Our mission
We are a group of animal and nature loving people living in Switzerland with close ties to Turkey. Our mission is to help all breeds of cats and dogs in Turkey that are regularly being abandoned in large numbers.
There is an alarming problem of strays in Turkey. Pet shops are allowed to sell pets as if they are stuffed animals to ill informed buyers who later feel overwhelmed by the responsibility and abandon these innocent lives to unsanitary overcrowded shelters, the streets or into the wild forests.
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Due to the ignorance of their owners, these poor dogs and cats are suffering in the streets. There are literally thousands of breeds roaming the streets awaiting for a loving family to take them in.
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Although the laws clearly state that the local municipalities are responsible for neutering and caring for strays, the reality is far from it. Instead they are left sick, hungry and thirsty in awful living conditions in substandard shelters - basically left for dead.
(We'll spare you the horrible pictures!)
Unfortunately, animal protection laws are not on the side of animals. The torture of animals is not a criminal offense and is only imposed by a fine. Because of this, stray dogs and cats are subjected to all kinds of inhumane and indescribable acts of torture by sick humans who get a kick out seeing living souls suffer.​
​For several years we have been working tirelessly to help stop the suffering of these once beloved pets either by finding their forever homes or by feeding them or by supporting their health care needs. Therefore in the beginning of 2017 we have started a Swiss based organization, PETS IN TURKEY.​​
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We work with shelter volunteers and individuals rescue workers to rescue dogs and cats from everywhere in Turkey. ​
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This is MAYA.
This is MAYA today.
This is Lilibet , we took her from the hands of drugs addicts. Again we'll spare you the full story.
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She was covered in paint and in really bad shape.
This is Lilibet today, living her new life in Berlin. You can follow her on instagram: @lilibetthemaltese
This is Sushi. He was abandonned. As she was domesticated already she couldnt adapt to living in the streets, he was barely surviving.
This is Sushi today, living a cosy life in Berlin.
So what is our mission?
This.