A very gentle pitbull was found abandoned in the forest outside Istanbul, wandering in the area where our volunteers feed and take care of other stray dogs.

After a nationwide ban came into force in 2022 against breeds considered dangerous, the rate of abandonment of this type of dogs has unfortunately increased.

The dog was very skinny, his tail was cut at the end and he was not even able to sit and lay down comfortably. He turned on himself at least five times, every time he tried.

Considering his critical condition, our volunteers decided to find for him a temporary home to guarantee the dog a safe place where to recover. Unfortunately, the person who was fostering him, after 15 days called saying that the dog had lost additional weight.

Volunteers rushed to the house to check dog’s condition, finding out that the animal got worse because of the improper care.

The dog was not eating, he had wounds all over his body, and was full of fleas and ticks. Taken to the vet clinic, he underwent medical examinations. Doctor tried to feed him to verify his appetite and applied a flea treatment.

Test’s results have shown a severe blood and ear infection.

Now, he is guest in a dog boarding and has started different treatments. The therapy will last for a long time and once recovered he will be spayed.

If you want to help this sweet dog recover well and start a new life after being abandoned and neglected twice, you can contribute to his care

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During one of their routine walks, feeding stray dogs in Kurtkoy forest, volunteers came across a scared mum and her litter of ten puppies. Dumped with no mercy in a rural area when they needed warmth and affection most, they would not have survived out in the cold and rain and with no food for the mum.

The mother, clearly unable to live in the forest, was probably kicked out of her house because she was pregnant and to keep her babies safe she dug everywhere to hide and protect them from danger.

Despite the emergencies and the very difficult times volunteers have been going through, they did not feel like leaving this sweet mum and her puppies facing the winter all alone. Rescued from the forest and taken to a warmer and comfortable place, now the sweet mum is fed properly and can nurse her cute puppies safely.

These little ones will soon need specific food, internal and external parasite treatments, and vaccinations, while the mother will be sterilized as soon as possible.

❤️ Volunteers appeal to your good heart and ask for support to cover the expenses ❤️

FUNDRAISER IS CLOSED!

What happens if owned and stray dogs are not spayed/neutered? 

Unwanted litter of puppies are dumped everywhere with little chance of survival.

This year with the summer drought particularly intense, OIPA Turkey’s volunteers are struggling to feed them all in Kurtkoy Forest.

These little ones can’t even find water to quench their thirst, and their number is so large that volunteers don’t have enough resources to look after all of them.

If you want to give these puppies a chance, lend a hand and support volunteers in Turkey.  

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Every season of the year is extremely difficult for an animal who has no home, but spring and summer are tough also for volunteers who have to deal with unwanted litters, new births and the rescue of abandoned pets. The lack of sterilization activity of owners and local municipalities does increase substantially the already huge number of stray dogs roaming on the territory.

This is a scenario we are used to see in many countries and Turkey is not an exception. There, OIPA’s volunteers struggle to assist the great number of dogs located in Kurtköy area (Istanbul) with the few resources available. Dogs that, despite being registered, are left all alone trying to survive with food and water provided solely by volunteers, who do not only feed animals but handle emergency of any kind every single day.

Volunteers have to vaccinate puppies, spay and neuter adults and young dogs, apply flea & tick treatments, give local therapies and rescue sick and wounded animals that would hardly survive without being transferred to a clinic for examination, care and medication. All is done with donations and paying at their own costs.

Like a recent case of a German shepherd barely able to stand on its own legs found abandoned or another dog with a bulge on the head and a female full of mange.

OIPA Turkey need your support to buy food, flea and tick treatments, pay vaccinations, sterilizations and vet care for dogs that otherwise wouldn’t have even an acceptable life.

A little help can really save a life

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UPDATE MAY/JULY 2022 – FOOD DONATION FROM “SAVE A STRAY” PROJECT

Thanks to the project “Save a Stray”, OIPA was able to purchase 800 kgs of dry and wet food for adult dogs and puppies and some anti fleas and ticks pipes for a total amount of 1000€

Thanks to your generous donations, we’ve been able to help one more time OIPA Turkey’s volunteers and stray animals they daily take care for.

This time not solely providing food but contributing to the vet care necessary to some of the animals they have recently rescued.

A three months kitten, found in the forest extremely weak with a corneal ulcer caused by a severe eye infection. Thanks to your help he was treated with antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, supplements and vitamins.

A four months puppy affected by parvovirus was treated with fluid therapy and another puppy of five months affected by acute bronchitis and intestinal parasites treated with antibiotics, supplements and vitamins.

Finally, three abandoned pit bulls (2 females and 1 male) could have been spayed/neutered, chipped and transferred to a safer place.

❤️ Thanks to all of you and thanks to whom will continue to help stray animals in Turkey now that it’s winter time and they live out in the cold ❤️