Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Hisaronu Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Seboni121 on October 25, 2012, 08:29:43 AM
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As I've posted earlier about our great holiday in hisaronu just last week, I must say we ( that's the royal we) where shocked at the state of the the animals i.e dogs n cats, the cats where in a worst state so much so every evening when we strolled to hissi we popped into AZDA and purchased cat food to feed the cats, we put the food out near the MORISONS shop on the rough ground area there, we talked to the Turks there and they said most will starve to death in the winter :( so we did our bit whilst there, wish we could have brought them all home, the dogs fair a little better tho
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The problem we have is everyone wants to feed the cats through the summer and the cats just breed, if people were to get their street cats neutered before they start feeding them this problem would be minimal :)
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Sorry so I shouldn't have feed them ? I agree they should be neutered but this ain't going to happen, as mehmet said they cats will feast on the very big mice once every one has gone home
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It would be a fantastic thing if holidaymakers took one or two animals to be neutered each time they came. Thats a gift that lasts....
PS I have friends who do this each time they arrive, so they can look out for the patients -post op.
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True Rindy! If everbody took a stray in the Spring to be neutered the problem would be eradicated! Most people don't realise the service is free.
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I love cats... but here on our complex when renters feed them ( and it is `them ) its a fun thing for the renters but when the renters leave, the cats return and are a big nuisance... they are wild and infested and totally unlike your average domestic cat back in the uk... the turkish cats here remember quickly who feeds them and where.. so they get onto balconies and terraces .. sleep on furniture... do their toilet bits... they have dirty habits and its everywhere :-( resentment quickly creeps in. So it is unfair of renters to feed them then leave. Please dont feed or encourage them. This is Turkey, and in the winter the turks cull them, or whatever else they do .. I really dont like this attitude towards the cats... but its their country and we are only guests here even if we are apartment owners
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Oddly enough I have noticed that the Turkish don't have Cats as pets only Dogs.
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I agree with Sleuth; we have the same problem at the restaurant as I have commented elsewhere before and all the good work to keep them away is undone in moments when people (often surreptitiously) feed them.
The cats are feral, have no jabs, can carry fleas, infection and disease and more than capable of hunting and fending for themselves. What would you rather have well fed street cats or mice and rats running riot!
And then we are also left with the problem of clearing up and pardon my language when they come back at night and pee and **** in the garden!
I am afraid good intentions or not its doing the cats a disservice by feeding them as they need to learn how to fend for themselves because come winter they are on their own.
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Shameless the Turks do have cats as pets. I know Cenk has two cats and we were in a shop that had a really big well feed black and white cat complete with collar. The owner told us the name of the cat and said how much they loved it...
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Shameless - ;D ;D ;D ;D
She can be a tad loud I grant you Jacqui and does enjoy a good night out, but she does have some scruples ;)
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Thanks John x Me loud??????
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Sorry, strange thing is I have always read your name as Shameless and not Shamless...
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Cats in restaurants >:( .. and its quite common unfortunately, even in so called better restaurants around .. I / we find it disgusting >:( and when you see customers encouraging the cats and dropping food on the floor for them thats the pits >:( actually the restaurant owners are the ones who are to blame and are at fault as they should make every effort to banish cats from their premises... but they dont :( and because the cats get `fed` the problem is hard to eradicate
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When family visited Marmaris is the summer, one of the hotels there had a food garden. :) All the food left by diners had been taken to the garden some distance away and left there. Diners were requested NOT to feed the cats but could view the food garden if they wished. Reports from family was favourable that cats did not creep around tables when people were having meals. Who knows this may catch in summer but ?? winter brings its own problems. :(
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i understand what everyone is saying but there is a vet Serkan based in Calis but lives in Ovacik who works with some of the british residents neuturing the cats and dogs which is the only way to try and sort this problem. Having recently sold our villa we have gone even further and are in the process of bringing a small street dog back to the Uk! Yes it is not cheap but she is such a lovely girl we just couldnt leave her as she had been mistreated [broken nose} anyway had her speyed couple of bad teeth removed and had all injections.
If you live out in Ovacik Hisaronau there is a special evening been arranged to raise money for helping all the animals to be held on 4th November at Morningstar cafe. Try and support them if you can
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Love the idea of a food garden for the animals. Its a shame that we cant have a collection box for tourists to leave any unwanted coins, which could be used to help feed the strays in the winter.