEM TO DEATH!

The city of Agri in eastern Turkey – one of the coldest in the entire country. And the strays here are particularly unfortunate. In warmer places, they somehow manage to survive through the winter. In Agri, they freeze to death. Like the one below that froze to death recently…  

Just before she died, she had managed to take some of her puppies away to safety. This one tough wouldn’t leave mummy. It stood by the dead body of its mother for over 2 days until Turkey’s animal rights activists became aware of the situation via journalists. This puppy has now been taken to a municipal shelter in a neighboring city.

Because there is no municipal shelter in the city of Agri itself. Turkish law requires all municipalities to set up shelters for homeless animals – most mayors, however, couldn’t care less. Neither does the mayor of Ekrem Aktas. The stray dogs of Agri are either freezing to death, or being poisoned to death like the ones below:

Mr. Aktas – nothing lasts forever. You can’t avoid the law until eternity. Like it or not, you will have to eventually comply with the law and set up a shelter for stray animals in Agri. This is our question to him: JUST WHEN THE HELL WILL YOU DO IT?

If you want to ask him the same question, please send your messages to:

Mayor of Agri Ekrem Aktas: agribelediyesi62@mynet.com

WILL YOU EVER STOP?

Here comes the million-dollar question: will Turkey’s mayors ever stop murdering stray animals? The answer, it seems, is a big no….

Just as soon as we reported to you the recent poisoning spree in the city of western city of Izmir, we received news of another one. This time in the Tercan area of the eastern city of Erzincan.

Murder all around, from the east to the west…

And they are getting more audacious each time; they don’t even bother to hide the evidence any more. They leave the syringes used to poison the dogs stuck in their bodies – no fear whatsoever that the syringe might be traced back to them.

Why should they fear? There is no justice for stray dogs here… Things work in a rather twisted way as far as animal justice is concerned. The animal rights defenders who have uncovered the mass murder of Antalya dogs

http://turkeymassacre.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/no-justice-for-antalya-dogs/

last May have themselves been put on trial – charged with “endangering public health”. Those who murdered the animals got away with it…

So, the answer seems to be: NO, THEY WILL NEVER STOP.

Governor of Erzincan:erzincan@icisleri.gov.tr

Mayor of Erzincan / Tercan:yaziisleri@tercan.bel.tr

WORLD RALLY FOR TURKISH STRAYS

On 4 October 2008 World Animal Day, people from all around the world will come together and hold rallies in different cities to tell Turkey to stop cruelty toward stray animals once and for all. Period. Their counterparts will be holding a similar rally in Istanbul.

This will be one final warning to Turkey – unless the Turkish authorities start showing good will in the field of animal rights with immediate effect following World Animal Day, a global coalition of organizations will launch a new campaign for Turkey to be excluded from all international cultural, sporting and similar events, including all activities funded by the European Union.

If you too have had enough of the horrendous treatment of stray animals in Turkey, attend one of these rallies on 4 October 2008:

Istanbul, Turkey Event
Starts 16:00 local time, Kadikoy Iskele Meydani
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=37258820434

IMPORTANT:VENUE CHANGED, NEW VENUE TURKISH EMBASSY
London, United Kingdom Event
Starts:14:00 local time, Turkish Embassy
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=23057604334

Scotland, United Kingdom Event
details to be announced soon

Paris, France Event
Starts 15:00 local time, Turkish Embassy
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27565957796

Brussels, Belgium Event
Starts 15:00 local time, EU Commission
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29982396204

Toronto, Canada Event
Starts 14:00 local time,Younges/Dundas intersection,SW corner
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22956894260&ref=mf

Vancouver,Canada Event
Starts 14:00 local time, Vancouver Art Gallery
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=29529782591

Philadelphia, USA Event
Starts 12:00, Love Park, JFK Blvd. and North 15 St. – march to City Hall
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25220079657

New York,USA Event
Turkish Consulate, 821 United Nations Plaza, New York NY
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=32660121502

Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany Event
Start 15:00 local time,Kurt Schumacher Platz
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=38521308856&ref=mf

The Hague, Netherlands Event
Starts 15:00 local time, Turkish Embassy
http://www.actiezwerfhonden.nl/laatstenieuws/410.htm
http://www.actiezwerfhonden.hyves.nl/

Mexico Event
Starts 14:00, Pendiente, Culiacan
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33594181263

Kenya Event
Starts 09:00 local time, Keroka,Kisiki Town
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=30516680765

Melbourne,Australia Event
Starts 14:00 local time,Turkish Consulate,24 Albert Street
http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27940433359&ref=mf,South Melbourne

Greek Petition for Turkish Stray Animals
Contact for Greece: lalealatli@gmail.com (to contribute to Greek efforts for Turkish strays,please contact Lale Alatli in English,Turkish or Greek at the above address)
http://www.new.facebook.com/notes.php?id=601330489

“The Secret”, a piano piece composed and performed by Maleysian pianist Ross Ariffin for suffering stray animals in Turkey.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6185683282698995542&hl=en

Watch this space carefully as more rallies in different cities of the world will be confirmed soon. If you want to organize a rally where you are or if you have questions regarding one of the already confirmed rallies, please send an email to turkeyhell@gmail.com

Don’t forget, 4 October 2008 will be a new beginning for the stray animals in Turkey. Take part in the rallies, and be one of those individuals who will make that new beginning happen.

TURKEY:STOP THE DOG GENOCIDE

On 4 October 2008, this was what the people of France demanded from Turkey: Stop the dog genocide. From Australia to Africa, from North America to Europe, others demanded the same and screamed as loudly as they could to put an immediate end to the misery of stray animals in Turkey.

Hundreds gathered in Istanbul, Turkey itself, and pledged to fight for the right of stray animals in their country till the end.

The images you will see from around the world speak for themselves;

http://picasaweb.google.com.tr/antalyakillers/WorldRallyForTurkishStrays4October2008#

Essentially, 4 October marked a turning point for the Turkish animal rights movement. As of now, there exists a global coalition dedicated to one goal: the welfare of animals in Turkey. The authorities of Turkey now face a stronger voice than ever….

We ask everybody who is with us in this cause to send the Turkish Ministry of Tourism an email with the title “The World Is Watching You”. Please include the link to the web album, tell them that you have seen all the pictures from 4 October 2008, and that you are also one of those from around the world who is watching Turkey by the minute:

ozelkalem@kulturturizm.gov.tr

basin@kulturturizm.gov.tr

tanitma@kulturturizm.gov.tr

NEARING THE END:THE BEYKOZ CATASTROPHE

Turkey Massacre readers are familiar with the catastrophe that is the Beykoz district of Istanbul:

http://turkeymassacre.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/speaking-of-regular-massacre/

When we first reported to you the case of Beykoz, we had said that Beykoz “essentially defined cruelty to animals in recent times.Its unprecedented methods of torturing and killing animals heralded a new era in the history of cruelty to animals in Turkey”.

And we were right. At this stage, there are almost no stray animals left alive in Beykoz. The remaining few were “taken care of” on 8 October on an official stray animal poisoning spree.

The ones that are not exterminated on the streets are being exterminated at the municipal shelter:

This is the middle of Istanbul for you, a city which was declared the “European Capital of Culture 2010″. We believe that Istanbul has just become the “European Capital of Cruelty to Animals”.

What do you think? Is Istanbul worthy of the name culture or not? Take a look at these images again, and then please write your thoughts to the European Council that awarded the title to the city.

Rue de la Loi, 175
B-1048 Brussels
Tel. +32 (0)2 281 63 19 . Fax +32 (0)2 281 80 26
E-mail : press.office@consilium.europa.eu
Internet : http://www.consilium.europa.eu

NO JUSTICE FOR ANTALYA DOGS

 

Last May, a dog genocide took place in the Kepez, Konyaalti and Muratpasa areas of Antalya in Turkey.

 

It was so appalling that animal rights defenders from all around the world stood up against it. Over 20 mass graves were found, and there were over 5000 dead dogs in them. It took days for all the graves to be dug and all the bodies to be exhumed. During the first days, it was understood that some dogs, including puppies, had been buried alive. Some of those puppies were rescued, others gone. The authorities were arguing that there was a rabies outbreak in Antalya so they had to kill the animals – yet many of the dogs killed were wearing ear tags indicating that they had been vaccinated against rabies. Rabies was simply a pretext.

 

 

Turkey’s most-widely circulating newspaper Hurriyet headlined this massacre with the title “Nazis in Antalya”. Like Hurriyet, other Turkish newspapers covered this massacre in their front pages for days. Turkey-wide protests were held in June in memory of the Antalya dogs. The pain of 5000 dogs was just too much for everybody.

 

In Turkey, you need permission from the minister of interior to be able to bring criminal charges against a mayor or a municipality. This procedure was followed in the aftermath of the Antalya massacre. Everybody wanted justice for those 5000 dogs. Those responsible had to be punished. For Minister Besir Atalay, that demand was too much. Just to keep up the appearances, the ministry held its own “preliminary inquiry” into the case. Of course, all the mayors concerned said “we did not do it”. The minister did now allow things to go any further. After that so-called preliminary inquiry, the case was closed. Nobody will be punished whatsover.

 

The most tragic of it all is that Besir Atalay decided everything in this massacre was “in line with the procedures”. Well, if that was in line with the procedures, we don’t even want to imagine what is not in line with the procedures.. For Mr. Atalay’s decision means that burying a puppy alive is procedure.

 

 

Mr. Minister: Would you like to benefit yourself from this procedure when you have some time? We don’t think so… But since you think that all of this is normal, you might want to share this information will all the other mayors in Turkey. For example, you could write a book entitled “How to Kill 5000 Dogs In Line With the Procedures”, and then gift it to all the mayors. Very occassionally, some municipalities get caught in the act or leave too much evidence behind. God forbid, you may actually have to punish some of them!

 

If you too are appalled by this decision, please send a message to Besir Atalay with the title “We Won’t Forget the Antalya Massacre”.

 

besir.atalay@icisleri.gov.tr

mustesarlik@icisleri.gov.tr

ozelkalem@icisleri.gov.tr

mahalli@mahalli-idareler.gov.tr

 

 

VAN: TAKING SADISM TO A NEW LEVEL

These images are from the city of Van in eastern Turkey, and the tragedy going on here defies our ability to communicate in a consistent manner…. It is horrific, it is beyond words, and it is REAL. Happened today just a few hours ago…

The stray dog you see here was hit by a car 3 days ago. Its back legs were broken as a result. Nobody took it to a vet or anything – it was left to lie there in agony for 3 days. It couldn’t walk, it could only crawl after the incident. A few good citizens there in Van tried to help it, they cared for it, brought food and water so that it would survive. In the meantime, they called the authorities to come and help the poor dog. It was in excruciating pain, just begging for someone to put it out of that misery…

Three days later, the municipal authorities of Van finally showed up. Not, however, to rescue the dog.

To the contrary, they came to kill the dog! In fact, the municipality did not even send a vet to the area. They sent a garbage truck and garbage collectors instead of medical assistance – the dog was nothing more than a piece of garbage to them anyway. And they did what they do best: rounded up the dog, tossed him into the garbage and crushed him alive. All the while, the dog screamed, screamed and screamed…

 

 

 

 

It may sound like a miracle – the dog actually survived all this. Couple of hours later, volunteers found the dog and rushed it to surgery immediately. At the moment, the dog is half-paralyzed and is in critical condition…

This is sadism of a level that defies belief – that is under normal circumstances. The same happened in Turkey before, what we don’t want to believe is that it is happening again. It is a disgrace on all humanity.

No matter where you live, even if you live on the moon, condemn this horrific massacre. Express how disgusted you are with these images not just to the local authorities of Van, but to the Prime Minister of Turkey. Tell the Turkish authorities to STOP THIS BLOODY MASSACRE RIGHT NOW!!

 

VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE TORTURE:

http://www.gencturkhaber.com/video/video/Kopege-insanlik-disi-mudahale.html,00e821

Mayor of Van Burhan Yenigun:

0432 216 73 41

vanbelediyesi@van-bld.gov.tr

Governor of Van

Ozdemir Cakacak

0 432 214 96 35

ozdemircakacak@van.gov.tr

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

bimer@basbakanlik.gov.tr

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A PROUD DOG KILLER – PART III

We would like to bring to your attention in this post an ongoing thriller in the Kartal district of Istanbul. “A Proud Dog Killer”. If you have missed the first two parts, please go take a look at them here:

http://turkeymassacre.wordpress.com/2008/07/13/a-proud-dog-killer/

http://turkeymassacre.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/a-proud-dog-killer-the-sequel

Part III was filmed on 2 December 2008, and it was as disgusting as the first two. The directors and the actors were the same. Encouraged by the “success” of the first two, the same team were in action once again.

Keep visiting this page for Part IV….

GOD FORGIVE US ALL

In the course of the last three days, a full 2.5 million animals were butchered right in front of the eyes of small children in Turkey. And do you know why? In the name of religious duty.We don’t know from which era this cruelty comes from,but it is repeated in Turkey every year – a country that has been seeking to join the European Union. In a country where 5 million are unemployed,approximately 1bn dollar is spent each year on butchering animals.We are sure that God did not plan for this kind of heartless cruelty to be part of Islam.

To believe that God ordered the faithful to torture another one of its creatures in the name of religion is nothing but ignorant dogma inherited from medieval times.We do not want our readers to think that we are conducting anti-Turkey or anti-Islamic propaganda.What we are doing is to simply say no to all forms of massacre.We condemn ALL countries of all religious persuasions which put out scenes like these.And we are noting it down here because this blog is dedicated to Turkey.

There you have it:on the one hand,there is a Turkey which receives a 13mn euro grant from the European Union to combat rabies,and on the other hand you have another Turkey which spends millions of dolars to murder animals right in the middle of the streets.Whichever way you look at it, this is so fundamentally wrong.

How will the members of a nation who photograph a child with the decapitated head of an animal contribute to humanity? How will the authorities responsible for this account for all of this?

God forgive us all.

Right now, what you can do is you can sign our petition and remind the Turkish minister of tourism that you will never visit this country so long as the animal massacre continues.

POISONING SPREE IN IZMIR!

Municipal authorities in the Seferhisar district of the city of Izmir have recently launched a stray animal poisoning spree!

Cats,

and dogs,

- in short, anything 4-legged that comes along is being poisoned to death these days…

Luckily, dedicated animal rights defenders in the area are working around the clock to stop this poisoning spree.

Please support their fight. Contact the municipality and tell them you know what is going on there and that you protest the poisoning of innocent stray animals in the strongest terms possible.