After Türkiye’s southern area was hit on Feb. 6 by twin earthquakes, hundreds of thousands of lives have been affected — and never simply individuals, however animals too. Pets who misplaced their house owners after the quakes are looking for new houses.
The Gaziantep Zoo, house to hundreds of species, is rehabilitating its animal residents whereas veterinarians are additionally treating cats and canine rescued from the rubble of hundreds of leveled buildings.
Veterinarian Berna Saricicek advised Anadolu that they’ve constructed a area hospital and have been working to avoid wasting lives within the earthquake area because the first day.
“We came to check on our own institution on the first day of the earthquake, and when we realized that there was not much problem here, we looked into whether there was a problem in surrounding cities or nearby regions. They said there was a major issue in (Gazientep’s) Islahiye and Nurdagi (districts). We traveled to Maras on the third day of the earthquake because most people died there, and we fed and treated all of the animals there,” she mentioned.
Saricicek mentioned they introduced in 25 canine and 15 cats from the area whereas cats, canine, birds, parrots, rabbits and plenty of different animals went to the sphere hospital for remedy. She famous that groups have been nonetheless working in Nurdagi and Islahiye.
“Afet (the name of a dog), who lost her family in Hatay, was turned over to us by AFAD teams on the sixth day of the earthquake. They rescued her from the rubble, and we believe she was there for six days because she was dehydrated and was quite cautious and frightened. But she has finally restored her health as a result of our arduous efforts,” she added.
Saricicek mentioned they assist reunite pets with their house owners as soon as they study they’re alive and keen to take care of them once more.
“Yet there are those that have lost their owners, and we are striving to assist them in finding a new home. If they want to adopt, they apply to us, and we follow our adoption procedure. We sign an adoption agreement. We welcome guests every day between 2 and 4 p.m., seven days a week,” she mentioned.
On Feb. 6, magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes struck 11 provinces-Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Elazig, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa. More than 13 million individuals in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes in addition to many in northwestern Syria.
Türkiye is coping with the aftermath of the devastating quakes which have claimed a minimum of 45,089 lives within the nation’s southern area.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
