Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerparticipated in the “Welcome to Summer” event at Pako Stray Animals Social Life Campus. President Soyer, who visited his dear friends in Pako, adopted a dog who came to the center by ambulance about a month ago and whose treatment was completed.
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerparticipated in the “Welcome to Summer” event held at the Pako Stray Animals Social Life Campus established in Bornova Gökdere, which meets the European Union standards. At the meeting where CHP İzmir Provincial Chairman Şenol Aslanoğlu, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Secretary General Şükran Nurlu, municipal bureaucrats and animal lovers took part, Mayor Soyer also adopted a Terrier dog, which came to the center by ambulance and was treated about a month ago.
there is democracy here
Emphasizing that Pako Stray Animals Social Life Campus is an unprecedented facility in the world, the President Tunç Soyer“This is a special place. It's not about the amount of investment made. There is democracy here. Our municipality did not say 'this is my job, I will do the best'. On the contrary, the municipality management came together with animal friends. That's what makes this place special. This is what Turkey should set an example for. During the first year at the center, my friends succeeded in this job. We will do much more. My job is to overcome any problem. The idea and the project are correct. The point is to pave the way for the project,” he said.
1 month old Hery also got her owner
Seda Yentürk, who moved to Istanbul for business purposes, adopted a dog named Hery, one of the residents of Pako Stray Animals Social Life Campus, during the visit of President Soyer. Yentürk said, “My friends live here and that's why I know Pako. I submitted a paperwork and it was accepted. When she was only one month old, Hery was brought to the facility by ambulance and was treated. We met Hery here. This place is even more beautiful than I expected. It's a beautiful feeling. We formed a beautiful bond. I am so happy. His first vaccinations were also here. I never wanted to get a dog. I always wanted to own it. Animals should not be traded,” she said.
1 thousand 8 citizens were trained in 772 year
Pako operates as a "street animals social life campus" to break the perception of shelter and strengthen unity. While the number of adoptions was 25 per month, this number increased to 65 per month with the activities and awareness activities carried out with the opening of the facility.
The campus also operates as a training base. Every weekday, students from primary and secondary schools are given animal rights trainings in accordance with pedagogical formation by trainers, sociologists and technical personnel. Meetings and trainings are held with many NGOs. In a year, 8 citizens benefited from education activities.