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At least 180 cases of abuse and mass killings in 4 months of Animal Massacre Law
Turkey’s “Animal Massacre Law” caused minimum 180 cases of animal abuse and mass killings in four months.
Animal rights activists raise concern over dolphinariums
With nine parks harboring 50 dolphins, Türkiye is home to the highest number of dolphinariums among European countries. Dozens of volunteers and nongovernmental organizations are trying to close these parks, claiming that dolphins get tortured there, contrary to the dolphin park operators.
Why Turkey’s dolphin parks are no fun
In July 2021, a new Animal Rights Act came into force in Turkey. Despite pressure from animal rights activists, it allows dolphin parks to operate for at least another ten years.
Proposed ban on dolphinaria and animal circuses in Turkey
Since these are “recommendations” to the Turkish Parliament at this stage, they haven’t been passed into law yet. That’s why we’ll have to keep fighting until the end, even more than we did in the past.
Letter from Ric O’Barry to the Turkish Parliament to end animal captivity
Dolphin Project’s Richard O’Barry, who previously organized a co-campaign with Freedom for Dolphins Platform (Yunuslara Özgürlük Platformu) in Turkey in 2012 to successfully shut down Kas Dolphin Park with local NGOs and the support of prominent authors/artists a year later, demanded from Turkish authorities to shut down and ban all dolphin parks and circuses in the country as “an affirmative example to the rest of the world”.
Reactions to the dolphin park project in Tuzla Marina are growing
As part of the project, a dolphin park and zoo are planned to be opened in the marina area. The organizations that fight against dolphin parks are reacting strongly to this project.
Animal rights activists target ICAM Conference in Turkey
Animal rights activists, with hand drums and cat and dog masks on their faces, staged a powerful two-day protest outside an international conference on dog population management in Istanbul, Turkey.
ICAM’e hayır: ICAM not wanted!
To ICAM: You are not wanted in İstanbul or in any city in Turkey. Because of the reasons mentioned above we are calling you to cancel the conference that you are planning to do on March 3rd to 5th.
Anti-fur campaign from Turkish celebrities: Take Off Your Fur, Wear Your Conscience
Founded by Turkish actresses Özge Özder, Aslı Tandoğan and Ayça Varlıer, and supported by many member celebrities, Bana Göz Kulak Ol Association (BGKO) in Turkey released its second public awareness film to stand up to animal cruelty. This time they stepped up efforts to getting people to think about and act on the bitter truths behind the brutal fur industry.