Animal cruelty in Kalkan - An urgent request to the authorities


Animal cruelty in Kalkan - An urgent request to the appropriate authorities to identify and take action against those responsible

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In Kalkan, Antalya (Turkey) over the last few years, despite the efforts of KAPSA to protect animals, there have been some horrendous acts of cruelty towards our four legged friends. Several dogs have had boiling liquid thrown at them, the most recent one was so badly burnt he had to be put to sleep. Several years ago a cat had lighter fluid poured on her tail and then she was set alight, miraculously she survived and is now in good health. Possibly the most horrific of all was a sweet natured little dog less than a year old that was sexually abused and had her tail brutally cut off. She too has been nursed back to health and has now found happiness with a new owner in a village outside Kalkan.



We are sure that these heinous acts are perpetrated by just a few very sick individuals and that the vast majority of people living in Kalkan, both Turkish and ex-pat, are horrified and outraged by such barbarity. Correspondence requesting that the culprits be found has been submitted to the Kalkan Gendarmerie, the Mayor of Kalkan, the Governor of Kas, the Ministry of Tourism and the Antalya Department of Environment and Forestry. We received a reply from the latter informing us that our case has been registered and forwarded to the Governor of Kas.



Turkey has a very comprehensive animal rights law (Kanun 5199) but it is not clear which authority is actually responsible for enforcing this law.  As with any law, if not enforced it is not worth the paper it is written on!



PLEASE sign our petition to request the appropriate authorities urgently use their powers to identify and take action against those responsible.  They need to catch the perpetrators and use the full weight of the law to prosecute and punish them. 



Lovers of animals, Kalkan and Turkey - this is your chance to let your voices be heard.

We the undersigned request the authorities take the necessary action action to catch the perpetrators of brutality towards animals in Kalkan, Antalya. In the last few years there have been some horrendous acts of cruelty towards animals in Kalkan. 7-8 dogs have been burnt by boiling liquid or some kind of chemical. A cat was set on fire and recently a young female dog was found with  her tail cut off after having been repeatedly abused sexually.
PLEASE find the people responsible and use all your powers to have them punished as severely as the law permits.

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