"Dolphinarium plans create major protest"

[Dolphin Angels]

quote:Originally posted by Donna2202

Can you message me your number please Dolphin Angels. I have a friend in Kalkan who is going to keep her ear to the ground. Her husband is also the vet there so he will let me know if he hears of anything happening. That way I can call you straight away if I need to.

Donna have mailed you - thank you phone is on 24/7 you can ring day or night

[Dolphin Angels]

A suggested heading for the pages on diseases to be sent to the minister of health as above in previous post, just copy and paste
Perhaps the health and safety authorities can stop the pool!!

Dear Sir,
 
The new Dolphinarium in Hisaronu poses a huge health risk to tourists.
Two large bottle bottlenosed dolphins will be kept in water unchecked or regulated by professionals, with no clear testing proceedures.

The concrete tank is very small pool measuring just 12 X 17 metres.
It does not conform to any of the European Standards.Tourists will enter the water.

Many diseases are transmittable between humans and dolphins, please read attached document.
 
The owners previous two dolphins died from pneumonia even though they were in the sea.
 
This pool has been brought to the attention of the world via the internet.
The damage to the reputation of Turkey is of grave concern.
 
Please confirm that adequate monitering, testing, purification of water will be conducted by the correct authorities and has met with your approval, in order to reduce the risk to human health.

  This pool will be opened for this tourist season very soon.

 
Thank you for your immediate help on this issue
 
Sincerely,
 

[Dolphin Angels]

The new Antalya Vali is the old Mugla Vali

Dr Altiparmak - his contact details are

antalya@icisleri.gov.tr

Telefon :
0 242 243 97 91-93-94
0 242 243 18 80 / 83

Faks
0 242 248 93 95

You may want to write to him and remind him that it is illegal to transport Dolphins without a licence and take them outside of their natural habitat.

Sayin Dr Ahmet Aliparmak

Kaş ilçesinde faaliyette olan Yunus gösteri parkinin sahibi olan . Bay Koznetsov, HAYVAN HAKLARI KORUMA KANUNUNA aykiri olarak, Fethiye ilçesi Ölüdeniz beldesinde açmayi planladigi yunus gösteri parkina Kaş'ta bulunan yunuslari 2 haziran'dan itibaren taşimayi planlamaktadir.

Ancak Ölüdeniz beldesinde açmayi planladigi yunus parkin daki fiziki şartlar oluşmadan dolayisi ile yasal işlemler tamamlanmadan taşimak istemesi hayvan haklari koruma kanununu hiçe saymasi anlamina gelmektedir .

Gereginin yapilmasini yunuslar adina arz ederiz

Türkiye'de 2004 Tarihli "Hayvan Haklari Koruma Kanununun Amaci -(Madde1)

·                     Hayvanlarin rahat yaşamalarini ve uygun , iyi muamele görmelerini  temin etmek, hayvanlarin aci, istirap ve eziyet çekmelerine karşi en iyi şekilde korunmalarini, her türlü magduriyetlerinin önlenmesini saglamak.

iLKELER:
Madde 4 paragraf a), c), f), h) and i)

a) Bütün hayvanlar eşit dogar ve bu Kanun hükümleri çerçevesinde yaşama hakkina sahiptir.

c) Hayvanlarin korunmasi, gözetilmesi, bakimi ve kötü muamelelerden uzak tutulmasi için gerekli önlemler alinmalidir.

f) Yabani hayvanlarin yaşama ortamlarindan koparilmamasi, dogada serbestçe yaşayan bir hayvanin yakalanip özgürlükten yoksun birakilmamasi esastir.

h) Hayvanlarin türüne özgü şartlarda bakilmasi, beslenmesi, barindirilma ve taşinmasi esastir.

i) Hayvanlari taşiyan ve taşitanlar onlari türüne ve özelligine uygun ortam ve şartlarda taşimali, taşima sirasinda beslemeli ve bakimini yapmalidirlar.

BÖLÜM1  - Hayvanlarin Sahiplendirilmesi, Bakimi ve Korunma şekli:
Madde 5·                    

Hayvan hakkinda egitim programina katilip bilgi sahibi olan kişi yani "sahibi" hayvani  barindirmali , türüne ve üreme şekline uygun olan tüm ekolojik ihtiyaçlari temin etmeli, hayvanin sagligina dikkat etmeli ve gerek  insan, gerek diger hayvanlar  ve çevre sagligi açisindan gerekli tüm önlemleri almakla yükümlüdür.
 
 
iKiNCi BÖLÜM - Hayvanlara Müdahale ederken :
Madde 8

·                     Bir hayvana tibbî amaçlar dişinda, onun türüne ve ekolojik özelliklerine aykiri hale getirecek şekilde ve dozda hormon ve ilaç vermek, çeşitli maddelerle doping yapmak, hayvanlarin türlerine has davraniş ve fizikî özelliklerini yapay yöntemlerle degiştirmek yasaktir.
 

[Linda1953]

Its Turkey and they will do what they like. You should see the thousands of animals kept in glass tanks in Pet Shops up here in Istanbul. Huge dogs spending all day in a hot tank. hundreds of kittens kept in small cages. Thousands of budgies crammed together pecking each other to death in small cages all for the sake of business.  Im a foreigner here and my word counts for nothing. I dont say anything because I will just be castigated. I cant look sometimes because this kind of animal traffiking makes me angry.

[Dolphin Angels]

The new Mugla Vali started 2 days ago and there is a new email address for him.

Please send him this letter which you can access by following this link

http://www.calisvilla.co.uk/CalltoAction.doc

Mugla Vali
Fatih Sahin

muglaozelkalem@gmail.com

[Firo]

Linda 1953 it's just that type of attitude that annoys me intensly.
If people listen to what you are saying then no one will try to stop this cruelty.
People, like you, said exactly the same when we started the fight to stop a cement factory being built in Uzumlu and,even though we are foreigners who worked with our Turkish neighbours, suprise suprise we stopped it.
Positive thinking and support are far healthier that being so negative.
Fi

[cheers]

All done Dolphin Angels!!

[peecee]

I have just received this response from John Sellar.

"There appears to be some misunderstanding regarding CITES and the role of the CITES Secretariat.  CITES regulates international trade in animals and plants.  It does not regulate the use of animals and plants at national levels.  The transaction to which your concerns refer does not appear to fall within the remit of CITES and we can take no action in this case.


John M. Sellar
Chief/Chargé/Jefe
Enforcement Assistance/L'assistance à la lutte contre la fraude/Asistencia a la Observancia
CITES Secretariat
International Environment House
11-13 chemin des Anemones
1219 Chatelaine-Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 82 93
Fax: +41 (0) 22 797 34 17
Email: john.sellar@cites.org
Web: www.cites.org

The information contained in this email may be confidential, and is intended only for the use of the individual or organization named above. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, please notify the Secretariat as soon as possible."

I have emailed back asking if they can give any help regarding who can be contacted.

[Dolphin Angels]

quote:Originally posted by cheers

I have just received a reply from the Turkish Embassy in London with the following information:

Would you please contact Ministry of Environment as this is the related body for the issues like your concerns mentioned in your e-mail.

T.C. Cevre ve Orman Bakanligi
Doga Koruma ve Milli Parklar Genel Müdürlügü
(Republic of Turkey
Ministry of Environment and Foresty
General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks)
Address:
Sogutozu Caddesi No:14/E
06560 Bestepe-Ankara
Turkey
Fax: + 90 312 207 59 59

E-mail: cites@cevreorman.gov.tr

As you can cites was given as part of the contact details by the Turkish Embassy in London.

Will remove the John Sellars contact from the above posts in light of his reply.

[Highlander]

I got the same message from Johnn Sellar.

And this one

Hello,
 
I have been following the dolphinarium project since the complains has started to be spread. As I called each related department in request I have not gain any answers regarding to project ending. However the government bodies are taking their part of responsibilities serious as well as  your posts.
 
I am affraid, I will not be able to give you the answers your were happy to receive but, I assure your,  your mails will reach their destinations.
 
Also I like to remined you of the new changes in Vali position. We wellcomed  our new Vali just two days ago and his name is Fatih Þahin. Therefore, the privious Vali is not on duty in Mugla any more. When you need to send a mail to Vali's office please use muglaozelkalem@gmail.com.
 
Kind Regards,
Arzu Akca