Update (13 February 2023): PETA UK Rushes to Help Animals With Broken Bones Who Were Trapped in Rubble
This morning, PETA UK helped the plucky local volunteers from a shelter in Elbistan, a town at the epicentre of one of Turkey’s two devastating earthquakes. These heroes have been risking everything to dig through rubble and pull animals from buildings that have collapsed or are about to fall. They have been able to provide animals with food and water, something they have gone without for days, and PETA UK are able to pitch in to help them: PETA UK is now rushing two puppies, two cats with broken bones, and another cat whose vision appears to have been impaired to the closest veterinary clinic in the city of Adana for urgent medical attention.
All were pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings, and who knows what their level of trauma is. It is a seven-hour journey to get them veterinary attention, so PETA UK are making tracks to get them that help as quickly as possible.
These animals likely suffered for days, trapped under the debris in near-freezing temperatures. They desperately need treatment and care.
After taking these animals to a veterinary clinic, PETA UK will return right away to the stricken Kahramanmaraş area to help more animals who have been trapped or otherwise injured in the catastrophe. Check back later for further updates.
Update (12 February 2023): PETA UK Brings 40 Birds Trapped in a Pet Shop to Safety
PETA UK have arrived in Turkey to help dogs, cats, birds, and other animals trapped, frightened, injured, or left homeless by the earthquake.
PETA is in Turkey on our way to help dogs, cats, and other animals trapped, frightened, injured or homemess following the earthquake. Stay tuned for the latest updates from the ground. #earthquaketurkey pic.twitter.com/iLhEZxXxK4
— PETA UK (@PETAUK) February 12, 2023
Today, working with local rescuers, they managed to bring 40 birds from a damaged pet shop in the city of Kahramanmaraş to safety.
The shop was located in the basement of a building that was about to collapse. Sadly, the cats, dogs, and fish who were trapped in the shop had already died, but these 40 survivors are now in safe hands and will be examined by veterinarians before being driven to a sanctuary near Ankara tomorrow.
PETA UK named this gorgeous survivor Kemal. When they found him, he was lifeless from the shock and cold, but after heating up, this grateful boy didn’t want to leave his rescuer’s hands. He’s now safe and warm and will soon find peace in a sanctuary.
Stay tuned for more updates from the ground.
The earthquake in Syria and Turkey is a catastrophe for humans – and for dogs, cats, and other animals left homeless, frightened, and injured.
Every minute poses a struggle for survival for them as many wander through the rubble while contending with untreated injuries and bone-chilling cold.
PETA Entities Rescue Mission
Rescue teams are on the ground in Turkey, and PETA’s Global Compassion Fund (GCF) is providing financial support. Partner organization Vegan Derneği Türkiye is distributing dog and cat food, rescue crates, leashes, and other urgently needed supplies through a network of local groups that are caring for animals in some of the most devastated areas.
This latest crisis comes as PETA Germany and its partners in Ukraine are still actively helping abandoned and injured animals on the front lines of the war there, providing them with food and veterinary care. All such resources are supported by Global Compassion Fund donors.
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