Alaska, 2010, in a remote land that serves as the last refuge of wildlife, Sarah Palin,  a politician fast on her way to become the most despised person on the planet, kills a reindeer on camera whilst jiggling and cracking jokes of pioneering women conquering the West. The killing, proudly displayed on the Learning Channel (!!!) outrages millions and prompts a unanimous reaction of condemnation.

At the same time… in the other side of the world, in Istanbul, Turkey, the cradle of civilizations, fastest growing economy in Europe, a mother returns home after spending the entire day trying to find something to eat.

Just a few meters away her 10 puppies yelp. They are too many for the tired dried-up breasts of the mother.
A sudden thunder breaks the silence of the forest, she falls. Adrenaline flows through her body like a burning river.

She stands up, tries to run away only to receive a second impact, this time in the neck.

The hunter walks away home leaving the mother gasping for air in the bushes, still alive. Upon arriving home he kisses his children screams at his wife for not having dinner ready yet and switches on Turkish National Television.

İn the forest, the mother bleeds to death.

It takes longer for the puppies to die, but soon enough the lack of food and liquid kills each and everyone of them.

And so it ends one more day in Istanbul. Turkey, 2010 European Capital of Culture. A city where we shoot dogs in the forest for fun.

Our nation. Our city. Our home.

Viktor Larkhill

Viktor@myletsadopt.com

David Gross has reported war and human rights-related stories since 1999. The recipient of a World Press Photo award in 2003 he feels at home in places where most of us would die in an instant.

Claire Berlinski is a Phd in International relations, writer, journalist and citizen of the world. She has written for a wide scope of publications from the Oxford International Review to Playboy Magazine.

Both of them are great animal lovers.

Today I’m going to share with you what is probably their most special and intimate work. An amazing combination of photography, design and storytelling. The Seven Cats of Istanbul.

David and Claire have graciously agreed to put this beautiful story in our hands with the aim of spreading awareness about the plea of stray animals in Istanbul. So, please, return the favor and share it!… you can email it to friends, you can share it in your social media networks, you can download it and keep it, show it to your kids, print it and hang it in your wall, you can do  just about anything with it except publishing it yourself or turn it into a movie (you need to talk to them about that

Enjoy… (better viewed full screen)

The Seven Cats of Istanbul

Lies

LIES from Istanbul Greater City Council, Truth is in the Album, See For Yourself

Dear Sir,

In your referenced mail, you are claiming that the Istanbul Greater City Council (IBB) dumps street animals in a forested area and kills them there.
IBB carries out its operations according to the Law No. 5199 and its regulations.

Lies

In accordance with this law, street animals are collected and brought to our rehabilitation Centers. If they have any sickness, they are treated for it. Then they are neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and registered. After their operation wounds are healed, and if they have not been homed, they are taken back to where they were found. Dumping them in the forest or killing them, as you mention in your mail, is out of the question. There could be no justification for dumping and killing animals on whom so much money and effort has been spent.

For your information.
Recep Zafer
Veterinary Services Assistant Director???

We wish you a good day. ( !!!!!! )

MİNE KÜBRA KERVAN
İBB WHITE TABLE
PROMOTION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERT  ( .. that’s some expert…)

02124551734
mine.kervan@ibb.gov.tr
ALO 153

We are hoping that Kadir Topbaş hears our voice, because the White Table sends “THIS LIE” in response… There is no investigation, no enquiry… The street animals you see in the photos are only a fraction of the total, and it is apparent from the (blue) ear tags that almost all of them have been neutered at HASDAL.