Our Work

The heart breaking reality in Turkiye is that hundreds of dogs are out on the streets starving, injured & ill. There is a major problem with over-population and many locals see these dogs as nothing more than vermin. The government has started to cull the street dogs, often in inhumane ways.
We work with our volunteers who go out and about feeding and caring for the street dogs. They will inform us of any dogs they come across who are in urgent need of veterinary treatment. They then take the dog to the local veterinary clinic where they carry out any immediate treatment followed by tests and further treatment. 

We also visit and try and rescue as many dogs as we can afford to from a local pound.
Once the dog is well enough they will then be moved to one of the private shelters or foster homes we use, where they will continue to receive any medical treatment they may need. 

When a dog goes to the private shelter or foster home, they are well enough to have left the veterinary clinic but may not necessarily be ready to find a home.
The Shelter Managers no only feed and keep. Not only by feed and keep their environment clean and warm, they also spend time socialising the dogs, ensuring they get used to being around humans. 
Most of these dogs have never experienced love, or what it is like to be safe therefore, for some dogs, it takes a bit of getting used to. 
It's amazing how forgiving animals are and how soon they learn to trust. 
Once the managers have built a bond with a dog, they will then give us a profile about the dog and be able to tell us what sort of home would suit each dog best.