> Two Persons Arrested in ‘Dog Massacre’ Scandal in Konya
In the ‘Dog Massacre’ incident, which was shot at the Animal Rehabilitation Center of Konya Metropolitan Municipality and made a great impact after it spread on social media, two people were arrested and sent to prison for the crime of ‘torturing a pet or a pet’.
‘Torturing a pet or pet’
Murat Bacak and Sefa Çakmak, who were taken into custody in the investigation launched into the footage of the animal in Konya Metropolitan Municipality’s Animal Rehabilitation Center, 10 days ago, in which the officer hit a dog with a shovel and killed it, and Sefa Çakmak, who dragged the dog, were called by the Criminal Judgeship of Peace, where they were removed. He was arrested and sent to prison for the crime of ‘torturing animals’.
Here is his first statement: The dog attacked me first!
Murat B., who allegedly hit the dog’s head with a shovel many times, claimed in his statement: ‘I work as a health technician. On the day of the incident, we were applying parasite vaccines and pesticides to the animals in the shelter. S.Ç was trying to keep the dog brought from inside. But he couldn’t keep the dog. First, the dog attacked me. I hit the dog once with a shovel to protect myself. Sefa C. Although he got the dog under control, he hit the dog’s head with a shovel 2 more times in panic. The dog went into shock. Then I did his medical treatment and sent him to his cage. I don’t know about your latest status. I have a 3-day medical report regarding this incident.”
Here are the scandalous images
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay: “We will follow this event to the end, not just as a mayor, but as a duty of humanity”
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay stated that the images that emerged deeply upset everyone. ‘I believe it was an isolated incident. From the moment we heard about it, we immediately took the necessary actions regarding the punishment of the criminals. The perpetrators were suspended from their duties and we filed a criminal complaint against them to the Office of the Chief Public Prosecutor. We have also opened an administrative investigation against those responsible, they are currently suspended from their duties. We will follow this event to the end, not only as a mayor, but as a humanitarian duty.” he said.
“This is Turkey’s most modern animal shelter”
Saying that Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stray Animal Shelter is the most modern animal shelter in Turkey, Mayor Altay continued as follows: ‘I say this with a claim. We have done very important work so far. Both the physical structure of our animal shelter and the projects we carried out regarding animals set an example for the whole of Turkey. In our animal shelter; We have an operating system with operating rooms, x-ray equipment, laboratories, even incubators. We also have underfloor heated shelters to protect the health of the animals we host for a long time.
We also attach great importance to ownership. To date, we have adopted over 6,000 animals. The city that pays a monthly price for the animals it adopts is Konya. While we regulate the conditions of the animals in the shelter, we also carry out important studies on adoption. In addition, we carry out these services with our 4 fully equipped ambulances for the transportation of animals damaged in traffic accidents, which are notable all over Turkey, to our shelter or the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine as soon as possible and under appropriate conditions.
While we were doing these, we did not do it under someone’s compulsion or imposition. We see this as a human duty. Konya is the most important city to be sensitive about in this regard. We are in the city of Mevlana. ‘We love everything created because of the Creator. We are also very saddened by this heinous event, but this event will never remove our determination and determination in this matter. We regret the situation that has arisen. We will continue to work with the same determination and determination, especially for street animals.”
