HAYTAP

Amid ongoing efforts to rescue and treat animals injured in the recent wildfires in the northwestern province of Çanakkale, a severely hurt bull has been placed in a "retired animal farm" and receiving treatment by members of an animal group in Bursa.

In a recent operation, Turkish authorities seized 22 Pomeranian dogs being smuggled into the country through the Edirne Kapkule Border Gate.

With buildings in the Yusufeli region in the northeastern province of Artvin submerging in the waters of the newly-built dam, volunteers from all across Türkiye are coming in scores to help save the animals trapped in these buildings.

The water levels continue to rise in Yusufeli, Türkiye's highest dam, where water retention processes started on Nov. 22 last year.

A sudden hike in animal food and the high value-added tax put animal lovers in a challenging situation, forcing them to call on Turkish authorities to make discounts on the vital product.

The donkey, which was injured by two shepherd dogs after the command given by its owners in Ankara, is being carefully looked after at the Retired Animals Farm in Bursa.

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The donkey, named Zeynep, which also lost her foal in the dog attack, recently gave birth again.

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.

An Istanbul cafe that exhibited exotic animals as a side show has been shut down by authorities, the Animal Rights Federation Turkey (HAYTAP) said in a statement on July 6.

The Turkish Customs Ministry has begun handing over smuggled animals they have seized so far to Turkey's Animal Rights Federation (HAYTAP) before they are put up for auctions. 

Animal lovers can provide support for Turkey's stray animals by commissioning portraits of their own pets, as part of a new project by the Animal Rights Federation (HAYTAP). 

HAYTAP's "Let's Paint Your Pet" project will allow pet owners to both get a portrait of their pet while also donating to stray animals at the same time.