Animal shelters
An animal shelter is empty for the first time
Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs needing homes. Now, for the first time in nearly 50 years, there are no dogs at the facility and the recent residents are spending the holidays with their new families.
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Commercial vehicle turned into ‘animal ambulance’
Mehmet Yüksel, the head of the Chamber of Money Changers and Jewelers in Diyarbakır (DİKO), has turned a commercial vehicle into an "animal ambulance," which transfers injured animals to veterinarians or to municipal animal shelters.
In addition to the ambulance, food is distributed to stray animals with a feeding truck.
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Strays won’t be turned out of shelters, official vows
An Interior Ministry official on Monday sought to assuage fears that the recent introduction of stricter guidelines for the licensing and operation of stray cat and dog shelters will lead to the closure of dozens of nongovernmental facilities across the country.
‘Food Express’ sets off for animals in shelters in country’s east
Within the scope of a social responsibility project for animals living in shelters in the country's eastern provinces where the temperature has dropped below zero, volunteers have delivered 40.6 tons of food to animal shelters in Kars, Ardahan, Erzurum and Ağrı.
Pets abandoned to avoid fines as chipping time over
Animal owners, who passed Dec. 31, 2022, the last day for the microchipping process, have started to leave their pets on the street in order not to be fined as they have still not registered them in the tracking system.
City of Athens launches program inviting public to help strays
As part of the bid by the Athens municipality to provide care for stray animals, a digital platform has been activated, www.animalscityofathens.gr, where members of the public can state where and how they wish to offer voluntary assistance.
Number of abandoned animals increases in Turkey amid virus
Pet adoption rates have decreased by 90 percent in Turkey, as people have confined themselves to their houses.
While there has been a pet adoption boom in some countries such as the U.S., U.K. and Australia in times of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been an opposite trend in Turkey, with much fewer people wanting to adopt pets.
Grand bookstore in Istanbul allocates all profits to strays
A newly opened 600-square-meter bookstore in Istanbul's Şişli district offers 30,000 books to its customers with a promise to spend all of its profits to animal shelters and cover the medical needs of stray animals.
Violinist Vanessa Mae calls attention to animal abuse in Greece
British violinist and animal rights activist Vanessa Mae has raised the alarm bell over the "high percentage of animal abuse in Greece" in a promotional video posted on the web by the Ilioupolis Animal Welfare Union, a not-for-profit animal rescue organization.
Albanians Demand Animal Rights Law After Seeing Cruel Video
Animal rights supporters in Albania are demanding new legislation against animal cruelty as disturbing footage emerges of acts of horrific violence against animals.
Footage spread on social media on October 3 of a leashed dog being beaten to death has shocked the public and further emboldened animal rights activists to push for legislation punishing such abusers.