Georgie - Available for Adoption!

Meet Georgie - This is the day we found her which was a few days ago now , a very shy , sweet little Puppy that we found the day we burried George, she was right near his grave!
Here she is with Mustafa <3

She is around 4 mths old and a very nervous, shy little girl.
She has been vaccinated and is at the shelter now with Evie 

Eating well and like to be with dogs more than humans at this time but that will change once she see,s that we love her.

More photos and updates to follow. 

Meet Mustafa!

MEET MUSTAFA A TRUSTEE OF TAG! 

A MAN WITH A HEART THE SIZE OF A LION!
Who loves and adores these animals, he goes out with Karen to the early hours in the morning to feed street dogs, Works hard for the shelter, transporting dogs to the vets, Just anything asked of him he does it all for the animals here and he is a wonderful person ♥

Samson - Now Safe at the TAG shelter after the Threat of being shot!

Please check out our Website and Like our facebook page - Thank you.

http://www.turkishanimalgroup.com/

SUPPORT US AND COME AND JOIN US AND TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ANIMALS IN NEED 
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Betsy- Available for Adoption

Meet Betsy - Available for Adoption

 Betsy a pointer was found with her Sister Dilillah (Dee, Dee) aged 8 weeks old and being used by 2 young lads to get tourists to give them money outside a supermarket.

 Covered in Mange and riddled in Tick/fleas we had to chase them to get the pups.

 Karen got them safe and took them home where they were looked after, got their vaccinations, treated for Mange until ready to go to the shelter.

 They are now at the shelter and Betsy is the sweetest little dog ever!
The shy one of the sisters she is in need of a home, She is now 6mths old and we would like to get her a lovely home either in Turkey, Europe or the UK, If the UK we can help with funds to get her there.

Interested in Betsy then please do get in touch - Thank you.

Puppies dumped and needing urgent help

Information from Karen:

We have had 10 pups recently dumped at the shelter, A family of 5 x 6 mth old pups, 3 x 3/4mth old pups and 2 pups with no tails as they have been cut off.

 Yesterday I saw a Puppy thrown from a pick up truck on to the dumping waste land where we feed the dogs, I thought they had thrown 2 but it was my mistake it was 1.  This pup is called Evie.  Read about here Evie...Available for Adoption

 The Dumping waste land has 11 dogs and all have Mange, the 4 pups are in bad condition as they were born not so long ago and always hidden from us so we have to treat them.

 Please if you can donate to help us to vaccinate the 10 pups,  and treat all these pups/dogs on the waste rubbish dump!

 THANK YOU ,KAREN

http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/turkish-animal-group/80269

Little Sausage...Available for Adoption

Little Sausage need a home.

 This is her full size and she is around 8mths old, No bigger than a terrier (Westie ) size.

If you are interested in adopting Sausage, please do contact us.

Evie....Available for Adoption.

Meet Evie.

 

 

 

Details from Karen:

 Thrown from a pick up truck right in from of us ( Karen and Mustafa ) Thrown on to a rubbish dumping waste land / She was thrown in the air like she was nothing more than rubbish being tossed away

 Mustafa and myself ran over to her and picked her up, unsure what was happening to her , she instantly wet everywhere and was shaking from fear.

 We stopped what we were doing and drove home....
Covered in Ticks and fleas and sheep poop we got her clean and she had a lovely meal of puppy meat and biscuits.

 

Evie with Karen's dog Beau

Happy to be fed, clean and safe

 

 She needs vaccinated and a paraband collar and she is very underweight, so we will get her back to full health.

 She is in need of a home - If you can help Evie please do so here - http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/turkish-animal-group/80269

Black Dogs and Trixie..adopted by Linda

Linda says:

 

PLEASE DON'T OVERLOOK BLACK DOGS, THEY ARE THE SAME AS DOGS WITH ANY OTHER COLOUR FUR, ITS JUST LIKE THE DIFFERENCE WITH HUMAN HAIR COLOUR, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BEING.......

This is Trixie, adopted by me:

 

 My beautiful TAG girl Trixie, saved from a certain life of misery on the streets of Kizikli in Turkey by Karen, founder of Turkish Animal Group, and adopted by me.

 

She was saved at approx age 8 - 10 weeks old, she narrowly missed being hit by a truck when Karen saw her, she was super thin with worms and mange around one eye and on her hind quarters. Karen took her to her apartment and nursed her back to full health before she went to the shelter

4 months old. You can still see the mange around the eye

April 2012 before coming to the UK
 

 

She arrived in the UK in May 2012 to start her wonderful new life with her sister Jessie. They are the best of friends and are together constantly. She loves her food, toys, treats and walks, not necessarily in that order, and has a mischievous streak, liking nothing better than shredding paper/tissues at any opportunity when she thinks nobody is looking!  Not to mention digging holes in the garden!


1 year anniversary in UK

 

And the gorgeous Trixie today

 

 












Please support the vital work of Turkish Animal Group, a UK registered charity which relies solely on donations, so that Karen can continue to help the innocent street animals who otherwise have no hope. You can join the fundraising auction and enjoy a bit of shopping at the same time https://www.facebook.com/groups/176841569089029/

 Or you can join the official TAG page to see all the lovely dogs still looking for their forever homes....
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Turkish-Animal-Group-TAG-Dog-Adoptables/193092287368884

Foster home in the UK for Miley

Miley has the chance of a foster home in the UK until a home is found for her!

So we need to raise fund to get her to the UK. In total this costs us around 770 pounds for all her tests, injections and transport to the UK.

This is Miley's big chance = Please help her to get a home of her very own x

If you want to read more about Miley, click here:  MILEY

FOREST FIRES and the danger to animals

It's the time of year here in Turkey when we experience outbreaks of forest fires.  Many stray dogs live in the forest areas, particularly in summer, because it's a little cooler.  I have shared the following notice on Facebook, and am doing so again here.

AS A RESULT OF THE FOREST FIRES SWEEPING THE COASTAL AREAS, THERE HAVE BEEN  INCIDENTS OF ANIMAL SHELTERS BEING AFFECTED, AND STRAYS LIVING IN THE FORESTS BEING INJURED. 

I AM POSTING AS MUCH INFORMATION AS I CAN, BUT IF ANYONE LIVING OR STAYING IN AREAS AFFECTED BY THE FIRES COULD MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THEIR LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS TO SEE IF HELP IS NEEDED, THIS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. THANKS EVERYONE X

Areas affected so far:  Marmaris, Dalaman, Fethiye.

Sponsored Walk by adopted TAG dogs

In one week's time,  former TAG dogs who have been adopted,  Missy, Olive and Oskar,  are doing a 5k canal walk to help raise funds for the buddies they left behind in Turkey and who are in need of food and vet care until a home can be found for them .

 Please can you sponsor them?    No amount is too small.   To donate click this link http://www.youcaring.com/nonprofits/tag-dog-sponsorship/62614

Goldie....Available for Adoption

Sweet Goldie is just one of the most gentle dogs and is so loving and sweet.

She is around a year old and is of small to meduim size.

She is now a free runner at our shelter . She was spayed yesterday and is doing so well already....

She gets on with every single one of the dogs at the shelter and I have never once seen her growl. she is a happy little dog and we would love to find her a home as she is too soft to be a shelter dog.

 If you are interested then please do get in touch as we can help you raise the funds to get her to the UK or Europe.

 

Update: Miley...available for adoption

Miley is available for adoption. We can get her to the UK or Europe and she can join your family.

We will help with costs by fundraising so please get in touch if you would like to offer her a home.

 Life was hard for Miley on the streets and so we took her to safety.  The next step is a home of her very own!

To read more about Miley, click here:   MILEY

 

Happy Endings. Winnie adopted.

THIS IS WHAT WE DO - FIND THE BEST HOMES FOR OUR DOGS - HAPPY ENDINGS!

Here is Winnie at home. Winnie was adopted by Maggie and Dan from the TAG shelter 10 mths ago and they love her so much! She loves to SWIM

 

 

UPDATE on Pansy..available for adoption

Update from Karen:

PANSY NEEDS A HOME, HER PAPERS ARE ALL COMPLETE AND SHE IS READY TO GO AT THE END OF THE YEAR ON OUR TRANSPORT VAN!
PANSY IS JUST UNDER 1 YRS OLD, SHE HAS BEEN SPAYED AND HAS HER BLOOD TEST, RABIES EVERYTHING DONE, WE NEED TO FIND A FOSTER HOME FOR HER OR FOREVER HOME IN THE U.K - SHE IS A LARGE BREED DOG SO EXPERIENCE WITH LARGE BREEDS IS A MUST. iNTERESTED AND WANT MORE INFO THEN PLEASE DO GET IN TOUCH!
THANK YOU X

Tara, a special girl, available for adoption

TARA - AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION!

 Tara is now back up for adoption, it has taken time and lots of vets care but we have done it.
 She does however need a special home as she does have accidents now and then. much less than before and it really is now and again!

 If she has constant access to a garden even better!

 She will have to be given small biscuits ( as small as cat biscuits ) with tinned meat as she vomits on large biscuits.

 Tara almost died from being spayed and  after almost 4000 lira / £1500 of vet care she has gained weight, her coat looks fab, her once peeing of 86 pees on a 30 mins walk is now normal to 5-6 pees on a 30 minute walk.

 This is a very special lady indeed,  in need of a very special home.   Please open your hearts to this angel and she will love you forever. fantastic nature, just a lovely girl!

 Interested,  then please do get in touch, Thank you!

Sheeba...adopted by Suzanne

 

Sheeba's Story by Karen

 

 

I first met Sheeba in Oct/Nov of 2012 when I received a call from Amanda.

Her leg was hanging and dragging and she was  unable to walk far before falling over.

Amanda informed us that Sheeba had been hit by a car some 6-8months previously.  She had undergone 2 operations which sadly made the leg  even worse.

We took her (a 2 hours drive)  to a more experienced vet.   The only options were to leave the leg as it was or amputate.

 So the only choice we had was to remove the leg as it was still broken in 2 places and being dragged by Sheeba.

 She made a great recovery but sadly we could not take her to the shelter with 3 legs to recover as she needed one on one attention so we paid to have her put into private boarding.

 The German Shepherd UK charity said they would take Sheeba and we were thrilled by this as it was

Sheeba at the bottom in her large Great Dane crate

her only chance of getting out of  Turkey.   Few people want a dog with 4 legs never mind 3 so we arranged for her to be transported in a Great Dane crate with Karen alongside her every step of the way.

 Making regular stops through Europe we finally arrived In The U.K.

 On her arrival in the UK we met with Suzanne a wonderful lady with a massive HEART and she instantly fell in love with Sheeba.

 Sadly she had a hole... very old, from the road traffic accident,  and hair had grown over it.

 The only reason Suzanne noticed this was because her dogs were sniffing the area. Sheeba never bit it or gave any indication anything was wrong, nor did our vets pick up on this.

 We know Sheeba's life will have been shortened because of the bad accident and being on 3 legs but we will never know how long she has left.

 Suzanne and the UK charity GERMAN SHEPHERD UK have been brilliant and Suzanne herself has decided to adopt Sheeba and she will live with her for however long she has left!

Sheeba with Suzanne after arriving in the UK

 TAG would like to thank them very much firstly for confirming that  it would have been hard for us to spot the hole in her leg, it being such an old wound and unable to be seen for all the hair covering it, and secondly  for giving Sheeba the love she so deserves and for allowing Sheeba to come to them.   We will be forever grateful to Suzanne for this and for giving Sheeba a home filled with love! Thank you.  

Would you like to sponsor a TAG dog?

There are many dogs awaiting adoption at the TAG shelter.  Not everyone is in a position to adopt a dog, but still feel they would like to help in some way.  How about sponsoring one of the dogs?

This is Domino:

Border collie Domino ( Dom ) is looking for sponsors! Dom has been with us for over 2 years and we really want a home for him so until we find that we are looking for sponsors for him please for £4 / $7 / 6 Euro! x Thank you from Dom x

This is Amber:

Amber has been with us for 1.5 years and we really need to find a home for this sweet girl, until then she needs sponsors - can you be the one for Amber?

If you would like to sponsor Domino or Amber, or any of the TAG dogs, please go to the Turkish Animal Group Dog Adoptables page on Facebook (link on my sidebar), or leave me a message and I will pass it on.

Marley...Adopted by Laurianne

This is Marley:

Laurianne says:

This is a little testimony for anyone looking to adopt from T.A.G
I would first like to say a big thank you for the whole T.A.G team bringing my gorgeous Marley to me and my boyfriend.

 Karen puts her heart and soul into rescuing many animals in Turkey.  Many people say why adopt from a country so far away and not just give money - My response which a very wise women named Jessie Rescued said to me once 'You can't change the world for all dog's but you can change the world for one'.

Giving a dog a home instead of donating for that one dog is giving it a life, they are happy in a kennel because that is all they know rehoming a dog and giving it a life, food, social skills and happiness is one of the most rewarding things I can now say I have done. I have taken that one dog who came from a life of abuse and god knows what else the chance of a happy and content life!.

... Karen works day in and day out to feed stray dogs, takes them to her home helps them with any problems, raises money for medical care and socialises them into the kennels which doesn't stop there.  All the dogs are loved and given plenty of cuddles and human contact.

 When I collected Marley - I could see how much he didn't want to leave her, she burst into tears as she had grown such an attachment to Marley and him to her, she muttered the words ''my boy, you have a home'' if I ever want to realise truly what I did by adopting its remembering that beautiful moment- this is what it is all about.  The woman in my eyes is an angel and all the team behind the scenes who manage the charity and help show courage, patience, care, consideration and much more.

I am forever in T.A.G'S debt and will always help with donations when I can, if you do adopt from her send her updates and piccies, remember she was their first mummy and the first person to show kindness to them.

T.A.G thank you so much for getting the boy safe here and all the other doggies - thank you for sleeping in the van at night with them Karen and not wanting to leave their side, thank you Denise Harris,  Mo & Sheila French for giving us updates and thankyou Jessie for helping with all of the charity work and supporting me through the process.

Karen thank you for everything you did.

Laurianne Jackson
PROUD OWNER OF A T.A.G RESCUE DOG

If you are interested in adopting a TAG dog, please go the TAG Facebook page (link on sidebar), or leave a message here for me.
 

Transporting dogs out of Turkey.....

...is no mean feat.  There is a terrific amount of legal paperwork to put in place, along with micro-chipping, vaccinations, blood tests, etc, etc.  Then the transport has to be arranged.  A van with suitable cages for the animals, food supplies and water.   And then the long journey, accompanied by one person to every 5 animals,  through Turkey and Europe to the final destination.

One such journey took place last week, and 7 dogs and 1 cat were safely delivered to their owners or adopters/fosterers.  Here are just some of the photos from that trip.

Handsome Gumbo - From the beach in Gumbet where he was spotted by Mo who could not leave him.  He came to the TAG shelter until everything was arranged for his journey to the UK.

Marley and Gumbo 

Sheeba - Our 3 legged shepherd - now with a wonderful lady in the UK called Suzanne who is caring for her until a forever home is found

Sheeba with Suzanne
 

Forest..on his way to Germany and his new owner Incilay

Forest with Incilay and Bill

Having a pit stop at Incilay's in Germany, All the dogs had a free run around in the garden Thanks Incilay and Bill x

Cagla and Missy

Sheeba, Cagla and Missy

Cagla reunited with her owners.  TAG also transport dogs and cats to the UK when their owners re-locate.

Faith on his way to the UK

Faith..arrived in the UK..with his new owner Shiela

Olive on her way to the UK

Spencer reunited with Olive, Spencer first saw Olive on the beach in Akbuk after she had been dumped there. TAG helped him get her to the UK, Here he is with Olive at Dover.

Suzi the cat, now with Annie in the UK