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[Kesban]

Good news for all animal lovers. A local builder is constructing an animal shelter in Dalaman.Plans include a neutering programme, education and rehoming. Volunteers will be needed!

[KangalKid]

thats briliant news , do you know who will be taking it on or will it be a new charity ?
just wondered how these animal shelters actually work, can anyone shed any light , ie the majority of people in Turkey are obviously Turkish and Turkish people dont "usually" keep pets although i know the cities generally have more people who own pets but as a rule who actually adopt the animals , are they expats ? and/or are the animals actually adoptable because i imagine they have been roaming the streets poss most if not all of their lives and not used to human contact unless its a boot up their *rse .

This isnt a post to start a debate or argument just me purely asking how animal shelters work in Turkey because i cant think who adopts in large enough numbers in order to make a difference.
I ve read posts on other sites about rescue centres and they seem to have been set up and run by Euopeans not Turks but there's no mention about the day to day operations or are the animals just kept and given shelter , food and water.

Just being nosey , i love to learn if its to do with animals

xx

[Penny]

A local Turkish couple are organising the animal shelter, with a small building to start off with, donated by a local construction company.

They aim to vaccinate, neuter and collar tag the dogs, then will either try to rehome them or will have to put them back on the streets.

It will be run like a charity with donations made to help with the costs via Dalaman banks.

[azzaa]

Hi having just moved in to my apartment in Dalaman in May i think it would make sense to get these stray's off the streets as they are a menace, they seem to sleep all day then at night thet bark constantly. i think the local Brit's should leave them to the turks to deal with as some brit's seem to be encouraging them onto some apartment's by feeding them. i do like dogs but the stray's was the only thing about Dalaman that i didn't like. That said what a lovely place

[Steve]

..we have a similar set up in davutlar"kusadasi" it is called..KURU BENI..and it is run BRITS ,haggis and family ,they do some charity work to raise funds,they are doing a brilliant job,as many of my friends are involved ,also my wife and myself support it,the bit you said about brit ex-pats being responsible for this ,i think this is totally wrong,i think we have to share the responsibility ,the street dogs were always here even before any tourists arrived,also i have seen turkish people throwing stones at them ,jeeeeez no wonder you are frightened of them ,they are only defending themselves ,or just retaliating,and maybe that is why theey run in packs "ferals" nobody cares more about dogs "kopeks " than the brits,so maybe we should all work together and resolve this problem.ps, people don,t mind dogs barking when there is a thief or burglar ,on your sitesi..now thats another story..

[KangalKid]

Steve,

you are a man after my own heart, i admire you and your wife for getting involved, i feel for any animal in any country who are left to their own devices and have to do what they can in order to survive, arnt these dogs born from domesticated dogs owned by people in the first place ? they are not a breed of wild dog ! a case of human error and then blaming an animal ,i dont care what nationality people are i am just so pleased to read humans are trying to help these dogs and that they are helping them.
Being agressive towards people is their only way of telling them to back off leave me alone and DONT hurt me. im sure if they could speak English they would tell us but they can't .
i have strong feelings about Animal welfare and if only people knew the half of it.
I will thank you Steve and your wife and the others for helping these animals who im sure would rather have not been born if they knew the life they were about to lead

[azzaa]

Hi Guy's
Now i love animal's and dog's,and i did not say that the Brit's are responsible i said some are encouraging them onto apartment block's which cannot be right especially with children on them, who know's what deseases these stray's have.
Another thing i am not frightened of dog's but my wife is when she was attacked by a large dog when she was young, that said i would willingly support any orginisation that would deal with the problem. It is not safe for dog's to run around in pack's you just have to read the horror stories about dogs attacking children in the press but that's another story.

[Steve]

hi azzaa..have read ,and heard many similar stories in kusadasi ,also the poisioning of dogs as well, to gain entry into properties ,also the same with barking dogs,i don,t know how barking dogs can be a problem ,if it is just stick in a pair of earplugs ,mind you it did take me a while ,just the same as the mosque at 4.45 in the morning,and i have one just up the road from us ,but now i don,t even hear it ,just the same as the dogs,it might be different for tourists but most of them are out enjoying themselves to the early hours ,and then sleep all day ,afraid we cannot do anything about that

[azzaa]

Hi Steve
i used to live next to a train station in London and after a while didn't hear the trains so really i think the dog's barking wont be a problem after a while , also we have two mosque's near us but that is the culture i have chose to buy into so it's not a problem i actualy quite enjoy the call to prayer.
cya

[sunny]

I'm with you Steve and Jackie on this one. It realy upsets me to see the state of some of the animals. If people choose to help them and feed them it's brilliant. In my area a German funded charity pays to have them nutered and inoculated so cutting the chance of spreading disease and breeding.
Well done to you and your friends Steve.

[azzaa]

Hi Guy's didn't think it was a picking sides contest just a debate, anyway as for the stray's i dont really care as long as they keep away from my family, also i pay a certain amount each month to the RSPCC so you can see where my priority lay's that's helping poor, and abused children. I dont want to get into argument's so goodbye.

[erica]

Please someone give me some info or a contact number to the animal shelter. I would like to to help out.

[sunny]

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[erica]

I am trying to get a contact number to this shelter please someone let me know more info- i would like to donate some food and my time to help.

Thanks Sunny for your Info- İ am ın Dalaman and İ heard from a Brıtısh frıend there ıs a shelter here somewhere but ı dont have anymore ınfo. I recently moved here from Texas and I have been feedıng strays sınce ı got here. I thınk the way they capture the dogs spay and neuture them ıs so great- ı would love to contrıbute. In Texas they capture and put to sleep- ıt ıs a sad sıtuatıon.

[Abi]

Erica I am thinking if you asked at a local vet in your area that they would probably know or they would be able to find out for you, as one of the vets must be treating these animal:)

[erica]

Thanks Abi I will contact a vet. - erıca