
En Turquie, une nouvelle génération d’activistes voit le jour. En véritables pionners, ces gens se sont établis dans la communauté avec l’intention de changer le système de protection des animaux dans leur pays.
Après plus de 2 ans, la famille Let’s Adopt! s’est agrandie et se bâtit un réseau international de bénévoles. Des gens de différentes nationalités, avec de différentes valeurs et avec de différents défis à surmonter… et pourtant, tous ces gens ont un but en commun : celui de protéger les animaux.
Let’s Adopt! a été fondé dans l’intention d’aider différents refuges à Instanbul à sauver des animaux dont les situations sont les plus désespérées. Cependant, les membres ont tôt fait de réaliser que ça ne serait pas aussi simple qu’ils ne l’auraient cru. Ils avait une vision commune complètement différente des refuges d’Istanbul quant traitement que ces pauvres animaux devaient sûbir et de ce qui constituait de la cruauté.
On dit que les refuges d’Istanbul sont plutôt comme des prisons, comme s’ils collectent jalousement les animaux dans le but d’en faire leurs prisonniers de guerre. Les chiens et les chats dans ces refuges qui sont blessés ne sont pas soignés adéquatement et se font parfois relocaliser dans des endroits innapropriés. La municipalité d’Instanbul ne semble pas s’intéresser au bien-être des animaux. Voyez l’article de Bihter sur le Centre de réhabilitation pour chiens Hasdal, par exemple.
Ceci vaut aussi pour le reste de la Turquie. Les choses doivent changer, car le soit-disant système de protection des animaux y est misérablement défaillant.

Coco, une chienne handicappée
Let’s Adopt! sauve les chiens et les chats dans les conditions les plus exécrables, que ce soit des rues, de mauvaises cliniques vétérinaire ou des fourrières. Ils répondent aussi aux appels à l’aide de gens qui ne peuvent plus s’occupper de leurs animaux. Ils ne sont ni affiliés à d’autres organisations, ni subventionnés de quelque façon que ce soit. Ils sont le groupe de protection des animaux ayant la croissance la plus spectaculaire en Turquie et possèdent actuellement plusieurs réseaux, soit : Canada, Sud-Africain, États-Unis, France, Allemagne, Espagne et bien entendu, Turquie, ainsi qu’un réseau jeunesse (en turque seulement) et vétérinaires (en turque et en anglais).
Faites partie du mouvement. Nos principaux problèmes à confronter sont :
-Les usines à chiots et les éleveurs de fond de cour
-Les animaux abandonnés, l’adoption et l’euthanasie d’animaux en santé dans les refuges
-Les méthodes d’euthanasie cruelles (ex. : les chambres à gaz)
Si vous avez un site web dédié à l’une de ces issues, n’hésitez pas a le poster ici! Si vous avez des idées d’action, partagez-les!
http://tinyurl.com/letsadoptcanada-facebook
.
Sincèrement,
Cath
—–

In Turkey, a new generation of activists is born. The praiseworthy group known as Let’s Adopt! started around two years ago and established itself in the Turkish community, to later expand its network internationally. Thousands of people of different nationalities, with different values and different challenges to surpass, have something in common : their determination to protect animals.
”When Let’s Adopt was founded two years ago it was our intention to help the different shelters in Istanbul to rehome their animals in desperate need. However, it soon became obvious that this would not be possible. Let’s Adopt introduced a new system, a completely different set of values, a challenge of the status quo, and the old guard, the volonteers that treated those poor animals in shelters like their own “prisoners of war” didn’t like it.
For the last 2 years volunteers of Let’s Adopt have been visiting Istanbul’s shelters and rescuing dogs in desperate condition. Those dogs were inmediately taken to our approved clinics for emergency treatments, in many cases they were in need of surgeries, in the case of broken bones they were sometimes flown to Europe for life saving operations. The vast majority of cases though those dogs were rehomed amongst our closest volonteers, a very special group of people who would do anything to save a life.”

Coco, the paralyzed dog
Then, during last September, they changed their approach.
Let’s Adopt! stopped focusing on individual rehoming cases to focus on educating the broader community of animal lovers in Turkey AND everywhere else, while still continuing to rescue animals.
We now have networks for Canada, France, USA, South-Africa, Germany, Spain and of course, Turkey, PLUS a veterinarian and a youth section.
It’s time to change things. Be a part of the movement.
From today, this group will be focused on tackling Canada’s main companion animal issues, that is:
- Turning the main Canadian Cities to a no-kill policy
- Launching educational actions to promote spay-and-neuter and reduce abandoning of companion animals
- To fight the scourge of puppy mills
Share your ideas, your website, anything!
http://tinyurl.com/letsadoptcanada-facebook
.
Take care,
Cath
2 Comments to “Nous avons tous quelque chose en commun – We all have something in common”
Come on, admit it… you love us!!!
Making dreams come true!
Let’s Adopt! Community Map
Let`s Adopt Network!
Recent Posts
- Postcards from Faith
- Faith in motion
- Faith restored; kudos to Brantford SPCA
- Faith has a new home!
- When rescue turns to search for Faith…
- Keeping Faith
- Thought of the day…
- Happy Father’s Day from Let’s Adopt Canada
- Pup Found in Trash Can
- Get Your 2012 events listed in our first ever Let’s Adopt Canada Calendar
- The Results Are In….Did YOUR Pet Win?
- Just Say NO to the EURO DOG Show 2012
- Have You Considered Adopting a Special Needs Pet?
- Meet Puffy: homeless & FIV+
- Sterling Virginia Police Allow Dog to Die in Hot Car
Recent Comments
- Markus R on The Link Between Serial Killers and Animal Abuse
- Janette Hamilton on Pup Found in Trash Can
- Jessica on Pup Found in Trash Can
- Kirk Sanderson on Sled Dog Murderer Robert Fawcett: Lies and Back Pedaling
- Tina on Dog Fighting in Canada
- SD on Sled Dog Murderer Robert Fawcett: Lies and Back Pedaling
- Sam on Newmarket SPCA: Is THIS Who We Want Running the Facility? Really?
- Pat Barrington on Boycott Sites Like Craigslist and Kijiji
- Jane Calladine on Just Say NO to the EURO DOG Show 2012
- Heidi on We can’t save ‘em all
- Sara Bennett on Brindi: a danger to society?
- david fialko on Sled Dog Murderer Robert Fawcett: Lies and Back Pedaling
- david fialko on Sled Dog Murderer Robert Fawcett: Lies and Back Pedaling
- Ana on Just Say NO to the EURO DOG Show 2012
- Livingstone on Sled Dog Murderer Robert Fawcett: Lies and Back Pedaling
Archives
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
Social Media Advisors
Please share this blog!















Sheila White says:
Cath,
I very much favour the no-kill idea, except that I think there needs to be an understanding of ‘no-kill with compassion’. Euthanasia is the process of easing pain and suffering so that the result is death. Killing is the senseless and unnecessary death of the animals. When literally adopted, no-kill can be a terrible thing. If stories about the Toronto Humane Society are true, in order to call themselves a ‘no-kill’ facility, animals were allowed to starve to death etc. Therefore, they could say they hadn’t ‘killed’ them.
I strongly believe that healthy animals must have a good home. That is what the shelters’ time and money should be spent on. However, if an animal is suffering, the compassionate decision is to euthanize. We should not ever allow them to suffer without treatment and food so we can boast that we are a no-kill community. That is a lie!
I know euthanasia is a terrible decision to have to make; I have made it in the past for some of my companion animals. But they were extremely old and they were suffering. It seemed wrong to let that continue when I could cut the pain short.
Catherine Méthot says:
Yes, yes of course. I totally agree with you.