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














 

Elizabeth's Journey with TAG . Part 1..Ruby

Elizabeth and her husband Robert are loyal supporters of TAG.  They have fostered and adopted from TAG.  Elizabeth's journey with TAG will be published in 5 parts and I am delighted that Elizabeth has provided me with these stories.  Here is Part 1:

Princess Ruby's story.

In 2011 Robert and I were married for 40 years and had not decided what to do to celebrate. We were in Turkey in February and as always surrounded by cats as we sat outside in the warmth. One in particular was visiting and she stayed the whole week whilst I combed and combed her matted and dirty fur. We worried about her and in April when we returned we looked for her. We were leaving on the Sunday and on the Thursday she turned up. She had kept herself clean and was SO happy to see us, bedding down in a little wicker basket. Then I knew what I wanted for my Ruby wedding present- I wanted her.

Action stations! On Saturday we had arranged to get her to the vet and Karen was going to look after her for us. As it happened Ruby needed Karen as her stitches burst and Karen - in her usual hands on way- demanded the cat was seen to immediately whilst she stood by and supervised. Ruby then went to Karen's apartment then on to  Bulgaria with another 20  cats with Karen and a friend and happily Ruby could be fast-tracked across Europe as all her injections etc were done.

 

I remember my last sighting of her frightened face when I told her, "This is the start of a long, long journey."

 

She arrived at the end of the year in a van with a big, shepherd cross called Peanut. We had decided to foster this dog for Karen as the adoptive couple weren't ready. The animals  could come as far as Yorkshire so I organised a neighbour to go and pick them up for us as we were both working. Ruby arrived and never looked back. Everyone goes with Ruby's rules- no dog will pass her on the stairs as they get a click on the leg for passing by! She sleeps most nights on my head!  She is aloof with the other 3 cats and SHE eats first. She LOVES people and purrs for most of the night.

 

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Look out for Part 2 ... Toorki's  (Peanut) story.