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Animal rights organizations throughout Turkey are united under the umbrella of Haytap Animal Rights Federation with the aim of spreading and establishing the concept of “The Right To Live” for all living beings. Working actively since 2006, the Federation with its 13 member NGO’S and 50 representatives in different cities, have been working both on legal and civil platforms for the right of all creatures to live.
Our mission is to raise public awareness regarding animal rights and ecological balance according to fundamental principles and values of civilized societies; also to create projects and programs to set the interests and resources of individuals and public/private organizations in motion about animal rights.
The FEDERATION works for animal rights to be considered by law and public conscience and thus defends animals who cannot express themselves and defends their rights to be accepted as ethical and legal subjects as human beings, believes in this long term goal of animals to be represented in the legal platform accordingly with relevant legislation and penal code.
As per the philosophy of the ANIMAL RIGHTS FEDERATION; human beings are not the masters of the world; but one species with an equal right to live with all the other species in the world. |
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Following this philosophy, we create projects about animal rights and ecological balance for different socioeconomic profiles to raise consciousness. We organize and direct potential individuals, institutions and organizations about the benefits they can provide for animal rights. To do this, we work with lawyers, academics, veterinarians, volunteers; also raise measurable consciousness & awareness about animal rights by conceiving campaigns and communication workouts with animal rights supporters. Our pilot regions are selected accordingly to be well matched with the content of the plot and the project, like poor animal shelters, streets where we spend most of our lives and anywhere with need of raising consciousness like primary schools, high schools, universities, institutions and organizations. FEDERATION organizes social commitment campaigns which aim to raise consciousness and create awareness of public about animal rights, also participates in various organizations such as festivals with booths to provide information, arranges seminars for students at primary & high schools and universities, and attends panel discussions and conferences related with its field.
The federation has special work-groups within its body, such as; Experimentation and Fur Facts, Pet Shop Facts, Hunting Facts, Zoo Facts, Show Animals Facts, Field and Shelters Active Support groups.
As the famous leader and philosopher Mahatma Gandhi said, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated... The more helpless a creature, the more a man is liable to save it from the cruelty of man” |
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Mr. Senpolat, the president of HAYTAP, is giving an interview before meeting the Prime Minister. He and a few volunteers, including famous Turkish celebrities, were the guests of the PM to discuss the problems of animals.
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To raise awareness of HAYTAP, many celebrities showed their support by posing for the cameras with their pets. In this photo, famous singer and animal rights activist Yonca Evcimik is posing with her dogs. |
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It is very important for HAYTAP to carry out PR and education activities right to the furthest corners of Anatolia, where the level of education and economic welfare are the lowest. A photograph from Bitlis.
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