What if I told you that George Clooney is finally settling down and is looking for a loving home?

What would YOU do?

Well…. here he is… George Clooney!!

George Clooney is not very demading.. only comes with three conditions:

1. George needs AT LEAST another dog in the home.

2. George needs to live INSIDE the home. Gardens are nice, but if what you are looking for is something nice to dump in your garden then please get a garden gnome, not a dog.

3. George will be fed a raw diet. This is very important. RAW is the only biologically appropriate diet for a carnivore, and poor George has had it pretty tough until now, is time to make his life more pleasant don’t you think?

Take George home.. a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Viktor@myletsadopt.com

Another way to tell the story:

English:

Türkçe:

Bella and Maxy are gone, most probably forever.

Onur Salih Karadag at Cizmeli Kedi, the vet who committed this atrocity will pay, in a way he has already begun to pay as nobody in its right state of mind will ever bring an animal to his clinic.

Sill, there are, many great vets in this country  (well, not so many to be honest) and we will continue putting our trust in their work.

It is time for Let’s Adopt! to continue moving forward, pushing for change and above all, saving lives.

This is Monica. She was rescued from the forests of Istanbul with a horrific leg fracture.  Here is her full Facebook album.

This week one of the country’s leading surgeons will carry on a delicate operation on her leg to try to reverse the damage.

Monica will walk again, I promise you that.

I need you to please help us with Monica’s operation and recovery. How to do this?

1. Contribute through the Simba Fund.  Here is a link , you can also find the widget in the right side of the blog.

2. Open your home to this wonderful animal. She has suffered so much already. Imagine all the pain she went through.

3. Share this appeal in your profiles and networks. Simply press the Share button.

Her life begins now. It’s a beautiful world. Please help us save Monica.

Share this appeal in your profiles and networks. Simply press the Share button.

Yesterday, two Let’s Adopt! members, accompanied by Adrian Vickers and Pinar Urav, two close friends of the the so-called vet, Onur Salih Karadag, travelled to the location used by the vets of Cizmeli Kedi to dispose their unwanted animals.

Here you have some of the pictures taken on this trip… Forest… A huge uninhabited forest, where animals struggle to find the bare minimum for their subsistence.

It is somewhat ironic (and unfortunate for them) that a veterinary clinic decided to throw away two animals under the protection of the country’s largest and best organized animal rescue organization.

It is also ironic that after years of struggling in a neighborhood corner, this clinic has become, for all the wrong reasons, the most famous veterinary clinic in Europe.

Here are the pictures of yesterday’s search for Bella…

By the way… Adrian Vickers wishes everyone to know that he paid for his petrol (???)

It is human nature to look for a good explanation and a reason for a certain event, specially when this event is as puzzling and bizarre as the disappearance of two dogs, Bella and Maxi entrusted to a veterinarian.

People’s minds start razing… did they kill the dog? did they sell the dogs to a laboratory? why did they do it?

The explanation, as ever is very simple, and logical.

There is nothing specially evil about Onur Salih Karadag. He is a simple vet, with a small clinic in a not very affluent part of town. A simple neighborhood vet trying to make ends meet. He is, however, trying to operate in a city, Istanbul, filled to the brim with stray dogs.

In recent years the number of animal lovers/rescuers has increased exponentially in Istanbul. Many people have become aware of the stray dog problem in Turkey. Many citizens will stop to pick up an injured animal, and will take the animal to a vet. The problem happens then… vet bills are expensive… who pays for it?

At Let’s Adopt! we receive daily calls for help with veterinary bills. You all know this because many of you have requested our help at times.

After the animal is healed there is a second problem. What to do with the animal? Let’s Adopt! cannot place every animal rescued by people. We just don’t have a large enough network in Turkey, the culture of foster homes has just begun, and our pensions (dog hotels) are filled to the brim. So, facing this situation many animal lovers will, simply, run away and leave their rescues with the vets in the hope they will be able to rehome them.

In most cases vets will try to find homes for the animals left with them, they will call their best clients and ask for their help. This will work sometimes, but most of the times it won’t. This is why, today, the vast majority of vets in Istanbul has a number of unwanted animals in their clinics. We know this very well because they regularly call us and ask for our help.

This is a common problem that no vet reading this note will deny.

But what they will deny is the following… some vets, not all, but a number of them, will, quite simply, dump the animals once they have been treated. They may choose to drive them to a shelter or they may, like in the case of Onur Salih Karadag did, dump them in some forest.

Vets are overwhelmed, as much as we are, but this should not be a excuse to commit an act like the one Onur Salih Karadag committed, abandoning two unneutered puppies on the wild to fend for themselves.

As Tahsin Yesildere, the head of the Istanbul Chamber of Veterinarians said today: local authorities and animal rights groups have to find viable projects and work in collaboration to deal with injured stray animals.

Whilst we understand this, a veterinarian dumping two puppies in the forest is simply unacceptable behavior and we believe the Turkish community of animal lovers will punish those who engage in such acts by simply bringing their business elsewhere.

To end this post I would encourage every animal lover who has had his/her rescue adopted by his trusted vet to check on the current state of the animal. I can guarantee you there will be some surprises there….

Best

Viktor Larkhill

Bella was not alone the day she was abandoned on the fields.  Maxy was with her.

We have received confirmation that Susan Callaghan placed three dogs under Onur Salih Karadag care, Bella, Maxy and a third animal whose name we don’t know yet.

The three of them have now dissapeared.

Bella was the only one under our responsibility. Maxy was Susan’s dog.

She had rescued him in November 2009 and decided to keep him.

Unfortunately for the dogs Susan run into some sort of legal trouble and had to place them under the care of the veterinarian Onur Salih Karadag.

The moment she did we contacted the clinic and told them we would take care of the dogs.  The vet told us not to worry as he would place them on a good foster home.

Instead he released them into the open fields.

Maxy was five or six months old. He was released into the wild unneutered and without an identification.

Maxy is too, in all likelihood, lost forever.

Here is Maxy’s story…

Picture this scenario…

1. You rescue a dog, care for him and restore him back to health.
2. Your trusted veterinarian tells you that he has found a great foster home for this dog. A good client of his, a place where the dog will be well until a final family is found.
3. Your vet is lying. Instead he drives to an undisclosed location and releases the dog, who is never seen again.

This may sound like a crazy nightmarish scenario but this scenario turned into a reality last week when we found out that someone that, until then had been one of our trusted vets, did just that with our dog Bella.

His name is Onur Salih Karadağ, his clinic, Cizmeli Kedi

To add insult to injury, after weeks of misdirection Onur Salih Karadağ called us and told us to come to his clinic, that he would return Bella to us. Then he did the unthinkable… he gave us another dog!.. A Bella-like dog as he put it!

Here is a picture of the poor animal he tried to make pass as our Bella.

The poor dog was terrified, and had a tag mark on his ear.  This was not our dog.

There are no words to describe the indignation of Let’s Adopt! and its members in front of this incredible situation.

Let’s Adopt! is, today, a worldwide reference, a global animal rescue network. This hasn’t happened overnight, and certainly not by chance.

Endless hours of work, an honest and direct approach and above all, the strong bond we have built amongst our community.

Today we are going to rely in our community to launch an investigation into the practices of certain members of the veterinary society, starting by Onur Salih Karadag at Cismeli Kedi.

Should any of you wish to share any related-experience you are free to contact me directly on viktor@myletsadopt.com or to leave a comment on this blog.

You’re reading this because you’re probably a member of Let’s Adopt!

I applaud you for joining our networks.

Now I want to ask you to join our tribe, by becoming an active member of our operations!

We are of course animal lovers, but above all we are animal rescuers. There are too many cute pups and kitties dying in our so-called shelters and by the hands of abusers and breeders every single day.
We must act – NOW!

I am often disillusioned by what I see, especially on the web.

Horrendous abuse, crush videos, starved animals, scared animals going crazy in their kennels at the pound.
I have seen many of these cases in my work as an activist and rescuer. The 1-day-old kittens I raised with an eyedropper or feeding tube, just to see them succumb to a simple upper respiratory infection. The kittens that were exposed to FIP, and ultimately died because their intestines and organs literally liquefied inside of them.

However there were hundreds that were a joy to foster and raised to be strong enough to be adopted. There are many, many success stories, which by far outweigh the bad experiences.

Now I want YOU to experience the feeling of saving a life and what an impact you alone can make in your community.
I want YOU to reach out to your local pound and rescue a dog or a cat.

Rescue an animal from death row - TODAY!

Become its caretaker and angel.
We will then rally as a network to adopt the animal into a new home.

adopting an animal will complete any family

Our adoption criteria are strict, yet very simple.

• the adopter has at least one other animal

• the animal will live indoors only! Not in the yard, not on a tie-out, not in a garage, or a barn. It will live indoors as part of the adopters family.

• the animal will be fed a raw diet only. Your animal will be healthier, you will be happier, and you’ll save money in the long run, on cost of food and vet bills. More info can be found at www.rawfed.com

• We do not apply an adoption fee.  One can’t buy any Let’s Adopt! dog or cat.

• We believe that adopting an animal is a privilege, not mercy.

• The adopter will create a Facebook album with photos of the animal with its new family and updates.

These are our adoption rules in a nutshell.

Do you think you can handle it?

Have you been thinking of how in the world can you make a difference at these overcrowded pounds? Well, here is your chance to put your action where your heart is.

• Pull an animal.

• Then take it home, let it settle in.

let the dog or cat settle down for a few days

• take pictures and send it to us.

• Include all details you have about the animal:  Age, temper, likes, dislikes, history (stray, dumped by owner, etc)

• We’ll campaign to get the animals adopted.

Do you realize that you will be saving TWO lives at once.

Not only will you be taking the one dog off death row/life imprisonment, but hopefully, you’ll inspire friends and family to do the same all over the country.

Perhaps concentrate on the most overcrowded shelter, the ones in worst conditions or, the ones that apply a kill policy.

Here’s where you can make a big difference.

For now – please search your heart and decide whether you can open your home to a rescue this summer. I know you can and want to.

Let us help you figure out how and make it a reality. For the animals and for you.

We can potentially save hundreds of animals this summer. Are you with us?

Got Foster Dog?

Let’s start saving lives – one dog, one cat at the time.

BE The Change
Misha Dee

This is Ripley… she was taken to our clinic suffering from some of the worst injuries we have seen in a cat.

It was a traffic accident. Both upper and lower jaws were broken, one eye was out of his socket, the other one was in terrible condition.

It was an absolute disaster. Over the last two weeks  Evrim and Ozlem at ADA vet clinic have done some of their best work to date.

Ripley is now well on her way to total recovery, she is a sweet little black purrer that needs an extraordinary family.

Usual conditions apply:

1. Family MUST have at least another animal.

2. Rippley will be an indoor cat.  Access to garden is a plus.

3. Ripley will be fed RAW (rawfedcats.org). This condition will ensure his health for life. We will make no exceptions.

viktor@myletsadopt.com