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Animal welfare donation initiatives in İzmir

Overview

In İzmir, local community members and musicians have organized multiple charity initiatives to provide nutritional support for stray animals.

An initial charity concert organized by various musical groups collected over half a ton of pet food to assist two animal shelters. The event aimed to promote adoption and address the challenges of maintaining operations through seasonal donations alone. Bilge Berk, founder of the Uğurlu Patiler living space, noted that the facility houses approximately 250 dogs.

Following this, a solidarity event in the Karşıyaka district was held to mark World Dog Day. This initiative, which featured music by DJ Funky Project, collected 600 kilograms of pet food for animals residing in Foça Bağarası. Organizer Neslihan Bekat indicated plans to expand these solidarity efforts to other locations throughout İzmir to establish a broader support network.

Entities

İzmir · Uğurlu Patiler · Karşıyaka · Bilge Berk · Pislick Kedi

Timeline

  1. 27 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    İzmir animal lovers collect 600kg of food for stray animals

    Animal lovers in İzmir collected 600 kilograms of pet food during a World Dog Day event to support approximately 400 dogs and 70 cats living in shelters in Foça Bağarası.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    İzmir musicians collect half a ton of pet food at charity concert

    Musicians in İzmir held a charity concert where pet food served as the entry ticket, successfully collecting over half a ton of food for local animal shelters.

Sources

haber16.com · sonsoz.com.tr