Help feed Sapanca's stray dogs
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I am trying to raise money for my friend Nuray, who has been feeding and looking after hundreds of stray dogs who live in Sapanca, Turkey.
Every other day Nuray drives through the hills of Sapanca to bring these abandoned street dogs food and water. She has been doing this all on her own for 10 years and calls the dogs "her children".
Millions of cats and dogs are homeless in Turkey. Whether they were born on the street or abandoned, they often struggle to find food and water and face harsh weather conditions. Although some of them are looked after by local residents and shopkeepers, many remain vulnerable to attacks by unwelcoming communities and dogcatchers.
Thankfully, Nuray is one of the few exceptionally kind residents who has continued to look out for these animals. She specifically drives up the hills where many dogs have been forced out of the main town and have very little access to food and water.
Nuray has dedicated her life to helping stray animals. It takes her about 2 hours every night to drive by all her stops. She also drives to local restaurants and hotels in Sapanca, collecting any unwanted food that she can feed to the stray dogs. On some sad occasions, Nuray also notices that some of the dogs may be injured or sick and so she rushes them to the vets.
The last time I visited Turkey I spent some time with Nuray and promised I would find some way to help.
Nuray invests all her own time and money to help with food, the animals' medical needs and to give them all the love they deserve. I hope that this way I can help support all the incredible work that she has been doing and help her pay for some of these expenses.
Any amount will help, especially at this time when the Turkish lira continues to drop in value, it is becoming increasingly expensive for Turkish people to buy fuel and food. On the upside, donations in foreign currency will be able to buy more pet food for the street animals, due to the exchange rate.
Alternatively, Nuray also uses a Turkish website where you can donate pet food. You can find this link in her Instagram bio @sapanca_orman_cocuklari
Cost breakdown:
- The dogs consume on average 70 pack of 15kg food per month
- Food expenses amount to around 10,000 Turkish Lira (TRY)* per month
- Medicines to treat skin diseases, fleas and ticks cost around 70 - 200 Turkish Lira (TRY)
- Vet fees for surgery or treatment of serious diseases cost around 2,000 - 3,000 Turkish Lira (TRY)
*at the time of writing 1 TRY = 0.05 GBP
Every other day Nuray drives through the hills of Sapanca to bring these abandoned street dogs food and water. She has been doing this all on her own for 10 years and calls the dogs "her children".
Millions of cats and dogs are homeless in Turkey. Whether they were born on the street or abandoned, they often struggle to find food and water and face harsh weather conditions. Although some of them are looked after by local residents and shopkeepers, many remain vulnerable to attacks by unwelcoming communities and dogcatchers.
Thankfully, Nuray is one of the few exceptionally kind residents who has continued to look out for these animals. She specifically drives up the hills where many dogs have been forced out of the main town and have very little access to food and water.
Nuray has dedicated her life to helping stray animals. It takes her about 2 hours every night to drive by all her stops. She also drives to local restaurants and hotels in Sapanca, collecting any unwanted food that she can feed to the stray dogs. On some sad occasions, Nuray also notices that some of the dogs may be injured or sick and so she rushes them to the vets.
The last time I visited Turkey I spent some time with Nuray and promised I would find some way to help.
Nuray invests all her own time and money to help with food, the animals' medical needs and to give them all the love they deserve. I hope that this way I can help support all the incredible work that she has been doing and help her pay for some of these expenses.
Any amount will help, especially at this time when the Turkish lira continues to drop in value, it is becoming increasingly expensive for Turkish people to buy fuel and food. On the upside, donations in foreign currency will be able to buy more pet food for the street animals, due to the exchange rate.
Alternatively, Nuray also uses a Turkish website where you can donate pet food. You can find this link in her Instagram bio @sapanca_orman_cocuklari
Cost breakdown:
- The dogs consume on average 70 pack of 15kg food per month
- Food expenses amount to around 10,000 Turkish Lira (TRY)* per month
- Medicines to treat skin diseases, fleas and ticks cost around 70 - 200 Turkish Lira (TRY)
- Vet fees for surgery or treatment of serious diseases cost around 2,000 - 3,000 Turkish Lira (TRY)
*at the time of writing 1 TRY = 0.05 GBP
Organizer
Yasemin Gava
Organizer
England
