HAYTAP Izmir Representative Esin Önder evaluated animal rights before World Animal Day
Quick Look
- HAYTAP Izmir Representative Esin Önder criticized the practices towards stray animals, the conditions of care homes and feeding bans before October 4, World Animal Protection Day.
- Önder stated that the pressure put on the governors by the Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi caused the animals to be in a bad condition.
- He also said that he found it important that the decision made by the Ankara Governorship banning the feeding of stray animals was annulled by the Ankara 23rd Administrative Court as a result of the lawsuit filed by HAYTAP.
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Why It Matters
As a non-governmental organization aiming to protect animal rights, HAYTAP regularly makes statements about the situation of homeless animals and the implementation of relevant laws. October 4, World Animal Day, is considered an international day to raise awareness about animal welfare.
Animal Rights Federation (HAYTAP) Izmir Representative Esin Önder evaluated the practices towards stray animals, the conditions of care homes and the bans on feeding animals before October 4, World Animal Protection Day.
Önder said, "Unfortunately, we have encountered much worse events. He did not find 5199 sufficient, and while he was working to make it better, it got worse with the persistent pressure of the new Minister of Internal Affairs, Mustafa Çiftçi, on the governors. Even though when we went to the governor of Izmir in 2025, he gave instructions not to take calm and old lives, the animals living on the streets without waiting for 2028 were sent to care homes in a very short time with the minister's pressure saying 'No dog will be left outside by the end of September, wire them, collect them.' "They started to be taken away," he said.
Referring to the bans on feeding stray animals, Önder said that they found it important that the decision of the Ankara Governorship Provincial Animal Protection Board banning the feeding of stray animals was annulled by the Ankara 23rd Administrative Court as a result of the lawsuit filed by HAYTAP.
'IT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP ALIVE, NOT TO COLLECT'
Önder said that 4 October World Animal Day is no longer a day of celebration for them:
"We do not celebrate October 4 anymore. In order for us to celebrate, there must be nursing homes where animals can truly live in welfare. We want calm, caressing animals to continue to live on our streets. We do not just collect animals; we have to keep them alive, protect them and ensure that they live in good conditions. This is our call on October 4," he said.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
HAYTAP may file more lawsuits to lift the ban on feeding stray animals.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the details of the pressure put on the governors by the Minister of Internal Affairs Mustafa Çiftçi?
- What steps will be taken to implement the decision of the Ankara 23rd Administrative Court?
- What is the effect of the instruction given by the governor of Izmir to 'do not take peaceful and elderly lives'?
