DALYAN ANIMAL REHABILITATION CENTRE

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Life of a Street Dog Poem

When you took me home I was so proud,
my tail was so high and I barked out loud.

You gave me some food and a den to sleep,
everything was great I was yours to keep.

Then one day you took me bundled in the car,
what was happening would I go far?

You left me standing there and told me to stay,
I stood and watched your car roar away.

I sat there for days waiting for you to come,
was it a game? or had I really lost my mum.

After 3 days I realised I was on my own,
I started my journey to try and find a bone.

I was so hungry I had terrible pain inside,
I had to carry on otherwise I would have died.

The centre of town is where I ended up,
there is food here occasionlly they put down a cup.

But the flying stones hurt and scare me so bad,
I always run off terrified and very sad.

Why oh why did you just throw that at me?
I am trying to think of a reason it could be.

Is it because I am a dog? is it because you are bigger then me?
Is this just the way my life is meant to be?

Breaking News........Adopting and Taking a Dog Home From Turkey is Now Easier for UK Residents

From the start of January this year, (2012) the rules have changed for overseas dogs entering the UK, this will help all you people who would love to adopt/rescue a dog in Turkey and bring him/her home with you.
The previous rule stated that that any dog must be kept in quarantine for 6 months on arrival to the UK and the price of that for most people is just too expensive.
But now things have changed for the better.......
This gives hope to all the street dogs in Turkey, who live in hope that one day they can have a forever home and now it is more than possible for you to save one and make the difference.
For more info please read full article here

Dalyan Rehabilitation Centre

The Dalyan Rehabilitation Centre in Turkey opened in 2009. It was created in order to help and save Street Dogs.

It operates a Neuter and Release policy.
It is run by the Dalyan Belediye (town council).
Many dogs are housed here for various reasons. There are puppies that have lost their mum, abused dogs, malnourished dogs, dogs that were tied to the gates of the dog centre and left. Lots of lovely dogs all with a very sad and different story to tell.
At a last count there were around 50 dogs.

The idea of the Centre is that some of the dogs can be rehomed.

These dogs are easily adoptable as they are so gentle and most of them have no aggression at all, which is unusual for what alot of them have been through in their life.
The Dalyan Dog Centre relies on help from the public as the Belediye (town council) do not have enough money to improve the centre, pay for operations, give injections and feed all the dogs.
Sadly, wintertime is very difficult for the dogs as there is a real lack of food. Its sad to see the dogs so hungry, even when stale bread appears, it goes down without touching the side of their mouths.
The Dog Centre relies on the tourists coming in the summer months and some selected restaurants bag up any leftovers and send them to the centre for the dogs food.
The Dalyan Dog Centre is tucked away on the edge of Dalyan on the mountainside. Because of this no-one really knows the Dalyan Dog Centre exists, which is sad as very rarely do people visit the centre, donate things, give the dogs some food or even just a bit of interaction or time. So it continues for the dogs, they keep struggling to stay alive.

Some of the Adorable Dogs

How to Help

Things you can do to help these forgotten dogs are:

HOW TO HELP FROM TURKEY

If you are visiting/staying in Dalyan, Turkey you can bring much needed supplies such as Frontline, Worming Tablets, Flea/Tick Collar, Spare Bedding etc...obviously Dog Treats also wouldn't be turned away.

You can buy some big bags of dog food from the Dalyan supermarkets and donate them to the Dog Centre.

You can give money directly to the Staff at the Centre for a Neuter or Spay Operation, Rabies injections, Parvo injections, Distemper injections, Kennel cough injections etc...which are especially essential for puppies and young dogs.

You could of course get some bones from the butchers as a special treat.

You can adopt a dog and bring take it back to your home country for a new life.

Any Help that you Can Give will Always be Much Appreciated.

If we can just make life a little easier for the Street Dogs of Dalyan, Turkey, then we have made their world a nicer place for them to be in. We need to remember it is not their fault that they are in the predicament they are in. And as a human race we should do all we can to help the unfortunate and make life and survival easier for them.