Balu

The flight to freedom

Timur

We will never know how this wonderful german shepherd mix found himself about to be dropped in the forest by the Istanbul Municipality. We got there in time to rescue him and give him a temporary home at SHKD, the

Kaju… the not-so-ferocious Rotweiller

A beautiful Rotweiller puppy … abandoned at a cemetery.. Why would anyone abandon a four month old puppy like this? We know what they did it.. the doggie was not ferocious and scary.. she would not attack.. she would not

Bamby… chance of a lifetime. Adopted in Istanbul

Bamby was found in a municipal shelter. The way puppies are kept in those places defies description but in this case it was more tragic due to the fact that the pup was blind. Her condition is a death sentence

Pamuk… from rags to richess. Adopted in Istanbul

Zoe… just a dog

She left us too soon… There are those who think we tried to hard.. that she should have been put to sleep earlier, that there were better ways to spend the money or, my favourite, why doing all this for

Hunter… the old pointer from Beykoz

Fast forward a few months and we have the fantastic story of Hunter, the old pointer that was dropped at the doors of the Beykoz shelter, emaciated, body covered in injuries and skin reflecting years of neglect and abuse. From

Lassie

  Lassie was the first dog on Lets Adopt. She was found together with her four surviving puppies at a Municipal shelter in January. The entire family had been left to day. None of the employees of the shelters would

Second chances.. locally and abroad.

Lets Adopt, the Facebook Adoption Group started as an effort to increase the awareness of adoption and the stray dog problem in Turkey. The Group has quickly managed to cross the boundaries of virtuality and to turn into one of