PLEASE SHARE 🚨 Turkish activist & academic
@MeldaKelemcisoy
reveals the horrifying truth behind Turkey’s new law, which could result in the largest massacre of stray dogs & cats in history, putting 4 million at risk.
Urge the Turkish government to withdraw this cruel law:
London protests to save Turkish strays.
We will not stop pressuring the Turkish government until this outrageous law is repealed.
#SaveTurkishStrays
#YasayiGeri
Çek
🚨LONDON PROTESTS FOR TURKISH STRAYS 🚨
More than hundred activists in London protested against Turkey’s massacre law to kill millions of stray animals.
We DEMAND Turkey to STOP this OUTRAGEOUS law immediately.
#WithdrawTheLawTurkey
#YasayiGeriCek
#TurkishStrays
@domdyer70
Bu görüntülerin Nazi kamplarında ölüm sırasını bekleyen insanlardan ne farkı var?
Çocuklar gibi çığlık çığlığa ağlaşan bu canlara nasıl kıyar bir insan, bir hükümet, bir iktidar?
Niğde'den sonra..
#AltindagdaKatliamVar
#TurkeyBoycott
is trending.
The direction my beautiful homeland has taken deeply upsets me everyday. I remember feeling hopeful about Turkey joining the EU one day.
First freedom of speech gone, then women’s rights, now animal rights. This is the last straw.
🔈Please join the Save Turkish Strays Bloc at the National Animal Rights Day March this Saturday, 17th August.
There will be a peaceful protest vigil at the end of the march at Victoria Tower Gardens. Please join us if you’re in
#London
this weekend.
@domdyer70
🚨LONDON TURKISH STRAYS GLOBAL SOLIDARITY PROTEST 🚨
We will be protesting at the Turkish Embassy next Sunday, 1st September, to demand justice for Turkish strays & stand in solidarity with activists risking their lives to oppose this bloodshed in Türkiye.
Please share widely.
Footage exposing the deplorable reality of Turkish shelters.
Estimated stray dog population is 4M & shelter capacity at 105,000. The fate of remaining 3.9M dogs is unclear as the law permits ‘killing’ in ambiguous terms.
There will be a bloodbath of innocent animals.
Vekillerin kürsülerde, köpekleri sokaktaki tehlikelerden koruyacağız dedikleri bakımevleri işte bunlar.
Bakımevlerinin nasıl olduğuna dair bir fikri olmayanlar, hepsinin ölüm kamplarına gideceklerinden habersizler. Köpeklerin açlıktan birbirlerini yedikleri, yavru olanların
The ‘massacre’ law against Turkish strays is officially approved.
The Turkish state will murder millions of innocent lives.
Shame on Turkey.
#SaveTurkishStrays
#WithdrawTheLawTurkey
Turkey’s new law proposing to kill millions of stray animals passes with 275 votes in favour, 224 against and 1 abstaining. The majority of the votes are of the ruling party AKP and right-wing MHP.
This is a heinous crime against the animals of Turkey.
#WithdrawTheLawTurkey
Pazar günü TBMM’de tartışılmaya başlanan katliam yasası AKP ve MHP oylarıyla 2. günün sonunda gece saat 03.55’te kabul edildi. Oylamaya 500 milletvekili katıldı. 275 evet, 224 hayır ve 1 çekimser oy kullanıldı.
Bu yasayı kabul etmiyoruz. Tüm muhalefet vekillerini sözünü tutmaya
Turkish politicians vote to mass slaughter animals & then blame animal rights activists for leading a ‘smear’ campaign.
What a joke of an article by biased Turkish media.
British media misleads on Turkey’s stray dog law by urging tourism boycott, Animal Rights Activist Dominic Dyer helping lead the smear campaign claims Turkish state media. Erdogan is feeling the pressure
@RTErdogan
@animalsavemvmt
#Turkey
🚨LONDON TURKISH STRAYS GLOBAL SOLIDARITY PROTEST 🚨
We will be protesting at the Turkish Embassy next Sunday, 1st September, to demand justice for Turkish strays & stand in solidarity with activists risking their lives to oppose this bloodshed in Türkiye.
Please share widely.
The fifth clause, paving the way for killing the strays has passed. Shameful & despicable politicians who will never be forgiven.
Day of deep shame and sadness.
Katliam Yasası’nın hayvanlar için en kritik ilk 5 maddesi, çoğu önergenin reddedildiği, apar topar yürütülen oylama sürecinin ardından kabul edildi! Bugün 14:00’te geri kalan maddelerin oylanmasına başlanacak.
Hissedebilen canlıları hapsetmek ve katletmek için ant içmiş
From writing my first essay on
#animalrights
at the age of 15 to a fully-funded PhD in Critical Animal Studies and attending conferences at 24. Almost a decade between these two photos. Still haven’t died of protein deficiency. Couldn’t have been more chuffed.
#vegansociology
'Remove'? The 'massacre' law permits ALL stray dogs who cannot be rehomed to be killed. There are an estimated 4 million stray dogs, and & 322 Turkish shelters can accommodate only 105,000. The maths isn't hard. There will be a massacre.
@domdyer70
This is what Turkish shelters look like. Animals live in horrifying conditions in overcrowded cages.
Millions of dogs will get killed at shelters. The most humane way is to catch-neuter-release.
Great to see global protests for
#TurkishStrays
in global media. Here's the article including our London protest on Turkish BBC. The world is waking up to the atrocious cruelty happening in Turkey.
@domdyer70
Britanya’lı ekoloji ve hayvan hakları aktivisti Chris Packham Türkiye’deki katliam yasasına dur dedi.
The legendary animal-lover Chris Packham speaking up for
#TurkishStrays
. Teşekkürler
@ChrisGPackham
.
#YasaDe
ğilCinayet
This is an URGENT appeal to all animal lovers around the world . Please stop the mass killing of cats and dogs in Turkey . Sign & share this petition & write to the government of Turkey . Tesekkurler .
#YasayiGeri
Çek
#KatliamaHay
ır
#WithdrawTheLawTurkey
@MeldaKelemcisoy
📢 CALL for PhD students 📢
Are you a PhD researcher in Critical Animal Studies, Vegan Sociology or Vegan Studies? 🌱
You’re invited to join our online research group wherever you are in the world 🌎
Please share this call for students!
#criticalanimalstudies
#vegansociology
London stood with Türkiye today as part of the global solidarity protests with Turkish strays.
We will not stop protesting until this massacre law is repealed by the Turkish government.
Spotted on the London Overground this morning. Thousands of commuters will see this educational ad by
@GoVeganWorld2
today.
It’s hard not to be vegan when you find out the truth about
#dairy
.
The special relationship between Turkey’s dogs, cats & locals has existed for centuries. But a new draconian law could result in the biggest mass slaughter of dogs in modern history …
@domdyer70
@MeldaKelemcisoy
#Turkey
@DailyMirror
Animal-lover friends,
Please sign and share widely & ahead of this bill going into the Turkish Parliament. We need global outrage against this atrocious law to mount pressure on Türkiye’s politicians.
I am absolutely ecstatic to announce that I will be starting a fully-funded PhD in critical animal studies at the
@OpenUniversity
next February, exploring 'the organisation of anthropocentrism'. I can't wait to meet the
#OUfamily
at the
@OUGradSch
!
Proof that pressure campaigning against Turkey’s ‘massacre’ law is working.
Let’s keep up the momentum to save Turkey’s strays.
UK tourists up in arms as they 'boycott' Turkey over major new law | World | News |
Mass graves for stray dogs exposed in the province of Niğde in Turkey.
Turkish officials are preparing for a mass slaughter of innocent stray dogs.
The pinnacle of evil.
#SaveTurkishStrays
AKP'li belediyeden toplu katliam, toplu mezar!
AKP'li Niğde belediyesinin toplu katliama başladığı ihbarı üzerine kente giden Ankara Barosu Hayvan Hakları Komisyonu Başkanı Tuğba Gürsoy, savcılığa suç duyurusu yapıldığını belirtti.
Savcılık dilekçesine göre veteriner işleri
The international community is beginning to wake to the scale & barbarity of the dog slaughter in Turkey. We must all now stand united in opposition to this barbarism, care & compassion must win over ignorance & cruelty
@InsaneHuseyin
@MeldaKelemcisoy
@RTErdogan
#Turkey
Happy 55th birthday
@OpenUniversity
! Thank-you for opening the doors to my dream vegan
#PhD
. I am grateful to work with people I admire everyday at an institution deeply committed to
#SocialJustice
.
Here’s me celebrating at the Legacy Garden in campus.
@OUGradSch
#OUFamily
Had a great time attending the OU PGR Summer Conference and meeting the coolest researchers! Bonus points for hosting a delicious, fully
#vegan
BBQ
@OUGradSch
. Lovely to see
@OpenUniversity
truly valuing their commitment to social justice and sustainability.
Turkish MPs voted in favour of the fifth clause of the law which paves the way for the killing of stray animals.
Shame on all those who voted pro-murder. You will never be forgiven.
#TurkishStrays
The Turkish Parliament has now approved the biggest mass slaughter of stray dogs in modern recorded history. The impact for both animal & human rights in Turkey will be devastating but care & compassion will win over ignorance & cruelty & by standing together in Turkey & around
Goodbye beautiful friends.
#Dog
collectors in
#Turkey
have a pickup full liled with live dogs that seemed to be poisoned, thanks to crazy doghaters that forced the
#DogMassacreLaw
against the will of the people. See for yourself! ⏬️ Likely on way to be buried alive 💔
Strong turnout at the Turkish embassy in London today calling for withdrawal of the proposed new law which is feared could lead to the confinement & killing of millions of stray animals.
Toplayamazsın, hapsedemezsin, öldüremezsin
#Yasay
ıGeriÇek
#WithdrawTheLaw
#YasayaHay
ırDe
Absolutely lovely to see my piece on the
@TheVeganSociety
magazine in print. 2022 has been an amazing year for vegans &
#veganism
! Never been a better time to
#govegan
, am I right?🌱
Distressing images showing stray dogs being forced into shelters emerging from Turkey. There are an estimated 4 million strays and 300 shelters with a capacity of 105,000 animals.
An estimated 3 million 895 thousand could be euthanised due to overpopulation.
Had an amazing time at the Animal Advocacy Conference (my first big conference!) with my
@VeganSociology
colleagues at the University of Kent. Thanks so much to
@PhairSociety
for organising and bringing us together!
The Turkish politicians who have chosen to kill the millions of innocent stray animals of Türkiye.
History will remember as animal murderers. Shame will follow you for the rest of your lives.
Sokak hayvanlarının uyutulmasını öngören kanun teklifi TBMM Genel Kurulu’nda kabul edildi. Utanmadan birde böyle poz verenlerin suratlarını asla unutmayın.
Türkiye Tarihine ve Dünya tarihinede Hayvan katliamcıları olarak geçecekler.
The shameful truth about Turkey’s new
#MassacreLaw
.
It is evident that the Turkish government has introduced this law to kill the stray animals of Turkey.
Massive thank-you to the brilliant speakers and the hardworking organisers of this year’s
#IAVS2023
conference on
#intersectionality
@VeganSociology
. This year’s theme highlighted how all forms of oppression are inherently interlinked & how to resist for the
#liberation
of all.
Listening to inspiring animal rights activists from around the world and having the most delicious Turkish vegan dinner. Bulgur with lentils & “taze fasulye” aka fresh green beans. Thank you
@eu_vegan_summit
for a great session!
📣 URGENT: ACADEMICS FOR TURKISH STRAYS WORLDWIDE 📣
Please sign & share this open letter addressed to STOP the law proposing to kill millions of cats and dogs in Türkiye.
#YasayiGeri
Çek
Open Letter to Turkish Government opposing the new bill proposing to round up and euthanise stray animals on a massive scale. Please consider signing if you oppose this.
Had a wonderful evening with fellow animal rights activists at the launch of “Your Neighbour Kills Puppies” by Tom Harris. Thanks to
@Freedom_Paper
(my fav bookshop in London!) for being lovely hosts!
@PlutoPress
I love Turkish names. It’s always fun when non-Turkish friends ask about the literal translation of my full-name.
Here it is:
young & fresh (Melda), queen (Ece), from the family of a cabbage farmer (Kelemcisoy)
Yes, even my name is
#veganfriendly
. I’m a cabbage queen.
Brilliant seminar series on animals will be organised by
@AnthropoceneUCL
this year. Great to see some of my favourite academics on this list! Register for FREE tickets on the link below.
We're excited to be co-hosting this seminar series with
@CriticalGChange
@GoldsmithsUoL
on Animal Scales, kicking off on Feb 20th.
You can find info about all six events here and register:
Absolutely loved “A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction” at the
@BarbicanCentre
last night. An experimental one woman eco-monologue powered entirely by bicycles - raw, innovative and darkly comical. What’s not to love!?
@HeadlongTheatre
SO excited to join animal liberation activist Tom Harris's book launch this Wednesday evening @
@Freedom_Paper
Freedom Bookshop. Come and support if you are in London!
@PlutoPress
This year’s brilliant conference organised by the International Association of Vegan Sociologists
@VeganSociology
is on Oct 7-8. The theme is ‘Vegan Intersectionality’. Online and free for all to attend. Spread the word 🌱
#vegansociology
Reading this excellent collection of essays on critical animal pedagogy and learning so much about social justice approaches for liberation and
#vegan
activist praxis in education. Wholeheartedly recommend to all
#critical
scholars, activists and teachers.
#criticalanimalstudies
@felsefeksd
ve Goethe Institut öncülüğünde, Türcülük ve Hayvan Hakları adlı oturumda, filozof Bernd Ladwig, yazar ve aktivist
@veganzulal
ve akademisyen Onur Alptekin ile düşündürücü ve keyifli bir söyleşi gerçekleşti. Emeği geçen herkese teşekkürler. Yaşasın
#vegan
devrim!
Had the best day meeting exceptional fellow academics talking about my PhD work in progress in Liverpool - Massive thanks to
@CfHAS
for organising this brilliant event!
Beautiful day out with
@OUGradSch
attending the PGR summer conference. I loved hearing about the amazing research projects & experiences of fellow OU PhDs. Thank you for leading by example with the fully
#vegan
& yummy barbecue.
@OpenUniversity
🙌
Feeling crippling rage and despair after seeing the footage emerging from
#Rafah
. And all people care about is the pretentious celebrity gala and Eurovision? How is this world still turning around?
Deeply moving keynote lecture by
@DrKendraCoulter
on "Caring for Animals at Work and in Society" at the Fifth Responsible Organising Conference at
@Hanken_fi
. I am thrilled that critical animal studies research is becoming mainstream in management & organisation studies!
.
@rickygervais
Hi Ricky when you get a mo’ could you please rt :
“This an URGENT appeal for Turkish strays. We demand the Turkish government to withdraw this atrocious law immediately.”
Hashtags:
#YasayiGeriCek
#KatliamaDurDe
Happy
#internationalcatday
to my baby, Muzaffer. Named Muzaffer (Victor) after having survived being stuck inside a car’s engine in Turkey. He was traumatised and I thought I’d take him home to sooth him until I found his mum. I never intended to keep him. But he chose to stay ❤️
Huge anger in Turkey 🇹🇷 & around the world over Turkish Government plan to cull over 2 million stray dogs & cats. This is a defining moment in the battle for human & animal rights in Turkey with significant political & economic consequences for nation. Please 🙏 join me in
Happy
#IWD2023
. The slogan reads “change your mentality and the world shall change” in Turkish. Still a long way to go for a
#genderequal
world, but I will always remain hopeful.
Call for papers 📢
@VeganSociology
invites submissions for the 5th Annual Conference on
#vegan
sociology: Interrogating Capitalism. ⏰Deadline: June 1, 2024
Genel Koordinatörümüz Kadir Has Üniversitesi Öğretim Üyesi Dr. Mine Yıldırım
@yildmine
, Medyascope TV:
"Hayvan öldürmelerinde veteriner hekimin karar verdiği, onayıyla, tıbben zorunlu durumlar, hayvan öldürmelerinin çok çok küçük bir kısmını oluşturuyor. Hayvan öldürmeleri
UK academia’s silence is deafening & sickens me. The term ‘decolonise’ is used widely in academia without acknowledging the most blatant forms of colonial oppression. This is genocide & ethnic cleansing. It’s time for all UK unis to issue a statement of solidarity with Palestine.
Throwback to my first V-day activism five years ago at uni. This is your sign to research
#dairy
and try
#vegan
alternatives this Valentine’s Day 💗
#dairytruth
I love random acts of kindness to strangers. We forget how deeply interconnected our lives are in the constant hurry of our daily lives. Attention to other’s suffering is the antidote to our disconnect. Go on, this is your reminder to do a random act of kindness today!
‘The horse and the cow, the rabbit and the cat, the deer and the hare, the pheasant and the lark, please us better as friends than as meat.’
#ÉliséeReclus, French geographer, writer and anarchist. From ‘On Vegetarianism’ written in 1901. A man ahead of his time.
#AnimalRights
Favourite hobbies include: staying up late reading all night, falling asleep while reading and waking up in the middle of the night only to read some more in order to fall asleep again.
The European Vegan Summit has started! 4 days of excellent discussions on vegan activism, politics, science and plant-based economies.
Join for free: ➡
@InstituteRev
@beyond_animal
@eu_vegan_summit
Don't miss the second day of the European Vegan Summit (September 16) together with 1300+ attendees, which will be packed with debate!
➡️ Register now: (time will automatically adjust based on your timezone)
Donald Watson (1947), founder of the Vegan Society on slaughterhouses: "The vegan considers the abolition of the slaughterhouse as a reform of the first importance in the reconstruction of human society, for so long as it remains society has no morality [. . .]"
Great exhibition at
@ExploreWellcome
. Thank you for showing the heartbreaking reality of dairy milk production to the public. The production of
#milk
🥛 is a political and ethical issue that we all need to reconsider.
Worried about the climate crisis and government inaction? Join thousands taking direction action in Parliament Square next week from 21st to 24th April. I’ll be there. Will you?
ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL
#TheBigOne
What kind of future do you want? The decisions we make now will have a significant impact on the unfolding threat of climate change. It’s time to unite together for change.
Donate here to help make it big:
#UniteToSurvive
I’m late for
#internationalanimalrightsday
but here’s my honorary post taken in Turkey to remind all animal-lovers to try vegan. I haven’t eaten animal flesh for almost a decade and my only regret is not going vegan sooner. Love living the
#vegan
life!