As Salih Tatlıcı Foundation, we have donated to the Paw Guardians Animal Protection Association (PAW GUARDS) and Association for the Protection of Animals from Helplessness and Indifference (HAÇİKO), which make great efforts to contribute to their well-being and safety and to be the voice of our little friends who can’t speak. They work for animals in need who have been negatively affected by the great earthquake disaster in our country.
Helplessness is the same for every living creature in the world.
Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our foundation, said: “Thousands of our citizens have lost their lives and tens of thousands of our citizens are being treated in hospitals with injuries as a result of the earthquake that has hit ten provinces of our country on a large scale. In addition, millions of our citizens lost their homes and belongings. Undoubtedly, such disasters adversely affect not only children and adults but also animals. No life in the world is more valuable than another. They are all very precious. As a foundation, our support for earthquake victims continues to grow. This time we supported PAW GUARDS and HAÇİKO, one of the organizations working for animals in need in the earthquake region. I hope that neither our country nor the whole world will ever experience such a disaster again”.
Paw Guardians Animal Protection Association (PAW GUARDS)
Paw Guards is Turkey’s largest platform developed entirely for stray animals, pet owners, and animal lovers. Paw Guards was born from the words “Paw Guards” in Turkish. Its priority is to ensure that all living creatures on the streets do not starve. Paw Guards is also Turkey’s and the world’s largest online lost and found platform. When members enter a lost announcement, they can add a location. As soon as the announcement is entered, within seconds, instant notifications are sent to the location where the lost announcement is entered and the members closest to this location.
Association for the Protection of Animals from Despair and Indifference (HAÇİKO)
HAÇİKO was founded in 2010 by Ömür Gedik with the aim of becoming the most reliable association that works in all aspects related to animal rights and their protection in our country and that can influence the public and inspire the society on animal rights. All of HAÇİKO’s efforts and activities are directed towards the super-goal of bringing the understanding of the integrity of all living beings sharing the same world to our society. The activities carried out by the association within the scope of its ever-growing power aim to protect and improve the welfare of all animals, regardless of species, that have been removed from their natural habitat and to bring them back to their natural habitats. It strives to pioneer the provision of nutrition, care, and treatment of animals in need of help, to set an example, and to draw public attention to these animals. HAÇİKO, which draws its strength from individuals, organizations and public authorities who love all living creatures living in the same geography we share, works to ensure that animal rights are included in the relevant laws and regulations as they should be and is determined to be the voice of our world partners who cannot speak.
